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especially for brookneal. elena bell, brookneal resident: "being from a small town and living in a small town, nothing like this every happensa&" but even in the face of misfortune...elena bell, brookneal resident: "look, they brought them pizzas!" they still show a little southern hospitality. elena bell, brookneal them pizzasa&" large acts of kindness from a small town. elena bell, brookneal resident: "now that's the way a community comes together." elena bell, brookneal resident: "it makes me proud to be from brookneal." 3 mona tight the consensus in the town is overwhelming relief that no one was hurt. 3 pattie and you can follow the latest on this fire by going to our website wset.com and by following us on our abc 3 3 mostly cloudy for the day with the chance for light mountain snow showers and even a few of the mountains, no temperatures will reach the mid 30s this afternoon. lows fall into the teens during the coldest air of the season arrives for your valentine's day weekend. please dress warmly and b
especially for brookneal. elena bell, brookneal resident: "being from a small town and living in a small town, nothing like this every happensa&" but even in the face of misfortune...elena bell, brookneal resident: "look, they brought them pizzas!" they still show a little southern hospitality. elena bell, brookneal them pizzasa&" large acts of kindness from a small town. elena bell, brookneal resident: "now that's the way a community comes together."...
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that fire you were seeing in the brookneal area. you can see where the wind was blowing that smoke from west to east as we have a west to east breeze right now. some good news that the winds will be diminishing after sunwill be diminishing after sunset. the temperatures will be falling down to the teens by tomorrow morning. coming up a little later, the newest information on the sleet and snow for next week. well, with these low happen in just minutes. so you have to be careful. katie brooke is live outside of our studio tonight with everything that you need to know. >> reporter: danner, i am certainly cold out here and i still can feel my fingers and toes which is a good sign. when you start losing kneeling your extremity you need to worry and find place to warm upworry and find place to warm up. frostbite is all about exposure and cover any skin that you can to avoid frostbite. i talked to dr. epps with central virginia family physicians and he said when it is this cold, you have to pay attention. when you feel pain in your append
that fire you were seeing in the brookneal area. you can see where the wind was blowing that smoke from west to east as we have a west to east breeze right now. some good news that the winds will be diminishing after sunwill be diminishing after sunset. the temperatures will be falling down to the teens by tomorrow morning. coming up a little later, the newest information on the sleet and snow for next week. well, with these low happen in just minutes. so you have to be careful. katie brooke is...
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this is the old danville river plant in brookneal. we're going to stay on top of this and get an update from courtney coming up in this half hour. >> george: danner. at times we've seen the winds gusting up at 20 miles per hour. lynchburg. we have seen the wind diminishing. there is still going to be a breeze, but not as windy as earlier today. and we still have a breeze coming in the from the west hour. and the air is extremely dry. 25 in roanoke. 44 in blacksburg. 30 in southside. this evening, we'll see temperatures falling below freezing and into the teens by morning. coming up, we'll show you coldest. >> danner: and as the temperature goes down outside, we are pumping up the thermostat in our homes. but the way you heat your home could put your family at risk. tola adamson spoke to experts on how to keep warm and safe. >> reporter: first things first. if you're using the your fireplace for the first time be sure to check it out professionally first. you could have an oil buildup that could cause a chimney fire. the firefighter al
this is the old danville river plant in brookneal. we're going to stay on top of this and get an update from courtney coming up in this half hour. >> george: danner. at times we've seen the winds gusting up at 20 miles per hour. lynchburg. we have seen the wind diminishing. there is still going to be a breeze, but not as windy as earlier today. and we still have a breeze coming in the from the west hour. and the air is extremely dry. 25 in roanoke. 44 in blacksburg. 30 in southside. this...
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temperatures that fire fighters in brookneal are having to deal with. chief meteorologist george flickinger tracking the latest in the weather center. george. >> george: we are going to see the coldest weather of the season continuing to build into virginia aged by this weekend you will notice it clear in place. want to show what you it looks like now. this is also trying to look the far left-hand side of the screen. getting harder to see just after sunset and this small area of gray on the eleven side of the screen, that is the smoke. the wind is still blowing out there and the wind will be weak. that will be good news for the fire fighters, and it will stay touch breeze the evening. in the west and northwest. and very cold out there. the temp at 27. we have a wind chill of 20 for this evening, we will continue falling below freezing. most all of us are below 32 now and by tomorrow morning, we will see temperatures into the teens. tonight's weather will be staying dry. we are tracking sleet and snow for next week. i will have the newest info on that wi
temperatures that fire fighters in brookneal are having to deal with. chief meteorologist george flickinger tracking the latest in the weather center. george. >> george: we are going to see the coldest weather of the season continuing to build into virginia aged by this weekend you will notice it clear in place. want to show what you it looks like now. this is also trying to look the far left-hand side of the screen. getting harder to see just after sunset and this small area of gray on...
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people in brookneal. >> the. pleaded guilty to one count of felony robbery and faces other charges in another robbery. in this case, ramos and two others after three muddy foot prints led them behind a home where they found the three men. they face charges and in that incident last july. >>> two 15-year-old girls were shot dead outside of glendale arizona. each had one gunshot wound and a weapon was found near the bodies. both are 10th graders and investigators are not searching for a shooter. they do not know what relationthey do not know what relationship if any those girls had. >>> shootings can happen anywhere, where we work, where we go to church and school. want to keep from you dying before they are able to get to the. priscilla kaiser joins us live from the newsroom with more on a new training session designed to help save your life. priscilla priscilla kaiser it can and has happened. you are working at your desk and an active here is the walks in and would you know what to do. most people give up, but th
people in brookneal. >> the. pleaded guilty to one count of felony robbery and faces other charges in another robbery. in this case, ramos and two others after three muddy foot prints led them behind a home where they found the three men. they face charges and in that incident last july. >>> two 15-year-old girls were shot dead outside of glendale arizona. each had one gunshot wound and a weapon was found near the bodies. both are 10th graders and investigators are not searching...
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. >>> more than a week of a a fire at the dan river plant in brookneal. the fire marshal was out. >> noreen: this as residents are talking about what happened to the tapele in their community. katie brooke spent time in brookneal about the loss of the plant and live now with more on this. katie. you. >> reporter: well, noreen, even though this building was vacant for years, they have come part of the community and people are very sad to see it end like this. although all the people that i talked to today are just so glad that no one was hurt. >> reporter: it was a busy weekend for volunteer fire fighters in brookneal. >> we spread it and watered it down with a bunch of young firemen that took sunday off to >>reporter: and town residents say they couldn't be more grateful. >> it was like as soon as the smoke came, the whole community was together. >> reporter: folks at the golden skillet, a you have about nay town for 43 years say it is all anyone is talking about. >> everybody knows everything about everybody. and somebody is sick, we know all about them.
. >>> more than a week of a a fire at the dan river plant in brookneal. the fire marshal was out. >> noreen: this as residents are talking about what happened to the tapele in their community. katie brooke spent time in brookneal about the loss of the plant and live now with more on this. katie. you. >> reporter: well, noreen, even though this building was vacant for years, they have come part of the community and people are very sad to see it end like this. although all...
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live in brookneal, katie brookelive in brookneal, katie brookelive in brookneal, katie brooke, abc 13 abc 13. >> danner: not surprised at all, good people in brookneal. >>> opened a part of route 130 after a two-car crash in madison heights. what the scene looked like around 9:45 this morning. the driver of the blue jeep crossed over the center line hit a car going the opposite direction. minor injuries. both lanes were closed as police cleared this. driver of the jeep is charged with reckless driving. >>> we now know the cell phones and driving, well, they don't mix. virginia tech researchers installed video cameras inside cars to find out what drivers were doing right before they got into an accident. the verdict, in two-thirds of the crashes, the driver was visibly distracted and cell phones were the biggest culprit. texting while driving led to dialing a call, 12 fold. eating was only double the riskeating was only double the risk. cell phones are not the only culprit. other distractions being angry and crying at the wheel also had a driver more like three crash. >>> a big vote in
live in brookneal, katie brookelive in brookneal, katie brookelive in brookneal, katie brooke, abc 13 abc 13. >> danner: not surprised at all, good people in brookneal. >>> opened a part of route 130 after a two-car crash in madison heights. what the scene looked like around 9:45 this morning. the driver of the blue jeep crossed over the center line hit a car going the opposite direction. minor injuries. both lanes were closed as police cleared this. driver of the jeep is charged...
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. >> mark: a live look tonight at a plant that is still burning at this hour in brookneal. the dan river plant closed in 2006. this afternoon it went up in flames. we have team coverage of that massive fire. marissa para talked with people in the area and courtney wheaton is covering the fire fight. let's start with courtney. >> reporter: i'm hear with the campbell county fire marshal, randall johnson. he's been here since 3:30 this afternoon getting crews ready. he joins me live right now. randall, tell me what's been going on through the day. spot in the building where we can contain the fire and keep it from spreading through the rest of the plant. >> reporter: what is your plan of action? >> to keep the fire contained in the spot that we have it. it's not under control but it's not moving further in the building. >> reporter: what made this different than the average fire? >> the building was under demolition so there were some structural things we were worried about. all our operations were outside. water. how are you working through that process? >> we had a secondary
. >> mark: a live look tonight at a plant that is still burning at this hour in brookneal. the dan river plant closed in 2006. this afternoon it went up in flames. we have team coverage of that massive fire. marissa para talked with people in the area and courtney wheaton is covering the fire fight. let's start with courtney. >> reporter: i'm hear with the campbell county fire marshal, randall johnson. he's been here since 3:30 this afternoon getting crews ready. he joins me live...
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and more on the fire that destroyed the dan river plant in brookneal. why that fire is reigniting. >> george: i'll let you know how much rain we're expecting across the heart of virginia and how long the rain will last. >> danner: this just into our newsroom tonight. the state supreme court has denied the appeal of convicted of killing alexis murphy. taylor is behind bars, but alexis' body has never been found. life terms. >> you're taking a look over lynchburg tonight where the rain is moving in. >> george: we're already seeing a few small showers making their way into the heart of heart of virginia. the light rain extends towards madison heights. pittsylvania county, south of brookneal, you can see small showers that way, but the bulk of the rain has yet to come. we're not going to see that much rain in the next few hours. but closer to 10:00-11:00 p.m., you'll see are rain. in the morning, lows in the upper 30s and lower 40s. later we'll let you know how much cooler we'll be by the weekend. the board of supervisors is considering funding for a new mi
and more on the fire that destroyed the dan river plant in brookneal. why that fire is reigniting. >> george: i'll let you know how much rain we're expecting across the heart of virginia and how long the rain will last. >> danner: this just into our newsroom tonight. the state supreme court has denied the appeal of convicted of killing alexis murphy. taylor is behind bars, but alexis' body has never been found. life terms. >> you're taking a look over lynchburg tonight where...
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in brookneal, tim saunders, wdbj7. the political forum is tonight at 7 in the brookneal community building on main street. it's a non-partisan event and francis is hoping for a good turn out. students at radford university are reacting to the news that donald trump is heading to campus on monday. the noon rally is at radford university's dedmon center. even though it's not a university sanctioned event, students will be part of the crowd. layne dibuono "i am interested in going just to hear what he has to say and just get my own opinion instead of just hearing what other people are saying about him." tyler rosenblatt: "i'm definitely going to go and i want to hear what he says but i'm just going to take it with a grain of salt." doors for the trump rally open at 10 am monday. and as we told you yesterday, marco rubio will be speaking at roanoke college sunday night at 8:30. r-s-v-p's are required for anyone 12 and older. it's a surprising turn of events in the race to become roanoke's next mayor. for their party. and,
in brookneal, tim saunders, wdbj7. the political forum is tonight at 7 in the brookneal community building on main street. it's a non-partisan event and francis is hoping for a good turn out. students at radford university are reacting to the news that donald trump is heading to campus on monday. the noon rally is at radford university's dedmon center. even though it's not a university sanctioned event, students will be part of the crowd. layne dibuono "i am interested in going just to...
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unfolding right now brookneal. >> danner: our courtney whedon live at the fire at the dan river plant. it is raging now. it broke out two hours ago. >> we are here with matt vaugner are he is here taking pertures, he lives quarter mile away from this fire. how were you first alerted about this? >> i was at work and a little after 4:00 and someone came in and told us about it and started seeing all the fire trucks and the police cars and ambulances going down the road, and then i stepped outside and i saw what was the biggest smoke i ever seen in my life. a huge cloud. >> reporter: tell me, what does this mean to your community? [inaudible] >> noreen: all right, we are having trouble with that live shot. some technical difficulties. we will go back to courtney as soon as we can get that fixed. of course as the temperature goes down outside, we are hiking it up inside our home. if you were not cautious you could pave the way for a fire. we talked to experts warm and safe. toll stole live in danville. first, if you were using your fireplace for the first time this season. have is profess
unfolding right now brookneal. >> danner: our courtney whedon live at the fire at the dan river plant. it is raging now. it broke out two hours ago. >> we are here with matt vaugner are he is here taking pertures, he lives quarter mile away from this fire. how were you first alerted about this? >> i was at work and a little after 4:00 and someone came in and told us about it and started seeing all the fire trucks and the police cars and ambulances going down the road, and then...
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and to the north and east of brooknealthe north and east of brookneal. right there that tornado that is showing where the tornado crossed highway 460. the national weather service will be out surveying and will get more information as far as the exact track of the tornado, but that shows new relation to appomattox where that tornado occurred. we had other severe weather into far eastern virginia. strong storms and tornadoes north and east an south of rich monday and a lot of tornadoes in north carolina as well as into the southeastern parts of the commonwealth. now the storms are done; however, you may notice the wind picking up this evening, because we are going to see the actual cold front moving ewe through but the stormy weather has ended. on pinpoint doppler radar. the meteorologist in eastern virginia toward richmondvirginia toward richmond, tracking these thunderstorms with a warnings in effect. and strong storms make their way into richmond and also into northern virginia. they are getting the strong storms right now. but for us, quieter weather
and to the north and east of brooknealthe north and east of brookneal. right there that tornado that is showing where the tornado crossed highway 460. the national weather service will be out surveying and will get more information as far as the exact track of the tornado, but that shows new relation to appomattox where that tornado occurred. we had other severe weather into far eastern virginia. strong storms and tornadoes north and east an south of rich monday and a lot of tornadoes in north...
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wfxr's paris holmes joins us live from brookneal with the latest on this fire. paris, what do you know right now? good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. there three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on obviously is the aftermath. the brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from lynchburg, liberty, alta vista, all of campbell county firefighters even said the pour over a half of million gallons of water on this fire. they even had to pump some of that water from dan river. so again they are keeping a close eye on the on what's left burning the firefighters here say a new group will come and relieve them to make sure everything stays under control and just side a note route 501 which is also called lynchburg the investigation into a roanoke county house fire continues this morning. th
wfxr's paris holmes joins us live from brookneal with the latest on this fire. paris, what do you know right now? good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. there three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on obviously is the...
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brookneal and southside still getting rain. we have passing showers this evening and additional rain in the week ahead. you don't have to worry about icy roads as the temperatures are very mild for february. most of us in the 50s and 60s. >> danner: happening now, we're taking a live look at a caucus night in iowa. this is going to be bernie sanders' headquarters in iowa. all quiet right now, but it won't be soon. what will the often-analyzed iowa caucuses deliver? >> do you guys know where your caucus is? >> yep. >> reporter: presumably, winners announced in just hours. extreme times call for extreme members. >> we drove 800 miles. >>reporter: he's one of the if you believe the polls, even that hasn't been enough to top trump. >> they want us to look like maniacs. we're not incompetent people. >> reporter: it may be a different group to tip the scales. >> all the candidates have social media counts. and they've hired digital media staff. they're reaching out another millennials. >> reporter: she says that they are reaching out
brookneal and southside still getting rain. we have passing showers this evening and additional rain in the week ahead. you don't have to worry about icy roads as the temperatures are very mild for february. most of us in the 50s and 60s. >> danner: happening now, we're taking a live look at a caucus night in iowa. this is going to be bernie sanders' headquarters in iowa. all quiet right now, but it won't be soon. what will the often-analyzed iowa caucuses deliver? >> do you guys...
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live in brookneal, katie brook, abc 13 news. >>> we have just learned prosecutors have rested their case in the trial for ashley white. white is charged with felony child abuse and neglect. her five-year-old son noah thomas was found dead in a septic tank four days after he went missing. in opening statements, prosecutor told the court white admitted she lied about leaving her children at home. there was a lot of discussion during testimony about the septic tank and the lid. investigators testified the lid was on the tank when they look for noah. the defense has motioned lack of evidence. the judge is considering that motion. >>> let's take a quick break and check in with melissa le fevere. it is valentines weekend.what should we know? >> melissa: everyone is going to want to bundle up. valentine's day weekend. there's a live you. clouds over liberty university right now as everybody is heading toward the lunch time hour. a quick check of your weather. we're seeing overcast skies with temperatures in the 20s. 26 in lynchburg. 29 in danville. 28 in roanoke. 28 in blacksburg and brookneal.
live in brookneal, katie brook, abc 13 news. >>> we have just learned prosecutors have rested their case in the trial for ashley white. white is charged with felony child abuse and neglect. her five-year-old son noah thomas was found dead in a septic tank four days after he went missing. in opening statements, prosecutor told the court white admitted she lied about leaving her children at home. there was a lot of discussion during testimony about the septic tank and the lid....
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wfxr's paris holmes joins us live from brookneal with the latest on this fire. paris, what do you know right now? good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. there three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on what's going on right now. but obviously is the aftermath. the brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from all over the including lynchburg, liberty, alta vista, all of campbell county responded yesterday. the firefighters even said the pour over a half of million gallons of water on this fire. that water from dan river. so again they are keeping a close eye on the on what's left burning the firefighters here say a new group will come and relieve them to make sure everything stays under control and just side a note route 501 which is also called lynchburg ave is reopened police are c
wfxr's paris holmes joins us live from brookneal with the latest on this fire. paris, what do you know right now? good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. there three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on what's going on right...
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are watching us from pennsylvania county, henry county, martinsville, halifax, charlotte county, brookneal where the bulk of this light rain and light snow will occur. at 4:30 in the morning, most of us are asleep and if you were traveling across the area south of lynchburg down 29 and maybe heading south toward brookneal, watch out. there could be a few slippery areas in that direction. wednesday morning, when you wake up and get going at 8 a.m., we will be completely dry as all that moves away. and during the afternoon no more precip showing up and temperatures will be well above freezing. so overnight tonight, increasing clouds and a few showers in the area of light snow are possible. by morning, we will drop below freezing but for the evening hours, we will remain above freezing and by morning, amherst, 29. appomattox, 31. appomattox, 32. danville at 34. we will be the low freezing tomorrow morning through 9 a.m. freezing, and by lunchtime tomorrow into the mid-40s. a little breezy tomorrow if you want your coat, a wet breeze and cool and dry in the afternoon. highs in the upper 40s. n
are watching us from pennsylvania county, henry county, martinsville, halifax, charlotte county, brookneal where the bulk of this light rain and light snow will occur. at 4:30 in the morning, most of us are asleep and if you were traveling across the area south of lynchburg down 29 and maybe heading south toward brookneal, watch out. there could be a few slippery areas in that direction. wednesday morning, when you wake up and get going at 8 a.m., we will be completely dry as all that moves...
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we want to get right to the latest on that bad fire brookneal as well. the former dan river plant. a breaking story we covered extensively for you after it broke yesterday. katie brooke is live from the scene with what we know new tonight. >> reporter: danner, there is a burnt stench in the air and a haze covering the entire town and take a look over here what we are seeing right now. a lot of smoke. officials tell me that this site is contained. the fire is out. there is still a few flames and piles over here. depending on how the wind blow, you can see the flames, but again, the fire is contained. we have seen a few trucks come and go but not many. not much has changed at this site at this time since the fire has been put out. i spoke with fire fighters who the early hours and sleeping today. i left a message with the fire marshal to see what sparked the blaze and right now they are investigating. nobody got hurt and the building was being demolished when the fire broke out. tracy fair child told us today the response has been tremendous. she wants to thank everyone who bought fo
we want to get right to the latest on that bad fire brookneal as well. the former dan river plant. a breaking story we covered extensively for you after it broke yesterday. katie brooke is live from the scene with what we know new tonight. >> reporter: danner, there is a burnt stench in the air and a haze covering the entire town and take a look over here what we are seeing right now. a lot of smoke. officials tell me that this site is contained. the fire is out. there is still a few...
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the fire started around 3:30 this afternoon at the dan river plant in brookneal. wsls 10's duke carter has more. "it was a tower of billowing black smoke coming over the top of the next door building," corey cross lives in bookneal, less than a mile away from where the old dan river plant is burning. corey cross/brooknea l resident "it's glowing from my back door window it looks like a walmart parking lot," cross says he's concerned because he doesn't know how long the fire will burn and if his home is in danger. cross "kind of worried about the closeness cause i have no idea what kind of chemicals or engines or anything at the scrap yard and that is my back nats fire chief "a 911 call was received around 3-30 this afternoon that there was a fire at the old dan river plant," randall johnson is the fire marshall for campbell county. he says there are about 75-90 firefighters on scene battling the flames. johnson says this fire is unusual because of how massive it is, it's engulfing the 355 thousand square foot facility. the biggest challenge to fight the fire ---ge
the fire started around 3:30 this afternoon at the dan river plant in brookneal. wsls 10's duke carter has more. "it was a tower of billowing black smoke coming over the top of the next door building," corey cross lives in bookneal, less than a mile away from where the old dan river plant is burning. corey cross/brooknea l resident "it's glowing from my back door window it looks like a walmart parking lot," cross says he's concerned because he doesn't know how long the fire...
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the brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from all over the including lynchburg, liberty, alta vista, all of campbell county responded yesterday. the firefighters even said the pour over a half of million gallons of water on this fire. they even had to pump some of that water from dan river. so again they are keeping a close eye on the on what's left burning the firefighters here say a new group will come and relieve them to make sure everything stays under control and just side a note route 501 which is also called lynchburg the investigation into a roanoke county house fire continues this morning. this is what the scene looked like on thursday on green hill drive. when fire crews arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the home. no one was and there were no injuries. although one firefighter did fall through the home. brian clingenpeel/ roanoke county fire and rescue: "we did have one firefighter that fell from the second floor all the way to the basement, so he fell through two floors, he extricated himself, and walked out of the structure." that firefighter is doin
the brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from all over the including lynchburg, liberty, alta vista, all of campbell county responded yesterday. the firefighters even said the pour over a half of million gallons of water on this fire. they even had to pump some of that water from dan river. so again they are keeping a close eye on the on what's left burning the firefighters here say a new group will come and relieve them to make sure everything stays under control and just side a...
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morning we are following the latest on the fire that continues to burn at the dan river plant in brookneal. the fire started around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. overnight, we talked to the campbell county fire marshal, randall johnson, and he told us what crews biggest concerns are as they battle the flames.randall johnson campbell county fire marshal "main concerns fighting the fire have just been keeping everybody safe
morning we are following the latest on the fire that continues to burn at the dan river plant in brookneal. the fire started around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. overnight, we talked to the campbell county fire marshal, randall johnson, and he told us what crews biggest concerns are as they battle the flames.randall johnson campbell county fire marshal "main concerns fighting the fire have just been keeping everybody safe
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this is a live look at a massive fire burning at the old dan river plant in brookneal. there's no word yet on how this fire started. part route 501 is closed near earl street and route 11-09. wdbj7's danielle staub is there gathering more updates. cadets from the roanoke city police department's "growth through opportunity" program are getting ready to graduate. wdbj7's amanda kenney introduced you to them back in november. tonight, she's checking in on them to see how far they have come in four months. these cadets have come a long way in four months. when alex, ben, kathryn, kayla, mikael, ricky, and brian started the gto program in november they were shy, didn't have much confidence, and they had no idea what the future would hold. each of them have a disability. while that hasn't changed, officer travis akins says their attitudes have. travis akins: they come in the door hugging and high fiving, they're glad to be a part of this program, their confidence is totally enhanced now, they look you right in the eye when they speak to you. the come in the morning, they sha
this is a live look at a massive fire burning at the old dan river plant in brookneal. there's no word yet on how this fire started. part route 501 is closed near earl street and route 11-09. wdbj7's danielle staub is there gathering more updates. cadets from the roanoke city police department's "growth through opportunity" program are getting ready to graduate. wdbj7's amanda kenney introduced you to them back in november. tonight, she's checking in on them to see how far they have...
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a fire has closed down part of route 501 in brookneal. we've now confirmd from the town manager's officer that the fire is at the the old dan river plant. right now the road is closed near earl street and route 1109. the northbound and southbound lanes are closed. we'll bring you the latest about about for the latest weather anytime, turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for weather headlines and more can see we do gain the heating or is right is that severe weather that's were we do have some snow showers a come through as qaeda blowing through no big deal now and monday and tuesday this is been all over the place the past couple days now looks like starting his snow transitioning to more of ice and then some freezing rain a lot to go over without will go
a fire has closed down part of route 501 in brookneal. we've now confirmd from the town manager's officer that the fire is at the the old dan river plant. right now the road is closed near earl street and route 1109. the northbound and southbound lanes are closed. we'll bring you the latest about about for the latest weather anytime, turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for weather headlines and more can see we do gain the heating or is right is that...
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the dan river plant in brookneal has been burning for more than 12- hours now.... after starting around three- thirty yesterday afternoon. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier continues our coverage... with we spoke with crews on the scene just a little bit ago.. they say the fire is under control right now, but still burning. at this point, they're main focus is maintaining the progress they've already made. campbell county's fire marshall says this fire is unusual.. just because of how massive it is-- taking over the 335-thousand square foot facility. aside from the cold, the biggest challenge crews have been facing in putting out this fire.. getting resources like water. the property was a textile plant, but has been shut down. over the past six months.. a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing it apart piece by piece. corey cross/brooknea l resident "after today i don't think they are going to have to worry about that so much bump to: "kind of worried about the closeness cause i have no idea what kind of chemicals or engines or anything at the scrap yard an
the dan river plant in brookneal has been burning for more than 12- hours now.... after starting around three- thirty yesterday afternoon. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier continues our coverage... with we spoke with crews on the scene just a little bit ago.. they say the fire is under control right now, but still burning. at this point, they're main focus is maintaining the progress they've already made. campbell county's fire marshall says this fire is unusual.. just because of how massive it...
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now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt down. this is what it looked like at the plant around 3-30 thursday afternoon. according to the town manager, the plant-- once home to a number of jobs in the area-- closed 10 years ago.paris holmes is at the scene of the joins us live. good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. there three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on what's going on right now. but obviously is the aftermath. the brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from all over the including lynchburg, liberty, alta vista, all of campbell county responded yesterday. the firefighters even said the pour over a half of million gallons of water on this fire. they even had to pump some of that water from dan river. so again they are keeping a close eye on
now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt down. this is what it looked like at the plant around 3-30 thursday afternoon. according to the town manager, the plant-- once home to a number of jobs in the area-- closed 10 years ago.paris holmes is at the scene of the joins us live. good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for...
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brookneal 30. charlotte courthouse, 31. shenandoah valley, 30 degrees. we're warming up for wednesday. we'll keep the clouds around and saturday and sunday, sunshine and nearing 60 degrees. we can almost sit back and relax with a forecast like that. >> whitney: i love that. but tonight and tomorrow morning they're asking folks to stay off the roads if you don't have to be. and we have a lot of closings. those are scrolling on the bottom of your screen and at wset. let's head over to dave. tries to regroup after it was the storybook ending for u.v.a. yesterday until it wasn't. they thought they'd seal the win at camden stadium. with ten second left, the cavs let a one .-point lead. and now u.v.a. cavs face a game against n.c. state. >> just refocus. we played a good game today, but there are areas that we can improve in and we'll come back tomorrow and be ready for monday's game. >> that stings but i give thanks. i told our guys you battled and showed metal in a super charged environment. and we'll grow from it. for next week's daytona 500 was today. the
brookneal 30. charlotte courthouse, 31. shenandoah valley, 30 degrees. we're warming up for wednesday. we'll keep the clouds around and saturday and sunday, sunshine and nearing 60 degrees. we can almost sit back and relax with a forecast like that. >> whitney: i love that. but tonight and tomorrow morning they're asking folks to stay off the roads if you don't have to be. and we have a lot of closings. those are scrolling on the bottom of your screen and at wset. let's head over to dave....
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crews from brookneal, south boston, halifax, lynchburg, alta vista and campbell scene. important to remember most of these are volunteer firefighters out here tonight. and they will be working through the night. crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. a big concern here is the tempertures and making sure the water lines are not freezing. stay with us on wdbj7 mornin' and wdbj7 dot com for the latest. live in brookneal, danielle staub wdbj7 a pedestrian was taken to the hospital tonight after being hit by a vehicle in roanoke. according to the roanoke police department facebook page, the person was hit around 8:15 p.m. in the 500 block of orange avenue. a westbound lane of orange avenue is closed between williamson road and plantation road. police say the driver stopped. an investigation is underway. upas chris mentioned it is a out there bro he'll write it about twenty degrees right now temperatures are falling fast skies are clear the winds of calm down a little bit and that just lets any continuing years just moved
crews from brookneal, south boston, halifax, lynchburg, alta vista and campbell scene. important to remember most of these are volunteer firefighters out here tonight. and they will be working through the night. crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. a big concern here is the tempertures and making sure the water lines are not freezing. stay with us on wdbj7 mornin' and wdbj7 dot com for the latest. live in brookneal, danielle staub wdbj7 a...
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a mix of sun and clouds across the area. 46 in lynchburg. 48 in danville. 45 in roanoke. 46 in brookneal. 40 in blacksburg. 84 in hot springs. high temperatures today in the upper 40s and lower 50s to the south side. 48 in lynchburg. we are calling for 52 in danville. 46 for the high in roanoke. 43 in blacksburg. a nice warming trend on the way and a nice weekend forecast. let's take a full look coming up. >>> freezing rain created challenges for crews in lynchburg. the secondary roads are the biggest concern. mona kosar abdi is live outside the studio. what is it looking like outside right now? >> reporter: it feels completely different than it did this morning. beautiful and a lot warmer than it was this morning. this is good news for lynchburg public works who have been working to clear the roads. they had to deal the consistent snowfall, heavy downpours. they had to clear the snow from the drains because they were snow-covered. langhorne is the primary road. they are passable and clear. the focus being shifted to secondary roads. i want to show you what morgan street looks like. that
a mix of sun and clouds across the area. 46 in lynchburg. 48 in danville. 45 in roanoke. 46 in brookneal. 40 in blacksburg. 84 in hot springs. high temperatures today in the upper 40s and lower 50s to the south side. 48 in lynchburg. we are calling for 52 in danville. 46 for the high in roanoke. 43 in blacksburg. a nice warming trend on the way and a nice weekend forecast. let's take a full look coming up. >>> freezing rain created challenges for crews in lynchburg. the secondary roads...
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highs top out in the mid 30s. burn at the dan river mills plant in brookneal. the fire started yesterday around 3:30 and the smoke could be seen for miles. the plant has been closed for a few years, but crews had been working to recycle some of the material from the building. we still do not know what started the fire. but crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. a person had to go the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in roanoke. according to the roanoke police department facebook page, that person was hit around 8:15 last night while walking along the 500 block of orange avenue. police say the driver stopped. stay with wdbj7 for more details virginia state police says it's following a new lead in the search for the 15- year-old who wrecked a car in roanoke county after a police chase wednesday night. four passengers were taken to the that lead was discovered after investigators again searched for the teen near the roanoke- franklin county line yesterday. the pursit reached speeds of nearly 100 miles per
highs top out in the mid 30s. burn at the dan river mills plant in brookneal. the fire started yesterday around 3:30 and the smoke could be seen for miles. the plant has been closed for a few years, but crews had been working to recycle some of the material from the building. we still do not know what started the fire. but crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. a person had to go the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in roanoke....
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roanoke, 42. 47 brookneal. 44 in hot springs. we have an aerial flood watch in effect until 7:00 p.m. tonight. also, if let warning in effect for the indian river and roanoke river. those are in effect until saturday. a lot of wet weather to get to. we will time that out coming up.>>> the sheriff's office and u.s. marshals service came together to a arrest a man accused of sodomizing a child. authorities charged david bocock with one count of forcible sodomy. the victim was a minor. bocock is being held without bond at this time. charged in connection to the kidnapping and murder of waynesboro police captain kevin quick is in the hands of the jury. yesterday's deliberations followed 12 and a half hours of closing arguments on monday. jurors have 34 different charges to decide on. racketeering conspiracy is the big umbrella charge. if he is found not guilty of that, two thirds of the charges will go away. firearms charges can stand on their own. annie anderson is in the courtroom. stay with abc 13 for the latest. >>> new at noon,
roanoke, 42. 47 brookneal. 44 in hot springs. we have an aerial flood watch in effect until 7:00 p.m. tonight. also, if let warning in effect for the indian river and roanoke river. those are in effect until saturday. a lot of wet weather to get to. we will time that out coming up.>>> the sheriff's office and u.s. marshals service came together to a arrest a man accused of sodomizing a child. authorities charged david bocock with one count of forcible sodomy. the victim was a minor....
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temperatures warming back in the 60s. 62 in lynchburg. 68 in danville. 60 in roanoke. 65 in brookneal. 65 in blacksburg. 46 in hot springs. it is a bit breezy. we will see the same story tomorrow. we'll take a look at the full forecast coming up.>>> new at noon, roanoke county police have released new details about friday's officer involved shooting that left one man dead. in a press conference this morning, the suspect was identified as 18-year-old keyontray deshaun spencer. he was a student at the high school. he died the hospital after being shot by the police at the intersection of electric road in brambleton where he was seen branding a gun. that turned out to be a bb gun that looked similar to a nine millimeter. were deployed in the incident, but they are still try to figure out if they actually hit the subject, or missed him completely. police are investigating that right now. right now, the officers are on administrative leave during the ongoing investigation. >>> now to the shooting that left one police officer dead and two injured in prince william county. the suspect faces
temperatures warming back in the 60s. 62 in lynchburg. 68 in danville. 60 in roanoke. 65 in brookneal. 65 in blacksburg. 46 in hot springs. it is a bit breezy. we will see the same story tomorrow. we'll take a look at the full forecast coming up.>>> new at noon, roanoke county police have released new details about friday's officer involved shooting that left one man dead. in a press conference this morning, the suspect was identified as 18-year-old keyontray deshaun spencer. he was a...
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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 exposures were. >> re
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...
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buckingham, 38. 40 toward brookneal and charlotte county, pittsylvania county, martinsville in the mid-30s. and upper 20s and mid-30s in your 7-day forecast, notice the low temperatures are going to be in the teens as we finish up the week. we're going to stay below freezing on thursday. and valentine's day weekend looks like a good weekend to snuggle up. temperatures, 20s for highs. >> danner: right now, you can easily see what public employees make, but that could change. the senate committee advanced a bill that would bar that information from the public database. it would also raise the threshold from public employees' salary being public. >>> they go around the world everything you need to know about life, you can learn from granola. keep it simple. make every piece count. let other people know what you're made of. always be real. don't be fake, don't be artificial, but always be sweet. and of course, wear sunscreen. nature valley granola bars. >> danner: as global conference continue to grow over the zika virus, medical professionals in california are working to make sure that it
buckingham, 38. 40 toward brookneal and charlotte county, pittsylvania county, martinsville in the mid-30s. and upper 20s and mid-30s in your 7-day forecast, notice the low temperatures are going to be in the teens as we finish up the week. we're going to stay below freezing on thursday. and valentine's day weekend looks like a good weekend to snuggle up. temperatures, 20s for highs. >> danner: right now, you can easily see what public employees make, but that could change. the senate...
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it started around three- thirty thursday afternoon at the dan river plant in brookneal. between 75 and 90 fire fighters have battled the flames. campbell county's fire marshall says the fire is unusual because of it's size. the blaze took over the 335- thousand square foot facility which used to be a textile plant, but has been shut down. over the past six months.. a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing it apart piece by piece. aside from the cold, the biggest challenge crews have faced when resources like water. randall johnson/campbe ll are limited to hydrants there are none in the factory in a proper it itself and also in the beginning we had several small spot fires surrounding the plant that we had to deal with." fire crews will continue to monitor the site as a precaution. there's still no word on what started the fire.### new details on finding a cure for the zika virus. the world health organization says possible vaccines are at least 18 months away from large scale trials. officials say 15 companies have been identified as possible participants in
it started around three- thirty thursday afternoon at the dan river plant in brookneal. between 75 and 90 fire fighters have battled the flames. campbell county's fire marshall says the fire is unusual because of it's size. the blaze took over the 335- thousand square foot facility which used to be a textile plant, but has been shut down. over the past six months.. a recycling plant has been in the process of tearing it apart piece by piece. aside from the cold, the biggest challenge crews have...
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you see the wintry mix of 22 in roanoke. 26 in brookneal. 21 in blacksburg. also seeing snow reported in hot springs. we will see sleet transitioning to freezing rain. a winter storm warning still in effect for our entire viewing area until 12:00 p.m. tomorrow. we want to take you live outside right now will stafford is live. what you seen? snow. we're finally starting to see the transition to sleet. now. when i left last night, we had about a half inch of snow on the ground. we have added about 5 inches. pretty pottery snow. it is very easy to move around. as we advance farther into the afternoon with sleet and affect the road conditions, we're talking about that momentarily. about 5 and a half inches right now outside. we're seeing the transition from snow to icy mix that we will see the rest of the afternoon. >> noreen: mona kosar abdi is driving around. what you finding out there? >> reporter: we are driving down word road, which is an example of a primary roads that lynchburg public works has been working all morning. it is in need of a good plow. the ro
you see the wintry mix of 22 in roanoke. 26 in brookneal. 21 in blacksburg. also seeing snow reported in hot springs. we will see sleet transitioning to freezing rain. a winter storm warning still in effect for our entire viewing area until 12:00 p.m. tomorrow. we want to take you live outside right now will stafford is live. what you seen? snow. we're finally starting to see the transition to sleet. now. when i left last night, we had about a half inch of snow on the ground. we have added...
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. >>> now we want to get to the aftermath of that massive fire at the old dan river plant in brookneal. abc 13 was the first to bring you live video from the scene yesterday. >> mark: katie brooke has been out there all day today. katie, 24 hours ago it was a massive fire. >> we have a problem with katie right now -- >> the distribution center because that's where the boxes were stored. >> reporter: pat started working here when she was only 19 years old. she stayed for 32 years. she said she never another job like it. >> we were like family. we knew everybody. all three shifts. >> reporter: the factory that employed nearly 500 people have been empty for ten years, but that didn't mean a new business couldn't take over. >> you always whether i have that hope that maybe something else will come in there and it will be a booming town again. >> reporter: a wish that has gone up in smoke. >> closing was bad enough, but then to see it burn was just so sad. >> reporter: still, she remains openful that something new will be built in its place. >> you just feel like it is just -- it is taking
. >>> now we want to get to the aftermath of that massive fire at the old dan river plant in brookneal. abc 13 was the first to bring you live video from the scene yesterday. >> mark: katie brooke has been out there all day today. katie, 24 hours ago it was a massive fire. >> we have a problem with katie right now -- >> the distribution center because that's where the boxes were stored. >> reporter: pat started working here when she was only 19 years old. she...
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days after the devastating fire, dan river mill in brookneal is still smoldering. corey w. brown. firefighters put out hot spots in frigid temperatures. the mill sat empty for ten years. the fire is still under investigation. >>> tonight we have an update on a robbery at a pharmacy in rocky mount. 26-year-old joshua wayne cundiff was arrested and is being held in the franklin county jail. >> it was a special day for we'll show you ho >> whitney: many of you got out to celebrate valentine's day today. that means big business for local stores. bouquet bouquet bouquet bouquet designers at lea woods says that people are purchasing assorted arrangements. the week, and our busiest day was friday. a lot of people like to send flowers to their significant others on a workday so everybody at work can be jealous. >> whitney: and magnolia foods was also celebrating the holiday. she had a special brunch men and tonight they were booked up for their newly released wine dinner. the folks there said the food was inspired by love. >> our waffles today are pink belgium waffles. and we said love ca
days after the devastating fire, dan river mill in brookneal is still smoldering. corey w. brown. firefighters put out hot spots in frigid temperatures. the mill sat empty for ten years. the fire is still under investigation. >>> tonight we have an update on a robbery at a pharmacy in rocky mount. 26-year-old joshua wayne cundiff was arrested and is being held in the franklin county jail. >> it was a special day for we'll show you ho >> whitney: many of you got out to...
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. >>> tonight firefighters in brookneal are back at the dan river plant after a small fire rekindled there yesterday morning. excavators are there trying to drown that fire out. that blaze sparked inside the building just nine days after a massive fire tore through the planned. the building still had been smoldering since that fire, resulting in several 9-1-1 calls from residents. crews found flames at the site since the initial fire. >> will: i'm will stafford. a pretty wide variation of temperatures out there. we made it up to 59 for lynchburg. and danville up to 68. hot springs made it to the 40s today. all depending on who good clouds, showers, and who did not. showers will end tonight and the clouds will remain. temperatures holding steady. outside, we have showers that are moving on through the area. we have one more batch in charleston, west virginia that needs to get through here. that will do so in the evening hours tonight. showers will continue this evening. clouds remain in overnight. and cool and cloudy on the way for monday. a cloudy view from our thaxton tower camera.
. >>> tonight firefighters in brookneal are back at the dan river plant after a small fire rekindled there yesterday morning. excavators are there trying to drown that fire out. that blaze sparked inside the building just nine days after a massive fire tore through the planned. the building still had been smoldering since that fire, resulting in several 9-1-1 calls from residents. crews found flames at the site since the initial fire. >> will: i'm will stafford. a pretty wide...
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. >> danner: the brookneal community coming together after plant. news. >>> closing arguments are now under way in the case of the killing of kevin quick, the waynesboro reserve police captain who was kidnapped and murdered in february of 2015. >> mark: annie andersen was last comments to the jury. annie. >> reporter: it was a long day in court today because along with the prosecution, all six defense attorneys were given a chance for closing arguments. one point to make, the defendants are not charged with -- specifically with kevin quick's kidnapping or murder. instead, the federal prosecutor decided to make the racketeering trial along -- they are encompassing a whole list of crimes the prosecution said the group committed. the charges involving quick's death and kidnapping are violent crime and aid of racketeering. and in closing arguments, defense attorneys do deny that their clients kidnapped and killed quick, but even so, they said the prosecutor didn't prove that the 99 gang syndicate met the guidelines. and with the charges that they are, f
. >> danner: the brookneal community coming together after plant. news. >>> closing arguments are now under way in the case of the killing of kevin quick, the waynesboro reserve police captain who was kidnapped and murdered in february of 2015. >> mark: annie andersen was last comments to the jury. annie. >> reporter: it was a long day in court today because along with the prosecution, all six defense attorneys were given a chance for closing arguments. one point to...
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if they in danville. 43 in roanoke. 89 in brookneal. 39 in blacksburg. a few flurries . temperatures in the upper 40s and even low 50s. get out there and enjoy it. a beautiful weekend in store. the full forecast coming up. >>> while snow may be on its way out, many people in our area have been experiencing more power outages. it is stemming from the night. right now, power crews say they are working hard to restore power to everyone. here is a look at the latest numbers on the aep outage map. aep reported more than 12,000 outages. that is way down from 16,000 you can see most of the outages are in and around the roanoke area with almost 4000 out in roanoke city and another 3800 in the county. franklin county has 2500 people in the dark. >>> in madison heights, a accident between a car and tractor-trailer sent a driver to the hospital. 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-l
if they in danville. 43 in roanoke. 89 in brookneal. 39 in blacksburg. a few flurries . temperatures in the upper 40s and even low 50s. get out there and enjoy it. a beautiful weekend in store. the full forecast coming up. >>> while snow may be on its way out, many people in our area have been experiencing more power outages. it is stemming from the night. right now, power crews say they are working hard to restore power to everyone. here is a look at the latest numbers on the aep...
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pinpoint doppler radar show we have rain from lynchburg down to brookneal and south boston and snow through bedford county and into amherst county and nelson county in the mountains. 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 accumul
pinpoint doppler radar show we have rain from lynchburg down to brookneal and south boston and snow through bedford county and into amherst county and nelson county in the mountains. 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...
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skies throughout the day, but temperatures in the 20s and 30s. 32 in danville. 26 in roanoke. 31 in brookneal. lower 20s in blacksburg. still seeing the teens in hot springs. it is a bit windy. check out what it feels like right now. that cold air is not going anywhere anytime soon. we will take a look at the full forecast coming up. >>> danville police investigating a robbery that happened at the golden corral. they say they responded to a call last night at the business is parking lot. there, they found two pittsylvania residents that said a man pointed a gun at them and demanded money and then ran away. if you have any information on this case, please call the danville police department. >>> a virginia house has approved three bills that would allow more concealed weapon permit holders to legally carry in the state. the legislation was a compromise between governor mcauliffe and top republicans for the approval came despite heavy criticism for national gun-control group. the law would expand the number of concealed carry permits virginia accepts from other states, but would prohibit people
skies throughout the day, but temperatures in the 20s and 30s. 32 in danville. 26 in roanoke. 31 in brookneal. lower 20s in blacksburg. still seeing the teens in hot springs. it is a bit windy. check out what it feels like right now. that cold air is not going anywhere anytime soon. we will take a look at the full forecast coming up. >>> danville police investigating a robbery that happened at the golden corral. they say they responded to a call last night at the business is parking...
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highs top out in the mid 30s. 12 hours after it river mills plant in brookneal. the fire started yesterday around 3:30 and the smoke could be seen for miles. the plant has been closed for a few years, but crews had been working to recycle some of the material from the building. we still do not know what started the fire. but crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. virginia state police says it's following a new lead in the search for the 15- year-old who wrecked a car in roanoke county after a police chase wednesday night. four passengers were taken to the hospital. that lead was discovered after investigators again searched for the teen near the roanoke- franklin county line yesterday. the pursit reached speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour. a state trooper originally tried to pull him over for speeding through boones mill. the teen is believed to be a runaway and armed, but not conisdered a threat to the public. kimberly good morning everyone winter weather advisories are up for taz well smith in gracing coun
highs top out in the mid 30s. 12 hours after it river mills plant in brookneal. the fire started yesterday around 3:30 and the smoke could be seen for miles. the plant has been closed for a few years, but crews had been working to recycle some of the material from the building. we still do not know what started the fire. but crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. virginia state police says it's following a new lead in the search for the 15-...
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firefighters in brookneal were back at the dan river plant today after a small fire rekindled there yesterday morning. sparks inside the being were original fire. officials say yesterday was the first time crews actually found flames at the site since the initial fire. >>> dozens flocked to rivermont avenue for the cavalier cup. today was the last day of the competition. each year the cavs partner with the lynchburg humane society to raise money for the shelter. the humane society also brings in some of their animals in hopes of an adoption. >> we've had pets adopted, and the whole community loves to take part. and donate, they pass the bucket around. they all give money to help the pets, and it makes us really grateful to have such a wonderful supporting team. >> whitney: so far they have >> coming up, we continue our coverage of the michigan shooting spree that left several people dead. our sister station got an who >> whitney: tonight we're learning more about the suspect in that michigan shooting rampage. jason dalton was working as an uber driver, before, during, and after he allegedly s
firefighters in brookneal were back at the dan river plant today after a small fire rekindled there yesterday morning. sparks inside the being were original fire. officials say yesterday was the first time crews actually found flames at the site since the initial fire. >>> dozens flocked to rivermont avenue for the cavalier cup. today was the last day of the competition. each year the cavs partner with the lynchburg humane society to raise money for the shelter. the humane society also...
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at the old dan river plant is still burning itself out tonight, and smoke could fill the air in brookneal through the weekend. after the building caught fire yesterday afternoon, black smoke could be seen at least 9- miles away at times. the investigation continues, but authorities say a demolition crew trying to salvage recyclable materials from the building might have started the fire. new at eleven, the fight to save catawba hospital appears to be gaining ground in the general assembly. local lawmakers say it now appears that both the house and senate money committees favor keeping the mental health facility open. tonight senator john edwards told wdbj7 he doesn't assembly has any intention of establishing a plan to close catawba at the present time. delegate joseph yost agreed, saying the news is "a great success" for consumers, their families, hospital staff and the community as a whole. the campaign trail to the white house continues for presidential hopefuls. five g-o-p hopefuls are trying to steal some of the spotlight away from front- runner donald trump, as they gear up for tomo
at the old dan river plant is still burning itself out tonight, and smoke could fill the air in brookneal through the weekend. after the building caught fire yesterday afternoon, black smoke could be seen at least 9- miles away at times. the investigation continues, but authorities say a demolition crew trying to salvage recyclable materials from the building might have started the fire. new at eleven, the fight to save catawba hospital appears to be gaining ground in the general assembly....
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in brookneal, katie brooke, abc-13 news. >> mark: the verdict came down about an hour ago in a high-profile case. ashley white is guilty. white is the mother of noah thomas who was found dead in a septic tank last march after judge bradley finch count white guilty on three counts of felony child abuse and neglect. he said that white's own testimony at times was not credible. and he also found the conditions that the children were raised in to be deplorable. >>> police say there'll now be significantly less drug activity in the streets of martinsville. they arrested 14 mid--upper level drug dealers in that area and they say that they'll arrest more. so far the 14 arrested have a total of 51 charges and 86 indictments. >> we decided rather than doing a 2-year investigation that we would do a 4, 5 month investigation, make an arrest. and do a good job of sending the message to the drug dealers in our community that we're serious. switched their approach after learning that drug dealing is the community's number one concern. >>> shootings could happen anywhere. where we work, go to church, and
in brookneal, katie brooke, abc-13 news. >> mark: the verdict came down about an hour ago in a high-profile case. ashley white is guilty. white is the mother of noah thomas who was found dead in a septic tank last march after judge bradley finch count white guilty on three counts of felony child abuse and neglect. he said that white's own testimony at times was not credible. and he also found the conditions that the children were raised in to be deplorable. >>> police say...
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altavista, 51 and brookneal, south boston, lower 50s. quick check on your saturday forecast. looks like a great day to be out in the yard. lower 40s at 9. uner 50s at noon and top out at 63. notice the wind coming from the south and southwest. a few small showers possible for your sunday and monday and then increasing heavier rain. we will have to watch the monitor that cold air for you for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. if it does get colder, snow will be possible. >>> starting grid for sunday's daytona 500 will be decided tonight. >> mark: tar heels coach ray williams talks about his decision not to use a timeout seconds and s drivers for a the cam am duels that set the stage for the daytona 500. dale earnhardt jr. starts second in the first qualifier. >> there is strategy to what the pit crew is going to do and what they want to accomplish. but the driver is out there making choices based on instichingt and what is happening around them. >>> today marks 15 years since the death of dale sr. when he crashed on the last lap of the death 500 in 2001. >>> another classic fini
altavista, 51 and brookneal, south boston, lower 50s. quick check on your saturday forecast. looks like a great day to be out in the yard. lower 40s at 9. uner 50s at noon and top out at 63. notice the wind coming from the south and southwest. a few small showers possible for your sunday and monday and then increasing heavier rain. we will have to watch the monitor that cold air for you for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. if it does get colder, snow will be possible. >>> starting grid...
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is 65 in lynchburg.we begin to see the cloud cover rolling in. 64 with sunshine in danville. 69 brookneal. we're seeing rain in hot springs. we will see the rain develop as we head throughout the afternoon. that is not the least of it. we have more rain on the way the middle part of the week. >>> the police department want your help identifying the woman they say tampered with an atm. on saturday, the woman placed a skimming device and a camera on the atm at first citizens bank. they say someone attempted use the atm and noticed the device. there is no reason to believe any customer information was taken. >>> a new trial begins for the alleged gang members accused of murdering waynesburg police his body was found in goochland county. a judge declared a mistrial after defendant shared a list of personal information about potential jurors. in july, the trial was moved roanoke. >>> another case of the zika virus has popped up in virginia. according to william and mary, a student has contracted the virus. the cdc confirms there is no health risk to anyone on campus. the school says luckily th
is 65 in lynchburg.we begin to see the cloud cover rolling in. 64 with sunshine in danville. 69 brookneal. we're seeing rain in hot springs. we will see the rain develop as we head throughout the afternoon. that is not the least of it. we have more rain on the way the middle part of the week. >>> the police department want your help identifying the woman they say tampered with an atm. on saturday, the woman placed a skimming device and a camera on the atm at first citizens bank. they...
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we're learning more now about a fire at the dan river plant in brookneal. we have the town manager .. russell thurston on the phone. in a matter of minutes .. community members can get to know the candidates running for roanoke city council and mayor. wsls ten's duke carter tells us more about what to expect from tonight's candidate forum. "members in the roanoke regional chamber are holding a city candidate and mayoral forum tonight. vo there are three seats up for election on the roanoke city council in may. and two members on council sherman lea and david trinkle are running for mayor now that david bowers is not seeking another term. but first is the democratic people can vote at the berglund center. candidates running for office are expected to talk about issues ranging from economic development to issues with public education. roanoke regional chamber leaders say they wanted to give an opportunity to get to know the candidates and the positions they stand on before the primary sot we hope that people can get a better idea a handle on the issues that a
we're learning more now about a fire at the dan river plant in brookneal. we have the town manager .. russell thurston on the phone. in a matter of minutes .. community members can get to know the candidates running for roanoke city council and mayor. wsls ten's duke carter tells us more about what to expect from tonight's candidate forum. "members in the roanoke regional chamber are holding a city candidate and mayoral forum tonight. vo there are three seats up for election on the roanoke...
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temperatures in the 30s and 40s. 39 in lynchburg. 43 in danville. 39 in roanoke. 42 in brookneal. still 27 in hot springs. it is cool and definitely breezy. look at your sustained wind speeds of the northwest at 40 miles an hour in lynchburg. over 20 miles per hour in roanoke. it will be sunny and beautiful, but breezy and brisk. high today, 47 in lynchburg. 49 in danville. 46 in roanoke. 41 in blacksburg. your weekend forecast coming up.>>> mixed news from today's unimportant report. the country's unemployment rate dropped to 2008, 4.9 percent. hiring is also slowing down. the u.s. economy added 151,000 jobs in january. economists surveyed by cnn projected the economy would create 197,000. the 151,000 is down from december and the four week unemployment has increased since october meaning more people are out of work. >>> just into our newsroom, genworth officials have confirmed for us they are laying off 200 people. genworth announced that as part of restructuring they will no longer sell traditional life insurance and fixed annuity products. in a letter to customers, genworth ce
temperatures in the 30s and 40s. 39 in lynchburg. 43 in danville. 39 in roanoke. 42 in brookneal. still 27 in hot springs. it is cool and definitely breezy. look at your sustained wind speeds of the northwest at 40 miles an hour in lynchburg. over 20 miles per hour in roanoke. it will be sunny and beautiful, but breezy and brisk. high today, 47 in lynchburg. 49 in danville. 46 in roanoke. 41 in blacksburg. your weekend forecast coming up.>>> mixed news from today's unimportant report....