when he ran off the road, overcorrected, ran off the left side of the road, and hit a tree. this happened shortly before 4 this afternoon, near route 57. investigators say wolfe was not wearing a seat belt. a school guywhat you want to melting of the passable days in tonight with those temperatures dropping to the twenties would got worry about the refreeze once again soaks is you had out in the morning is watts for those icy spots anywhere from twenty seven a royal oak twenty four and lynchburg and downs about twenty six degrees 26 and covington and also clifton is clifton forge now i the busstop in the morning expecting those lows in the 20s heading into the afternoon savages warming up into the forties and should be a beautiful afternoon with partly sunny skies high-pressure building in across a good portion of the country that skinny keep us quiet of the next couple days the jetstream, diving down here and and right up but around that's a were you get a

from the south of the next couple days highs in the sixties by saturday and sunday alayna how long that will stick around and will southside received a threatening message this week, supposedly from isis. wdbj7's christian heilman is here with more on the threat - and who's on alert. hargrave military academy in chatham is under increased security tonight. that threatening message on tuesday. it could be linked to the islamic state. hargrave touts itself premier military boarding school" primarily for seventh through 12th graders. it's located in chatham. the school's president says they immediately got in touch with local law enforcement after receiving the message. now, that investigation includes other state and federal agencies. today, the school held assemblies with cadets and employees. they also sent a message to parents. internal security is up at the school tonight. other law enforcement have increased patrols on campus, too. there was an open house planned for this weekend -- but

be allowed to go home through the weekend if they'd like. the president says they've never faced a situtation like this before. christian heilman, wdbj7. there will also be an increased police presence tomorrow at northside high school in roanoke county. this comes after a post threatening possible violence at the school began circulating on social media. school leaders say classes continued as usual because they weren't sure about the credibility of the threat. the f-b-i has searched the home of the brother of one of the san bernardino shooters today. a spokesperson confirmed the search was part of the investigation but did not go into further detail. no one was arrested. syed farook and tashfeen malik killed 14 people at a holiday party in san bernardino back in december. both were later shot and killed by police. google says it's supporting apple in its encryption battle with the f-b-i over a phone belonging to one of the shooters. federal investigators are locked out of syed

says apple is right to defy a judge's order to help unlock it. apple says its customer base wants unbreakable encryption, not a company that hands over customers' private information. a judge ordered apple to disable the iphone's auto erase feature, which wipes out the phone's data if the wrong passcode is entered 10 times. apple's ceo says developing technology to do that would create a "backdoor" to not just that iphone, but millions of devices. apple has until tuesday to appeal the judge's order. a man and woman are facing several charges tonight in christiansburg. an officer pulled over justin cumbee and jamie burton along north franklin street yesterday afternoon. evidence found in the vehicle led the officer to charge them with manufacturing and possessing a controlled substance. they were also charged with two counts of child abuse and neglect, because a four-year-old and two-year-old were with them. cumbee was also charged with dui and driving with a suspended license.

without bond. democratic presidential candidates bernie sanders and hillary clinton are vying for votes in nevada, since voters head to the poles in two days. they are neck-and- neck in the poles there. then next weekend, south carolina will hold its democratic primary. that's where the gop candidates continue focusing on tonight. voters head to the poles in less than 48-hours. the latest cbs news national poll shows donald trump with a two-to-one lead over ted cruz. trump's opponents are taking a less aggressive approach to gain last minute support. trump is taking on pope francis after criticism he received from him over calls to "build a wall" to keep out mexican migrants. today the pope suggested that trump is not a christian because he wants to build a wall between mexico and the u-s. trump called the comments "disgraceful." and new tonight - liberty univerity president jerry falwell jr. is responding to the comments

donald trump for president last month, but he says it's because of more than religion. jerry falwell jr. / liberty university president: "i do believe that trump is a christian, but that's not why i endorsed him. i endorsed him because believe he'll be the best president of the united states." he says he also based his choice on who would lead the u-s away from debt and restore our country's economic viability. falwell also said he's seen trump's generosity to others over the last few years. new tonight - a rand corporation study shows the military is struggling to provide adequate care for troops suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and the group found many are not getting of therapy sessions. some blame it on a professionals, and therapists who are available through pentagon contracts. leaders plan to examine the study and find ways to improve. low income veterans in southwest virginia can get free estate planning services from lawyers next

mark herring says this is the first time for the veterans legal services clinics. the only clinic in our region is on march 3rd at virginia western community college. veterans and their spouses have to fill out a questionnaire to participate. you can do that throughthe a-g's website or at a virginia department of veterans services benefits center. volvo in dublin says it will finish laying off about 600 employees tomorrow. the truck manufacturer started the cutbacks two weeks ago. organizations in pulaski county are now helping them find work. new river community college hosted a job fair today for those now laid off volvo workers. they're now qualified for the dislocated worker program through the regional workforce development board. at least 17 regional employers along with other services and programs were available. marty holliday/new river mount rogers workforce development board executive director: "usually when people get laid off they're used to a certain life style, they need certain things, they need health insurance. once their money runs out from their subpay they're going to need assistance so we tried to bring in some of the service providers that might

questions." volvo first said in december it would lay off about 730 employees. that number was recently reduced after company leaders said they can maintain the market adjustments. a bill to reduce the emphasis on standardized testing in high schools is moving through the general assembly. the measure requires virginia's board of education to stress critical thinking over standardized testing. the legislation sailed through the senate unanimously, and yesterday, it was approved by a house committee 19- to- 3. the bill also instructs education officials to emphasize internships and technical training. new tonight, it's out with the old and in with the new in lexington. school leaders are working to build a new elementary school on the site of an old one. w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart tells us what parents and students can expect once the doors open. the 14 million dollar project began back in 2014. once waddell

complete, the more than 300 students will have a state of the art school. "oh i think it's fabulous. when my kids were at this school, it was obvious that it needed improvement." those improvements are coming in a big way at waddell elementary school in lexington. crews are building a new facility on the footprints of the original school, which opened in 1926. leslie straughan is a parent and member of the school board and says the original building is historic, but had issues. "had problems with our heating and cooling system. with computers, there's never enough outlets. we had required it for computer systems where we didn't have enough outlets. the classrooms were undersized by state standard." lexington city school superintendent scott jefferies says the new building will have a more efficient layout and updated technology. "they'll have the smartboards in their classrooms, we'll have computer labs, wireless access throughout the building and in terms of a brand new

it's going to be an instant upgrade." there will be 19 classrooms, a media center, and resource areas. it will also be community oriented. "we plan on having the gymnasium available for community activities. not only the student have a great facility, but they community have a good facility to use as well." right now, students are holding class at the nearby middle school while crews finish the building. when it's done, they hope it makes the grade with parents and students. "it just kind of speaks to the importance of the elementary school to this area, to this city. there's great pride and heritage in this school. i think everyone in terms of families and our students are really excited to get into a new building." jefferies says everything should be completed this summer, and the school will open in august. khiree stewart, w-d-b-j-7. virginia officials and business prospects wined and dined last month, and all you get is the bill. how much virginia taxpayers are paying for a pricey party during an nfl playoff

they helped highlight the magnitude of a water crisis hundreds of miles away. now, the next step virginia tech is taking to get flint, michigan safe tap water. and new insight tonight on what happened for a ship captain to sail

video from hawaii of a tour helicopter crashing near the u-s-s arizona memorial at pearl harbor. were hurt, one critically. five people in all were on board. the man who shot this video said something didn't seem right, with the helicopter being as low as it was. other witnesses to the crash jumped into the water and helped pull the victims to shore. it's not clear yet what caused the helicopter to go down. day three of hearings into last year's sinking of the cargo ship el faro. today, a second mate on the ship testified before the coast guard panel. he said while on vacation, he texted the ship's captain, warning him that a

florida's coast was forecast to become a hurricane. he said the captain replied that he planed to go near, but south of what became hurricane joaquin. investigators want to know why he chose to sail closer to the storm when he chose safer and more evasive routes in previous storms. all 33 onboard died when el faro sank in october. officials in california say the massive well that leaked out natural gas in los angeles county since october has been permanently sealed. a gas company plugged the 60- year-old well with cement and ran several tests that showed no more gas was leaking. thousands of families were forced to leave their home for months. air quality checks will remain in place. the gas company faces criminal charges for failing to immediately report the leak to authorities. virginia tech is continuing efforts to help folks in flint, michigan get safe drinking water. tomorrow morning students and staff known as the flint water team, are putting together 300 water testing kits.

the same 271 homes the team tested back in august. that test shed light on how badly contaminated with lead flint's tap water is. it showed 13- hundred times the legal amount of lead in the water. new tonight, virginia taxpayers are having to pick up a food and drink tab for a luxury box at last month's washington redskins playoff game against the packers. the bill totals 24- hundred dollars, and most of the guests in the suite had no official public purpose. the richmond times dispatch reports that only four of the 15 attendees represented businesses considering expansion in virignia. governor mcauliffe's spokesman said the food and drinks were pre-ordered by officials who expected a larger crowd of business prospects. protestors used song and prayer to try to save two former slave homes in botetourt county today. the homes on the former greenfield plantation and are set to be moved next

of botetourt's history for about 200 years. a study this month looked at the land for unmarked graves, but officials say none were found. some, though, disagree. shirley lewis: "i don't care what the report says. nothing will convince me that there are not human remains somewhere up in here" lisa farmer/friends of greenfield preston plantation vice president: "we are really dissapointed that they haven't taken the time to get public imput on this. i think that's where a lot of the dissentions comed from in the county" an exact date for the move has not been set. the group is planinng more meetings and protests. pope francis said today that contraception may be used to help stop the spread of the zika virus. this, despite the catholic church's ban on most forms of birth control. the pope also called for doctors to work harder to find vaccines against the disease, which has caused birth defects in newborns. families in franklin county no longer need to travel to roanoke to get care for their children. today carilion children's opened

pediatric clinic in rocky mount. the area has been without a pediatrician for more than year after dr. rene vamenta retired. the new clinic fills a gap that was needed in the community. dr. self: we want parents and patients to be able to get care in the communities in which they live. if we can also be a part of the community and understand some of the stressors that make it more difficult or more challenging for families when they're caring for their children. doctor self expects to see three- thousand patients as the clinic grows. wait until you see the problem one city in australia is dealing with. just call it a tumbleweed takeover. one company has a plan to cram even more people onto already crowded and role reversal. man becomes dog's best friend after an icy rescue here in virginia. the complete first alert forecast

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planbeautiful snow we sunrise debbie said this when it from fincastle just a beautiful view there notice that snow melting away it's picking up wonder shave the difference between the snow melt early in the week it we had the snowpack on the ground this is tuesday notice how much snow was on the ground that compare that today been losing snow quite a bit you see just some of left over the mountains of the deepest now amounts about half an inch to an inch on a forty five degrees day we been seeing plenty of those over the past couple days now thirty two in royal oak anything that melted will refreeze tonight twenty eight in lynchburg thirty in danville looking at twenty seven and blacksburg galax your thirty two degrees at the moment now jetstream going way to the north thanks the this high-pressure system that's

pretty bigone. sue that's forcing all the cold air well to the north of us when i can really see you a big cold air outbreak you will impact the warm air will slowly start to move in of of inexorable days just of fairweather clouds streaming through from time to time were expecting partly cloudy skies through the overnight chilly temperatures anywhere from 27 a rona got 25 in danville you got into the low 20s hot springs juergen is see that once again up forty two degrees toward hot springs tomorrow with mostly sunny skies the for get close to fifty roanoke also the lynchburg and about fifty four degrees in danville we are expecting clear skies as he had into the weekend to know will be cold in the morning at the busstop that twenty seven degrees by ten a.m. get up to about thirty two is we ahead through the afternoon we argun be warming up into the forties should be a chilly night once about a warm-up for the weekend fairly warm southerly breezes coming it sixty one degrees on saturday with these and low seventies down across the south and and sunday we start to see that cooler air inching closer and closer but

warmer side sunday to a cold front doesn't officially move through it's him monday that's arena see those changes then what happens is we get the front that stalled out along the coast cold air starts to move back in behind that were get have to wife's potential for developing low-pressure system in florida know the big question is where does this thing go how strong as a get and as a move close enough to is and we really get some wintry weather added this right now it still up in the air literally in fact the storm is way way off the coast be a piece of energy that will develop into this thing soaks lots of uncertainty with her still good be rain still good be some snow but the thing we what you know about is just to pay attention to early to mid next week right here tuesday and wednesday that's a we have that chance for some which are whether will still of course all that over the next couple days but if you like the warm weather the we can this for you highs in the 60s and lows responders in fairfax county are being hailed as angels after saving a dog named angel. she fell through thin ice on lake thoreau

posted this video of her rescue on its facebook page. the crew quickly threw on their ice commander suits and was able to rescue the dog less than 10-minutes after getting the call for help. angel was checked out after being pulled out of the lake and turned over to her owner, with no injuries. take a look at this crazy video from down under! tumbleweeds have taken over a city in australia. it's summertime there, and dry conditions have led to the surplus of tumbleweed. in some places, the piles are up to roof tops! city council won't help with the cleanup because it's not considered a fire risk. so homeowners have to take care of the problem themselves - which is an exhausting task. jason perna/homeowner: "it is frustrating. you know that you've got a good couple of hours work ahead of you and that's always, yeah, sort of displeasing." the strain of tumbleweed that is causing the trouble is named "hairy panic." locals think it all came from a field that a farmer has not maintained. as if planes weren't

has applied for a patent that turns a row of airplane seats into a bench. there would be different ways to configure the seats, adjusting for people who are different sizes. ford is including pothole protection technology in the 2017 fusion v-six sport sedan. ford says the shock absorber system automatically stiffens when sensors detect a pothole. that allows the system to keep the wheel elevated instead of dropping into the hole. some luxury cars have similar technology, but ford says this is the first mid-sized car in its price range that offers the feature. the boys scouts of america blue ridge mountains council held its 12th annual eagle club dinner tonight at hotel roanoke. the dinner helps raise money for the organization. tonight's goal was to raise 400-thousand dollars. former chief scout executive wayne brock was the keynote speaker. he says the orgranization and scout masters help shape a boy's life. wayne brock:

research that's been done, there's been a lot of research about what type of experiences young people need to have when they're growing up and one of the main things for boys is to have a positive adult role model." the emcee of tonight's eagle club dinner was our own robin reed. curfman hall at covington high school welcomed cindy williams in the production of "always, patsy cline." williams plays louise seger, a woman who became friends with cline at a show. cline is played by jacqueline petroccia. the two spoke to students about the arts and how they can be transformative. right now, the actresses are touring the country visitng smaller theaters, bringing audiences the music of the patsy cline. cindy williams/actress " they're part of the show but this is a different kind of energy and it's an enthusiastic, every one is really excited, i guess that's it and it excites us as performers." "always, patsy cline" runs through the summer. click on this story

for more information. coming-up in sports, we'll hit the track for the nascar can- am duels, plus in college hoops, radford and liberty go down to the wire in a thrilling big south match-up.

next in sports. good evening everyone, i'm karen loftus with your look at sports. we'll get things going tonight on the track, as we set the field for sunday's daytona 500. the can-am duel races will determine starting spots 3 through 38, for the 58th running of the great american race. chase elliott

kenseth will join him on the front row after sunday's qualifying. drivers in the first duel will line up on the inside row for the daytona 500 based on their finishing order in the race, and drivers in the second duel will be on the outside. in the first, dale earnhardt junior makes the pass on denny hamlin with 5 to go, and he hangs-on to win it, doing so on the 15th anniversary of his father's death. he'll start third on sunday. then in the second duel, all the action at the end. in the final lap, coming-out of the tri-oval. jamie mcmurray gets in front of jimmie johnson, who then spins-out and gets in a big wreck, with outside pole sitter matt kenseth and martin truex jr also involved. meanwhile, kyle busch picks-up his third duels win. let's get to some college basketball and a big south match-up in lynchburg between radford and liberty. both teams in the middle of the pack in the conference standings, meeting for the second time this season. the highlanders won the first back in december by 4 points, and this one would be even closer.

off the liberty turnover. cameron jones throwing it down, and the highlanders lead by one at the break. liberty out front in the second thanks in part to john dawson, who had himself a day. check-out these moves to the hoop and the circus finish. then he's getting it done outside too. the 3-ball here gives the flames a 5-point lead. dawson with career high 22 points. radford closes the gap. jones, to the hoop. the bucket and the foul ties this game up with 90 seconds to play. jones with 19 points, 9 rebounds. still tied with under 10 second to play. rashun davis, drills the step-back jumper to put radford out front with 5 seconds left. liberty gets a great look at the end but it rims-out. radford wins it 69- 67, snapping the flames' 7-game win-streak. in women's college basketball tonight, the hokies on the road at duke, where the blue devils edge-out the hokies 66- 62. tech was up 31 to 27 at the half, and it stayed tight the rest of the way. sidney cook led all

points but it wasn't enough. tech now 3 and 10 in the acc we're in the post- season at the high school level. a double-header at william fleming tonight as the colonels host pulaski county. the cougars start the scoring when miguel garcia drives to the basket and picks-up the 3-point play. but fleming takes-over from there. tyrell adams ahead to shiquay price with acrobatic finish high off the glass. they keep rolling as adams keeps it himself and drains the long 3. that caps-off a 14-oh run from the colonels. pulaski fights-backto make this a game, but fleming comes- out on top 46 to 43 the final. the fleming girls also hosting pulaski in their conference tournament and this was a pretty one- sided affair. malury bates working both ends of the court. she gets the steal and takes it coast to coast for the lay-in. then more of the same soon after. tybreoin green with the steal. she gets it ahead to autumn brown on the break. fleming extends their lead to double digits-- up 17 to 7. later first half, qwonneshia king

high 15 points. william fleming

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