students are walking away with more and more debt. 11:39:20 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid it's obviously a real concern. it's a concern to all of us at virginia tech. virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid --- beth armstrong --- says they provide student loan data to the board of visitors... the group that sets tutition rates. current hokies took out more than $93-million dollars in loans in the 2013 academic year. 11:39:27 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid there is a borrowing issue but we have to make sure we're looking at why students are borrowing. it's very easy for students to accidentally over borrow. schools point to the drop in state support... for the rising costs. at radford university... over the last ten years.... state support dropped from more than 50- percent to less than 40-percent. putting the student loans... to make up the difference. 11:55:03 samantha hart, virginia tech freshman 2:48 - 2:51 it's honestly terrifying because no one's

.### 11:37:01 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid families and students need to realize there are free resources out there for them to get help the financial aid process can be overwhelming. how you can get free help with the process... from the experts. # good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on wsls 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s upper 20s.staying breezy time now for your timesaver traffic report. police are searching this morning for the driver that led officers on a brief chase before crashing on route 220.

.### 11:43:20 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid "there is for some families a sticker shock as we call it" college costs keep rising. what families are paying for... and why local universities say they're forced to raise tutition. # good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. a strong storm system hits the south.... severe storms and tornadoes tore through the gulf coast on tuesday. storms mangled trailers at an rv park, ripped off roofs from buildings and killed at least three people in louisiana and mississippi. this same system is heading towards southwest virginia. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now with more on what to expect . kristina?### storms .flooding possible.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s thursday: windy with highs in the middle 40s.power outages possible due to strong wind. light snow & rain showers for the highest elevations in our western counties mainly west va counties and counties boarding west va friday: breezy with

entering wrong information-- and they don't ask 11:36:37 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid because of the history of that complication people have overinflated that in their minds. there's been a lot that's been done over the last two years to simplify the process and we really tried to help families ensure that they meet those deadlines for filing the fafsa. cont vo to help families cut through the confusion, virginia tech is hosting fafsa fridays this month. you don't be a current or prospective virginia tech student. live web virginia western is hosting an event saturday to help families. for more information... and things you need to do before going... head over to our website... wsls dot com. jenna zibton, wsls 10. if you have an education matters story idea for jenna... let her know! give her a call... send her an email... or find her on nues next. a new school program teaches local students about drug prevention. how it's expected to help curb the ongoing issue of addiction. plus ... the 6-11 locomotive is preparations ... before the sp

.### 11:43:20 beth armstrong, virginia tech director of university scholarships and financial aid "there is for some families a sticker shock as we call it" college costs keep rising. what families are paying for... and why local universities say they're forced to raise tutition. # good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. a strong storm system hits the south.... severe storms and tornadoes tore through the gulf coast on tuesday. storms mangled trailers at an rv park, ripped off roofs from buildings and killed at least three people in louisiana and mississippi. this same system is heading towards southwest virginia. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now with more on what to expect . kristina?###