A 68-year-old Roanoke man is in the hospital after being hit by a car Saturday on Electric Road in front of Tanglewood Mall, police say.

About 11:40a.m., witnesses saw a man standing at the concrete median near Wendy's, waiting to cross the southbound lanes of traffic. When he stepped into the road, he was hit by an oncoming vehicle, according to a news release from the Roanoke County Police Department.

The Virginia Museum of Transportation held its second Train Lovers' Day, featuring short rides.

Rail fans flocked to the Virginia Museum of Transportation Saturday for the second annual Train Lovers' Day.

The museum's collection of vintage engines, cars and all manner of railroad paraphernalia was on full — and fully detailed — display, letting children clamber through the cab of a diesel engine (Norfolk Southern SD40 No. 1594, used as the base for a RPU6 Slug) or adults marvel at the amenities the railway afforded its executives (the piano- and china-cabinet-equipped President One sleeping and dining car).

Shirley Hodges had been missing since August and was later found in Alabama.

Pictures flashed on a screen showcasing her favorite things: family, friends, fellowship, her grandson, bowling, dancing and having a good time.

Hundreds of people watched the photos as they flashed one by one until her ceremony began.

After calling a crisis line for troubled veterans, Sean Duvall found himself charged with a weapons violation.

Homeless and depressed, Sean Duvall wandered the streets of Blacksburg, each step taking him closer to suicide.

Threatened by imports from China and with factories shutting down all around him, John D. Bassett III did something few other manufacturers did: He fought back.
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