American Electric Power CEO says his company is working hard to be more environmentally friendly.

At a news conference Tuesday, Mayor Nelson Harris set the record straight saying the plan is not a done deal, instead the city is simply doing more research. 

The first fire started April 14th and is still under investigation by the Roanoke Fire Marshal’s Office.

The 2008 TGIF Concert Series kicks off Friday, April 25th featuring great tunes by the band 58 West

In her years as a teacher, Kay McGrath can’t remember anything as tough as this.

“When we’re working hard like this, it kind of helps dull the pain a little bit.“

The $145,537 grant will be used to replace radio and 911 recording equipment in the County’s Emergency Communications Center. 

Traffic Alert:

VDOT says an accident has closed both the northbound and southbound lanes of Route 220 near the cloverleaf south of Martinsville.

Trade magazine “Southern Business & Development” plans to feature the area in its Winter 2008 edition

Officers tell us the accident happened around 12:55 p.m. in the 900 block of Prices Fork Road.

Washington and Lee University has received a $1.3 million grant from the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to support the University’s undergraduate biological sciences programs. W&L was one of only 48 institutions out of 192 applicants to receive a grant

Gas prices spike again overnight, setting new all-time record highs again this morning, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

Jeremy Connell, a third-year industrial design student in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies’ School of Architecture + Design, has won first place in the Create the Future design contest’s machinery/equipment category for his cargo management system.

Officers say the woman was found dead in an apartment in the 400 block of Audubon Drive this morning (Tuesday, April 22nd)

The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia says Botetourt County leaders plan to repeal an ordinance governing how long people can put campaign signs on their property.  The county prohibits posting campaign signs on private property more than 60 days in advance of an election.

Shortly before 3 a.m. on April 9, Lynchburg police were dispatched to the Stop-In convenience store at 7719 Timberlake Road for an armed robbery.  A man wearing a mask walked in the store and showed the clerk a handgun and demanded money. The clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of cash.

This is the second time the company has filed for bankruptcy in the past four years.

Increased fuel costs and a state-mandated social services program led Campbell County supervisors Monday to appropriate more than $500,000 to the 2008 operating budget.

A wireless cell phone provider took one step forward and another step back in its plan to improve its coverage along the Virginia 24 corridor in Bedford County

Officers say they’re looking for two men, in connection with a murder at the Super 8 motel on Candler’s Mountain Road in Lynchburg this past Sunday

Goode, a Republican, is a co-sponsor of the “Put Your Money Where You Mouth Is Act,” proposed by a Republican congressman from California.  The bill would allow taxpayers to check a box on their tax form indicating they want to pay more than what they owe.

Pittsylvania County’s prohibition on Sunday beer and wine sales is putting a strain on local businesses, according to at least one member of the Board of Supervisors.

The Fire Marshal is investigating after a mobile home catches fire Monday night.

The third victim of the January garage fire that had already claimed two lives succumbed to his injuries Saturday at the University of North Carolina Burn Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Two people were injured in a two-car accident on Timberlake Road shortly before 9 p.m. Monday night.

Radford University will host its Third Annual Wetland Symposium on Wednesday, April 23 from 5:30-9:00 p.m. in Hurlburt Hall’s Auditorium.  The symposium is a part of a National Science Foundation course, curriculum and laboratory improvement grant. 

A local fire station gets an upgrade.

Salem Police say Michael Bauserman has now been charged with breaking into the coin machines three times between March 20th and April 5th.

Roanoke’s Rescue Mission celebrate it’s 60th birthday Monday evening with hundreds of people, plenty of music, and a big thank you for a very generous birthday gift.

Smith Mountain will never be developed.