and that's when we would meet allen huddleston at company a." he says allen was an avid photographer. best friend: "he had his own photo shop down on west main."3 allen ended up going to serve in world war ii. but -- allen suffered a broken ankle that kept him from the beaches of normandy on d-day. robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "he said well, if i hadn't broke my ankle two weeks before d-day, i would probably lost my life on the was devastated when he rejoined company a and didn't recognize anyone.robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "when he told me that i could see tears forming on his cheeks... i wanted to cry with him." in the 70 years that robert knew allen, he says he was a class act.robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "in all the years i knew allen huddleston, never a curse word out of that man. he was just a nice gentleman all the time."robert key, allen huddleston's best friend: "i tried to ask god every morning to give him strength to get him through today, every day, because that's how important he was to m

a veteran shares his memories of allen huddleston -- the last of the bedford boys. good evening, and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at eleven. i'm john carlin. and i'm lindsey ward. a judge will start hearing evidence in the trial against ashley white tomorrow morning. this after judge bradley finch made the unusual decision to grant a change of venue request. after the judge's decision to move the trial to another jurisdiction ... the prosecution asked for a bench trial in pulaski county instead of a jury trial. means judge finch will now decide white's fate. legal experts say both sides could view this as a victory.. but the lack of a jury most likely benefits the defense more. jack call / radford university if, under the law, the parents are not legally responsible, then obviously the right outcome should be that they would be acquitted, and that might be an easier judgement for a judge to make than it would for jurors. the commonwealth's attorney says he believes the facts are the facts.. and he has confidence judge finch will give both sides a fair trial. th

allen huddleston." years later, huddleston became a photographer and opened up his own business in bedford. some knew him as a friend, others as a businessman. but all, especially the town of bedford, will remember him as boys. huddleston was living at the english meadows elks home campus in bedford and had several health problems. we want to thank him and all the bedford boys for the ultimate sacrifice. after 70-plus years and a two-day journey, see the moment a virginia vet reunites with his long lost love. khiree tease: "tonight, hear about a project some virginia tech students are working on that could become the future of transportation." so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for $40 a m

allen huddleston." years later, huddleston became a photographer and opened up his own business in bedford. some knew him as a friend, others as a businessman. but all, especially the town of bedford, will remember him as the last connection to the bedford boys. melissa gaona, wdbj7 huddleston was living at the english meadows elks home campus in bedford and had several health problems. we want to thank him and all the bedford boys for the ultimate sacrifice. a community is coming together to help a young boy battling cancer, including emergency something special. 4-year old max brown was diagnosed in january with acute lymphoblastic since his diagnosis his home town of galax has been sending cards and well wishes to max. family working in law enforcement or crew members decided to all shave their heads to max's uncle word brotherhood, police department, that's really what it is. i've had numerous calls and texts from people i don't even know from all over the country calling, texting, facebooking, just

allen huddleston." years later, huddleston became a photographer and opened up his own business in bedford. some knew him as a friend, others as a businessman. but all, especially the town of bedford, will remember him as the last connection to the bedford boys. melissa gaona, wdbj7 huddleston was living at the english meadows elks home campus in bedford and had several health problems. we want to thank him and all the bedford boys for coming up, we have another check in with road conditions around our area. your i-hometown traffic report is next. we're at the virginia museum of transportation. and we're talking about trains, after the break on wdbj 7 conditions. high near 31. we're finding icy conditions throughout the new river valley this morning. the highways are clear but even main roads are slippery. tazewell county and bland county are in the worst shape right now. workers are fixing guardrails on electric road in roanoke county. the southbound right lane is blocked near the i-81 south ramp for 2

"allen huddleston" died early this morning in bedford. huddleston was a member of the u-s army national guard 116-th infantry, 29-th division. he was not able to join the rest of his unit on the beaches of normandy on june sixth, 19-44 because he broke his ankle during training two weeks before. tonight on wsls 10 at 11 .. we'll and friend .. robert key. crews in botetourt county now have one of two historic slave quarters on the back of a flat-bed truck ready to be moved. protestors were on the site of the greenfield plantation this morning. they tell us they were concerned the county might be moving the building to a new location without letting them know. protestors say they want to be there when it happens to show the county people oppose the decision. roblyn brand, protester: "for the last week or two i've actually had my hat, my gloves, and my boots in my car so i could just take off whenever i'm told they're moving them, and that's what i've done today." the man organizing the protest says he submitted new information to the court

allen huddleston was in his 90's and had been having health problems huddleston was injured in training and did not storm the beaches of normandy on d-day with the rest of the bedford boys. he rejoined company a two months later. tonight at eleven on wdbj7, we'll hear from some who knew him well and you'll meet a veteran who lives in bedford and served with huddleston back in the 40's. new at six - it's cold outside but steam is coming out of this locomotive. the famed 611 is back on the rails, why it's heading to north carolina. plus it's ash wednesday. beginning of lent. (baseball on tv in background) with heart failure, danger is always on the rise. symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart failure treatment options. because the more you know, the more likely you are... (dog whimpering) the mighty 611 has fire inside her once again and she'll be away from her home for about the next two months. tomorro

allen huddleston, the last of the bedford boys, passed away yesterday. following his passing, abc 13 talked to one of allen's best friends robert key. key told us that in the 70 years that robert knew allen, he says he was a class act. the president of the national d-day memorial also spoke to us about allen, saying in a statement that they are -quote- "very saddened by allen's passing", and that "his contributions to the war effort will not be forgotten." he was 97. 3 pattie tight state police are looking for a driver involved in a police chase that ended in a crash. troopers say at around 9 last night they tried to pull over a car on route 220 in franklin county, when the driver took off. the chase then crossed into roanoke county where the car went out of control and hit another vehicle. four people in the first car were injured, but the driver ran from the scene. no one in the other vehicle was hurt injured. police believe the driver who ran off may be armed. 3 3 pattie tight you may notice some changes the next time you visit the hotel roanoke. renov