wrapping-up the regular season on the road at randolph-macon. first half action, lamont moore gets his shot blocked, but daniel noe is there as back-up. macon by 2. roanoke has a quick answer though. john down the 3 to put the maroons out front. fitchett with 14 points, 7 rebounds. later first, michael taylor with a clear view from long- range. he knocks- down one of his 5 threes in the game. then it was more taylor later. he led all scorers with 31 points, lifting randolph-macon to the 89-73 win over roanoke. high school wrestling state championships are wrapping-up right now at the salem civic center for 1 through 4a schools. the third place matches going-on earlier in the day with action on 4 mats for the 4 classifications competing for titles. heading into the afternoon, the 1 and 2a titles were all but locked-up before the finals even started. in 1a rural retreat held more than an 80-point lead over rappahannock was another familiar sitting in first place in the team standings

buncombe, avery, macon, clay, and cherokee county. all these counties are under wintnt storm warnings. periods of some snow. light accumulations. watch out for slick roads. i'll tell you more about the changes that lie ahead and how the snow adds up. stick around. >> larry: we have a team of reporters tracking some snow that's already fallen and what's still to come. >> darcel: news 13's karen wynne is in haywood county, and kimberly king in yancey. what are crews doing to gear up for more snow tonight? >> karen: darcel, they're working long hours. they're going to be out all night long to keep the roads safe. little bit of snow to give one florida family a thrill. it was the first time the kids have ever seen snow. so they snowboarded on soco mountain even though it was not completely covered. even with the additional snow expected tonight, most places won't see nearly the amount of snow we did nearly two weeks ago. this leads to some drivers being complacent or over confident. >> i realize this one may not be as big so they won't ta

. >> darcel: we have an update now on a macon county teenager investigators say he accidentally shot himself in the head. christopher has been taken off several medications and that the swelling in his brain is going down. investigators say christopher likely didn't realize a shell was still in the gun's chamber when he shot himself in his home. signs of support are up all over town including macon middle where christopher goes to school. >> it kind of hits the community. for him, you know. >> darcel: coming up at 6:00, some of the activities christopher's father says his son is now able to do. >> tammy: in vote 2016, bernie sanders made two stops today. he held a town hall in columbia and visited charleston. meanwhile the husband of the other presidential candidate visited as well. bill clinton. ashlea, polls have clinton leading there. >> ashlea: that's right. one poll has her in front by as much as 21 points. bernie sanders is gaining some ground on her. that's with just 11 days left until the primary here. a loud reception for a former president on the trails making history campa

at times over to macon county. another batch will move in overnight. this is by no means the main that comes overnight and through tomorrow. winds blowing in asheville. winds have been gusting over 35 much of the day. they will begin to relax only a little bit. winter weather advisories from 7 o'clock this evening to 7:00 a.m. friday. you can see the snows expanding on the future cast. i'll tell you who is going to get most of it and how much will fall in your neighborhood. stick around. >> darcel: our team coverage continues now in maggie valley. >> larry: rex hodge joins us. what happened out there, rex? >> rex: i'm here at riverside village in maggie valley. strong wind knocked down one of these pine trees and fell in to the roof. the heavy tree cut right through the roof and damaged her car. she says the storm raced through maggie valley about 7 this morning with a sound she compares to a train.

here in jackson county, southern sebss is of macon county. into raven county as well. and then the atmosphere is too warm for any snow in the upstate, but it is increasing towards the tennessee line. you can see the rain that we've had socialed with that -- associated with that front the upstate. some of us have had to dwruz windshield mountains and others are saying the with the snow is coming down. -- winter snow coming down. forced up the mountains to squeeze out the snow. it will start to stack up near the tennessee line. the snow showers will be possible as far south as asheville. in the upstate, look for a mixture of sunshine and clouds, a cold afternoon, blustery throughout the day tomorrow. and the winds will stay up, into wednesday morning. so the snow machine will continue up in the higher elevations there. the upstate, look for a hard freeze to start the day, and then we'll look for less mountain snow as the winds start to subside. another hard freeze on the way for wednesday night. want to make sure you protect the pipes and also the pets for

all the way down to central parts of georgia, macon and columbus. >> >> tomorrow, we are watching the area of low pressure moving a little area of instability stretching across southern new england, very scattered. when we see a snowshower, it can couple down for short amount of time those are the types of snowshowers that cause traffic accidents. that's our focus for tomorrow. more scattered snowshowers are likely there then another cold front approaches as we head towards friday. in terms of snow totals tomorrow, scattered, quick coatings, two inches of snowfall, the best chance in the southeastern part of the state. tomorrow morning, snowshowers begin to develop after the morning commute. good news there. mid-day, areas of snow and locally heavy bursts of snow and for the evening, snowshowers will gradually come to an end. highs mainly low to mid-30s. we head towards friday and the

seeing snow in swain county and northern swain in macon county. the upstate in pink, that is a freeze warning advisory -- freezing rain advisory. later today into the evening, the potential slippery conditions in the upstate. chris justus in this morning to look at some of the models and show you when we will be impacted by the winter weather. chris: i just got in touch with they are tracking a low-pressure system moving just south of our area today. we will see it move right along the cold boundaries from augusta to columbia. at first, we are watching for this moisture back toward birmingham that will moisten of our atmosphere. right now, we are dry. any moisture trying to jerk -- move and is being eviscerated. we are getting humidity levels up. when i left last night, we're at 20%. we are now at 53%. another thing we are watching his temperatures. 20's across much of the area. a cold dome of air stretches back toward north georgia.

he led all scorers with 31 points, lifting randolph-macon to the 89-73 win over roanoke. high school wrestling state championships are wrapping-up right now at the salem civic center for 1 through 4a schools. the third place matches going-on earlier in the day with action on 4 mats for the 4 classifications competing for titles. heading into the afternoon, the 1 and 2a titles were all but locked-up before the finals even started. in 1a rural retreat held more than an 80-point lead over rappahannock was another familiar sitting in first place in the team standings point lead over clarke county. 3a was tight through the third-place matches, with christiansburg then in 4a, faquier county and eastern view were neck and neck at the top 2 spots. we'll have final team results at 11. the 58th running of the daytona 500 takes place tomorrow afternoon with the green flag just after 1 o'clock. as a driver, if you're fortunate enough to make it to the last lap of the 500, it's a white knuckle experience unlike any other in professional sports. joey logano/ defending daytona 500 champ

macon by 2. roanoke has a quick answer though. john fitchett knocking- down the 3 to put the maroons out front. fitchett with 14 points, 7 rebounds. later first, michael taylor with a clear view from long- range. he knocks- down one of his 5 threes in the game. then it was more taylor later. he led all scorers with 31 points, lifting randolph-macon to the 89-73 win over roanoke. the 2016 high season is in the books, as the vhsl state championships wrapped-up today at the salem civic center for classes 1 through 4a. the third place matches were going-on earlier in the day with action on 4 mats for the 4 classifications competing for titles. heading into the afternoon, the 1 and 2a titles were all but locked-up before the finals even started. in 1a rural retreat is your state champion with 227 points, beating-out rappahannock county who was the 1a runner-up with 105.5 points. then in 2a it was in grundy, taking- home the title, beating-out clarke county by more than 120 points. 3a was a pretty tight race between christiansburg and c

much of central, northern macon county, central haywood. back through the black mountains. and the white here is a dusting to an inch. i know that's a big range. farther south of i-40 don't expect as much. closer to i-40, expect closer to an inch. that includes asheville. we could see closer to an inch in the next 24 to 48 hours. only 20s in the northern mountains tomorrow. it will be freezing or colder in many of the mountain valleys. around freezing thursday with some sunshine. then the next blast of cold comes in just in time for the weekend. we'll have lows in single digits night in to valentine's morning. >> tammy: time to check out today's "see it, shoot it, send it." panther pride while dabbing in mardi gras attire. >> frank: she took this during yesterday's parade in downtown asheville. you can send us pictures and video, too just by logging on to wlos.com. >>> giving the ball to grandpa. next, why a mountain basketball for a picture perfect moment. >> tammy: a picture posted on social media captures the moment a pisgah basketball player will never forget. >> frank:

includes buncombe, avery, macon, clay, cherokee. this is where a lot of significant snow is going to accumulate. winter storm warnings until 7 o'clock in the morning. periods of snow, gusty in asheville. i'll show you what to expect overnight and when the snow accumulates here in the city. stick around. >> darcel: with the snow arriving from the west, it didn't take long for some of our western mountains to turn white. >> tammy: news 13's meteorologist karen wynne is live in waynesville. karen, it didn't take much to get people excited. >> karen: no, tammy, it really didn't. right now in waynesville it is dry. long. one family actually went snowboarding before their location was completely covered. gearing up for a very long night. around mid-morning we met christine walking through the horizontal snow flakes. she was not amused. >> it's a mess and it's devastating. i don't know, i like spring better. >> karen: as the snow came down in the western mountain, we saw horses in blankets hunkered down in the anticipation of heavier snow

and randolph falls to randolph-macon, 90-66. more action today, bridgeford and guilford. and guilford hangs on. and washingtonton and lee holds off roanoke by ten. and top 25 action. kentucky and south carolina today. in less than two and a half in, perery is out. and watch this right here for the two handed jam. and the cats up 15 at the in the second, youlis will throw it off the back board to lee. and youlis is all kentucky. they roll over south carolina, 89-62. and conference championships for a lot of area high school track stars. conference 23 and 24 meet at liberty university. loving cleared the bar here at 4'7". and davidson set a record. it's nearly half a second faster than last year. and j.f. and l.c.a. dead locked. and we'll have the >> whitney: it seems like we just can't get past it. every time it feels like we're done with the snow and the -- >> will: it sucks you back in. >> whitney: and this is some really serious cold we're talking about. >> will: it's going to be quite cold in the overnight hours tonight and in the afternoon tomorrow. valentine's day is

snow over the smokys and snow over the nantahalas already in southern macon county. elsewhere it is still rain fall.

up at his school, macon middle. news of the accidental shooting at his home earlier this month got around quickly. >> being a small town like this, it's kind of shocking. >> rex: he says all the kids are pulling for him. three boys were in cowart's home. one of them a friend. they say christopher found a gun and accidentally shot himself in the head. he's been at mission hospital ever since. that's where his family is and getting news now of his improvement. >> he's opening his eyes. he's able to follow us. he can hear us. he can squeeze their hands. his cat scan came back positive. no more brain swelling. it's actually decreasing. >> rex: christopher's father says his son has a long way to go. family auto care in franklin saying pray for chris bracelets in his favorite colors to help with costs as well as a go fund me page and an account. >> prayer definitely works. >> rex: christopher's recovery will take time. but the community says it's behind him every step of the way. christopher remains listed in critical con

also north jackson and macon included in the winter storm watch. travel is going to be dangerous at times. right now enjoy the last several hours that we have of this beautiful weekend. we're very mild, 45 asheville... franklin 49... burnsville 48... 52 morganton with the sun shining. the evening planner is a chilly one. 39 by 7:00. under clear skies we're down in the mid 30s at 9:00. at that freezing mark at 11:00. of course, that heavy jacket is going to be in order if you're headed out to any superbowl festivities. 44 at 7:00 down to 38 at 11:00 in the up state. coming up some changes to the flake meter. i'll show you what they are a >> frank: the count down to superbowl 50 almost over. panthers and broncos kick off minutes away. millions will be watching the game on television all around the world. but the center of the football universe is santa clara, california. news 13 luke notestine is there. he joins us live outside levi stadium. the buzz must be incredible. >>>reporter: the buzz absolutely is palpable. it's entertaining. these fans are r

more is possible, and then down into jackson county, macon county, 1-2 inches of snow there. mainly lower and mid 40s in the upstate. we're looking for tonight. upper teens to lower 20s in the mountains. and we'll see those lows dipping down into the mid to upper 20s by tomorrow morning. in the upstate. and again, with the wind blowing, it will feel colder than that. so bundle the kids up before they head out to school. 40 will be the high tomorrow. 21 tomorrow night. 39 degrees on wednesday. 42 on thursday, we'll keep lower and mid 40s into and through the weekend, the upcoming weekend, always in view, is looking dry, just cold. and there's your mountain forecast, look for the snow chances to continue through tomorrow into the first part of wednesday. down to 11 degrees wednesday night. and highs next weekend only in the 30s. >> thank you. >>> todd summers will tell us why the women's basketball game will be like no other in the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth

>>>a 14-year-old macon county teen is hospitalized tonight after depututes say he accidentally shot himself in the head yesterday afternoon. news 13 justin hinton is live at mission hospital where the boy is treated right now. you spoke with his father, how is the son doing? >> justin: his dad says that the next few days are going to be critical. his son has some swelling on his brain. we're also learning more about the event surrounding what this all took place at the home on rosemont drive. his dad says he and his older son went to ohio for a college trip on friday morning. he has several guns but keeps them under lock and key and the ammunition is kept separate. since he have leaving the wife took a pistol out for protection. he placed it high up and the next day christopher got ahold of it. they believe christopher thought it was unloaded and it went off. his dad is calling it a tragedy and accident. he has this advice for other participants. >> don't take anything for granted. even a 14-year-old, they are still young adolescent kids and curiosity of doing stuff behind parent's back and

and lacrosse's sam hunter with randolph macon. >> virginia is i have been here my whole life. it is close. great academics. i really like what the coaching staff is bringing to the programstaff is bringing to the program. seems like an obvious you choice. >> i had a scholarship to division two schools and god was calling me. i am ready to see how far i can go. i am -- might stop or might not stop with college. i don't know. but it will be fun. >> i won't get a lot of playing time professionally, but i hope y'all get a few minutes in and i am going to try my best to play up to that playing stime it was nerveracking making my decision and narrowing it down between different schools. i feel like i made the right >> randolph macon stood out with intern opportunities and so close to richmond. >>> the bulldogs had five athletes sign letter. natural will play football for uva and already en involved in charlottesville. anna maris for liberty. heading to the sec to play baseball for lsu. three football players, 'noles tenor football if jmu. jacob strong the university of charleston, w

hey cleveland, i'm larry macon jr. copastor of the mt. zion church of oakwood village and it's february, a month in which we recognize black history. also known as african-american history month, a time when all americans pay tribute to those black americans who have worked tirelessly to make our nation what it is today. inventors, activists, scientists, political leaders, doctors, lawyers, all proud americans who believed in the concept of preserving the rights and freedoms we possess and still fight for today. the concept was proposed right in our backyard. in february of 1969, a group of university came up with the idea. that proposal later became officially recognized by the u.s. government in 1976 when president gerald ford urged americans during the month of february to "seize the opportunity" to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history. moment." let's give credit where credit is due and pay tribute to let us honor and thank those americans of our past who work

that is the same story for macon county. it is the county's right along the tennessee-north carolina border that will be impacted starting tonight, continuing the next couple of days. here it comes. you can see across kentucky, we are seeing some precipitation. this will change over to snow later this afternoon and tonight is when it starts to pile up. today, as far as the upstate is concerned, low 30's to upper 30's will climb about 10 degrees and reach upper 40's. the mountains will stay pretty chilly all day. 28. it may reach low 40's at best today. cold air blows in tonight. it will be a north carolina events in the higher elevations primary. upper 40's for the upstate. snowy after 1:00 today in the mountains. we see a temperature of 44 for a high. we will talk more about what the rest of the week will bring in just a few minutes. allyson: dominated by the broncos defense the panthers aren't coming home champions. patrick: but their fans would argue it's a season to be proud of. brad fralick has highlights from levi's st

some flurries in northern macon county. swain county will get a little action also. it is the counties along the tennessee-north carolina border highlighted d purple or pink on your television screen all under the winter storm warning. that just means there will be enough snow piling up over the next couple of days to make for very slick driving. and will pile up later this afternoon. tonight, it will be treacherous driving. wednesday, we will continue to see snow falling across the mountains of north carolina. i know gives of the upstate are disappointed i am not saying south carolina also, but it will basically be a mountain event. there may be a flurry or two of snow mixed in this afternoon or evening. as the morning goes on, temperatures will climb to the upper 40's in the upstate in the mountains will see temperatures in the low 40's. they gets really cold tonight and stays cold the next several days. the cold canadian blast coming all the way down south. even orlando is at 39 degrees this morning. afternoon highs in the upper 40's for the upstate and low 40's e

maconal did was cal beat. as soon as he found out scolia passed away he put out a statement weern going to nominate anything and why not let a day and let us process what happened and ies just think it was the wrong time to do it. >> politics come again and there was plenty of arguments over some of these other issues patrick, what's next on the rub down here? >> well perhaps its deja vu all over again, trump continuing his attack on jeb bush and how to deal with isis and over all the middle-east. >> jeb is so wrong, obviously mistake and talking about iraq and how does jeb look in this back and fourth it's continuingw after nine debates. >> absolutely. the answer trump was right -- i'm kidding. i'm not here to answer these questions. what do you think? first of all who is right on that? i was surprised to right see gone ald trump say george w. bush lied about eye scprak should have been impeached. that's shocked me. did it shock you? >> it didn't shock me coming from him. this was like watching kids in a play

>>jaclyn:son, macon, up towards swain county. all the western assistant district attorneys seeing heavy rain this morning. over the next hour, this is what you will continue to see, indicated by the yellow and the orange. the heavier rain. so, into northeast georgia, this zone right here, likely going to another threat throughout the afternoon especially severe thunderstorms, back here in western north carolina, up towards tennessee and a marginal risk. so this is a greater chance to see these storms turn severe. so, damaging wind, isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out. so, make sure to sign up for a text alert and also keep it here on news 13. we will update you if there are any sort of severe thunderstorms or any sort of tornado warnings out. flash flood watch is out now. this is out for the evening. flash food football, avery, yancey county, buncombe county, henderson county, transylvania county, and parts of mcdowell county, burke county and rurd have seen more than half an inch of rain. at the ashville airport, forest city

falling in the western zones so that's from cherokee to clay, northern swain county and also down into macon county right now. let me know if you are seeing this fall to the ground. and once again, yes, we have this winter storm warning. this means a couple of inches through tuesday morning and the high elevations of these counties, back down to the valley, don't expect that much snow, but we do have an advisory coming up, my full forecast, we will talk more about what you can expect today in the way of accumulations and just how cold we turn through wednesday. but right now, the roads in asheville are looking good, jaclyn? >>jaclyn: that's right, ingrid. we are accident and delay free in the asheville area. if you are hopping on i-26 it is nice clear commute heading into asheville. that drive time timing out to 7 minutes for you. let's get a look at the smoky park highway now. everything is moving right on tom time. speeds at rutherford road clocking in at 45 miles per hour. no problems there. if you are heading out to waynesville from smokey spark highway that is a smooth 19 minute ride al

power outages have canceled classes at macon middle there are now more than 3700 outages in macon county. power outages have increased in haywood, buncombe and graham counties. let's check with jaclyn for the latest on the roads. >> jaclyn: a downed tree on i-40 eastbound at exhibit 27. we were seeing a lot of congestion in that area earlier but they are clearing that. the highway patrol is working that and that is being cleared. try to avoid that area for the time being. also in haywood county there are multiple downed trees, debris and power lines that are down mainly in the caan and clyde area. be extra careful on the roadways. also this is a problem in south asheville in the biltmore village area around the 300 block of brooklyn road is blocked because of a downed tree. avoid that spot if you can. the big message, be careful, look out for downed trees and debris in the roadway this morning. news, oconee county that tornado warning has expired about 15 minutes ago but continuing to see heavy showers now north of moody cove and moving south right now into transylvania county. so please

night games are randolph macon/virginia wesleyan and randolph/roanoke. 3 dennis we didn't forget team of the week. today we spotlight central wrestling champions from this past weekend in salem. brookville's reid stewart won his second state title in three years, as did amherst county junior jeffrey allen, who pinned his opponent in less than a minute. reid's brookville teammate austin wilkerson won his first state title, as did lca's mason wolk, the bulldogs' first as a new member of the vhsl. jeffrey allen, 4a state champion - 195 lbs. (amherst co.)- "last year losing in the finals was a big disappointment but this year i won and got state title number two so i'm very fortunate." reid stewart, 3a state champion - 120 lbs. (brookville) - "i was so happy i got to do it with my dad in the corner because he's the largest part about my wrestling career. he's always there for me and he's always pushing me and making me strive for more and i just love him for that." austin wilkerson, 3a state champion - 145 lbs. (brookville) - "it means so much. it's been a goal ever since i was walking. i

the former board of elections director in macon county is back behind bars. this is the new mug shot of kim bishop. she is currently being held in the buncombe county jail without bond. the jail lists her as a federal inmate. on guilty in federal court to one count of embezzlement. she resigned from her position in may 2014 after investigators discovered more than 50- thousand dollars in fraudulent checks came from her office. 3 3 his obituary says he was known to many as "the gentle giant." today, a man found shot and killed in his home in jackson county will be laid to rest. the funeral for timothy norris will be today at two p- m at the yellow mountain baptist church in cullowhee. burial will follow in norton cemetery. investigators found the 49-year-old man shot to death last week inside his home in cashiers. officers are treating his death as a homicide. no arrests have been 3 3 the buncombe county district attorney takes another step to determine whether to seek the death penalty in a triple murder case. the d-a has requested a hearing in the case of pi

burke county public schools macon county schools madison county schools mcdowell county schools mitchell county schools yancey county schools and spartanburg county district schools-are *all closed. closed.and highland schools are opening on a two hour delay. 3 we have team coverage tonight 3 winter weather is about to hit the upstate once again. ...and with that, could mean icy and slippery road conditions for your morning commute. so preparations are being made in our area, to keep you safe. 3 the department of transportation has been busy all day...prepping roads since early this morning. 3 and fox carolina's shale remien also spoke with several people in emergency maintainence *and fire departments in the upstate ... to see how *they're getting ready. outside of the department of transportation.shale - what are you seeing there tonight? 3 sarah and derek -the department of transportation has had a very busy day today. about an hour ago, staff they can monitor roadways in greenville and across the upstate. many people are concerned about that morning commute. so i spoke with emeregenc

and the hornet women host ran dove macon. hornets lead by 16. and francesco to mellen. and harrison for the layup. and shepherd is going to get the spin and the hoop right in the lane. the hoop and the foul. and lynchburg beats the yellow jackets 83-63. 33 bench points for the hornets. >> to be able to get to where we need to be right now is extremely critical, especially going down this stretch and with a strong season of injuries and going through the tournament. it all plays a big part. >> reporter: the scoreboard. second half. late in the second, hornets are up nine. and lynchburg has a big showdown on wednesday against randolph. and the n.h.l. gave a 20 game suspension for this hit in january. the referee was able to finish the game but was treated for concussion systems at the hospital. the player said that he had no (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! >> anchor: tomorrow is big day. the super bowl. what should people expect when they're heading out to the parties with n

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"macon" a difference when it comes to animal treatment. nikki/2wxhang we are iowa's most accurate weather team... meteorologist nikki/2wxhang we are iowa's most accurate weather team... meteorologist bree sullivan is here now... and bree in regards to animals, it was a great day to take a jog or a walk with the dog. bree: i'll have your forecast next weatherrate the independent weather experts" james/wx wall what a fantastic day of weather! hopefully you were able to get outside and enjoy it. clouds have been making their slow they will continue to increase overnight tonight with quiet and calm conditions also expected. lows will be in the 20s in northern iowa and 30s for the central and southern parts of the state. sunday morning there is a chance of some light rain and falling snow across iowa. it will not amount too down a bit. by tomorrow afternoon, precipitation decrease and we will see mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies to round out the weekend. highs tomorrow will be north and mostly 40s southern iowa. our quiet weather pattern con

the former board of elections director in macon county is back behind bars. this is the new mug shot of kim bishop. she is currently being held in the buncombe county jail without bond. the jail lists her as a federal inmate. on february first, she pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of embezzlement. she resigned from her position in may 2014 after investigators discovered more than 50- thousand dollars in fraudulent checks came from her office. 3 3 his obituary says he was known to many as "the gentle giant." today, a man found shot and killed in his home in jackson county will be laid to rest. the funeral for timothy norris will be today at two p- m at the yellow mountain baptist church in cullowhee. burial will follow in norton cemetery. investigators found the 49-year-old man shot to death last week inside his home in cashiers. officers are treating his death as a homicide. no arrests have been made. 3 3 new hampshire takes its status seriously. and voters in three small towns -- hart's location, millsfield and dixville notch -- take pride in bei

according to our radar in the western zones so this is from graham county down to clay county, also into macon county and northern swain county. now, the next two hours we will continue to see temperatures stay below freezing. so, by daybreak we will see the rain/snow mix begin in some locations. we already have a couple school closures. list on our web site, wlos.com. back to you. >>holly: oscar buzz continue, a little more difficult. >>jay: welcome back. 5:57 right now. best picture at the oscars is officially a horse race. reverent director took home top honors at the director's gild of america honors leaving the other >>holly: "spot light" got the director's g gd of aamerica and the big short got the other nod. >>ingrid: i haven't seen any of those movie, have you? >>jay: i can barely pronounce them. >>ingrid: i don't know what they are. >>jay: we don't. that's terrible, isn't it? >>holly: the revenant is the one with leo dicaprio. >>jay: well, we know that. >>ingrid: it's got leo in it. we have changes heading our way, 28 now and mostly clear in asheville. coming up in the next half hour

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

we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 3 3 a macon county child is on life support this morning after an accident. coming up.. we hear from the child's 3 bruno mars and beyonce joined coldplay at the super bowl half time show. here's a quick look at their performances...

live in downtown asheville, lauren 3 3 a 14-year-old from macon county remains on life support this morning after he accidentally shot himself in the head. it happened saturday afternoon in franklin. deputies believe christopher cowart thought the handgun was not loaded when it went off. investigators say there were other children at the cowart home at the time, but no adults were present. we spoke with christopher's dad by phone. 3 it's definitely a tragedy and an accident that could possibly happen to anyone. christoper's dad says he is a great kid, an honor roll student, who is very caring and rambunctious. a family friend created a go-fund me page to help the family. you can find the link at w-l-o-s dot com. 3 3 3 3 happening today... the haywood county school board is set to vote on whether to close central elementary. as we have reported, the school has seen falling enrollment and a budget shortfall, but many parents have argued that central closes, most kids would go to either hazelwood or junaluska elementary. the board meeting begins tonight at seven. 3 3 3 news 13 investigates a t

here's our leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network down in macon county. 44 degrees in franklin. mostly cloud free conditions at this time. clouds may be on the increase a little more this evening. especially in the high country. temperatures now mostly in the mountain valleys. look how mild it is in the upstate. it broke out in to sunshine. that got to you 60. there's that wind north at 20 in asheville. it will just continue to be a problem this evening. wind chill easily in the 20s. later on this evening we drop to freezing. in the upstate, you'll be milder with a little bit less wind but more clouds. 41 by 11. i'll show you chances of snow. yes, they are going up. find out where and when. stick around. >> darcel: let's take a look at the roads right now. >> tammy: jaclyn, you're seeing delays on i-40 through asheville. wreck is causing problems mainly between hendersonville and sweeten creek road. it lasts over to brevard road. avoid this stretch of i-40. traffic lights might be out becausesef a power outage from earlier. remember to use any of those intersections. wilson roa

our southern mountains are seeing that the last hour around franklin, macon, clay county, northeast georgia. all in all, much calmer. a bit of a break. more widespread and heavier rain beginning tonight. that's why the national weather service issued this. it is not in effect, at 6:00 p.m., it will kick up into 6:00 p.m. wednesday. this is a flash flood watch. it does include the asheville area, into the foothills and down into the upstate. in asheville, four tenths of an inch of rain at midnight. some locations seeing an inch plus already today. 43 degrees for a low this morning. right now, it is only 44 degrees. temperatures staying very steady the last several hours. 45 in morganton to 46 in forest city. 45 in gaffeny and upper 40's in greer. some isolated zones warmer as the clouds have left these regions and also the rain. already some middle 50's in andrews. the wind picked up in asheville at 9 miles an hour. gaffeny at 124. 10 in greer, 13 in anderson. above 3500 feet, the high wind watch will begin it will last through wednesday afternoon. areas west of asheville, the high mountain

. >> darcel: the former board of elections director in macon county has been arrested. kim bishop is charged with five felony counts of embezzlement and one count of attempted embezzlement. she was indicted on those state charges last week. bishop pleaded guilty in federal she resigned her position in may of 2014 after investigators discovered dozens of fraudulent checks came from her. >> larry: more than $3,000 worth of equipment was stolen from chase high school. that includes bats, ball gloves, balls and gloves. it happened just two weeks ago right before the start of the season. >> and so our guys are disheartened. i would just say if anyone knows anything, if they are aware of anyone that may have done this to contact our school, our resource officer. >> larry: and if you have any information, you can also call crime stoppers. the number 286-tips. >> darcel: devastating, that's the word some are using to describe a cost-cutting proposal that would change health insurance for state employees. karen wynne spoke with a couple karen, they say this is happening too fast

the former macon county board of elections director has been released from jail. kim bishop turned herself in to asheville police on monday. bishop pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to one count of embezzeling. she will be sentenced later on that charge. bishop resigned in may of 20-14 after investigators found dozens of fraudulent checks came from her office... totalling more than 50-thousand dollars. 3 3 investigators in mcdowell county are still searching for a fourth suspect in a counterfeiting case. three others are already in custody, but the sheriff's office is still looking for april evans. last summer, the sheriff's office received several reports of fake money being passed at local businesses last summer. in september, they stopped one of the suspects for driving a stolen vehicle and found 11 pages of fake uncut 20-dollar bills. two others were also arrested. 3 3 more than three thousand dollars worth of baseball equipment was stolen from chase high school in includes bats, balls, and gloves. it happened two weeks before the start of season. if y

jackson, macon, graham. down in to northern upstate for greenville and spartanburg county. tenth of an inch of icing accumulation. glazing up to a tenth of an inch. certainly not the biggest impact as we'll find east. 29 degrees in asheville. light freezing drizzle around. the low pressure that's bringing us this moisture is going to swing north in new england. we'll be out ahead of another system diving in from the northwest. that will keep our winds more southerly. on the future cast you'll see the pink here. after 6 o'clock in the evening. there's 9 o'clock. wrapped up. that's good news. the rain will come through pushing all that ice to the northeast. they'll be dry but certainly cooler overnight and in the morning. let's talk temperatures tonight. 20s and 30s mixed over the southern foothills and east of asheville. highs tomorrow should get way above freezing. look at the 50s breaking down over the upstate. places that were colder today will be warm tomorrow in areas west. we're going to flip it back around. oh yeah. 45 degrees wednesday. 50s. by friday, close to 60. b

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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 opener, the hidden valley titans faced off against the magna vista warriors. 4th quarter, warriors down 7, moriah hairston gets the running

a roanoke win over randolph- macon would make it a three-way tie at the top. austen arnold, hornets senior forward - "i've never beat virginia wesleyan so i mean it's really exciting. we came close a few times and we played 'em close at their place early in the year." hilliary scott, lynchburg college head coach - "they are the measuring stick of this league. and you know in order for you to have some success, you've got to play well against these guys." 3 3 dennis pittsburgh uva standout heath miller retired today after 11 years and two super bowl titles in the steel city. the 33-year-old had one year left on his current contract. miller holds steelers all-time records for catches, yards receiving and touchdowns by a tight end. 3 dennis another former cavalier chris long was released today by the l.a. rams, along with star linebacker james laurinaitis it appears to be a salary-cap purge as the team moves from st. louis. long has been the rams' top pass rusher for most of his eight seasons in the 3 nfl and 3 an accident caused a middle school orchestra teacher

snow may work down in to graham and macon county. i'm not expecting much in the way of accumulation. here's 9 o'clock in the evening. look at all that pink here. even up until midnight, some pockets of freezing drizzle in rutherford county. evening shifts east ward. late day we get a shot of wintery weather tomorrow in to wednesday. tonight's lows, right around freezing asheville south. still above freezing. west ward highs in the 40s and 50s. what a difference in the upstate. mid 50s, even 60s in some places by the end of the day. cool down by the end of wednesday. spring like with highs in the 60s for your coming weekend. >> tammy: still to come, a new way to bounce back. how local patients are benefiting from a therapy that country. >>> they should not be a shopping expedition for elected officials. >> darcel: citizens speak out. coming up at 5:30, why a public hearing t i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you?

macon by 2. roanoke has a quick answer though. john fitchett knocking-down the 3 to put the maroons out front. fitchett with 14 points, 7 rebounds. later first, michael taylor with a clear view from long-range. he led all scorers with 31 points, lifting randolph-macon to the 89-73 win over roanoke. we'll check-in with wrestling state championships and hit the track at daytona coming-up later. hilary clinton won the nevada caucus in the democratic race. but bernie sanders left his mark during yesterday's voting as well. we're learning more about what happened before the el faro cargo ship sank. what the ship's captain said in newly and it's that time of the year again. tax season is back and there are some volunteers who want to help you with good sunday ing everyone, skills likes the ring if you feel that way this afternoon but rain is on the way back you can see where the heavy downpours are falling across west virginia right now back towards kentucky this system will slowly spread to the south and east not exiting our area until

macon county. upstate. 20s and 30s there. once again the mild spots here. mid 50s south of 85. 40s in many mountain valleys as you go from i-40 north to the 50s in the foothills. 60s sunday and monday. staying in the 60s tuesday. of course we eventually pay the price and it's rain. we get colder again with a chance of a wintery mix wednesday and maybe some snow thursday. it's not even march >> darcel: it will be next week, jason. >> jason: meteorological winter. >> darcel: still to come. showing some emp pathy. a look at jay dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches for $4. by skilled decorators layered with fresh berries and frosted to perfection like our publix bakery chantilly cake it'll be remembered for all the right reasons. publix. where shopping is a pleasure. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato