In 1587, around 100 colonists newly arrived from England established themselves on Roanoke Island, in present-day North ...

Captain John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown colony, heard from the Indians that men wearing European clothes were living on the Carolina mainland west of Roanoke and Croatoan Islands.

A Roanoke judge has dismissed lawsuits filed by two bicyclists who were seriously injured when they ran into a closed gate across a Mill Mountain roadway that was not easily visible.

Former mayor and current Pastor Nelson Harris and former Roanoke County Circuit Court Clerk Steve McGraw are interested in expanding the famed entertainer's Imagination Library to Roanoke and ...

A special lecture will take place at Roanoke’s Washington Park on Thursday at 6 p.m., offering a deep dive into the park’s rich history.

For years, people walking the Roanoke Greenway could hear the sounds of John Smiley’s music nearly every day. Smiley performed under the name the ‘Urban Hobo’.

Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced $5,058,755 in federal funding to support infrastructure improvements at seven airports across Virginia, including Roanoke Regional Airport.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - It was a normal Thursday at Frantz Diamonds. Jewelry was being sold, and customers were happy, Then, owner Sherry Frantz received a call from what she thought was Appalachian ...

New Delhi: An undertrial prisoner managed to escape from police custody at Amar Colony police station, sending Delhi Police into a tizzy. The incident.

Eight families of Mennonites have moved from Mexico to Angola, in southern Africa, raising fears among some Angolans that they will be squeezed out by the new arrivals.