VIrginia Western offered up to two free week long camps per student to rising 10-11-12th graders in Roanoke City schools.

It's been four years since a local teen's tragic death.

Great Expectations helps students navigate financial aid, class schedules, and much more.

The machinery is from Virginia Western Community College's machining program.

Virginia Western Community College is making room for more learning opportunities with the recent expansion of the Botetourt Center at Greenfield.

Happy birthday, MLK: A look back at the extraordinary life of Martin Luther King, Jr., in photosThe community is not letting the pandemic stop celebrations of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Like a lot of events during this pandemic, MLK Day celebrations are virtual this year. Here is a list of events:Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, 10:30 a.m. in LexingtonMartin Luther King Jr. Lynchburg Community Council’s virtual celebration at 1 p.m. Live streamed on Facebook and Instagram from the Academy Center for the Arts. Virginia Western launched a virtual day of service where students create messages for seniors, active members of the military and veterans. The day also features a series of virtual events and discussions including a keynote speech by Dr. Judith R. James.

If you’re unemployed and underemployed and impacted by the pandemic you can claim the tuition funding through Governor Ralph Northam’s Re-Employing Virginians (REV) to attend community college. The REV initiative provides scholarships to enroll in a workforce or community college program in five essential industries including health care, information technology, skilled trades, public safety, and early childhood education. The initiative will provide one-time REV scholarships of $3,000 to register in a qualifying full-time degree program and $1,500 to register part-time or in quicker, career training courses. Virginia Western Community College is giving REV funds to students on a first-come, first-served basis and say there’s plenty of money left. As of Thursday, a VWCC spokesperson says they had enrolled 119 students and expended $196,594 of the allocated $1,105,410 available in REV funding specific to the college.

ROANOKE, Va. - Construction on Colonial Avenue near Virginia Western may be a headache for drivers, but for cyclist Edward Cake it has proven to be downright dangerous. After months of unsuccessfully trying to get the contractor to refill the grooves, Cake reached out to 10 News. "I think what they have planned is going to be a pretty nice thing, a lot safer for cyclists later." Dangerous, he says, not just for the cyclist but for drivers, as well. The construction on Colonial Avenue is expected to be complete in January 2020.