Dan Casey

It happened in December 1964, shortly after a controversial presidential election. Then, the location of the UFO sighting was outside Staunton, Virginia. Some 60 years and another controversial election later, they're flying over New Jersey.

Roger Thmas didn’t want to pay a lot for an upgrade to his aging and failing mobile phone. A salesman at an Xfinity store told him no problem. Then he signed Thomas up for a plan that cost $105 more per month. So Thomas called metro columnist Dan Casey.

The Elon Musk-led company has applied to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles for exemptions allowing it to establish five additional dealerships in the commonwealth, including in Roanoke.

As a little girl of 11 in 2013, Jayna Brown began racking up millions of YouTube views for recordings of jazz-funk and gospel performances right here in Roanoke. Now 23, she's sliving in California and starring in "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," the national touring company for the Broadway hit. It makes a stop at the Berglund Center Tuesday.

Maximilian J. Witherell left Key West, Florida Aug. 22 on a 5,000-mile drive to Alaska’s largest city in a 20-year-old car. There he’s going to turn around and drive back to his home in Franklin County.

Since January, retiree Andy Parker of Collinsville been looking for an in-network dentist under his Sentara Medicare Advantage HMO plan. Nine months later, he’s still hunting.

In November’s presidential contest, Vice-Mayor Joe Cobb and Councilwoman Stephanie Moon Reynolds are backing Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Four-time past mayor David Bowers supports the GOP ticket of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.

Full Moon Cafe owner is selling restaurant business

Donald Trump on the $500 bill. A Congressional gold medal. An international airport. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.

“A Thread Through Roanoke” comprises 10 to 12 original oil paintings of Roanoke-area “influencers” by local artist Whitney Brock. Somebody persuaded her to include me in that mix. And for months, she’s been reaching out through mutual friends, who urged participation.