in grayson county eamon o'meara wdbj7. signing their name into history. it's a big step for centra in danville and the hospital leaders invited the community to take part. over the holiday season, anyone were available at sam's club. this afternoon, construction crews put the last beam in place during a "topping off" ceremony for the new facility on park avenue this new facility in the city will combine all it's current offices into one. daurie bussell, medical office assistant, " because it's exciting, it's a part of history, it's something that we wanted for so long." construction is scheduled to be finished this september. in tonight's hometown health, the medical community is realizing the increasing benefits of bloodless surgery. surgeries involving blood transfusions are known to carry serious risks. doctors who perform bloodless procedures use hormones and iron infusions to boost the patient's own red blood cells. dr. sherri ozawa/clinical director of the institute for patient blood management and bloodless surgery and medicine at englewood hospita

west virginia towards the mountain empire in the new river valley, a little bit of rain from grayson county to bland county and even parts of allegheny and giles county. i want to show you the worst of the peninsula south into the carolinas. it looks like south carolina is into the woods for north carolina is not as there is an impressive squall line looking in. it has been known to produce tornadoes and we have had quite a few yesterday and quite a few today as well, including one likely across appomattox close to evergreen. in evergreen itself we had trees down and power lies down and in dry fork we had wind damage and this was a very active day. one of the busiest days we have had in the storm team weather center in probably the last 18 to 24 months, i don't believe we've had a tornado touched down in the last two or even three years. i am pretty sure that one did touchdown in appomattox but we will not know for sure until the national weather service survey team gets out there tomorrow and your hour by hour forecast shows a few left of our showers and tuesday morning with snow showers i

and in marian, wythe, grayson county, this is going to track to the east. and pittsylvania county, it's mainly going to come down as rain. and if you see the snow, it is not going to stick. as the temperatures are above freezing. by tomorrow morning, temperatures aren't going to be that much colder than where breeze. but i don't think that we'll have to worry about substantial icing on the roads. that usually occurs when temperatures are in the 20s. we'll be 30 degrees by morning. >> mark: thank you. today's temperatures are a lot warmer than yesterday, but that created a mess for some. marissa para is in the newsroom with the story of a woman who's dealing with a big yesterday is just about gone in many spots. but melting snow can become a major problem for some people. >> they're giving me the run about. tired. she says in her house when it rains or snows, it pours. >> it looked like a river. >>> her home was taken over by the melting snow. >> there was a pipe and it was running over for quite a while. >> reporter: and she says she took action. >> i called

according to the grayson county commonwealth's attorney's office .. terra connell and john underwood appeared in general district court today. the two are facing second degree murder charges after their dog mauled a 15-month-old they were babysitting last month. the child was taken to a hospital in north carolina... where she later died. connell and underwood are being held at the new river valley regional jail. lawyers have narrowed down a jury for a trial involving alleged gang members ... some of which are charged in the murder of waynesboro reserve police captain kevin quick. the trial is being held in roanoke after a judge declared a mistrial in may. wsls 10's ananda rochita has more from the courtroom this morning. ananda ... jury selection took two days ... why did it take so long to make a decision? the six defendants don't have one legal representation .... lawyer representing them. when deciding on who to eliminate on the potential juror list, all the lawyers have to agree. 87 people were brought back in today for phase two of jury selection

some snow galax along the interstate seventy seven and hiding one interchange there a parts of grayson county carroll county watch out it really stays for the most part south of file blacksburg roanoke and even in the lynchburg could see some isolated snow but really a snowfall down along the virginia and north carolina border counties from patrick county west and then martinsville and danville to get some lighter rain to start and in some snow showers may mix in with this i've another the and some snow showers may mix in with this i've close a look police officer who's facing child pornography charges will get a chance to leave jail before his case goes to trial. a judge has agreed to release brian mcalexander on a 20-thousand dollar bond. mcalexander was arrested earlier this month when a grand jury indicted him on six felony counts of possessing child pornography. a hearing in his case is scheduled for friday. planned parenthood in blacksburg will no longer provide medical care or accept new patients. a media representative tells us the center is referring all patients to planned parenthoo

wdbj7 has learned david eisenhauer has family in the galax and grayson county area. some of that family owns land only a few miles from where lovell's body was found. her ramins were discovered near low gap in surry county, north carolina. that's across the state line from grayson county. it hasn't been confirmed whether eisenhauer was familar with that area where her body was found. as the community continues asking for answers, law enforcement is trying to prevent anything like this from happening again- including with a new unique partnership. wdbj7's eamon o'meara is live in christiansburg with the details. the organization help save the next girl works to stop victim outreach, and legislation following the 2009 murder of morgan harrington. now for the first time, the group is joined by law enforcement. montgomery county sheriff hank partin says his county is geographically a target for predatory violence. (hank partin, montgomery county sheriff) with our 2 universities, all of our high schools, all of our middle schools, we're going to do everything we can to fig

i confirmed this morning eisenhauer has family in the galax and grayson county area. some of that family owns land only a few miles from where law enforcement found nicole lovell's body. she was found near low gap in surry county, north carolina. that's across the state line from grayson county. kimberly this means eisenhauer may have been familiar with the area where her body was found. students and teachers at nicole's school are remembering her this week with memorials around the school. these are some of the things put up by blacksburg middle school students to honor the seventh grader. students wrote and her family. the school says printed items will be shared with the family, along with pictures of messages written on the classroom boards. the principal says students are also wearing blue throughout the week to honor nicole. a federal judge in danville will determine whether or not three south boston police officers should be part of a lawsuit over the death of a man in their custody. family and friends of linwood lambert filed into danville federal court this mo

it's the first state title grayson county has won in any sport... for almost 20 years. alyssa rae/wsls-10 sports:"....i spoke with justin's dad on the phone today and his whole family drove up from north carolina to be in attendance for wills big the acc has been volatile at the top.. carolina, virginia, miami, duke..even louisville have had there moments.. tonight...the canes..and cavs... in the latest round robin showdown of ranked teams. jim larranaga's gang..got routed by unc this weekend.. tonight...a different team.. ja'quan newton to beat the halftime buzzer.. 3 counts....30-25 canes at the break. second half..malcolm brogdon was unconcious....that 3...and he's 8 for 8 in the half.. 2 ponit game..this for the lead..... no...miami hangs on 64-61 over the 3rd ranked cavs. west virginia with a torrid pace at home for the win.. they sweep the season series from iowa state. ------------------------------ ------ the 8 seed roanoke college women fall in the odac tournament to the 9---va wesleyan... the region tournaments..tip off tonight. william fleming...hit the hardw

and terra connell are scheduled to appear in grayson county general district court for a bond hearing. the two are facing second degree murder charges... after their dog mauled a fifteen -month- old they were babysitting. the child was taken to a hospital in north carolina... where she died. the couple was originally charged with felony child neglect.# in what's news today... tonight is the last community meeting on explore park. roanoke county wants your input on long term plans. explore park is a 11-hundred acre facility located on the blue ridge parkway and operated by roanoke county, virginia under a 99-year lease with the virginia recreational facilities authority established in 2013. the master plan will be board of supervisors next month. the meeting is tuesday, february 2 - 6pm to 8pm at south county library. virginia tech will conduct a full- scale test of its vt alerts system today in blacksburg.... and university facilities in six regions across virginia. the test happens between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. you should expect to receive duplicate messages. this redundancy is intention

while kids enjoyed another snow day today, staff and volunteers in grayson county took advantage of the empty schools. during snow days the schools renovate and touch up parts of the building like locker rooms, bathrooms, and hallways. they even have inmates from the regional jail come in to help. superintendent kelly wilmore says the work is well worth it when he considers how it will help the school. (kelly wilmore, grayson county schools superintendent) you need to make sure your school looks nice and it needs to look nice for the kids and we have great kids here so they deserve a very nice school. it doesn't take a whole lot to make a place look a whole lot better, paint and lights are a huge effort. students head back to school tomorrow, around the kids. for much more on the work, click on this story on wdbj7 dot-com. a cold night ahead and that can bring black ice. be careful first thing tomorrow morning. the complete first alert forecast nextlot of you saw sky just like this one in reiner today were the clouds wind zipping by blue skies from time to time just trying to climb up j

while kids enjoyed their snow days, staff and volunteers in grayson county took advantage of the empty schools. during snow days the schools renovate and touch up parts of the building like locker rooms, bathrooms, and hallways. they even have inmates from the regional jail come in to help. superintendent kelly wilmore says the work is well worth it when he considers how it will help the school. (kelly wilmore, grayson county schools superintendent) you need to make sure nice and it needs to look nice for the kids and we have great kids here so they deserve a very nice school. it doesn't take a whole lot to make a place look a whole lot better, paint and lights are a huge effort. students head back to school today, but the work will continue, just around the kids. for much more on the work, click on this story on wdbj7 dot-com. this week's rough weather has taken its toll on the food supply at some local shelters. one of them is the salvation army. the salvation army feeds over 100 people a day. many of them are women and children from the domestic violence shelter, turning point. the

flood watch in effect for everyone until 7 pm wind advisory until 4 pm for bland, grayson, tazewell, & wythe counties today: rain likely.storms possible especially east of the blue ridge parkway severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, especially for the far southeast corner of our area halifax & charlotte counties flooding and damaging wind pose the greatest threat. tornadoes are not likely, however, they are possible with this system. stay alert. the storm activity will move out of our area around 6 pm this evening. light scattered showers stick around overnight. cold air will move in on the back side of this system, allowing up- slope snow storms possible ... triple a has some ways to stay safe on the roads. give trucks more room on the road. high winds can impact large trucks. do not use cruise control. it may be difficult to regain control of your car if you skid. make sure to turn your headlights on. pull over if the storm gets worse and visibility is limited. and apply your brakes slowly. ### violent thunderstorms south tuesday night ... leaving at least three dead and 30 hurt. commun

take a look at what is going on out west, we do have some showers out across parts of blend with grayson county. that rain shower activity will be with us from time to time overnight tonight. we're having computer issues. you will notice that the worst of the weather is east of the viewing area and now done. we will have lingering showers tonight and we change over to melting showers for today and tomorrow and hopefully by the time 5:40 rolls around and we do our weather cast, the computer will be working but to you.>>> meanwhile, according to the appomattox sheriff's office, the storm has already caused an injury in the evergreen area which was heavily damaged by downed trees. 500 people in danville without power. half of the outage is the -- is due to one downed tree. power lines are also down along route 58 in chatham. the rest of the power outages are scattered. appalachian power reporting widespread outages and glenn counties, floyd. >>> lussier road is currently under a few inches of water after a back creek flooded with today's rain. the road is not open to traffic as you might imagine a

police found her body just outside grayson county in surry county, north carolina. both keepers and eisenhauer only responded to the judge's questions in court this morning and wore orange jumpsuits. you'll hear from lovell's youth pastor at six. he'll explain how well-liked lovell was and what role she grew into at the church. live in christiansburg, justin ward, wdbj7 as more details of the case come out, in shock about the loss. especially hard hit- the school where nicole went. wdbj7's eamon o'meara is also live with how students and teachers are coping. eamon. it was a somber day at school today for blacksburg middle school. students, teachers, and other staff members are still trying to make sense of it all. luckily, there's plenty of support for everyone. today was not like any other day for blacksburg middle school students. they started their day, not at first period, but discussing what happened over the weekend. (brenda drake, public information officer, montgomery county schools) they went into their small group setting which here is called titan time an

this is a joint project between carroll and grayson counties and the city of galax ken mcfayden / blue ridge crossroads eda - "we know that by developing this site and attracting the attention of outside investment coming into southwest virginia and into our three localities, that we will deliver greater economic prosperity for our citizens, and that's really what it's all about. so far.. around 25 companies from around the country have shown interest in wildwood commerce park. now a look ahead to a story we're following tonight. "coming up tonight on wsls ten, we are in roanoke city talking to political experts about the process to replace justice scalia after his passing. some on social media say the president should make the nomination others say the republicans should. we'll break it down tonight jeff will have another check of your storm team 10 forecast in just a few minutes. then ... classic toys with a twist ... how toymakers are revamping your favorite childhood items ... coming up in a wsls 10 consumer on thursday, warming us up into the 40s. high pressure will be in control

the head gear worn by grayson county's will lawrence in the championship match saturday was one of a kind at the virginia state tournament. that's because it's from alleghany high school in north carolina, will wore it in honor of his friend justin todd. lawrence: "he's like my brother, we trained, we've done everything together, blood justin was will's training partner and friend. he won the north carolina state wrestling title in 2014 in the same weight class as will. justin took his own life in november, leaving his friends and family heartbroken. but will used his memory for motivation. coman: "it really just refocused our training, the workouts got tougher. we missed not having justin." it was justin's dad who gave will justin's headgear. and wearing it proudly, will fulfilled his dream, winning the 1a 152 lb. state title. the win couldn't have come on a better day. coman: "today would have been his 20th birthday. so it's a very emotional day for me and will. we want to dedicate this to justin, to his memory and his legacy." as will shakes hands and celebrates, he points above,

her body was found in surry county, north carolina, not far from grayson county. it's now at the medical examiners office in roanoke. josh blankenship: "these teens are just emotionally broken. it's something you don't mccoy funeral home in blacksburg is handling the funeral arrangements. staff there tell me her funeral costs have already been covered and someone from galax paid for flowers. the two accused in her death are due in court march 28th. live in christiansburg, justin ward, wdbj7 with eisenhaur and keepers have already been charged, police are looking for any additional evidence in the case. the virginia state police and virginia tech police were at the vet med pond on virginia tech's campus today diving for any other pieces to the case. officers said they weren't looking for anything in particular, just anything suspicious that could be related. the blacksburg police department could not confirm if anything was found during the search. teachers and classmates at david eisenhauer's high school are also trying to make sense of what has happened. eisenhau

two people charged with murder in the death of a toddler in grayson county were denied bond. john underwood and terra connell appeared in court tuesday. both are charged with murder and child neglect after law enforcement say 15 month old payton sawyers was attacked by their pit bull. the two were babysitting sawyers when the attack happened. the toddler later died at a hospital because of the injuries. many in danville are looking for answers after a local doctor was shot walking home. dr. randolph neal is currently in stable condition at a hospital in north carolina. neal told police two men approached him while walking home from work and demanded money. he says they shot him and his neighbor. today an anonymous donor increased the reward to 20-thousand dollars for information that leads to an arrest. meanwhile a heavy continues around virginia avenue and nearby streets. dr. neal's office released a statement hoping for a speedy recovery and support for his family at this time of need. danville regional medical center's ceo says the hospital will be hosting a prayer and a n

i learned he has family in the galax and grayson county area not far from where lovell's body was found in surry county, north carolina. it's not clear if he was familiar with that area. live in christiansburg, justin ward, wdbj7 while they may not understand all the legal proceedings to come, nicole's friends and classmates are mourning her loss this week at school. wdbj7's eamon o'meara is also live with how they are remembering the 7th grader. chris... if you walk around blackburg middle school today you won't hear too much, as the students and staff are still shocked over the loss of nicole lovell. but what you'll see are great memories of the 13-year old made by her classmates. students wrote messages, drawings, and notes for nicole and her family. there are even some messages left on the boards in classrooms. one of the memorials done by four of nicole's friends is on display in the cafeteria for the classrooms now have special spaces for students to go to remember nicole. all of these printed signs and messages are going to be shared with nicole's family, along with photos of the

it happened near 10:30 near the intersection of chill death and grayson county road. the red cross is helping the family tonight. >> muslims are not always portrayed in a positive light because of some violent events in our country and elsewhere. speech sometimes look on followers of the religion with fear or even anger envelop her limbs, wdbj 7's anchor reporter kimberly ma sume found out education could be the key to uniting all faith in our community. >> roanoke is hundreds of miles away from the united nations, yet it offers its own welcoming committee for people from all nationalities and religious background, including muslims. local colors executive director beth lujen says they've long been a part of our community. >> it's not that in the last few years muslims have first come to america. muslims have been here for many, many, many years. they are part of the american story. >> that story includes roanoke's mosque whose founding members were u.s. army veterans. that's a little known fact. its assistant brought to our attention. mcdonald is married with two son

bland county, grayson county, and patrick county are on a two hour delay. smyth county, and wythe county schools are opening 2 hours late. concord elementary in campbell county is closed. so is the appomattox center of central virginia community college. four people are dead across our state, after wednesday's severe storms. homes have been destroyed and some people are without a home this morning. wdbj7's amadna kenney is at one of two shelters waiting to help victims. garrett, and kimberly here at the appomatox community center no victims are here, but volunteers expect to see victims when the sun comes up. the have cots, blankets, pillows, water, and food. there is another shelter at the department. the reported funnel cloud left an 8-10 mile path of destruction in its wake. 20 homes destroyed, and more than 100 homes damaged. one person in appomatox has died, and several others are injured. governor terry mcauliffe has declared a state of emergency. the virginia national guard has already sent more than 50 soldiers to essex, richmond, westmoreland, suss

bond was denied for a grayson county couple who is charged with murder in the death of a toddler. john underwood and terra connell appeared in court tuesday. both are charged with murder and child neglect after law enforcement say 15 month old payton sawyers was attacked by their pit bull. the two were babysitting sawyers when the attack happened. the toddler later died at a hospital because of the injuries. autopsy results on an infant found inside a franklin county dumpster revealed it was a stillborn. the mother, 24- year-old katherine dellis, is in roanoke city jail charged with a felony count of unlawful concealment of human remains. the investigation started when dellis was taken to carilion roanoke memorial hospital with symptoms consistent to recently giving birth to a third trimester baby. she denied giving birth. investigators searched her home and interviewied her franklin county dumpster site, where the newborn's body was found. rocky mount assistant town manager matthew hankins: "finding the body in the dumpster was a difficult circumstance for all of our officers, th

the next day saturday her body was found more than eighty miles away the grayson county sheriff saying eisenhower choosing that location because he's familiar with the area about two miles from home owned by his extended family michael's death robbing her middle school friends of their small town innocence. there's still a lot of sadness going on still some of her best friends. still i just kind of scarred by it either program abc news. blacksburg virginia was a really big problems at the irs mean that you may neighbors and michael neighborhood say they just can't rely on getting mail in fact some say they only receive mail once since last month's snowstorms that hit that area affected but that might be the only problem there. a small army of male friends made it through three neighborhoods in glen allen earlier this week catching up blame their mail carrier all of a kind of had a run in with her with either swearing matches when we try to ask her to deliver packages on the stats versus the driveway and the reigning mean there's there's always an issue one such incident involved a pack

we're also seeing minor icy patches on even the main roads in bland, tazewell and grayson counties. there are slick spots on the highways in wythe county as well. we're taking a live look at i-81 in christiansburg from a virginia department of transportation camera. traffic is moving along fine in that area and there are no accidents to report. we have more story we first brought you in december... the henrico county school board says it may hold public meetings next month to talk about the possibility of renaming a middle school. the middle school was named afte harry f. byrd - a former virginia senator and governor who fought against ending school segregation. parents and students have been campaigning since the summer for a name change. school leaders say the cost of replacing items with harry f. byrd's name would cost around 136- thousand dollars. you may get a letter from the virginia department of taxation, even if you've already filed your taxes. these review of tax return letters are being sent as a way to prevent tax fraud and identity theft. certain taxpayers get them when

two people charged death of a toddler in grayson county were denied bond. john underwood and terra connell appeared in court both are charged with murder and child enforcement say 15 sawyers was attacked by their pit the two were when the attack the toddler later died at a hospital because of the injuries. the baby found inside a franklin county dumpster revealed it was a stillborn. the mother, 24- dellis, is in roanoke city jail. she's charged with a felony count of unlawful concealment of human remains. the investigation started when dellis was taken to carilion roanoke memorial hospital, with symptoms consistent to recently giving birth to a third trimester baby. she denied having a baby. investigators searched her home and interviewied her family. that led police to a franklin county dumpster site, where the newborn's body was found. rocky mount assistant town manager matthew hankins: "finding the body in the dumpster was a difficult circumstance for all of our officers, that's not a siutation you want them to be in or in" investigators say they were ti

eisenhauer has family in the galax and grayson county area - close to where nicole's body was found in north carolina her father told cbs news, he urges parents to be vigilant about their children's use of social media. david lovell/nicole's father: "look, if you don't think you did enough, do some more. keep checking. watch your kids because this is.(sighs)" nicole's visitation is set for today from five until eight at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. her funeral is tomorrow at three also at mccoy funeral home. as lovell's family works through their loss, a woman who's been in their position gil harrington's daughter morgan was killed in 2009 after going missing, much like 13-year old nicole. gil harrington/daughter killed in 2009: "you can survive. the anguish and the grief will subside somewhat. i tell people you don't get over it, there will always be the loss, but you can get passed it, you can learn such a severing. it's like severing a limb. you never forget that you don't have your arm, but you learn maybe to write with your feet. you accomidate to the loss. it's a long, hard

light showers are being picked up from halifax county all would back into parts of smith county grayson county that system continue to move to the south many must begin up between a quarter of an inch talk to a half minutes of rain just above that though it appomattox county high old as the cold front is stilllagging to the west, 54 right now as a mention we are noticing some patchy fog out there. low visibility from the roanoke valley up into the allegheny highlands down to a quarter-mile visibility roanoke and 4 mile mart finish in daytona 500 history. we'll hit the track for the late-race moves from virginia native denny hamlin, as he and toyota pick-up victory. i'm here to get the lady ofe back on her feet. and give her the strengthenergy to stay healthy.s with me?!yay!mplete balanced nutritionreat tasting ensure. 9 grams of proteinand 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure. take life in! (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your th

eisenhauer has family in the galax and grayson county area - close to where nicole's body was found in north carolina. her father told cbs news, he urges parents to be vigilant about their children's use of social media. david lovell/nicole's father: "look, if you don't think you did enough, do some more. keep checking. watch your kids because this is.(sighs)" nicole's visitation is set for today from five until eight at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. her funeral is tomorrow at three also at mccoy funeral home. as lovell's family loss, a woman who's been in their position is sending comforting words. gil harrington's daughter morgan was killed in 2009 after going missing, much like 13-year old nicole. gil harrington/daughter killed in 2009: "you can survive. the anguish and the grief will subside somewhat. i tell people you don't get over it, there will always be the loss, but you can get passed it, you can learn such a severing. it's like severing a limb. you never forget that you don't have your arm, but you learn maybe to write with your feet. you accomidate to the loss. it's a l

county because of all the debris. you'll also want to watch out for minor icy patches in bland, grayson and tazewell counties. even the main roads are slick in those areas. expect delays near virginia western community college for gas work. one lane of colonial avenue will be blocked from mcneal drive to overland road until march 22-nd. workers are under route six-62 in amherst county. that road will be closed near route one-51 until next week. a detour is in place. we're looking live at i-581 in roanoke from w-d-b-j-7's hotel camera. there are no accidents or major issues on the highways in our area. the us navy is once again training people to use celestial navigation. it stopped teaching sailors how to find their way using the stars more than a decade ago when gps became available. now with the threat of cyberattacks, the navy is bringing it back. naval academy midshipmen get three hours of instruction in a classroom and lab and then practice on the water. lt. caleb handy/celestial navigation instructor: "it is a core competency of a naval officer to be able to navigate by the stars." katie lazzeri/naval a

the community is coming together to the case for long. near 41. icy patches in bland, grayson and tazewell counties. even the main roads are slick in those areas. we're also seeing flooding throughout our area, and downed trees will be a problem. appomattox county drivers are urged to stay off the roads if possible because of dangerous conditions. underground electrical work could slow you down in lexington. the intersection of north randolph street and east washington street will be closed from nine this morning to three this afternoon. drivers are asked to go a different way. this is a live look at route 58 in south boston from a virginia department of transportation camera. we're not seeing any accidents or major issues there so far this morning. about 600 people are newly unemployed in the new river valley. volvo layed them off this month. that's about 22 percent of the 28 hundred workers the company had before the layoffs at the dublin plant. to the community it was a big blow. wdbj7's justin their neighbors are giving them a helping hand in tonight's special report. at the new river community

. >> tonight congressman alan grayson's divorce dramatic back in an orange county courtroom. after it was discovered she was already married. >> troy campbell was in the court today with the new demands from grayson's attorney. >> congressman grayson not in the courtroom today. however, his attorney leaving fairly pleased after the court ordered his former partner must return several items the court already ruled he's entitled to. >> attorney for u.s. congressman alan grayson in an orange county court, telling the judge grayson has waited long enough to receive financial statements. he left inside the home he shared with the mother of his five children, lolita grayson, their marriage declared void last july when the judge ruled she was married to another man when the two married in 1990. >> as i said, now that she has her -- i think this is her fifth lawyer now and with the death of her prior lawyer, we now have someone to talk to and we're hoping to reignite those discussions. >> lolita grayson declining to speak with us after the hearing and at times seeming frustrated in the courtr

we're also seeing minor icy patches on even the main roads in bland, tazewell and grayson counties. there are slick spots on the highways in wythe county as gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong continue today with showers. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. thankfully the severe weather is gone, but strong gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. thankfully the severe (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. hey candidates, answer the call already. >>> in addition to the like button, facebook has now added sad, and angry. in other words, facebook copied the emotional journey of any adele album. >> i guess it did well in spain because it's now available everywhere. here they are. there is like. which we had. th

this project is a partnership between grayson and carroll counties.. and the city of galax. each will get an equal share of tax revenue. interest has increased four-fold since the land was deemed ready for building.. a welcome sign of a coming harvest. ken mcfayden, blue ridge crossroads eda - "just the promise of delivering greater economic prosperity to our manufacturing and distribution companies.. among others.. to cater to the area's current workforce. now.. with a new site certification marketing tool in hand.. that dream could soon be realized. in carroll county bethany teague wsls 10. we're following two major backups on interstate 81. thkbridge county. a live look from the v-dot traffic cam shows a tractor trailer that's flipped over on it's side. this is just north of i-64. state police say ...the road will be shutdown for several hours. drivers are being detoured onto route 11 at exit 191. meanwhile .. drivers in wythe county .. also facing slow- drivers in wythe county .. also facing slow- downs on i-81 due to a tractor trailer crash .. this time, at mile marker

eisenhauer has family in the galax and grayson county area - close to where nicole's body was found in north carolina. her father told cbs news, he urges parents to be vigilant about their children's use of social media. david lovell/nicole's father: "look, if you don't think you did enough, do some more. keep checking. watch your kids because this is.(sighs)" nicole's visitation is set for today from five until eight at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. her funeral is tomorrow at three also at mccoy funeral home. the group gil harrington started after her daughter morgan's disappearance and death is teaming up with law enforcement. the montgomery county sheriff's partnership with help yesterday. sheriff hank partin says this is something he campaign for sheriff. montgomery county is a target for violence because of hank partin/montgomery county sheriff: "with our 2 high schools, all of our middle schools, we're going to do everything we can to fight evil on the front lines." the sheriff's office plans to put a help save the next girl chapter in every high school that doesn't (man) thi

craig county schools closing at grayson, pocahontas, and highland close at 1:00 this afternoon. the business closings on our website. >>> still ahead, then and jerry's and lactose intolerant ice cream can enjoy their sweet flavors. how you can get a scoop of ice cream. look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. >>> rescue crews fine and eight-year-old girl alive more than 60 hours after a massive earthquake. the little girl was conscious and taken to the hospital. according to reports, two others were found alive in the same building read cruz believe one woman is the girls on it. the death toll from saturday's 6.8 magnitude earthquake has risen to 38. authorities have rescued more than 170 others. >>> president obama asking congress for nearly $2 billion to help fight the zika virus. a white house spokesperson says the $1.8 billion would be used to expand computer -- mosquito control programs, speed up development, and the obama tests. the cdc has confirmed 50 laboratory cases among amer

. >> congressman alan grayson's divorce drama is back in an orange county courtroom. he was not there today but his former partner, lolita grayson, she was there. she's been ordered to return an african mask collection to grayson. their marriage was annulled after discovering lolita was already married. congressman grayson's attorney says the issue of dividing finances still has not been agreed upon. representative grayson is also currently running for u.s. senate. >> starting today, some people in orlando will start seeing major changes when it comes to their trash. the city is experimenting with a new pickup schedule in seven neighborhoods, cutting garbage pickup from twice a week to just once a week. recycling, which used to be picked up once every other week will now be picked up every week. city crews say they're trying to about their recycling piling up. if the experiment goes well, the whole city could eventually make the switch. >> today warm temperatures and lots of sunshine, but changes are coming. news 6 meteorologist candace campos is pinpointing the storms

saturday for grayson, smyth, and tazewell counties in virginia and greenbrier, mercer, and summers counties in west pick up any more accumulating snow, but there are spots that will pick up another inch or two before conditions clear out saturday afternoon. for the entire region, the next couple of days will likely be the canadian air move over the be very windy. wind gusts friday night through saturday along and west of the blue ridge mountains. even the piedmont will have to deal with breezy conditions at times that will make it feel very cold. a wind chill of southwest virginia and virginia from 11 p.m. friday areas could be in store for wind chills in the -10s and - 20s. a wind chill warning is in effect for western greenbrier county in virginia and western highland county in virginia during the same time frame. wind chill values as low as -30 are possible in the warning areas! when wind chills drop below -18, it only takes 30 minutes for frostbite to develop. high pressure will slide overhead saturday n as a result, winds will die down, but that will just allow digits. the first step -

. >>> controversial congressman allen grayson was back in an orange county courtroom today. why she's demanding thousands of dollars from the woman he called his wife. >> some lake county families living by this construction say the noise is so bad they want to move. why the state isn't doing anything to help protect their home from the sound. >> deputies say a cell phone linked this 16-year-old to a sex >>> tonight the search continues for that newborn who police say was abandoned by her mother one week ago. now they've been draining the pond in hopes of finding that baby. >> at 4:00 we told you police tweeted for eyewitnesses to step forward if they saw the child's mother on the 15th of this month. jeff deal monitoring the search. police now say the mother is not cooperating. >> reporter: yeah, they say she has not been cooperating. they have spoken with her twice and she's not been willing to help them out. she said if she had any sort of conscious she would the search of this pond here today was really their last solid lead they had and even though they spend hours in he

county because of all the debris. you'll also want to watch out for minor icy patches in bland, grayson and tazewell counties. even the main roads are slick in those areas. expect delays near virginia western community college for gas work. one lane of colonial avenue will be blocked from mcneal drive to overland road until march 22-nd. workers are replacing a pipe under route six-62 in amherst county. that road will be closed near route one-51 until next week. a detour is in place. gusty winds continue today with increasing advisories have been allowed to expire but still to find gusty winds through the morning would just not as he those wind us in that 30 4050 mylan our range more like the team twenty to thirty mylan our range the rest of the morning twenty two mylan our wind us roanoke thirty two hot springs twenty three with bill and thirty three and galax and still in that soft ground from all the rain and snow melt still could have a treo to come down so that's a isolated pockets power outages keep that in mind snow showers in the mountains and southwestern sections now over time high-pressure building

reporting in brevard county, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> alan grayson is not listening to the call for him to drop out of the senate race. >>> you probably downloaded them without thinking but are at risk for identity theft. what lawmakers are doing tonight to protect you. >>> a local abortion doctor was continues right now at 5:30. >> a local abortion doctor is facing drug charges in south carolina. now the state of florida is trying to shut down s clinics here. he owns two clinics in orlando and one in ft. lauderdale. >> tim is live at one of the clinics. they found the surgical tools necessary to perform abortions in the doctor's car? >> reporter: the doctor was not arrested for that, but he was arrested for allegedly having drugs, both pills and pot in his car. and because of that, soon these doors could be closed not only for abortions but all other procedures as well. abortion dr. james pendergraff is no stranger to controversy. >> god uses different things in different ways. it usually is in different ways than we can imagine.

. >>> livedoor grayson could become a thing of the past a brevard county. gambling. >>> a push to convince state lawmakers that fewer teams should be thrown in jail. >> jordan zimmermann specs so hay,o i amazg gh ner ulha peed would vehoht atnye ulfi tt do tha make tt o othr y r . right enrit er i codn bie i he waso lpl i kn is ch small g litt tng simplehi but me sle madee pp made mda share urto. dozens of evidence markers as police investigate the double shooting. they found 2 men with fatal was outside of the house last night. kimberly eiten spoke with the investigators. they say there are no suspects in this case. >> reporter: they are not searching for anyone this morning. they are calling it an isolated outside this winter park home. they got here at 10:00 last night after 911 calls started coming in to report gunfire. officers found 2 men dead. one in front of the house and the other behind all. they cannot say who shot whom or what led to the gunshots. we asked how the men are connected and if it was perhaps a family argument that escalated the police cannot say. we will check back

governor carlos lopez-cantera and on the democrats side, congressmen alan grayson and patrick murphy lead the polls. covering brevard county, we' ve just learned the reason for spacex' s failed launch attempt last night. jason: ceo elon musk tweeted that a low thrust alarm went off due to rising oxygen levels during a hold. the rocket never made it off the launch pad. >> 3, 2, 1. abort. jason: spacex says the rocket and the boeing satellite it is carrying are both fine. the launch had been scrubbed twice before. no word on when spacex will try again. michelle: let' s talk about our weather. we are sitting under the clouds. eric: we sure are. little bit of whether because you only get this day once every four years. mostly cloudy skies. no strong storms. a nice and dry day. average high is 76. we will call it right on par in melbourne. a little warmer than average in daytona beach. and this hour, you will want that light jacket. 45 in lynn. 45 in citra. maxing out in the 70' s today. 52 out the door in winter park. 51 in lake mary. 49 in oak hill. 46 in pierson. lots of cloud cover moving in from the gulf of mexico. all in

the county has been supporting it for the next five years but today, that relationship ended. marcus grayson is digging deeper to what will happen to those who depended on the centers that change their lives. >> reporter: at the men center of many clients are ordered to get help from holton because they struggle with addiction and lack life skills. >> i sold everything in my house for my drug of choice. >> reporter: many of the women say they were addicted to drugs and were prostitutes. >> they would let me try different.>> reporter: they have now received $6 million and are expecting another million dollars this year. but commissioners voted to cut ties and end the contract immediately. >> we provided a service to the county, and they didn't agree with the way that we were spending their money. >> reporter: he's talking about an investigation into how the organization was using the county funding. they found multiple issues including, lack of private fundraising, and safety program. commissioner george lindsey said it was easy for him to end the contract with them now. he said the hard part

. >>> students celebrated a milestone at a delaware county school, with a special space mission. the graysonl in newtown square mark their 100 day of school and students dressed in space suits, celebrate by simulating a mars mission, that they built within their school. they designed, built the their own robots and international space station. >> they get real hand on experience and every part of the mission from astronaut training to farming, to coding robots to be able to navigate the mars terrain, to building a robot. >> graysonnies pennsylvania's first independent private school for talented and gifted students. >>> your forecast with kate bilo. blustery today but sun was out. >> sun was out indeed and it is weekend. we are talking about what your favorite bagel is for weekend. what are your favorite bagels. >> i like raisin bagels. >> i wheat ones. i know, i know good plane. >> we have had these. >> yes. >> you take them, lady, you can have all of them. >> it is a good morning a bagel run tomorrow, sunday even better, maybe sit outside and have your breakfast sunday. the it is chillier,

. >> now the grayson's had a tentative financial agreement about a year ago but lolita refused to sign it so they're >>> a lake county teacher accused of having sex with a student in a classroom just resigned. >> the other problems we uncovered when he looked at this history with the district. >> why apple said their heated battle against an fbi warrant could end up effecting your privacy. >> a heartbroken mother said a drug 100 types more powerful than morphine killed her son. >> i knew it could lead to his death. >> a deadly epidemic. >> i'm updating future track and the risk for heavy thunderstorms here in central florida that's going up the next two days. i'm updating the (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, divide by 3.14 something something something... [ beeping, whirring ] great caesar salad! and now the name your price tool shows people policy options to he

county jail this afternoon. investigators say this surveillance picture shows love it pointing the gun at the driver. the house ethics committee says it is investigating alan grayson. he is running for the senate seat. he used international -- he is accused of using international travel funds to solicit for hedge fund he controls. he released a statement saying that should an investigation occur, he would have acted ethically. meredith: in orange county teenager is charged with battery to the suspect assaulting her. christian lebron was arrested before it a wooded area . she woke to the attacker shining his iphone light in her face and assaulting her. they say lebron tonight ever going to the complex that had with him the same brand of my son she described. neighbors are shocked. >> that is the first time i hear that. this is a very nice place. >> bron is now out on bond. jim: for victims in saturday shooting at a pair more convenient store. one of them is still critical. roy stephens is accused of shooting customers and a clerk. by the time i got up close, all i heard was a pow. jim: stevens is facing four counts of attempted murder. meredith: one week ago today,

grayson says reed is relying on false and misleading news stories to pressure him. this morning, a three-year-old from volusia county is in the care of his grandmother. u.s. marshals caught up with three-year-old' s and are quickly, -- three-year-old xander quigley. investigators believe his mother helped gary bullock junior escape while he was on on work relief. leesburg police need your help to find this teenage girl. cassandra mcmillan has a history mcmillan was last seen saturday afternoon at the clubhouse pool. she was wearing jeans and a black shirt with an aztec design. if you see her, call police. there are a few hours left for hunters to bag a python. the hunt comes to an end at 7:00 tonight. 100 to bernie' s pythons have been killed so far, 68 w ere caught last year. the final tally will be announced on february 27. the cruiseship battered in a brutal storm is sailing towards port canaveral. and some of the seas -- anthem of the seas after being caught in a storm a week ago. cooler for your valentine' s day if you are celebrating that holiday, if you will. really, it is not really a holiday. >> there is a

grayson is running against two-term democratic congressman patrick murphy of south florida. meredith: drug agents say it' s the largest amount of heroin, they' ve ever seized in a single marion county drug case. nearly a pound and half of heroin with a street value of almost was seized during a $100,000 traffic stop near i-75 this week. after more searches, guns, pot and more than in cash was $21,000 located. felipe and stephanie rodriguez were arrested. the ocala couple faces armed heroin trafficking charges, possession of drugs, and weapons. >> typically in a year in marion that is recovered, so it does in this one buzzed, we took a noticeable amount of heroine off the streets. meredith: investigators believe the heroin came from outside of marion county. the couple has already bonded out of jail. jim: one of the two people who died in dump -- palm coast when a dump truck driver drove over them was a young woman eight months pregnant. the highway patrol says 29-year-old kevin walsh got his pickup stuck in soft dirt at a construction site on forest grove drive. 22-year-old jessica darby and her fiance tried to help, and when they couldn' t free the pickup, they asked the driver of

grayson said in a statement this afternoon that quote i never used my office to advance any business interest or for any personal game. to say so is utterly deceitful. bob and martha. >> a seminole county teacher fired fiorina appropriate conduct in 2013 that's officially lost her teaching license. danielle was fired for using inappropriate language with students and using a controversial prop depicting a male body part. she will not be able to reapply >>> it's easy to download an app on your smart phone. what do those apps do with the personal details you give them? channel 9's justin gray is live in washington, d.c. on a proposed law on how apps handle your private information. >> reporter: so much personal information is right here on your phone. that's available to app developers and that's bringing some big concerns with it. you can watch your live baby monitor, share photos with the world or pay for dinner. there's not much that we can't do through the apps on our phone. every time that you open an app you're sharing information, sometimes very personal information. >> you have to have some protections for consumers. >> reporter: georgia congressman johnson says his concern is wh

grayson says reid is relying on false and misleading news stories to pressure him out of the race. this morning, a three-year-old from volusia county is in the care of his grandmother. his mother natasha and gary bullock junior. investigators believe his mother helped elect escape -- bullock escape after he was on work leave. >> cassandra mcmillen has a history of running away and she is not from the area. mcmillan was last seen at the clubhouse pool of leesburg. she was wearing jeans and a black shirt of aztec design. if you see her, call police. there are a few hours left for hunters to bag a python. the annual hunt comes to an end at 7:00 tonight. 102 burmese the final tally of snakes will be announced on february, 27th. a cruise ship battered in a brutal storm is hit -- setting sail for port canaveral. it had to return to port after getting caught in a huge storm a week ago. the ship passed all safety tests and insurrections. -- inspections. to weather, it is cooler today. at least, a warm-up. >> chilly temperatures right now. it is gorgeous out there. that is the expectation with a few more clouds into the afternoon. it actual