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The Salem Police Department reported the following people were arrested and charged between December 20-26. Arrest indicates an accusation and...

shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org Sparky, the Salem Fire Department mascot dog, takes a picture with some children. “This is a great game,” one...

shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org Peyton Moore, Emily Horne, Blake Horne, Amara Wingo, Madison Moore, Cameron Moore, Peyton Green and Riley Green are all...

VINTON--Marni Smith is a Vinton librarian; Libby Weiner works in medical billing; Dr. Justine Crowley is an orthopedic surgeon with...

VINTON--The Virginia Highland Pipes and  Drums is the oldest bagpipe band in southwestern Virginia, formed in the 1980’s. The bagpipe...

Ben Lockhart and Ervin Farmer are still alive because they decided to drive rather than fly in 1968. Submitted photo.Forty-eight...

Attendees of the Tuesday night meeting look at a map of the proposed nursing home. Photo by Kelsey Bartlett.Around 80...

What is Your Experience with the Roanoke, VA, Processing Facility? That’s the question the US Postal Service Inspector General is...

Jonathan Snyder, ClickList supervisor, demonstrates how electronic devices and six-order carts are used by selectors. Photo by Kelsey Bartlett.Today, Spartan...

Salem High School is one of nine schools in the state to be awarded a $50,000 grant by the Virginia...