that is haywood county late this afternoon. the flurries and snow showers continue in the mountains. these snow showers will continue probably next couple hours, we will see snow showers continue to develop across the area. they will move north-south. they are starting to taper off. another couple hours, that's it with the flurries. there are no watches and warnings or advisories, but some roads could get slick especially of bridges and overpasses through the mountains of north carolina. otherwise, it is cold. upper 30's in greenville and spartanburg, 29 in asheville. no snow expected outside the mountains. at least, in the upstate. no back to you. nigel: john, thank you. meanwhile schools in madison, , yancey, and haywood counties sent students home early today because of the snow. gabrielle: wyff news 4's mike mccormick's been on snow patrol today in haywood county. he joins us, live and local, from maggie valley. mike, how is there now? mike: it's pretty nice out here right now. the flurries have backed off. a bit of accumul

. >> rex: i'm rex hodge in haywood county. the proposal a it stands and why it's firing up debate among neighbors. >> frank: and you can't see it or smell it, but if it's inside your home, it could slowly be killing you. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 5:30. >> tammy: bundlee up and turn on a chilly night. >> frank: that's right, temperatures dropped below freezing last night and they're expected again tonight. >> tammy: jason boyer with your skywatch forecast. >> jason: not quite pipe bursting weather unless you leave those pipes exposed. morning. many places in the single digits higher up to low and middle teens in the valleys. 12 in waynesville. city. we certainly improved on that. here's our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network from franklin in macon county. sun setting now. beautiful clear sky. it's a beautiful sunset, too if out. 40s right now in bryson city. elsewhere, 30s. still have that wind to deal with. it's a south to easterly wind. more of a northeast wind over the u

live in haywood county, john ostendorff, news 13. >>evan: well, make sure you join us for news 13 tomorrow morning. >>zack: we have the latest on the skywatch forecast plus a local yoga instructor fights for her life. her precious motivation to keep going. >>evan: and certain no parking signs on the blue ridge parkway, find out where they are installed. installed. >>ingrid: that's tomorrow on news 13. hopefully you can enjoy us. >>evan: people at brevard college, students build snowmen and oskt fights on campus. and at the marble house the kids went sledding in the front yard. >>ingrid: they said it's as fun as a roller coaster and pointed utice been a while since we have had snow like this. they were right. >>evan: that's right. this is definitely the biggest snowstorm i have ever been in. raleigh, 12," this is the most. this is a lot of fun. >>ingrid: >>ingrid: are you a fan? >>evan: i love it. we have serious issues with people without power and obviously you want to be careful on the roads, but yeah, looks like a lot of people ar

expected, plus, satellite radar shows some light rain now from cherokee to graham, swain county, haywood county, maybe into madison county. it look like this is all falling as liquid precipitation, but some of the zones cold enough it can fall as freezing rain and drizzle so be mindful of that as you head out the door there. 44 by lunchtime so the snow will continue to melt but we have a chance for some wintry mix. i will tell you when that comes in just a little bit. >>> black ice is a threat for many side roads, but jaclyn, primary roads. >>jaclyn: this is a problem in haywood county, highway 226 is shut down near the blue ridge parkway. it's not drivable because after snow and ice. i checked in with dispatchers and they are not sure when it will reopen so if you live in haywood county in that area avoid that spot if you can. >>> now, there are some areas of slowing, too, i want to talk about in asheville if you are ed haing out towards i-240 eastbound on the morning commute. watch out for slowdowns there as you head into the downtown area. also, another problem spot is here on i-40 east thro

although you still have it over haywood county and swain county over the smokys. this is where some of the bona fide accumulation has been. we've seen a good snow band work through areas of west virginia. temperatures have certainly been chilly today, of course. we've got a wind advisory out. we only saw highs in the 40s in asheville. winds could still gust up to 40 miles per hour or greater. bundle up. wind chills will certainly be dropping as winds will be cranking. down to the upper teens by 9. down to the lower teens by 11 o'clock with that wind chill so layer up. we'll talk about another cold blast. >> tammy: a major water main today. >> darcel: karen, what time did >> karen: darcel, greenlee primary elementary and harris middle all let out between 11 and 11:30. buses filled with students quickly left harris middle school. students excited about the early dismissal. >> and we were like, oh, thank god. >> very excited. i want to go and get my nails done. >> karenen principal brandon happen. >> with the rest rooms and everything, it's very difficult. >> karen:

>>ingrid: meanwhile, we are getting reports, you guy, of light know in haywood county, swain county, jackson county, and some people now even reporting some flurries on my social media page, cullowhee, canton and also leicester. so, let us know what you are seeing out there. >>holly: that's right. multiple schools are alsoo closed you can see those scrolling across the bottom of your screen wlos.com. >>jay: ingrid, of course, some of these counties that have canceled school have not seen >>ingrid: just yet. we have the advisory out starting at 7:00 and lasting through tomorrow morning. keep in mind, even if you are not seeing snow fall just yet it is in the forecast. we could see some light snow as early as daybreak and a lot of these locations. you can see the satellite radar showing a lot of blue, but we are not seeing that fall to the ground just every where, just yet. that chance stays in the forecast throughout the day, when temperatures will eventually rise above that freezing mark. so, we couou see a mix of that rain and snow. but, coming up, my full forecast. i will talk more

>>holly: a chase that started in haywood county ended in buncombe county. >>jay: lauren brigman is outside mission hospital where the driver involved was taken after the crash. lauren, why were officers trying to stop the vehicle in the first place? >>lauren: jay, for speeding. i'm told the officers were trying to stop them in haywood county and that they were going about 80 miles per hour in a 60 miles per hour. 80 miles per hour in a 60 miles per hour zone. we are not sure exactly where this chase began, but we know it started in haywood county and ended in a crash here in buncombe county. we have video to show you from that crash scene on i-40 eastbound near the farmer's market exit there at brevard road. traffic was backed up for quite a bit because they had one lane closed there during this incident. with them this morning that four people were in that dodge dew ran go and as we said the driver is a tennessee man in his 0s. he was the only one injured in this crash and he was brought here to mission hospital. authorities say his injuries are nonlife-th

highway 19 over sewcol gap on the haywood county/jackson county line was slow. a dot plow was busy trying to keep up with the snow falling there. the winter weather has also meant big business for local hardware stores as people stocked up on snow melt, shovels, and insulation and sleds. >>> stay with news 13 for complete team coverage on air and on-line at the coming storm. >>jay: we will post any updates to the forecast at wlos.com. you can also go there to sign up for text alerts for weather and school closings. >>holly: we will also post the information on our took&h nation. >>holly: reed banion report, the frigid temperatures are nothing though compared to the monster winter storm coming in less than 24 hours. to be one for the record. tens of millions of people are bracing for impact as a massive winter storm is forecast for the east coast. the enormous system following severe weather already slamming communities from tennessee to the nation's capitol. >> it was pretty rough driving home and it took a while i. took him an hour to get four miles. >> icy con

stamper was held in the tribal jail for 72 hours. 3 3 the owner of a business in haywood county hopes surveillance video will help track down some thieves. alex vance says a man smashed the window of his tire shop along the smoky mountain expressway earlier this week. yesterday morning, someone from another business spotted the empty cash register. surveillance video shows the car the thieves were driving. ((stop)) 3 we know they're driving a 2- door honda civic, dark blue. and he was wearing a carharrt coat with a hoodie. businesses in the area are now stepping up security measures. if you have any information about this robbery, call the haywood county sheriff's office. 3 3 3 suspects are on the run and officers need your help tracking them down. in this morning's fugitive files, we are teaming up with the asheville police department. joining us is christina here. who are we starting with? first we are looking for ernest mcclain. a 40 year old male. he is 6 foot 7... 200 pounds. he is wanted for assault on a female. next we are looking for robert freeman. he's a 28 year old male...

the cause of wrecks around the region including haywood county. the high mountain regions continuing to see that right now. we have a live picture of the radar. we can see where the snow is still falling close to the tennessee line. also parts of madison county, there are school delays early closures. just go to our website and keep that in mind through the rest of the afternoon. we'll see a few flurries but cold conditions throughout the tonight, back down to the teens. tomorrow, some sunshine, 40, but even colder. look at that, 16 degreesdegrees. >> hopefully you have gloves andtesting test test test test test test test test test test test test>> announcer: 2016 is here and we're giving you a fresh start to the new year! michael's revealing his take on a classic dish that's half the calories as the original. then carla's whipping up an indulgent sweet treat that will fill you up without weighing you down. plus, think you know what's in your food? think again. we're putting viewers to the test in a heart-pounding round of food frenzy. it's a new

. >> anchor: haywood county schools will hold saturday school to make up for one of their snow days. students were out again today and that makes it a total of five days. >> when you can make one up on a in may and june because you haven't extended the year. >> anchor: haywood county schools average eight snow days every year. if parents feel their students can't get to school from 8 to noon this saturday, school leaders say they'll make every reasonable efforts to code absence as excused. >> tammy: he's right, come june. >> larry: especially when it's sunny outside. >> jason: it will come back in a big way as we get towards the weekend. for the here and now, we have showers checking in moving very slowly in to the area. back in to the areas of madison, yancey and mitchell. this is light rain initially, then more moderate rain. those rain showers will extend back up eventually. in the next hour and a half, there they go, marching east ward. this evening. rainfall amounts already up to a quarter inch. over half an inch today in knoxville. the rainfall amounts are going to be less as t

it goes from the border counties all the way back to middle ten continue. nashville, chattanooga, haywood, swain, graham, cherokee, also macon county. one to three inches of snow fall. the lower end in the valleys. could be icy spots with that. then we have winter storm warnings in georgia. they're looking at ice in northern georgia. areas like st. louis and throughout missouri and illinois. we'll see that system spread overnight. day break, we'll see it spread west. another heavier band of snow working through east tennessee, across the mountains and even the valley floors of buncombe county will get snow. prepare for slick spots. 21 for the temp tonight at 7. down to 17 at 11. wind chills in the single digits. we'll talk about the even bigger coming up. >> tammy: stick with news 13 throughout the night. we'll track the latest conditions for you. tune in tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 a.m. for school closings and delays. >> frank: a chimney fire forces a fairview woman and child in to the bitter cold. >> tammy: news 13's lauren brigman was on scene all morning long. she shows us how t

it's from lake logan in haywood county. jerrika cook sent us this shot. so ice. >> and snow has brought out the creativity in some of our news 13 viewers. >> frank: pretty good. >> tammy: she sent us that. >> frank: joyce tannenbaum and her family in fairview. an upside down snowman doing a hand stand. >> tammy: and finally we have a hungry hippo. very cute. of course you can send us your pictures at wlos.com or e-mail them to pics@wlos.com. >> frank: a lot of great pictures. >> tammy: a local family had all >> frank: social media is how we reconnect with friends. as it turns out, facebook can >> tammy: news 13's john le shows us the reunion that grew more unlikely by the day. >> john: once they're lost we can only hope that one day they're found. it's a never ending cycle. can't help but wonder how they wound up here and if there's hope for home. denise is executive director of brother wolf animal rescue. >> that's why it's important for people to microchip their animals. >> john: a man found suzy in the sandy mush game lands. the photos simply painful t

if you have any information about either crime, contact the haywood county sheriff's ofice. 3 3 also developing this morning..... police in asheville are looking for three men who robbed a jewelry store. officers say the men were wearing masks when they walked into "gold and diamond connection" at gunpoint, yesterday morning. police say the group got away with dollars in jewelry. they were last seen in a black jeep. if you have any information... call asheville polili. 3 3 spray-paint has been removed from asheville's "vance monument." vandals spray- painted 'black lives matter' and painted a white noose above the words. so far, no arrests have been made. former asheville n-double a-c-p president, john hayes, says he's saddened by the crime. 3 12:11 the graffitti to me is ugly. it is a waste of time 3 number one a waste of resources because all they're going to do is clean it off..that's not going to change a way a person thinks or a way a person believes this is the second time someone has sprayed graffiti on the vance monument in the past year. graffiti was also found on a wall out

haywood county line into town. we are not dealing with any problems here, all that green that you are seeing means that is a 9 minute commute for you. that's a look at your on-time traffic report brought you by the wired mouse. lauren and jay, back over to you. >>jay: you have until sunday to sign up for health insurance during the affordable care act open enrollment or face a hefty fine. >>lauren: we are talking to jackie from pisgah legal services and how many people have signed up? >> 575,000 people signed up and we know in the next 3 days when the deadline approaches which is sunday, january 31st, many many people are going to sign up for affordable health insurance. >>lauren: how can people get help paying for their insurance? >> there is financial help available and nearly 9/10 people for help. so it's really about sitting down and looking at your options and pisgah legal services has certified, trained navigators who are able to sit down with families and help them look at whether they qualify for financial

wyff news 4's mike mccormick is live and local in haywood county. mike, show us what it is like the right now. mike: the wind john was talking about is no joke. we are getting nailed by man-made snow coming from tube world in maggie valley. you can see the snow going up from the man-made cannons. the natural stuff that came down today didn't hurt things for these businesses. you can see some of the man-made snow accumulated up there. blue skies right now in maggie valley. the roads are doing fine. on the grass, a few patches of snow here and there. today, madison, yancey, and haywood counties sent students home early because of snow in the higher elevations, and of course to keep students , off the roads. in haywood county, we saw heavy flurries at times, with snow blowing around on the road. at cataloochee ski area, the snow there is thick. it's hard to believe on friday, the ski area was bare down to the grass. they've been making their own snow since then. that, combined with 19-degree weather and the continuous flurries, made it look like winter

this is from our viewer, bob childs, how is out in haywood county. he is about 3800 feet and he is already saying there is quarter inch of snow out there in haywood county. not the only place in western north carolina that is seeing the snow currently. asheville, many other mountain locations getting a dusting already. accumulate as we make or way through the rest of the morning hours. now, i do think it is going to start lessening as we make our way to lunchtime but we could get upwards of an inch, possibly even more as we make our way into 12 p.m. as we also are heading into the afternoon hours, that's when things are really going to start clearing out. and we will bring in a little more sunshine. the winds are going to be whipping around just a little bit, so there is going to be some breezy conditions, but overall, the chill is going to be our next topic of conversation bringing us into the start of the work week. but, right now, we are back in the "carolina kitchen" with jenny, beer owner of elements real food. thank you so much for being here.

>>holly: a two-paging story out of haywood county. plans for an indoor shooting range are causing a big debate. drew morrow wants to build a range on part of the land he owns on frances farm and palmer road. he says the project will comply with state and federal guidelines and there is no zoning to prohibit the range. >> the noise, the traffic, and within 100 yards of my front door that i will have to look at for the rest of my life. >> it's a quiet business. it's a business that benefits the community. hunter, police officers. >>holly: there are petitions going around both for and against. those opposed say their next argument is to take it before the building inspector. we have the off to the races. officials believe i now, in high definition, this is your news 13 skywatch forecast. >>ingrid: good morning, and let's tack about the temperature pause that is the headline today. even colder than yesterday in some locations. black mountains right now 15 degrees. brutal outside. leicester carpet sales news 13 skycam network. looking for

those yesterday and, in fact, we traveled across henderson county this morning from mills river to flatrock and i can tell you roads like haywood road and greenville county were looking good, just wet because we are seeing rain but the temperatures are above freezing. >>> so, still a possibility of black ice of course in some spots but they are hovering just above the freezing point. continue to melt off that snow. they were hoping to make their way to some of the neighborhood streets as of yesterday. and so that's where their focus is now, is to completely continue and wrap up, hopefully, these cleanup efforts. but it is taking longer so they are asking for patience if you live in henderson county. viewers reached out to us on facebook and we checked out some of the roads like school road earlier this morning. that road looking a lot better than when our viewer posted that photograph on facebook. we are checking in with dot officials here. i will have another live update coming up at 6:30. we are live in hendersonville, and now let's check in with. traffic center. >>jaclyn: thank, lauren. the side roads might be a problem not

the side roads across haywood county are an issue right now. especially in the northern part of the county, like the fines creek area. keep this in mind on your morning commute. *for those of you in mitchell county.. most of your roads are completely covered with ice this morning. stay off the roads if possible. *over in buncombe county... there are no slick conditions right now...but you do need to watch out for this wreck on sweeten creek. this is a crash involving a pedestrian on sweeten creek and roberts road. scene now. i'm jaclyn deaugustino with this on-time traffic report... brought to you by the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 3 3 it's 5:xx. let's take a look at business headlines. the dow was down 249 points yesterday to close at 15-thousand-766. the nasdaq was down five points yesterday to close at 44-71. 3 3 now let's take a look at today's business headlines across the web. there's a gas station in ohio pumping gas for $1.21 a gallon. that is the cheapest gas in america, according to data collected from customers by gasbuddy.co

counties. highway 19 over soco gap on the haywood-jackson county line was slow. and d-o-t plows were busy trying to keep up with the falling snow. the winter weather also means big business for some local hardware stores, as people stock up on snow melt, shovels, insulation and sleds. 3 mid-atlantic is trying to clear roadways after light snowfall created a traffic nightmare. ray raimundi tells us how the eastern seabord is preparing. 3 3 overnight-- chaos on the roadways. motorist slamming and crashing into one another. the aftermath of a combination of untreated roadways and light snow....which literally wreaked havoc across mid- atlantic statessot: "so i drove home from work and i'm not used to driving in snow, so it was pretty rough driving home, it took a while" (nats: of car tires sliding on roads) the less than two inches of snowfall -- crippling enough in the nation's capital to even delay the leader of the free world. president obama's return to the white house -- delayed -- after his staff was forced to change plans due to the weather. sot broadcastify:

about a deadly wreck in haywood county we first told you about last night at 11. the highway patrol now tells us 50-year- old johnny davis, of waynesville, was killed near the clyde exit on highway 74. troopers say just before 9 last night... he hit an embankment and was thrown from his truck. he later died at the hospital. the highway patrol says no other vehicles were involved... and that they suspect alcohol was a factor. 3 3 3 3 3 breaking overnight... someone opens fire at a homeless camp in seattle... killing two people and injuring three others. it happened at a long-standing encampment known as "the jungle." police are still looking for the shooter. they are actively searching the woods for two people of interest and piecing together information about the incident. 3 "as a result of those shots fired, officers responded, found five individuals one individual has been pronounced on-scene here. one individual has been pronounced deceased at harborview medical center." officers believe the victims were targeted and they do not think other homeless people are

parents get word that a haywood county school might close. the reasons school leaders say they're being forced to make that decision. 3 3 3 3 a haywood county elementary school might close because of budget cuts and low enrollment numbers. school officials say they have lost thousands of dollars in state funding and cal taxes. enrollment has dropped by 745 students in the last 10 years. so, they are considering closing central elementary in waynesville, which is frustrating some parents. 3 it offers something special. it's that small school experience. the teachers, there's there's a community within it that's just very nuturing. i mean, it's fantastic.3 school leaders say future necessary if funding and enrollment do not go up. 3 3 3 all new at six, the oregon militia group is ready to meet with community members. the reason they say, they are not ready to budge. 3 3 in this morning's five at five.... a look at the greatest innovators of all time. coming in at number five... one of our founding fathers, benjamin franklin. best known for his

. >> haywood county announces a budget reduction. the news includes the possible closing of central elementary schools. a letter is being sent home to parents. a news conference is being sent home right now. rex hodge is there. we have live pictures from inside the haywood county school board. we are streaming it live on wlos.com. the board of education says the reductions will be prod sweeping across many areas. news 13 will have a wrap out of the plan to close the school >> asheville police have plans in the works to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. results just released pr their watch for me campaign show accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists were reduced 27% in the city. the fall campaign compares statistics from the same time frame over the past four years. we have moved forward from the campaign which is reapplying for, we keep seeing a reduction every year. >> back in the summer we caught up with officers as they underwent training prior to campaign. officers focused on educating motorists and cyclists as

. >> darcel: with significant snowfall expected, haywood county ambulances have now all been fitted with tire chains. >> larry: stay with news 13 for complete team coverage on the storm on air and online. we will post any updates on the forecast on wlos.com. you can also go there to sign up for text alerts on weather or school closings. we'll post weather information on facebook and twitter pages. >> darcel: a man held prisoner in iran steps foot on american soil for the first time in four years. xt, why his first stop in the state is asheville. >> larry: and digging deeper in to why some leaders want to the new information the district >> darcel: developing tonight, a call center in asheville is closing its doors and it could potentially impact 250 employees. >> larry: sitel on hendersonville road. employees were told they will have a job until may 30th. the company is working to find them jobs. >> darcel: a man released from a prison in iran is back in the states today and his first stop was in asheville. >> larry: pastor saeed abudini. he was incarcerated in iran back in 2012 after be

some of that snow works in to haywood county around 11:00 a.m. watch by the lunch hour, pretty much everything has changed over to rain. most of us by then, if not all of us, will have rain, not snow. again, when i say the snow, do not expect it in the valleys. it's 3500 feet and higher up. so you gotta be pretty high to see this snow fall. rain's gone by evening tomorrow. then we're back in to the clouds early saturday. waiting on the next round of moisture for the most part, very light accumulations. i think this is under done. i still think we're going to get a quarter inch to maybe half an inch in asheville. snowfall. there's your legend up here. look at that, smokys, balsams, nantahalas could get an inch of snow. temperatures freezing overnight in most mountain valleys. you think to yourself, well jason, you're going 30-31 in asheville, how is it not going to snow here? the temperatures go up tomorrow morning. it's going to be wet for the majority of the daylight hours. then we get colder. a lot colder. 14. but again, snow? where is it? >> t

a haywood county convenience store is robbed at ggpoint. authorities are suspects.. the most recent robbery at "galloway's country store" happened friday night. it was caught on camera. in that incident... one of the suspects held a gun to the clerks head. the masked men wore hoodies and ball caps.. and demanded money from the register. crystal smith says she refused to put the cash in a bag... and told the robbers to do it themselves. 3 2212 "it definitely went through my head that they could've killed me, and if they're going to kill me, i'm not going to let them take me down easy, i will fight them." 2220 smith now keeps the pistol that is normally in her purse... holstered in plain sight. 3 back on december 22nd... the sametore was robbed at gunpoint. in that case the suspect showed a gun, demanded money and then ran away. if you have any information about either crime... contact the haywood county sheriff's office. 3 3 also developing this morning..... police in asheville are looking for three men who robbed a jewelry store. officers say the men were wearing mas

anyone with information is asked to call the haywood county sheriff's office. 3 3 3 we have an update this morning on an armed robbery in hendersonville. police have man. this is a surveillance photo of the incident last thursday night at the triangle convenience store on chimney rock road. 34-year-old andrew dalton is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. he is being held on 60-thousand- dollars bond. he's expected to make his first court appearance tomorrow. 3 3 3 3 a man is accused of killing another man at a homeless shelter in fayetteville. 33-year-old antonio cooper is charged with the murder of "ricky penny." police did not give a motive for the killing, but say penny died from blows to the head. authorities are now looking for penny's family. cooper is being held without bond at the cumberland county jail. 3 3 a experienced skydiver dies after a hard landing near raleigh. deputies in franklin county say james stremmel was jumping at the triangle skydiving center near a small airport when it happened. this is a photo of him... right before the jump. deputies and the fed

the haywood county already approved stems from decreasing of stated funding. that means some things have to be cut. one reason they're looking at central elementary, they say they could save half a million dollars each year just by having those students enrolled elsewhere. >> it's important to let the school board know we're not going to take this lightly. >> justin: so they're going to march to downtown waynesville and return to the school tonight. at about 7 o'clock, there's going to be a public hearing that's scheduled so they will be voicing their opinion to let the do not want the school district to close. justin hinton, news 13. >> frank: and news 13 wants to know, do you think central elementary school should be closed or should it remain open? log to to facebook.com/news 13 to answer our question of the day. >> tammy: authorities say it happened along i 75 in murrieta. the georgia state patrol says a suspect was also shot. no word on conditions of the trooper and the suspect. >> frank: marlean allen is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. and

not just haywood county, but buncombe county, flurries this evening no. so if you are heading outly morning we want to take our time you saw kim king out in spruce pine. there are salt trucks out there right now. so, road preparations are already being taken care of. now, this is a very short stint of snow. clearer skies are returning by this afternoon. and then, witness we get past this system, a cold and windy forecast is on the way. all the details about the cold snap and how long it's actually going to last, all coming up in your skywatch forecast. >> >>evan: we continue with news 13 and kim king live in mitchell county, what are you seeing out there? i thought i heard you mention some truck as few moments ago? >>kim:, yes, our photographer ken corn got a great truck of a salt truck going by. we have some cars out here this morning in the last 20 minutes or so. traffic has picked up a little bit. but it is a little bit too warm for that snow to stick on the ground. we have a little bit just a light sheet of it in the area, just wet on the roads right

. >> larry: if you have any information about this robbery, call the haywood county sheriff's office. >> darcel: a group of fathers in north carolina is putting pressure on lawmakers. they argue courtrooms aren't giving them a chance to be in their kids lives. how a group has helped one local father. >> this is what i've been >> reporter: shane thompson. >> they're two of the most precious kids in the world. >> reporter: saves every picture his kids gave him. he also saves every document family court has given him that's taken away more time with him. >> every statement i make, it's ignored. >> reporter: shane logged on to the nc fathers website to find many fathers like him who feel unfairly targeted. >> it's geared towards where the mother should be the only one in the child's life and the father should just pay child support and be there every other weekend. that makes you an absentee father. that may be okay for some fathers but a lot of fathers want to be there all the time. >> i think the change is that there's more openness in trying and i think that automatic anymore. >> repor

around 11 last night, officers were trying to haywood county, when he refused to stop. multiple agencies became involved in the pursuit and stop sticks were deployed about 3 miles prior to the crash. four people were in the dodge durango but the driver was the only one injured. authorities say he was not seriously hurt. 3 3 3 3 new this morning... a fire damages part of a home in weaverville.. firefighters were called to the home on village park drive around 10:30 last night. our crew at the scene captured firefighters removing the bed. the weaverville fire department tells us the fire was contained to the bedroom, and the woman inside and her dog made e out safely. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. 3 3 investigators are still working this morning to determine the cause of a house fire in candler. the blaze started around 7 last night on walter crawford road. crews quickly got the fire out and 3 buncombe county authorities are asking for the public's help after shots were fired at a local housing development. early monday morning at pinebrook farms, bul

>>jay: a haywood county county sheriff offense office is the crime happened at galloway's convenience store friday night. deputies say at least one of the suspects waved his gun and demanded money. both suspects were wearing red hoodies with dark pants and dark ball caps. anyone with information is asked to call the haywood county sheriff offense office. >>holly: democratic presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders did not hold anything back in the debate in charleston, south carolina. >>jay: the latest poll show bernie sanders could upset front runner hillary clinton in iowa and in new hampshire. meghan hughes has more on how it went. >> >>reporter: in south carolina, front runners hillary clinton and bernie sanders come out swinging, debating health care. clinton, a defender of obama's legacy. >> i'm not sure whether we are talking about the plan you just introduced to night or the plan we are talking about the plan you introduced nine times in congress. >> sanders says she is lying about his plan for health care. >> he voted to let guns go into national parks, amtr

that's heavy snow that will come right up in to haywood, jackson, transylvania, buncombe county. decent break over henderson county. and look at all this yet to come. that's the back side of the storm. that has to swing through this evening and overnight. when it does, we can get another two, three, maybe four inches out of that. leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. 20 degrees up in the black mountains over yancey county. 25 degrees in black mountain and it's still snow. not much pavement to see through the snow. icy, icy, icy. so don't get out and try to drive around signed of sight seeing. balsam gap. then you get down to the upstate. look at this mess. sleet, freezing rain and some snow. in fact, we have some impressive snow totals, zack. we'll show you that in just a bit. >> zack: we were talking about up to 15 inches in spots in western north carolina. there's going to be a lot more on the way. as you said there is that little bit of a lull. but there is certainly inches coming from the west. old fort, many of you guys there. crusoe getting close to that one inch m

even though we have a bit of a lull now in haywood county, m me is expected. colder temperatures are expected as we go in to night fall and we could see some more freezing on wet pavement down there on the smoky mountain expressway. be aware of all of that. we're not out of the woods just yet. rex hodge, news 13. >> frank: the slick conditions are also causing trouble on the roads in henderson county. kimberly king is live. kim, you've seen people have trouble right behind you. >> kim: frank, you've got that exactly right. we've been out here for much of the day. folks have been doing well on i-26. sometimes it's been a little slow, coming to a crawl. this ramp, we have seen an 18-wheeler stuck here for about 20 minutes trying to get up the ramp. he finally got up the road. on my right behind me, on i-26, this is going toward asheville. this 18-wheeler has been sitting here for about 45 minutes now. we're not really seeing too many drivers out on the roadway. the majority of 18-wheelers, some personal cars. first i want to show you this video we shot earlier t

all the way in to brevard and stretching in to southern haywood county. pretty decent showers. 30% chance of any lingering moisture. dropping those chances significantly thursday, friday, saturday. don't expect any measurable rain those days. we begin to warm up in the weekend. 38 degrees right now. light showers around. no wind. that's a good thing. it's already cold and damp enough. any wind would really hinder any warm-up. 50 degrees in greenville. cloudy. no rain just yet but you're on the way of seeing rain. the rain will linger longer through the day thursday for you. wednesday you'll see that shower activity as well. there's the cold front on the move tonight and tomorrow. slowly making its way east ward and agonizingly slow process to clear you out in the upstate and piedmont. it's going to be an interesting go. certainly more rain down there early in the day. a little bit of a system coming in thursday night in to friday. and kick up those winds as well. there's the future cast overnight tonight. showers moving east. by midnight, there they are l

. >> larry: crews in haywood county had to deal with bitter worked on a major fire. >> darcel: it happened in maggie valley. a commercial garage and some attached apartments went up in flames. we first showed you video last night at 11:00. news 13's frank kracher is back out there liive tonight. >> larry: have investigators figured out a cause yet, frank? >> frank: there's still no official word from the fire marshall. witnesses agree on one thing. it's really not about what they saw but what they heard. >> it just blew up. it was a heck of a fire. >> frank: firefighters from seven departments rushing to the scene. what they found was two buildings fully engulfed. a commercial garage, business field with machinery, equipment and some cars. flames also shooting. smoke billowing from windows of attached apartments. becomes a total loss. >> there was a minor smoke inhalation but no one was killed and no one was hurt. >> frank: betty's home sits about 20 feet away. today, there's still smoke. sheets of ice were water from fire trucks flowed last night. there are two reasons betty's house is st

some people who didn't live in haywood county came out to show their support. the board recorded 19 questions from audience members and answered them today. the question about selling other buildings, capacity of the school and more. >> after the meeting i spoke with some of the board members and what they will do to understand a little bit better that may be why it sounds like a little bit of a shift in what i'm saying. >> justin: he e-mailed school board members this morning. the school board is expected to make a decision at its board meeting on february 8th. if you'd like to read the questions and the answers from last night's meeting, just go to our website. i posted the links there at wlos.com. justin hinton, news 13. >> darcel: flint, michigan's water crisis nearly two years later, is affecting thousands. the systems water system became badly damaged. so news 13 is looking at how asheville is avoiding that same crisis. jerrika, you talked with the water resources director. >> jerrika: yes, and what's happening in flint is near and dear to his heart. but

counties. rex hodge found quite a bit of it in both haywood and jackson counties. rex, how are people responding to it? >> rex: until today we haven't had much of it so some are welcoming it. a lot of students either didn't have to go to school at all or they got out early. if you're driving in this stuff, it could be very nerve racking. during some heavy snow fall at midday, dot plows were running east and west to keep up. to pause and reroute. folks buying snow melt, shovels, insulation and sleds. >> hopefully we'll get a little bit more. get stocked up real good. hopefully we'll sell a lot of it. >> rex: law enforcement advises caution on the roads, of course, bridges and overpasses. and leave plenty of time to get to where you're going and plenty of space between you and the next vehicle. the experts say there are things you should have in your car including blankets, shovel, flashlights, and extra batteries for those flashlights, and also a spare cell phone in case you have to call help on 911. also extra winter clothes can help. a first aid kit, food and drin

avery, mitchell, yancey, haywood, swain county. you're all under a freezing rain advisory. tomorrow's high temperatures on low to mid 40s for the french broad river valley. over towards waynesville. look for the wind to pick up, too. morning clouds and temperatures will get back in to the 40s. you're looking at 40s, too, mostly in the foothills. our temperatures will get a little warmer thursday. colder again friday. before we really warm up here. spring-like temperatures saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. all in the 60s. we'll take that. in the upstate, you're also looking at a nice change for the weekend. low to mid 60s with the pick day sunday. all that snow will melt pretty quickly. >> tammy: western north carolina released its football schedule for next year. play [ horn honks ] okay, this is u.s. cellular, and this is verizon. now, same phones, but with u.s. cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only $40 per month -- $20 less than verizon. and u.s. cellular's network was built to work in places like out here, here, and here. so, with all of that, why would you ever g

madison, yancey, and haywood counties sent students home early. heavy flurries came down in haywood county. snow, blowing across the roads at times. and for the first time, it looked like winter at cataloochee ski area. on friday, the ski area was look at that. they've been making their own snow, and today's flurries certainly didn't hurt. >> it builds a lot of interest. the snow, it makes it look pretty, and it certainly makes people think winter, which is something we've been missing thisiseason so far. michael: it feels like it, too. during the day, it was around 19 degrees at cataloochee. carol: and don't forget, when the snow hits, you can turn to the wyff 4 mobile app for the latest weather updates, including live radar. the app is free to download, and available in both apple and android stores. michael: an upstate k9, shot and could end up having his name on a new state law. carol: hyco died october 21st. hearing from his handler, a deputy throwing his support behind a bill to toughen the penalty for killing a police animal. wyff news 4's

especially in madison county and yancey county, also haywood county. dot crews treated the roads and counties dismissed school early. to the delight of students on their first day back from christmas break. >>jay: a crumbling retaining wall drive as wedge between a subdivision and the city of hendersonville. dwayne herself said the only access road in summit springs is now in jeopardy. he claims a water line burst last month, damaging the wall, and blocking the creek. property owners filed an insurance claim but were told the city is not at fault. the utilities director contends the damage would have occurred whether the water line was there or not. >>holly: a name change and new entrance and new experiences will be part of the wnc nature center's make over in the upcoming year. the center shattered believe outattendance records in 2015 for the 4% increase. this spring, guests will see equipment move in as the center the park. the work will not affect visitation. the center plans to change the name to better reflect the zoo logical experiences it offers

he's accused of stealing electronics, weapons, cash, and jewelry. 3 haywood county deputies are looking for a stabbing suspect this morning. morning.this is "stephanie bauer" who is on the run.the victim told investigators he was attacked and stabbed by three people at the apartments on forest drive near clyde in early december. december.christopher hester was arrested the day after the incident - and christopher arwood was picked up by waynesville police monday night.they've been charged with assault and a deadly weapon with intent to kill. 3 anyone with information with stephanie bauer should call the haywood county sheriff's office. 3 3 republican presidential frontrunner donald trump has a new campaign office in downtown greenville. greenville.here's a look at it - on main street, near the old marble slab creamery.trump has a commanding lead in south carolina polls.the real estate and business mogul is expected to speak at winthrop university on iday. leader of the gop field of 12. marco rubio and ted cruz are close behind. behind.and just four candidates in the race for the democra

if you have any information about either crime, contact the haywood county sheriff offense office. >>holly: firefighters in maggie valley are trying to determine what caused the building fire. it happened just before 5 o'clock yesterday evening on bennett drive. that is near so col road. the fire department says it was a commercial garage, everyone made it out safely. >>jay: spray paint is removed from the vance monument. vandals spray painted "black lives matter" and put a white noose on it. naacp john higher elevation says >> the graffiti to me is ugly. it is a waste of time, no. 1. it is a waste of resources, because all they are going to is clean it off. you know. that's -- that's not going to change the way a person thinks or the way the person believes. >>jay: this is the second time someone has spray painted graffiti on the vance monument in the past year. graffiti was also found on a wall outside asheville police headquarters. >>holly: an update on a rock slide in buncombe county. it is nearly cleaned up on town mountain road north of asheville. crews removed large debris a

. >> frank: and this was the scene today in parts of haywood county where steady snowfall covered the roads. and this round of snow may be just a preview of the main event. >> tammy: the weather is expected to worsen as we approach the weekend. off the weather coverage. what's next? >> jason: a lot of snow and a lot of ice. this is going to start thursday night and last through saturday. it's a prolonged winter event. winter storm watches begin tomorrow evening and go all the way through sunday morning for these areas in dark blue. the royal blue incueds all of the tennessee border and up through the piedmont. again, these begin tomorrow evening. the early onset of what's going to happen is going to be mostly light tomorrow night. but then it gets even more intense as we get in to friday. right now round one has come through and still some snow showers to contend with in higher elevations. we have to worry about black ice. it's going to be pretty slick up there, those highest elevations. here's our second system. it doesn't look like much but this is really going to dive south and com

he's accused of stealing electronics, weapons, cash, and jewelry. 3 haywood county deputies are looking for a stabbing suspect this morning. morning.this is "stephanie bauer" who is on the run.the victim told investigators he was attacked and stabbed by three people at the apartments on forest drive near clyde in early december. december.christopher hester was arrested the day after the incident - and christopher arwood was picked up by waynesville police monday night.they've been charged with assault and a deadly weapon with intent to kill. 3 anyone with information with stephanie bauer should call the haywood county sheriff's 3 republican presidential frontrunner donald trump has a new campaign office in downtown greenville. greenville.here's a look at it - on main street, near the old marble slab creamery.trump has a commanding lead in south carolina polls.the real estate and business mogul isisexpected to speak at winthrop university on friday. friday.trump remains the leader of the gop field of 12. marco rubio and ted cruz are close behind. behind.and just four candidates in the ra

with highs in the 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching: haywood county accidents i-40 east &; west @ 18 mmhendersonville rd @ irwin st/i-40/ disabled/18 wheeler wheeler 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 3 new from overnight--the highway patrol is that temporarily blocked a greenville county road. troopers were called out to highway 25 in travelers rest around 4:15 this morning.it appears an suv had rolled over. a medical helicopter was called to the scene.. but right now, we don't have information on any injuries. the road was back open by 5:00 a-m. 3 3 the red cross is helping families in several counties after numerous house fires over the weekend. weekend.many of those people made it out ok but sadly- one woman did die in a fire at her home in greenville county. county.ashley minelli is live at the red cross in greenville county... 3 - coroner: 51-year-old barbara kern died at the hospital hospitalfire broke out at her home saturday evening on aberdare court in greenville countykern's father also lived in the home... he is now stayin

arrested in october on multiple felony counts related to a stand-off with police. 3 3 the sheriff in haywood county is providing security training to places of worship. the north carolina sheriffs' association gathered law enforcement across the state to take part in the training. their goal is to help create security plans to keep people safe. worship leaders interested in learning more should call the number on your screen. 3 3 3 new this morning... a colorado meat packing plant fired nearly 200 muslim workers in a dispute over prayer. 190 workers at cargill meat solutions staged a walkout because they were told to pray at home, instead of a specially designated room at the plant. the dispute appears to center on the time of day at which workers are able to pray, which changes according to the season in the muslim faith. both sides continue to engage in negotiations. 3 3 in washington, d-c... a black lives matter protest as jay korff reports... the demonstrators have a strong message to deliver in the new year. 3 the carefree vibe in bustling chinatown..."so here we are on new year's eve 3 2015."

snow came to the high mountains through haywood county and madison county. it has subsided as there are leftovers now shores along the tennessee line. a few showers upstate not many. as the wind it gets lighter we will start to cease -- see clouds go away and dropping temps as well. the main area of low pressure showers for new york state back in to virginia, lake effect snow happening as well and cold air surging southward. wednesday, 5:00 a.m., a clear and cold start to the day. we are talking teens in the mountains with mid-20s to if you upper 20s showing up in the upstate. bundle up. a lot of sunshine and cool temperatures heading into thursday. the area of high pressure that will give us light winds tomorrow will build to the south . that will allow our wins to pick up. we get off to a freezing start on thursday but milder getting into the day on thursday afternoon and looking for warmer temperatures across the carolinas in general. right now we're 43 in asheville. the winds are halloween and we are at 50 degrees across upstate. 52 in greenville and 51

the wired mouse computer solutions. 3 3 3 3 3 new details this morning about a major fire in haywood county. officials now say it destroyed a commercial garage and four apartments. it maggie valley on monday. when crews arrived, they saw flames shooting from the windows. witnesses say there was a loud boom before the fire broke out. ((stop)) 3 2318 "i was in combat before, and it just looked like an artillery round hit, and it exploded big time." 2325 one person suffered minor smoke inhalation. the other people displaced are staying with relatives or at a hotel. 3 3 the assistant principal at north buncombe high school is on paid leave pending an investigation. the district says it is looking into an incident involving a student after a basketball game at the school friday night. school officials are not saying what the incident was. barry owens has worked at north buncombe since 2004, and is also the athletic director. the district says putting him on leave is standard protocol when an accusation of misconduct surfaces. 3 3 3 you can help catch suspected criminals running from the law. in