and i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm keaton. virginia. good day tuesday with starting your this morning. pretty difficult making travel conditions is county.montgomery interstate 81 in across this morning 81 in montgomery county. icy conditions is making travel pretty difficult this morning. thanks for starting your tuesday with good day virginia. i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. happening right now: thousands across southwest and central virginia are in the dark. here's a live look at the current a-e-p outage with 23-hundred the dark. in roanoke county, you're looking at 2- thousand people without power. henry and franklin county also seeing high numbers as well. 41-hundred in franklin and 22-hundred in henry. you'll also want to take some praticial steps if your power does happen to go out. stay away from all downed lines or sparking equipment. unplug major appliances to protect them when power comes back on. leave a light turned on so you know when power is restored. virginia's roads have turned slic

and i'm kyle benjamin. four people are dead and dozens more are injured across virginia after severe weather strikes wednesday afternoon. the storms swept through appomattox county in the evergreen community, killing one man and injuring seven others.right now, there are reports that a tornado touched down in evergreen. official confirmation would come from a national weather service survey team. no word yet on appomattox county. here's what it looked like on wednesday evening along route 460 in appomattox county.the high winds damaged dozens of homes-- some are missing their roof--others are missing walls as rescue crews from across the region raced to the scene, our crews saw neighbors pitching in, helping families search through damaged homes. one woman says she ran outside, held onto a big tree in a ditch, as the storm blew her mobile home away. "things were hitting me in my back. i felt a tree or limb hit me in my head. i guess it was it may have been part of the house. i didn't see it till i was holdi

i'm january keaton.and i'm kyle benjamin. there are less than 24 hours to go before the iowa caucus gets underway. fox's joel waldman has the latest from des moines. the loudest sound in iowa right now is the ticking of the clock... that's because time is running out for the campaigns... the candidates... and the undecided. donald trump is employing cruz control in an attempt to slow down his biggest rival in iowa. trump: "he likes to pretend protect everyone from wall street, the big bad wall street right? he forgot to mention that he's borrowed a lot of money at almost no interest., anybody in this room would take that interest rate because he pays almost nothing from goldman sachs and from citibank." for his part.. ted cruz kicked trump in the billfold: cruz: "if you look at his financial disclosures, he owes at least $480 million dollars right now and it could be billions. and by the way with loans, when heidi and i take loans, we pay them back. donald has declared bankruptcy four times." polling third.. marco rubio remai

i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. happening in matter of hours, parents and community leaders will come together at northside high school for a public meeting. this after accusations of misconduct, violence and missing money. school district officials say the rumors and accusations are not true! questions arose at the school back on february 12th after longtime principal frank dent suddenly resigned citing personal and family reasons. then days later, dent's assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned. she had been with the school district in that role for nearly two years. threat of violence against the school prompted increased security and parents getting no prior notification. that left many parents with unanswered questions and school leaders allowing execused absences at both the middle school and the high school. as wfxr's bill wadell reports, while many unanswered questions do remain with both parents and students, officials say they're doing what they can to ease concerns. 00:00 - 00:0500:20 - 00:25

i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. we start this morning in roanoke county-- still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. you're looking at the scene along route 220 and webb road wednesday night. roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by virginia state police from franklin county crashed, flipped, and caught on fire.police used a canine unit and helicopter to look for the driver of the crash. state police say the chase began after troopers tried to pull the car over for reckless driving. kyle and jason at wx posa the ohio valley will move east thank you thank you for choosing good day virginia. it's thursday february 11. i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. we start this morning in roanoke county-- still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to in danville- a man has been was involved in an armed robbery.jov hall was charged yesterday after calling police was the victim of an armed robbery at the intersection of south main street an

i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. governor terry mcauliffe after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live in appomattox county where a press conference was held at the top of the hour. strong upper level trough strong upper strong upper level trough moves across today into tonight. highpressure builds in by friday afternoon and then shifts to thesoutheast advisory in effect until 7 am a traffic alert this morning for drivers in giles county-- a rock slide has blocked part of route 623.. also known as cascade drive... about three miles north of route 460 in pembroke. one lane of route 623 is back open. workers will try to get the other lane back open later this morning. in botetourt county: the group pushing to stop two historic slave houses from being relocated say they are the site. a representative from the friends of greenfield preston plantation group says the county's actions during the past few days prompted the protest. the gr

and i'm kyle benjamin. in pittsylvania county- the hargrave military school in chatham is closed today- after someone threatened the school on social media. officials believe it may be connected to isis.according to the washington post- the private boarding school in chatham canceled events through the weekend and is boosting security.police there say they're treating the threat as legitimate. parents in salem hope a social media class with help them prevent a tragedy.parents gathered at the salem public library last night to learn from the police department how to prevent their children from being targeted by online predators.they also learned how to stay up to date with social media advances themselves...police say they did this event because of the death of 13 year old nicole lovell- and her involvement on social media sites.lovell was someone she reportedly met online. in just a few days there will be a new shopping experiance in downtown roanoke.the store is called shabby love and it will sell creative

i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. parents are looking for answers after rumors of misconduct and threats of violence - at one high school in roanoke county. it's all been happening at northside high school. extra security was called in last week, for a threat of violence that was later found - not credible. now... more speculation after longtime principal frank dent unexpectedly stepped down. his assistant principal, amy puckett asked to be reassigned days later. "there is no validity, i have researched i have spent the time, the days the hours the weeks at northside at central trying to figure out i've seen these claims."billy spence "it's tough with teenagers anyways because there's always drama. but as a parent, i just listen to it. try to get the instead of worrying about what everyone else is saying." school board member tom mccracken is hosting a community meeting - hoping to put the rumors to rest. that meeting - is set for 7-o'clock tonight - at in campbell county:a woman now faces reckless driving charges aft

and i'm benjamin. i'm kyle virginia.good day starting your thanks for february good morning, it's wednesday, february 24th. thanks for starting your morning with good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. as jason just mentioned, the rain were expected to see later today is coming from the deep south and that extreme weather is already taking a toll on the southeast. at least three people were killed tuesday night across the deep south in mississippi. around 1-hundred trailers were damaged when a tornado slammed through a mobile home park. in the past 12 hours, there have been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. those states are all under state of emergencies right now. we're waiting to find out more details as police investigate the death in northwest roanoke. roanoke police say they found a man dead inside a home in the 5-hundred block of westwood boulevard, just before 5-o'clock tuesday night. police say they are still gathering facts. right now, we don'

it's tuesday february 23 i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. a community meeting between parents and school officials got heated at northside high school. that meeting comes after a threat last week at the school, that parents say wasn't handled properly. wfxr's solina lewis has reaction from parents and a response from school officials. "this is how we handled it? that's what the policy was?" nats clappingparents and community members at northside high school were furious after finding out a day after the fact about an alleged gun threat at the school last wednesday..."he said it was one of his classmates was going to bring a gun in"some parents said they heard through social media about the threat before being notified by the school..."when i got the phone call to go and pick him up i wasn't alarmed because he had already warned us the day before"school board members tried to calm the crowd and say the threat was blown out of proportion because of social media--- students however, did not see eye to eye on that...saying they only turned to so

and i'm kyle benjamin. we start this morning with a traffic alert out of wythe county.a tractor trailer accident near mile marker 86 on interstate 81 is causing major delays right now. all northbound lanes are closed. , along with the south left shoulder and south left lane. traffic is backed up for around 2 miles. traffic is being diverted off at exit 84 then back onto 81 first this morning: a developing story out of henry county: we have a breaking development on a story we have been bringing you this morning. police in henry county sayd they have found a missing woman. deputies found bernice proctor in a wooded area near old liberty drive in martinsville. her car was found in the area earlier. she was taken to the hospital where she is getting treatment for hypothermia and dehydration.proctor is expected to recover. family members became concerned when they hadn't seen her for a while. appalachian power crews continue to work on power outages caused by monday night's ice storm. less than 10 precent of th

it's and i'm kyle benjamin. the powerful storm system caused problems for much of the eastern u-s.governor mcauliffe declared a state of emergency here in virginia. janice dean has more on the destruction this storm brought with it. severe weather threatening more than eighty-eight million americans wednesday night.... with potential for tornadoes, with potential night.... wednesday americans eight million than eighty- threatening more severe threatening more than eighty- eight million americans wednesday night.... with potential for tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail... the town of states.in several states. that was janice dean reporting. there are a number of homes and businesses still in the dark since the storm rolled through.right now in appomattox county, there are around 14-thousand people without power. appalachian power also reporting hundreds of outages mainly across southern virginia.here's a live look at that outage map: 2-hundred people in the dark in pittsylvania county.high numbers in p

i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning-- two days after the severe weather rocked small communities across central virginia. national weather service officials confirming an e-f-3 tornado did touch down. this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept the kids in school. so folks are very smart."after his tour through appomattox, the governor headed to waverly in eastern virginia.the storm killed three people there, including a 2-year-old boy. after the to

and i'm kyle benjamin. new this morning the white house has rolled has its economic report -- saying the economy is doing better than ever fox's kevin corke crunches the numbers in perhaps his boldest proclamations yet about the pace and direction of the economy, president obama today told a gathering of the nation's governors... that the u.s. economy remains the envy of the world!obama says: "we've got the best cards. we've got the best businesses, we've got the best technology, the best innovation, the best workers. 11:47:57 we are a free market dynamic economy like nobody else." the president's sentiments.... echoed by today's white house economic report...which predicts continued growth for the u.s. economy... 2.7% in 2016 and by 2.5% in 2017.... bolstered by low unemployment.. which the council of economic advisers project at just 4.7% in 2016..and a touch lower in 2017 at 4.5%.earnest says: "it's not just a matter of taking the white house's word for it, there's a story to tell across the country abou

and i'm kyle benjamin. a lot to get to this morning as icy conditions have created power outages across southwest and central virginia. here's a live look at the current a-e-p outage map: in roanoke city and county combined, you're looking at around 14-thousand people without power. two other areas to to take note about with high numbers: franklin county with 8- thousand and henry county with 26-hundred you'll also want to take some praticial steps if your power does happen to go out. stay sparking equipment. unplug major appliances to protect them when power comes back on. leave a light turned restored. this is a live look along interstate 81 in botetourt county. a tractor trailer accident had closed a ramp near mile marker 162 that has since been cleared. virginia's roads have turned slick and deadly. so far, there have been three reported fatal crashes across the commonwealth. if you roads, stay home! those three deadly accidents happened in the richmond metro area. one in henrico county, the others in c

and i'm kyle benjamin. a salem man is in jail this morning without bond for allegedly sexually assaulting a child. 36-year-old julio deleon, the second faces several charges including rape and taking indecent liberties with a child. salem police tell wfxr news their investigation started after getting a report from roanoke county's department of social services. the botetourt county board of supervisors has unanimously approved the lease of the botetourt center at greenfield - to the county's economic development authority. but activists have made a last- minute proposal - to try to stop the move of the buildings. the first of two slave yesterday. the friends of greenfield preston plantation - has proposed a deal to the board - that would include a payment to the county of 40 thousand dollars raised by the group. that would go towards moving the buildings back to their original location - and redesigning construction plans to accommodate the buildings. after a committee meets over a three-week period - the

and i'm kyle benjamin. the weather is giving some local students a couple extra hours to sleep in this morning. schools in allegheny county, covington and wythe county are all starting two hours late this morning. our top story this morning: the building itself was in the process of being torn down. now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt like at the plant around 3-30 thursday afternoon. according to the town manager, the plant-- once home to a number of jobs in the area-- closed 10 years ago.paris holmes is at the scene of the fire this morning and she joins us live. good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. there three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on what's going on right now. but obviously is the aftermath.

it's and i'm kyle benjamin. wfxr's paris holmes is keeping an eye on road conditions for us this morning. she joins us live in roanoke near valley view mall. paris, now that it's starting to get daylight outside. how are things looking where you're at now? kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. snow plows on the interstates and those primary roads like peters creek right here by the studio are passing, but it's still very dangerous out there. you know we drive 4 wheel drive vehicles with great tires and when i when i was driving this morning even to pick up january there were some touch and go moments where i almost skidded out of control. so if you don't have to be out here, stay off the roads as recommended. crews

and i'm kyle benjamin. route 220 is one of the busiest and congested roads in our region.there are plans to end the traffic headaches with the construction of a new interstate ... that would also run through several states.to the south, north carolina already wrapped up a big chunk of the project, south carolina has plans to begin &pconstruction ext year. - here in virginia - construction hasn't even started! in fact, plans interstate 73-- stalled for the past two decades. we sent wfxr's kristen eskow in search of answers in thiswfxr news special report -- 73 1:00-1:051:34-1:392:16-2:22 2:24-2:29 if you're driving one of the thousands of vehicles that cruise down interstate 581 and route 220 every day -you've probably seen the signs - but not much else when it comes to progress on i-73 in virginia. blaine lewis - co-owner, fleet feet sportslewis: "we've heard very little about it."blaine lewis says he moved his athletic wear shop - fleet feet sports - to route 220 in roanoke county three and a half years bu

i'm january keaton.and i'm kyle benjamin. there are less than 24 hours to go before the iowa caucus gets underway. fox's joel waldman has the latest from des moines. the loudest sound in iowa right now is the ticking of the clock... that's because time is running out for the campaigns... the candidates... and the undecided. donald trump is employing cruz control in an attempt to slow down his biggest rival in iowa. trump: "he likes to pretend he's robin hood. he's going to protect everyone from wall street, the big bad wall street right? he forgot to mention that he's borrowed a lot of money at almost no interest., anybody in this room would take that interest rate because he pays almost nothing from goldman sachs and from citibank." for his part.. ted cruz kicked trump in the billfold: cruz: "if you look at his financial disclosures, he owes at least $480 million dollars right now and it could be billions. and by the way with loans, when heidi and i take loans, we pay them back. four times." polling third.. marco rubio remai

and i'm kyle benjamin. the man police identified as responsible for the murder of six people in michigan confessed to the crimes monday. prosecutors say 45-year-old jason dalton waived his right against self- incrimination.as fox's steve rappoport explains, dalton now faces six counts of murder and two attempted murder charges. this community gathering in kalamazoo, michigan monday night... paying tribute to victims of saturday's deadly shooting spree.. that claimed six people's lives.interfaith vigil participant says: "we are a kalamazoo community. we together we are saddened." earlier forty-five-year-old jason dalton...said little...and was denied bail at his first court appearance. dalton - an uber driver - and former insurance adjuster - with no criminal history is accused of carrying out three - seemingly random - shooting attacks. at an apartment complex... at this car dealership four hours later... and - minutes after that - at a restaurant parking lot. two people were injured...includi ng a 14-year-

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searching for a february 10thi'm kyle benjamin, january has the day off. this morning police in rocky mount are searching for the man who they say robbed the family pharmacy. officers identified the suspect as joshua wayne cundiff of boones mill.cundiff allegedly pull a gun on the pharmacist and demanded drugs.an employee pulled a gun in self defense. during the getaway - police tell us - the worker fired at least one shot - as the robber took off in a pickup truck. police seached a wooded area around the pharmacy, but did not locate cundiff. they believe left the area. police in danville want to know who stabbed a puppy last week.wfxr's sophia borrelli caught up with the pup to see how she is doing - and when she will be ready for adoption. 0:53 nat of whining this pup is already full of energy, and recovering at the danville humane society after she was stabbed in the back with what some believe was a knife. paulette dean/executive director, danville humane society: i am horrified."after police responded to a call about an injured dog, they got in touch

and i'm kyle benjamin. in addition to the school closings and delays scrolling across the bottom of your screen, we do want to re-touch on those power outages across the region. this is a live look at apco's outage map right now you can see the highest numbers still in roanoke county and franklin county. 45-hundred people are still in the dark in roanoke county. 37-hundred also in franklin county. scattered outages across other counties throughout the region. preparing for emergencies like takes part in.it's also fire prevention week and we want to share expert advice on how you and your family can stay safe! wfxr's kristen eskow shows us how pillowcases are helping children in particular deal with emergency situations. :09-:14 getting children ready for an emergency situation is one responsibility of many american red cross volunteers - but for bridget powell - it's also personal.powell: "ironically enough, i grew up in new orleans, and my parents were unfortunately part of katrina. and that is something t

and i'm kyle benjamin. fighting a house fire.paris holmes is at the scene.paris, what can you tell us? around 5am this morning the bedford fire department responded to a fire here on the 1000 block shepards store road. according to the chief it took about 45 mins to put the fire out which they believe started in the garage. they're not sure what cause it yet. , but no one was hurt. the owners of the house are standing out here in front. probably in shock. i haven't had a chance to talk to them yet, but i've seen neighbors come out here and give them a blanket. fire are still working in the house making sure the fire is completely thousands of people are still in the dark in our regional at this moment. here is a live look at appalachian power's outage map. you can see the highest numbers still 24 hours later in roanoke county and franklin county. 45-hundred people are still in the dark in roanoke county. 37-hundred also in franklin county. let's check in now with applachian power's spokeswoman teresa hamilt

and i'm kyle benjamin. fire crews in roanoke are still working to figure out what sparked a house fire on tuesday night. these photos show flames and smoke coming from the home in the 1- thousand block of 12-th street southeast. the fire broke out a little before 10-o'clock. no injures were reported and it's still unclear if continuing coverage into the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell in blacksburg. on tuesday, we learned that preliminary results from the medical examiner reveal that lovell was stabbed to death. commonwealth's attorney mary pettit delivered that news during a press conference in blacksburg. she also announced that the second virginia tech student involved in nicole's death now faces new charges. natalie keepers is now charged with being an accessory before the fact to the murder. nicole's mother, tammy weeks also spoke to reporters on tuesday afternoon. right now, she's living every parent's worst nightmare- mourning the death of her child. "coley had a passion for pandas, music, dancing

and i'm kyle benjamin. governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency after severe storms on wednesday. four people are dead, including one person in appomattox county. wfxr's paris holmes joins us live in appomattox county where a press conference was held at the top of the hour. paris, what can you tell us? central virginia was not the only place virginia was central virginia was not the only place hit hard by the severe weather. take a look at the damage in waverly, that's not far from the petersburg area. investigators say a 2-year-old and two men were tossed from thier mobile home and killed tuesday afternoon. a curfew for the community and law enforcement have spent the night going door to door to make certain all residents are accounted for. desmond gardner/witness: it is nothing like this before i lost a good friend in the storm and my prayers go out to their family. the bodies of those killed have been sent to the medical examiner's office in norfolk for positive identification. four other

it's monday february 22 i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. happening in matter of hours, parents and community leaders will gather at public meeting. this after accusations of misconduct and missing money. there were even threats of violence. school district officials say those rumors and accusations are not true! questions arose at the school back on february 12th after longtime principal frank dent suddenly resigned citing personal and family reasons. then days later, dent's assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned. she had been with the school district in that role for nearly two years. on thursday, a possible threat of violence against the school prompted increased security and parents getting no prior notification. that left many parents with unanswered questions and school leaders allowing execused absences at both the middle school and the high school. as wfxr's bill wadell reports, while many unanswered questions do remain with both parents and students, officials say they're doing what they can to ease concerns. 00:00 -

it's tuesday february 23 i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. a community meeting between parents and school officials got heated at northside high school. that meeting comes after a threat last week at the school, that parents say wasn't handled properly. wfxr's solina lewis has reaction from parents and a response from school officials. mother nature is once again causing problems for us here in central and southwest virginia.after last week's snow and rain, we could see some problems in the wfxr news area. meteorologist taylor monitoring the possiblity for flooding. i'll start with the good news - this is just rain. thankfully temperatures are staying above freezing this morning so we don't have to deal with any freezing rain or snow. now the bad news is we moist southeast winds aloft will run over the top of a cool wedgeof high pressure at the surface...resulting in rain across theregion tonight wednesday...a strong storm system will move through the region from the southwest...bringingheavy rain showers and gusty winds to the area. canadian

and i'm kyle benjamin. the polls will open for super tuesday in a little more than 24 hours...and republican front runner donald trump is under fire for his response to a controversial endorsement.on the other side, hillary clinton is now focusing beyond bernie sanders, saying she's looking forward to debating any of the republican candidates. fox's mike emanuel has more from the campaign trail. on the day g-o-p frontrunner donald trump received his first senate endorsement by alabama's jeff sessions.. the billionaire candidate -- now getting criticism for his response after former k-k-k leader david duke voiced support for trump. trump i've ever met him. i'm pretty sure i didn't meet him and i just don't know anything about him." trump later tweeted about duke saying quote " i disavow"... and back in two- thousand trump did mention duke's name in a new york times op-ed he wrote calling duke part of the - quote - "fringe element." but, critics say trump has not strongly denounced duke.rubio: "we can not be

i'm kyle benjamin and i'm january keaton new this morning: a crash in southeast roanoke killed a man last night. roanoke city police say it happened around 8-30 last night on garden city boulevard near craig robertson road. right now, it's not clear how the accident happened. two people, including a danville doctor are expected to recover after someone shot them during an attempted robbery monday night. officers say dr. randolph neal was walking home from danville regional medical center when he was shot near mount vernon avenue. a neighbor who heard the gunshots came out to help and was also shot. police are still looking for the suspects. two virginia tech students made their first court appearance on monday in the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. david eisenhauer is charged with first degree felony abduction. natalie keepers is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose of the body.s since lovell's developments in the case have taken place within the last few days. investigators have found out that nicole was part of an internet dating group. that groups is now shut down! wfxr's sol

it's friday, february 19.thank you for waking up with good day virginia.i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. we begin in botetourt county with a rally.. held by a group of what were once slave houses. members say county leaders are planning to build a "shell building" on the hill.. and as wfxr's sophia borrelli tells us, ralliers think that would disgrace the memories of their ancestors. 0:13 - 0:220:56 - 1:061:07 - 1:17 nats of amazing gracesongs nat of poemsand poems to celebrate those who lived on this hill long before any of us were born. stephen clinton/support of not moving houses: "to show respect and admiration and honor a society that had a lot more to do with the building of this country than we've acknowledged in the past."the friends of greenfield preston plantation group held a ceremony. some like stephen clinton are hoping county leaders will see the support and re-evaluate their decision to move these historic slave homes.stephen clinton/support of not moving houses: "perhaps we can stop the action that is preceding right now and work together for a sol

i'm kyle benjamin, january has the day off. this morning police in rocky mount are searching for the man who they say robbed the family pharmacy. officers identified the suspect as joshua wayne cundiff of boones mill.cundiff allegedly pull a gun on the pharmacist and during the getaway - police tell us - the worker fired at least one shot - as the robber police seached a wooded area around the pharmacy, but did not locate cundiff. they believe left the area. police in danville want to know who stabbed a puppy last week.wfxr's sophia borrelli caught up with the pup to see she will be ready for 0:20 - 0:310:32 - 0:390:45 - 0:53 nat of whiningthis pup is already full of energy, and recovering at the danville after she was stabbed in the some believe was a knife. dean/executive director, society: i am horrified." responded to a call about an they got in touch with the who made sure she got the care standup: "unfortunately paulette says with the years she has been a director here at the shelter, this is not the first time she's seen

. >> kyle: i'm kyle benjamin. a tractor trailer accident is causing problems on the northbound lanes. >> every single one closed with the south left shoulder and south left lane which i believe are back open at this hour. northbound lanes we do know are still closed. traffic is backed up for around 2 miles on the northbound side and it's being diverted off of exit 86. >> reporter: another first story this morning developing out of henry county. this development we've been bringing you all morning. police in henry county say they found a missing woman near old liberty drive. she was taken to the hospital where she's getting treatment for hypothermia and dehide riaing. procter is expected to recover. family members became concerned when they hadn't heard from her in awhile. >> reporter: appalachian power crews continue to work on restoring power knocked out by monday's ice storm. fewer than 10% of the nearly 50,000 customers that sat in the dark for the have that update from roanoke county. kyle. i'm here where scho

i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. roanoke county-- still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. you're looking at the scene along route 220 and webb road wednesday night. roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by virginia state police from franklin county crashed, flipped, and caught on fire. police sent the dogs after one of the people inside the vehicle who ran from police. it's still not clear why state police were chasing the car. we'll continue to follow this story and keep you updated as we get any new information into the newsroom. a strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. a clipper system will cross our region on friday with some light snow accumulations...especially in with wind chill values expected in the single digits, danville utilities is asking its customers

i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. one of the two virginia tech students charged in the disappearance and death of nicole lovell in blacksburg will be in court in a matter of hours for a bond hearing. natalie keepers is charged with helping the other suspect, david eisenhauer, dispose of the body and being an accessory before the fact to the murder. we'll bring you the latest information from that bond hearing on-air and online at virginia first dot-com. nicole lovell's friends and family will say their goodbyes today as the 13-year-old is laid to rest.funeral services will be this afternoon at 3 oclock at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. there is a memorial fund set at national bank.you can make a donation at any bank branch or mail donations to the address you see on your screen. we have the details of the memorial fund, along with more information on this case on our website virginia first dot-com. rocky mount police arrested a woman for unlawful concealment of human remains, after a newborn was found dead in a dum

and i'm kyle benjamin. parents of a murdered 13-year- old girl sat in the same courtroom - with parents of one of the teens - accused of plotting her death.during yesterday's hearing for natalie keepers, a judge denied the 19-year-old bond. during the hearing, prosecutors revealed more information about what led nicole lovell's murder.this, as the 13 year old's family and friends laid her to rest in blacksburg. and also an emotional day in court.as the victim's family listened to the person accused of plotting their daughter's death, testify on her own behalf. natalie keepers told the judge she had been cutting her self counseling for depression and suicidal thoughts.wfxr's charlie cooper reports. natalie keepers sat in court with her face down and sometimes crying.she's accused of being an accessory to the murder of 13-year old nicole lovell.investigators say keeper helped 18-year-old david eisenhauer dispose of the body.in court details about keepers role in the murder were revealed. prosecutors have alre

leap day.i'm january i'm kyle benjamin. election headquarters. and most of the nation's political pundits will have their eyes on radford university today. republican presidential front runner donald trump will be making a campaign stop at the university this afternoon! wfxr's paris holmes is outside the dedmon center as students and officials get ready for today's event. good morning guys,doors open here at the dedmon center at 10am, with the event expected to start at noon. as you may expect security is tight. federal and local law enforcement agencies are here making sure the area is secure. parking will be tight here with university officials encouraging attendees to take public transportation as well as possibly carpooling.this event comes ahead of super tuesday, which is tomorrow and right now trump is leading in the polls in virginia with 37% of the vote closely followed by sen marc rubio with 22 %. now this weekend candidates have been turning up their criticism of each other. here is a little bit of what they have been saying. you know l

i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. we start this morning with a traffic alert out of wythe county. a tractor trailer accident near mile marker 86 on interstate 81 is causing major delays right now. all northbound lanes are closed, along with the south left shoulder and south left lane. traffic is backed up for around 2 miles. traffic is being diverted off at exit 84 then back onto 81 we're also following a developing story out of henry county: deputies there want to know if you've seen this woman: 62-year-old bernice proctor. she's from ruckersville and is 5 feet 10 inches tall, around 130 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. shortly before 4-30, on wednesday, deputies received a call about a suspicious car parked near old liberty drive in martinsville. deputies say that vehicle does belong to proctor. family members say they haven't heard from proctor and did not know her whereabouts. again, take a good look at this photo of bernice proctor. the henry county sheriff's office and virginia state police are actively

i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. a traffic alert this morning for drivers in carroll county. the left lane of southbound interstate 77 at mile marker 14 is now open accident on monday. we first told you about it yesterday on good day virginia. this is live look at that area from a virginia department of transportation traffic camera. before the right lane can be reopened, more repairs to the bridge joint will have to be completed. depending on the availability of materials, it could be several days before the repairs are completed and the right lane can be opened. new this morning: a man is dead after an accident in southeast roanoke. roanoke city police say the accident happened around 8-30 last night on garden city boulevard near craig robertson road and thomason road. right now, it's not clear how the accident happened. we'll bring you any updates to this story on-air and online at virginia first dot-com. two people are expected to be okay after being shot during an attempted robbery in danville on monday night. o

i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. arrested a woman for unlawful concealment of human remains, after a newborn was found dead in a dumpster. we first told you about this story yesterday on good day virginia. an autopsy showing the infant was stillborn. katherine dellis of rocky mount remains in jail this morning. anyone with information is asked to call police. one of the two virginia tech students charged in the disappearance and death of nicole lovell in blacksburg will be in court today for a bond hearing...after canceling a court appearance wednesday. keepers is charged with helping the other suspect, david eisenhauer, dispose of the body and being an accessory before the fact to the murder. nicole lovell's friends and family will say their goodbyes today as the 13-year-old is laid to rest.funeral services will be this afternoon at 3 oclock at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. there is a memorial fund set up for nicole lovell's family at national bank.you can make a donation at any bank branch or mail donations to

and i'm kyle benjamin. the weather is giving some local students a couple extra hours to sleep in this morning. schools in allegheny county, covington and wythe county are all starting two hours late this morning. our top story this morning: the building itself was in the process of being torn down. now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt down. this is what it looked like at the plant around 3-30 thursday afternoon. according to the town manager, the plant-- once home to a number of jobs in the area-- closed 10 years ago.paris holmes is at the scene of the joins us live. good morning guys. as you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. there are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. but for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. there three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on what's going on right now. but obviously is the aftermat

i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. we start this morning with a developing story out of roanoke.fire crews are still working to figure out what sparked a house fire tuesday and smoke coming from the home in the 1-thousand block of 12-th street southeast.the fire broke out a little before 10-o'clock.no injures were reported and it's still unclear if anyone was home at the time of the fire. continuing coverage now, on the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell in blacksburg. preliminary results from the medical examiner reveal that the teenager was stabbed to death. commonwealth's attorney mary pettit delivered that news during a press conference in blacksburg. she also announced that the 2nd virginia tech student involved in nicole's death now faces new charges. natalie keepers.. now charged with being an accessory *before* the fact to murder. nicole lovell's mother tammy weeks spoke to reporters, saying she's living every parent's worst nightmare- mourning the death of her child. "coley had a passion for pandas, music, dan

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i'm january keaton/ and i'm kyle benjamin. one of the two virginia tech students charged in the murder of 13 year old nicole lovell today for a bond hearing. keepers is accused of helping the other suspect david eisenhauer dispose of lovell's body and being an accessory before the fact to the murder. nicole lovell's friends and family will say their goodbyes today as the 13-year-old is laid to rest.funeral services will be this afternoon at 3 oclock at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. a memorial fund has been set up for nicole lovell's family at national bank. you can make a donation at any bank branch or mail donations to the address you see on your screen. we have the details of the memorial fund, along with more information on this case on our website virginia first dot-com. many of you may be familar with the murder of morgan harrington. she was the 20 year old virginia tech student who went missing while attending a concert in charlottesville in 2009. her disappearance sparked one of the largest searches in charlottesvil

it's and i'm kyle benjamin. wfxr's paris holmes is keeping an eye on road conditions for us this morning. she joins us live in roanoke near valley view mall. paris, now that it's starting to get daylight outside. how are things looking where you're at now? kyle, the roads are are completely covered with snow. snow plows on the interstates and those primary roads like peters creek right here by the studio are passing, but it's still very dangerous out there. you know we drive 4 wheel drive vehicles with great tires and when i when i was driving this morning even to pick up january there were some touch and go moments where i almost skidded out of control. so if you don't have to be out here, stay off the roads as recommended. crews state police say they aren't dealing with any major incidents this morning in our area. troopers responded to 16 crashes between midnight and 2 a.m in division 6they are still working on 3 of those crashes. 13 are cleared. vsp's division six covers 14 counties across southwest virginia

benjamin. i'm kyle virginia.good day for choosing thank you 26th friday, february morning, it's good good morning, it's friday, february 26th thank you for choosing good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin. and i'm january keaton. residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning-- two days after the severe weather rocked small communities across central virginia. national weather service officials confirming an e-f-3 tornado did touch down. this is appomattox county since 1950. governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado.he visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. wednesday's tornado destroyed many of their homes. governor mcauliffe said he couldn't believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. "if this had happened in the middle of the night, i'll tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. the kids were in school they kept

i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. we start this morning in roanoke county: we're still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. this is what the scene looked like along route 220 and webb road on wednesday night.roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by virginia state police from franklin county -- crashed, flipped, and caught on fire.police used a canine unit and helicopter to look for the driver of the car...who took off after the crash. state police say the chase began after troopers tried to pull the car over for reckless driving. kyle and jason at wx posa strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move east tonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. a clipper system will cross our region on fridaywith some light snow accumulations...e crews at the virginia museum of transportation are steaming up 611 this morning to take off for spencer, north caro

and i'm kyle benjamin. parents of a murdered 13-year- old girl sat in the same courtroom - with parents of one of the teens - accused of yesterday's hearing for natalie keepers, a judge denied the 19-year-old bond. during the hearing, prosecutors revealed more information about what led nicole lovell's murder.this, as the 13 year old's family and friends laid her to rest in blacksburg. and also an emotional day in court.as the victim's family listened to the person accused of plotting their daughter's death, testify on her own behalf. natalie keepers told the judge she had been cutting her self since 8th grade, and sought counseling for depression and suicidal thoughts.wfxr's charlie cooper reports. natalie keepers sat in court with her face down and sometimes crying.she's accused of being an accessory to the murder of 13-year old nicole lovell.investigators say keeper helped 18-year-old david eisenhauer dispose of the body.in court details about keepers role in the murder were revealed. prosecutors have al

i'm kyle benjamin and i'm january keaton new this morning: a crash in southeast roanoke killed a man last night. roanoke city police say it happened around 8-30 last near craig robertson road. right now, it's not clear how the accident happened. two people, including a danville doctor are expected to recover after someone shot them during an attempted robbery monday night. officers say dr. randolph neal was walking home from danville regional medical center when he was shot near mount vernon avenue. a neighbor who heard the gunshots came out to help and was also shot. police are still looking for the suspects. two virginia tech students made their first court appearance on monday in the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. david eisenhauer is charged with first degree murder and felony abduction. natalie keepers is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose of the body. s since lovell's disappearance, most developments in the case have taken place within the last few days. investigators have found out that nicole was part of an internet dating group. that groups is now shut down! wfxr's so