Governor Gilmore vetoed a similar bill last year, saying it amounted to a tax increase on Virginians. State tax collections for the month of January were up 22 percent over the last year, which could fuel some momentum to the car tax cut. But that's NOT changing key minds at the capitol. The Governor's still fuming over the car tax characterization by Chichester. Some Roanoke residents have dry facuets this morning because of a large water main break on the 34-hundred block of Brandon Avenue.
Officials say crews are working on the problem.
They hope to have it fixed by 10 or 11 this morning. There's no word on how many homes are affected. Historic preservation is getting renewed attention in Virginia, in light of a recent fire. And members of the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation say the blaze reminded them of other structures that have been lost to fire, redevelopment or neglect. Roanoke police have captured a man who allegedly robbed a Salem bank yesterday after tellers refused to cash a check for him.