A Roanoke woman has been charged with setting fire to a relative's home early this morning. Police charged Sharon D. Jones with burglary and arson, in a fire that destroyed an apartment in the 23-hundred block of Staunton Avenue. Jones and a family member were fighting, as the upper part of the building burned, when police got there. Firefighters soon had the flames out. Jones could be facing additional charges.
Smokers rush to beat the price hikes.
Still ahead, a big increase in cigarette prices is keeping stores busy. Lighting up is going to cost you more. It's the price smokers have to pay under last week's 200-billion dollar tobacco settlement. The money reimburses states for the cost of treating smoking-related illnesses. But as Scott Goldberg reports, it's smokers who have to foot the bill.