wsls 10's bethany teague was inside the courtroom as the judge read the verdict. bethany ... how did he reach this decision? this evening ... we're in for

that's where wsls10's bethany teague is at the kroger. hi, bethany. >> reporter: right now there are about 1600 pounds of food in the feeding america southwest virginia truck. that number has exceeded expectations. another thing they're happy about is these donation boxes have almost sold out. they come prepackaged with enough food to prepare a meal. i'm also joined live by post -- austin bower. what are your plans? >> actually, i have 1800 pounds. we'll feed probably 150 to 250 families. we have other agencies that will help with the peanut butter and canals. -- some of these boxes. it's been -- you said exceed expectations, you're not kidding. we've had a wonderful day here. >> thank you for being with us. coming up at 6:00 we'll talk to someone who has benefited from the food drives and what he's doing to help others in need. live in blacksburg, bethany teague. >> earlier today john and i visited the kroger in cade springs. if that one as closer to you -- one's closer to you, stop by there. >> we did do some shopping, didn't we? >> that

in the nrv newsroom bethany teague wsls 10. noah's father... paul thomas... also faces charges stemming from his death. thomas is expected back in court march 9-th. roanoke police investigate a shooting involving a teenager. officers say the 17-year old showed up at carilion roanoke memorial hospital's emergency room on tuesday. the teen said he was shot while sitting in a car on 8-th and harrison. police confirmed his statement after finding evidence of a shooting at the scene. the 17-year-old is expected to be okay. at this point... no arrests have been made. the case is still under investigation. there will soon be more protection for residents... when it comes to gun violence. today... virginia delegates passed historic state bills on gun control. of an agreement between the governor and the general assembly. in return for restoring concealed carry reciprocity... the legislation requires state police be available to perform voluntary background checks at gun shows. the bills also prohibit residents under permanent domestic violence protective orders from

noah's body was found in a septic w-s-l-s ten's bethany teague has been in court all day. she joins us now live outside the pulaski county courthouse. bethany ... still no jury? still no finalized jury for ashley white. this process is already taking longer than expected, as the prosecution had plans to begin presenting its case against white this afternoon. when i stepped out of court moments ago, 64 potential jurors had been brought up total between yesterday and today. 40 have been sent away. there were a number of reasons for those disqualifications, such as having relatives or friends connected to the case. but the predominant reason, which accounts for roughly half of the dismissals, was that the potential jurors already believed that ashley white is guilty or responsible on some level for noah thomas's death. white's defense team did ask for a change of venue weeks ago, because it felt that seating an impossible. the judge indicated he would rule on that after trying to seat a jury. he did say that even if the jury is finalized, he would take into account how difficu

in pulaski bethany teague wsls 10. a pittsylvania county woman will likely spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to murdering her friend. wsls 10's colter anstaett was in the courtroom as christy beskin made her plea. "the victim's family has been waiting for nearly a year for the sense of closure that danville circuit court, as the suspect, christy beskin, pleaded guilty to two charges related to the incident." christy michelle beskin was scheduled to go to trial next week...accused of beating donna gail hiatt- lanier to death in march of last year inside lanier's home. but instead, she was in court today pleading guilty. she plead guilty to second degree murder and arson. debborah caldwell- bono/beskin's attorney - "well, you look at the evidence and then the client decides what the best course of action is based on what you have to deal with." in outlining the evidence the state would've used against beskin in trial, the prosecutor said beskin and lanier had been drinking and doing drugs for hours leading

wsls 10's bethany teague joins us live from blacksburg as part of our team coverage. bethany... what do these new charges mean? it means keepers could spend the she is convicted. as you mentioned... she is now charged with accessory to first degree murder before the fact... transporting or concealing a dead body... and accessory after the fact. up until today... she was only charged with accessory after the fact and concealing or transporting. this new charge carries with it a sentence of 20 years to life in prison. according to her arrest warrant... the crime was committed in montgomery county from january 4th to january 27th. keepers is currently being held without bond in roanoke county. she is scheduled to be arraigned on the new charge thursday in juvenile and domestic relations court. live in blacksburg bethany teague wsls 10. we hear directly from blacksburg police about how the murder investigation is impacting... but not defining... the community... tonight on w-s-l-s ten at 5-30. for more on how the community is and the latest details on the investigation into her murd

in pulaski bethany teague wsls 10. the blacksburg and virginia tech communities come together to remember the life of 13-year-old nicole lovell. she went missing back on january 27-th. a few days later .. her body was found in north carolina. wsls 10's brie jackson joins us now live from virginia tech. brie ... why did organizers decide to hold the vigil on college avenue? gathering here tonight to honor the the 13 year old. blue lights represent her favorite color organizers say they want nicole's memory to be associated with building a greater sense of community. celebrate the 13-year-old's life and show support to her family during this extremely difficult time. college avenue has always been a come together as one. guest speakers, a moment of silence by candlelight and other activities will be done to honor nicole lovell. claire kelling / organizer - "we have blue ribbons to support the family the town is going to be lit up with blue lights has blue is nicole's favorite color. we want as many support. for nicole an

live in pulaski bethany teague wsls 10. police continue to gather evidence after an infant's body was found in a franklin county dumpster. according to search warrants filed in roanoke city court ... rocky mount police have searched katherine dellis' cell phone. the 24-year-old was arrested and concealment of a dead body. police say she gave birth to a still-born child... then put its body in a dumpster. police previously searched her home for evidence as well. now to another case we're following. the death of blacksburg teen ... nicole lovell. her father ... david lovell ... sat down with talk show host doctor phil mcgraw over the weekend. the interview will air on wednesday right here on wsls 10. wsls 10's dawn jefferies talked to doctor phil about the interview today. she joins us now live in the studio. dawn ... what was your biggest take-away? i asked dr. phil what sparked his interest in this tragedy... he said two things.. the social media aspect and the loss of life. and that's really what has so many people talking

wsls 10's bethany teague got a copy of keepers' new arrest warrant. she joins us live in blacksburg as part of our team coverage. bethany.. what did you find out? virginia tech student natalie keepers is now charged with accessory before the fact to first degree murder. david eisenhaur is still charged with first degree murder in what we now know was the stabbing death of nicole lovell. keepers was originally charged with accessory after the fact and concealing or transporting a dead body. accessory after the fact carries a carries ten years. this new charge.. accessory before the fact.. carries a possible sentence of 20 years to life in prison. commonwealth attorney mary pettitt announced the new charges during a news conference today.. and said she would not be releasing more details until court proceedings began. mary pettitt, commonwealth attorney: "my responsibility to nicole lovell and to this community is to maintain the integrity of this case for court, and to seek justice inside of a courtroom." keepers is scheduled to be arraigned on the new

wsls 10's bethany teague was in court today .. as both sides gave opening statements and the prosecution began presenting it's evidence. she joins us live outside the pulaski county courthouse. bethany, what was ashley there are several points today one point she essentially broke down during testimony. that was when her neighbor and the stand. own." he said noah was just learning how to play basketball and everyone how much he had learned. meadows described noah as a boy who loved to be outdoors, and that "i must have put the chain on his bicycle 100 times." meadows said noah was alone most of the time when he played outside. the defense questioned the landlord on why the family's septic tank was not maintained and secured up to standard. the prosecution said while questioning a different witness that it intends to present evidence later on in the case that ashley white was taking a drug that is typically used to fight opiate addiction. that evidence has not yet been the medical examiner also gave testimony today that when noah's

wsls 10's bethany teague joins us live outside the pulaski county courthouse. bethany, the first two days have been spent entirely on jury selection. have they finalized the jurors yet? not yet, although it seems we are closer than we were at 5 o'clock. they have narrowed it down to a poole of 25 potential jurors. that means they will no longer be bringing in groups of three been doing for the past two days. the remaining jurors who were not called have been sent home. now, the task is to narrow down the group of 25 to 12 jurors and two alternates. when i stepped out of the court room moments ago, it was in recess. all parties were waiting for the judge to come back and announce whether they would finish the selection tonight, or wait until tomorrow morning. a total of 42 potential jurors were disqualified during the selection process, largely because many of them had already formed opinions about ashley white's guilt. despite this progress, white's defense attorney did say she intends to file a motion to dismiss the current panel and start over again. no word y

in radford bethany teague wsls 10. coming up tonight on w-s-l-s ten at 5-30... we'll have more on yesterday's deadly storms... including how the power of one... continues to help stay with us for w-s-l-s ten at pause for nats banner in cont vo dawn deaths ... injuries ... and destruction across the state. sot 8:10:06 we believe there were a total of 8 tornados 12:11 types of tornados at the end of february is truly astounding. 19:27 cont vo of drone footage change as crews assess the damage ... and families search through piles of rubble that were once homes ... in salvageable. john open under we have live team coverage in appomattox county ... insert 3 box where we now know an e-f-3 tornado touched down ... bring with it winds up to 165 miles-per-hour. good evening and thanks for joining us for wsls ten at 5:30.

in pulaski bethany teague wsls 10. state police are searching for an armed teen they say lead them on the hospital. it started on route 2-20 in boones mill last night. to stop and eventually lost control of the car... crashed... and caught fire. all four passengers were taken now... police k-9s and the state aviation team are searching for the driver... who ran off. the 15-year old is believed have a gun but troopers say he is not a threat to the public. for one local school ... preventing drug abuse begins in the classroom. macy mclaugherty elementary middle school just received a grant to begin the "too good for drugs" program this semester. the program is offered once a week during school hours for 5th and 7th grade students - as a supplement to the dare program they'll receive in 6th grade. the class teaches students social and emotional character that will help build self esteem and enable them to say no to drugs - an issue many children may already face at home. jared rader/principal macy mcclaugherty - "so many

live in pulaski bethany teague wsls 10. a former bedford police officer is indicted on six felonies for possession of child pornography. a bedford grand jury indicted 54- year-old "brian mc-alexander." he was arrested in henry county and is being held without bond. while mc- alexander has not been found guilty ... police chief todd foreman says it's disappointing and upsetting. southern virginia internet crimes against children task force investigated this case and says ... mc-alexander was the target of an investigation centered around file-sharing programs. lt. mike harmony/southe rn virginia icac: "it's sad i can tell you that much. anytime that someone who is in the eye of the public and has the faith of the public betrays according to bedford county circuit court .... mc-alexander is expected to have an arraignment tuesday morning. unfortunately .. cases like the one we just told you about ... aren't uncommon. southern virginia i-cac was one of the original task forces in 19-98. today .. it is one of 61 throughout the

wsls 10's bethany teague joins us live from our new river valley bureau. bethany.. when is this change supposed to happen? this is scheduled to take place at the end of march. planned parenthood recently began notifying its blacksburg patients of the coming change.. saying the roanoke office will now offer extended hours to accommodate the new patients. leaders say when the blacksburg clinic launched more than three decades ago.. it was the only trusted women's health care provider in the area. however.. virginia tech has expanded student and the community health center of the new river valley now women's health services in both montgomery and giles counties. planned parenthood representative paige johnson are different today, but we are equally determined to meet them, no matter what." the organization says it plans to continue offering sex education and advocacy work in the blacksburg area.. even after the clinic closes. live in the nrv newsroom bethany teague wsls 10. it's been nearly three-weeks since 13-year-old nicole lovell disappeared and was later found dea

wsls 10's bethany teague nats rise and shine floyd. sheriff brian craig, floyd county "we want to be that person that checks on them." this program launched just days ago under the direction of newly elected floyd county sheriff brian craig. sheriff brian craig, floyd county :17 - :19 "our dispatch will call them hours of nine and ten every morning, seven days a week 365 days a year, just to check and make sure they made it through the night okay." these calls go out to elderly or disabled residents who don't have someone checking on them daily. nats 80-year-old delores hammett was one of the first to sign up. delores hammett, rise and shine member :35 - :38 "it's a sad thing that an old person has worked all their lives, and then all of a sudden, there's no family, and you're left alone. it was frightening." craig came up with the idea after a difficult call he answered years ago as a deputy. sheriff brian craig, floyd county "an individual had fallen. when we got there, she had been down for a couple of days." the thought that that c

wsls 10's bethany teague explains. protecting kids is priority number one. anthony akers, pulaski co. assistant. administrator "anything we can do in pulaski county, being very open and honest about issues that we have." out of about 120 different four-year goals for pulaski county.. leaders are pulling out all the stops to fight child abuse. that includes partnering with big brothers big sisters. anthony akers, pulaski co. assistant administrator "the county contributed 30 thousand last year to big brothers big sisters, so we are definitely believers in what they are doing." in addition to money.. the county stepping up to volunteer. pulaski town manager shaun utt began mentoring his little joey almost four years ago. shawn utt, big brother "having that adult interaction that's not parental, just a random guy off the street comes in and believes in what a kid can do, just helps with the self esteem." during the time utt and joey have bonded.. the program has expanded to nine schools in the county. that means 99 kids are getting a positive influence they may

wsls 10's bethany teague follows up. it's a case that has gripped the pulaski county community since day one.. when hundreds volunteered to search for 5- year-old noah thomas. countless people mourned when his body was found in his family's septic tank. fast forward ten months to the start of his mom.. ashley white's.. trial. that emotion from the community.. caused judge bradley finch to make a rare decision. jack call, radford university - :26-:29 saying the same kind of thing, he decided that he wasn't going to be able to get 12 impartial jurors in pulaski county." finch granted the change of venue request from the defense.. something attorneys say has only happened in pulaski county twice in the last 50 years. roughly 60 percent of the potential jurors questioned were disqualified. finch said after hearing comments from jurors like "we've all heard about it" and "this case is common knowledge" .. he felt a jury trial should happen elsewhere. but just moments later.. the prosecution withdrew its request for a jury tri

wsls 10's bethany teague explains how the judge reached his verdict. ashley white has been found guilty on all three counts of felony child abuse and neglect. those charges carry a total of 20 years in prison. the moments ago. judge bradley finch said that ashley white deliberately left her two children home alone the morning that noah went missing. he said the conditions in her trailer were deplorable. he also said ashley white confessed that she saw noah standing on top of the septic tank about a month before he died. she told him to never do that again because she was afraid he would break the lid. he said when ashley white went to sleep that morning and left her kids unattended, even though she was still with them in the home, she should have known that they she slept. commonwealth attorney mike fleenor did not want to go on to us after the verdict. he said, quote -- "i believe ashley white received a served. something caused noah to fall into the septic tank. there is no evidence that ashley white deliberately killed noah, but her lack of supervis

in christiansburg bethany teague wsls 10. the university of texas announces it has approved rules ... concealed handgun license holders to bring their weapons into classrooms. the decision was announced by the university's president following a review of the controversial campus carry law. the senate bill was passed last year. it will go into affect august 1- st. in a letter addressed to u-t students ... faculty and staff ... the president says ... while he does not believe handguns belong on campus ... he is obligated to enforce the law. as a professor, as a teacher myself, i don't want guns in classrooms that i would be teaching in, and so i certainly empathize with them. butt to but in the end, as the president of the university, as the head of a state agency, i do have a responsibility to carry out the law the president says ... the next step is to form a campus carry implementation task force. the group will be in charge of assembling faculty and student representatives to help train and communicate the new policies. off

in pulaski bethany teague wsls 10. nicole lovell's father speaks to a natiowide audience as he talks to talk show host dr. phil mcgraw in an episode that aired earlier today. david lovell talked a lot about his daughter's use of social media, about being bullied, and about the last time he saw his daughter nicole was december 19th. she disappeared nearly six weeks later on january 27th. lovell told dr. phil he puts a lot of blame on himself and speculated on any possible motives suspects david eisenhauer and natalie keepers could have. he also described how nicole was bullied. david lovell, nicole lovell's father - "a girl with self- esteem issues anyway somebody told her some good things about her of course it would be easy to seduce a bullied little girl." meanwhile... many of you have been asking about nicole's mother.. tammy weeks. she spoke out at the community vigil for nicole earlier this week but we've also been talking. tammy tells me she wants to raise awareness about social media and online dangers but right

wsls 10's bethany teague continues our team coverage .. live from radford university. bethany, what was the atmosphere like? people from all political sides showed up today for the donald trump rally. hundreds lined the streets outside. there were trump supporters, protestors, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and ted cruz supporters. but things quickly turned chaotic inside. nats of people kicked out donald trump took the stage in front of a capacity crowd at radford university. about 30 minutes into his speech, things went off script. nats kicked out michael marmol ru student how he has a great relationship with the mexicans. he's employed 10,000 mexicans, and then i shouted "illegally!" that's when trump stopped and instructed security to escort radford student mike marmol out of the rally. michael marmol ru student i got kicked out. i got manhandled out. i mean they literally come up to you and manhandle you out of there and pulled me. then, the flood gates opened. nats kicked out dozens of protesters were forced out as trump stopped multiple times during his speech t

as wsls 10's bethany teague explains.. having a relative in jail can have life or death implications for children.. decades later. virginia tech psychologist bradley white wanted to know how having a family member in prison can impact a child's life. even he wasn't ready for what he would find. :11-:14 bradley white, virginia tech psychologist - what we were surprised to find is the magnitude, the size of this impact later in life. white's study revealed that men above the age of 50 are more than twice as likely to have a heart attack if.. when they were a child.. they had a family member in jail. bradley white, virginia tech psychologist - early adversive life events can get under our skin in childhood and impact our physiological development, impacting the way our minds and bodies perceive and respond to stress. while research is continuing to try to appears.. pulaski county social services director guy smith says the stress this places on children from the start is alarming. :53-:56 mostly with the young men, a lot of t

in christiansburg bethany teague wsls 10. pittsylvania county leaders begin working on the county's budget for the upcoming fiscal year ... and they're already having to make cuts. when they began ... there were about five and a half million dollars more in requests than the county is projected to have in revenue. county leaders have since cut about one and a half million dollars in requests. the county says ... the biggest challenge they're dealing with right now is how to overcome the roughly one point five million dollars they lost from a solid waste tax ... which was cut late last year. clarence monday/county administrator - the board had a public hearing and during the public hearing there were citizens who spoke up and asked that the fee be eliminated. the board took that under advisement and made the decision to repeal the fee." the county has to have the budget balanced by april fourth. turning now to your forecast ... another sunny day to melt the leftover snow. storm team ten chief meteorologist jeff haniewich joins

but as wsls 10's bethany teague explains.. there is a new center designed to change that. ashlee jessie mom it's tough. ashlee jessie is a mother of two.. and a full time employee. she.. like so many other pulaski county moms.. has struggled to find quality child care in the area. ashlee jessie :13-:16 mom it's frustrating. i work in christiansburg, so it is very limited without having to take them to radford or christiansburg. right now.. the town of pulaski does not have any licensed childcare facilities for kids from new born to two years old. david moore :29- :32 smart beginnings nrv there's nothing for those families at all currently. but that's changing thanks to a federal grant. the pulaski ymca is less than two weeks from opening it's early head start center for kids zero to 36 months. krystal whitt :44-:47 childcare director we don't want to be a typical day care. we are a child development center. the early anything. for kids to qualify.. parents must be working.. and fall below the poverty line. david moore smart beginnings nrv early head start is a two generati

live in radford bethany teague wsls 10. the controversy surrounding trump's visit doesn't just involve the students. a photographer covering the event says he was knocked to the ground by a secret service agent. time magazine photographer chris morris says ... he stepped 18 inches outside the media pen when a secret service agent put his hands around his neck. morris was escorted out of the rally and detained before a representative with trump's campaign says .. they're aware of the incident but don't have all the details. the secret service says .. it's investigating the circumstances of this incident. donald trump isn't the only one reaching out to new voters ahead of super tuesday. senator ted cruz is campaigning in the lone star state. senator marco rubio is also at home today... he's in florida... a make it or break state for his campaign. hillary clinton followed in the steps of the g-o-p front runner... touring parts of the commonwealth today... while her democratic rival... senator bernie sanders... campaigned in mi

in blacksburg bethany teague wsls 10. dr. stanley jones/superinte ndent: "we have struggled in terms of meeting the target." a danville elementary school is about to lose something no school ever wants to lose. what it is and what's being done to get it back. danv the school district has already taken steps to help the school get back on track. as wsls 10's colter anstaett explains .. the district is confident re- accreditation won't take long. it's learning as usual for students at woodberry hills elementary school. but, that learning isn't living up to the state school board's standards. at the month members will officially revoke the school's accreditation. dr. stanley jones/superinte ndent "what it means is that we have struggled in terms of meeting the target. what it doesn't mean is that students aren't learning." for the past couple of years, student sol test scores have been lower than the state's expectations. initially, science and math scores were low. then last year, those scores improved but reading scores went d

and as wsls 10's bethany teague explains .. the rest of the money is helping officers look at what their car and body cameras are recording. the radford police department now has a more efficient way to look at what goes on between officers and citizens on the streets. 08-:11 mike jenkins, radford police department - with this system, all i do is pull into the back lot, and it begins to download. in-car cameras are nothing new.. but until now.. every time officers wanted to view something their camera captured.. they would have to manually download it and burn it to a dvd. now.. thanks to a grant for new wifi and software equipment.. it's as simple as pulling into the :32-:35 immediately, it syncs to wifi and downloads the in-car camera system, which saves us a lot of time, a lot of effort, removes those human errors. the new system also gives officers more than twice the storage space.. so they don't have to worry about missing a crucial moment. mike jenkins, radford police department - i've been on traffic stops before where

in pulaski bethany teague wsls 10. a search is underway tonight in rocky mount for a suspect police say .. robbed a family pharmacy in the schewels plaza. police say the suspect -- 26- year-old joshua cundiff came into the pharmacy a little after five p-m.. pulled out a gun.. and demanded narcotics. a warrant has been issued for cundiff's arrest for armed robbery. anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the rocky mount police department. the results are in from the nation's first primary in new hampshire. republican candidate donald trump and democrat bernie sanders came out on top tonight. nbc's steve handlesman has now for the first time, he is a winner in politics. donald trump, triumphant tonight in new hampshire .. sot: donald trump r- presidential candidate :07- :21 we're not going to forget you - you started it! remember, you started it." with 34%, trump he beat his closest rival by more than 2 to one. and in new hampshire that is ohio governor john kasich, who topped iowa winner ted cruz jeb

in pulaski, bethany teague wsls 10. new at eleven... investigation leads to the arrest of a lynchburg man. 32-year-old robert trent was arrested on a total of 25 counts related to child pornography and having indecent liberties with a child 13-years of age or under. trent is being held without bond at the lynchburg adult detention center. rocky mount police arrest the man they say robbed the family pharmacy tuesday evening. police say 26- year-old joshua cundiff turned himself in at the franklin county jail this evening. on tuesday -- police say cundiff came into the family pharmacy.. pulled out a gun.. and demanded narcotics. we're getting a first look tonight at the booking video of the two suspects charged in connection to the stabbing death of 13- year-old nicole lovell these video clips from the montgomery county sheriff's office show natalie keepers and david eisnehauer as they were brought into the new river valley regional jail. you can see.. eisenhauer comes in wearing what looks like pajama pants and then changes into an orang

bethany teague. >> not rolling my eyes at all, bethany. i think any time we see four, five, six inches, sometimes more, that we're seeing in some areas it's going to take a while to dig out. so take those breaks, please. >> i loved her shopping list. forget the bread, go for the ice cream. perfect. >> christina, what's on your shopping list during these things? >> my shopping list. energy drinks. >> yes. to keep you going. >> yes, i bring them in for all of storm team. we are ready to go. oh my gosh, i love bethany. just so funny. i'm laughing over here. love her. winter storm warning until noon tomorrow. we have area wide snowfall. we are waking up to a blanket of snow all over the area. right now moderate to heavy snow across most of the region. just a couple of breaks in pocahontas and highland counties. heading south, we have warmer air working its way in and we're finding ice. that's that pink shading there. we'll see more ice later on in the day and especially overnight. here it is hour by hour on the local view. through about 9:00 t

wsls 10's bethany teague was inside the courtroom as the judge read the verdict. bethany ... how did he reach this decision? this evening ... we're in for this evening ... we're in for some dangerously cold >>> so what happens next? when will we know what her fate is. >> they have ordered a so there's no sentence for ashley white but they have squadded it for may 16 at 1:00. she will have a presentence report with the sense inning -- sentencing guidelines, so we should know in may. >> interesting new developments still coming out today. >> got another big story. that's the dangerously cold temperatures we'll be looking at. the wind chill advisories will be kicking in. >> that, combined with scattered snow showers, even a bigger system headed our way. >> right now this is a live look at conditions off of i-64 in covington where the snow has been falling, what jeff call as clipper system coming through. jeff, what can you tell us? >> we're going to be very cold and tuesday of next week, probably starting sunday night we'll have a more significant storm system. you'll notice we

wsls 10's bethany teague joins us live outside the rally. bethany, what is it like there? ### it has been very lively so far this morning. thousands of people are here at radford university's dedmon center to hear donald trump speak. we reported last week about attempts from protesters to collect as many tickets as possible and not go so that the look like that will be a successful effort. it has been very lively so far this morning. thousands of people are here at radford university's dedmon center to hear donald trump speak. we reported last week about attempts from protesters to collect as many tickets as possible and not go so that the arena will be empty. it does not look like that will be a successful effort. will be a successful effort. i'm protesting trump because i don't believe a racist, sexist, homophobic bigot should be our president. he's filled with too much hate to lead our country be sure to join us on wsls 10 tonight at five and six, we will have more crowd reaction to donald trump's visit. live in trump isn't the only candidate making stops across the com

bethany teague kicks off coverage and is joining us live from the kroger in blacksburg. >> reporter: they have about pan hour or so left to dhow name of the organizers say the response has been overwhelming. there's about 2300 pounds of food sitting in the feeding america southwest virginia truck. the donations are important, especially when you consider the fact just here in montgomery county alone, almost 15% of the population is considered food insecure. that equals more than 14,000 individuals. allan crockett was one of those people and he knows exactly what it's like to benefit from one of these food drives. >> you have to decide what you want to get if you want to pay for your medicine or put gas in about the food. >> reporter: allan now need. he says there are so many more people out there who are hungry than most folks realize. that's why he's encouraging everyone to come on out and do their part. >>> 13% of the population in southwest virginia does not know where their next meal will come from. >> 1 in 5 are food insecure. items donated in today's event will go to feeding am

live in pulaski bethany teague wsls 10. state police are searching for an they say he lead them on a chase which put four people in the hospital. the chase started last night on route 2- 20 in boones mill. state police say ... the driver refused to stop for troopers and eventually lost control... crashed... and caught fire. all four of the car's passengers were taken to the hospital. now... police k-9s and the state's aviation team are searching for the driver... who took off on foot. the 15-year old is believed to be armed with a small handgun. threat to the public. a south boston woman is believed to be in danger after she disappeared more than two months ago. south boston police are searching for angela owen. officers say owen was last seen in november ... but wasn't reported missing until last week. she's believed to be endangered partially due to the fact that she takes medication for multiple health issues. if you have any information on where she might be... please call the south boston police department. nearly a do

live in blacksburg, bethany teague. during our 10 cares food drive, the blue ridge area food bank says many are donating peanut butter and mac and cheese. one shopper says she knows the importance of what a warm meal can mean because a close friend of hers has struggled for years meal or check was going to come from. i have been very blessed in my life, and i just want to pass that on, i know there is a lot of need in this area. and so every little bit that i what a great attitude. the food bank says every little bit helps folks from all walks of life. >>> new tonight at 7:00 a company called power school group llc out of california bought roanoke achievement providing software to help school systems to evaluate school performance as well as effectiveness of teaching techniques, allowing power school to expand services, currently interactive achievement is in school districts in 13 states and united kingdom, there are no immediate change in service and support, the company employs 100 people. >>> plans are moving forwar

but as wsls 10's bethany teague explains ... the board is no closer to getting answers. supervisors is seeking erica williams. chris tuck, board of supervisors - "we need to start moving forward." the board wants to know why williams' office had a 155 percent turnover rate in her first term.. and how often williams was actually at work. while the board asked for an explanation by today.. it cannot force one. chris tuck, board of supervisors - "she is a constitutional officer, and while we can ask her to respond,

wsls 10's bethany teague was in court today .. as both sides gave opening statements and the prosecution began presenting it's evidence. she joins us live outside the pulaski county courthouse. bethany, what was ashley

in carroll county bethany teague wsls 10. we're following two major backups on interstate 81. thkbridge county. a live look from the v-dot traffic cam shows a tractor trailer that's flipped over on it's side. this is just north of i-64. state police say ...the road will be shutdown for several hours. drivers are being detoured onto route 11 at exit 191. meanwhile .. drivers in wythe county .. also facing slow- drivers in wythe county .. also facing slow- downs on i-81 due to a tractor trailer crash .. this time, at mile marker 86. take a look athtdvieo our crews shot of t ctden earlier today. the north left lane and shoulder are closed. the crash shut down i-81 around four this morning. the martinsville police department is trying to help businesses be better prepared to handle workplace violence. nearly 20 people showed up this morning for the department's "run hide fight" presentation. they learned how to de- escalate potentially violent situations before they become violent. they also learned how to react in the event of an active shooter. policeyem ost important thing they

wsls 10's bethany teague shows us the conditions. patsy stull it's never been as bad as it is right now. patsy stull has lived on brush creek road in montgomery county for 40 years. she says after a week's worth of rain and snow melting.. this is what her neighborhood looked like. patsy stull 40-year resident we expect some mud and a little slick, but nothing like the ruts that started occurring over the weekend, and we've never seen conditions like that before. but this road has not gone without problems in the past. frank glover has lived here 23 years. he says his home's foundation and basement have been damaged by water and gravel runoff from the road. frank glover 23-year resident it's terrible for myself. i'm disabled. it's terrible for my wife. a picture's worth a thousand words. bubba smith owns a farm along brush creek road. this is where he has to transport cattle in and out. smith says he has lost about two acres of crops because of gravel runoff into his field. bubba smith farmer i guess i'm just at a loss for hay. vdot s

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wsls 10's bethany teague explains how the judge reached his verdict. ashley white has been found guilty on all three counts of felony child abuse and neglect. those charges carry a total of 20 years in prison. the

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bethany teague. >> snow is making for dangerous conditions in south side as well as virginia, lynchburg u.s. 460, those roads covered with snow. you can see the tracks from the plows and where some cars have gone through but z-dot urging folks, if you don't have to head out, just stay at home. >> keeping an eye on the road conditions, joining us live from the mobile traffic cam. >> reporter: good morning, we have been all over the roads >> live tv. >> yes, you can imagine driving around trying to get a signal is tricky. they are okay. you saw what she was going to talk about, the road was white in front of her. >> another area expecting significant snowfall is the allegheny highlands area. here is covington earlier this morning, that area expecting 6 inches to a foot. currently the roads are covered but plows have been out working hard in the area. v-dot says driving will continue to be treacherous as freezing rain moves in today. >> that is what will make things even more tricky, the freezing rain coming in. southside this morning, pretty much the same story as we saw the snow coming i