now at eleven ... parents of a missing blacksburg teen are pleading for her return. how help save the next girl is joining the effort to bring her home safely. plus ... a new attorney is attempting to get convicted murderer george huguely released from prison. details about the petition filed court today. has been reached between the justice department ... and ferguson, missouri. what the future might hold for the police department. good evening, and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at eleven. i'm lindsey ward ... john has the night off. the search continues tonight in blacksburg for a missing teenage girl. 13-year-old nichole lovell was last seen around midnight tuesday at her family's apartment. her mother called police this morning when she woke up to find nichole gone. police say she's in danger because she has to take medication twice a day after having a liver transplant. wsls ten's duke carter is in the new river valley and joins us live. duke what are police and organizations like "help save the next girl" doing to find

blacksburg police and workers from help save the next girl are asking the community to come forward if they have any information that could lead to where 13 year old nichole lovell can be found. it's information nichole's family will hope bring her safely back home. her home" tammy weeks is nichole's mother. "she's a very happy child, she loves to sing and dance," she's begging the community to give any information that would help find her teenage daughter. tammy weeks/nichole's mom 'we love you nichole, we miss you, we want you home," weeks is fighting back tears because she knows her daughter is in danger... ...especially because nichole is taking medication that she can't go a day without for a liver transplant. weeks "she had a liver transplant when she was ten month's old she's

weeks realized nichole was gone this morning. she called blacksburg police who are working with virginia state police to help find nichole. lieutenant mike albert/blacksbu rg police "we're not sure if it's a runaway situation or if there is foul play involved at this time in the investigation we haven't been able to determine either but wer'e looking at it from every angle," nats from hstng psa local orgniazations like help save the next girl are also working to lend a hand in the search. kenny jarrells with the organization is talking to nichole's mother. kenny jarrells/help save the next girl "when we talk to the mother, that's the first thing i tell her to do, is remain calm and lets get the information out there," jarrels says they usually get information like her height - weight as well as picture as well as when was she last seen. it's then spread all over social media with the hope that someone who has seen nichole or any missing person will give that info to police . jarrells "on the positive side we've accumulated a lot of resources and those people help us, on our facebook page we have about 50 thousand people, i can post a flier and within 2 hours i've reach 40 to 50 thousand people," forty to

people searching for 13 year old nichole. a daughter a mother hopes to reunite with soon. weeks "she means everything to us, she's god gift to me," if you have any addtional information that could help find nichole your'e asked to call blacksburg police. in the new river valley duke carter wsls ten. meanwhile .. roanoke police are asking for you help in finding a missing man. police say 26- year-old jonathan kent was reported missing on monday by co- workers .... but has not been heard from since last wednesday. he drives a 20-15 honda c-r-v ... with the license plate number v- e-c-7-7-1-7. if you have any information ... you're asked to call police. new tonight at 11 .. convicted murderer george huguely -- in hopes of being released from prison. huguely is currently serving 23 years in prison for killing fellow university of virginia

huguely's newest attorney filed a petition for habeas corpus today. if approved ... huguely's attorney can report an unlawful imprisonment before a judge. the attorney claims huguely was severely intoxicated at the time of the murder and did not premeditate love's death. the attorney is demanding that huguely be released from prison and allow him to have an evidence hearing. the court has yet to schedule a date to hear huguely's case. also new tonight ... one of three virginia men charged in an alleged plot to attack synagogues and black churches plead guilty to robbery conspiracy today. 30-year-old charles halderman could get 20-years in prison when he's sentenced in april. authorities say halderman and two other richmond-area men .. plotted to rob a silver and coin dealer ... and use the money to finance a race war. ronald chaney the third and robert doyle face firearms charges as well as the robbery

scheduled for trial in march. major changes could be coming to the ferguson, missouri police department. the justice department reached a tentative agreement today with the city. the proposed deal requires more thorough training of police officers ... and reforming the city's use of force procedures. it will also require all patrol officers, supervisors and jail workers to wear body cameras and microphones. the move comes more than a year after a ferguson police officer fatally shot an un-armed teenager michael brown. the city council is expected to vote on the proposal on february 9-th. a group of armed anti-government protesters continue to occupy a federal refuge in oregon ... even after several of their leaders were arrested in a deadly shooting. however the government is beefing up its approach tonight ... blocking roads and setting up checkpoints around the refuge. the 8 suspects arrested last night ... include leader ammon bundy. they are all charged with felony

bundy spoke in court today ... asking the group to leave the refuge and go home. there's no word yet if the group plans to leave. new tonight at 11 ... the wife of a northern illinois police officer who killed himself after embezzling from a youth program ... has turned herself in after being indicted by a grand jury. lake county deputies say melodie gliniewicz was indicted on felony counts of money laundering and disbursing charitable funds without authority for personal benefit. deputies say her husband lieutenant charles gliniewicz staged his suicide to look like a homicide back in september for fear of getting caught after years of embezzling. authorities say melodie served as an adviser to the fox lake police explorer post her husband ran. more steps are being taken to help the people of flint, michigan .. suffering because of the city's lead water poisoning. today... governor rick snyder announced the state executive office will remain in flint until the problem is

the city's mayor is also taking steps to protect the community. she's asking the state to make sure no one pays for water they can't drink. mayor karen weaver/ flint, michigan - "i have told governor snyder that flint residents should not have to pay for water they did not and are not using. i appreciate, i want everybody to know i appreciate the federal government stepping up but this does not replace the state stepping up giving the funds for our residents to fix this issue" meanwhile ... we're learning just how bad the drinking water in flint is ... as virginia tech students share findings they call "shocking." virginia tech professor marc edwards led a team of faculty and students to independently test water samples in flint and detroit. this after people in michigan complained about poor quality. one student says she found lead

flint's water than detroit's. christina devine / student researcher this is the water that they were using in their system, and it was a fairly simple test they could have run before switching. you can see the results. you can actually visually see the lead particles in the water. you don't even have to send it to the lab to see that there's more lead in the flint water than the detroit water. edwards and his team of scientists and students will present their full findings tomorrow night at seven in goodwin hall. supervisors in botetourt county are undertaking an archaeological study of the land surrounding two historic slave quarters. the county ultimately wants to move the buildings to make way for industrial development. but people in the county are concerned there are unmarked graves lying below them. a descendant of the slaves who used to live and work on the property more than 2 hundred years ago says .. she hopes graves are discovered and the buildings

cheryl sullivan willis, slave decendant: 10:57:33 "i'm guardedly hopeful. i think that's the way a lot of us feel, because it's very important that we acknowledge and respect the last resting place of these people." 10:57:46 the county says the archaeological study of the area could take up to 3 months and cost more than 60 thousand dollars. hospitals across the country are in need of more nurses. it's something our local hospitals like carilion clinic are experiencing as well. currently there are 100 openings at carilion... which is why the hospital is ramping up recruiting efforts. carilion is increasing pay... focusing on getting nurses from nearby states... and using social media. debra lovelace/senior director human resources 18:10:39 it came back to what can we offer the nurses so it's the wide variety of careers we have here. it's interdisciplinar y care and it's that strong nursing voice. we also reached out to centra hospitals. a spokesperson says it's also in

new tonight at 11 ... a bristol based company undergoing bankruptcy proceedings ... can now give million of dollars in bonuses to some of its executives. a judge made the ruling today for alpha natural resources. the order authorizes payments under the company's 20- 15 annual incentive bonus plan ... and key employee incentive plan. this comes after a branch of the department of justice objected to the plan earlier this month. alpha natural resources says .. these bonuses will help the company maintain strong leadership during the restructuring process. financial problems within norfolk southern lead to more downsizing. the company released its fourth quarter report today. the report shows profits slid 29-percent. that's being blamed on norfolk southern delivering 6- percent less freight. the company says it will cut 2- thousand jobs... or 4-percent of its workforce... by 20-20. norfolk southern stock has dropped 35- percent over the

two local non- profits are merging as one ... to help fight the issue of homelessness in the roanoke valley. the trust house and bethany hall will now be under one program known as arch. both organization provide mental health and addiction rehabilitation services. with the merger ... both organizations say they'll be able to help more people. it gives us a bang for the buck. it gives us the ability to recognize that when we are investing in two different operations that are doing similar work, where really not affecting the same population. when we combine those resources we are able to do more with that investment and we are able to ultimately reach more people. the program will still keep the two facilities working in their respective locations ...but under one mission and one operating budget that now equals one point one million dollars. it's a reunion 14 years in the making. the picture created by a 9 year-old boy ... that brought two

a piece of artwork created 14 years ago brings two strangers together. a patron of famous anthony's took home a drawing a nine- year-old created in response to the september 11-th attacks. the customer says ... the artwork "spoke" to her because, many of her friends died inside the towers. for many years the identity of the artist has been a mystery. but today ... the owner of the drawing and artist met for the first time. wendy jones, former morgan

can destroy our famous american buildings, but they can't destroy our famous american pride. these words have been so comforting to me for so many years; i want to thank you for that," aaron lyles, drew infamous 9-11 picture"i don't guess i ever thought it would speak to anybody. it's kind of an outward gesture." it's a gesture that jones has framed in her office. ironically, both jones and lyles live in botetourt and have run for city council. wsls 10 is teaming up with feeding america southwest virginia and kroger to bring you our annual 10 cares food drive. with your help ... together ... we can give back to those in need in the community. the 10 cares food drive is thursday february 4-th from 6 a-m to 7 p- m. we'll be at the kroger in bonsack... cave spring... lynchburg... martinsville and

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friday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s.overnight flurries possible saturday: early morning flurries possible.mostl y sunny afternoon with highs in the middle 50s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s monday: isolated rain showers possible with highs in the upper 50s tuesday: partly cloudy with

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college hoops.. tonight vigrinia tech hosts #16 louisville.. we have all the action from

last year the virginia tech men's basketball team finished the regular season with only two conference wins. this year.. it has

in-conference wins going 4-3. tonight they hosted #16 ranked louisville in cassell colliseum. coach buzz williams showing the players how to play a little bit of defense. -its a 4 point game in the 2nd half.. damion lee knocks down the triple from the corner to extend the lead for louisville. -hokies not going down without a fight.. jalen hudson driving and will bank in the shot for 2... he had a good night... he finished with 27 points and 7 rebounds. -more from lee.. this time on the assist..looking inside to chinanu onuaku for the easy jam. -and this is what buzz does not want to see on defense.. lee on the inbounds play.. hits jaylen johnson in the backcourt for the dunk and the foul.. the cardinals top th ehokies 91-83. more acc action.. pittsburgh at clemson.. -tigers up 5 in the first half.. avry holmes passes to jaron

drains the 3 from the wing. -jordan roper gets the steal and the fast break and finishes it off with the layup to take a 12 point lead. -pittsburgh trying to stay in it.. michael young will sink the jumper capping off pittsburgh's 9-0 run... but clemson would close it out 73-60 your final. the uva men's basketball team is ranked 11th in the country this week and had a phenomenal come-back win last night to beat wake forest. it's too good not to show again... virginia trailing by 7 late in the game.. when wake's devin thomas makes the basket and draws the foul to extend their lead. -it looks like the deacs have put this one away but oh no... uva makes a comeback to get within 2 points. -and with 4 seconds on the clock .. virginia on the inbounds to devon hall.. hall passes to darius thompson who lobs up a 3 in hopes of getting fouled and going to the line.. but he banks it in at the buzzer!! uva stays alive

in acc play. here's a look at the acc basketball standings as of now.. north carolina sits at the top at 7-0 in conference play followed by louisville with one loss... then there are 3 teams who are sitting right under that with 2-losses. following them you have uva.. duke.. and virginia tech who sit in the middle of the pack of the 15 conference teams. but this is sure to change with plenty of games still left on the schedules. while everyone is looking ahead and getting excited for the superbowl. lets not forget that there is still football this weekend. saturday is the senior bowl that is a showcase for the country's best senior college football players and top nfl draft prospects to show what they can do ahead of the n-f-l draft. the game is in mobile alabama... virginia tech defensive end dadi nicholas was invited. some of the big names will be ohio state wide receiver braxton miller and north dakota state's quarterback

saturday afternoon and will air on the nfl network. to news and notes.. lebron james is upset that he is being blamed for the firing of cavalier coach david blatt. -spurs coach gregg popovich will coach the west team in the nba all-star game. -and dwight howard returns from an ankle injury to play tonight against the spurs. for your light of the night! the carolina panthers are headed to california for super bowl 50 to face the denver broncos. and when im saying the panthers are going... i mean the entire panther organization. team owner jerry richardson is paying for every employee in the organization to go watch the team play. richardson has a philosophy that from interns... to players... to executives... carolina wins as one.

an iconic car is coming back to the near future. the iconic delorean -- famous for it's role as the time machine in "back to the future" is getting back into production. the company's c- e-o says the plan is to produce replicas of the 19-82 car. there are enough supplies in stock to build about 300 of them. the c-e-o hopes to keep the price under 100- thousand dollars. the tonight show with jimmy fallon is next. is next. we'll see you back here