an anonymous viewer says, why doesn't buncombe county require recycling of paper, cans, et cetera, in county offices? they continue, it seems like the county would set the example for citizens. we went to the buncombe county courthouse to look for trash cans marked recycling. inside we found all kinds of trash cans but we couldn't find any for recycling. the same was true for all the one trash can for the city out the courthouse near the city plaza. we did find a few in the administrative offices for county commissioners. so buncombe county public relations director cathy hughes offices but we don't have recycling in public areas. she had no explanation for why they don't but whether she asked county commission chairman david gantt, he said maybe it's something they shouldconsider. gantt says while he suspects it will have an additional cost, it's just something that's never come up before but would likely be an added cost for taxpayers. if you have a question you'd like answered, you can write us at ask13at wlos.com. >> darcel: a little nippy out there, jason. >> jason: now's the war

buncombe county prosecutors pushed for an increase bond today. penly stabbed a man back in 2010. >>> gun advocates say asheville news 13's frank fraboni investigates. frank, have they been complying with the state law? >> frank: they have not. and both the county and the city admit to dropping the ball. grassroots north carolina says signs like these prohibiting the possession of weapons in city and county parks are a violation of north carolina law. >> what we're asking asheville and other cities to do is exactly the same thing they're asking citizens, obey the law. >> frank: these photos taken in september and our own taken this month, prove local officials have been ignoring state law since 2013. >> conceal carry is now legal in state parks. yet we continue to have cities which post against firearms, including lawful conceal carry through the entire park system. allows concealed weapons in parks, with the exception of recreation facilities like pools, gymnasium and athletic fields where there are organized events. bike paths and greenways don'

higher elevations in buncombe county. might see a little bit more. >>> so snow and rain possible today. it will stay windy. temperatures return to the 40s. >>> tonight, a chance for snow again and 20s. greenville, sunny skies and breezy. tonight will be colder and >>> this weekend not looking too bad. at least by sunday. 60s, the chance for some light rain monday. here is your upstate seven-day forecast. >> holly: living in the mountains it's known the weather can change in a drastic way even in a short period of time. >> jay: absolutely. this past winter season is no exception to the rule. shorts and t-shirts were broken out as temperatures neared 70 degrees on christmas. then, not even a a month later, snow records were broken on january 22nd with 10.6" measured in asheville. >> holly: el nio is the strongest on record this year, it will come to an end, while climate change ise shoveling. >> we are warming the world. we are warming here in the u.s. there is no doubt in the data, historical data, climate change is happen

december, when a one and three year old were dropped off at the swannanoa substation for the buncombe county sheriff's office. police say agan is a former boyfriend of the children's motherer all three face child abduction charges. 3 3 3 3 a teenager from burke county accused of plotting to murder up to one-thousand people... is now charged with killing his neighbor. 19-year-old justin sullivan was indicted in federal court in asheville for his connection to the he was also indicted for the murder of 74-year-old john clark more than a year after clark's death. clark's body was found in a shallow grave in his own yard. 3 "i'm really proud that that they got this case and figured it out. i'm real happy about that." the indictment lays out a time-line, showing sullivan joined isil just months before clark was found dead. you can read that 11-page indictment

snow accumulating in buncombe county. this is the thinking right now. very little accumulation in asheville. maybe a couple to a tenth of an inch. burnsville, inch and a half. bryson city i think an inch and a third is pushing it. same thing for you in robbinsville. highest elevations, three easily, if not five or six. coldest in the highest elevations. 20s up in newland and boone. highs tomorrow only in the 30s for the northern mountains and farther west of asheville. same thing on friday. still breezy. a little warmer saturday. highs in the 60s for several days in a row. we'll take that. >> darcel: still to come, new research in the fight against the zika virus. mosquito eggs with certain dna. >> tammy: at 5:30, hundreds of job opportunities for the new linamar pl (music playing) i feel pretty (west side story) not every cake can be handcrafted in store by skilled decorators layered with fresh berries and frosted to perfection like our publix bakery chantilly cake it'll be remembered for all the right reasons. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in

teams included the asheville fire department, asheville police, buncombe county ems, buncombe county sheriff's office and nc highway patrol. donors voted for their favorite team before they donated. >> over the past two months, we so today's drive is really important to help meet that need. >> tammy: american red cross says it will announced the winner next week. >> frank: coming up, thin and >> tammy: waffles and maple syrup just may be one of your favorite comfort foods. >> frank: jennifer emert joins us with information on how to make the perfect waffle. >> reporter: consumer reports set out to find which waffle maker makes the best waffle. they also tested which maple syrup to find out which one tastes the best. morning waffles are a treat for many families. if you feel like you're missing out, consumer reports tried out a half dozen of the most popular waffle makers on the market. the machines were tested on their high and low setting. how consistent they were from batch to batch. some took a lot of practice to turn out a perfect waffle. like this aluminum belgian consumer repor

december, when a one and three-year-old were dropped off at the swannanoa substation for the buncombe county sheriff's office. police say agan is a former boyfriend of the children's mother. all three face child abduction charges. 3 3 3 3 a teenager from burke county accused of plotting to murder up to one-thousand people... is now charged with killing his neighbor. 19-year-old justin sullivan was indicted for his connection to the terrorist organization isil. he was also indicted for the murder of 74-year-old john clark more than a year after clark's death. clark's body was found in a shallow grave in his own yard. 3 "i'm really proud that that they got this case and figured it out. i'm real happy about that." the indictment lays out a time- the indictment lays out a time-line, showing sullivan joined isil just months before clark was found

buncombe county and surrounding counties, this winter weather advisory is out until wednesday morning. >>> coming up in my full forecast, we will talk more about how much more snow is expected to fall, when it will stop, and the incredibly cold conditions that will last for quite a while. back over to you. >>jay: haywood county is one area that saw snow stick overnight and again this morning. >>holly: lauren brigman is live near waynesville middle school, what are dispatchers out there telling you? >>lauren: i just checked in with them, holly, less than five minutes ago. no accidents to report right now. but, of course, because the schools are ease klod a lot closed a lot of people are staying home, unless you have to get out to go to work. but they remind people to use caution because we are seeing you can see4 accident on i-40 eastbound near crabtree road. that has since cleared. but black ice is an issue and now the snow coming down beginning to coat the roads. it is light flurries right now. but, you can see the school buses are all just waiting right there, again, no school here

winter weather advisory for buncombe county and all the other counties shaded in purple. and because of this lengthy event, this goes through thursday morning. this is the watch, includes our tennessee border counties, including macon county and northern jackson county as well. 41 for a high temperature today. so, it's not going to stay below freezing. that's why we have the rain snow mix. now, tonight, dropping back below freezing i. will be all snow. and windy as well, and very cold. 49 in greenville today, it's all rain until tonight. that's a slight chance for snow. and along with the snow, bitter cold air. overnight lows in the teens. down to 12 wednesday night. a return to the 40s for the weekend. here is your upstate seven-day forecast. >>holly: a hong kong fortune teller is making predictions now about the u.s. presidential race. >>jay: she is my favorite. she is using a mix of ancient traditions and the close examination of each candidate's face. hong kong is still home to fortune tellers and they read palm, charts and faces. by looking at their features, priscil

on through buncombe county in to transylvania county. we'll check out that evening planner for you. it is going to be a mild one. 59 at 7 o'clock. 56 at 11. we really don't cool down much. and also, rainy and warm in the upstate. 62 at 7. 59 at 9. 56 degrees at 11 o'clock. we do have heavier rain in the forecast. more on when that should arrive and how much rain we could pick up. >> frank: after months of stump speeches, polls and debates tonight will finally bring the results for the 2016 presidential campaign. it could be close for republicans and democrats. the latest iowa poll finds five points or less separating the first and second place stay with news 13 for details on results of the caucuses tonight on wlos.com on 10 and 11. >>> the north carolina primary is on march 15th and a legal battle continues over the state's new voter id law which will be used for the very first time. it requires voters to show a photo id in order to capacity a ballot. the u.s. justice department and the naacp sued the state over the new law and the case went to federal court last week. closing argu

these are two-day snow fall totals from nothing in buncombe county to seven inches in the corners of the county. the range is nothing to five inches in jackson county. madison, 1 to 11 inches. faust coming in with 11 inches of snow. a trace to eight inches of snow. yancey county to 17 inches at the top of mount mitchell. temperatures in the teens and 20s this evening. and we're going to keep dropping these wind chills down now below zero in boone. notice your temperatures dropping to 19 by 11 o'clock in asheville. >> darcel: another snow day for buncombe county schools leads to calendar. >> tammy: karen wynne joins us live. karen, when were the changes announced? >> karen: confusing morning for some families. the first notification went out just before 6:00 a.m. buncombe county schools were on a two hour delay. >> and the primary roads looked pretty good this morning. we decided that -- dr. baldwin decided a two hour delay was going to be sufficient. second notification. >> widespread icy roads, black ice and things. as we saw those, we made the decision for safety reasons to close t

we could see that in many areas in buncombe county as well. wind chill is something we're going to track as we head to the upcoming weekend. >> darcel: we have an update surrounding a missing man from haywood county. nearly 80 searchers are looking for scott turner in the upstate. place in canton monday morning. a command post is set up in the cherry hill recreation area where crews from north and south carolina, as well as georgia, are searching by foot and by air. family and friends are on location helping to search for him. >> something has changed. it's not like him. he would never do this to his wife or his children. he's a great person. anybody you talk to all got good things to say about him. >> darcel: the search area is remote. crews will continue looking until night fall. half a dozen k-9 teams will be at the scene first thing in the morning. coming up at 6:00 conditions workers are concerned about. >> tammy: we have new information about a deadly crash in south asheville. police released the name of the person who died. the wreck ha

buncombe county a better chance of picking up a couple of inches. that would enable travel to be difficult. winter storm warning in effect for the pink counties until 7:00 a.m. tuesday. and a winter storm advisory until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. a look at the next 72 hours, in upstate, fairly quiet conditions, as far as the precipitation goes. but it's going to be windy and cold tomorrow. a lot colder. 21 tomorrow night. 39 is the high on wednesday. thursday, dry, high of 42 degree, notice the low temperatures. getting down into the teens, wednesday night, and we'll keep it cold, a lot colder than it should be for this time of the year, even tli your weekend -- through your weekend. the weekend will be dry. and there's your mountain forecast, a high tomorrow and wednesday below freezing in the mountains. and so travel will become more difficult and also more dangerous especially in those higher elevation, closer to tennessee. back to you. >>> pull out those hat and dmrovls again. chipotle closes the doors at lunchtime to retrain the customers. how you can

upstate and all the counties highlighted in red from transylvania, henderson county, pull county, buncombe county, avery county, mitchell county all under a flash flood warning through the afternoon. it has rain in the short amount of time and all the cogreen are under flooded pfizer's for the upstate and parts of georgia. creeks and streamst are prone to flooding, watch out l continue to run off for a while. we will show you some of the rainfallormrs. pushing to the east and we will have better weather coming in tonight and the next couple of days. it has been a stormy morningfar. allyson: thank you. and right now, there ara number of power outages being carolina. this is a picture of work trucks in spartanbuorhere is what duke energy is report greenville county is 460, anderson at 400 21, spartanburg at 161 and transylvania county at 55. carolinians have been seeing flooding all morning and into the early after noon. this is a live look at biltmore village. wyff news 4 myra ruiz has more from buncombe county. myra: we are in biltmore village where business owners are spending the morning cleani

it does include us here in buncombe county. please, use caution on your use your low beams, drive slowly, make sure there is plenty of room between you and the other car. visisility is really bad in some locations. below a mile in asheville. below a half mile in morganton. forest city, franklin, greenville, anderson, greenwood, at half a mile. if you are traveling anywhere across the southeast, charlotte is pretty bad as well at 1. rock hill, a third tof a mile and even into columbia, that fog is fairly thick. atlanta as well. maybe even causing delays for those flights. satellite radar shows just a light shower pulling into northeast georgia and also into eventually oconee county and into the upstate and further south around anderson and greenwood. other than that, the fog is the big story here for now, but then, we will start to see the rain gauges fill up tomorrow with heavy rain possible. >>> temperatures this morningng 20 degrees above normal for this time of the year. right now, in asheville, very comfortable at 50 degree

winter weather advisories now until 7 o'clock in the evening buncombe county and up towards watauga county. significant snow in the border counties, dangerous travel. yes, a lot of black ice, too. so be aware of that. 23 in the morning. light snow possible. periods of snow late morning and early afternoon. i don't think the accumulations will be nearly as great. look at temperatures in the upstate. i'll show you all the details on how much snow i expect will fall in the area, in your neighborhood. stick around for that. >> darcel: always a critical concern is whether roads will be okay to get to work and school. >> larry: news 13's frank kracher joins us live from weaverville. frank, are you seeininany snow in north buncombe county? >> frank: just a little bit. it started falling about 10 minutes ago. regardless of what's going on here right now, staying ahead of the storm means better safe than sorry. and getting started early. chopping off a very big tank to deliver a salt and water mix. 4,000 gallons of brine. the goal taking on snow and ice before it ever arrives. >> the forecast isnot

it's moving day at the buncombe county tax office. one of three departments forced out of 35 woodfin street to make room for a new family justice center. >> it's the one safe place where a victim cancome, be able to access legal services, therapy, advocacy, file a criminal report and get medical services if needed. >> frank: nine different domestic and child service agencies will come together under one roof. many are non-profits that will get their space rent free in but that means three county departments: the tax office, election services and the register of deeds have already or are in the process of moving. that's raising questions for some residents who contacted news 13 to ask, why did buncombe county waste tax dollars on moving these offices after only a few short years in the old health department. >> it's an entirely fair question. >> frank: the register of deeds was moved parking is apparently also a concern for the new home of the tax department at 94 cox avenue. on the website they warned people saying with their move the

same thing on the western side of buncombe county. same thing in haywood county. stretching down in to portions of graham county. greatest impacts will be the snow and the black ice. moderately high in those categories. wind and cold not as big of a deal but certainly moderate in terms of the impact. you're going to notice the wind. you're going to notice the cold. but the snow and the black ice will complicate travel. in the valleys, this is through tomorrow, moderate terrific for it's a little bit more on the moderately high side. 42 degrees in asheville. some flurries being reported. no snow accumulation. we'll likely not see any for maybe several more hours. there are the snow showers going on through the rest of the evening for the mountains. some of this working on through the valleys. you may get a light snow fall accumulation. henderson, transylvania county. it will still fly in to the high country in to early wednesday with that gusty northwesterly wind. that pesky, stubborn and annoying wind. five to seven inches here in the pink. that includes the smoky

moderate bands of snow coming in to buncombe county. mcdowell county, yancey. jackson, southern end of the county getting light snow. macon county. you can see these bands working their way west to east. this dark blue shade indicates heavier snow fall from tennessee the snow in to the higher elevations. moderately high for the winter storm index. wind and cold not as big of a story with this system. it will get windier, though, as we progress in to wednesday. the black ice is going to be a big issue in the high country. as it will in the valleys. snow remelting and freezing will mean black ice. 39 degrees with snow flurries reported at the top of the hour in asheville. north wind at 6 puts our wind chill down to the mid 30s. that wind will begin to pick up tonight. blowing snow in the high country. visibility will be poor. smokys and the blue ridge that we're going to see most of the accumulation. northern transylvania county. the idea is much less farther south of i-40. much more west and north of 26 by wednesday, pretty much done in terms of snowfall accumul

- days. 3 3 >> >> holly: welcome back in, asheville city schools on a 2 hour delay along with buncombe county and henderson county. >> jay: check out a valentine's day baby. >> the hospital was decked out in red hats an tucked into envelopes just for them. the american heart association built the hats for all babies born in february for the infants born. >> ingrid: it's bringing attention to heart disease and celebrating a day of love. they are so cute. i love that. you may not be loving the weather outside. it's cold and we have a chance for snow, sleet, twreezing rain. wind is at 7. that's a winder weather alert to come up with you after the break. precipitation and how much will fall, i will have the answers in a few minutes. >> lauren: we are now seeing live flurries in the wolf laurel area of madison county, coming up i will show you the first reports of snowfall here in the other northern mountain counties. >> you get a cold. you can't breathe through your nose. suddenly, you're a mouthbreather. opens your nose up to 38% more than cold medicine alolo. shut your mouth and say goodnight m

tammy. >>> like i've been kicked right in my chest, really. >> tammy: for a buncombe county >> darcel: now at 6, a death investigation in henderson county. >> reporter: deputies investigating a suspicious death. coming up, i'll tell you why they've now added a search for a missing man. >> larry: plus new details about the death of a haywood county toddler. >>> the investigation is continuing full speed ahead. >> larry: what a just released 911 called shows about efforts to save the little boy. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 6ment . >> darcel: off the top tonight, a developing story at this hour our crew is on the scene.

things are going smoothly on i-40 from haywood county to buncombe county. >> jay: fire destroys a home in the upstate. these are photos from the fire chief of oconee county. you can see the home on wilderness road in fair play was consumed by flames. two dozen firefighters worked for about half an hour to get the fire under control yesterday afternoon. none of the people living there was hurt, but a dog was lost. the cause of the fire has been ruled accidental. >> holly: a developing story out of hillsboro, the town hopes to get a new outdoor center. jackson county and the outdoor an adventure center along the tuckasegee river ( ), including family kayaking and zip lining. there is no agreement but the mayor says it would help revitalize the town. >> it is 24,000 people more than we have right now. economically, of course, it would really be a boon to the shops and restaurants in town. >> holly: mayor fitzgerald says there are new businesses in that area, and the great smoky mountains railroad is set to bring in more trains this summer. he says the new outdoor center would park even mo

we are at a flash flood watch for this eve2 transylvania county, henderson county, buncombe county, parts of mcdowell county and burke, yancey, mitchell and avery county as well. another issue this morning, there is a wind advisory out through 10 a.m., above 3500 feet, gusts up to 55 miles per hour. we already have had some reports heaviest rain in swain county right now, but wet pretty much every where. coming up in my full forecast, we will talk more about the timeline of this rain, how much more will fall, and when a big cool-down happens. but right now let's get a first look at the morning drive with jaclyn. >>jaclyn: thank, ingrid. we are accident free right now in the asheville area, thankfully. if you are taking i-26 east towards henderson county, you may see some delays on your commute. traffic is tying up to exit 44 in four seasons boulevard so keep that in2 mind. patton avenue is looking good through your morning drive. you can see everything is moving right along there at louisiana avenue. and like ingrid mentioned we are dealing with rain this morning, so of course the roads w

. >> these two were arrested after the buncombe county anticrime task force along with the black mountain police went to the home last night. careway is in jail and gongoware with bond. these two had their first court appearances this morning. they are due back in court next month. >> happening today, a jewelry store owner will be in federal court for apply dprement he was indicted on federal charges after agents raided his store. he was charged with illegally selling prescription drugs. >> testimony resumed in the trial of a man accused of a revenge killing. he is charged with the first degree murder of tony mathis. investigators say mathis was involved in the death of shields' son months before. prosecutors argue he took the law into his own hands. yesterday witnesses testified that shields called mathis before shooting him several times in the dollar general store in rosamond. >> this just in, the north carolina department of health and human services in raleigh announced the first case of zika virus infegs in a north carolina residence den. the case was confirmed in an adult who has r

that does include us in buncombe county. into the valleys, we'll continue to see windy conditions. here's our future cast for wind speeds at 2:00 p.m., today showing a 20-mile-an-hour wind in asheville. through time lapse, not as bad in greenville. 17-mile-an-hour winds through tonight. tomorrow morning waking up to windy conditions. 14 in asheville by 12:00 tomorrow, so you get the idea here, continuing to see the windy conditions, that means chilly conditions too. you see that snow in the upper midwest, and back here at home, just a little bit here. see same locations with that light snow. we have some more light snow through the overnight hours and through tomorrow morning. just some light accumulation possible in those locations. through lunchtime, we'll see mostly clear skies through dinner as well. friday, we'll start to see more clouds and a slight chance for snow once again late day. maybe some flurries in asheville. sunny and cold. very cold, 15 in buncombe. 20 degrees in greenville. here's good news, temperatures warming above freezing. same thing on friday. the chance fo

was launched here in buncombe county. 'our voice' of asheville now offers a first- of-its-kind option for victims. they can file anonymous complaints through the crisis and prevention center. for details on how to report a sexual assault anonymously... or to get help from "our voice"... go to "news links" at wlos-dot-com. 3 3 one deputy is dead and two others hurt after a shoot out in colorado. in this morning's headlines, we are learning new details about the suspected gunman. 3 3 investigators say "martin wirth" opened fire as the deputies were trying to serve an eviction notice. wirth was shot and killed, but it is not clear if it was by the deputies or by his own gun. in 1994, he was accused of shooting his neighbor to death in a drunken argument over a chess match. but, it is not clear why he was not convicted. and in 2014, wirth ran as the green party candidate for a state senate seat in colorado, and lost. 3 more than 600 animals were seized from a farm in farmersville new york. they turkeys, chickens, sheep and do

he is in the buncombe county jail without bond. >> jay: the death of a haywood county man whose body was found in the upstate has now been ruled a suicide. the body of 57 year-old jeffrey turner was found friday morning in oconee county. search teams had been looking for him ins since he was reported missing on tuesday. >> holly: the death of an asheville man brings awareness to the homeless community. a body was found in the sum mit parking lot on french broada. there was a funeral procession in his honor sunday. >> it's very powerful. as one of my friends said, here are the loneliest people in asheville dying and calling that not only we grieve this death but also that we do something about it. >> holly: some studies of the average life expectancy of people who live on the street to be between 42 and 52 years. >> jay: you can voice your feedback on north carolina's congressional redistrict redistricting. one of the meetings is at robinson hall at the campus of unca at 10:00 o'clock this morning. if you can't go you can provide feedback in the legislature's web site. that informatio

jurors were shown surviellance video from that night. 3 3 a man remains in the buncombe county jail this morning, charged with trying to hold up travis coffey tried to rob the ingles gas station on the leicester highway at knifepoint wednesday night ... then went outside and stole a woman's wallet. his bond is set at 80-thousand dollars. 3 3 3 four fugitives on the run are back behind bars this morning. all thanks to our weekly fugitive files segment that airs right here every wednesday on news 13 this morning. kevin judge, who we featured this week, was arrested after a viewer called in a tip after watching our segment. william gentry also turned himself in to transylvania county authorities after seeing himself on the news this wednesday. mitchell owen, who we showed in december, has also been apprehended. tiffany brainard, who we showed in january, was wanted in both haywood and henderson counties, was also arrested this week as well. 3 3 3 3 3 a health alert this morning... for pet owners in hendersonville. officers believe raccoons are infected with "distemper." they say at least fo

muck dowel, buncombe, transylvania and rutherford county, this threat for flash flooding. rain, the rivers are very high right now. coming up in a bit, i'll talk more about how much more rain will fall, the severe threat once again and just how cold it will turn in the extended forecast. back over to you. >> an update, a rock slide in buncombe county for a few hours. both directions of town mountain road had to close. the dot got to work clearing the road and it is now back open. >> karen, how is it looking right now? >> until an hour ago, this part of sweden creek road, much of it was under water. it has reopened and traffic is flowing smoothly. we are here at the cantina restaurant. in addition to builtsmore, there

in this morning's fugitive files, we are teaming up the buncombe county sheriff's office. joining us is natalie bailey. . thanks for being here. who are we looking for? first we want to find thomas preston. he is 52 years old.. 6 feet tall and 190 pounds. he is wanted for enforcing a 50-b, and domestic violence protective order violation.. next, we have... john robertson iv. he is6 feet 4 inches 165 pounds. he is wanted for failure to register as a sex offender. last, we have tabitha whitten. she is , 5 feet 5 inches... 120 pounds. she's wanted for two counts of no operator's license, child not in rear seat, resisting public officers, driving with license revoked, and driving while impaired. if you see any of these fugitives, you can call anonymously. the number 255-5050 thanks for being here. remember, you can also go to the "fugitive files" section of w-l-o-s dot com to see all of the suspects we've featured. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 happening today, real estate heir robert durst is expected to plead guilty to a gun charge. durst will be sent to a federal prison in california once

traffic is flowing smoothly for it is a clear commute from the buncombe county/haywood county line into asheville. all that green means everything is flowing smoothly. here is how smoky park highway is shaping up, those are 45 miles per hour speeds at rutherford road. if you are taking i-26 on your morning commute, that drive is looking good. it's a little busy out there. this is a live picture at brevard road, but overall no traffic issues to be aware of out there. that is a look at your on-time traffic report brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. >> holly: we are 24 hours away from a major political showdown in north carolina and nevada. >> jay: presidential candidates op both sides are pleading to voters ahead of the primaries and caucuses tomorrow. right now, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are crisscrossing through nevada during a televised town hall meeting. they answered tough questions on topics like immigration, privacy, and their records. >> if anybody thinks that a member of the united states senate or the united states house has to agree with somebody pres

buncombe county deputies eventually caught their car after a chase. 3 anderson county investigators say they're on the look-out he is wanted for armed robbery and assault after for an incident friday. friday.police say cowan tried to leave the dillards store at the anderson mall with stolen clothes.according to reports, when a security officer stopped him - cowan pulled out a knife and cut the man's arm. cowan reportedly ran from the scene - and remains at large. if you have any information - call anderson police. 3 you can now get an up close look at the greenville zoo's newest addition. addition."tatu" the baby giraffe made his first appearance tuesday afternoon. zoo workers say the sunnier, warmer weather will allow tatu to be outside more often.the greenville zoo is also celebrating the arrival of an angolan colobus monkey.the baby was born this week.zoo workers say they don't know the gender yet.because of the warmer weather the new monkey is also on exhibit. 3 time for weather and traffic 3 sunny &; cool early, followed by highs in at 58 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. win

he left buncombe county as patroller back in 1998. the department dropped his certification when they learned of his arrest. >>> a well-known jewelry store owner in sylva is set to plead guilty. he was indicted in august on 13 charges of selling guns and prescription drugs out of the store. after his arrest, he shut down the business on west main street. the plea agreement was reached last week and he will enter it tomorrow morning at 9:30 in asheville. >> darcel: the u.s. cellular share of restoration. and now the hard work is paying off. zack, the start of 2016 shows just how busy they are. >> zack: yeah, that's right. the events schedule is now completely full. they're even tapping in to certain days to make sure new events can come in to downtown asheville. after putting over $12 million in to restoration, the re revitalide revitalized center february and march alone, the venue will be in use 57 of 60 days. while a lot of new and returning acts are signing up for the space, the goal is not to compete with other local spots. rather

i was, too, coming from buncombe county. and on the interstates you will definitely see some clear conditions on the roads, but the issue right now is that they are very wet. we anticipate that to freeze because the wind chill temperatures are freezing i. is one of those days that you want to bundle up before heading out the door. definitely, that wind is blowing hard enough to even rock our car around on the interstate. so, that's tough enough to deal with as you are driving around. put on top of that the conditions with the slippery kids, that is going to be an issue as you head out the door, too. we will head around buncombe county today, give you a look at what you may be expecting if you head out the door. take it slow. it's very slick spots especially at the intersections where people are stopping and starting. evan, i will send it back to you, hope hanselman, buncombe county. >>evan: thank you, hope, and for all of you be safe out there. >>> the republican candidates will debate at 9:00 at the peace center in greenvil

buncombe county and haywood county have a few hundred as well. >>> an ice storm warning has just expired for henderson county, polk county, rutherford and northern greenville counties. >> jay: several schools are on 2 or 3 hour delays, they are scrolling at the bottom of the screen and of course you can warmer weather. how are the temperatures now? >> ingrid: they are hovering around the freezing mark in a couple locations. the good news is, yes, we are starting to see the precipitation leave the region. the foothills, we are still worried from mcdowell to rutherford, polk county, for black ice concerns as well as the mountains of the upstate, where as of about even 45 minutes ago or so, i still saw some pink on the map, which indicates sleet, freezing rain. so we're not completely out of the woods and, in fact, you can see some of the light snow still falling along the tennessee line. >>> here is a closer look at temperatures, 34 in hendersonville but still 32 in morganton. forest city, gaffney, and greer. so, please use caution in those zones. >>> coming up in a little bit, we will tal

even in buncombe county. winter weather advisory is out and, in fact, it's been extended until 7 p.m. today. plus, the wind making it feel incredibly cold. wind chill advisory until noon today, above 3500 feet for all those counties. but, everyone will feel the bitter cold today, 24 by lunchtime with sunshine. coming up in my full forecast, we will talk about just how cold we will be this weekend. back over to you. >>holly: one place seeing a lot of snow accumulating is in madison county and that's causing travel issues. >>jay: news 13's lauren brigman continues live team coverage from marshall. lauren, black ice is also an issue there? >>lauren: definitely, as the dot crews clear the primary roads and treat those, they are still going to be those slick spots, like future i-26 as you are making your way toward tennessee, that is one area to look out for. we are here in marshal, we are off of highway 25/70 across from the high school. we are seeing dot crews treating this route because that's one of the main r

the southern eastern end the buncombe county, in to the foothills andnd upstate. right now radar not impressive. but the moisture farther west, which is falling as rain, meet up. all freezing. 20s east in to the foothills. if that moisture meets up in time, we could have a lot of icing. let's hope these temperatures warm up. that's my thinking right now. 40s right now in our southern mountains. look at this. almost 50 degrees in bryson city and andrews. asheville airport, it sits at 29 degrees. northern oconnee, pickens, greenville, transylvania, polk, marion, mcdowell, morganton, burke county and northern mountains where we could see some light snow. karen wynne is down in henderson county. what's it like as wewepeak? >> karen: jason, yes, very, very slick. in fact we are in downtown hendersonville right now on south maine. you can see this tree is coated in ice and so are many of the roads. so not too much going on. just a few cars. but for the most part downtown hendersonville pretty much empty. people don't want to navigate this if they don't have to. we have

. >> karen: but buncombe county's director of election services trina parker says if they can get to the polls, there's ways that carol line and others can vote. a declaration that basically states for there's a list of reasons. for whatever reason i have not been able to obtain a photo id. and they will sign that declaration and the workers will provide them with a ballot. >> i think it's a great thing. i mean, i'm in this wheelchair and a good many people that live here are. >> karen: parker says the idea is to make voting as easy as possible for as many as possible. there is also good news for anyone who missed the february 19th deadline to register. >> you will need to provide appropriate id. and you will need to fill out their appropriate forms. >> karen: parker says people who do this, will need to do during the voting period. >> do i foresee any lines? no, i really don't because we have 11 sites to choose from. anyone who wants an absentee ballot, must put in their request before march 8th. for a complete list of polling places and times, you can log on to wlos.com and click o

he's survived by his wife and two children. 3 3 thieves broke into a home in buncombe county while the family was away with their hospitalized child. tommy mcabee says he and his family had just arrived home from charlotte... when they discovered the break-in. his son had just undergone a medical procedure. the thieves stole everything... including guitars and guns. ((stop)) 3 "it's just really sick you know. i just feel like it makes the situation way worse. " " the thieves also made themselves at home... taking a beer from the refrigerator. if you have any information, contact the buncombe county sheriff's department. 3 searching for the man who robbed a bank in marshall. he hit the first citizens bank on highway 25/70... just before 11 thursday morning. surveillance video shows him wearing black rimmed glasses, a grey hoodie and a camouflage hat. if you recognize him... aall the madison county sheriff's office. 3 3 detectives in mcdowell county arrest a fourth suspect in a counterfeiting case. we reported earlier this week that they were looking for 35-year-old april evans. she was

feels like 36 degrees right now in buncombe county. this front is continuing to move through north carolina. up today but still seeing some of the heavier rain around the outer banks. the snapshot at 4:00 p.m. this model of wanting us to cool down in the highest elevations to see light snow in the highest elevations. this is going to be down into the valleys. through tomorrow morning, looking at clear skies and cold. you will need the winter coat to start out the day. lout the day on saturday as well and again on sunday, mostly clear skies with a few clouds. back here today, 51 the high temperature. a lot of us will stay in the 40's throughout the rest of the afternoon. that high temperature came after midnight. windy conditions out of the north-northwest. 11 to 14 miles an hour and gusts at 21. tonight, it will be 26, look at like the teens. dry and breezy in greenville. the middle to upper 50's. decreasing cloud cover tonight. that will help temperatures drop back down close to the freezing mark. the wind at 10 will be chilly for you

mcdowell county, buncombe county, 3000 plus in anderson county. allyson: the power is expected to be back on by 5:00 this morning. duke energy is hoping to have i would just -- outages or so by noon. geoff: close to 300 restoration time around 3:00 -- :00 a.m. this money. allyson: in south carolina, duke expecting powerback on for 615 customers in anderson by noon. greenville with 286 outages restoration expected by 8:00 ,. geoff: good to have you with us here on tuesday after a wild monday. allyson: that ice storm making for some dangerous driving conditions. law enforcement responding to hundreds of accidents on the roadways. take a look behind us and you can see traffic moving slowly geoff: also many closings and delays this momoing including greenville county schools a 2 hour delay there. once again, this winter storm is impacting us this morning. dale: the higher elevations -- even paris mountain i stepped quickly. by noon time, it was having a problem. the higher elevations of greenville county, the foothills of north carolina started to ice

why are we here at buncombe county to see how the western school district shapes up. from owen to erwin and the schools in between when there's an incident that falls in the reportable crimes list school administrators reported to the state. >> that report is made through our student information system and the data comes directly from there to d.p. i. >> that means homicide rape or kidnapping to assault on teachers firearms or alcohol -- >> and when we see things that are wrong we will report it. we will give consequences for that situation. we'll communicate this is not something you can do in this building or in our culture. released for the 2014-2015 school year combined with early college the high schools in buncombe county have the 10th highest in the state. we pulled records finding reportable crimes ranging from bomb threats to drug offenses. >> most of the time in schools it's more possession so it's really more about having it on their persons or in their possession at some point. >> but school officials say they're continuously working to reduce crime levels

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back over to you. >> an update, a rock slide in buncombe county for a few hours. both directions of town mountain road had to close. the dot got to work clearing the road and it is now back open. >> karen, how is it looking right now? >> until an hour ago, this part of sweden creek road, much of it was under water. it has reopened and traffic is flowing smoothly. we are here at the cantina restaurant. in addition to builtsmore, there much of terrier park also under water this morning. one merchant in biltmore said her workers had a channeling time coming into work. >> the creek has flooded. some of our staff that was trying to get here, the other side of the village is fine coming from 25. >> even though business is going on at the cantina. we heard another merchant saying he would close for the day. coming up in the next half-hour what we saw some city workers doing to help floodwaters go down down. >> heavy rain is causing flooding in other parts of our area as well. the beverly hanks area is already under high water. we have this video just into our news room.

buncombe county schools were on a two hour delay. >> and the primary roads looked pretty good this morning. we decided that -- dr. baldwin decided a two hour delay was going to be sufficient. second notification. >> widespread icy roads, black ice and things. as we saw those, we made the decision for safety reasons to close the school. >> i was out in barnardsville i can't believe they waited until the morning to let you

we have seen this all around buncombe county. emergency responders say they have responded to several weather-related accidents, even on the interstate. so, take it slow, guys. reporting live in the mobile track unit, in asheville, hope hanselman, news 13. >>evan: the next big presidential battleground is tonight in south carolina. all the candidates will meet at the peace center at 9:00 for the next republican debate. for donald trump, tonight is a chance to expand on his lopsided victory in new hampshire. but that's just what his gop rivals will try to stop in what debate. >> we won every single category in new hampshire. >> there is more than a little irony in donald accusing anyone of being nasty. >> is anyone here worried about the front running can't date shouting out obscenities in front of children? >>evan: on the democratic side, hillary clinton, who lost big in the granite state, needs a solid win over bernie sanders to reassure her supporters. democrats and republicans will hold primaries on two different days later th

in madison county north of buncombe county. we reached 40 degrees at the greenville airport this afternoon. 15 degrees below average. 32 was the high this afternoon, not this afternoon, but that was 1:00 a.m. at they asheville airport. temperatures dropping and the 20's all day, with below average. -- we below average. a live shot in downtown spartanburg, cloudy with flurries possible. 30's, 20's in the mountains, 17 in boone. the wind making it feel colder upstate and back into northeastern georgia, windchill 17 in gainesville and franklin, 13 in hendersonville and asheville, i win -- a windchill of one degree in boone. 32 degrees in atlanta. there is the dip in the jet stream. 25 in st. louis, 58 in orlando. the jet stream, a big dip. look at all the snow showers. energy writing and from the northwest-west. the arctic air sitting appear, i've degrees in northern minnesota. minnesota. that will drive towards us this weekend. here comes a piece of arctic air going overnight tonight. snow showers early tomorrow morning becoming

aly: asheville city schools has a smaller district than buncombe county, but that doesn't mean their staff is local. >> we have a much smaller area, but at the same time, much of our staff lives in madison county or haywood county or whatever, so we took that into aly: buncombe county, on the other hand, the largest school district in western north carolina. too many icy spots in the mountains? then it's too unsafe to have school. both districts get folks on the roads at 4:00 a.m. to check out conditions. >> we try to make that decision before 5:30, before the buses get out there, because again, with 660 square miles, it's all we can do to make that decision, so we don't put folks in unsafe conditions. aly: parents say it's not always the easiest to work around, but worth it to keep students safe. >> that's good they do it for safety reasons. >> well, it's a little bit inconvenient, but if it's safer for the kids on the buses, then we have to do what we have to do. aly: aly myles, wyff news 4, in wnc. nigel: had to wyff4.com for the latest info on school makeup days. gabrielle: you ca

if you have any information, contact the buncombe county sheriff offense office. >>holly: a student at mcdowell high school is accused of having a gun on school grounds. 17 year-old justin brooks is charged with felony possession of a weapon on educational property and misdemeanor the sheriff offense office says an officer doing the security check at the school parking lot saw ammunition in brook's vehicle. they searched and found a handgun inside. >>jay: right now we have an update on north buncombe's assistant principal he is back on the job following a five day suspicion. school officials put barry owens on administrative leave after a crowd control incident on the 15th of january. it is over and they have reinstated owens to his position. >>holly: a number of college students who want to be teachers plummeted 30% in the last five years according to enrollment numbers by teacher training programs in the unc system. some blame poor pay and long hours. in recent years state lawmakers also raised standards and scrapped the scholarship program for students going in