Maps created by Christopher Newport University professor Johnny Finn reveal how segregation in Roanoke has changed — and persisted — over the course of five decades. When the Civil Rights Act banned ...

A sunset view west of Roanoke's downtown, as seen in September 2025. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU. Want to see your photo in our Happenings events calendar? Send us your best recognizably Roanoke shots to ...

Tourism is thriving in the Roanoke Region in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, according to recently released data from the Virginia Tourism Corporation. Tourists and other visitors spent $923 million last year ...

Officer Jacob Underwood became the Roanoke Police Department's first LGBTQ liaison this spring. PHOTO BY LINDSEY HULL FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER As a child, Jacob Underwood would run around his house ...