State Police say speed and alcohol may have been a factor in the accident.

According to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the state recorded nine hunting deaths since the start of the fiscal year in 2008. That's the most since the 1994-95 season when 12 hunters were killed.

The "Best Value" rankings, which the test-preparation company jointly released with USA Today, are based on surveys of students and administrators at hundreds of colleges and universities.

Hotel Roanoke Executive Sous Chef Nazim Khan offers three healthy recipes for 2009.

It now looks like the plan to build a library for south Roanoke County will be delayed at least a year.