this is how things look right now in lynchburg. the pretreated roads are in pretty good shape, but that is not necessarily the case for many secondary roads across the area. our crews have been out all morning getting you up to speed on the latest conditions. coverage. we have melissa le fevere center. lynchburg. annie anderson joins us and roanoke and paul is on the south side. melissa, let's start with you. >> melissa: good afternoon. i hope everyone is waking up to this beautiful weather. we had the rain early this morning.here's a live you are lynchburg tower cam. still a lot of snow on the ground, but you to full blue skies and sunshine. you see this moving out of the richmond area. we are going to see sunshine and quiet weather through the rest of the week and even into the weekend. a quick check of your weather. temperatures warming up. a mix of sun and clouds across the area. 46 in lynchburg. 48 in danville. 45 in roanoke. 46 in brookneal. 40 in blacksburg. 84 in hot springs. high temperatures today in the upper 40s and low

nats of music in downtown lynchburg downtown lynchburg is getting a lot of foot traffic on a friday night. nats full its that foot traffic that helps small mom and pop businesses like cheesy-rider food truck. "we like it, it's fun," but what isn't fun --- learning of the largest employers in the hill city is laying off 200 employees. elizabeth russell/managin g partner cheesy rider food truck "i'm saddened to hear that news, i know that genworth employs a lot of people in lynchburg," employs a lot of people who spend money in downtown lynchburg. its that reason why folks with the lynchburg regional alliance are hoping those employees find new jobs. they say those who lost their jobs come as far away as altavista and that's why they're reaching out to other businesses in the community, to keep the spending money local. leaders in the business alliance are hoping lynchburg can bounce back and add more jobs in the future. megan lucas/ceo lynchburg regional business alliance "sad, my reaction is that it's unfortunate we really don't want to see one of our local companies transition and make t

the snow fell in lynchburg last evening. we will check in with melissa out in lynchburg. on the roads? >> reporter: there was a 3 plow trucks trying to get oust parking lot and hit the roads. they were having difficult yy because the snow is packed so tight. to get an idea how much has fallen. look at this car. pretty significant accumulation for this snowfall. it is light, mrufy snow. now earlier i might have spoke too soon it is feeling like 19 which leads to icy roads. that's one thing the plow truck drivers were looking out for. i spoke to an independent contractor who clears parking lots and he says that this is nothing compared to what he we had the last snow storm but he is plowing and working on the parking lots to make sure they are clear and his advice is to take it easy. not as much snow as last time fuel. don't be in a rush the roads are ice. if we do get freezing rain, one thing they'll be concerned about is that it will the snow will freeze because it is cold. that weighs down power lines and trees and leads to another problem. there are more cars on the roa

this over lynchburg. you can normally see route 460 around liberty, but you can't see it right now as the visibility has been reduced. now want to take you into bedford county where we have seen the heaviest amounts of snow. right noubing see there is also fog that direction. we are going to see increasing areas of light rain, light freezing rain and sleet for tonight and kind of getting a break for tonight and you see this area of pink here. developing areas of light sleet and light freezing rain and this is advancing northward. as this moves on top of the neighborhoods, i think we are going to see the roads getting a bit slicker and county roads and the neighborhoods that haven't been heavily traveled on top of that snow which already on ground, so that means that slippery roads are ahead. so between now and 11 p.m., we will see light freezing rain and sleet before it changes over to all rain in the middle of the night. coming up a little later, we will let you know how much warmer it will be by morning

down 8 early second half, lynchburg charged back. aj hamilton gets the steal and aj is jammin' to draw the hornets within 3.austen arnold poured in 41 for lc. lynchburg wins in double ot 160-156. conference tourneys finally got underway. amherst county's malik woodfolk nailed a three at the end of period three to pull within 15 of e.c. glass entering the fourth. later, cody lang got inside for two of his 14 to draw amherst closer. but the hilltoppers got hot in the fourth. tj jones drove for two of his 21. glass won 76-55 and plays at l.c.a. tonight at 6. more highlights and scores at wset.com.dennis that's a look at sports. >> melissa: let's look at weather. bus stop weather looking good. clear to mostly clear skies. 25 in lynchburg, 27 in danville. 33 in roanoke. we will see temperatures in the mid 40's this afternoon. enjoy sunny skies at 42 degrees by lunch. a high around frisk in lynchburg. we will see low to mid 40s in western virginia. upper 40s to 50 to the south side. mostly clear to partly cloudy tonight and temperatures dr

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you are look a live shot of lynchburg. we have the most up-to-date information on the snow that is coming down now. mona is following the latest in blifrn burg. valerie in danville. we will immediate over to melissa in the weather center with the latest. how long is this lasting? >> melissa: good morning the snow will continue. it started last night. look at snowfall totals. westburg five inches. blacksburg five and a half. 94 four in lynchburg we feel could see several more inches before it switches to sleet and freezing rainful not a lot of people on the roads. go ahead and stay home. it is cold. we are seeing the snow that is

and here's a look from our lynchburg tower camera. 20 degrees in lynchburg right now. we're going down to the teens and single digits later on tonight. it will be clear. and depending on how fast those winds calm down, it will depend on how far down we cool. here's a look at our next weather-maker. this speeds in here monday. and clear and very cold overnight tonight. we're talking single digits will continue for sunday with winter weather on the way for monday. hot springs in the single digits. >> whitney: tonight the pittsylvania county sheriff's office is trying to figure out what led to a man being hit and killed by a train in gretna. sheriff mike taylor tells me the call came under around 9:30 this morning. investigator came to the scene and found a man dead on the train tracks across from the movie theater on maine street. we are still waiting for the sheriff's office to confirm the man's identity. >>> a teenager is dead following a head-on collision last night in roanoke. around 9:00 p.m., police were called to the 2200 block of hardy road. 19-year-old kayla sim

lynchburg wins 62- 60, for the school's 2nd odac tourney title and first since 1979. hillary scott was an odac champ as a player at roanoke, and now has won as a coach. hilliary scott, lynchburg men's basketball head coach, "i always hear that coaches say hey, when you win you always sit back and watch your guys celebrate and that's kind of what i did man. that's what we get joy out of. like you said, i've gotten a championship before. i know how that feels so we try to work as a coaching staff to get these guys that feeling. it's nice to really see them celebrate and enjoy their hard work." in the women's championship, it was also lynchburg college in action, up against guilford. the hornets trailing by 7 early, but they kick it up a notch. sammi goldsmith pushes it up to chaney forbush underneath for 2 of on the other end, essence abraham from long range for the quakers. then check out lynchburg off the inbounds. they get it to caroline naumann who spins and scores. she led the way with 15, and was named the tournament's mvp. the hornets take control in the third qu

lynchburg police are continuing to investigate the crash. i reached out to the dealership today and a manager asked that the family asks the public respect their privacy during this difficult time. live in lynchburg, priscilla kaiser, abc 13 news. >> noreen: thanks, priscilla. >>> neighbors in a small community in pennsylvania county are fighting for a safer boat ramp. years, there has been too many injuries, and it is time for a change. valerie bragg went to check it out this afternoon, and she is live in danville with the story. >> reporter: whitney, the ramp is on leaseville lake in a small community called pitsville. new signs went up justnew signs went up just a few weeks ago to warn of the dangersweeks ago to warn of the dangers, but neighbors just don't want to see the sign. they want the problem fixed. >> reporter: there is a pretty sight at the end of this long, winding road. neighbors enjoy this view, but not the danger. >> some of the injuries here have resulted in broken ribs, broken ankles. >> reporter: lionel reynolds lives nea

if you are travelling to lynchburg and north of lynchburglynchburg and north of lynchburg, use caution and that's where the most delays due to snow are likely. also we are seeing flight delays in richmond and charlotte. >>> tonight's episode of "the bachelor" is being called the most dramatic one of the season, so it has got to be dramatic, right. we sat down recently with ben behind-the-scenes look as life as the bachelor. >> reporter: the tears, the drama, the goodbyes. it must be a lot to handle for a single guy looking for love. >> there are situations where i am sitting with my hands -- my head in between my hands saying i can't do this anymore. >> reporter: so much drama must be overwhelming for bachelor benbe overwhelming for bachelor ben. >> yes, i would say a common feeling sometimes. >> reporter: do you think it is possible to meet someone and within three minutes, ten minutes, a short conversation be going, i think we could have a future together? >> 100%. love can come about in all different sorts of ways. >> i would love nothing more -- >>reporter: while most americans are

have a great tuesday.3 pattie it's mostly good news for lynchburg. details from the state of the city address..coming up. nats today i left my kitchen, cause kasich has no vision x2whit protestors met presidential candidate john kasich with opposition while he made a few campaign stops in virginia. pattie plus, a look ahead to today's gop caucus in nevada. the latest from the campaign trail, just ahead. 3 3 3 you'll need the jacket and umbrella as cloudy, cool and wet weather is here to stay through wednesday. i'll have the details up next. 3 3 pattie good morning virginia. it is tuesday, february 23rd, 2016. i'm pattie martin.whit and, i'm whitney delbdrige. thanks for starting your day 3 pattie lynchburg held its annual state of the city at city hall. and this one was a bit different.whit both lynchburg mayor michael gillette and vice mayor caesor johnson announced they would not be seeking re-election. marissa parra reports. 3 caesor johnson, vice mayor of lynchburg: (17:32:04) "now my time is coming to a close...." (17:32:06) (2 secs) lynchburg's

live in lynchburg, katie brookelive in lynchburg, katie brooke, abc 13 news. >> danner: let's go live to danville where tola adamson has there. tola? >> reporter: danner, the road conditions are looking pretty good right now. i just got off the phone with the city's public inspection officer, and he tells me that all the roads are clear down to the bare pavement. the main concern is what is going on in some of the residents' homes right now. 150 customers without power. now this neighborhood off of piney forest road haven't had power since 1 a.m. because of trees that fell on top of power lines. and an evening near told me a crewcrew -- a crew will be there all day replacing street poles, but one person is thankful that he is prepared. his generator is getting him through tonight. >> about two years,>> about two years, the first time i have used it, you know. and it is a waste of money, but it ain't a waste of money. it is a good investment. yes, yes, today. one day will make it all worth >> reporter: now the city says that all customers by midnight. live in danville, tola adamson, ab

and early in the second half, lynchburg pushing the lead to double- digits. austen arnold knocks down the three from the top of the key. hornets up 47-36. then in transition, it's lyndon white finishing off the fast- break. the hornets continued to buzz outside on the perimeter. the kick- out to zack burnett. he finds the bottom of the net, as the lead balloons to 16. burnett then, showing off the versatility. drives into traffic, but still gets it lynchburg just crusing down the stretch. a.j. hamilton flying down the court. the hoop and the harm, as the hornets are onto to the semifinals, beating hampden- sydney, 90-67. hillary scott, lynchburg college head coach: "i feel like our guys now, feel like they belong here. you know, feel like, 'you know, we've got a chance.' if we can play well, play to our expectations, then we have a chance to have some success here, and i thought we played like that. i think we started out 10-0, or 12-0, something like that, and when you can get that right out of the locker room, that always helps your confidence. i just think

i was saying 32 in lynchburg. 37 in danville. we are seeing a bit of a winter mix in roanoke they are at the freezing mark. 32 degrees. 35 in brooknil. 35 in blacksburg. heavy rain in hot springs. visibility is something we are watching. if you head out on the road, conditions are continuing to deteriorate about a mile and a quarter visibility in danville. here is what you can expect for tuesday. not necessarily going to be worried about winter mix. freezing reason transitions to rain and heavy rain will be what you want to watch for. and roads, conscience, going to be very difficult out there. please, stay home if you can. and stay with your families. we not thot see conscience improve until this afternoon. i want to take i live out to lynchburg. will? >> will: it does not take long before you are soaking wet. there is so much moisture to be found. we have been walking around the parking lot. the ponding of water on the parking lot. i walked to langehorn road they have ponding there. mona will talk about that in a moment. we hav

she has never seen a case of abandoned baby in lynchburg. for information go to our website. >> patti: we are continuing our look toot death of nicole lovel. an immag concerning her activity online. nicole lovel was active on social media with facebook, instagram andkik. we learnedkikhas been active in helping the fbi carrying out their investigation. kikis popular and impossible to keep under aged users from signing up. apple stoppedkikappropriate for kids nine and old or i tunes. stick with us for the latest. we have details on a suspect due virginia. >> melissa: after 6:00 we are talking about morning fog. if you are ready to head out the door. here is your weather. we are seeing over cast skies and clear skies mixing in. cleaver in lunch burg 49. 46 in danville. 56 in danville. 46 in roanoke. 54 in brooknil. 41 in blacksburg. 45 in hot springs. continuing to watch visibility. you see a couple miles in south bostonful be alert as you head out the door today. what are you going to need? you want a jacket. tell be cooler. wind shifting out

highs for today 31 in lynchburg. 32 in lovingston. the south side 33 in smith mountain lake. 36 in south boston. wind could gust up to 20 miles per hour. we could see higher gusts in western virginia. 25 in blacksburg. 31 in roanoke. 34 in rocky mountain. 28 in covington. over night temperatures will drop into the teens and we are talking two stories dry and cold as we head throughout valentine's day. watching monday and today the chance for a winter storm. could see now a mix of rain and snow. more details to come. back to you. pam pat thank you. danville medical center says it will hold a neighborhood walk this week. the hospital organized a prayer and walk after a doctor and neighbor were shot a half mile from the hospital. the ceo says because of the great response they will organize it again this friday. tell begin in front of the boy's tomorrow at 6:00. >> mona: city officials of ferguson, missouri will respond to the allegation for the police have been out of control for years. now the feds intend to do something about it. the

for the first time, lynchburg will be hosting the event. today they discussed the positive economic impact the games will have on our area. organizers open the floor for questions and talked about what folks can expect this coming season.>> people are very sad about it. they can put their arms around and support and really enjoy. new blood, new energy for all of us. >> mona: peter says registration is open for most events. >>> the number of job openings in the u.s. is near a record high. the labor department says there were 5.6 million unfilled jobs in december. that is just shy of the all-time record high set in july of last year. the downside is many u.s. workers don't qualify to fill those positions. many require vocational training such as truck drivers, electricians, or plumbers. >>> the new zaxby's in forest has available positions. the location expected to open later this month. the first 100 guests will each get a free item each week for a year. if you want to apply for a job, you can stop at the new location. zaxby's's is known for

high today, 47 in lynchburg. 49 in danville. 46 in roanoke. 41 in blacksburg. your weekend forecast coming up.>>> mixed news from today's unimportant report. the country's unemployment rate dropped to 2008, 4.9 percent. hiring is also slowing down. the u.s. economy added 151,000 jobs in january. economists surveyed by cnn projected the economy would create 197,000. the 151,000 is down from december and the four week unemployment has increased since october meaning more people are out of work. >>> just into our newsroom, genworth officials have confirmed for us they are laying off 200 people. genworth announced that as part of restructuring they will no longer sell traditional life insurance and fixed annuity products. in a letter to customers, genworth ceo said they are focusing their sales efforts to develop solutions that meet the financial challenges of aging, including individual and group long-term care insurance. we are working right now to get more details and we will keep you updated. >>> mortgage rates fell for the fifth straight week amid volatility i

lynchburg wins big 73-51. 3 lynchburg will face washington & lee saturday at 1 in the semifinals, the generals squeezed by eastern mennonite. number 2 guilford rolled over randolph-macon. and three seed emory & henry edges bridgewater 88-87. lynchburg men battle hampden- sydney tomorrow at 1 in the quarterfinals. tonight, lc senior forward alex graves was honored as player of the year, roanoke's page moir coach of the year. lc's zack burnett also made the first team, along with randolph's zach desgain and roanoke's joey miller. 3 dennis high school hoops at magna vista featuring our number one in our full court press top 13, the brookville girls. hannah young and company squaring off against spotswood in the 3a west semifinals. the bees strike first, tiffany rixey dials up the three from the corner for the early lead. then kiala marshall beats her defender to the baseline for the layup. in the second, brookville comes out firing, chelsie moran's 3 circles the rim before falling in! however, spotswood beats brookville 50-42. the bees, though, have already qualified for states. 3 in the

temperatures are above freezing for most of us. 34 in lynchburg. above freezing in blacksburg. >> danner: and one of the areas expected to see some of that snow overnight is craig county. tonight if they need to. they pretreated the roads. pretreated. many residents are taking this next round of winter in stride. >> a snow day. >> ain't nothing we can do about it. >> it ain't going to be no worse that be what we've already had. >> danner: vdot crews say be patient. they may have trouble getting to all of the roads quickly. >>> and we are keeping you up to date on this weather at wset.com and facebook fan page and twitter. make sure that you like those pages so you get the latest real time information. >>> now at 7:00, lynchburg police are investigating a string of larcenies near old forest road. a witness called 9-1-1 after seeing two people breaking into cars and locked cars as police confronteded steven locke. he ran from them and dropped a back back with several items inside. they have charged him with with multiple offenses. >>> the woman accus

we're seeing 48 in lynchburg. if they in danville. 43 in roanoke. 89 in brookneal. 39 in blacksburg. a few flurries . temperatures in the upper 40s and even low 50s. get out there and enjoy it. a beautiful weekend in store. the full forecast coming up. >>> while snow may be on its way out, many people in our area have been experiencing more power outages. it is stemming from the night. right now, power crews say they are working hard to restore power to everyone. here is a look at the latest numbers on the aep outage map. aep reported more than 12,000 outages. that is way down from 16,000 you can see most of the outages are in and around the roanoke area with almost 4000 out in roanoke city and another 3800 in the county. franklin county has 2500 people in the dark. >>> in madison heights, a accident between a car and tractor-trailer sent a driver to the hospital. amherst county deputies say police responded to the intersection of avalon drive in south amherst highway around 8:00 last night. first responders say i

wind is preventing a lot of fog from developing west of lynchburg. east of lynchburg, we have some fog starting to form from danville, south boston, charlottesville. late tonight, early tomorrow morning, allow yourself extra time. >> 53 danville. 47 in the hill city. we're watching the last batch of showers in beckley up north to highland county. aside from a stray shower overnight tonight, many areas will stay dry. maybe some drizzle. tuesday's weather towards dallas and houston. and here's wednesday's weather in the pacific northwest. we'll have a somewhat dry day tomorrow. tuesday's weather is getting ready to move in here. and we get a break tuesday night before more rain comes into the forecast for wednesday. and clouds and drizzle overnight tonight. clouds and drizzle for a good chunk of the day monday as well. more rain coming in monday-tuesday. and tuesday morning could be a tad bit on the wet side. a little bit of a break on tuesday night before more rain comes back in on wednesday. and some of that rain could be heavy at times. now-thursday

right now we are looking live out over lynchburg. you may have seen some snow flurries out there today, but no accumulation and no travel problems this evening, but it is cold outside, and it is going to get colder overnight. 28 in lynchburg. roanoke at 30. danville at 33. martinsville at 30. feels that much colder. wind chill is 20 in lynchburg and feels like 24 in blacksburgand feels like 24 in blacksburg. what it looks like for you this evening. a few snow flurries are possible, but no travel issues. mainly a bitter cold night. temps in the teens by tomorrow morning. coming up a little later, how much know we are expecting and when we expect the snow to begin. >>> now we want to get to the aftermath of that massive fire at the old dan river plant in brookneal. abc 13 was the first to bring you live video from the scene yesterday. >> mark: katie brooke has been out there all day today. katie, 24 hours ago it was a massive fire. >> we have a problem with katie right now -- >> the distribution center because that's where the boxes we

>>> lynchburg men facing multiple charges following a drug bust. thank you for joining us.i am mona kosar abdi. police arrested 20-year-old sean clegg and 21-year-old joseph guida. police said executed a search warrant a little over a week ago at an apartment on the 300 block of peninsula street. there, they found you want to, hash oil, and various smoking devices and handgun. >>> right now, a judge's hearing witness testimony for the trial of ashley wright, the mother of a five-year-old boy found dead in a septic tank. this comes after a two day long struggle at the beginning of the week to seek a jury. she is facing felony child abuse and neglect charges. on tuesday, judge bradley granted the defense counsel in turn, the prosecutor asked her a bench trial, which white and her attorneys agreed on for the prosecution is expected to bring in some 20 witnesses to testify. stick with abc 13 for the latest on this case. >>> we're going to take a break from the headlines and check in with melissa le fevere over the weather center. it is super cold and o

no accumulation is forecast for lynchburg and the southside. roanoke may see a light coating at best. it will be a cold day with highs only in the upper 30s to near 40. lows drop into the 20s tonight under mostly cloudy skies. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds for wednesday, with some mountain snow showers 3pattie tight3 today a judge will continue working to seat a jury in the trial of the woman charged with abuse and neglect of her 5-year-old son. noah thomas was found dead in >> patti: noah was found dead last march. hes mother ashley white entered a not guilty plea yesterday upon 15 of 22 jurors selected. once twoor chosen both sided get their strikes and 14 will be seat. stay with us february you felts. >> mona: woman accused of steeling pleaded guilt tow 10 charges. yesterday in lynchburg. icateicate pleaded guilt tow five grand larceny and five burglar charges. the common waling attorney said police recovered 415 items from her motive issue financial problems proven from text records show a marital strain with her and her husband and for

lynchburg and roanoke both with first round byes. randolph's first round gamea is at the rad center tuesday at 7. on the women's side, roanoke hosts virginia wesleyan tonight, lynchburg with a bye. randolph hits the road today to face bridgewater in the first round. lynchburg boxer cole crumpler moved to 5-0 this weekend, with a first round tko. he defeated jordan simmons in baton rough, louisiana. 4 of jordan's 5 wins have come by technical knockout. 3 dave lynchburg hornets lacrosse opening their home schedule against franklin and marshall. tied at 9 early in the fourth, lynchburg's austin stewart rolls into the slot, and fires the overhand blast! stewart with the sock trick - 6 goals in one game! minutes later, colin mcguire knocked down, but shoots as he's falling down, gets the bouncer to go in! hornets go on to win 13-10.s win it 13-10. that's all for sports. >> melissa: it is 6:26 tell be cloud and he cool. upper 40s and lower 50s. 45 by 8:00. highs around 51 for many of us and we will see the temperatures dropping in the uppe

looking over lynchburg in the heart of virginia. clouds and the issue how cold it feels with the wind. right now 26 degrees. that light blue number is the wind chill. as well more coming up shortly. wind out of the west at 6 miles per hour. if you have been spending any time outside today, you know the wind is a lot stronger at times. blacksburg down to 20. 24 in roanoke. temperatures cold everywhere. 32 in danville and 33 in south boston. here is what you need to know about. the coldest weather. the coldest hours we are going to see overnight tonight and through thursday is between 1 and 10 a.m. temperatures are actually going to remain below freezing until friday afternoon. for this evening, we will see temperatures in the 20s, falling near 16 at 6:00. for an update how cold it feels the wind chill. take to you will stafford. >> reporter: the temperature factor and the wind chill what it will feel to your exposed skin. our computer model what it will feel like, feel like 12 below in hot springs. 5 in lynchburg, 7 in martinsville.

lynchburg at 45. roanoke at 44. we are still looking live over danville, and by morning, all lower 20s. low between 20 and 25. you may have frost on your windyou may have frost on your windshield, coming up a little later when we will see a big warm-up. >>> a plan for amherst county's future. the leaders got together at sweetbriar college how this map that out increase tax base, maintain investments, maintain current jobs and create new ones as the county prepares for the central virginia trading center to close. >> we know the central virginia training center will close in 2020, both a threat and also an opportunity. what are we going to do with that land when it does close? we don't own that land, the state does, but we can come up with a wonderful redevelopment plan. >> danner: ctvt is the largest employer with 12,000 jobs. the next largest employer in the county has about 300. >>> thousands of active-duty troops suffer from post a new study reveals the military is struggling to provide adequate care for them. th

hundreds came out in lynchburg to support david. the community brought raffle tickets and left donations to pay for his bone marrow transplant and housing. his cant plan today the sxevent grateful that so many showed up. >> i want to say, thank you. i want to say -- friends and family and this community have been behind him and our family and friends throughout this whole thing. >> mona: if you would like to wset.com. >>> head's up to driver in lynchburg the department of water resources will do water line work in the 2300 block of play horn road that may affect travel. this is throughed with february third. most of the work will be done in the evenings. but restricted to one lane in each direction. make note as you head out. >>> in danville starting today both lanes of newt onon will be closed for a work on electric and communication lines. this is going on from 7:00-5:00 through february fourth. detour signs will be placed to redirect traffic. mostists are urged to slow or consider an alternate route. a reminority about our abc 13

lynchburg, 19, the dew point is 17. visibility reduced at three miles. wind in the south, southeast at three miles. and we're continuing to funnel in that warm, moist air. 19 in lynchburg, 19 roanoke. 23 danville. these temperatures are our low temperatures for the rest of the date. we might go up or down a degree or two. there's one reason why, dew point values are pretty much at the actual temperature. don't expect a lot of change in its temperature. in hillsville patrick county we see a dry spell. we expect that will fill in and this should fill back in as we making our way through the overnight hours tonight. and there is moisture upstream that has to make its way here. this area of high pressure provided us some cooler weather over the weekend. but that will slide away. we'll tap into the warmer air. and warmer air will go up and over the cooler air. we'll see a mixture of sleet and freezing rain tomorrow. and it changes to all rain on tuesday. and we finally get some clearing on wednesday. the snow tonight in the overnight hours. mid-daytime, we'll

lower 50s in lynchburg. you can see the last edge of the area of rain gradually clearing its way across the heart of virginia. we are still seeing showers near brook neal, keysville and down to south boston and to farmville. that rain will continue moving east and away. for this evening, we will seat rain ending. a lot of us one to two inches of rain. coming up a little lather, we will show you the specific rain totals and when colder weather arrives. >> danner: thank you, george. >>> it stinks to live in parts of campbell county right now. many residents say living by the region's landfill is unbearable and they demanding that supervisors do something about it. katie brooke has the latest on that tonight. >> reporter: danner nothing will happen any time soon. last night the board of supervisors heard from john hashedy, the president of citizens group concerned about the landfill. the campbell county landfill joined the regional authority in 2008. trash hauled in from appomattox trash coming in is called an

lynchburg and roanoke both with first round byes. randolph's first round gamea is at the rad center tuesday at 7. on the women's side, roanoke hosts virginia wesleyan tonight, lynchburg with a bye. randolph hits the road today to face bridgewater in the first round. 3 dave 17-year old lynchburg boxer cole crumpler with a first round tko. he defeated jordan simmons in baton rough, louisiana. 4 of jordan's 5 wins have come by technical knockout. 3 dave lynchburg hornets lacrosse opening their home schedule against franklin and marshall. tied at 9 early in the fourth, lynchburg's austin stewart rolls into the slot, and fires the overhand blast! stewart with the sock trick - 6 goals in one game! minutes later, colin mcguire knocked down, but shoots as he's falling down, hornets go on to win 13-10. (man) this is where it all started. i received a call from our dispatch center. smoke was coming from a manhole, and that's not good. we entered the manhole. we discovered that the cables had been melted by the fire. we jumped in, we got to wor

the lynchburg humane society is hosting food truck bow wow. cute name. this friday 11 to 2 at the center for pets. mama crocketts, cider doughnutsmama crocketts, cider doughnuts, upper crust pizza and cheesy riders. after lunch, encouraged to visit with the pets. the humane society hope this will bring in new visitors to the center and find more of those pets forever home. >>> the race is on for presidential candidatespresidential candidates here in virginia. the candidates are trying to >>> democratic presidential campaign is launching a television advertising campaign here in virginia. clinton's campaign announced it is running its first virginia tv ads in the richmond market. the 32nd spot highlights foreign policy, women's right and other issues. the campaign didn't say exactly how much they are spending on that advertising. clinton currently has a lead in virginia polls and has the support of both the state's u.s. senators and governor terry mcauliffe. >>> republican presidential hopeful donald trump is planhopeful donald trump is planning to return

and at 10:00, on the door step of lynchburg. some of the snow could be on the heavier side. >> whitney: thank you, will. we have an update tonight on the death of a man hit by a train in gretna this morning. the pittsylvania county sheriff's office has now identified that man as 69-year-old walter davis. sheriff mike taylor tells me the call came in around 9:30 this morning. when investigators got to the scene, they found davis dead at the train tracks across the movie theater on main street. they said that davis's death appears to be accidentally. >>> a teenager is dead following a head-on collision last night in roanoke. around 9:00 p.m., police were called to the 2200 block of 18-year-old kayla simmons was driving westbound on hardy road and crossed the central line. she was taken to the hospital and later died of her injuries. christopher markus hash was also taken to the hospital with serious injuries. there were no passengers in either vehicle. police say is that drugs and alcohol are possible factors in this crash, but th

low 40s. 39 in lynchburg and blacksburg. 40 in roanoke. 43 in danville. along with the wet roads, we are seeing some fog out there. please issue be extra careful. give yourself time to get to the final destination. benefit you and your family head out, make sure you have that rain gear. the reason jacket and umbrella. it is a cool start. dress in layers. temperatures in the 50s and 60s later on this afternoon. 50s by lunch and the 50s and 60s to the south side. you see a few thunderstorms later on this afternoon. time everything out for you. coming up in a bit. patty? back to you. >> patti: we're working to get information on the situation off promised land road and the animals left after their owner died. the woman who's body was discovered had been there for a time that is according to the should have's office. they will know more after the autopsy. there is no foul play. several of her animals were dead and the surviving ponent and he alpaca are ill from lack of food and water. someone buried the ponent and he alpaca on monday night. vet's office says

the winds right now are calm in for danville. 53 in lynchburg. we are holding continue to 49 in roanoke. 56 56, martinsville. 59, farmville. and 54 over in hot springs. a majority of our area actually dry right now on radar. a lot of the real heavy rain is down toward the south. we have two river flood warnings up for halifax and to charlotte county. the heaviest of the rain just about ready to push off of bugeyeland lake and done for our area. where it is not done right now, continuing to rain actually rather hard in norfolk and cape charles up to williamsburg, wakefield and franklin and suffolk seeing heavier rain as the boundary continues to push off toward the east and a very down to panama city. a line of very nasty at least heavy rain and maybe even gusty winds, maybe a rumble or two of thunder and the rest of the country fairly quiet. an area high pressure kind of blocking things out. the boundary, we get into that influence of high pressure into the western part of the map. the area of high pressure continues to slide closer by. we will s

a live look from our v dot camera from route 460 in lynchburg. the rain moved out late this morning, and the sun has helped melt a lot of that snow. >> we have team coverage of the aftermath tonight with katie brooke checking road conditionsbrooke checking road conditions. george flickinger has an update on the forecast, and suri crowe saw just how much damage this storm did to your cars. >> reporter: well, noreen, if you were coming downwards road any time soon, you will notice some mud on the road. this dirt berm behind me collapsed melting quickly in the son and warm temperatures. we drove around the city checking out road conditions and public works have done a great job of getting the roads clean. crews finished up their shift this afternoon and tell me every road is clear at this time. the sun has even dried up some roads and still some possibility that some roads could refreeze. they treated rose with salt and have crews just in case. the city had $150,000 left in their snow removal reserve fundtheir snow removal reserve fund. she haven't

it is 24 in lynchburg. and it will get colder this these lil' chickies and lil' doggies are small, -but they're intense. -oh, yeah. small but intense like my niece, hannah. oh, yeah. and you, uh, take karate? yeah she does. show him how intense you are, hannah. -yah! yah! ah! -(karate sounds) oh, my... hey! yes! now finish him. -bow to her, peter. -i'm not gonna bow to a... bow to her, peter. (gong) big flavor in a little package. new lil' chickies and lil' doggies. and grab a burrito and drink for $3.00 delivered in two minutes-- >> melissa: we will see light snow showers in the mountains. no presip. wind chills in teens and 20s. highs in the 30s. checking out satellite as you head identity the door. still seeing the snow showers in black burg. trying to work to roanoke. most of the snow staying toward mountains. may see scattered flurries over all no accumulation. we are seeing cold temperatures. 24 in lynchburg and roanoke. 23 in danville. 17 in martinsville. 20 in blacksburg. looking at wind speeds this

no accumulation is forecast for lynchburg and the southside. roanoke may see a light coating at best. it will be a cold day with highs only in the upper 30s to near 40. lows drop into the 20s tonight 3 mona tight danville police say they are still looking for suspects in a shooting that left a local doctor with several gunshot wounds. dr. randolph neal and his neighbor were shot multiple times last monday on mount vernon avenue after an attempted robbery. both victims are recovering. an anonymous donor is offering 30-thousand dollars for information leading to a conviction of those involved. 3 pattie tight the bedford police department has issued a statement after one of its former officers was arrested on child porn charges. they say icac investigators told the police department last year that there was an investigation into 54-year-old brian mcalexander. investigators arrested him friday and charged him with six felony counts. in the police department's statement.. they say they want the public to know that if he's found guilty, it does not r

lynchburg seeing cloudy skies. light drizzle. the bulk of the rain arrives at 8:00 sticks with us until 4:00 p.m. we have a flash flood watch from bedford to the west in affect until 6:00 p.m. this evening. grab a jacket as you head out. if is 43 in lynchburg. 51 in danville. 41 in martinsville. 41 in black burg. 42 in roanoke. look at the nice warm up. tell feel like spring. we will into the 60s. not going to be a good day to be outside. some thunderstorms. it is thanks to the cold front continuing to march to the each you see from the southeast. the gulf coast up to the northeast. we see rain. got snow on the backside of the low temperature is bringing a one-two punch to the eastern half of the country. prediction center put areas to the south and east lynchburg that marginal risk. the greatest threat will be gusty south wind up to 30 miles per hour. and of course, the heavy rain we'll track throughout the day. attacking you through future cast. look at the line of storms moving through lunchtime from char lotsville to martinsv

we are seeing light rain in lynchburg. so if you were getting ready to head home from work, the roads will be wet, but not having to worry about any icy road as the temps are going to remain above freezing for this evening. this is good news if you are going to be headed out. pinpoint doppler radar will zoom you on down. this is mostly falling as rain; however, if you were travel tluingt mountains, if you were headed up highway -- traveling through the mountains, if you were heading up highway 9, the most of highway 29 will be okay as the road will be wet. you can see the snow falling in the blue ridge mountains. if you were watching us from south side, you are only going to get rain as the temperatures are going to remain well above freezing. but we are going to get more areas of light rain and snow tonight. as you can see all this precip, all this precipitation out to the west that is moving into virginia and very little of it will be sticking. the other big story for the week is going to be the cold weather. this will b

back to you. >> patti: coming up in good morning virginia burglars hit a house in lynchburg. >> lynchburg >> patti: good morning it is tuesday february 23rd. 2016. i'm patty martin. >> whitney: i'm whitney. we are off to a rainy start it does not look like that will change. melissa is in the weather center tracking the latest. >> melissa: good morning whitney and patty about 6:30 wet weather will greet you on the morning commute. let's go to pinpoint. we are seeing widespread rain and pockets of heavy rainfall for danville, south boston and out toward the buchanan area. temperatures now holding steady. 30s and 40s. above the freezing mark. encountering wet roads as we look at danville. 39 in lynchburg. 32 for danville. 40 in roanoke. 39 in blacksburg. as you guess you need the rain gear. grab the jacket and umbrella. dress in layers tell be cool. got the dreary feel. temperatures steady in the 40s throughout the afternoon, 100% chance of rain. an inch public today and self more everyones as we head to wednesday. 100% chance for rain tuesday and wednesday. we will time it out for you comin

the chick-fil-a on wards road in lynchburg is donating sandwiches -- today and last night. a chick-fil-a manager also tells us they have received more donations to be able to feed more people in the coming days.// and before and after hair designs on timberlake road is shampoos for those affected in 3 appomattox. that's according to their facebook page.//danner pots gleaning for the world is collecting items for the victims tomorrow and saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at sam's club in lynchburg. they will also collect things at the walmart in appomattox on saturday as well. they're looking for non perishable food items, personal care items, cleaning supplies, paper products, and pet supplies. if you're looking to donate, we have all of the information you need to help out on our website, w- s-e-t dot com. 3 3 danner this is a live look over lynchburg tonight. let's go to chief meteorologist george flickinger -- for more on when those winds are going to die 3 danner pots at least 3 people are dead in waverly. it's another area hard hit by the tornado. state police tell us

the lynchburg men taking on randolph-macon. -hornet's daniel rowe buries the 3 -alex graves on the fast break.. caps it off with the easy layup. -lynchburgs defense putting on the pressure.. zach burnett on the steal and brings home with the layin... and this one went to overtime and lynchburg is victorious 62-60 and are your conference champions. the second sprint cup race of the season.. this one in hot-lanta.. the folds of honor quiktrip 500. kyle bushc on the pole but after failing post qualifying inspection he starts from the back. -with 41 laps to go.. leader kevin harvick pits under green and jimmie johnson takes the lead. -and johnson appears to have it in the bag when ryan newman blows a tire bringing out the second caution of the day. -johnson ahead of bucsh on the restart.. and the 48 car is able to hold him off. -there is a wreck on the backstrech but johnson stays in front and gets the win in atlanta. mentioned them, they were all really late-race moments, and then sure enough here again, the way this one finished

i found one man in lynchburg who is helping his neighbors. jason said he just wanted to be productive on his snow day. spent his morning shoveling driveways and sidewalks along memorial avenue. >> i just felt like doing something nice and try to clean the sidewalk off. let the city know i'm interested in doing my part. i just wanted to help out. >> of course there is more than one way to move the snow. i found several people using leaf blowers to use the cars and driveway. snow is light enough to actually work. as for the roads lynchburg public work plowed a few of the main roads through neighborhoods like the san dust dusty area. most of the side streets are not touched until tomorrow. if you get around by bus the greater lynchburg is operating today on a modified schedule and they're only running right now on the plowed street. something to keep in mind if you do plan to use that service service. live in lynchburg, tim >> already dealt with more than 160 crashes statewide because of the weather. one wreck involving an over overturned tracto

how many people will continue to work in lynchburg? the company says its lynchburg location will continue to employ about one-thousand workers. in lynchburg duke carter wsls 10. salem officers arrest a man for a car and foot chase. israel cunningham is now charged with grand larceny and felony eluding. police say they were called out to west main street in response to a shoplifting complaint. they say cunningham got into a car and left... then refused to pull over. according to officers... cunningham eventually got out of the car... and took off on foot. he was caught... and is being held at the roanoke county jail without bond. the southside community comes together to take a stand against violence. tonight... there will be a prayer vigil and a walk to show support for victims of a double shooting in danville. the reward for information on climb. thanks to anonymous donors ... dollars for tips suspects. wsls 10's colter anstaett is on tonight's events... colter... what can you tell us? that's right. at 6 o' clock, a prayer vigil is se

bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >>> a big part of civil war history in lynchburg is under lynchburg college just took over ownership of historic sandusky, the home near the college campus, known for its role in the civil war battle. they will own and manage the property and direct programming while the nonprofit historic sandusky foundation will continue to lead the restoration efforts and raise money for preservation. it also lets lc get new opportunities. a local civil engineering firm department to sandusky. lynchburg, danville, bedford, roanoke, and the new river valley. >>> the deadly storms now heading north and into the east and midwest regions. at least three people have been killed after more than two dozen reported tornadoes tore across the gulf state. elizabeth hur reports. >> look up. >> reporter: a monster storm system is on the move up the east coast. >> holy cow! >> reporter: along the way, leaving a path of destruction in this rv park in louisiana obliterated. >> i immediately took off running to help people. >> reporter: entire neighborhoods in pensacola, florida, d