A steep increase in the gas bill is leaving many local customers seeing red. The higher bills are the result of lower temperatures and higher gas rates. Customers want to why the bills are so high. One customer service rep took over 160 phone calls in one day- from people who want to know what's going on. And don't expect the bills to come down any time soon.
Officials say if the temperatures keep dropping, the bills are sure to rise.
That's because demand is up from past years. Instead - they were remembering those who don't even have homes, AND have lost their lives. Kim today's Memorial Service was a way for the Roanoke community to show their awareness of homelessness and how much they care. It's day three of a meeting between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators. President Clinton has proposed an outline for a peace accord, and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright joined the negotiators in Washington today.