Tobacco President Clinton has proposed changes to the tobacco deal, among them a price increase on cigarettes. Local tobacco farmers have mixed feelings about that. Some say it will hurt tobacco growers and their communities. The President's stance on the settlement means congress won't act on any tobacco legislation this year. Mostly sunny skies with temperatures reaching the low to mid 80's.
Tonight looks clear, with some areas of fog in the region.
A late night hit and run accident in Lynchburg apparently escalated into a deadly police chase. Police say this blue Olds Achieva struck another car on Memorial Avenue in Lynchburg and left the scene. An officer spotted it near Fifth Street, but when he tried to pull the vehicle over, the driver sped off. The man and woman in the car were killed when they were thrown from their car after it hit a guardrail, and struck a parked car. Officials from Lynchburg, Amherst County and the Virginia state police are investigating.