Roanoke Metro local news
A running list of recent headlines from local newsrooms and town & county governments. Each links to the original source.
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. borrows Aaron Judge's bat and hits 3-run homer to lead Yankees over Red Sox 6-1
- Denny Hamlin goes back to front again to win NASCAR race at Michigan, tie Kyle Busch on win list
- Graham Platner to take questions from Maine voters as he looks to stabilize Senate campaign
- Carolina trails Vegas in the Stanley Cup Final and has a big decision to make for Game 4
- From Ben Stiller to Fat Joe, the Knicks' celebrity fans get to work at NBA Finals practice
- Victor Wembanyama says he's 'built for' the pressure of the NBA Finals with the Spurs down 2-0
- The NBA Finals are back in New York, and everyone seems caught up in the hoopla except the Knicks
- Cadillac gets and then loses elusive 1st point in F1 as Sergio Pérez penalized
- Christian Eriksen 'conscious' after another on-field collapse in Denmark match, national team says
- Stacey King, longtime Bulls broadcaster who played on three NBA championship teams, dies at 59
- Maverick Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon, who resigned after sexual harassment scandal, dies
- Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message
- J.T. Poston loses a 4-shot lead and comes up clutch to win Memorial in a playoff
- Showers & Storms Return to the Forecast Sunday
- Police search for suspects in Ohio shooting that wounded 12 near a street festival
- Years of pent-up emotions came flooding out of Alexander Zverev when he finally won the French Open
- Israel says Iran launched missiles at it in first such bombardment since fragile ceasefire
- European leaders voice 'urgent need' to bolster Ukraine's defenses against ballistic missiles
- Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5
- A ninth leader in 10 years: Peru’s runoff hinges on crime and 30% undecided voters
- Kimi Antonelli wins delayed Monaco Grand Prix to extend his victory streak and F1 lead
- Initial results show Prime Minister Kurti's party won most votes in early election in Kosovo
- ‘Now it’s happening’: Virginia’s first onshore wind farm rises after years of delays
- Lane Closure on Vinyard Rd. Between Hardy Rd. and Bedford Rd.
- A Roanoke accountant is now the nation’s senior pickleball champion
- A 21-year-old Irish postal clerk saved lives by helping to cancel the original D-Day invasion. She didn’t know until years later.
- Republican nomination process for Lynchburg City Council ‘not over’ until appeals are settled, state party chair says
- Notes from the Square: Long-stalled state budget negotiations moving forward
- Tracci: Honoring America 250 hometown heroes James Flinchum and George Hubbard
- VHSL 2026: Salem boys and Rockbridge girls advance in state lacrosse tournament
- Headlines from across the state: National D-Day Memorial marks 25th anniversary; more …
- Virginia's Blue Ridge Announces 2026 Restaurant Week
- Salem Housing Meetings Set for June 16 in Salem
- Virginia Tech announces largest donation ever; majority of $75 million to go to athletics
- Background checks for private firearm sales will stop again, Lynchburg judge rules
- Two trends converge on Botetourt County: Data centers and solar farms.
- Roanoke County Celebrates America 250
- Salem City Schools Offering FREE Meals During the Summer
- Vinton Municipal Building lobby hours...
- Important Notice: Traffic Lights on W. Virginia Ave. at PFG Out of Service
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