The aftermath of Hurricane Helene continues to affect communities in southwest Virginia. In Grayson County, schools have been closed since the storm, but preparations are underway for a smooth return on Monday, October 14th.

Roanoke City Public Schools students are kicking off their first week of school, and the new year is bringing new changes.

Candidates for both city council and mayor rode on one of the city's bus routes to talk with riders

Roanoke City Council has approved the addition of a bus shelter for one of the city's busiest and most neglected bus stops, though advocates say further improvements are needed.

Authorities say 51 passengers were rescued after their bus was swept away by floodwaters on a bridge in northern Kenya.

School is back in session, and Roanoke City parents are expressing frustration after seeing some bus issues the first couple of days.

Supplies collected during the Load the Bus event in Roanoke will soon be distributed to families in need.

Roanoke City Public Schools leaders are hoping they’ve solved bus issues once and for all. This year, they’re implementing the staggered bell schedule.

Authorities say three passengers died after a bus carrying up to 50 people struck a vehicle on an interstate in Pennsylvania.

A bus carrying about 50 refugees from Ukraine has overturned on a major highway in northern Italy, killing one passenger and injuring five others injured, none of them seriously.

Some Botetourt County students had to find other transportation to school Tuesday morning.

School buses are parked outside Walmart Friday to push the Load the Bus campaign.

If you couldn’t make it Wednesday, the store manager says you can donate supplies the first weekend of August—which is Walmart's back-to-school, tax-free weekend.

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke City’s new downtown bus station is one step closer to construction. A state agency just reviewed the project and determined building a new bus station near the transportation museum won’t negatively impact the city’s historic feel or its historic buildings. City officials want to move the bus station by the end of June to its new proposed home by building a temporary station. “The Section 106 Historic Review approval is just another step in the process toward the construction of a new Transit Station. AdThe proposed bus station has been controversial.

CHRISTIANSBURG Families are still preparing for the start of school, but an annual tradition helped get school supplies for kids in need. United Way of the New River Valleys Stuff the Bus donation site set up shop on Main Street in Christiansburg. The program to donate money and school supplies launched at the beginning of the month. Executive Director Sara Bohn said a fair share of people stopped at the bus to give what they had. The kids...we need to get them off to a great start for their life, with anything we can do to make that happen, Bohn said.