in the studio, naoko funayama, wmur news 9. josh: the first sentencing in the deadly overdose of a rochester teenager is on a friday. mark ross has pled guilty forgiving eve tarmey the drugs that killed her. his lawyers requesting a 20-year sentence citing ross' 30 year battle with drugs. he calls ross a sat example of a person who can't overcome his addiction to heroin but stles are no excuses for what happened. jennifer: a cold night ahead with temperatures falling into the 20's. tomorrow some rain arrives, but this is the butt part, in parts of the state it will be snow. so let's get over to chief meteorologist mike haddad. mike: we've got the cold air in place, a storm on the way and eventually you know with that cold air and precipitation does, it adds up to snow in some spots. critical things to keep in mind mind -- right now it's generally fair skies. tomorrow a little sun early. clouds take over by midday yo thickening up with a few showers by early afternoon. trickiest part of the forecast comes late afternoon through

jean: naoko funayama has reaction from students. reporter: jean and tom, mumps is a disease that can spread very easily, especially communal environments much like on college campuses. it is a viral infection that spreads through saliva or coughing and sneezing, you are vaccinated there is still a slight chance of contracting the virus. although the vaccination does significantly reduce your risk of getting it. the symptoms, swelling of the cheek and neck areas, fever, headaches, muscle aches. the health department is working with the college to get the word out about it and also help investigate cases. u.n.h. did say in a statement that they are taking this very seriously, much like they have in the past with meningitis and the flu. deal, but for those who are not vaccinated i guess that would be concerning. you just have to worry about the whole community's health. >> there's a lot of things that go around around college campuses, that some may get, some may not get. i'm not generally that concerned as of right now. >> i didn't kn

the investigation is naoko funayama, wmur news 9. josh: news 9 has learned that more than 8,000 pounds of unused prescription drugs were turned in over the weekend as part of national drug takeback day. the event's goal is to get unnightedded drugs out of peoples home before they fall into the wrong hands. in new hampshire more than 100 police departments took part this year, offering a safe place to dispose of those prescriptions. jean: snow has been falling for days now in northern new hampshire. beautiful scene there, and looks and soon. let's go to mike haddad to see where the wintery mix is headed next. mike: look at those pictures, wow. we just setted right into winter. hard to imagine a couple weeks as we were talking about that string of temperatures well above the average. not so the case right now, we're well below the norm. a few clouds lingering in parts of northern and western new hampshire, and yes there is quite a system back to the west in the great lakes, just to the west of toronto c around chicago in towards detroi

naoko funayama, wmur news 9. josh: interstate 89 is back open in grantham after a truck crashed into the guard rail. state police say the driver of the truck fell asleep around 11:00 this morning. both southbound lanes were closed for more than two and a half hours while the truck and lumber it was carrying was cleaned up. the driver only had had minor injuries. and a teen-aged driver onis this pileup in york, maine. the crash sent four people to the hospital last friday. and tonight police say a 17-year-old was on her cell phone when she run a red light, forcing the driver of a dump truck to swerve. no one was seriously hurt. jean: the conway area humane society is asking for the public's help identifying two women. the humane society says they stole items from their thrift anyone with information is asked to contact conway police. tonight eight puppies are among 18 dogs in safe hands after being rescueded from a pelham house. police say the home was filled with animal feeses and urine, and found a dog locked in

. >> two brothers in a remarkable story, wmur's naoko funayama introduces them to us as this weeks home town heros. reporter: it's hard to get recruited to play sports in college for an ivy league school. what would be the odds of that happening not just once but twice to one family? >> it's really a dream come true. and my parents still can't really believe it. reporter: believe it. both going to brown university and both playing sports there. this is gardner, he's an offensive tackle at phillips academy and a post grad. he broke his foot, so he's currently sidelined, he likely be back in a few weeks for the big rivalry game against phillips exeter. but he's more excited to line up right next to his younger brother, the tightened. colby is a junior transfer from bedford high school. it's his first year playing football, but he also plays basketball. and let's just say he's really good at competition he came in second, clocking at 93 miles per hour. >> just when we both started getting recruited for sports we kind of like chose brown as the school we'd like to go to. reporter: the broth

live in durham, naoko funayama, wmur news 9. jennifer: tonight a driver is now taking responsibility for the crash that killed a retired teacher at a busy intersection today 25-year-old jordan heath pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. heather hamel is live with why she won't be spending any time behind bars. reporter: jordan heath pleaded guilty to vehicular assault in the death of michael fells, she received a 12-month suspended sentence. the victim's family says it is a step in the right direction, however they are not ready to forgive her. birthday, miss heath took away a husband of 45 years. reporter: through tears, eliza morris told the judge about the lasting heart ache the death of her father caused the family. michael phelps was on his way to volunteer at a local cancer center when his motorcycle was hit in a busy intersection in allenstown. today the 25-year-old driver, jordan heath, took responsibility, but she was spared any jail time. >> i certainly regret my actions that day,nd the weight that they hold. reporter: he

those cases appeared on the campus of unh wmur's naoko funayama is in durham with how the school and campus are reacting. >> the mumps is still an uncommon disease in the united states but 3 new cases have recently been reported on the campus of unh. state health officials are now working with the university to warn the college community and nearby residents. >> most of the time, people experience mild symptoms of fever, headache, muscle aches, not feeling well. one of the classic symptoms is infection and swelling and saliva like if you share utensils and cups, or by coughing and sneezing. even those vaccinated still have a slight chance of contracting the virus although the vaccination significantly reduces the risk of getting infected. those who develop symptoms are urged to seek medical care. complications from the mumps are rare but can be severe. >> so most people with mumps will recover within 2-3 weeks without any complications. in a very rare circumstatnces, people can get testicular swelling or inflammation. inflammation of the brain or the membranes around the spinal cord.

naoko funayama has their story tonight at 6:00. mascoma valley, high school football games, if you bring a donation you'll get in free. jennifer: a grandson in nebraska had a creative way of chebbing in on his grandmother after hurricane matthew. tom: it had been days since anyone heard from the 87-year-old woman living in florida. so as field sutton reports, her grandson sent a pizza to make sure that she was okay. reporter: this is the only papa johns in flagler county, so when the restless people of palm coast realized t off the hook. he told me is the on his deliveries have been good.but as he grabbed a pizza destined for parkway drive, he had no idea the payoff he was about to receive. >> it was quite a surprise to me. reporter: the surprise started with a man named eric who calledded in that order, from nebraska. when he got to the neighbor he pulled out the box and took a look at the receipt and there were special instructions, a because the own are of the house had some big dogs they needed to put away. >> the way that he a