the president at ferrum college announced today she plans to retire. jennifer braaten was the tenth president at the college and the first woman to take this position at the school. she started at ferrum college fourteen years ago in 2002 and plans to retire this summer. her reason stems from serious health issues within her family. jennifer braaten "i love my professional life, it's been wonderful to be at ferrum college with i still think a priority is things we always talk about--faith, family and friends for me to spend more during braaten's time at the school, enrollment increased academic programs were enhanced. a search committee is being formed to look for her replacement. december set december was the 21st consecutive month of year-over- growth in the commonwealth. also last month, the governor's office says virginia had the lowest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate among the southeast fourth-best rate among states east of the mississippi river. we told you about last night at 11. the owner of stefano's on the market tells wdbj 7 it was jus

students from ferrum college and radford university are scheduled to attend. wednesday: few morning rain showers with flurries and a light icy mix possible.cleari ng for the late-morning & afternoon.tem peratures climb into the upper 30s and lower 40s our region as you head out the door this morning. ahead at 6..... a special honor for a local shooting survivor. plus.... a new a- t-m that doesnt require a debit or credit card. the perks of the technology... and why you will need to bring your smartphone to get your cash.# and... major changes for one airline. how they're hoping to make it more spacious, modern, and entertaining. stay with us - we're back in 2 "i just done what anybody would do next and called 911 and told them what was going on." a father and son honored.. in a wsls 10 exclusive... how they helped arrest a murder suspect. # the leaders of an armed group that's occupied a national wildlife refuge in oregon for the past three weeks are under arrest. how the ranching standoff turned deadly. good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today

sixty on monday early next week can't loud astray shower but overall things are looking pretty ferrum college has announced she's retiring. jennifer braaten was the tenth president at the college and the first woman to hold the position at the school. she started at ferrum college fourteen years ago in 2002 and plans to retire this summer. her reason stems from serious health issues within her family. jennifer braaten "i love my professional life, it's been wonderful to be at i still think a priority is things we always talk about--faith, family and friends and now is the time for me to spend more time with family." during braaten's time at the school, enrollment increased dramatically and academic programs were enhanced. a search committee is being formed to look for her replacement. a dinosaur attraction making a comeback in natural bridge, and it promises to bring in lots of tourism. w-d-b-j-7's khiree stewart sat down with the man behind the idea and tells us how he plans to make it happen. very soon a raptor, triceratops, and other jurassic creatures will call natural bridge their home.

the president at ferrum college has announced she's retiring.. jennifer braaten was the tenth president at the college and the first woman to take the position at the school. she started at ferrum college fourteen years ago in 2002 and plans to retire this summer. she says her reason is because of serious health issues that have happened within her family. jennifer braaten: "i love my professional life, it's been wonderful to be at ferrum college with this great community i still think a priority is things we always talk about--faith, family and friends and now is the time for me to spend more time with family." during braaten's time at the school, enrollment increased academic programs were enhanced. a search committee is being formed to look for her replacement. we're keeping an eye on road conditions around the area this morning. your i-hometown traffic report is coming up after the break. a candidate in the race for the 5th congressional district is suspending his campaign. why ericke cage says he's removing himself from the race. and a popul

student leaders from ferrum college and radford university are scheduled to attend.### now for more on what we can expect throughout the evening and over the next several days lets check in with kristina montuori.### today: few morning showers .clearing for the late- morning & into the upper 30s and lower 40s tonight: partly to mainly cloudy with lows in the lower 20s thursday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s friday: sun & clouds with highs in the middle 40s.overnight flurries possible saturday: early morning flurries possible.mostl y sunny afternoon with highs in the middle 50s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s the music has officially died for one town in new york.. more on the bizarre music that's been playing every single day for the past few months.### wsls 10 is teaming up with feeding america southwest virginia and kroger to bring you our annual 10 cares food drive. can give back to those in need in the community. the 10 cares food drive is thursday february 4-th from 6 a-m to 7 p- m. we'll be at the kroger in bonsack... cave spring... lync

staver says.. it will defend meritt against the quote, "efforts to silence her." 3whit tight ferrum college's first female jennifer braaten announced yesterday that she is going to retire in the summer. braaten is ferrum's 10th president and has been president since 2002. the chairman of ferrum's board of trustees says braatan has been dealing with family health issues.. and she feels like it's her obligation right now to be with family. the board is forming a search committee to find the next president. 3pattie tight bedford county now has a new county administrator.. supervisors have voted to hire carl boggess permanently. he's the county attorney who's taken on the role of interim administrator as well, since mark reeter left the post at the end of last april. the board also appointed patrick skelly as the county attorney. skelly has serves as senior assistant county attorney since may 2009. 3whit and there has been a lot of talk about the new middle school in bedford county as supervisors hash out a new budget. supervisors have to decide whether to allocate more funds toward the new middl

jenna student leaders from ferrum college and radford university are part of the discussions.. meeting with local senators to discuss student loan debt. vo senators mark warner and tim kane are hosting the conversation with student government leaders from fifteen state universities. experts say sixty percent of virginia's college students will some debt with the average student loan topping 26- thousand dollars. sot senator mark warner, d-va "there is more student debt than credit card debt. too many students are coming out of college in the red. that means they are not getting married. that means they are not starting that new business. that means they're not trying to pursue their own career because they get crushed many times by 40, 50, 60 thousand dollars of student debt. i know as the first person in my family to graduate from college, if i'd come out with that kind of student debt, i wouldn't have cont vo the discussion comes as the senate begins consideration of the higher education act. senator warner introduced two bipartisan bills to provide relief to students struggl

. >>> ferrum college's first female president is stepping down were jennifer braten said that she is going to retire in the summer. ferrum's 10th president and president since 2002. the chairman of ferrum's board of trustees said braten has been dealing with family health issues and feels like they are obligation is to be. the board is forming a search committee to find the next president. >>> one family has been through a lot in october when their house caught fire but a way to help them thought weekend. northeast meant big business for cable companies this weekend. >> george: i will show you where the rain is falling now, when the rain will end, and also much warmer weather moves in. >>> from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i am jonathan elias. boka harum hurt 65 others in cameroon. four attacked a market near the border of nigeria. suicide bombers have killed dozens in that region in the past month. >>> isis has now claimed responsibility for twin bombings in the syrian city of haam. the bombing killed 24 people and injured 100 others. a booby-trapped car exploded at a gove

weekend as temperatures moderate above the first woman to lead ferrum the first woman to lead ferrum college will retire this summer.jennifer braaten, is the 10th president of the school.in a release, officials say family health issues led to her decision to step down.a committe is in the what can people look forward too?the taubman museum of arts is presenting the 3rd annual international wine festival on sunday jan 31st. the festival is happening between 1p.m.- 4p.m. some highlights from the festival is 30 different wines from the globe. there will be expert food and wine pairings, tasting notes from experts, spotlight talks selection. for music lovers, there will be live music by the brian mesko organ quartet featuring randy johnston. there will also be a silent auction, designated driver service, and souvenir wine glass. are there any non-alcoholic options?how can people get tickets?tickets are available for $45 in advanced taubmanmuseum.org/winefest and through jan.27 at area kroger locations. tickets are $55 and you may get goosebumps over our next guest... we are talking to childrens

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 before the iowa caucuses- jerry falwell junior endorses donald trump for president. liberty university president announced his ensorsement - trump's website today.this endorsement is a blow to texas senator ted cruz- who announced his campaign from liberty last summer. and trump says he will not take part in the fox news presidential debate this thursday.donald trump ia nor not happy that megyn kelly will be one of the moderators. kelly challenged trump during fox's first debate back in august. coming up-someone in virginia has tested positive for the zika virus-where health officials believe they contracted the disease.and how it effect unborn babies. and in the ag life report- there's a buzz at a local winery.how they want

including ferrum college... and radford university. about 60% of virginia college students graduate with student debt... and the average debt load in virginia now tops 26- thousand dollars per student. the students shared their concerns... and many urged more transparency and flexibility in college loan application and repayment programs. jenna zibton, wsls 10 # now to jonathan kegges with a look at our forecast. savor the warmth as we close out january because it won't last long. climb back into the middle 50s. saturday: mostly sunny and mild. highs in the low to mid 50s. saturday night: mostly clear and cool with lows in the mid 30s. sunday: partly cloudy and warm. highs in the low 60s. sunday will feature a few more clouds, but temperatures will make a run for the lower 60s. the wedge returns on tuesday keeping us cooler, but by wednesday even with the likelihood of rain we still climb back into the 60s. we'll cool things back down to where we should be 40s for thursday and friday. . warmth as we close out january because it won't la

student leaders from ferrum college and radford university are scheduled to let's check in with storm team meterologist kristina montuori. wednesday: few morning rain showers with flurries and a light icy mix possible.cleari ng for the late-morning & afternoon.tem peratures climb into the upper 30s and lower 40s >>> this morning on "today's tomorrow's debate. what is he doing instead? >>> a sneak peek at one of the talking about. >>> it could get a little wild when dominic monaghan stops by. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today." wednesday morning, it's january 27th, 2016. it's a balmy day, warm. >> we don't like that word. >> willie, al, tamron and natalie, we're all hear. godfather." in tribute to the great abe vigoda. he just passed away at the age of 94. of course, he was in "the godfather." you knew he was going to get whacked. probably so many more people knew him around the world also from the comedy serie