Public Safety

The North Carolina Route 89 curve improvement project near North Carolina 18 between Low Gap and the Virginia state line is underway.
The road will be reduced to one lane for most of the project, so motorists should be prepared for some delays depending on the traffic volume.
Traffic will be maintained with the use of flaggers and a pilot vehicle that will lead motorists through the work zone between the flagging stations, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said. Temporary traffic signals may be used at a later date if needed.

ROANOKE — The chances of identifying the remains of an unknown subject found near Timber Road in Cana on April 1, 2012, hover around 10 percent, the assistant chief medical examiner for Virginia’s Western District said at a press conference Wednesday.
The remains were found by a person picking up trash along the road.
The investigation did not uncover the subject’s identity, so the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office sent the remains to the medical examiner’s office for help.

District Three Senior Services is warning senior citizens about calls being made to seniors as part of a Medicare scam.
Medicare beneficiaries around the state have been reporting fraudulent calls asking them to verify personal information in order to receive their new Medicare card.
Specifically the callers are asking seniors to verify their bank account and Social Security numbers as well as their address.