Recently added articles from The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA):
Police resent public remarks: A Roanoke police group objects to statements made by prosecutors in open court last week.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Reed Williams and Mike Allen Oct. 10--Roanoke police officers challenged the city's top prosecutor Tuesday, rejecting remarks in which he compared a city officer to Barney Fife in open court. The Roanoke City Police Association, which represents 200 of the ...
Victim ID'd as a Tech colleague of gyroplane pilot: The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to begin its investigation today into the crash that left one dead and one in critical condition.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Shawna Morrison Oct. 10--The pilot of a gyroplane that crashed in Blacksburg on Saturday and the passenger killed in the crash worked together at Virginia Tech. Judy Diane Albert, 43, of Christiansburg was killed when the two-seater aircraft went down in ...
Franklin County board ties votes on development: Planning commission members voted 3-3 on LakeWatch Spa and Resort.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ruth L. Tisdale Oct. 10--ROCKY MOUNT -- The controversial LakeWatch Spa and Resort project was vehemently opposed by residents of Betty Creek who packed the auditorium of Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Rocky Mount on Tuesday night for the Franklin County planning ...
EDITORIAL: It is, after all, the public's lake: Opportunities exist to ensure the public isn't cut off from Smith Mountain Lake.(Editorial)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Smith Mountain Lake tops most lists of premier recreational venues in the area. With 500 miles of shoreline it seems there should be enough to set some aside for people who can't afford to buy their own slice of waterfront property. But there is a great deal of concern, ...
Blacksburg High's golf reign continues: While Courtney Ellenbogen falls short individually due to weather, Blacksburg gets first.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Anderson Oct. 10--BLUEFIELD, Va. -- Yogi Berra lied. It was over before it was over. Blacksburg's reign continued Tuesday, but a mid-afternoon rain kept Bruins junior Courtney Ellenbogen from winning the individual title in the VHSL Group AA golf ...
The Roanoke Times, Va., Lindsey Nair's Front Burner column: Stalking the elusive light lunch.(Recipe)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Lindsey Nair Oct. 10--Just months after it opened, all that was left of Adobe Salad Works in the Roanoke City Market building last week was a gaping hole. No longer can we choose our own salad greens or circle chickpeas and hearts of palm on the little order ...
Could you take the heat Tech is serving?: Virginia Tech students embark on a four-day chili-eating contest in which each bowl gets spicier.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Anna L. Mallory Oct. 10--BLACKSBURG -- Close to 400 Virginia Tech students signed up to test their limits this week, and Tech executive chef Terry Reed is waiting with ladle in hand. On Tuesday, Reed ratcheted up the spice in his signature chili con carne for ...
Diversity bands together with traditional arts fest: Three groups bring their unique music to share under one roof.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ralph Berrier Jr. Oct. 10--When the old Mexican guy started playing the donkey jawbone, it became apparent this wasn't your grandpappy's hoedown. The fiddlers kicked off the jam session with the old Appalachian standard "Cumberland Gap." Then the tune segued ...
Oh, the places you'll go: Fall is a popular time to hike because of the cool breezes and leaves bursting with color.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Alex McDilda Oct. 10--Now that summer has come to a close and the weather should be cooling off soon, it is time to start thinking about getting outside to take a hike. Here are a few local trails that vary in difficulty but offer a nice alternative to malls, ...
Triathlete gears up for next win: Virginia Tech junior Sara Hanson has won two consecutive national extreme triathlon titles.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jared Turner Oct. 10--BLACKSBURG -- Sara Hanson's bike was broken. Her plans to compete in the XTERRA USA championship triathlon Sept. 30 could have been shattered. With a cracked bicycle frame and less than a week before the 27.2-mile off-road race, the ...
'Embarrassing' season for Evernham.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Dustin Long Oct. 10--Ray Evernham's worst NASCAR season is nearly complete, just as he's starting to see encouraging signs. A year after Kasey Kahne won a series-high six races, he and teammates Elliott Sadler and Scott Riggs have combined for nine top-10 ...
Jurors look at self-defense, not gun, in Workman trial: The jury said it believed the federal agent had good reason to fear for his life during the attack.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Allen Oct. 10--In the second trial of Timothy Glen Workman, prosecution and defense battled over the issue of whether James Albert Bumbry II had a gun. But the jurors who acquitted Workman of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Keith Edward Bailey ...
Bond sale part of county supervisors' talks: The sale was discussed in work sessions after their meeting, where a political tiff opened up.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Cody Lowe Oct. 10--The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors was immersed in discussions of money, and a bit of politics, at Tuesday's meeting, where incumbent Catawba District representative Butch Church accused one of his opponents in the November election of improper ...
Virginia Tech audience hears Christian speaker: Ravi Zacharias agreed the day after the April 16 shootings on campus to speak at the university.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Lindsay Key Oct. 10--Ravi Zacharias stood up in front of a packed house at Virginia Tech's Burruss Hall on Tuesday night to talk about evil -- about its reality, its magnitude, its complexity and its universal quality. But as the Christian apologist and lecturer ...
House committee hears mental health pleas, concerns: Some advocates told the panel that legislative changes could deny mental health patients community-based care.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Sluss Oct. 10--RICHMOND -- A psychiatrist called for sweeping improvements to the state's mental health system. A lawyer proposed targeted changes to laws governing commitment proceedings for the mentally ill. And people battling mental ...
GOP: Kaine exaggerates budget shortfall: House Republicans said the governor failed to account for $170 million in unspent funds.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Sluss Oct. 10--RICHMOND -- Republican legislators on Tuesday accused Gov. Tim Kaine of exaggerating the severity of Virginia's revenue shortfall, and continued to chide the Democrat for wanting to use the state's "rainy day" fund to balance the state's books. ...
Corrections.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--CORRECTIONS Jefferson College of Health Sciences has residence halls on the top three floors of its building at 920 S. Jefferson St. in Roanoke and on the upper floors of the former Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital building on Elm Avenue. An article in Friday's Business section ...
Timely breakout game for younger Pearman.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Doug Doughty Oct. 10--CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Andrew Pearman's performance Saturday night at Middle Tennessee brought some joy to a family that wasn't having a very good week. Pearman is the younger brother of former Virginia running back Alvin Pearman, who tore ...
OPINION: One nation, under whose God?
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Elizabeth Strother Oct. 10--Sen. Barack Obama has taken off his American flag lapel pin, he says, to make a statement. It is a statement about patriotism: that simply showing the flag is not what true patriotism is all about. That love of America requires ...
Lexington requests dam case dismissal: Lexington argues it cannot be sued over the death of a teen who was swept over a dam.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jay Conley Oct. 2--Lexington has asked a Rockbridge County Circuit judge to dismiss a $3.3 million lawsuit filed against the city by a family whose son drowned in the Maury River last year after being swept over a low-head dam in Jordan's Point Park. The ...