image that has gone viral on facebook mocking those with ptsd is causing problems for the chestnut creek school of arts. the school, which is open to all ages, is run by the city of galax. (keith barker, galax city manager) we've also received a number of phone calls from individuals leaving messages and have received, actually, threatening phone calls which we've turned over to the galax police department who are investigating the case right now. the person whose page the image was published on is affiliated with the school. (christina pollins, executive director, chestnut creek school of the arts) we hire our teachers as contract employees. the person in question is a contract employee for the purpose of teaching only. the image may not have been posted by this teacher. it may have been posted by someone who hacked his account. (keith barker, galax city manager) that is what he is at this point saying is that it was a retalitory against him by another individual who posted this to his page and he has in turn reported it to facebook, has removed it, and has in turn tried to make his page quite

now the chestnut creek school of the arts is receiving threats. but the person whose page it was published on says he didn't upload it. he claims someone hacked his account trying to hurt him. facebook page lists the city-run business as an employer. but they say those who know them know they would have nothing to do with the post. two people are dead and three others were hurt after a shooting at a homeless encampment in seattle. the incident happened last night and a police source said multiple men were involved in the shooting but no one is in custody at this time. seattle mayor ed murray called the shooting an active crime scene and has asked people to stay away from the area. according to a t-v station in the area, this is the biggest shooting scene in seattle since 20-12. donald trump says he won't be at tomorrow's republican debate. he has been at odds with fox news since the first gop debate. the gop front- runner got angry at host megyn kelly for allegedly questioning him unfairly. fox news says he's still welcome at the event if he chang

the galax police department investigates threats made to the chestnut creek school of the arts. the threats stem from an facebook meme meant to look like someone from the school posted it. a spokesperson says the post was not made from someone associated with the school but rather an act of retaliation after a teacher reported inappropriate posts to facebook. police are investigating. now fully staffed. as we previously reported last march ... the department lost nearly a quarter of its force to retirement or other jobs. chief todd foreman says ... the department hired eight months. he attributes the new hires to good recruitment efforts and successful job fairs. lt. todd foreman/bedfor d police department - we just had to look for the best applicants and the ones that fit best for the department and our goals and objectives. so we look for the right people the right fit chief foreman says ... it's been three years since the department was fully staffed. in news around virginia... a manhunt is underway for a suspect wanted for murder and kidnapping outside of richmond. william h

a post on social media has people outraged and is against chestnut creek school of the arts. an image mocking those with p-t-s-d was posted on a teacher's page. sweet briar college is seeing its highest number of new applicants in 50 years. one year ago discussions were underway to shut down, and now the college is focused on long-range planning. an adult virginia resident has tested positive for the zika virus. head to the web for what you need to know about that forecastalways love see those snow we sunrise photos you consider those in the past couple days of the blue sky sneaking in there average highs this time year right around forty six degrees can be really close to that today via record high was 75 setback in nineteen ninety nine record low in the nineteen eighties at two degrees and we can tell you that is good be warming up this temperatures running in the low to mid thirties and blacksburg thirty three and wytheville also galax were still stuck in the twenties and bluefield were it's quite cold of course we cool off considerably tonight been seen those clouds move

keaton police in galax are looking into online threats made those threats were made to the chestnut creek school of the arts from a facebook picture- that appears to be from someone associated with the school.officials say they are looking into whoever made the picture- and are investigating it as a crime.the picture showed bullets and suggested they were the way to cure post traumatic stress disorder. with yet another day of school delays or closings, many parents throughout central and southwest virginia are feeling the snow day blues. we found parents scrambling to pick up their kids from babysitters and daycares in lynchburg on tuesday night.tuesday marked five or even six snow days for some schools. some moms say they're forking out a lot of extra cash for the unexpected days off. amber ly "i'm a little upset because they could go two hours late. i don't understand why they're just closing it." teritta brown "the kids, of course they're enjoying it, but as far as me getting back and forth to work, the roads been hard."there are plenty of new babysitter listings popping up online.parents, do

galax are looking into online threats made toward a school.police say someone threatened the chestnut creek school of the arts with a photo...the photo appears to be from someone associated with the school officials say they are looking into whoever made the picture, and are investigating it as a crime. a stern warning from alpha natural resource to almost a thousand coal miners in wwst virginia. marfork coal and elk run coal will be by the end of march. the reason for the massive cuts to an already dwindling industry is a reduction in supply and demand, which has made coal prices plummet. more troubling news on the job front, this time for sprint. efforts to revamp the company will force 2-thousand people out the door.the company is is closing or cutting back call centers in new mexico, tennessee, texas, virginia and colorado.with fewer call centers operating, sprint is urging customers to handle routine business online or through the sprint zone app. restocking after the storm! how a local business cashed in during the grocery store rush. "it was found at two different locations in the city of m

now the chestnut creek school of the arts is taking attacks over it. but the person whose page it was published on says he didn't upload it. he claims someone hacked his account trying to hurt him. the problem for the school is his facebook page lists the city-run business as an employer. but they say those nothing to do with this. (keith barker, galax city manager) looking at the people that actually responded to the facebook page, they were not local citizens, they're not local people that are familiar with the school, what we do, what we stand for. our local people people know we wouldn't support something like this. for more on this story, head over to wdbj7 dot com. it's another hit to appalachia's coal industry. alpha natural resources plans to lay off more than 800 miners and dozens neighboring west virginia. 60-day warning notices were sent out yesterday, with the layoffs happening officials say the cuts oversupply of coal and the dramatically lower demand that's driven prices to "unsustainable levels." sprint is getting rid of 25-hundred jobs.

looking into online threats made toward a school.police say those threats were made to the chestnut creek school of the arts from a facebook picture- that appears to be from someone associated with the school.officials say they are looking into whoever made the picture- and are investigating it as a crime.the picture showed bullets and suggested they were the way to cure post traumatic stress disorder. with yet another day of school delays or closings, many parents throughout central and southwest virginia are feeling the snow day blues. we found parents scrambling to pick up their kids from babysitters and daycares in lynchburg on tuesday night.tuesday marked five or even six snow days for some schools. some moms say they're forking out a lot of days off. amber ly "i'm a because they could go two hours late. i don't understand why they're just closing it."teritta brown "the kids, of course they're enjoying it, but as far as me getting back and forth to work, the roads clear it's been hard."there are plenty of new babysitter listings popping up online.parents, do your homework, check references

looking into online threats made toward a school.police say those threats were made to the chestnut creek school of the arts from a facebook picture- that appears to be from someone associated with the school.officials say they are looking into whoever made the it as a crime. around the commonwealth-we first told you about the wythe county sheriff's department adding "in god we trust" to the back of their cruisers. and now tazewell county sheriff's have done the same thing.they posted this photo on their facebook page with the new decal.last week, they added the phrase "in god we trust" on the back of their cruisers. the sheriff says the decals were made with donations from churches and people in the community who attended concealed weapons classes. in franklin county-the first woman to lead ferrum college will retire this summer. jennifer braaten, is the 10th president of the methodist college.in a release, officials say family health issues led to her decision to step down.a committe is in the process of finding her replacement. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.and just days befor

now the chestnut creek school of the arts is receiving threats because of it. page it was published on says he didn't upload it. he claims someone hacked his account trying to hurt him. the problem for the school is that his facebook page lists the city-run business as an employer. but they say those who know them know they would have nothing to do with this. keith barker/galax city manager: "looking at the people that actually responded to the facebook page, they were not local citizens, they're not local people that are familiar with the school, what we do, what we stand for. our local people people know we wouldn't support something like this." for more on this story, head over to wdbj7-dot-com. bureau is warning people about a new scam. a patrick county man received a letter this week, claiming to be from capital one bank. it said a final notice deadline was in effect, and to contact the office immediately to receive a prize. the signature at the bottom of the letter is that of founding father benjamin franklin. the bbb says scam attempts will often use recognizable names to appear

now the chestnut creek school of the arts is taking attacks over it. but the person whose page it was published on says he didn't upload it. he claims someone hacked his account trying to hurt him. the problem for the school is that his facebook page lists the city-run business as an employer. but they say those who know them know they would have nothing to do with this. keith barker/galax city manager: "looking at responded to the facebook page, they were not local citizens, they're not local people that are familiar with the school, what we do, what we stand for. our local people people know we wouldn't support something like this." for more on this story, head over to wdbj7-dot-com. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers early followed by a slow increase in sunshine today. high: 42. a few stray showers slow increase in suns