A tractor-trailer driver was killed Wednesday night in a crash on Interstate 81 south in Roanoke County.  The accident happened around 10p, as a Stevens Transport tractor-trailer traveling south near mile marker 135 attempted to move to the right lane to avoid traffic that had slowed or stopped. The truck hit a passenger vehicle in the right lane and then another tractor-trailer.

Gov McDonnell will be in Roanoke today.  He'll be talking about transportation in the state.

The First & Main shopping center  will be expanded to include a 12-screen cinema with IMAX technology.  Plans were revealed yesterday by a group of Virginia Tech alumni who bought the center six months ago.

January 24th is the 24th day of the year. There are 341 days remaining in 2013.   55 Days until Spring.

Today is Global Belly Laugh Day, a day to celebrate the great gift of laughter. At 1:24 p.m. (local time) smile, throw your arms in the air, and laugh out loud!

Today is National Compliment Day. (Compliment at least five people today) and National Peanut Butter Day. It's also Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day.

-- 1908, the Boy Scouts were founded

-- 1922, the ice cream bar was invented

-- 1935, the first beer in cans was sold

-- 1964, the first heart transplant operation took place

-- 1984, The first Apple Macintosh went on sale

Mischa Barton from The O.C. (27)   Tatyana Ali of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (34)   Mary Lou Retton (45)   Yakov Smirnoff (62)   Gennifer Flowers (63)  Neil Diamond (72)  Aaron Neville (72)  Ray Stevens (74)

How do you make gold soup? ans - Throw in fourteen carrots (think about it)

Serena Curtis, 31, of England was enjoying a girls’ night with her pal Jade Dickerson while the kids were being looked after by a babysitter. The two downed two bottles of wine and as a joke, Curtis tried to squeeze into her boy’s highchair. She got stuck and the tipsy women struggled for an hour to get her out before eventually calling the fire department. She was finally freed – unharmed, but embarrassed.  **No word on who ate the Cheerios.

The average person spends 34 hours a year doing this. What is is?  ans -

Whoopi Goldberg need wonder no longer. Goldberg wondered on "The View" why Al Green didn't sing "Let's Stay Together," the song he made famous, instead of Jennifer Hudson as the first couple danced at the Inaugural Ball. It turns out that Green was asked to sing, but he couldn't make it because of scheduling conflicts. Green hopes to sing for the president in the future.

Will The Hoff and Pamela Anderson slip back into those inconic red bathing suits? Maybe, now that rumors are swirling about a "Baywatch" movie.

Kelly Osbourne has confirmed she is engaged to chef Matthew Mosshart, her boyfriend of more than a year.   Wait until Joan Rivers gets hold of that on Fashion Poilce.

Adele will perform her Oscar-nominated "Skyfall" at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles next month.

Aerosmith has released "Can't Stop Lovin' You," a duet with Carrie Underwood, as a single.

TV Line reports that James Brolin has been cast to play Rick Castle’s (Nathan Fillion) father on ABC’s Castle.  He’ll appear in a February sweeps two-parter 

Steve Jobs biopic jOBS will open in theaters April 19, the 37th anniversary of the founding of the Apple.   jOBS makes its worldwide debut as the closing night film of the Sundance Film Festival tomorrow. 

With the death of Larry Hagman, the new “Who Killed J.R.?” storyline will air over several episodes this season, which will also feature “one major revelation” in J.R.’s will. “I’m sure a lot’s going to surface that J.R.’s done that none of us ever knew about,” star and close Hagman friend Patrick Duffy tells the magazine. “And that will always bring back the image of Larry Hagman.” Season two of Dallas premieres Monday, January 28th. **You don't think he's Jerry Jones daddy do you?  Nah.

(Photo: Warner Brothers Image)

Holy cow, Batman.  The Batmobile used in the 1960s Batman TV series sold for $4.6 million at a collector car auction Saturday.

TV TONIGHT

ABC: The finale of Last Resort followed by a new Grey's Anatomy

CBS: All reruns

NBC: 30 Rock is new followed by all new Parks and Rec, THe Office, 1600 Penn and Rock Center

FOX: American Idol and Glee are new

CW: The Vampire Diaries are new along with Beauty and the Beast

Ashley Smith stunned the panel of judges by singing a note-perfect version of Carrie Underwood‘s hit ‘Cowboy Casanova.’

Tim McGraw will host an all-star CBS special in Las Vegas on April 8, presented by the Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions.

Hunter Hayes needs your votes.   The 2013 ACMs will air on April 7. Hayes is nominated in a fan-voted newcomer category. 

Meanwhile, Hunter has a new plaque for his wall. The Recording Industry Association of America has certified his song "Wanted" as double platinum and his self-titled debut album has gone gold

Brantley Gilbert apparently did a rockin’ good job in picking out his future bride’s five-carat round-cut ring. “I’m in love with it,” Jana Kramer tells People, “I can’t stop looking at it!”  BTW: Don't look for a Brantley/Jana duet anytime soon.

Kacey Musgraves, who has a Top 15 country hit with "Merry Go Round," will release her debut album on March 19

Never ever ever going to get back together is one thing.  But, is Taylor Swift considering taking a break from guys?   She tells Vibe mag “Part of me just wants to be alone.  Independence is something I’ve always needed, from when I was young.”  But Taylor isn’t about to give up on love completely. She explains, “I love the idea of romance and falling in love. I’ve never really had a long relationship. So that’s something I think about for the future.”

Country singer Chely Wright is going to be a mom twice over. The newlywed star is carrying identical twins this summer.

Zac Brown Band tomorrow night at the Roanoke Civic Center.

1. Cancun - Mexico is an incredible deal right now
2. Jamaica - The current exchange rate is killer. 1 US dollar equals 92.63 Jamaican dollars.
3. Dominican Republic - The big draw here are the new all-inclusive resorts
4. Puerto Rico - Quick jump from the U.S. with something for everyone from lavish resorts to budget inns. Plus, they use U.S. currency so you don't have to exchange your cash.
5. Aruba - There are several budget-friendly resorts and hotels on the island.

They were born sisters and worked as Roman Catholic sisters for decades before spending their last years living in the same upstate New York residence for nuns.

Sister Jean Marie Wheeler was 98 and Sister Elaine Wheeler was 96.  How close were they?   Well, the siblings had a nightly ritual of enjoying some sweets before going to sleep in separate rooms just down the hall from one another at Saint Louise House in the Albany suburb of Menands, where they had lived for the past eight years.

They were among the seven Wheeler girls raised in the Bronx section of New York City after their family moved from Chicago, and they were the last of five siblings who became Catholic nuns.

The five nuns vacationed together each summer at a small cottage beside a pond on the Daughters of Charity property outside Albany, where they spent their time sewing, swimming and reading.

A friend said, "They did everything together and if you met one Wheeler sister, you knew all the Wheeler sisters."  

Each night before going to bed at Saint Louise House, the two sisters met at 8 p.m. for milk and cookies or a few chocolates. When Sister Jean Marie began having difficulty swallowing solid food, she was told to give up her nightly treats...but Sister Elaine wouldn't hear of it so she began sneaking them to her.

Sister Jean and Sister Elaine died last week - only a day apart. Though it's a sad ending, it's a happy story of sisterly love that's filled with treasured memories.

"The good we do today becomes the happiness of tomorrow"   William James