A babysitter is charged with manslaughter, one year after a toddler died in her home. But that may not be the extent of the charges against the Bedford County woman. Steve Smallshaw has the story. Police say Hickson made a living taking care of other people's children in her home on Old Station Loop in Hardy. A cloudy day ahead, with the possibility for some more showers.
Clouds stick around tonight, with some light winds from the north.
Lows will drop off to around 40 degrees. The House and Senate have passed a plan to reduce the food tax, and the bill is on its way to Governor Gilmore. Two cents would be fully phased out by April 2003. When fully implemented, the tax cut will save Virginians 248 million dollars a year. New charges have been filed against some Fairfield firefighters.