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The builder of a roadside restaurant attraction in Ohio has claimed one of four steam engines abandoned in a Roanoke scrap yard.

Terry Byrne intends to haul off his find today aboard a supersized trailer.

The Glebe, an upscale continuing care retirement community in Botetourt County, defaulted July 1 on an intermediate payment of $15 million for tax-exempt bonds sold five years ago.

The potential repercussions for the facility and its residents are not yet clear.

RICHMOND -- U.S. Sen. Jim Webb ended speculation Monday about his prospects for joining the ticket of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying: "Under no circumstances will I be a candidate for vice president."

Stephanie McKnight places the cardboard box in her passenger seat then takes off to the next destination.

As she goes house to house, she sees her gas gauge falling closer and closer to E -- for empty.

CHRISTIANSBURG -- A former Virginia State Police trooper who resigned from his job the day after he was arrested for driving under the influence will have an ignition interlock system placed in his vehicle for up to a year.

Young black men are in peril.

We see it in the barrage of statistics that define the challenges of being black and male in this society. More disturbing, we see it in the faces of too many boys and teens whose paths we cross.

n Fence in garden areas.

n Be prepared: Bird feeders usually attract more than just birds.

n Clean barbecue grills immediately after cookouts.

n Don't leave dog and cat food outside.

CHRISTIANSBURG -- A Salem man who fled police at speeds topping 150 mph before crashing his motorcycle in Montgomery County was found guilty Monday of several charges but plans to appeal.

After the March 13 chase, Spenser Ural Duncan, 20, was charged in Montgomery County with two counts of reckless driving -- one for driving in excess of 80 mph and one for endangering life, limb or property -- and driving without a license.

Roanoke's newly sworn-in mayor and council members eased their way into their first city council meeting Monday with a light agenda and promises to cooperate.

Mayor David Bowers, back in the job he held from 1992 to 2000, inaugurated the new era at city hall with three slow, dramatic pounds of his gavel, the same gavel that he used as student body president at Patrick Henry High School in the 1960s, he said.

A woman in Salem was not injured Monday after an electric shock buzzed her on the head and blew one of her shoes off.

The incident happened at the Sonic restaurant on West Main Street about 3:30 p.m. -- the same time that the National Weather Service had warned of a severe thunderstorm in Salem.

Authorities arrested three Roanoke men Monday morning after a house in Northwest Roanoke was broken into and a resident was assaulted, police said.

Roanoke police charged John Henry Conner Jr., 22, with breaking and entering with intent to commit assault in connection with an incident Monday in the 1100 block of 22nd Street, police spokeswoman Aisha Johnson said. Police received the call at 1:15 a.m.

RICHMOND -- Opponents of a new coal-fired power plant in Wise County plan to take their fight to the courts after failing to persuade state regulators to block construction of the project.

A coalition of environmental groups said during a news conference Monday that they will file legal challenges to regulatory rulings allowing Dominion Virginia Power to build a 585-megawatt plant on a 1,700-acre site near St. Paul.