The historic Lyric Theater is trying to make the move to digital with the help of social media. It's midway through a Kickstarter campaign drawing people from California to Blacksburg to keep the lights on.More>>
Artist P. Buckley Moss is in Roanoke for a convention that celebrates her art and support of community. Starting Friday at 5:00pm the convention is open to the public at Hotel Roanoke. More>>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:57 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:57:28 GMT
The Roanoke County Police Department is currently investigating a missing juvenile report. Alexandria Renee' Smauldon was last seen at her home in South County on Tuesday, May 21 around noon.
Police did not say where Alexandria Renee' Smauldon was found
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:27 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:27:34 GMT
Roanoke Fire-EMS tell us they responded to a fire at Metal Tech Inc., on the 2600 block of Richard Avenue early Thursday morning. The call was received in the E-911 Center around 1:45 a.m. and was under
Roanoke Fire-EMS tell us they responded to a fire at Metal Tech Inc., on the 2600 block of Richard Avenue early Thursday morning.
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:22 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:22:35 GMT
Pretty soon music will fill the air in Roanoke just like in years past. Formerly known as Festival in the Park, Downtown Roanoke Inc is setting up for festival 2013. The name change comes because the events
Pretty soon music will fill the air in Roanoke just like in years past. Formerly known as Festival in the Park, Downtown Roanoke Inc is setting up for "Festival 2013."
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:27 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:27:22 GMT
President Barack Obama will address his administration's counter-terrorism policy in a speech this afternoon at the National Defense University. He'll discuss Al-Qaeda, the use of drones and the military
Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:13 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:13:54 GMT
Roanoke City Police are investigating a motorcycle crash that sent a man to the hospital on Tuesday evening.According to police department spokeswoman Aisha Johnson, officers were called at 6:49 p.m. to
Investigators believe the man was riding north on 13th Street, when the motorcycle hit a tree and a parked pick-up truck, then crashed
Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects.
President Barack Obama is set to at least partially bring out into the open some of the U.S.-directed drone program, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to...
Asian stock markets slid Thursday, pulled down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs that the shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.
Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago.
The British government's emergency committee is going to meet after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London amid fears that terrorism has returned to the capital.
Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been investigated previously by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were...
Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail.
An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday.
All that is left of Shayne Patterson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed...
A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.
A spokesman says Syria's main opposition bloc welcomes renewed calls by its foreign supporters that Syrian President Bashar Assad give up power at the start of any political transition aimed at ending the...
Opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad traded heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, leaving five people dead in what was described as some of the heaviest fighting...
Working moms with young children may be always strapped for time, energy and money. But Gwyneth Paltrow has a solution that worked for her — and might work for you: modeling.
Working moms with young children may be always strapped for time, energy and money. But Gwyneth Paltrow has a solution that worked for her — and might work for you: modeling.
Steven Spielberg is producing a live-action TV adaptation of the hugely popular Halo video game series, Xbox announced in a presentation for the new Xbox One.
Steven Spielberg is producing a live-action TV adaptation of the hugely popular Halo video game series, Xbox announced in a presentation for the new Xbox One.
