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Teams of volunteers are today combing Charlottesville, looking for any evidence that relates to the disappearance of Morgan Harrington, the Virginia Tech student who went missing at the Metallica concert last month.

We have more on this story from the newsroom of The Roanoke Times.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF MORGAN DANA HARRINGTON:
* Nov. 4: Family seeks community help in finding missing daughter
* Oct. 30: Police say Harrington suffered facial injury at concert
* Oct. 28: Police say Harrington last seen on bridge in Charlottesville
* Oct. 26: Metallica adds $50,000 to reward fund
* Oct. 23: Video from vigil for missing Lord Botetourt grad
* Oct. 21: Police set up tips line
* Oct. 20: Police ask Metallica fans to check video and photos for images of missing fan
* Oct. 20: Former teacher describes Harrington as "genuinely nice person"
* Oct. 19: Missing Tech student is Lord Botetourt grad

The suspect in the Fort Hood shootings is identified as Nidal Malik Hasan, a Virginia Tech grad.

According to Virginia Tech records, Nidal Malik Hasan first enrolled at Virginia Tech for Summer Session II in 1992, and completed coursework in Spring Semester 1995. He received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in biochemistry from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He minored in biology and chemistry.

We're looking for anyone who knew him. If you did, please contact reporter Tonia Moxley at tonia.moxley@roanoke.com.

We have more on the story here.

Military officials say the suspected shooter at Fort Hood was a graduate of Virginia Tech, where he was a member of the ROTC and earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry in 1997.

He is identified as Nidal Malik Hasan or Malik Nadal Hasan.

We have more details on this developing story here.

The father of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington today announced a volunteer search effort to be conducted this weekend.

Dan Harrington, along with wife Gil, asked for help from community members in the effort that will take place Friday through Sunday. Harrington did not provide specific details, but said information would soon be posted on the Web site findmorgan.com.

The newsroom of The Roanoke Times has more on this story.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF MORGAN DANA HARRINGTON:
* Oct. 30: Police say Harrington suffered facial injury at concert
* Oct. 28: Police say Harrington last seen on bridge in Charlottesville
* Oct. 26: Metallica adds $50,000 to reward fund
* Oct. 23: Video from vigil for missing Lord Botetourt grad
* Oct. 21: Police set up tips line
* Oct. 20: Police ask Metallica fans to check video and photos for images of missing fan
* Oct. 20: Former teacher describes Harrington as "genuinely nice person"
* Oct. 19: Missing Tech student is Lord Botetourt grad

Virginia State Police confirmed today that missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington sustained a facial injury before she vanished from an Oct. 17 Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.

State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said investigators didn't disclose the fact earlier because the injury was consistent with what a person would sustain after falling and doesn't appear to be related to her disappearance.

The newsroom of The Roanoke Times has more on this story.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF MORGAN DANA HARRINGTON:
* Oct. 28: Police say Harrington last seen on bridge in Charlottesville
* Oct. 26: Metallica adds $50,000 to reward fund
* Oct. 23: Video from vigil for missing Lord Botetourt grad
* Oct. 21: Police set up tips line
* Oct. 20: Police ask Metallica fans to check video and photos for images of missing fan
* Oct. 20: Former teacher describes Harrington as "genuinely nice person"
* Oct. 19: Missing Tech student is Lord Botetourt grad

State police police today released a timeline of sightings of Morgan Harrington, the Virginia Tech student who went missing at the Metallica concert. They say she was last seen on a bridge near the arena. We have details from the news conference here.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF MORGAN DANA HARRINGTON:
* Oct. 26: Metallica adds $50,000 to reward fund
* Oct. 23: Video from vigil for missing Lord Botetourt grad
* Oct. 21: Police set up tips line
* Oct. 20: Police ask Metallica fans to check video and photos for images of missing fan
* Oct. 20: Former teacher describes Harrington as "genuinely nice person"
* Oct. 19: Missing Tech student is Lord Botetourt grad

A jury has been selected this afternoon for the Floyd County trial of Jeffrey Young -- who was found not guilty in June by a Roanoke County jury in the hit-and-run killing of lawyer Thomas Farrell.

Young is charged in Floyd with another hit-and-run incident in which a woman was struck by a vehicle and then beaten.

A total of 12 jurors and 2 alternates were chosen -- including seven men and seven women. Opening arguments in the case aren't expected until tomorrow.

Shawna Morrison has the details here.

Tonia Moxley has the details online here.

Convicted murderer William Morva has lost an appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

The state's high court today issued an opinion affirming Morva's capital murder convictions and death sentences.

Reporter Shawna Morrison has more on this story.