Mason Adams
Roanoke ReporterMason Adams reports stories from the Roanoke Valley.
Mason has covered Blue Ridge communities since 2001 and western Virginia since 2003. He was born and grew up in Clifton Forge, Virginia, and worked as a wildlife biologist before shifting into journalism by freelancing for an alt-weekly.
He hosts Inside Appalachia for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and writes the Southeast Energy News digest for Canary Media.
Mason lives with his family in Floyd County, Virginia.
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Roanoke County celebrated the topping out of its $76 million, 123,000 square-foot Roanoke County Career & Technology Center, which will be nearly twice the size of its current facility. But even before construction is complete, school leaders already are thinking about what's next. -
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger says that if elected governor, she'll take action to try to reduce the effect of coming federal healthcare cuts on Virginians. Spanberger was in Roanoke Tuesday to accept an endorsement by the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters. -
The Backstreet Cafe shooting happened in Roanoke 25 years ago. On September 22, 2000, a man with a handgun killed Danny Overstreet and injured six people. -
Roanoke City Council voted unanimously Monday to ban ownership wolf-hybrid dogs within the city after a June incident in the Deyerle neighborhood. -
Virginia's senior senator is sounding the alarm about rural healthcare facilities in the state. -
The Roanoke Valley moved a step closer toward landing a Google data center Wednesday, with a local board voting to support its water needs. -
Roanoke has been looking for ways to expand its housing options, with council members even voting to open up the city's zoning ordinance to give developers more options. Now, a firm known for its apartments is pitching a plan to build roughly 195 townhouse units on a 28-acre chunk of land. -
Roanoke City Public Schools officially opened the Community Empowerment Center at Booker T. Washington Friday. The center offers an array of school, health and community resources for families. -
Communities throughout Virginia are struggling with how increase the supply of affordable housing, while keeping their quality of life. That conversation is reaching fever pitch in Floyd County. -
Attorney General Jason Miyares says his office has found reasonable cause that Roanoke College violated the Virginia Human Rights Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 when a transgender individual tried to join the women's swimming team in 2023.
