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Four Christiansburg residents were taken to the hospital Monday morning after falling ill to carbon monoxide exposure.

The Christiansburg Police Department, along with fire and rescue squads, were called to the 500 block of Oak Tree Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m., and found four males seated on the ground outside, according to a press release from the police department.

Officials found a carbon-monoxide build-up caused by a vehicle left running inside the garage at 570 Oak Tree Boulevard. The townhome units on both sides, 560 and 580 Oak Tree Boulevard, also registered high carbon monoxide levels.

William David Akers, 32, of 570 Oak Tree Boulevard, was taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital for carbon monoxide exposure. Three residents from 580 Oak Tree Boulevard -- Derek Kiss, 31, Russ Fox, 26, and Chris Bryson, 31, were also transported for exposure. All of the victims were conscious and alert, according to the release.

Fire department officials opened all three residences for ventilation and remained on scene until carbon monoxide readings returned to normal.

An wreck near Christiansburg sent four people to a hospital early Saturday morning.

We have more details here.

We've just updated Radford's searchable crime database with the most recent offenses. In all, Radford police reported 159 offenses from August 30-Sept. 19.

Among them were one rape, one robbery, four burglaries -- and lots of drunkeness and liquor law violations.

You can see a map of where the incidents took place - or you can search the database yourself, by date, by location or by offense.

The Radford crime database is part of our Datasphere site of searchable data. Among other things you can find: School-by-school results on the annual No Child Left Behind tests.

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.

A Christiansburg teen who was the final defendant in a gun store robbery case pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Roanoke.

Michael Blake Kaylor, 18, made his plea less than a month after his three fellow defendants admitted their guilt in the May 2 break-in at Danny’s Pawn Shop in Christiansburg.

Reporter Mike Gangloff has more details.

A multi-agency task force has been formed to investigate the double homicide of two Virginia Tech students.

Reporter Shawn Morrison has more on this story.

Should the drinking age be lowered to 18? Some college presidents think so; some don't. Data editor Matt Chittum has more details on who's in favor and who's against -- and why on our Datasphere site of searchable data.

You can start with this post on who wants to change the rules and this post on whether public or private colleges are most in favor of a change.

Christiansburg police have charged a 21-year-old man in connection with the death of his cousin this past weekend.

Reporter Shawna Morrison has more details.

Photographer Jared Soares shares more photos -- and some reflections -- from the vigil at Virginia Tech in memory of slain students David Metzler and Heidi Childs.

Find them on this post on the Vignette photo blog.

A Radford teacher was arrested Thursday and charged with possession of marijuana and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to a release from the City of Radford.

We have more details on this developing story.