data shows that in 2014, there were more than 23- w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart tell us how this program could save several lives. today, yovaso, or speak about traffic safety, began their yearly campaign. educate teenagers on the dangers of speeding and the importance of buckling up. "the perfect person want to be. her shirt off her back and give it to a stranger. just the typical person to be." describes her step- killed in car crash deer. overstreet supports yovaso to try and prevent others from being involved in a car crash. on monday, they launched their mission possible campaign. its goal is to spread the word at schools that speeding and not wearing a seatbelt could lead to deadly consequences. "we try to get a lot of real life stories, so the teens do see like wow, this could happen to me. cause a lot of teens are going to say 'this could never happen to me'." of the 67 teenagers killed in car crashes in 2014, almost half were unrestrained. "they're young and they don't realize sometime the risks and that's what we're here to do, to help them to see that. " casey taylor is the pr

live in lexington, khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. new at eleven, dominion resources incorporated has chosen a new, alternate route for the atlantic coast pipeline. it's a response to concerns from federal officials over its initial path through sensitive areas of the george washington national forests in virginia, and a national forest in west virginia. dominion says this the natural gas pipeline's path through them by one-third. but, it will add 30- miles to the project and impact 249 new landowners- some of whom live in highland, bath, and augusta counties. the virginia national guard says financial issues is behind the closing of its readiness center in chatham. authorities made the announcement today. the unit, along with more than three dozen soldiers stationed there will relocate to danville's readiness center next month. a state lawmaker is criticizing democratic leadership for the treatment of black legislators. senator louise lucas says african american lawmakers are treated differently from their peers. much of that critici

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khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. new tonight, a homicide investigation in northwest roanoke. police say a man was killed along westwood boulevard, shortly after 4:30 this afternoon. investigators are talking to witnesses and gathering evidence. no arrests have been made, and a police spokesman says officers are not actively searching for any suspects. authorities have not identified the victim. tonight a man is in the henry county jail, accused of beating another man with a baseball bat saturday night. today deputies arrested benny stone for forcing his way inside scottie rose's home on philpott dam road in bassett and attacking him. rose was eventually taken to a roanoke hospital for head injuries but has been released. stone is being held without bond tonight. a salem man faces several charges tonight in the alleged sexual assault of a child. detectives talked to the mother, who said the mother's live-in boyfriend. julio cesar deleon the second is in the roanoke county/salem jail without bond. michelle wilkins/baby cut from womb: "what i do want to express is my frustration

khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. general motors is recalling more than 400-thousand trucks and s-u-vs because of a brake pedal problem. the car company says the brake pedals can loosen and fail to work properly. this recall covers certain 20-15 and 20-16 chevy silverados, g-m-c sierras and tahoe police vehicles. g-m says so far there have been no reported crashes or injuries. dealers will inspect the brakes and retighten them if needed. gm says the recall should begin shortly. president barack obama has signed help upgrade cybersecurity in the u-s. this after several data breaches hit agencies including the department of justice. the president wants to increase cybersecurity spending by more than 35-percent from last year. a republican- dominated congress will need to sign off on the proposal. the president says he's hopeful that the cybersecurity initiative will pass. the court martial of sergeant bowe bergdahl is officially on hold. the judge is waiting for an appeals court to make a decision about whether classifi

w-d-b-j was not given information that would have been "useful" about the shooter, vester flanagan. 3 mark next -- a look at your forecast with chief meteorologist george flickinger.. plus -- details on how to get involved in appomattox. 3 george 3 mark tight it can be easy to get confused about what to do with all the debris from the tornado in appomattox. here's what officials want you to do. county officials don't want you to take it to trash collection or convenience centers. natural debris can be taken to the appomattox county landfill. they're extending hours right now. the national guard and regional hazmat personnel will be on-site to separate hazardous materials. they also say.. to make sure when you move the debris that it's secure in your car 3 mark tight a lot of you have been asking how you can donate. the county has sent a list of places that are secure. for financial donations, you can write a check to the american red cross and specify it's for the appomattox disaster. for non perishable donations -- you can take things to the appomattox community center, liberty bapti

live in salem, khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. a teenager was hit by a train this morning while he was walking on railroad tracks in roanoke. he was taken to the hospital, but amazingly he did not suffer serious injuries. norfolk southern says the teen was wearing ear buds, and didn't hear the train approaching on the tracks near brandon avenue. the conductor sounded the horn, and hit the brakes but could not stop in time and the train carrying 93 cars struck the teen. a roanoke police spokesman says he was conscious and alert when officers taken to the hospital as a precaution. despite heavy controversy botetourt county is moving the historic slave homes from the greenfield center. the slave cabin was moved off the property this morning, and the remaining kitchen building will be moved thursday. a handful of people voiced their displeasure with the county at this afternoon's board of supervisors meeting. wdbj-7's shayne dwyer will have protestors' last efforts, and what the county plans to do with the land coming up tonight on wd

since that time, w-d-b-j has been helping employees cope by providing counselors. station management has also increased security during live shots. having trouble sleeping? it could be a sign of health problems in your future. the results of a new study about sleep, is straight ahead at 5:00. then at five thirty - a medical miracle giving hope to women who want to start families. but will it i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to 5x faster than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. the weekend is here and that means some of us can catch up on some sleep. an alarming new study by the centers for disease control says, 1 in 3 of

live in lexington, khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. the inaugural season of roanoke's downtown outdoor ice skating rink is coming to a close this weekend. r-o-a's elmwood private partnership. wdbj-7's shayne dwyer is live at the rink tonight. shayne how did the rink do this year? jean downtown roanoke inc and the city are calling the first year of this program a success. there are some people out here right now braving this cold. the rink more than broke even and it always seemed like it was packed. which is so satisfying to the people who made this happen. where you could ice skate outside in downtown roanoke was still just a dream. but by thanksgiving it was reality, and by how many people came out a lot of you must have been dreaming. "we did pretty good for the first time and not really knowing what to expect." r-o-a's elmwood on ice needed more than just ice to be "we knew if we could get around 10,000 people or so over the 12 weeks we would be doing pretty well so that was kind of our goal going in." more than 13- thousand people

live in roanoke county, khiree stewart, w-d-b-j-7. a vote could come in the next hour to fund construction of a new school in bedford county. consider borrowing 40-million dollars to build a middle school and gymnasium for students in the northwestern part of the county. wdbj7's tim saunders is live in bedford with a preview of tonight's meeting. jean, school leaders have been talking about this project for a long time and tonight they're hoping they need to move forward. supervisors will consider a resolution on construction of a school and a competition gym for 40-million of that amount would be borrowed. the board cast a similar vote last june, limiting the project to 38-million. since then three new members have been elected. some members of the school board have said the project can't be done for 38-million and tonight they'll get support from parents like john messier, who plans to speak at the meeting in favor of the larger amount. john messier/parent: "we need to let the five supervisors who are in favor of the project at 100%

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khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. the college of william and mary says a student contracted the zika virus while traveling in central america during winter break. the centers for disease control and prevention does not believe this poses a health risk to anyone on campus. the world health organization is estimating there could be up to 4 million cases of zika in americas in the next year. the agency has declared a global emergency over the mosquito-borne disease which has been linked to birth defects. (doctor margaret chan/director- general world health organization):"the clusters of microcephaly and other neurological complications constitute an and a public health threat to other parts of the world." last month, the c- d-c issued an alert- warning pregnant women about traveling to areas where zika is spreading. the zika virus is causing problems for indian automaker tata motors. it plans to unveil its latest hatchback this week. it's name? the zica. that's z-i-c-a, as opposed to the virus, which is spelled z-i- k-a.

in appomattox, khiree stewart, w-d-b-j- 7. county leaders say all volunteer positions they needed have been filled, after the tornado turned lives upside down. earlier today though, volunteers set up donation tables and food trucks to feed both people and pets. companies brought in cleaning supplies, boxes and items to help people get rid of the debris and store recovered belongings. mike comerford lowe's store manager "i'm very we help our people where they live. you know our customers are important to us and this is in action what we do everyday" only volunteers from disaster relief agencies are being sent to the affected areas. loved ones are telling us more about the man who died during that tornado. keith harris was one of 18 children. he grew up in evergreen and stayed there the rest of his life, farming a piece of land along twin tunnel lane. a wooden cross now marks the spot where harris' home stood. he was found about 400 yards away at the bottom of a hill. harris' family took wdbj7 there today and said he died in a p

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khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. montgomery county has voted to stop paying its circuit court clerk following controversy after erica williams did not rehire four clerks and another quit. this following a long discussion at their meeting tonight. wdbj7's eamon o'meara was in the boardroom and has board made the just after nine p-m monday, the montgomery county board of supervisors voted to stop giving erica williams a supplement to her salary of more than 20-thousand dollars. that's 4 i's and 3 nays. the vote was down the party line, 4 republicans to 3 democrats. (darrell sheppard, district e) i hate that this is a split issue. it's not my intent at all because i can assure you that there's a lot of democrats in district e that feel the same way. (chris tuck, district b) if you fire half your staff and then we have to get folks in, i'm not going to be voting for you to have a supplement, and any other constitutional amount but if we're going to pay them extra, we expect exrra. (stand up) but the issue took so long be

w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart is live on the wdbj7 weather deck with the do's and don'ts of heat melissa, roanoke is on the outage map, so officials want to safe and comfortable until those power comes back on. "the tv was on, and all of a sudden at 6:49, no more cable, no more tv, no more internet." "just came over here opened the shop and there was no power over here either." with cold tonight, it has many people thinking about how they're going to stay warm. "at least we have the flashlight and the candles. tiffany bradbury is roanoke city's fire specialist. she says the key to staying warm is layers. "cover up you extramedies, maybe socks, and gloves that's going to help you keep flashlights and things like that ready. a battery always good." bradburry says you should use battery instead of real ones... never put gasoline into a kerosine and never use a generator indoors. in carbon monoxide which of course is the silent killer. i gives you the and dizziness, cherry red lips, but if you're asleep, you're not symptoms and might on top of that, bradbury says you should never burn charco

khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. money from richmond is flowing into bedford's downtown. the virginia main street program is giving the town a 20- thousand dollar bedford main street will use the money to offer zero-interest loans to people who want to operate or expand a business downtown. matching amounts will come from the town and county, bringing the total amount of funding for the program to around 40-thousand. jim messier/bedford main street president: "ultimately what we're looking for is a downtown with 100 percent capacity, beautiful buildings, and thousands of people coming to shop." bedford isn't the only town getting money. virginia main street awarded grants totaling 150- thousand dollars yesterday to 10 communities. altavista is getting 10-thousand to renovate some of its buildings. find out about the safety issue that has toyota recalling more than a million suvs. michigan officials want to take action soon on the flint, michigan water crisis, but two very different plans could bring things to a stand-still. this virginia fast food worker found out the har

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khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. for the first time in there is no incumbent running roanoke. tonight, people were able to hear from both candidates hoping to take over. wdbj7's christian heilman was there as the two democrats talked the discussion few similar themes -- education, job working together as a region. it was part of a larger candidates forum hosted by the chamber. david trinkle is the for the city. sherman lea is a both are running for mayor. trinkle suggested offering the same usually reserved for smaller, existing ones. lea proposed town hall meetings in neighborhoods each quarter. brought up their largest concerns that they would tackle as mayor. david trinkle, roanoke mayoral considered a desert for mental health care, primary care and substance abuse care and for food -- sherman lea, mayoral candidate "i think that's because people need to have hope. people need to have shelter. people need to have a job." nine city council members also discussed issues earlier in the evening. we have more on that on wdbj7.com the democratic primary is this saturday from noon

in blacksburg, khiree stewart, w-d-b-j-7. headed south to spencer north carolina for its annual federal inspection. crews fired the locomotive up today. it will leave roanoke comes up tomorrow. the queen of steam is sporting new wheels as well; they replaced the original ones from the 50's. this inspection is needed for the locomotive to run excursions this upcoming year. it will take about two months. spring excursions are right around the corner, you can find ticket information on wdbj7 dot-com. a madison heights man has a million reasons to smile tonight. that's how much christopher parrish won in a scratch off ticket from the virginia lottery that he bought at triangle market. the store will get 10-thousand dollars for selling the winning ticket. parrish is the third player to claim the million dollar top prize in the "20 he says he plans to use the winnings to pay bills. the world war ii veteran from virginia we told you about over the last few months has reunited with his wartime girlfriend. norwood thomas and joyce morris embraced each other for the first time in more than 70 yea

khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. lee-anne walters/lives in flint: "broken policies and procedures are smothering the outcry of an entire community suffering financially, physically, mentally michigan spoke out on capitol hill today about the water contamination that's left folks there exposed to lead. the woman you just heard from says her son developed speech issues and a compromised immune system because of the tainted water. virginia tech professor marc edwards also testified today. he traveled to flint and independently researched the town's water quality and says someone failed to comply with the law, and tried to cover up the results. virginia tech professor marc edwards: "it's very clear to me that they misled the epidemiologist who were looking at that. the very first thing they did was to reach out to these mdeq employees and say 'is there something wrong with the water?' and the talking points- the notes from that memo used by the epidemiologist basically repeated 1 lie after another after another about the

khiree stewart, w-d-b-j-7. virginia officials and business prospects wined and dined last month, and all you get is the bill. how much virginia taxpayers are paying for a pricey party during an nfl playoff they helped highlight the magnitude of a water crisis hundreds of miles away. now, the next step virginia tech is taking to get flint, michigan safe tap water. and new insight tonight on what happened for a ship captain to sail video from hawaii of a tour helicopter crashing near the u-s-s arizona memorial at pearl harbor. were hurt, one critically. five people in all were on board. the man who shot this video said something didn't seem right, with the helicopter being as low as it was. other witnesses to the crash jumped into the water and helped pull the victims to shore. it's not clear yet what caused the helicopter to go down. day three of hearings into last year's sinking of the cargo ship el faro. today, a second mate on the ship testified before the coast guard panel. he said while on vacation, he text

khiree stewart, w- d-b-j-7. botetourt county is moving forward with the plan to relocate two slave houses on the greenfield plantation. leaders have hired a team of archaeologists to investigate and confirm whether there are unmarked grave sites of slaves on the land. the decision to move the two houses has caused a lot of controversy in the county. there's also a lawsuit pending from a woman who says her relatives buried on the land. county leaders say the plan is to move the houses a mile away to a historic preservation site. botetourt deputy county administrator david moorman: "the anticipation is that the building work will continue and those buildings will be relocated as planned" judy morris "i'm completely against it. there are slaves that are buried all over this hilltop. they should be honored and they should stay exactly where they no date has been set on the relocation. roanoke valley stakeholders are hoping to help find the right buyer for the former happy's flea market. it's been on the market now f

w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart tells us why some think a new program will help bring more people into the shops downtown. melissa, business owners say a sign for a new store or restaurant can be expensive. that's why city leaders are helping owners improve the look of their business. signs, signs, everywhere those signs. they're all over downtown lexington. "it's like a visual soundbyte. in one image, you get a whole sense of what that business is about and that's what people take away. we're visual creatures." amenie hopkins is getting ready to open a new cafe downtown and says getting a sign is a huge component that usually gets put on the back burner. "especially with a unexpected up and suddenly at the end, there's not enough to put a new sign up." that's why she's hoping to get help making her sign through a new program through the city. and you get approval you'll need from the architectural review board and then you go out and will match the funding that you pay up to 300 dollars for a sign and 600 dollars for an awning." stephanie wilkinson is the executive director of main street

books to what's really going on in the lives of high school students.see time now for this week's c-b-j report. report.joining us live from >>> time now for this week's joining us is chase castle. you're reporting that a cedar rapids building that was used for court offices after the 2008 flood is getting a face lift. >> the glass distribution company is spending about $3.5 million expanding its office. they plan to redevelop a building near its existent headquarters there. city staff hope to have the proposed 10 year [ indiscernible ] with the exemption. the building's property value would generate an estimated $40,000 for the city. >> you're also reporting that some prominent property in downtown cedar rapids is now up for grabs. what's the deal? >> could be something pretty sizely in cedar rapids. for a high profile location downtown. that's 3rd avenue and 1st street just west of the theater. it's in that area, they're looking for proposals for a building that's at least 5 stories. it calls for housing units and parking. they want to have a selection made by may 24th. also, miron con

b-j goodson worked out today as well. with the drama filled daytona 500 now in the rear view mirror.... the series shifts to atlanta.....where the top speeds .... are still in excess of 190-miles per hour..... 1. after an atlanta record.... 210 green flag laps are run.... the out for of all things ... debris on the track.2. three laps to go ..... ryan newman....blows a tire... goes sliding through the grass and back on to the track to bring out the 2nd caution of the day.....3. so that sets up overtime.... and on the last lap....jimmie johnson holds off dale earnhardt junior and kyle busch ..... to pick up his 5th career win in atlanta.... and the 76th victory of his sprint cup career..... tying dale earnhardt for 7th on the all- time list. on that last lap .... aric almirola.... david regan.... ryan blaney.... and landon cassill are involved in a crash...... and check out almirola's car.....after it comes to a stop.... it's on fire.... but thankfully.... he is able to get out o-k. on the court.....3rd ranked south caroli

under investigation today marks the sixth month anniversary of a senseless act: the shootings at w-d-b-j in roanoke. reporter allison parker -- and her photographer adam ward were both killed by a former co - worker on live t-v. newschannel 3 s gabriella deluca joins us now -- and gabriella - you traveled to roanoke that day to cover the shooting? we were one of the first crews in roanoke that day -- shocked at what we had to cover. six adam ward s deaths -- their co-workers held a moment of silence on air to honor them this morning. smiling --- vibrant -- and full of life. this is how friends and co-workers of allison parker and adam ward want you to remember the pair six months after they were ripped away in the prime of their lives. the reporter and photojournalist were killed by their former co worker vester flanagan on live tv. the two were doing a live interview -- when flanagan came up behind them and began shooting -- klling parker and ward. flanagan also shot the woman they were interviewing -- vicki gardner. she survived. after a police chase -- flanagan killed himself. on soci

for this week's c-b- j report reportand joining us live from the corridor business journal is time for this week's report and joining us live is the editoto adam. it looks like cedar rapids is getting another development of affordable housing. >> we got news that a developer will be breaking ground next week on two new apartment buildings in cedar rapids. that comes a month after the firm opoped its project in the new apartments will each contain about 30 units, thosesewill coco complete with parking, elevators and washer dryer inside. the new buildings will be located on centerpoint road. they are going to be breaking ground next tuesday. >> not long ago walk while collins launched a new health clinic for its employees, how is that working out? >> we just had the summit and got to speak with the vice are so promising they are looking to expand the program. the vice president told us that the on the site clinic takes about one third of the time of a traditional doctor visit. it can also save employees 30% when combined with the on-site pharmacy. it allows patients to visit with a docto

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w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart tell us how this program could save several lives. "the perfect person that anybody would want to be. outgoing, would take her shirt off her back and give it to a stranger. just the typical person anyone would want to be." gracie overstreet describes her step- sister ashley. in 2012, she was killed in car crash after her car hit a deer. overstreet supports yovaso to try and prevent others from being involved in a car crash. on monday, they launched their mission possible campaign. its goal is to spread the word at schools that speeding and not wearing a seatbelt could lead to deadly consequences. "we try to get a lot of real life stories, so the teens do see like wow, this could happen to me. cause a lot of teens to me'." of the 67 teenagers killed in car crashes in 2014, almost half were unrestrained. "they're young and they don't realize risks and that's what we're here to do, to help them to see that. " casey taylor is the program coordinator campaign is a peer- to-peer program. "sometimes it doesn't always take us, sometime it tak

time now for this week's c-b-j report reportand joining us live from the corridor business journal is reporter chase castle. chase, you have some new information about the office tower that's going week's. >>> we have new information about that office tower that's going up right now in downtown cedar rapids. >> that's right, scott. it's the cedar rapids first tower in decades which is still under construction, but already it's almost leased. 95% of the space has been booked. the tax audit consulting firm. insurance brokers and cvst. those tenants will officially move in in november. >> what can you tell me about this new resource for dog owners in iowa city? >> there is a new store in town. the dog days of winter have officially arrived. that's because the gourmet pet woofables' online purchases. those online orders now account for most of business's sales, with about 60 percent of online orders made by other specialty pet stores.the taylors said the business's sales have grown more than 230 percent in the last five years. which isn't too shabby (though it could be considered kind of

khiree stewart, wdbj7 you can read more of these lifesaving tips on w-d-b-j-7 dot com. just click on this story. a salem man is facing several charges in the alleged sexual assault of a child. detectives talked to the mother, who said her daughter had been assaulted by the mother's live-in boyfriend. julio cesar deleon the second is in the roanoke county/salem jail without bond. police are investigating a homicide in northwest roanoke. a man was killed boulevard, shortly after 4:30 yesterday afternoon. investigators are talking to witnesses and gathering evidence. no arrests have been made, and a police spokesman says officers are not actively searching for any suspects. authorities have not identified the victim. new this morning: police in danville are investigating a murder. it happened just after 12:15 this morning in the 200 block of halifax street. a man was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds. the name of the victim has not been released. anyone with information about the shooting is asked to ((cold toss to leo)) weretry to get i you still see people doing al

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future is the eight players heading to indianapolis...cornerback mackensice alexander, kevin dodd, b-j goodson, t-j green jayron kearse, shaq lawson, charone peake, and dj reader. but the tigers aren't the only representatives from the palmetto state. 4 gamecocks also got the invite: pharoh cooper, jerell adams, brandon snell, and brandon wilds. the combine begins february 23rd. 3 elsewhere at south carolina, the women's basketball team the season to number one ranked u-conn. not only looking to rebound tonight but in the process try to knotch a school record tying 10th win against a ranked opponent this season. 3 the 16th ranked florida gators haven't beaten the gamecocks since 2011...head coach dawn staley and south carolina looking to keep it that way... doniyah cliney...doesn't get the roll but aja wilson there for the putback...she'd post 13 on the night to go along with 9 rebounds...oh yeah and four blocks...stuffing the gators...and the gamecocks with the quick transition...tiffany mitchell feeds it up to cliney for the layup... layup... 3 tiffany mitchell scoring 22 points in t

you can read more of the recommendations presented to board by clicking on this story at w-d-b-j-7 dot com. hundreds of american soldiers are headed to the u.s. army is deploying soldiers to the southern afghan province of helmand. the new troops will help afghan forces who try to push back soldiers will not take active combat roles. this will be the largest deployment in afghanistan since valentine's day, a that spans time and wdbj7 first told you about the world war ii veteran from norfolk who reconnected recently with his long lost war-time sweetheart who lives in australia. as don champion shows us, the pair are back together again, after decades apart. (pkg) if love is truly patient... (sot wed0055 :04) "well you're still vertical".. hello.. give me a squeeze" (-:10) ... then 93-year-old norwood thomas and 88- year-old joyce morris could be the definition of true love. (sot wed0055 1:22) "so so so very long- kiss- oohh ut ohh (-:27) norwood and joyce embraced each other for the first time in more than 70 years tuesday. (wed0055 :51) the two first met in before d-day. when the war

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there while sanders is sticking to a message of economic equality. results of both polls here on w-d-b-j-7. virginia's presidential primary will be held march 1st. a new study shows people in virginia donated more than seven million dollars to presidential candidates last year. the virginia public access project says hillary clinton and jeb bush took in the most cash from virginians last year. clinton received nearly 3 million dollars and bush got just over a million. bernie sanders brought in more than and marco rubio received more than 660 thousand. community members are stepping up to help make sure the dan river water is free of e-coli. the dan river basin association asked for volunteers to help collect water quaility data and the organization says they got a great response. the danville citizen water quality monitoring program is in it's second year and helps the state keep track of rivers and streams they can't get to all the time. with the help of more than 18 volunteers, the data collected will help indenify any rather than later. since the discovery of dangerous amounts of lead

row.after he attends the forum at b-j-u--a rally is planned at the downtown greenville airport at 5 oclock.this is a look at his town hall event at southside christian school in simpsonville thursday.the senator addressed a wide range of topics from foreign 3 3 you are scared and you are worried, you are concerned and you have every right to be. and thats why this election is no ordinary election, this elections a turning point. history will write that 2016 is a turning point for america. what kind of turning point is what we must now decide 3 jeb bush is also making a stop in the upstate before he heads to that forum at bob jones. he's holding a meet and greet at the anderson civic center this morning at 11:15. 3 doctor ben carson stopped by the gaffney visitors center thursday afternoon.he spoke with voters during a q-and-a group "americans for peace, prosperity and security." carson says the current administration is not handling the gun control issue well. 3 3 "the obama administration's ideal of taking care of this is to deprive the people of guns. i think it's really just the opposite. th

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w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart tells us about a project hoping to make a difference. "you look at other facilities and you say 'why don't we have that here?'" members of the rockbridge area recreation organization are a step closer to making it happen. executive director john trudgeon says athletes have a limited amount of space to practice,. they're planning to extend their practice fields at the brewbaker field complex on this 2 "there will be a baseball diamond so there will be baseball practices held there and there will be lacrosse practices in the spring time, soccer practices in the fall. probably even some football practices as well." on top of that, he says they'll also construct a chain link fence around the field. the project will cost around 180- thousand dollars. aside from grants, 50-thousand will come from the city of lexington and rockbridge county through their capital improvements plan. they're planning to start a fundraising campaign later this year. "there are more interest in using facilities then there are to use. so, there's been a lot of cooper

you can find out how to sign up for the program by clicking on this story at w- d-b-j-7 dot com. tonight at 11, hear from families on how this program could change their child's life. weather just ahead with warm temperatures and heavy rain. here is a look at the highs, lows and precipitation at the regional airports. we are back with the complete first alert break absolutelybut would start off training or when the heaviest rains might be headed your way so wednesday when you wake up the morning is about seventy percent chance or to be getting wet already in the notice it hangs tough for the rest of the day and might peak in the early afternoon hours around four o'clock after that a quick drop off to the amount of moisture that we will be seen it is a very very big front and it will have a big impact on temperatures theamount of rain may be some win for some of you and then after that behind that front it's about 20 to 25 colder all over again 45) big island elementary dewpoint temperatures in the mid-30s, so the humidity level has gone down a little bit on the david is seen some

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row.after he attends the forum at b-j-u--a rally is planned at the downtown greenville airport at 5 oclock.this is a look at his town hall event at southside christian school in simpsonville thursday.the senator addressed a wide range of topics from foreign policy....to terrorism. 3 3 3 you are scared and you are worried, you are concerned and you have every right to be. and thats why this election is no ordinary election, this elections a turning point. history will write that 2016 is a turning point for america. what kind of turning point is what we must now 3 jeb bush is also making a stop in the upstate before he heads to that forum at bob jones. he's holding a meet and greet at the anderson civic center this morning at 11:15. 3 doctor ben carson stopped by the gaffney visitors center thursday afternoon.he spoke with voters during a q-and-a session with the political group "americans for peace, prosperity and security." carson says the current administration is not handling the gun control issue well. 3 3 "the obama administration's ideal of taking care of this is to deprive the people of g

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b-j goodson and d-j reader were both top performers in position drills.kevin dodd ran a sub 5 second 40 yard dash but was slowed by an injury. today's the last day of the combine. 3 believe it or not -- it's time for spring football.the clemson tigers are hitting the practice field later today. it's been less than two months ago, since clemson lost a heartbreaker in the national title game versus alabama.fans will keep their eyes on wide receiver "mike williams" who missed last season with a neck injury.running back "adam choice" will also be looking to impress coaches after red shirting last season with an acl injury.clemson's spring game is scheduled for april 9. 3 3 before he took public office.. in the air force..and this morning he is trying his hand at a state of the art simulator here in greenville.. greenville..it's called the t- 50a.. and it is here at the lockheed martin greenville facility... facility...fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from greenville with more.. 3 3 3 lockheed martin will host a t-50a cockpit demonstrator event at 9:30 a.m. on monday, feb. 29, at its gre