James Wesley Moore was accused of hiding in the back seat of a woman's car as she withdrew cash.

The Roanoke man who hid in the back seat of a woman's car with a knife while she withdrew money from a Salem ATM, then abducted and robbed her, will serve 35 years in prison.

All four people in the truck were hurt in the crash, which started with antics in a parking lot.

The crash into a Salem house by a pickup truck Thursday evening happened as the truck's driver fled from police, according to a police news release.

The driver, Mychal Wilkins, 21, of Roanoke, was in fair condition at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Friday afternoon, charged with driving while intoxicated.

Roanoke Rail Fest will be held this weekend at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in downtown Roanoke, with short steam locomotive rides available.

It used to be a downtown sound, that loud baritone belch, ricocheting off brick buildings while steam and smoke and dust drifted lazily from the Roanoke rail yard.

Two principals from Roanoke City Public Schools are taking jobs with Botetourt County Public Schools, effective July 1.

Debra Deitrich, current principal at Highland Park Elementary School, will become principal of Breckinridge Elementary School.

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