Roanoke
Researchers Think They Solved the Mystery of America's 'Lost Colony'
A recently-published book outlining 11 years of research by multiple teams aims to put weight behind a leading theory for the colony of Roanoke's supposed disappearance, putting to bed centuries of wild speculation.
Winemaker Promises 'Painful Death' for Thieves Who Stole $50,000 in Grapes
"Please know a slow and lingering death will never be long enough for you and no amount of pain you could endure will [be] great enough."
Some Anti-Poop Activist Is Flagging Piles of Dog Doo with Photos of Nic Cage
Apparently Roanoke has a "serious" poop problem on its hands.
Roanoke's Gay Bar Scene Will Never Be the Same
It's the end of an era for a bar culture that survived a mass shooting and 35 years of social change.
Coastal Liberals Look Out: The Working Class Is the New Face of Activism
Nic Smith isn't the kind of Democratic Socialist who spouts off at Brooklyn parties about the "means of production."
The VICE Morning Bulletin
The FBI will release 15,000 more of Hillary Clinton's emails, Nicolas Sarkozy wants to become France's president again, McDonald's responds to Kanye West's poem for Frank Ocean, and more.
The Syrian-Lebanese Cuisine of the Appalachian City Whose Mayor Doesn't Want Refugees
In November, Roanoke mayor David Bowers cited Japanese internment camps as a reason why the city shouldn’t accept Syrian refugees, completely disregarding the culinary contributions of the many Syrians who migrated here over the past century.
Virginia Mayor Cites WWII Japanese Internment Camps as Precedent for Refusing Syrian Refugees
David Bowers, the Democratic mayor of Roanoke, Virginia, referenced the infamous internment of Japanese Americans during WWII in saying the city will refuse Syrian refugees.
Autoplay Is the New 'Clickbait': a Scapegoat for What We Don't Like Online
In order to play the content farm game, everyone must autoplay.
Suspected Shooter in Virginia Killing of Reporter and Cameraman Is Confirmed Dead
The victims were identified as reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27. Both were former colleagues of the shooter.