in campbell county, ananda in this wsls 10 follow up ... efforts to save a unique part of history continue. as we showed you yesterday -- rosenwald schools were built more than 100 years ago to provide a quality education for african american children after the civil war. now .. people across the commonwealth are working together to find the remaining alumni. wsls 10's brie jackson explains how central virginians are history alive. we are at john tyler community college, outside of richmond for the virginia rosenwald conference. people came here to find out more about preserving the school. as we found out, one group from sputhwest virginia is helping to lead the charge. dozens gathered at john tyler community college to hear history lessons about virginias rosenwalds school. there were more than 350 of these facilities built across the commonwealth as a way to educate now.. nearly a century later...millicent nash is part of efforts to raise awareness about rosenwalds in areas like campbell county. 23:37:38 the county sought us out to see t

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. 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. aside from the cold, the biggest challenge crews have been facing in putting out this fire.. getting resources like water. randall johnson/campbe ll county fire chief "because we are limited to hydrants there factory in a proper it itself and also in the beginning we had several small spot fires that started in the grass surrounding the plant that we had to deal with," there are some people who live close-by. they say their biggest concern is the impact this fire could have on their houses if it spreads. but at this point.. firefighters do look to be getting it under control. no word on what started the fire.. but an investigation into that is underway. eb, wsls 10. nearly a dozen washington and lee students will get what's left of their b

tax revenue for campbell county will shrink.sands of high-paying jobs could disappear. >> monday through thursday is when you see a lot of your work-related travelers come to the hotel. and we have seen a dramatic decrease in that business. >> reporter: and it's not just campbell county's politicians or energy workers who are worried. he used to rent rooms by the thousands to energy workers at the 15 hotels his family owns in gillett. he invested in building two new hotels now that appears to be a gamble gone bad. >> reporter: how many people would you say you had to cut? >> probably around i would say 25 to 30 here. in jill let. and then maybe an additional 20 to 25 in some of our other locations. >> every job we lose in the coal industry is one we can't really afford. >> reporter: this is the eagle butte mine. >> reporter: gary becker is the chairman of the campbell county commissioners. what are the impacts to campbell count we coal in the future. >> well it, will have considerable impact not only in campbell county but for t

gafford is the principal at altavista combined school in campbell county. this afternoon campbell county school superintendent robert johnson issued the following statement on gafford's behalf. it said in part "i recently made a post on a social media site that i deeply regret. i understand that the statement i made has brought a great deal of anger and anxiety to the altavista community and i apologize for this statement. as an educator and an administrator, i have spent my entire career dedicated to investing in the future of the kids entrusted to my care. i do so without bias, judgment, or ill will and with only the best intentions for each child." today an altavista wdbj7 to defend gafford. james cheek/altavista high school parent: "i know the man and he has always stood by me and my children. i don't want to see him lose his job. i know it was probably a heated moment that he based his opinion on." johnson said this afternoon that campbell county public schools regrets that the incident occurred he added that an investigation is underway and that appro

campbell county is aging out. we would like to create an atmosphere for our younger people to go off, get their education and perhaps come back one day and raise their familiesone day and raise their families. >> reporter: the town council chairman say why the board would like to see a boat ramp, the plan did not pass because they think any nonessential spending could be cut. >>> breaking the last few hours, pennsylvania senator rick san for vum dropping out of the presidential race. according to cnn he is expected to announce that tonight and endorse a candidate. the third republican since monday. >> dropping like flies. >>. >> like flies. >> reporter: a different take to cut down on crime, and one city paying you not to be a criminal. drier weather is moving in. coverage count on. >> will: all right, today is the day we started off with light showers. the last few flames, we could see a little peek-a-boo clouds and sunshine. tomorrow will be a much pleasant -- much more pleasant day. temperature in danville. our

in campbell county, ananda rochita wsls 10." new at 7 ... virginia environmental regulators issued a violation potomac river. the virginia department of environmental equality says more than 13- thousand gallons was oil was spilled after a transformer failure at the crystal spring substation. it was discovered on february 3-rd. ... ducks and other waterfowl died as a result. 95- cleaned up. flint michigan will receive extra money to replace its lead water pipes. the deteriorating pipes contributed to the contamination supply. two million dollars from the state's distressed cities fund will go toward the project. virginia tech students are about to return to flint to retest the city's water after tech researchers exposed exposed those lead levels that far exceeded federal guidelines. nearly a dozen students, part of the so called flint water team, in kits for homeowners. they're the same homes tested in august 2015 where toxic levels of lead were found. marc edwards/virgini a tech "doing this home by home comparison is critical to understandi

what are the impacts to campbell county with coal in the future? >> it is going to have considerable impact not only in campbell county, but for the entire state of wyoming. wyoming has come to rely on the coal industry for a lot of its taxes. what has had a significant impact on the county is we have had to cut way back on the amount of money that we can put into new building construction. >> reporter: such as? >> such as new museum, new buildings for our community college, library expansions those type of things. >> reporter: it's the spirit of campbell county to weather these cycles, but this time officials worry that oil and gas prices might not rise fast enough, and crushing market and regulatory pressures on the coal industry spell gloomy days for years to come. >>> morgan stanley has agreed to a $3.2 billion settlement. state and federal authorities say the bank down played the risk of mortgages it sold in the years leading up to 2008. the settlement stems from an investigation by a joint federal and state task force that was set up by presi

appomattox county, concord elementary is closed in campbell county, and cornerstone christian academy are closed. patrick county, smyth county, and wythe county schools are opening 2 hours late. thankfully the gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. a reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least

. >>> it stinks to live in parts of campbell county right now. many residents say living by the region's landfill is unbearable and they demanding that supervisors do something about it. katie brooke has the latest on that tonight. >> reporter: danner nothing will happen any time soon. last night the board of supervisors heard from john hashedy, the president of citizens group concerned about the landfill. the campbell county landfill joined the regional authority in 2008. trash hauled in from appomattox trash coming in is called an extensive gas emission. >> used to be when you stepped outside but not anymore. >> the odor is getting to the point where it is actually coming into people's houses and it is to the point where people close to the landfill can't even go outside really and enjoy their yards. >> reporter: chairman eric bear lives half a mile from the landlives half a mile from the landfill and says the stench is unbearable. >> i am almost embarrassed at times have people come over. they step out of the car and your house stinks. they do

live in campbell county tim saunders, wdbj7. >> we appreciate it, tim. there are a couple of accidents on interstate 81 in pulaski that are affecting traffic. report just ahead on >> current time coming in at 6:14 as we head through the morning. temperatures in the teens, snow falling heavily at times for some. begin to mix with some sleet even freezing rain far southwest virginia as they warm up quicker and then by the lunch hour all start to see some of that change over. we do get a couple of breaks in the shield of moisture from time to time. 3:00 sleet, freezing rain and then if you head through later tonight we see that transition over to plain old rain. look at thing outside meteorologist lindsey anderson talking about how much snow some areas have seen. >> on average we have seen between 4-7-inch of snow across the area. just measured the weather deck out here. reported 6 inches of snow as of 6:00 a.m. places like campbell coming in between 6-5 inches and also continue to update the snowfall amounts you see throughout the the day. you can e-mail u

without power four times. that's about 14 thousand not too long ago. most around hamilton and campbell county. that's been going on since the noon hour. we have a wind advisory. that goes until 7:00 tonight. that's when the winds will start to die down. the early out. 64 degrees at the airport. west. we have clouds coming in, area great. we don't see any green with it. maybe an isolated sprinkle. most of us staying dry. and suggesting right now. hour-by-hour forecast, we drop midnight. it's still going to be a very mild night. winds will die down. and coming in 15 minutes, we're talking about much better weather tomorrow. one, because winds are dying down tomorrow. it will be even warmer. some rain arrives on sunday. we'll go to the hour-by-hour timing, outdoor plans will be minutes. >> we're following local breaking news alert in avondale. >> police are looking for a gunman. a man was walking down the road after 3:00 in the afternoon, when someone shot him from inside the car headed southbound. or four people in the car. the bullet grazed the victim in the leg. he went into the family dollar

turner was last seen headed to campbell county in the california or wilder areas. anyone with information in this case is encouraged to call the pendleton county dispatch center at 859- good morning america is next.we'll be back in one hour.we're always on

gafford is the principal at altavista combined school in campbell county. yesterday gafford apologized in a statement that said "i have spent my entire career dedicated to investing in the future of the kids entrusted to my care. i do so without bias, judgment, or ill will and with only the best intentions for each child." the superintendent said appropriate action will be taken after his investigation. at the greenfield plantation no human remains were found---that according to botetourt county officials are looking to relocate two slave houses on the property. the dovetail cultural resource group adds its team didn't find evidence of slave burials at greenfield or in the area where those houses will be moved. the final preparations for the relocation could be complete by week's end. we're helping you get through tax season, with advice from the experts, as well. julie wheeler, president and c-e-o of the better business bureau of western virginia joins us for this week's consumer watchdog. good morning, julie kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: first of all, some folk

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 the search for a cure. dr. marie-paule kieny / who assistant director for general health systems - "two vaccine candidates seem to be mo

and, why a campbell county principal is aplogizing for a comment he

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 water and getting everything contained." :11pattie tight make sure to stick with us for the latest on the fire. in the next half hour we hear from johnson about what they know concerning a potential cause for the blaze. 3 3 3 mona tight today - more witness will take the stand in the trial of ashley white. yesterday, prosecutors painted the picture of a filthy and unsafe environment during her bench trial. she's charged with felony child abuse and neglect. her 5-year-old son noah thomas.. was found dead last march in a septic tank. in opening statements- the ruling prosecutor told the court.. white admitted she had lied about leaving her children at home the sunday morning she reported noah missing. there was a lot of discussion during testimony about the septic tank and the lid. several investigators testified the lid was o

. >> 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 water source at the boat ramp in conjunction with the hydrant. >> reporter: and how have you been keeping everybody warm and dealing with the >> the local businesses have been great with getting us warm food and coffee. and the school system provided us with a school bus to get the firefighters a warm place to go

a campbell county judge will hear this case. it is set for march 31. the charlottesville commonwealth southernattorney is the special prosecutor in this case. surveillance picture here. the bedford county sheriff's office say this man is wanted in a breaking and entering at axle electronics in forest. in break-in took place january 15. if you know who this man is, you can call or text crimestoppers. the phone number to call is 1-888-798-5900. or text your anonymous tip to cv -- text plus your tip to 274637. >>> today marks a significant anniversary on the south side. it has been two years since that 39,000-ton coal ash spilled into the dan river. as a result of this spill, duke energy pleaded guilty of nine violations of the clean water act and reached a settlement agreement with the city of danville. duke energy gave abc 13 a look at their coal ash removal operation last month 37 operation last month operation last month. they are taking the coal ash by the landfill the subject of a lot of contention in campbell county is one of the items on the agenda

she was last seen near the california marketplace in campbell county. her family offered a ten- thousand dollar reward for her safe return or the arrest and the conviction of those who to her disappearance.turner's father tells local 12 police called him to the scene in bracken county last night. 3 we're getting a first look at a 21-year old tri-state native.. being held in north korea.otto warmbier was arrested last month.. and north korean authorities say he perpetrated a hostile act. warmbier admitted he stole a political sign from the hotel where he had been staying.. he begged for forgiveness in the video released by north korea. warmbier a student at the university of virginia.. and a graduate of wyoming high 3 police in dayton ohio say they don't know what the motive is behind a shooting that has left a pastor dead. 70-year-old william schooler was killed inside saint peters missionary baptist church.the reverend's brother..68- year-old daniel schooler.. is now facing a murder charge. dayton police - say this was not a random act of violence. and

the campbell county school system provided two bus so as fire fighters could get out of the cold and rest up. and i talked to someone here today who worked here for more than 30 years. hear what she has to say after seeing it burned down on abc 13 at 5:30. live in campbell county, katie brooke, abc 13 news. >> danner: i know a lot of people are feeling nostalgic after the plant burned down in brookneal. so many people employed there, family members as well. a lot of you took pictures of the fire as it was happening. this photo gallery you can go through. it is on our web site at and if you have pictures that you want to send. send it to pics@wset.com. the complete coverage of the fire at wset.com as well and at our abc 13 facebook page. >>> we are awaiting word from a judge right now in pulaski county as he decides the fate of 31-year-old ashley white. the mother of 5-year-old noah thomas whose body was found in a septic tank faces four felony abuse charges. ashley white took the stand in her own defense. the heart of the prosecution's case is the mother of two young children knowing

we're following breaking news out of campbell county ... according to eyewitnesses in the dan river plant. here you can see flames and us by a viewer. we have a crew headed to the scene. we'll of course bring you the latest on air ... and online at wsls dot com. another below freezing day as temperatures continue to fall creating dangerously temperatures continue to fall creating dangerously cold conditions. tonight ... highs are expected places but with the wind ... it feel even colder. for that reason ... we want to head over to storm team ten chief meteorologist ... jeff haniewich. jeff ... is there any relief in sight? the flurries and snow showers have finally ended.for a brief time. thursday was pretty chilly but at least we another clipper will impact the region on friday, bringing more snow showers, especially into the mountains. tonight: clouds thicken, cold with less wind.lows in the mid-to-upper teens. friday: mostly cloudy with mountain snow showers.highs in the middle 30s. while most of the snow showers will occur in the mounta

a smelly and pricy problem in campbell county. what's being done to fix the issue at "livestock road landfill." plus .. wsls 10 travels to the richmond area for an african american history lesson. but first .. "it's a very detailed sampling. it's a lot more instructive it gives people more information than what the federal government requires." virginia tech gets ready to return to flint, michigan to retest the city's water. good evening and thank you for joining us for wsls 10 at six. after exposing lead levels far- exceeding federal guidelines in the city's drinking water .. virginia tech students are about to return to flint, michigan. attention of the federal government .. which vowed to help. however .. virginia tech is still leading the way. wsls 10's dawn jefferies joins us in the studio... dawn what's next? what's next is to see how far has come in the last six months when it comes to fixing the problem virginia tech professor marc edwards exposed. today...it meant packaging up hundreds of kits that will be used to test th

mark: overwhelming evidence in a child abuse case in campbell county. the sentencing today for a babysitter accused of injuring a baby that was 4 months old at >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, mark: a furry little animal is the star of a national holiday today, and he' s got a big job ahead of him. today is groundhog day. as legend has it, if the groundhog sees his shadow, winter will last another six weeks. but if not, an early spring is expected. break out the flip-flops and shorts. good morning, everyone. lisa: i' m lisa cooney. your headlines are straight ahead. we will find out when the sun comes out and becomes a rodent rat. [laughter] randi: he is very divisive. if you go either way. our forecast today, temperatures in the 60' s. if i can do it by my shadow that would be awesome. we take a look at the forecast. we are talking 60' s and storms we take a look at the radar and this is a big storm system. blizzard conditions up through minnesota and wisconsin today. we are on the warm side of things rolling through kansas city and the war

. >>> all right, we want to take you to some breaking news out of campbell county where a judge just a few minutes ago handed do you know guilty verdict in the vincent spinner murder trial. katie brooke has been there since that trial begin last week and joins us live with the breaking details. katie? >> reporter: guilty, mark, is the judge's final decision after hearing three full days of evidence. rang throughout court room as the judge gave his final conclusion finding spinner guilty of the first-degree murder and robbery of his fathermurder and robbery of his father-in-law 89-year-old james payne. after hearing the evidence from the commonwealth, he think the pieces of the puzzle together that spinner is guilty of stabbing his father-in-law 25 times in intentional and deliberate act and stealing his wallet. spinner left the court room james payne's son on camera. hear what he has to say about the guilty verdict coming up at 7:00. live in campbell county, katie brooke, abc 13 news. >> noreen: thank you, katie. >>> the halifax county attorney is not happy with the new courtis not h

crews are still on the scene of a massive fire in campbell county tonight. 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

campbell county republicans will vote at campbell county high school. boone county republicans will meet at florence baptist church. this is march 5th from 10:00 to you 4:00. we're excited about having the presidential caucus. actually be relevant, instead of when the nomination has already been decided. kentucky is going to be in the mix of it. 11 candidates have signed up for it. it's actually bringing money into the republican party because of the filing fees from the 11 candidates. >> rand paul's campaign for the caucuses has about as much support as his campaign for president did his office has been busy fielding calls. >> most people are just -- just really don't understand it. >> turn out is expected to be at record lows. many are expected to miss them and show up in may not knowing what they missed. >> i think voters will feel disconnected. i know on the day of election i'll be speaking to my poll workers about how to address people who have come in and will be upset that there will not be republican republican presidential candidates >> they mo

mark: overwhelming evidence in a child abuse case in campbell county. the sentencing today for a babysitter accused injuring a baby that was 4 months old at the time. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 "today. mark: good morning, i' m mark hayes. lisa: and i' m lisa cooney. randi rico and kyla woods are in this morning with your weather springtime. warm air and the chance for a couple of storms, especially tonight. you can see with the storms are coming from. this is split in half. on the one side, we have heavy rain, thunder, and the lightning . the potential of severe weather will be rolling in our direction after sunset. the northern section is worse. from ohio and nebraska, lizard conditions and heavy snow accumulation into wisconsin. we are on the easier side, even as the severe weather threat goes. areas through tennessee, the gulf coast, they will be areas most likely to see severe weather tonight. looking at the radar, dry with clouds rolling in. temperature-wise, i' m talking spring, but we are starting out we will

up in flames.firefighters battle a massive fire at a factory that was once one of campbell county's largest employers.going head to head. the democratic presidential candidates exchange sharp words ahead of the next round of primaries. "well, secretary clinton, you are not in the white house yet."and taking it to heart.we will see why one local florist is extra busy thank you for choosing good day virginia. it's friday february 12. i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. the weather is giving some local students a couple extra hours to sleep in this morning. schools in allegheny county, covington and wythe county are all starting two hours late this morning. our top story this morning: the building itself was in the process of being torn down. now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt 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 fire this morning and she joins us live. good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fi

a judge convicts vincent earl spinner of kiling his father-in- law in campbell county. what prosecutors say was the motive for the murder. and, should you do it yourself, when it comes to filing your taxes? in this week's consumer watchdog, the advantages of hiring a tax professional and how to choose the right one for you. good morning, it's just about 6 o'clock on tuesday, february 2. he are very thick fog to do so i so will extra time this week is a view from blacksburg the forcing can become it into now but using can and him you now but using can see way in the this morning look at a latest his abilities down the mile or less across the rolling valley galax down about a third of a mile so that's of the siege traveling up-and-down interstate eighty one in the interstate seventy seven corba or just keep that in mind it's can a be foggy hot springs zero visibility. so stuff to see all of the hits morning lotta looking there it is very thick fog warm-up into the two virginia tech students charged in the death of blacksburg teen nicole lovell made their first appearence

believed to be headed here to campbell county....but never found her. this morning they are awaiting confirmation from the coroner but told 9 on your side they believe that body found last night may be hers. now kentucky state police only confirming at this point that they recovered a body from snag creek last night. that body was pulled from the creek near a dam in the foster area. there have been no details released on the sex of the person or any other identifying factors. 31- year-old turner, a mom of two who went missing january 31st, is 5 foot 5, 110 pounds with long dark hair and brown eyes. officials interviewed turner's last known acquaintances and watched videos of places she may have last visited. the family posting to the facebook page dedicated to finding tara just hours ago thanking more than 40 volunteers for their support during another search this message with the continued hope of bringing tara home. lead from the pipes.. from seeping into the water.sebring has already spent 70 thousand dollars trying to clean lead out of its drinking

turner was last seen headed to campbell county in the california or wilder areas. here she is. turner is described as 5-foot-5, 110 pounds with long dark hair and brown eyes.officials say they've been talking to the last people she was seen with and watching video of the places she may have last visited. police say there are no signs of foul play at this time. anyone with information in this case is encouraged to dispatch center at 859- 654-3300. we now know the name of the pedestrian stuck and killed yesterday morning in park hills.he is 68 year roger lee stephenson of kentucky. stephenson was hit by a car around 7 a-m on dixie highway near the covington catholic high school.the investigation is ongoing.in a statement from the park hills police ... the mayor and city council of park hills extended their condolences to mr. stephenson's family. the first g-o-p debate of the new year took place in manchester new hampshire last night.you got to see it righ here on 9 on your side.it was quite an evening as it was game on....on the stage.abc's marci gonzales was there. script:the fi

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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pattie... 3 3 3pattie plasma this morning we're learning more about the campbell county man killed in a single vehicle wreck.. along with his girlfirend and 1- year-old child. friday night, abc 13 told you about 36-year-old david chris johnson -- who was arrested and charged along with another man in connection to a marjuana distribution operation in lynchburg. johnson was being held at the time on a 10-thousand dollar secured bond. no word yet on when exactly he was released. police say he was behind the wheel of the vehicle when he hit a mailbox and a nearby embankment near the intersection of waterlick and leesville roads on saturday. johnson, his girlfriend micalynn white and johnson's 1-year-old son all died at the scene. 3 3pattie plasma johnson's her in an interview you'll only see on abc 13. 3 amanda johnson can barely hold back her tears. she says at just 18-years-old, she never thought she'd lose her father this young. "to be at graduation and when i walk down the aisle." losing both her father and brother in the same crash.."i've never lost a parent before or sibling." and

gafford is the principal at altavista combined school in campbell county. today gafford apologized in a statement that said "i have spent my entire investing in the future of the kids entrusted to my care. i do so without bias, judgment, or ill will and with only the best intentions for each child." the superintendent said appropriate action will be taken after his investigation. new at eleven, several middle and high schools in our area started a crusade to try and lower the number of car crashes involving teenagers. data shows that in 2014, there were more than 23- w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart tell us how this program could save several lives. today, yovaso, or speak about traffic safety, began their yearly campaign. educate teenagers on the dangers of speeding and the importance of buckling up. "the perfect person want to be. her shirt off her back and give it to a stranger. just the typical person to be." describes her step- killed in car crash deer. overstreet supports yovaso to try and prevent others from being involved in a car crash. on monday, they l

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 continuing to investigate a crash along orange avenue in roanoke after along the street. the crash happened around 8-15 thursday night in the 5-hundred block of orange avenue.roanoke police tell wfxr news that the driver stopped after the incident. parmedics took the victim to the hostpial for treatment. high pressure will build east across the region tonight ahead ofa weak area of low pressure that will approach from the west byearly friday. this clipper system will cross our area on fridaywith some light snow accumulations possible...especially in the mountains. arctic high pressure wil

tonight fire crews in campbell county battling to get it under control.alsomayoral faceoffthe two men vying to be roanoke's next mayor-- tell the community why they should get the job.andthe history tonight we look at how it all started and the virginia man who pioneered the month developing news in campbell county-the abandoned dan river plant caught fire today in brookneal-- and it continues to burn at this hour.people who work in the area tell wfxr news- they noticed the thick smoke around 3 this afternoon. according to the town manager, the plant has been closed for about 10 years and was major employer in the area.the plant has been empty since it closed and was in the process of being demolished.the fire shut down part of route 501 as crews worked to put out those flames.people we spoke with say- the smoke changed from light to dark-- and ashes were falling from the sky. "it's been black, black billowing smoke and then it looked like it lightened up. it seems to have picked up and right now it looks like it's more black smoke coming. i looked like it blew up, i anything that clo

a wreck in campbell county sent 5 people to the hospital... what facing charges. mona plus, talk about a scary moment... close to a hundred people got stuck on a ski lift in west virginia. now we are hearing from two 3 3 mona tight state police say a multi-vehicle wreck in campbell county sent 4 adults and 1 child to the hospital - all with serious injuries. we now have video of the crash site sent in to us by viewer ashely hubbard. police say it happened on route 29 - just north of route 6-96 - around 3:40 p.m yesterday. an acura was traveling northbound when it slowed to make a left turn.. that's when police say the driver of a hyundai failed to acura.. forcing it into the southbound lanes where the car was hit again by another car we're told the driver of the acura, plus the drivers and passengers of the other vehicles were taken to lynchburg general with serious injuries. the driver of barrett, is charged with reckless driving. 3 pattie this morning we are hearing from two lynchburg teens who found themselves stuck on a ski lift along with close to 100 others

in campbell county - crews are still keeping a close eye on an old plant - that has been smoldering for 24 hours. there's little left of the former dan river plant in brookneal. it took more than 12 hours to get the fire under control. volunteer firefighters say it took at least half a million gallons of water to control the blaze. two school buses from campbell county school system - were used - to give firefighters a break from the cold.one witness told wfxr news - that the fire was started by a worker - cutting steel - which led to sparks landing on nearby trash. investigators have not yet released an in montgomery county - we're getting our first look at video - of the duo charged with nicole lovell's abduction and murder. c-n-n obtained video from the montgomery county sheriff's office. it shows david eisenhaur and natalie keepers- being booked seperately. both virginia tech engineering students are locked up - without bond - waiting for their next court appearance. in roanoke county - police have ruled a death investigation as a murder suicide. officers were called to pinewood dri

appomattox county, concord elementary is closed in campbell county, and cornerstone christian academy are closed. patrick county, smyth county, and wythe county schools are opening 2 hours late. thankfully the gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. a reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least one person, and injured several others. 20 homes have been destroyed, and more than 100 are damaged. wdbj7's amanda kenney is at one of two shelters in appomatox where volunteers are waiting to help victims. kimberly, the appotmatox community shelter has cots, blankets, and pillows to keep victims comfortable. just like the rest of the town, the shelter does not have electrcity. there's no heat here, but the lights are staying on thanks to a generator. wednesday's storm caused severe damage throughout the county. homes are damaged, trees and power lines are down, and the electricity is out. right now. dominion is working to repair a damaged metering point that serves appomatox virginia governor terry mcaullife has also declared a state of emergency. that means pu

nearly 30 thousand cars and trucks take i-75 through campbell county, tennessee each day... but this rock slide has shut down a stretch of that interstate...causing major headaches for drivers. trees block the middle of the road and rocks are still falling. transportation officials say the rerouted for weeks. just four years ago a different landslide shutdown the interstate a few miles away. now geotechnical engineers will make sure all other slopes are secure. let's head back over to hillary for another look at traffic,. you can get 10 the road - with our 10 weather radio partners. in tampa bay, catch us on magic 94- point-9.... and the dove 105.5 f-m on sarasota talk radio, listen to wsrq 106.9 fm. and hear 10 weather in spanish on maxima 92-5. some exciting days are ahead for nasa... after spending a year in space, astronaut scott kelly is preparing to come back down to earth. but first, to some its just an ordinary monday...but for a few others today means something way more special. a live look at hollywood boulevard...courtesy of earthcam dot com... way quieter this mo

precision doppler 12 hd, a lined up from ripley, dearborn county. back toward boone, kent and campbell county. that's moving to the northeast at 30 to 35 miles an hour. the main concerns with these clusters of rain and storms, moving into the 275 loop into the next 20 minutes. storms are on the move. everyone to the north and northeast of cincinnati dry for the time being. we'll watch that band of storms move to the northeast with time. we're not expecting severe weather this afternoon, but there may be small hail, gusty winds and occasional cloud-to-ground lightning. i've updated the hour-by-hour forecast on local 12's weather authority app. cloudy sky. windchill 33. temperatures falling through the 50s and 40s over the next few hours. afternoon showers and thunderstorms before a transition from rain to snow tonight. there may be areas of blowing snow tomorrow. thursday will be windy. accumulations will be minimal. winter in full force. chicago back to st. louis, meanwhile you've got a moderate risk for severe weather in the carolinas. an outside chance for stronger storms, but at this point

the potential jail time for the suspect after a plea deal in campbell county. mark: a cyclist ,killed by a hit and run driver. how the cycling community is reacting to the difficult news. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way, this is wlwt news 5 "today. mark: good morning. we are taking another live look from texas connie with the festivities well underway. -- from plucks a tawny pu nxsutawney, with the festivities well underway. randi: that was probably the most boring of all the stuff we have seen this morning. and crazy costumes. good timing, everybody. live tv. we are talking about punxsutawney phil. spring or winter. the storm system below me has that with it. we have a strong system with blizzard conditions in iowa and springlike thunderstorms toward us into the evening. we are starting with cloudy skies. here is the storm system into missouri with warmer air and rain. conditions later today with heavy snow extending into wisconsin. we are on the warm side. when you think of the spring, we have a slight risk for stronger storms into the late evenin

. >>> campbell county schools, will vote at campbell county schools, and boone county republicans will meet at boone baptist church. this is on march 6th from 10:00 to 4:00. >>> it's world cancer day, and megan morris is here to show us how even something like getting your housecleaned can make a difference for people who are too weak to do it themselves. >> local companies are offering those services to a company called cleaning for a reason. and simply organized is helping a local woman who has been battling cancer for nearly ten years. >>> they actually told may this last time that, they used all that they can use, there's nothing else i can take, i've taken it all. >> reporter: but georgia anderson holds on to hope, hope in a new doctor and treatment. fill opian tube cancer. when she was diagnosed in 2006, she learned her days were numbered or so doctors thought. >> they gave me 6-9 months, and now we're ten years later, so the lord has definitely been involved. >> reporter: this christmas another number reared its ugly head, ten days. >> in ten days, so we will see. >> it's kind o

we've got casey dominic and jason from campbell county middle. a group of young people from across the state going to be working this competition. casey, talk to me. this looks amazing. how long did it take to build the robot and what's it like competing. >> it took two months. you have to hope the pressure doesn't get to you. you hope you did good enough on your project to keep going. putting the robot through its paces in a real world environment. dr. killkarney. it looks like fun and games. there's a deep science connection in terms of ensuring a bright future. >> northern kentucky university is committed to excellence in invoigs and education not just at the college level, but preschool through high school. we see it as taunt an opportunity to showcase the work middle school students are doing around the state in s.t.e.m. learning. richard: it's a train track from middle school, high school, to nku, to innovation around the world. jason sperry getting a close shot of what we're seeing. amazing competition, bringing people to the campus, compe

campbell county's school investigating a social media post made by a principal. ty gafford put a comment on facebook that said "just because you put the stars and stripes beside the stars and bars doesn't make it okay." when we had our big snow, the rockbridge s-p-c-a had some special help in the form of a four-wheel-drive truck. a foundation supported by dominion power made the donation. a roanoke valley man went to super bowl 50. you can see pictures from chris duncan's exciting trip it'sgot some photos that is mount way of clouds kino shoves of a turbulence winds in a very strong northwest flow bring some snow showers into the area pick up about half an inch there gathright him allegheny county copperfield about an inch of snow almost an inch blacksburg service opposite the big number there burkes garden taz will a you inches of snow now we have both seen an extension of a winter weather advisories so that include the allegheny highlands long virginia west virginia border down along interstate seventy seven corder or with county only down to gracing county thi

the campbell county school system provided two school busses so firefighters could get out of the cold and rest up. >>> the verdict is in. ashley white is guilty. white is the mother of noah thomas. he was missing for four days and was later found dead in a septic tank. in his decision, the judge said that white's own testimony was at times not credible and he found the being raised in deplorable. white will be sentenced in may. >>> martinsville police say there'll now be fewer drug activities on the street. they say they arrested 14 mid-upper level drug dealers in the area and they're expecting more airses. the special investigations units used undercover residents to expose the drug dealers. the 14 arrested have 51 charges. >>> the virginia senate approved legislation that proponents say would protect businesses and individuals that oppose same-sex marriage democrats say the measure would give such individuals and business asa -- businesses a license to discriminate against l.g.b.t. individuals. >>> there'll be two primaries in two days later this month. >> we won every single catego

. >>> tonight a campbell county family is dealing with unspeakable tragedy after a car accident last night left a couple and a 1-year-old baby dead. courtney wheaton spoke to a relative in an interview that you'll only see tonight on abc-13. >> reporter: i spoke to family members who say they're trying to deal with the three loved ones at once. according to police, a single vehicle accident happened at 10:00 last night on waterlick road near leesville road. it was driving at a high rate of speed when it hit an micalynn arthur white, kylin, died at the scene. >> i think that he would want to be remembered as the person that was always there for his family, even with some of the the decisions he made. they weren't always the best decisions, and he did it for his family, and everyone has to respect that. >> reporter: she always said that she'll miss her little brother dearly. >> reporter: she says is that neither her father or brother has insurance. gofundme page. we'll have a link at wset.com. >> whitney: very sad, thank you, courtney. well, state police are investigating a deputy invo

31 year-old last seen sunday, from pendleton county and the sheriff department said heading to campbell county when she disappeared. turner was a regular customer at the marketplace and her brother said where she was supposed to be dropped off but investigators didn't see her on the cameras. >> i hope and pray she's dropped off, she's a small, petite girl and able to handle her own, but we are missing her and scared, and hoping for the best but six days. >> right now investigators say if you have information wit >> from local 12, the weather authority, the hour-by-hour forecast. >> good evening, we have a clear sky overhead and keep it around this evening. hour-by-forecast, at local12.com. temperatures falling in the 30s in the next hours and clear not just this evening but over night. when showers return tomorrow and showers return tomorrow night and rain and snow you can track that on local12.com weather authority app, search for wkrc in the app store. light wind, means that the wind on the temperature. clear tonight. clouds increase tomorrow. showers return late sunday. when i say showers i