The future plaza will be a community hub in an area historically neglected

Roanoke Police and city staff hosted a community forum on Wednesday evening in Downtown Roanoke for community members to express their concerns about happenings in the city.

Dozens of people came out for a candlelight vigil Thursday to honor lives lost to gun violence.

Many people living nearby Evans Spring moved there after being forced from their homes during Urban Renewal.

The Omega Psi Phi fraternity is hosting a Jazz/Gospel Extravaganza.

The Roanoke Police Department said officers are working on an incident on Delta Road NW late Thursday night.

ROANOKE, Va. – MONDAY UPDATEPolice identified the person who died in a shooting Saturday morning in northwest Roanoke at a 7-Eleven on Williamson Road. 41-year-old Wayne Loveless died in what police said is Roanoke’s 9th gun-related homicide so far this year. Warrants reveal that Loveless was with three other people at the time of the shooting. ORIGINAL STORYOne man is dead and one person is in custody after a shooting at a 7-Eleven on Williamson Rd in NW Roanoke Saturday morning. This is the 9th gun-related homicide in the city of Roanoke this year.

ROANOKE, Va. - There's a heavy police presence on the 1300 block of Melrose Ave, in NW Roanoke Sunday evening. Police say they got a tip about a wanted person being at that address. They searched the house for about three to four hours but did not find anything. SWAT cars and police started clearing the area around 10 p.m.A large crowd gathered around the home while police were investigating. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.