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Salem residents are discussing their homes being damaged by an EF-1 tornado over the weekend. Storms ripped the roof off a Roanoke asphalt business. During National Travel and Tourism Week Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge officials traveled to Washington DC last week to build on the success of its 2023 spring marketing campaign in DC and northern Virginia. Louisa native Tyler Wenrich is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow after pleading to guilty to taking ammunition onto the island of Turks and Cacos last month.LewisGale Medical Center and City of Salem leadership will celebrate their commitment to being a ‘Stroke Smart City’ by kicking off the project with a proclamation during the city council meeting tonight.

Latest Virginia and Roanoke Valley News.

Here is the latest news from around the Roanoke Valley and Commonwealth of Virginia.

Latest Virginia and Roanoke Valley News.

Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell is set to resign from the position he has held for nearly 7 years. Roanoke City councilman Luke Priddy officially announced his resignation during council’s meeting yesterday afternoon. A former employee at Southwest Virginia Arms in Salem admitted yesterday to stealing 21 firearms from the business and falsifying records to conceal the thefts. An area nonprofit is hosting collections for items to send to flood and tornado victims in Texas. The US Supreme Court yesterday declined to weigh in on a case regarding whether or not Mountain Valley Pipeline can take private land for the project. The husband of Pulaski’s mayor is now facing criminal charges following a number of alleged thefts at a Walmart in Dublin.

A healthcare authority in the Commonwealth says THC-related hospital visits for young people are decreasing. Governor Youngkin took final action on legislation that was returned to his desk after the General Assembly rejected his proposed recommendations. A man was taken into custody last week after Henry County Sheriff’s deputies seized more than 100 thousand dollars’ worth of drugs. The annual list of Endangered Sites in the valley has been released, another reminder of the past and a call to action to promote the stewardship of structures that are a part of Roanoke's history. Former Roanoke Mayor Nelson Harris has a new book out focusing on the Roanoke Valley's history in the 1950's. Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin presented a Spirit of Virginia Award to Former Washington Commanders Head Coach Joe Gibbs’ Youth For Tomorrow nonprofit at the annual Burgundy and Gold Banquet.