Roanoke's former Director of Parks and Recreation, will become executive director the Roanoke Star Cycling, which had previously had volunteer leadership.

Michael Clark, director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Roanoke resigned on Jan. 3.

The new pool is the largest investment into Washington Park in the city's history.

Republicans who supported former President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election lost bids for statewide offices that play key roles in overseeing voting in the six states that decided the last presidential election.

Roanoke City Parks and Recreation is celebrating the completion of several new playgrounds across the city.

The deadly flooding that hit the Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky is making some stalwart residents who have hung on through disappearing jobs and the opioid crisis consider leaving their small towns.

The project is the missing link connecting the City of Salem to Roanoke County

Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network.

A 75-year-old man who suffered a cascade of health problems after a Colorado police officer used a Taser on him without warning has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the officer of also putting a knee on his neck.

Starting Tuesday, drivers will no longer have to turn around on Wiley Drive near Wasena Park as the barricades will be lifted.

Next month, Roanoke Parks and Recreation will begin revitalizing Washington Park through several projects that have been a decade in the making.

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke City Parks and Recreation is on track to receive more capital funding in the next three years than it did in the past two decades. Roanoke’s rec centers are the fabric of the city, but the fabric is tattered. Bette Ramsey is a recreation instructor at the Eureka Recreation Center and knows this first hand. Eureka is just one of seven recreation centers in the city, which along with two pools, date back more than 50 years. Improving the rec centers and pools is part of the city’s mission of equity for all.

ROANOKE, Va. - The city of Roanoke Department of Parks and Recreation has a new 10-year master plan to improve parks, pools and recreational facilities, but not everyone is happy with the city's priorities. Paved and accessible walking trails, modern aquatic facilities and improved recreation centers are the three top priorities in the new master plan. She takes the kids to Washington Park Pool every Monday and says it's about time the pool got a face-lift. On Monday, Parks and Recreation Department Director Michael Clark presented the new master plan to the planning commission. The next step is for the City council to adopt the new master plan in its comprehensive plan.