Roanoke (Virginia)

Huge Turnout Expected for Palin Book Signing

Roanoke, VA - More than 1,000 people are expected to swarm Valley View Mall this weekend for a chance to meet former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Palin will be at the Barnes and Noble Book Store to sign copies of...

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Roanoke preservation group releases list of endangered historic places - roanoke.com

A list of endangered sites in the Roanoke region includes a number of locations that are or have recently been in use. Psst! Some of your heritage may be vanishing. That's the message of the annual endangered sites list...

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O&M Facility Tech - Mobile (Union) - Norton at Johnson Controls (Roanoke, VA)

140,000 employees in 125 countries. For over a century, Johnson Controls has been working to find new ways to ... turn gives our employees the chance to change the world.At Johnson Controls , youll be challenged to innovate and...

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Railroad groups join to woo tourists to Va.

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Railroad-related museums and organizations are teaming up to boost Virginia tourism. The Roanoke Valley, Alleghany Highlands and parts of central Virginia hold the state's largest concentration of rail...

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Bomb threats made against two Virginia schools

Police release images of school threat suspect The Roanoke Times (Virginia) Nov. 19--Botetourt County investigators are continuing their investigation of telephone threats that shut down Eagle Rock Elementary and James River...

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FAA glitch snarls air traffic - roanoke.com

A problem with a circuit board left hundreds of flights canceled or delayed. ATLANTA -- For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel...

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Roanoke, Virginia: Large crowd expected for Palin book signing this Sunday

Sarah Palin's visit to Roanoke on Sunday for a book signing comes amid a tidal wave of publicity and national media attention. Barnes & Noble at Valley View Mall will be Palin's seventh stop on a national tour that has focused...

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Hunter charged in fatal shooting of Virginia college student

Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 20, 2009 Three students at Ferrum College, near Roanoke, Va., were in an open field near campus Tuesday, working on a biology class assignment, when a single shot rang out. Jason...

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14,000 New River Gorge acres auctioned off for $12M

14,000 New River Gorge acres auctioned off for $12M By the Associated Press An auction company has sold more than 14,000 acres in West Virginia’s New River Gorge for $12.25 million. Woltz & Associates of Roanoke, Va., says the...

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BRIEF: High school football game between Robert E. Lee-Staunton and Liberty postponed

Nov 19, 2009 (The Roanoke Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The Region III Division 3 playoff game between Robert E. Lee-Staunton and Liberty at Liberty High School has been postponed until Saturday...

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