EditorialJordan Veling, 17, left, and Gretchen Veling, who attended a drag brunch in Roanoke, Texas, where armed counter protesters also gathered to protect the show, Dec. 6, 2022. (Emil Lippe/The New York Times)
EditorialGov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia visits a coronavirus testing site in Roanoke on Jan. 20, 2022. Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia visits a coronavirus testing site in Roanoke on Jan. 20, 2022.
EditorialA clear-cut, flooded property in a privately owned forest along the Roanoke River near Williamston, N.C., March 30, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialA clear-cut, flooded property in a privately owned forest along the Roanoke River near Williamston, N.C., March 30, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialAn etching from the 1870s depicts John White returning to the Roanoke Colony in 1590 to discover the settlement abandoned. State Archives of North Carolina via The New York Times)