those bidding will marietta safety- service director. hannah chenetski, wtap news, marietta. weather now another extremely mild afternoon on tap with daytime temps reaching 62 degrees. we will remain dry this morning into late afternoon as clouds will increase with a chance of rain showers after 2pm with a better shot this evening into the overnight. then mostly cloudy after some morning showers on your monday and high of 50 degrees. we spike back up to 60 degrees on tuesday before our next front will bring showers and thunderstorms tuesday evening and much colder air back into the 30s for highs by the end of the week. jess 2 shot desk xavier in chicago last night for it's second match up last night for it's second match up this season against depaul... those hilights coming up next, in sports. dan traffic cam adlib tease show reopen morning news at eight-thirty i'm dan wells jess 2shot and i'm jessica brown weather now another extremely mild afternoon on tap with daytime temps reaching 62 degrees. we will remain dry this morning into late afternoon as clouds will increase wi

he offered to pay the city of marietta for $3,500 for his k-9 partner aj. it decided whenen he decided to retire. ajax isis six and has the potential to work for six more years but marietta's law detector says the dog law detector says the dog is technicallydect property of the city and will be sold at auction to the highestsold bidder. >> i'm afraid that somebody that might try to take the dog and auction it away high of course overhigh my head. >> i don't know that anybody in the city of marietta once that toci happen.. >> the departments is only retired or someone who trains k-9 officers would be allowed to bid on9 of ajax. >>> shocking video out of a denver school were seventh-grade seventh-grade girl is being beat up.e ntnt her father is's outraged after he sayss he toldou school officialsfici that his daughter was being bullied.al robert medina said his seventh-grade daughter was assaultednth- and hit repeatedly by an eighth-grade girl repe in a classroom. his daughter's friends took picture with the cellen phoneds and found out after his daughter sen

the georgia state department says a suspect and deputy were shot yesterday in marietta. they were both taken to the hospital. the trooper isn't in stable condition but the sugeoff: carolina panthers are back to practice for super bowl 50 and that includes linebacker thomas davis, though he's not on the field while nursing a broken arm back to health after surgery monday. he's vowed to play in the super bowl. and quarterback cam newton says the entire team sees that davis' >> we got guys that stay countless hours, that sacrifice so much. we got a guy that broke his arm that's trying to find any way to play in the game. i feel sorry, not only for him, but for his wife his kids. dashers wife, kids, and yet, -- his wife, kids, and yet he's , trying to find a way. that's the type of guys me being a leader on this team, and to see that why should i complain? why should i care what somebody says to me when i got a person i know will go to battle with me with a broke a geoff: head coach ron rivera also echoed those sentiments yesterday. he says it shows the younger guys just how

the elementary schools include gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta and tigerville. the middle school areas are blue ridge and northwest middle schools. travelers rest and blue ridge schools. again, this is for students who live in these atte that includes students both assigned to these school and those attending other schools on choice. allyson: taking a look at the road conditions greenville , public works and the sc-dot say there e e no reports of any storm. greenville used a salt solution or brine on the roads instead of sand for the first time. studies showed the sand in the past was causing more problems. plus, water run off. city officials say the other reason is because they constantly fix roads as soon as problems were reported. meanwhile, south carolina taxpayers are still footing the bill from last year's winter in terms of pothole damage to cars. in 2015, drivers who submitted damage claims to dot were reimbursed $727,000. the vast majority of those had to do with potholes. you can file a claim with dot if they know about the pothole and failed to fix i

whe ajax is six and has the h potential to work for six moreas years but marietta's law dog is property of the city and is to be sold at auction to the highest bidder.on >> i am afraid that somebody might try to take the dog and auction him very high of course over my head. i don't know that anyone in thehe city of marietta ones that do wants that toci happen. >> the department says that only officers who are either active or thof retired for someone who trains canine officers would be allowed to bid on ajax.ff >>> school leaders took the properlead steps to keep students from lead poisoning but there could still be asoning problem this morning. agency's's website caught district officialst di offguard morning of lead inor the drinking water despite therinki fact they declared the water safe for consumption in november.r. thehey' side ofre the caution with caution with a recommendatione following >>> a big night for more than 200 people.t r there was food and dancing even limo rides outn there and it was sponsored by and the moms ministry whichhe m stands for maplewood united methodist

alpharetta officers hauling 56-year-old rhett rush to jail new year's after they had to yank the marietta man out of his car. (((philip hatrak, witness) "i was trying to figure out how they got on the highway going the wrong way." butted to/ philip hatrak, witness) "we're going on 400 south and he is going on the wrong side of the road. i just saw headlights and he was heading straight at us.)) philip hatrak called 9-1-1... video shows cops boxing the driver in... but he he refused to pull over for another half a mile. barely stand up. fortuntely-- nobody was hurt. a bizarre crime against animals in nebraska... someone is cutting the tails off of horses. now the nebraska humane society and local police are urging animal owners to be on guard. bruce and vickie tompkins have a small ranch with several rescued horses and donkeys. when they went to check on the animals sunday morning, they saw two of their horses were missing their tails. ((bruce tompkins) "you could just see it was cut off with to see them chopped off like this, it takes them so long to grow back.)) the tompkins said when th

that might try to take the dog and auction it way high and of course over my head. in the city of marietta wants that to happen. >> reporter: the city says only a police officer active or retired or someone who trains k-9 officers would be allowed to bid on ajax. until then, ajax remains at officer hickey's home. how long won't be known until the bids are open. officer hickey hopes his bid is the only one so he and his partner can retire together. >> it is hard to put in words. he's a family member. >> denise: coming up, a healthy breakfast idea that tastes great and keeps you full. we take you to a local smoothie restaurant. >> beth: that sounds good in case you are thinking of doing that smoothie and heading out, not bad, mild today into the low 50s maybe mid 50s, oh my goodness, there's a big plunge know what to expect, coming . >> denise: welcome back. many of us are trying to eat better in 2016. except for beth. perhaps choosing organic or raw diet was your resolution. restore juice bar antigen picciano are blending up a fresh and healthy smoothie that -- that promises to fill you up

it happened last night on i-75 in marietta, just outside of atlanta. a trooper says a truck was speeding past him... so he tried to pull it over. several other troopers joined the chase and the driver eventually pulled over. but investigators say the driver then pulled out a gun trooper was hit in the leg and the stomach, just below his bulletproof vest. other troopers fired back... hitting the gunman. he later died in the hospital. the trooper is also in the hospital... but he's expected to make a full recovery. 3 3 the bay area is still trying to dry out... after that wet wednesday. but it could have been *much worse. you could have been in south florida... where a tornado touched down, in broward county. 3 at least one person was injured after the twister blew through coconut creek. it cut across the broward college campus...then headed north community. the storm overturned vehicles of all sizes... downed trees and ripped roofs off buildings. winds reached up to 100 miles an hour. 3 3 3 e-f-1 tornado.classified it as national feet.tossed it about 30

tonight -- william elschlager from marietta is charged with menacing by stalking -- and abduction. last year -- when he used a patrol vehicle to pull over the woman.he's now on paid administrative leave -- as the investigation plays out. what is your stance on medical marijuana?lawmakers want to know -- and you can weigh in during a statewide "listening" tour -- that's coming to the queen city. city.two senators want feedback to decide if it's worth introducing legislation this year.they'll have day-long meetings in four cities -- including cincinnati. the date and location of the local meeting has not been set. all the tickets are claimed... but tonight we *don't know* who won the last million dollar winner prize in the big powerball drawing.the last kentucky winner chose to stay anonymous -- we know the ticket was sold in hazard. one of the other winners bought her ticket in walton.linda windey also won a million dollars... she spent six dollars on three picks in the big drawing. a donut trail...sounds like something homer simpson would leave behind, right?well it's a real thing -- th

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were hurt but ohio law enforcement officer is being the commander the state highway patrol post in marietta is stalking by menacing and abduction. he is accused of having an fair with e's wife and then pulling her over and using a an official car the dow, nasdaq and s&p all ended the day down. it has been the worst start toth year for stocks. the impact of the low oil prices, for you and me, potential job cuts at oil companies. >>> hillary clinton's is campaigning in high ya while in new hampshire, bernie sanders' over his opponent continues to grow. >> sanders is leading clinton by 27 points. and also, we found out that better than clinton against the top prepare can former vice-presidential candidate sarah palin is back out on the campaign trail with donald trump today, just one day after endorsing him for president. the two were in oklahoma today as the new national ump way out front with more than twice the support of his closest gop rival. he also has a 20-point lead in >>> and as for many of the gop rivals today, including ohio governor to the house of representatives thinking that th

we were not touched by the snowstorm but just down i-77, marietta with 13 inches in charleston west virginia with 19 inches of snowfall but for us it was very quiet . had a nominal rainfall, a few front but not much activity that we can rely on so we're not looking for widespread . some of the switchover to snow will occur briefly wednesday, but not a big issue, . tonight we will remain above freezing so any precipitation will be just a few stray showers . the cold front arriving in the morning, with a few passing showers . look how few showers are, as it is it losing about temperatures will be early day, about 39, then it slides as we approach late day hasta 39, and 32 wednesday, that will just be quick . you can see how the atmosphere relaxes and will be uneventful thursday and friday, 37 and 33 back into the 40s next saturday and sunday . fox 8 the official school closing station with closings and delays on-air, online., sign looked to be passed in visions of future. >> nasa-glenn marking anniversary with a event it was founded in 1941 at the aircraft engine research lab, research on his

gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta and tigerville. the middle school areas are blue ridge and northwest middle schools. travelers rest and blue ridge high schools are the two high schools. again this is for students who live in these attendance areas. that includes students both assigned to these school and those attending other schools by choice. geoff: after a brutal winter weekend. greenville public works and the sc-dot says there are no reports of any major damage to. for the first time greenville used a salt solution or brine on the roads instead of sand. studies showed the sand in the past was causing more problems to the roads and to the water run off. city officials say the other reason is because they had a plan in place to constantly fix roads as soon as problems were reported. >> we'll send a crew out we have a pothole repair team. that is what they do, all day long, everydaywe will just hit those hot locations. customers, our citizens calling in, letting us know if there is a pothole. geoff: if you know of any problems. yo

here is the snowfall probability, i think that marietta is going to see a strong chance ofee some heavy snowfall friday afternoon into saturday morning the northern limits will be dover . we will be liberal in snowfall chances, 10 -- 20 percent, i don't think you'll get into any serious precipitation untilnt you go south of dover .t it will be for all intents and purposes, missing us , that we will hear about this populated areas like dc, philadelphia with aboutte to feed their friday and saturday . then snowfalls monday tuesday but it b will not be arctic cold next week . fox 8 the official school closing station with closings and delays on-air, online. sign up for text alerts at fox 8.com. >> on thursday, or 18, 6:00 a.m. tickets for the st. jude dream home and red tail m. will go on sale, gallaudet half a million dollars . the tickets are $100, proceeds benefit saint jude, also car from nick abraham auto mall, hot tub from lite-house pools and spas and other prizes college graduate proven the beaumont does not mean that you know everything the kos trending topic we've had in quite so

gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta and tigerville. the middle school areas are blue ridge and northwest middle schools. travelers rest and blue ridge high schools are the two high schools. again this is for students who , live in these attendance areas. that includes students both assigned to these school and those attending other schools on choice. allyson: after a brutal winter weekend greenville public works , and the sc-dot says there are no reports of any majore to roads. for the first time greenville used a salt solution or brine on the roads instead of sand. studies showed the san past was causing more problems to the roads and to the water run off. city officials say the other plan in place to constantly fix roads as soon as problems were reported. >> we'll send a crew out we have a pothole repair team thats -- that is what they do all day long every day.we will just hit those hot locati and also we rely heavily on customers, our citizens calling in and letting us know if there is a pothole. allyson: if you know of any problem

the elementary schools include gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta and tigerville. the middle school areas are blue ridge and northwest middle schools. travelers rest and blue ridge high schools are the two high schools. again, this is for students who live in these attendance areas. that includes students both assigned to these school and those attending other schools on choice. allyson: after a brutal winter weekend, they say there are no reports of major road damage. greenville used a salt solution or brine on the roads instead of sand for the first time. studies showed the sand in the past was causing more problems. plus, water run off. city officials say the other reason is because they had a plan to constantly fix roads as s reported. >> we will send a clear out and we have a pothole repair team and that is what they do all day we will hit the hot locations and then we also rely heavily on citizens calling in, letting us know if there is a pothole. allyson: if you know of any problems, you're asked to call your state dot. geoff: south carolina taxpayers are s

a go fund me page set up for former marietta officer matthew hickey has raised nearly $55,000 in two days. hick yes recently retired and was prepared to buy ajax but because the canine is considered to be property, it must be auctioned and the donations for the dog. >> there is a bond and i would hate to lose my buddy. >> the bidding process is set to start next week. any money left over following the auction will be donated to canines. >>> canton's newest police dog is expected to start training with the department tomorrow. department after the the can done officer lost his teammate. after 14 weeks of training he will patrol with davis on the midnight shift. >>> it might feel like spring outside, but it is not stopping o-dot from testing new technology to help drivers stay safe this winter. right now, snowplows in one northwest ohio county are equipped with modems, gps and cameras, to keep an eye on the changing road conditions. the truck's locations, speed, pictures, and video, are then collected and able for o-dot officials to use. >> and if one of our drivers would radio in and

said the trooper and a suspect were shot in the pursuit yesterday afternoon on interstate 75 in marietta. the trooper and suspect were taken to the hospital. the trooper is in stable the suspect died overnight. one person was killed in an officer-involved shooting in south carolina wednesday. it happened in dillon county, in the town of latta. officials have not released the name of the deceased or information about what led to the shooting. the officer involved in the shooting is now on administrative leave. the man accused of a purse snatching and leading deputies on a chase is being held without bond. the incident happened yesterday in easley. police tell us a man snatched the purse of a customer at academy sports in easley, and then took off leading officers on a chase into greenville county. greenville county deputies took over and arrested the man on pendleton road behind westville funeral ho it's all the buzz in politics, tonight's republican debate without donald trump. will being a no-show help or hurt him in iowa? tracie potts has that. plus, new poll numbers from tracie: just

elementary, heritage elementary, mountain view elementary, northwest middle, skyland elementary, slater-marietta elementary, tigerville elementary, and travelers rest high. high.these schools will also be on a two hour delay: pickens county, spapaanburg districts 2 and 5, as well as cherokee, macon, madison and swain county all on a two hour delay delayand these schools will be closed ....spartanburg dist. 1, buncombe, asheville city schools, haywood, henderson, polk, rutherford, transylvania and yancey counties won't have school tomorrow. 3 tonight fox carolina investigates 3 a job scam...it seems so easy for those who want to work from home.repack a few boxes, and ship them where they need to go.but turns out - these "workers" are taking part in a crime - without even realizing it! 3 it's a scam the union county sheriff's office tells us is not really *new.but they've been getting recent reports that it's happening again.and it's a cause for concern. concern.fox carolina's sarah danik is live for us tongiht. so sarah, how does this scam work? 3 cody and diana.the sheriff's office says, the vic

let's meet today's contestants -- a stay-at-home mom originally from marietta, georgia... head of operations at a venture capital firm, from frederick, maryland... and our returning champion, a veterinary clinical pathologist originally from boyertown, pennsylvania...

let's meet today's contestants -- a stay-at-home mom originally from marietta, georgia...at a venture capital firm, from frederick, maryland... and our returning champion, a veterinary clinical pathologist originally from boyertown, pennsylvania... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny.

. >> parkersburg marietta got 13 inches, zanesville one-inch venue by parkersburg it was about 13 inches . this is a good time to cozy up to your significant other and give a quick shout out to one oh lived at lake zippo, have 32 years of wedded bliss, it is a great day to do that, with a few flurries in the air, phil the fire place, no significant precipitation . scatter snowfall to the north looking at the webcam the webcam amped up ludington coming up later, . but these are about 10 degrees colder than this morning, we started out in the 40s that a cold front came through about 9:00 o'clock and then we have to severely 23 . tonight, some localized snow showers, could see some candy coating, edition snowbelt area, tomorrow, some breaks of sun in the afternoon, it will be coming west at 10 -- 20 with a warm front late day, that will not be active and eventually brings us a chance of bledsoe thursday into friday and a brief reduction of the temperature, because the maximum on friday they the watch on the jet stream relaxes at the to come up for a couple of days, that means the 40s will b

and gets nothing because you drive down to zanesville maybe 1 inch best, by the time you get to marietta, going south you run into the heavy snowfall, about 9 inches close in close to 22 inches charlestown,cl it gets really rough when you get closer to richmonder, and dcee wealthy potential of 30 inches near blacksburg . tonight, snowfall in the far south, and holding steady, tomorrow 27, increasing sunshine with a high of 27, weather day southwest wind, 34 degrees normal . with degrees, with rain or snow showers tuesday and then some cool air wednesday with lake effect. an article today said the economy can be judged by the stock market that we like would like to see some better numbers . video of a confrontation customer and chinese restaurant employees is viral. >> happenda tower city happened that tower city food court wednesday as transplanting spoke with both sides.. >> turned into a quotation at the carryout counter over a 2-dollar cup of wonton soup column because we do not like it were both both yelling and then watch this. it happened wednesday night at the master lock, and tow

. >> officer matthew hickey retired earlier this week from the marietta, ohio, police ajax, will not be retiring with him. ajax was appraised for $3500 and because he is city property, he must go to auction. so hickey started a go fund me account to try to buy ajax. hickey says he is grateful for the community's support and hopes for changes at the state level. >> i think we need to start the state and get legislation passed to where officers that retire in good standings gets the k-9. either medically or either if they have retirement, when they retire, they get the dog for either a dollar or whatever. >> reporter: but state says hickey forfeited his right to the dog. >> another section of this particular law says a law enforcement officer leaves the unit and in this situation, officer hick ski -- hick ski leaving the unit. that section says the officer forfeits the right to purchase the dog under this provision. >> reporter: the bidding for hopes to keep his partner in crime, fighting that is. that go fund me page has collected more than $49,000. hickey says after he buys ajax, the

odds areg one out of 130,000 but not so beautiful for people east coast she saidb even parkersburg marietta they end up with 1 foot foot of snowfall and into west virginia,th just east of charleston, between 24 -- 30 inches. >> were just missing it. >> we are just going to get some high clouds, that's about it. >> show you the webcam from the 5-mile crib thanks toh city of cleveland water division that operates the webcam .ty some of the ice thick enough, the wind is much lighter . this is extremely thin . it is way too this impressive low-pressure system, the severe weather that is fired up in parts of louisiana, mississippi, arkansas ,pa but no severe weather for us that shows the intensity with which we will see this cranking up . this is the beginning it brings all that moisture, and colder air, the snowfall on the north side north side near little rock according to radar, just north of nashville. is that moves east it will be snowing scenario . for us, we did have some lake effect snowfall this morning and cloud cover . away from the lake sunshine, more clouds tonight and tomorrow morn

big way we are basically highlighting it . easter, for us just mo if you are, here pittsburgh, and marietta and will be starting tomorrow afternoon . these are warnings, for the delmarva, baltimore, dc with winter storm warnings . some that have to be concerned with freezing rain, this includes the large cities all the way to new england. >> over the next two days, this is close but those are the south and east will be hit hard, with perhapsst record-breaking snowfall own forecasts are coming up. >> fox 8 the official school closing station with closings and delays on-air, online... >> we are the only morning show that starts at 4:00 a.m..or >> three suspects in the beating of a little italy priests are behind bars, they arrested da'shaun newton yesterday, was wanted in connection with the robberywa and beating but not yet charged, saved her some and johnchez phillips pled not guilty to robbery, the attack happened last month during robberies in the neighborhood, a witness who tried to assist was also beaten. >> chesterland recovering after injured trying to save his dog in a house fire, he

elementary, heritage elementary, mountain view elementary, northwest middle, skyland elementary, slater-marietta elementary, tigerville elementary, and travelers rest high. high.these schools will also be on a two hour delay: pickens county, spartanburg districts 2 and 5, as well as cherokee, macon and swain counties countiesand these districts remain closed ....spartanburg district. 1, buncombe, asheville city, haywood, henderson, jackson, mcdowell, mitchell, polk, rutherford, transylvania, yancey and 3 clouds increase today with showers by late afternoon. highs reach 5353n the upstate and 48 in the mountains. widespread rain becomes likely by wednesday morning, with a chance for tn border wintry mix. dry conditions move back in by wednesday evening. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.accident injurieshunts bridge rd @ rdyou are looking live at: 3 it's been one year since the death of a greenville county teen... and questionsnsstill remain in the case -- the biggest of which is -- who killed him? him?someone shot and killed 1

elementary, heritage elementary, mountain view elementary, northwest middle, skyland elementary, slater-marietta elementary, tigerville elementary, and travelers rest high. high.3 these schools will also be on a two hour delay: pickens county, spartanburg districts 2 and 5, as well as cherokee, macon and swain counties countiesand these districts remain closed ....spartanburg district. 1, buncombe, asheville city, haywood, henderson, jackson, mcdowell, mitchell, polk, rutherford, transylvania, yancey and madison counties won't have school today. 3 clouds increase today with showers by late afternoon. and 48 in the mountains. widespread rain becomes likely by wednesday morning, with a chance for tn border wintry mix. dry conditions move back in by wednesday evening. 3 ((wrap up)) *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.you are looking live at: 3 it's been one year since the death of a greenville county teen... and questions still remain in the case -- the biggest of which is -- **who killed him? him?someone shot and killed 16- year-old cobey smith on a trai

marietta,'s jane from georgia. you can respond to that if you like. guest: i'd say thank you to jane for saying that you're a to move and now going over and vote for [inaudible] >>. -- donald trump, with all due respect, has donated to all of them to basically say, i can control them. said, wanted to see with they can give to me? this is what i can do for the country. that's what i like donald trump, i consider him a friend, i believe to crews -- ted cruz is the principal leader that can go the distance. when ted cruz wins this nomination, i hope you will be with ted cruz even though donald trump will not be the one running against hillary clinton. host: tommy, republican line, savanna georgia. caller: i would like to comment on the debate last night. got it handed to him. i did not think you did well at all. myself, and a trump supporter. i believe that fox news, they can't stand him because he is not an establishment republican. does not know anybody anything. that is the biggest problem with washington dc . they are all bought and paid for. what do

the southeast about 1 foot, new philadelphia, is nothing, that will be the distinct cut off, and marietta in parkersburg west virginia could get 6 inches or more . the temperatures in the teens tonight, mostly cloudy . over the next eight days 30s saturday sunday . in next week reporting . and then go between 20s and 30s several chances ofr snowfall next week did not appear to be as significant as this from affecting people to the south and east in. >> fox 8 the official school closing station with closings and delays on-air, online. blue streak spin-out spin-out, another title, and the class is in session,, sandusky high school is known as the most copies of high school in erie county. >> also,y. importance of academics vocational opportunities and the fine arts here is kristi capel with this fox 8 coolschool. >> welcome from sandusky high school, the home of the blue streak, the legacy built on pride, tradition and excellence >> as a graduate of high school i can attest to great teaching, student involvement and what separates us is the fact that we have so many wonderful students who a

let's meet today's contestants -- a stay-at-home mom originally from marietta, georgia...re capital firm, from frederick, maryland... and our returning champion, a veterinary clinical pathologist originally from boyertown, pennsylvania... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. hi, folks. nice to have you with us today. for some reason, this week so far the -- the players seem to be running into some rough patches on "jeopardy!" two days ago, no player with any cash at the end of final jeopardy! yesterday, kyle becomes champion with just $4,300. i'm hoping that's all going to change today as we welcome megan and sarah. good luck, ladies. let's go to work. and you deal with these categories... followed by... then... and w-r is going to come up in each correct response. kyle, start us. '90s pop culture for $200. kyle. who are u2? that's it. pop culture, $400.

this is what the winter wonderland looked like in marietta. this is a beautiful shot, we are not sure where this one comes from. check out this one. we always love the nature shots. if you have any winter weather land -- wonderland pictures that you would like to share with us, please do that in the you local section of the news app or wyff4.com. pamela: it is cold this morning. most areas colder than yesterday , starting us out in the low 20's in the upstatespartanburg, you are only at 19 t9 right now. today, a nice warm up, into the sunshine will be melting the snow. myra: trader joe's is recalling its store-brand raw cashew pieces over possible salmonella contamination. the product was sent to stores in more than two dozen states. trader joe's is asking customers to throw out the cashews, or return them for a full refund. so far, no one has gotten sick. you can read more about the recall on the trader joe's website. everyone loves french fries and everyone loves chocolate. so, mcdonald's figured why not combine them? i'm wondering, why do t

a marietta, ohio, police officer entered retirement but his partner did not. instead, his partner's headed to auction. what? yeah, involves a k-9 and a cute one too. officer matthew hickey had the money in his ham to buy ajax. his police dog, the moment he retired. he was turned down. ajax was appraised for $3500 and because of that number, his worth is high. the fact that he's the city's property, he legally has to go to auction. up to try to help officer hickey keep his best friend. >> we need to start and get legislation passed where officers retiring in good standing get the k-9, either medically or if they have the time and they retire, they get whatever. jonathan: the bidding process is set to start next week. i hope ajax stays with his partner. it's not just politics making headlines in iowa this weekend. a good samaritan is making the news for saving a dog. we have video. a man from out of town saw a woman in distress and jumped in to action. her dog was struggling in the current of the des moines river and she couldn't swim. without getting himself so

station in atlanta reporting that the trooper was involved in a chase just northwest of atlanta in the marietta area-- the trooper and suspect were shot...according to the georgia state patrol. patrol.the interstate shut down near delk road.no word on condition at this time--or who fired shots.we're streaming this live on our website fox carolina dot com and will bring you the latest updates on facebook, twitter and of course tonight at 10. 3 now to news you need to know---- 3 the sheriff's office says a suspect is in custody after a chase spanning two counties ended in a crash.easley police say it all began when the suspect snatched a woman's purse from the academy sports store in easley. easley.when police spotted the suspect...they say he took off...leading officers on a short pursuit on highway 124. greenville county joined the chase and tell us the suspect erratically in a stolen car... before he crashed into one deputy's car and another driver.we're told the driver got out of the car and ran... k-9s and a helicopter were used to track the suspect down. the suspect is now in custody and fa

unanimously in the house and senate that would pay for burials and funerals for each body exhumed at the marietta reform school. that bill also calls for a memorial honoring those who died. abc action news spoke with one of hundreds of men tortured at that school many years ago. he says the gesture from lawmakers is helping him and other survivors heal and move forward. >> better to extend the hand than raise a fist, forgiveness is only for the strong. >> usf researchers will hold on to the remains discovered at dozier until lawmakers decide what to do with them. >>> new this morning -- australian authorities are whether they still want to compete in the summer olympics in brazil, because of the zika outbreak sweeping through the region. we told you that disease can cause brain damage in babies. the australian olympic team chief says there are protections in place for women, particularly of child-bearing age. mosquito repellent will be available at the games. >>> shay? >> we've had had very heavy rainfall totals already accumulating. these are the radar estimates, you can see this heavy band of r

20 - - 25 it will stay cloudy storm warnings cleveland no store no snowr and by the time to reach marietta easy temperatures of snow way we manchester dc as though bull's-eyes so to speak on that is a blizzard warning. it could take three - by monday and tuesday with rain and wet snow that is thursday and friday as temperatures remainre a couple of degrees above average which is pretty much in the lower ve to mid 30s. foxing is is your official school closing station.. let's talk a lot about this storm but it's not impacting us. again, b just like 2010, we saw a couple of these01 impact the ohio valley. we will see what happens when one of these does reach a few in march why is it called this one is coming from the south? >> it develops from a southwest the southwest and you will seeee you have a system from the west with that that turned into a northeast are let's not one down atlanticic it is kind of initially will come back. cover am calling it is called the buffalo bill which we i talked about yesterday it is absurd. >> cleveland radio host sending shockwaves across the area. she has b

tonight 3 a georgia state trooper is recovering after being shot twice at the end of a car chase marietta. marietta.the shooting happened on eye-75 after the suspect crashed into another car-as the driver was getting out he opened fire, hitting trooper jacob fields, once in the leg and stomach- 3 troopers returned fire hitting hte suspect numerous times- public safety says trooper fields tried to pull over the driver for speeding- the three year veteran, underwentnt surgery and is expected to suspect, identified as 3 israel rodriguez at last check was intensive care---tonight, the g-b-i is investigating the shooting- 3 kendra is in the weather center 3 3 3 expect mostly cloudy skies tonight and cooler temperatures. thursday morning will bring temperatures in the mid 30s for the upstate and upper 20s in the mountains. thursday will be breezy and chilly with highs only getting to around 50 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. some light snow will be possible along the tennessee border in western north carolina thursday night as a strong northwest flow develolo. this means winds could gus

from university of south florida dug up the bodies buried at the arthur g dozier school for boys in marietta in 2013. the school closed in 2011. some claim the bodies belong to children who were abused and died at the facility. the report should be sent to the governor's office next week. >>> police are searching for the man they say ran up to a in daytona beach shores. it happened tuesday afternoon along atlantic avenue. investigators say the 71-year- old victim was walking her dog when the stranger hit her in the head with something and ran off the woman suffered a concussion. >>> rescue teams working in the night to search for victims of a deadly avalanche a branch. francesco students and teachers were on a local resort on the front hours when it struck wednesday. 2 teens every kit -- ukrainian ski year were killed and other students from the group were found. the best hitter say the students may have skewed ahead of their teacher. no word on how many people are said to still be missing. >>> a new bill could help children in florida get healthcare. >> why some families will no longer have

the city of marietta says the k9 is city property and he must go to auction. his partner of three years ajack was appraised for $3500. the city says they are under strict rules because state and federal funds may have been used to purchase him. technically forfeited his right to buy ajax when he decided to retire. >> we need to start a -- the state and get legislation passed to where officers that retire in good standing gets the k9. >> a go fund me account was started. i've been keeping an eye on the account. almost $40,000 have been donated. any money left over after the auction will be donated to purchase bullet proof vests for the bidding process is set to start this week. meg shaw, news channel 5. lots of interest in this story. >>> we've been waiting for a signature win from lebron james and the cavs. the wine and gold took down the san antonio spurs at the q. >> good morning. talking cavaliers basketball after a nice 117-103 win over the san antonio spurs. what did we learn last night? >> we might be headed in the right direction here. we have four stra

elementary, heritage elementary, mountain view elementary, northwest middle, skyland elementary, slater-marietta elementary, tigerville elementary, and travelers rest high. high.these schools will also be on a two hour delay: pickens county, spartanburg districts 2 and 5, as well as cherokee, macon, madison and swain county all on a two hour delay delayand these schools will be closed ....spartanburg dist. 1, buncombe, asheville city schools, haywood, henderson, jackson, mcdowell, mitchell, polk, rutherford, transylvania and yancey counties won't have school tomorrow. 3 happening now 3 piedmont natural gas is working to fix a gas leak in you called our newsroom about the smell - specifically in the chick springs area of wade hampton boulevard - near target. target.the intial reports came in just after 6:30 this evening- after an excavator working in the area broke a plastic pipe.firefighters and greer c-p-w were out trying to find the leak -turns out it was a piedmont natural gas line- they're now working to shut off the valve to make the necessary repairs -piedmont gas says no one will lose ser

matt hickey has offered $3500 for his partner ajax, but the city of marietta says the dog has to be sold at auction property. help buy ajax and has raised more than $24,000. excess funds will go towards buying protective vests for other canine officers. anthony: good looking dog. caitlin: i know, and how wonderful for that town to step up. anthony: the time is 7:46. a tattoo shop owner making a unique offer. caitlin: he says he will do tattoos of donald trump for free. as a small business owner, his approach to economy has really resonated with him so he says the most popular tattoo requests right now is trump's slogan, make america great again. he says he's made a few appointments to create trump's portrait as a tattoo. he adds the door is always open to donald trump himself should he want to come in and get a picture of himself on himself. anthony: yeah. well, maybe those who have tattoos and those who don't will remember to vote. that's the important thing. forever, people. steve: great day today. temperatures near 70 degrees, above average for most of the week. i think by the end of

they have been partners, protecting the community of marietta, ohio. >> he's been active in several arrests, several seizures of contraband. >> reporter: when officer hickey retired after 34 years of service, he planned for ajax, who he considers a member of the family, to join him. >> there is a bond between us and it is very special. >> reporter: since ajax is still young, healthy and could serve for several more years, officer compensate the city $3500. but was stunned to learn that under state law, ajax is considered property. and will be auctioned off. >> we are under strict rules how we dispose of property when we're dealing with state and federal funds. and as well as taxpayer dollars. >> reporter: public outcry has been fast and furious with comments flooding the city's facebook page. this auction is a travesty, one person writes. let ajax stay with officer hickey, comments another. the city responded, posting in part your voices are being heard and your comments are important. >> is it cold? well, the law sometimes can be cold. do i like it? not necessarily. >> reporter: to increas

those words were prophetic because these officers did not look at marietta woods as a human being. they looked at him in that instance as an animal. in fact, worse than an animal because a dog would not have been shot at 40 times. you know as well as i that a white male on lombard street or castro street, if you were marietta woods on lombard street or castro street the whole city, the community and the world would be outraged. but, the silence among some has been deafening. it should never have taken the mayor of the city five days to speak. he has never even offered condolences to this mother a month later she has not heard from this mayor. something is wrong. something is not just wrong, something is very wrong. when a mother can't get a call from the father of the city. then, the mayor came out and said the answer is teasers. please wait get it teasers were in the hand of those officers with the mind that they have one shoot we all should then marriott woods would've been electrocuted on december 2. the police officers association have helped create a climate of impunity where