of 13-year-old nichole lovell, however it may be weeks before we hear anything. two virginia tech students are charged in her murder. with annie andersen. >> reporter: 18-year-old david eisenhauer was arraigned this morning and was assigned a public defender to try his case. he was charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder. natalie keepers was charged with accessory after the fact and helping to dispose a body. >> she was a sweet girl. helped on bus. >> reporter: but according to police warrants, police say that david eisenhauer kidnapped lovell. and they think it was only think that keepers was involved. >> it's a day by day process. there's a lot of decisions that they're making right now. a lot of things that they're hearing, and right now i think it's just shock. and it's just setting in as they go. >> reporter: the commonwealth's attorney says that lovell was autopsied today. now, both eisenhauer and keepers are expected back in court on march 28th. and the commonwealth attorney says that we may not know exactly how or what killed lovell until then. we

nichole lovell was first reported missing from her home last wednesday in the lantern ridge area.her body was found 80 miles away on saturday-- in surry county north carolina-- near the virginia state line. investigators also made the first arrest in the case on saturday.virginia tech student david eisenhauer was charged with abduction and first degree murder.on sunday---virginia tech student, natalie keepers was arrested and charged with helping dispose of nichole lovell's body.and today police announced she was stabbed to death. her family realeased funeral arrangements today for for tomorrow from 5 to 8 p-m at mccoy funeral home in blackburgthe funeral service is thursday at 3 p-m at mccoy, followed by the burial service. family memers tell us- all the arrangements have been paid for. thanks solina. authorities say - social media - and teen dating pages - played a big role in this case. w-f-x-r's bill wadell spoke with an expert - who works with teens. bill - she has a warning - that parents should hear tonight. becky, after watching this tragic case unfold - we're hearing from pa

tomorrow grief counselors will be available for students at nichole lovell's school. nichole was a student at blacksburg middle school. according to the school's website, parents can call ahead if they are concerned about their child.they also have tips about how to talk to children about traumatic events. and as blacksburg police continue to follow up on the hundreds of leads in this case, they're still looiking for more information.if you have any information on the nichole lovell, or information about the two suspects - the number for the police department is on your screen now, that's 5-4-0-- 9- 6-1--1-1-5-0. and we will keep you updated on air- and on our website virginia first dot com with the latest developments of this case. virginia's attorney general is delaying changes to conceal and carry guns laws.the changes were to take effect tomorrow-- but has been pushed back until march first.last month attorney general mark herring announced that virginia will no longer will recognize concealed handgun permits from 25 states because those permits insufficient under

nichol lovell's body was found in surry county. here funeral will be today in blacksburg. a viewing was held last night. two virginia tech students are charged with the murder. a push to find a deputy's missing daughter. it has been a year saeupbs sarah graham disappeared. this morning the f.b.i. and robinson county sheriff's office will announce a new reward. john: the i.r.s. is having problems with computer systems and agency has stopped accepting the outage could affect refunds but they say it doesn't anticipate major disruption. the i.r.s. website is available but some services are not available. barbara: the killer from "cereal" is getting his day. was convicted of killing his girlfriend in 2000. he returned to court in baltimore wednesday where his attorneys argued for a new trial calling a key witness featured in the podcast but never called to testify. she is an allie by witness who said she was with him at the time of the crime. a bum threat called in to a wisconsin county sheriff office. the call are made a reference getting justice for steven avery the man at th

two virginia tech college students charged in connection to the nichole lovell case went before a judge. 3 pattie plasma david eisenhauer is charged with kidnapping and pre-meditated murder. natalie keepers is facing accessory -- accused of helping eisenhauer get rid of nicole's body. this morning we are taking closer look at the two suspects. marissa parra has been following the latest developments in blacksburg. she has reaction from those who knew eisenhauer and 3 this is david eisenhauer in high school..last spring..star middle distance runner..at wilde lake..good enough to win an award from our baltimore sister station wbff..sot david eisenhauertrackthat's the david eisenhauer they remember in columbia..his home for 2 years after a cross country family move from washington state..the principal of wilde lake high saying he is stunned to see this image of engineering student eisenhauer as accused killer.sot james lemontrack:that same feeling of 3 disbelief is echoed by va tech studentssot: joshua korsness, vtech junior mechanical engineering major"to think that one of my classmates c

eisenhauer has been charged with kidnapping and first degree murder in the death of nichole lovell. natalie keepers has hired a private attorney. she's been charged with accessory after the fact and helping to conceal a body. neither have entered a plea. 3 3 pattie tight a judge has found a campbell county man charged with murdering his elderly father in law, guilty. the judge found vincent spinner guilty of the first 89 year old james payne. the judge said that after hearing the commonwealth's case he thinks all the pieces of the puzzle came together. he says spinner is guilty of stabbing his father in law 25 times and stealing his wallet. spinner's sentencing date is yet to be set. 3 3 pattie tight the virginia house has passed the so-called king's dominion law. that lets schools start before labor day. it now heads to the gop-controlled senate. the measure would remove the requirement that school start after labor day and allow local boards to set their own calendars. 3 more rain is heading our way today and wednesday with the heaviest rain falling on wednesday.we're waking up to

lovell. the associated press reports that nichole's mom.. tammy weeks will speak at this afternoon's press conference. we'll have reporters at that news conference and have updates on our website-- wsls-dot-com and tonight beginning at five p-m.### funeral arrangements have been announced for thirteen-year-old nicole lovell. visitation will be held tomorrow from five to eight at mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. the funeral service will take place on thursday.. at three o-clock at mccoy funeral home.### students at blacksburg middle school have created a series of memorials for nicole lovell. the memorials are used to remember and pay tribute to the teen. there are messages.. drawings and notes for nicole and her family-- including giant students to sign and write down some of their memories. the messages will all be shared with nicole's family. students and faculty are also wearing the color blue or blue ribbons in nicole's memory today.### two virginia tech students charged in connection with the death of nicole lovell appeared in court fo

there, today the victim in the case 13- year-old nicole lovell was laid to rest, family and friends gathered in blacks burg to say good-bye to nichole one final time. a memorial fund has been set up at the national bank of blacksburg in nichole's name help/e helping with services, any remaining funds will be used to start a scholarship in her name. donations can be made at any national bank of blacksburg location. >>> we are learning new details every day about nichole's death, we will continue to keep you updated as new information becomes available, remember when we are not on the air can you visit us online at wsls.com. han. >>> jeff producing heavy rain commonwealth and carolinas, that could throw a little bit of moisture in our direction, we could have light wintery mix in few spots consisting of flurries, rain showers and sleet pellets, best chance after midnight to night. 47 in lynchburg, 49 in danville, mid to upper pros across the new river valley. temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 30s midnight. again after midnight tonight that is our best chance to pick up again a very very light wintery mix. otherwise we are l

since the discovery of nichole, and through consultation with the commonwealth attorney, we have since charged eisenhauer with first-degree murder. >> whitney: police say that lovell's body was found yesterday around 4:00 p.m. the teen was first reported missing last wednesday. her body has been sent to the medical examiner's office for autopsy. according to her former middle staff tomorrow for students and teachers to grieve. >> and we're taking a closer looked at david eisenhauer. he was an accomplished cross country runner. he was part of virginia tech's cross country team. now we do know that eisenhauer was friend with lovell on social media, but police have not gone into detail about how well they knew each other. as for keepers, police have not said whether or not she had any connection to lovell prior to her death. keepers is a software engineering major from maryland. today virginia state police divers were out searching tech's lake on campus. saying that as a father, as well as virginia tech's president, i assure you that we are resilient. you are not alone. the school has not released another statement since the announcement of that second student's arrest

nichols said the paperwork was there for the board member who brought up the option, but he >>> at this hour, we are waiting for autopsy results on nicole lovell, the blacksburg teen found dead. meanwhile, suspect david eisenhower made his first court appearance this morning. >> he just was a very pleasant young man, but very goal-driven. >> danner: natalie keepers made her appearance just after that. coming up, we have advice from the experts for every parent. >> and responsibility to make sure that your child or your children are safe. >>> the first time, you will hear david eisenhower's voice. that is tonight on abc 13 news