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Myths abound about ways to save on gas - roanoke.com

Mon, 06/09/2008 - 08:00
Even AAA Mid-Atlantic sent out bogus tips last week -- before realizing they were wrong.

Somebody has put sugar in the gas tank of knowledge about beating record fuel prices.

Bogus tips, some circulated by respected organizations, are circulating on the Internet and through the grapevine.

City pools provide cool relief - roanoke.com

Mon, 06/09/2008 - 08:00
Roanoke opened its pools this weekend and got swamped by folks seeking escape from the heat.

As soon as Stacie Chase and her family left church on Sunday afternoon they raced to Fallon Park Pool to find some relief from the smoldering heat.

High schoolers test out college - roanoke.com

Mon, 06/09/2008 - 08:00
Twenty-three Bedford County juniors just finished their first year toward associate degrees as part of a new program.

The course: public speaking.

The assignment: impromptu speeches.

Cody Reynolds' topic: The influence of penguins in his life.

In less than three minutes the 17-year-old crafted a jocular speech about flightless birds in "sweet tuxedos."

2 women taken to hospital after crash on Electric Road - roanoke.com

Mon, 06/09/2008 - 08:00

A Roanoke County man was charged following a crash Sunday near Tanglewood Mall that sent two people to the hospital.

Pedestrian killed Friday is identified - roanoke.com

Mon, 06/09/2008 - 08:00
Adrian Boguniecki didn't have a driver's license and walked to his job at a grocery store.

Police have identified a man fatally struck Friday afternoon in Northwest Roanoke as Adrian John Boguniecki, 23.

Police spokeswoman Aisha Johnson said the Roanoke man was struck by an eastbound Dodge Ram pickup truck in the 3500 block of Hershberger Road.

Cotton Mills building slated for development - roanoke.com

Mon, 06/09/2008 - 08:00
Developer Ed Walker has tentative plans to turn the former Virginia Mills building into 108 condos.

A blighted structure on downtown Roanoke's western end is poised to take on new life, but developers say it's too early for many specifics.

The brick 106,000-square-foot Virginia Mills Cotton Products plant on Sixth Street could become home to 108 condominiums, though developer Ed Walker said the details aren't set in stone.

Assistant takes over as U.S. Attorney for Western District of Virginia - roanoke.com

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 08:00
Julie Dudley is the area's top law enforcer, but maybe not for long.

Midway through her first morning as the region's top federal law enforcement official, Julie Dudley contemplated the change from the No. 2 position she'd held in the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Council names two to school board; hears protests over school closing - roanoke.com

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 08:00
Incumbent chairman David Carson will stay on the board, and Lori Vaught will replace Mignon Chubb-Hale.

The Roanoke City Council voted Monday to appoint David Carson and Lori Vaught to three-year terms on the Roanoke School Board, even as Carson came under fire from opponents of a plan to close a city elementary school.

Roanoke council OKs expansion of nursing home - roanoke.com

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 08:00

The Roanoke City Council voted 6-0 on Monday to approve a 3,000-square-foot expansion of the Raleigh Court Health & Rehabilitation Center for a physical therapy unit.

Vice Mayor David Trinkle abstained from the vote because of a potential conflict of interest.

Cigarette ignites fire at restaurant in downtown Roanoke - roanoke.com

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 08:00

A discarded cigarette sparked a small fire Monday at Corned Beef and Co. in downtown Roanoke.

Firefighters were called to the restaurant in the 100 block of Jefferson Street about 11:30 a.m., said Roanoke Fire-EMS spokeswoman Tiffany Bradbury.

VMI receives grant to broaden program in Arabic studies - roanoke.com

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 08:00
The grant will support a writing, reading and oral center in the department of modern languages and cultures.

Virginia Military Institute has received a $665,000 grant from the Department of Defense to enhance its Arabic studies program through the Reserve Officer Training Corps Language and Culture Project.

Man hospitalized after stabbing - roanoke.com

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 08:00

One man is in the hospital and another in police custody after a stabbing Monday in Southwest Roanoke, police said.

According to Detective Mike Meador, the victim was stabbed near the railroad tracks in the 2100 block of Franklin Road about 3:40 p.m.

Man who faked disability gets 20 years for fraud - roanoke.com

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 08:00

A Buchanan County man who faked being a quadriplegic became the third member of his family to be sentenced on federal fraud charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Julie Dudley announced Monday.

Timothy Carl Ling, 31, of Hurley was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison on charges related to several fraud schemes that also involved his mother and father.

Brownlee to announce his intentions today - roanoke.com

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 08:00

Former U.S. Attorney John Brownlee will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. today "to formally announce his decision regarding his potential candidacy for attorney general for the Commonwealth of Virginia," according to a news release sent out Monday.

Pastor's son home on leave from Afghanistan - roanoke.com

Tue, 05/20/2008 - 08:00
The Rev. Chip Roberson's son is on a mission in Afghanistan, yet he believes church isn't the place to air his views on war. His mission, he says, is to preach the message of God, not politics.

Ben Roberson stood by his father to greet newcomers at Cave Spring Baptist Church in Roanoke County on Sunday. And Chip Roberson, the pastor, stands solidly behind his son, a U.S. Army sergeant home on leave from an area of heavy fighting in Afghanistan. But in the pulpit, the preacher is neutral.

Companies keep Cartier name after settlements - roanoke.com

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 08:00

The details are secret, but Michael Carter's jewelry store in Rocky Mount has not changed its name. And Francis Brown's one-man limo company in Roanoke is still called Cartier Limousine and Airport Car Service.

Maker of OxyContin toughens its tablets - roanoke.com

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 08:00
The effort, which requires approval from the FDA, makes the drug more difficult to crush into a powder.

The maker of OxyContin has developed a new form of the tablet that it says will be harder to crush into a powder -- a process that converted what might have been a miracle painkiller into a street drug with the potency of heroin.

Board votes to close Forest Park - roanoke.com

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 08:00
The relocation of Oakland Intermediate students was also approved, though that is dependent on the terms of a lease.

The Roanoke School Board voted Thursday to close Forest Park Elementary School next month and open a new academy for overage students in its place in September.

With one voice, people pray - roanoke.com

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 08:00
Across the nation, people unite in prayer.

Promising to pray for their government leaders without being critical, about 60 people stood around an American flag planted on a hill, held hands and bowed their heads outside Parkway Wesleyan Church on Thursday.

Firefighter reclaims spot at station - roanoke.com

Fri, 05/02/2008 - 08:00
Scott Hetherington came back to duty for the first time after a cardiac episode during a fire.

It didn't matter that Thursday was Roanoke firefighter Scott Hetherington's first day back at work since suffering a cardiac arrest during a fire; he still had to scrub the toilet at station No. 7.