A mobile outreach clinic is meeting people where they are — and the results are hard to ignore. Rise Above reversed nearly 300 overdoses in the New River Valley in 2025, using a street-level strategy built on compassion, lived experience and life-saving supplies.
Addiction continues to devastate families and communities nationwide but during National Recovery Month, leaders in Roanoke focused on hope.
It’s been nearly three weeks since Noke Van Co, the beloved business in Roanoke, was burned to the ground. But out of the ashes, the team is finding new ground to stand on as they push forward, step by step, to turn a hopeful new space into their next home.
Christine Wright, Co-Founder of Four Truths Recovery, emphasizes the importance of honesty, support systems, and self-advocacy in navigating sobriety during the challenging period between Christmas and New Year’s.
A Moneta family is facing an unimaginable loss after a fire and smoke tore through their home in the early hours of Dec. 8. What was once a place filled with memories is now reduced to rubble, leaving the Grimes family with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
Four Pulaski County teens were in a horrific car crash, and one of them suffered major injuries, breaking his ribs and back, but one month later he’s on the road to recovery, and he’s defying all the odds
Danville based aid group God’s Pit Crew has helped with natural disaster recovery around the country for the last twenty-five years, but now they’re helping their next-door neighbors recover from Helene.
A local program that has already supported thousands of individuals battling substance abuse is now set to expand across Virginia. The Bradley Free Clinic’s Hope Initiative, which has made a significant impact in the Roanoke area, is broadening its reach to other cities in the state.
Virginia Tech's 'The Roost' provides a supportive dorm environment for students recovering from addiction, offering mentorship, meetings, and a community of peers with shared experiences.
On Thursday, Pinnacle Treatment Centers announced that they will be celebrating the opening of Martinsville Treatment Services with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 12.
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It states that people should quarantine if they've been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, "excluding people who have had COVID-19 within the past 3 months." People who have tested positive for the virus don't need to be tested again for up to three months, as long as they don't develop symptoms again. However, the update goes one step further, suggesting that people who have recovered are protected from getting sick again for at least three months. Longer-term studies are needed to determine how long protection might last, and it's still too soon to say to whether a person who has had COVID-19 and recovered is immune. He noted that the CDC's guidance shouldn't be over-interpreted "an an indication that we have or could soon achieve herd immunity."
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