The Next 28 Days: Upcoming business events - www.roanoke.com

19 May 2012, 9:03 pm

WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Information on public events of interest to businesspeople can be sent to Business News, The Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke VA 24010, emailed to ticker@roanoke.com or faxed to 981-3346. Deadline for submissions is two weeks before the event. For more information, call ... Read More »

Roanoke's local colors: more than 100 countries represented at downtown festival

19 May 2012, 7:55 pm

Diversity was on display in Downtown Roanoke Saturday, as Elmwood Park got painted in the city's true local colors.... Read More »

Roanoke Police Investigate Crash, Two Injured

19 May 2012, 6:35 pm

Roanoke, VA - The Roanoke Police Department is investigating a traffic crash that sent two people to the hospital. It happened around 9:50 p.m. Friday in the 2300 block of Loudon Avenue.... Read More »

Roanoke Police Dept. $7,000 over budget annually in cost for emergency animal care

18 May 2012, 3:39 pm

The veterinarian for the Roanoke Valley SPCA provides basic medical care to the animals at the Regional Center for Animal Control and Protection but sometimes refers injured animals to private vets.... Read More »

Kroger Receives Safety Award

18 May 2012, 9:18 am

ROANOKE, VA.(May 18, 2012) — Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic region is joining in the celebration of the company’s being named the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Black Pearl Award for advancing food safety and quality.... Read More »

Former Sheriff Facing Another Lawsuit

18 May 2012, 9:05 am

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- Former Franklin County Sheriff Ewell Hunt is facing another wrongful death lawsuit.... Read More »

A Warning Against the Use of Synthetic Drugs

16 May 2012, 1:36 pm

Roanoke, VA - There's a trend sweeping the nation that's really hit the Roanoke Valley, and Wednesday law enforcement officials held a press conference to warn parents about the dangers of synthetic drugs.... Read More »

Roanoke Man Guilty Of Threat Against President

15 May 2012, 5:21 am

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - A homeless man in Roanoke has pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama. Media outlets report that 41-year-old Steven John Gurczynski entered... Read More »

Roanoke River Greenway Expansion Needs Help

14 May 2012, 3:05 pm

Roanoke, VA - Friday the City of Roanoke will be opening another section of a growing greenway -- that will add to the 14 mile trail that runs along the Roanoke River.... Read More »

Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. Successfully Exits Receivership

8 May 2012, 9:34 am

ROANOKE, Va., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. today announced that, following a $60 million capital infusion, it has successfully exited receivership – a rare occurrence in the ...... Read More »