The winning candidate in the race for Roanoke City Mayor is separated by 19 votes.

Roanoke College released its poll for the upcoming races in the Star City Wednesday.

Roanoke College has released its poll for the upcoming races in the Star City.

The Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association hosted candidates for mayor and Roanoke City Council at a luncheon on Tuesday afternoon.

The changes were proposed to better enable the creation of affordable housing in the city.

With City Manager Bob Cowell resigning, it leaves a lot of questions about what comes next.

City Manager Bob Cowell is just one of several city leaders leaving their positions.

Roanoke City Councilwoman Stephanie Moon Reynolds has joined the race for mayor of Roanoke.

Roanoke Councilmember Stephanie Moon Reynolds spoke with Virgnia Today Saturday, about her reaction to the gun violence in the city and what she would like to see how city leaders can address.

City councilwoman Stephanie Moon Reynolds is calling on city manager Bob Cowell to do more to address gun violence.

One of the top priorities for Roanoke city council in 2023 is going to be addressing and combatting gun violence in the city.

The Roanoke City Council is pushing an incentive forward to increase housing opportunities in the Star City – City leaders approved a $50,000 grant from the Virginia Housing Development Authority during their session Tuesday.

Total Action for Progress says they've experienced double the amount of calls on their hotline.

Roanoke City’s leaders will be discussing giving a rebate to those who have paid their personal property taxes, according to Roanoke City Councilwoman Stephanie Moon Reynolds.

WSLS followed up on Monday’s heated exchange between Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea and Councilmember Stephanie Moon Reynolds.

Roanoke's Mayor Sherman Lea and councilwoman Stephanie Moon Reynolds got into a heated exchange over the city's proposed budget.

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke’s mayor is officially back for another term, and a fresh face has now joined Roanoke City Council. Mayor Sherman Lea and Councilwoman Stephanie Moon Reynolds both took their oaths of office Thursday afternoon after winning their respective elections last month. Lea returns for a second term as mayor, while Moon Reynolds transitions to city council from a 42-year career as Roanoke’s city clerk. Lea said he is excited to lead in his new term with new councilmembers Moon Reynolds and Robert Jeffrey. “Roanoke is a resilient city with resilient people, and I’m proud to be mayor of this city.”Jeffrey and fellow councilmember Trish White-Boyd will be sworn into office on Friday.

ROANOKE, Va. – For the first time in the Star City, minorities will hold the majority on Roanoke City Council with four African Americans, one Latina and two white members. Democrat Robert Jeffrey Jr. and independent Stephanie Moon Reynolds will join incumbent democrats Mayor Sherman Lea and Councilwoman Trish White-Boyd. “It speaks well to the equity and empowerment that we’re trying to project in our city," said Lea. Council members Michelle Davis and Anita Price did not run for re-election in 2020. Lea said council is going to hold a public hearing on the bus station and council members are going in with open minds.

ROANOKE, Va. – The results are in, and voters in Roanoke have selected three new city council members. Trish White-Boyd (D) has been elected as Vice Mayor, along with Robert Jeffrey Jr. (D) and Stephanie Moon Reynolds (I), who were elected to city council. The three beat out five other candidates, and the only incumbent among the group was White-Boyd. This is the city’s first majority Black city council. To see the results from the race, click here.

ROANOKE, Va. – Race, racism and its history in Roanoke were topics that a special panel of local experts explored on Monday. The panel kicked off a month-long educational program to teach people about the history of the African American community in Roanoke, which has deep roots in Gainsboro. The panel was hosted by the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. They talked about the changes they’ve seen over the years and the impact that change has had on the Black community, like segregation and urban renewal. That’s why the schools are offering 5K walking tours of Roanoke that will hit ten locations to delve into Roanoke’s African American history and talk about how to spark change.