you can see the snow there around long mountain in amherst county as well as some of the snow through the blue ridge mountains in bedford county. all temperatures above freezing which is good news for your travel plans and temp also slowly fall off. 38 in lynchburg right now. coming up a little later, i will let you know when all of us will have much colder weather. >> danner: whitt all right, thank you, george. >>> one of the areas expected to have the most snow is in craig county. chilly but not raining or snowing yet. v dot was busy well before the storm. they spent much of yesterday pretreating the primary roads like 77 and 460 with a brine. and they have crews ready to go tonight, but on secondary roads like the ones leading into craig county, crews aren't able to pretreat. >> that's one of the things that helps with the ice and snow from bonding to the road surface. so if we do see any significant accumulations on the secondary roads, if people drive on it, then we are able to see some of that frozen, icethat frozen, icy snow combat down -- compact on that road surface. >> with

an organization in amherst county is starting to develop a strategic economic plan, with-- for the first time-- the help of an outside consulting firm.officials with the economic development authority of amherst county held their kickoff meeting yesterday to start developing the strategic plan. the development of the plan is being funded through federal, state and private grants. officials say the plan is needed now more than ever.. since the central virginia training center is expected to close by 2020.sotvo:victoria hanson - executive director, economic development authority of amherst county: "the idea is that we will be able to do something positive that will help retain jobs, that will bring in new jobs, and that will also build our tax base so that we can improve the quality of life of amherst county citizens."officials say the strategic plan is expected want to get invovled with developing the strategic plan - you can find information on race fans are excited about this weekend's start of the nascar season.we already know that chase elliott and matt kenseth will occupy the front r

there's a new plan to bring new life to amherst county- as hundreds of jobs leave the area. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow - shows us how the plan - will serve as a big step forward - for the county. 00-0522-2745-50 "officials here in amherst county say with the expected closure of the central virginia training center buy 2020, developing an economic development strategic plan is as important as ever. and business owners here say it's something they're looking forward to."the old 97 restaurant opened in madison heights two and a half years ago. co-owner tracy sprouse says he has lived in amherst "i own a couple of businesses here in the county, so really i want to see the county just flourish and grow."sprouse also serves on the steering committee for the economic development authority of amherst county - which has just started developing its new economic development strategic plan. officials say this is the first time the county is using an outside consulting firm to help with the plan.hanson: "this is the first of its kind where they have 122 thousand dollars in grant funds to tak

amherst county's malik woodfolk nailed a three at the end of period three to pull within 15 of e.c. glass entering the fourth. later, cody lang got inside for two of his 14 to draw amherst closer. but the hilltoppers got hot in the fourth. tj jones drove for two of his 21. glass won 76-55 and plays at l.c.a. tonight at 6. more highlights t what's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal, 3 pattie just about everyone is a selfie-pro these days... even this sea lion! a san diego aquarium made an underwater selfie stick for one of their sea lions... and this little guy took it for a wild ride. while the selfie stick trend may be dying down for us land dwellers... it's the latest greatest t

an organization in amherst county is starting to develop a strategic economic plan, with-- for the first time-- the help of an outside consulting firm.officials with the economic development authority of amherst county held their kickoff meeting yesterday to start developing the strategic plan. the development of the plan is being funded through federal, state and private grants. officials say the plan is needed now more than ever.. since the central virginia training center is expected to close by 2020.sotvo:victoria hanson - executive director, economic development authority of amherst county: "the idea is that we will be able to do something positive that will help retain jobs, that will bring in new jobs, and that will also build our tax base so that we can improve the quality of life of amherst the strategic plan is expected to be released in may.if you want to get invovled with developing the strategic plan - you can com. high pressure will drift southeast across the region offshore the carolinas friday night. a weakcold front should dip south into the area later saturday followedb

in amherst county, ananda rochita wsls 10." teachers are turning their attention to engineering. teachers from grades pre-k through fifth ... learned new classroom skills at the 20-th annual virginia children's engineering convention at the hotel roanoke. they say engineering is incorporated into middle and high school classrooms ... but now ... the idea is to get elementary students involved. kelly davis, 2nd grade teacher, page county: "engineering is a big word, but everybody in essence is an engineer. engineering is more just being able to come up with ideas and solve problems and fix things. and, if you think back to pre- school the little kids are the ones that actually take things apart and put things together." different vendors and s-t- e-m based workshops in design, engineering and technology were availible throughout the day. still ahead on wsls 10 at 7 ... the race for the white house democratic candidates prepare to go- head-to head in wisconsin. what each candidate hopes to here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon in

zooming in toward the lynchburg pocket of heavier rain in amherst county making its way to gladstone. watching from concord and appomattox. light to moderate rains now. looking toward south side, you missed out on the rain for the most part so far, the showers toward hillsville and martinsville is headed your way and most of us will be getting rain for this evening. occasional showers for monday evening. right now temperatures are in the 60s in may be hard to believe that we will rain and temperatures in the 60s, but it is going to be a fairly mild evening for you. 61 degrees. the wind is light and we have the mostly cloudy conditions. you around the rest of the area, cooler toward blacksburg at 51. roanoke, 58. danville, you are still at 67. and near 70 right now south boston where we have to see highboston where we have to see highs reaching into the lower 70s toward south side. now when you wake up tomorrow morning, it is possible that you could have some drizzle on your windshield, but most of tomorrow, most of your tuesday is going to be dry. we will have cloudy, gray skies throu

the state does, but we can come up with a wonderful redevelopment plan."3 mona tight cvtc is amherst county's largest employer with 1200 jobs. the next largest employer in the county has about 300. 3 3 mona plasma still to come on good morning virginia... with two presidential primaries on the horizon, the candidates are pulling out all the stops to win voters. focus from one leading candidate. details in and... 3 3 3 3 partly cloudy, cool and dry for friday with highs in the upper 40s. temperatures reach the lower 50s on the southside. lows fall into the mid to upper 30s by saturday morning. overall, it's going to be a pleasant and mild weekend for us. highs reach the 60s both saturday and sunday, with overnight lows in the upper 30s to near 40. we'll be dry for saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. mostly cloudy for sunday, with the chance for later in the day. monday starts the new for a few showers. our weather becomes unsettled tuesday through thursday. the big headline is the potential for a winter storm along the east coast. right now, it is just too early to know how this could affec

. # amherst county holds a kick off meeting to talk about developing a strategic plan for the county. the plan will have recommendations allowing the county to grow in light of the closing of the central virginia training center and the changing economy. the plan is expected to look at the current and future needs of people living there, how to increase the tax base and create jobs. three hundred jobs were cut at the cvtc in 2015 with the remaining 900 expected to leave by 2020. the u.s. postal service celebrates black history month today at 1 p.m. at the main office in roanoke. the celebration will honor and highlight the contributions of american americans to u.s. history. there will be several guest speakers as well as a musical tribute. the postal service also has a series of stamps so you can learn about historic people, places and events.### virginia's blue ridge website wins a national award. travel and tourism category for website design. it was judged in five different categories ... including design ... content ... feature functionality ... usability and standards compliance

a few showers from lynchburg to amherst and much of bedford county looking to south side. rain near chatham and danville and martinsville. halifax county you have light rain. zoom on in and show you this, nothing significant and a little bit of light rain in your highway 29 and amherst county. the bulk of the rain though is right here. very easy to see. this huge blob of rain will be headed out direction. most of this rain will be arriving during the evening and especially after midnight and through tomorrow morning. that second batch of rain for wednesday. right now the temperature at 45. and it is going to be one of those evening where the temperature doesn't change very much. stay in the 40s for much of the evening. a breeze out there. northeast wind at 6. around the rest of the heart of virginia from up near uva and charlottesville, 49 degrees. 42 in blacksburg and upper 40s toward south boston and the rest of south side. at 8 p.m. and through midnight. a lot more rain developing, and this will be the rain. when you wake up to head to work tomorrow morning. everything

dental professional on how serious a problem tooth decay area. leading police on a chase through amherst county. the crime that police say started the ordeal. a roanoke county firefighter is grateful for his training, that ended up saving his life during a fire last week. why he soon won't be fighting fires anymore. plus, shelters in our donations, after taking a hit from the latest winter storm. the items they're most in need of right now. good morning, it's just after 6 o'clock on thursday. i'm kimberly mcbroom. i'm garrett turner and i'm leo hirsbrunner. watch out for black ice early otherwise we'll see mainly sunny skies and a high around 45.

brookville's reid stewart won his second state title in three years, as did amherst county junior jeffrey allen, who pinned his opponent in less than a minute. reid's brookville teammate austin wilkerson won his first state title, as did lca's mason wolk, the bulldogs' first as a new member of the vhsl. jeffrey allen, 4a state champion - 195 lbs. (amherst co.)- "last year losing in the finals was a big disappointment but this year i won and got state title number two so i'm very fortunate." reid stewart, 3a state champion - 120 lbs. (brookville) - "i was so happy i got to do it with my dad in the corner because he's the largest part about my wrestling career. he's always there for me and he's always pushing me and making me strive for more and i just love him for that." austin wilkerson, 3a state champion - 145 lbs. (brookville) - "it means so much. it's been a goal ever since i was walking. i mean when i started wrestling back in elementary school, my goal was to be a high school state champion and i finally did it." mason wolk, 4a state champion - 220 lbs. (lca) - "really i just feel bl

road work will impact traffic in amherst county. both directions of geddes mountain road are closed from roses mill road to patrick henry highway. it should re-open march 18-th. there's a lot explore in roanoke county, we just have to wait for the rain to dry out. in the meantime, wdbj7's amanda kenney is telling us what classes and programs we can look forward to this spring and summer. and there's a lot to forward to, especially if you like to be outside. i'm with dan lucas at green ridge recreation center. going on? - bike classes -bike trails at explore park 2. what is the roanoke mountain adventures partnership? something new this spring for nature lovers? still ahead, there's still time to try and stick to that new year's resolution of getting fit. what you can do here green ridge this spring and summer. when it comes to attracting new companies in the area, having an interstate is almost always a factor. coming up after the break, w-d-b-j7's interstate into the hill city might be playing a role in the area's economy. life as s

. >>> a plan for amherst county's future. the leaders got together at sweetbriar college how this map that out increase tax base, maintain investments, maintain current jobs and create new ones as the county prepares for the central virginia trading center to close. >> we know the central virginia training center will close in 2020, both a threat and also an opportunity. what are we going to do with that land when it does close? we don't own that land, the state does, but we can come up with a wonderful redevelopment plan. >> danner: ctvt is the largest employer with 12,000 jobs. the next largest employer in the county has about 300. >>> thousands of active-duty troops suffer from post a new study reveals the military is struggling to provide adequate care for them. they reviewed 40000 cases. the group found many troops with ptsd and depression are not getting the minimum number of therapy sessions. according to military guidelines, that is four within eight weeks or at least two sessions to manage newly prescribed medications

. >>> the amherst county economic development met with consultants to map out a future for the county. leaders talked about how to increase the tax base, encourage investment, retain current jobs while creating new this comes as the county prepares for the closing of the central virginia training center. >> we know the training center is going to close at 2020. that is a threat and an opportunity. what are we going to do without land when it does close?we don't on that land. the state does. we can come up with a wonderful redevelopment plan.>> mona: ctb --ctvs is there largest employer. >>> the primary just days away. the pope is joining in on the conversation. >> reporter: pope francis returning to rome from france had this to say about some of donald trump's comments, a person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be and not about building bridges is not christian. the pope would not advise americans how to vote and said he wanted to give trump the >> i'm christian. i'm protestant. i'm presbyterian to be exact. >> reporter: in an appeal to evangelical voters, trump

and brookville no problem with amherst county. and parry mccluer all over bath county 70-17. still to come, we've got your player and (man) this is where it all started. i received a call from our dispatch center. we entered the manhole. we discovered that the cables had been melted by the fire. we jumped in, we got to work, and in a little over eight hours, we had the power back on. hi, i'm john snyder, distribution system supervisor for appalachian power. it's my goal to keep the lights on and everything run smoothly, and no one even notices. (announcer) we may be a power company, but the true power in our communities >> we're the wildcat cheerleaders, and you're watching "full court press" on abc-13. woo! >> reporter: it is time for night. play number three -- >> reporter: j.f. and navy jones scoops and scores in their upset over e.c. glass. >> reporter: and the block here and look at that rejection here. and that was beckner with the block here. and that's trifecta play number one. and time for our boys' top 13. here's how the teams ranked coming into tonight. northside n

and sharon from amherst, a nice picture from amherst county. thanks to everyone who sent those pictures in. if you have a picture you'd wset.com. 29 degrees in hill city. the dew point is at 25. we have some fog later on tonight, and these winds feel calm. pressure holding steady and visibility at ten miles. 32 in the star city. 37 in danville. 26 in martinsville and blacksburg. hot springs, 33. and take a look at this big storm system that's off the coast. you can clearly tell the swirl here. this is going to bottom out into a very impressive nor easter. it won't impact our weather at all. in fact, the next system will be a clipper system. nothing going on here locally. we have some winter storm watches and advisories west of our area. and here is our next weather-maker, it is a clipper system that will be moving in it will usher in the coldest air we've seen this season with snow showers on monday and tuesday. get ready for that. future cast, actually clear skies this evening. the clouds will slowly start to advance back in tomorrow morning.

road work will impact traffic in amherst county. both directions of geddes mountain road are closed from roses mill road to patrick it should re-open march 18-th. we're taking a live look at i-64 in covington from a virginia department of transportation camera. it's a little slick out there but we're not seeing any accidents so far this morning. once the rain clears out and sun comes up with warmer temps, there will be plenty of activities to keep your kids busy. wdbj7's amanda kenney is at the green ridge recreation center in roanoke county, where they have programs planned throughout the spring and summer. they certainly do. i'm with scott ramsburg this morning from roanoke county parks recreation and tourism. 1. scott, let's start with spring. what should parents be on the look out for? spring program guide out and in mail boxes next week 2. what about this summer? released with over 175 weeks of camps for kids and splash valley season passes go on sale starting monday 3. so on rainy day like today, there's plenty to do at the gr

hill toppers hosted amherst county. lovington to woodfoe who nailed it at the buzzer. amherst made a run. lang got inside for the duce. lang's trail the deficit to a dozen. jones driving 2 of 21. bolden dialing it up from long range. pull away 76-55. hill toppers play at lca conference 44 girls in alta vist vista. the colonels battled campbell. general start on a 15-4 run. the colonels fire back with a big one of their own. downtown from 3. goggins spins inside the hoop and the foul. going up 46-4 run. lots of what's all this nonsense about balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal, ; anchor: it's going to be cold cold. ; reporter: that sum its up for tomorrow. going to be refreezing on some of th

he wants the district court to file an injunction against the amherst county circuit court case until these requests are granted.noreen tight marshall is accused of beating 81-year-old norma jean freeman to death in her home last year. his trial is set for february 29th. 3 3 good friday to you!summary:you can expect warmer weather for the weekend, showers on sunday and heavy rain next tuesday. forecast:temperatures will jump this weekend. afternoon highs will reach 60 to 65 on both saturday and sunday. your saturday will be partly cloudy, breezy and dry. with showers increasing during the afternoon. light rain will increase after lunch time on sunday, but not all of our area will receive rain. 3 noreen tight two dogs in appomattox have drawn international attention. photos of them chained to their dog-houses during the january snowstorm created such an internet fuss- that emergency dispatch calls have been been getting backed up. so we sent suri crowe to investigate what's behind the photos. suri what is going on? suri nsrm well this is not attention the dogs' owners want at all. and

amherst county deputies say police responded to the intersection of avalon drive in south amherst highway around 8:00 last night. first responders say it was a side collision. the driver of the small car was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. right now, state police still investigating. >>> apple says it will fight a federal order to hack iphones, but these are not just any phones good fbi is trying to access the phones belonging to the couple that carried out the mass shooting in san bernardino. apple 's citing privacy concerns. >> reporter: a master key to unlock all phones. that's what apple says the government is requiring them to create and the dangers of that could have future ramifications for all americans according to apple ceo tim cook. at the heart of the issue, recovering information off the phone of one of the san bernardino killers. >> we still have one of the killers phones we have not been able to open. it has been over two months and we're still working on it. >> reporter: the government tried to assess the involvement of isis in the terror attacks

. :44 ananda rochita/amherst county "the town of bedford is planning on adding more gates right behind that trash rake to generate more electricity." the hydroplant continuosly generates five megawatts which is equal to powering five the director of the town's electric department says the benefits are the reason why they want to make changes soon. john wagner/directo r of electric department 14:33:26 "the more were not buying fuel and generate electricity here ... we get to use the water for free." the town of bedford will start increasing rates and make upgrades this july. in bedford ananda rochita wsls 10. it's been four years since the prison system called rashad younger not by name .. but as inmate number 1438116. this is the only mugshot .. he has to show for years behind bars. tonight .. we'll tell you the story of this man .. who now goes to jail every other week .. voluntarily. nats the first time rashad younger walked into the roanoke valley juvenile detention center he didn't come here willingly. he was 16. he hung with a group of guys who stole a women's purse. it was an arr

we spotlight the amherst county wrestling team. the lancers led by head coach brandon stanbury captured the conference championship. amherst had five conference champions and nine finalists. amherst disqualified 11 for this weekend's region at john champ high and none are seniors. >> i mean it's -- if we do what we are supposed to do and get together a team, push the pace, we will be pushing for regional play this year. >> we got a lot of people returning this year and working hard. working year round now. we have been doing a whole lot of off-season work and things like that to help us get better. i think that is really showing. >> hopefully we take that mona kosar abdi tum and take it to the next level, because, you know, you can do whatever you want in the season and win a conference title, but the bottom line, you want to -- >>> and nascar's jeff gordon may be moving to the broadcast boothbe moving to the broadcast booth, but still a huge fan favorite. timothy pryor takes his gordon allegiance, he wear it is with a back you ful

this picture in from amherst county by sharon. for this evening, we're going to draw a line here from lynchburg over appomattox and farmville. if you live near or south of that, you could get light rain. you may even see a few snow flurries tonight. we're not expecting anything measurable. in the mountains, there's more snow and it's colder in that direction. web county, marion, grayson county, hillsville, and martinsville, most of this snow is generally staying to the west of martinsville. southside, danville, charlotte county, pittsylvania county, mainly light rain. the bulk of the rain is going to stay in the carolina. we've had some snow flurries reported in nelson county, we're going to stay above freezing until nearly tomorrow morning. 37 right now with no wind chill. martinsville 33. 36 in blacksburg. roanoke at 39. upper 30s in southside. midnight. and the bulk of this precip staying to the south of lynchburg. if you were driving south at 4:30 a.m., there'll be areas of rain and a few snow flurries that direction. at 8:00

following a car chase in amherst county. deputies say 53- year-old "lawrence crank" from lynchburg sped away from deputies after trespassing at riveredge park in madison heights tuesday. after an 8-mile chase ... deputies say crank got out of his car ... and ran off. he was arrested a short time after. crank faces several charges... including possession of meth with intent to distribute ... felony eluding ...and trespassing . # today the defense calls witnesses for the first time in a federal trial... stemming from the murder of waynesboro police reserve captain--- kevin quick. prosecutors rested their case... after twelve days of presenting evidence... against six alleged gang members ... four of which are charged with murder. wednesday was all about the cell phone evidence the prosecution says first led police to quick's body. the prosecution points to a gang killing... claiming all of the suspects are members of the the military is struggling to provide care for soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder--- or p- t-s-d.

. >>> investigators in amherst county know what was on bacon found on a suspect they arrested last september. evan cater is found with tresspassing and wearing a mask in public. cater was drunk when they found him hiding behind his neighbors dog kennel with bacon. the lab found meth lin chloride and a standard hydrocarbon mixture. meth lean chloride is an ingredient in paint thinner. the common wealth's attorney will decide if charges will be filed. >>> force inmates to die by electric chair is gaining steam that's because the state has run out of the drugs and there is a looming execution scheduled for march 16th. the state is searching for the needed drugs. even if the bill passes it wouldn't go in effect in time for the scheduled execution. the state must ensure an option is in place for future inmates. >>> there was a shortage of drama tonight from the campaign trail. ; get the young man -- ; anchor: rick santorum dropped out of the race and announced he was endorsing marco rubio. >>> carson would be dropping out out. >>> and donald trump is accusing cruz of fraud. claiming cruz didn't w

a man is behind bars following a car chase in amherst county. deputies say 53- year-old sped away from deputies after trespassing at riveredge park in madison heights late last night. after an 8-mile chase ... deputies say crank got out of his car ... and ran off. he was arrested a short time after. crank was charged with possession of meth with intent to distribute ... felony eluding ...and trespassing ... among others. he's being held at the amherst adult detention facility without bond. montgomery county circuit court clerk erica williams responds to the board of supervisors about turnover and her work attendance. however ... it's leading to more questions than answers. last week .. supervisors asked williams to explain the 155- percent turnover rate in her office during her first term. the board also asked her to respond to allegations that she doesn't always work 40- hours a week. yesterday.. board members received a letter from williams' lawyer saying ... she's not prepared to provide this information. she believes personnel matters are pr

. >>> new at 7:00, amherst county investigators now know what was on that bacon they found on a suspect arrested last september. evan kateer is charged with trespassing, being under the influence while carrying a concealed weapon and wearing a mass income public. deputies say that cater was drunk when they found him hiding behind his neighbor's dog kennel on sage lane with that bacon. the sheriff's office said the lab found methylene chloride and a standard hydrochloride. it is in paint children and the hydrocarbon is mixed with lubricant oils. the dogs were not hurt and they were determine if any charges will be filed. >>> brand-new equipment at the danville fire department could save your life. carbon monoxide is the silent killer. you can't see it, smell it, or taste it. with new equipment that can detect it fast. it will be hooked on to the fire fighters' ems bagfighters' ems bag once it detects, it beeps, flashes and vibrates. >> furnace, anything like that. even a kerosene heater can put out carbon monoxide. it is called a silent killer. you don't have a meeter to recognize it, yo

up to nelson county, amherst county and lexington, you will see highs in the middle 40s. your seven-day forecast, a gradual warm-up over the next few days. thursday looks good. a high of 46. and into the 50s for friday. jumping ahead toward your weekend. both days look good for your outdoor plans. saturday into the 60s. and then on sunday, we will watch this for you. you may need to change this rain chance slightly but look like the bulk of the rain will hold off for monday and tuesday and also on tuesday, there could be some snow mixed in. stay with us for the newest info. >> mark: george, thanks. thousands of your dollars gone in a click. >> d >>> this just in, lynchburg police have charged the driver of the tractor-trailer that crashed on the expressway this morning. they say 23-year-old john lee of wichita falls, texas, did not get hurt but is charged with reckless driving. lost control crossing a bridge, hit a guardrail, street lamp causing several gallons to spill. >>> tune in for a town hall at wset.com called your voice, your future: millennials in politics. are s

students at heritage high school, amherst county high school, and all three bedford county high schools are among those participating. 3pattie neighbors in a small community in pittsylvania county are fighting for a safer boat ramp. mona nearby residents of the ramp on leesville lake, say over the years.. there have been too many injuries.. and it's time for a change. valerie bragg reports. 3 there's a pretty sight at the end of this long, winding road. neighbors enjoy this view, but not the danger. jerry hagerman- "some of the injuries here have resulted in broken ribs, broken ankles." lionel reynolds lives nearby and says it's all true. lionel reynolds- "i myself tried to step off the boat last summer stepped on slick rock and fell on my hip and almost broke a hip." when he's pulling his boat in...there's no place to step-off. so, he had to use the side, where the debris and rocks are. reynolds- "i had a great big bruise about that." neighbors say they need a dock...and some work done to the ramp itself. a 92-year-old man died last summer when his truck went into the lake. no one know

now, amherst county public safety director tell mess there have been four wrecks since 6:00 p.m. due to people being too wreck less on these roads. don't be fooled. this is as close to bare pavement in these conditions. you can't go fast on the roads. don't get too comfortable in area that is don't look icy. they can be deceiving. >> a lot of problems as well because it's not ice. but you hit slush going to fast, it'll throw your car and make you lose control of it. so we encourage people as you get back out, to please take it slow and be aware of the road conditions. just because the temperatures are above freezing, be aware of the slick spots out there. >> reporter: now he informs me that flooding is something they will be looking out for tonight as well of course we had some rain tonight as we mentioned earlier. and as a warmer temperatures come through tonight, as he has pointed out, we're expecting some of the snow to melt. and again, turn into water. so that could cause some flooding. we'll be monitoring closely. and for those of you who are just as sick as the rest of us o

3a, seay is undefeated this season.also wrestling for state titles tomorrow, jeffrey allen of amherst county and mason wolk of lca. 3 that does it for week 7 of full court press. thanks for watching. we'll be back with a final look at >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- bill maher. from "the danish girl," oscar nominee alicia vikander. jake byrd at a donald trump rally. and music from nothing but thieves. with cleto and the cletones. and now, as luck would have it, [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. hi, everybody. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks for coming. [ cheers and applause ] i hope you're ready to party. i really do. hey, you know, tonight is mardi gras. it's a big night of celebration. mardi means tuesday in french. gras means fat. it is fat tuesday in new orleans right now. everybody is drunk. even the babies. nobody gets a pass on mardi gras. it's an interesting day in america today because we're voting for candidates for president in one state and flashing our nipples in another state. [ laughter ] i

may remember that last week that edward marshal filed a complaint in federal court against the amherst county circuit court after judge gamble denied his motion for a change of attorney. i spoke with marshal's attorney, and he tells me that he believes that complaint won't affect this case. now coming up at 6:00, i will have more on the chilling call alan freeman made to a friend after the attack begging for help, mona. >>> police release new details of the officer involved shooting and what the man did. 18-year-old kionte deshawn spencer ignored their commands to drop a pistol. the en valley high school student died at the hospital after being shot by police at the intersection of electric road and brambleton on friday. turns out the pistol was a bb gun. >> this was a deadly force encounter, despite the fact that we know now that this handthat we know now that this you saw what our officers saw in his hand. that is a potential deadly encounter. and at this point, our investigation in the case that our officers responded within their training. >> reporter: investigators say that two stun guns

with people from amherst county. they will provide an update on the college and take questions. a ribbon cutting takes place today rehabilitated roanoke river trail access. the event also launches the national park service's centennial year on the blue ridge parkway. after the ribbon cutting, a short hike will take place led by congressman bob goodlatte and parkway superintendent mark woods.### fans are pouring into the san francisco bay area... for the broncos and panthers in super bowl fifty.. sunday will be about football and a championship -- but right now the focus is on finding a ticket. the big game is on its way to becoming the most expensive sporting event in u-s history... with ticket prices at about 5 thousand dollars.. nbc's jay gray joins us live from s/ ed lee / mayor, san francisco :00 - :02 "everybody welcome to san francisco! the host of super bowl 50." it is -literally- the golden ticket... and as we get closer to kickoff - a tough ticket for those who want to be a part of football history by the bay.. s/ dennis brubaker / broncos fan going to first super bowl

amherst county's malik woodfolk nailed a three at the end of period three to pull within 15 of e.c. glass entering the fourth. later, cody lang got inside for two of his 14 to draw amherst closer. but the hilltoppers got hot in the fourth. tj jones drove for two of his 21. glass won 76-55 and plays at l.c.a. tonight at 6. more highlights and scores at wset.com.dennis that's a look at sports. >> melissa: let's look at weather. bus stop weather looking good. clear to mostly clear skies. 25 in lynchburg, 27 in danville. 33 in roanoke. we will see temperatures in the mid 40's this afternoon. enjoy sunny skies at 42 degrees by lunch. a high around frisk in lynchburg. we will see low to mid 40s in western virginia. upper 40s to 50 to the south side. mostly clear to partly cloudy tonight and temperatures dropping in the upper 20s. that weekend outlook we love temperature 36 as you wake up saturday morning. 63 for the high with a mix of sun and clouds. mild and dry for us. 40 for sunday morning. we will see clouds begin to increase. a 20% chance for a few stray showers. not a wash out. over

labor day and allow local boards to set their own calendars. 3 pattie plasma some parents in amherst county are concerned after documents reveal the school board was looking into closing a school. under the 2017 budget discussions, the school board listed the pros and cons of closing pleasant view elementary. abc 13 spoke with superintendent dr. steven nichols, yesterday, who says that's not the case. dr. nichols says the paperwork was there for a board member who brought up the option. but he says the budget was written without any closings considered. 3 pattie box university officials in virginia say.. a william and mary student contracted the zika virus while traveling in central america over winter break. it's the 2nd confirmed case in virginia.nats i feel kind of shocked. pattie a spokesperson says.. the student notified the college.. and the college contacted its health and wellness team.. as well as the c-d-c. they determined there was no health risk. symptoms can include fever, headache, joint pain, or eye irritation. but signs of the virus.suzanne seurattan william and mary spokepe

that road will close 20-mile detour through rockbridge county and amherst county. workers are replacing a pipe today in botetourt county. one northbound lane of route 11 will be closed near the truck wash off i-81 from nine tonight to six tomorrow morning. we're expanding the wdbj7 mornin team today. and so we wanted to take a little bit of time to introduce garrett to all of you. senior reporter joe dashiell is here to continue the conversation. kimberly, we've talked about work. but what about time away from the television station? 1. garrett, you've shared some pictures, and big fish seem to be a recurring theme. activities are a big focus for you, when you're not at work.? 3. you're planning to continue that here. in fact, you were out on the james river this the blue ridge region has so much to offer in outdoor activities. i know you're going to find plenty to keep you busy here. kimberly, do you think we're going to hear some fish stories around here? here's a look at what's trending on twitter this morning hillary clinton and bernie sanders participated in a

amherst county prosecutors say edward marshall killed norma jean freeman inside her home last january.. and severely injured her son, allen. earlier this month, a judge denied a complaint marshall filed under the civil rights act. in the complaint, he cited a him a new lawyer. he also requested a change of venue and a diverse jury. again, that complaint was denied. pattie plasma stick with abc 13 for updates on marshall's trial. 3 3 3 3 a few light showers are possible out west early this morning as a cold front approaches the commonwealth. most of us stay dry with increasing sunshine for leap day. it'll be a breezy but mild day with highs in the 60s this afternoon. mostly clear for tonight with light winds and overnight lows in the upper 30s. tuesday will be dry through the afternoon, with increasing clouds and highs again in the 60s. rain chances begin to increase later tuesday evening, with rain overnight. lows only fall into the mid to upper 40s by wednesday morning. while a few showers are possible early wednesday, we'll dry out for the afternoon. overall the day highs only in th

a man has been charged after a police chase in amherst county. lawrence crank was arrested late tuesday night. police say he led them on a chase after trespassing at riveredge park in madison heights. he was arrested after stopping his car near a home on winridge drive, and trying to get away on foot. he's being held without bond at the amherst adult detention facility. and his dog are out of their home after a fire in craig county, not far from the west virginia state line. according to a volunteer assitant chief, the house on dick's creek road is a total loss. when firefighters got there last night, the walls and roof had already caved. they think the fire started in the kitchen. the man was sent to the v-a in salem to be checked out. a roanoke county firefigther says training saved his life last week. nats "activate mayday on the fire ground, a firefighter fallen through the floor" while fighting a fire last week on green hill drive, firefighter and paramedic robert mauck fell through two floors and was hanging upside down. after following sta

that road will close and there will be a 20-mile detour through rockbridge county and amherst county. one construction project is holding up another in downtown work on the james river interceptor was supposed to be finished last march. contractors are almost done with the project, which involves replacing the city's largest sewer line. leaders at nearby amazement square are waiting for the work to wrap up, so that they can start a project of their own. a nearly 7-million dollar expansion needs to be finished by january, when a traveling exhibit is scheduled to open at the museum. ashleigh karol/marketing director: "we're going to proceed as planned in the spring and it will be tight for sure, but we'll do the best we can to get under roof and ready to host the national exhibition in january of next year." city leaders say the interceptor should be finished by may 7, when a large event is scheduled to happen in riverfront park. management at the buena vista 9-1-1 communications center are thinking about moving to a new building. the center is currently in this building near downtown,

construction could slow you down in amherst county. both directions of geddes mountain road are closed from roses mill road to patrick henry highway. the project is expected to finish on march 18-th. underground electrical work will cause delays in lexington this week. the intersection of north randolph street and east washington street will be blocked off. that's happening from nine a-m to three p-m today through friday. a giles county road is flooded right now. trivett farm lane is blocked near wolf creek highway. this is a live look at i-581 in roanoke from wdbj7's hotel camera. we're not seeing on the highways so far this morning. it's tuesday and that means we're looking out for you in our consumer watchdog segment. this morning we are joined by mayra vazquez-miller who is virginia western community college's financial aid office manager to talk about financial aid. it's a topic on a lot of students' minds whether you got a kid in high school or college. 1) mayra, first i want to ask you if anything has changed this year? whether

the amherst county sheriff's office arrested tuesday after a chase that started on river road and ended near a residence on winridge drive in madison heights. they say crank then took off and ran. he now faces a range of charges, one of them being possession with intent to distribute. he's in the amherst adult detention facility beng held with no bond. 3 pattie tight the lynchburg city school board has voted to put a cap on gpa scores. some board members believe limiting the numberof a-p courses students can take.. limits their achievement. but others say it allows them to take elective courses.. without worrying about lowering their gpa. under the new rules, the students can take 7 a-p courses, but only 5 a-p will count towards their gpa. 3 pattie tight the bedford county commonwealth's attorney could soon step into a new position... randy krantz is a candidate for the general district court judge vacancy when judge harold black retires at the end of next month. krantz says the virginia legislature will make the final decision after going through the process for judicial selection. in

construction could slow you down in amherst county. both directions of geddes mountain road are closed from roses mill road to patrick henry highway. the project is expected to finish on march 18-th. we're taking a live look at i-77 in bland county from a virginia department of transportation camera. there are no major issues on that highway so far this morning. today the process of moving two former slaves homes on the greenfield plantation in botetourt county will begin. one home is set to be moved this morning between 9 a.m. and noon. the second will be moved this thursday, weather permitting. the relocation will cause a change in traffic patterns in the area, and some restrictions. you can read more it now appears state lawmakers will grant a reprieve to catawba hospital. spending plans from virginia's house and senate would keep the mental health facility open. governor mcauliffe included money in his budget to begin planning for the hospital's closure. but both the house appropriations committee and the senate finance committee s

workers are under route six-62 in amherst county. that road will be closed near route one-51 until next week. a detour is in place. we're looking live at i-581 in roanoke from w-d-b-j-7's hotel camera. there are no accidents or major issues on the highways in our area. the us navy is once again training people to use celestial navigation. it stopped teaching sailors how to find their way using the stars more than a decade ago when gps became available. now with the threat of cyberattacks, the navy is bringing it back. naval academy midshipmen get three hours of instruction in a classroom and lab and then practice on the water. lt. caleb handy/celestial navigation instructor: "it is a core competency of a naval officer to be able to navigate by the stars." katie lazzeri/naval academy junior: "you never know what's going to happen. you want to be prepared for the worst-case scenario." the navy is bringing back celestial navigation training fleet-wide, including at navy r-o-t-c units on college colder temperatures have returned just in

a wind chill advisory is in from nelson, amherst, bedford, franklin, and patrick counties and points west from 11:00pm tonight through sunday at 10:00am. tonight: mountain snow showers taper off late, skies clear after midnight. cold & turning windy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. wind chills will be below zero in the mountains. saturday: partly to mostly sunny & blustery please bundle up! with highs in the middle 20s. sunday will see a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mid-to-upper 20s. the winds should weaken late saturday friday both look partly sunny and dry. temperatures is deliberating a verdict. the pulaski county mother is charged with three counts of felony child abuse and neglect in connection with the death of her son ... noah thomas. closing arguments from both sides wrapped up around 3-30 this afternoon. as the day started... the judge denied a defense motion to after that... the defense began its case. w-s-l-s ten's bethany teague was in court all day... and says white testified... and got emotional during her time on the stand. white said ... she previously

a wind chill advisory is in from nelson, amherst, bedford, franklin, and patrick counties and points west from 11:00pm tonight through sunday at 10:00am. tonight: mountain snow showers taper off late, skies clear after midnight. cold & turning windy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. wind chills will be below zero in the mountains. saturday: partly to mostly sunny & blustery please bundle up! with highs in the middle 20s. sunday will see a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mid-to-upper 20s. the winds should weaken late saturday night into sunday. sunday night through tuesday we will be impacted by a dynamic and vigorous storm you can find your latest weather information -- including radar and future forecasts on our "storm team ten weather app." we're getting a first look tonight at the booking video of natalie keepers and david eisnehauer. these video clips from the montgomery county sheriff's office show the virginia tech students charged in connection with the stabbing death of 13- year-old nicole lovell as they were brought into the new river valley regional jail. you can

a wind chill advisory is in from nelson, amherst, bedford, franklin, and patrick counties and points west from 11:00pm tonight through sunday at 10:00am. tonight: mountain snow showers taper off late, skies clear after midnight. cold & turning windy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. wind chills will be below zero in the mountains. saturday: partly to mostly sunny & blustery please bundle up! with highs in the middle 20s. natalie keepers and david eisnehauer. these video clips from the montgomery county sheriff's office show the virginia tech students charged in connection with the stabbing death of 13- year-old nicole lovell as they were brought into the jail. eisenhauer first appears in what looks like pajama pants and is then into the orange jail jumpsuit. he is charged with first-degree murder in the case. keepers .. who is charged with accessory before and after the fact to first-degree murder as well as improper disposal of a body .. is seen taking off her shoes and socks.. as she looks around the room. lovell as last seen january 27th. he rbody was found a few days later. in

amherst, 47. buckingham county, 48. appomattox 49. brookneal upper 40s. and blacksburg 42, franklin county, 50s. and roanoke, 46. and your 7-day forecast. in the case week we'll be tracking for you a probable snow more late monday night-tuesday. and this does not look like a major winter storm. right now we're thinking 1/2-1 inch totals. >> danner: there have been 18,000 foodborne illnesses but in >> danner: the chipotle e.coli outbreak is over, but it will not be the last. thousands of americans contract foodborne illnesses so when people get sick, who makes the call to investigate? it comes down to a national database. >> reporter: in october it was chipotle. in august it was cilantro from mexico. and then apples in california. >> peanut butter and a cracker. how harmful could that be? >> reporter: peter's son, jake, got salmonella from peanut butter. >> we remove the d.m.a. >> reporter: john fontana works the laboratory that identified the e.coli that they identify the strain of the disease and upload it to a database to see if it matches any others. >> it's all about timing and when the expo

towards the mountains where there is a light bit of snow which was been trying to stick in amherst and nelson counties. if you're traveling up highway 29 toward charlottesville, the road will be wet. there is slow going right now along interstate 81 near blacksburg. this is very heavy snow and that is causing low visibility near interstate 81 near blacksburg and roanoke. use caution if you're traveling this weekend. temperatures are above freezing for most of us. 34 in lynchburg. above freezing in blacksburg. >> danner: and one of the areas expected to see some of that snow overnight is craig county. tonight if they need to. they pretreated the roads. pretreated. many residents are taking this next round of winter in stride. >> a snow day. >> ain't nothing we can do about it. >> it ain't going to be no worse that be what we've already had. >> danner: vdot crews say be patient. they may have trouble getting to all of the roads quickly. >>> and we are keeping you up to date on this weather at wset.com and facebook fan page and twitter. make sure that you like those pages so you get the latest real time

a wind chill advisory is in from nelson, amherst, bedford, franklin, and patrick counties and points west from 11:00pm tonight through sunday at 10:00am. tonight: mountain snow showers taper off late, skies clear after midnight. cold & turning windy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. wind chills will be below zero in the mountains. & blustery please bundle up! with highs in the middle 20s. sunday will see a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mid-to-upper 20s. the winds should weaken late saturday night into sunday. sunday night through tuesday we will be impacted by a dynamic and vigorous storm system. because the storm appears to be moving in earlier, that means the storm will have a little more cold air to work with. so, we think the precipitation weather on the way.. we want you to stay up to date on all the latest weather conditions. you can get immediate updates and alerts right on your phone. just download the storm team ten weather app. and when we're not on the air.. you can find the most up to date information on our website... w- s-l-s dot com. and make sure to tune