Climber, Parking, and Police Updates | Roanoke News

A daring climb of Roanoke’s Mill Mountain Star by professional climber Chad Heddleston—done with city permission for a film project—sparks debate on public space access and safety. Meanwhile, the city tackles downtown parking woes, discovering most users are visitors who drive the local economy, prompting smart tweaks like metering and time limits—and even hiring a parking manager. On another front, Roanoke PD is set to get $65K in federal grants to upgrade real-time communication gear for officers. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8cdbc4c6a76c9337