north buncombe won the game. but the district hasn't gone in to any detail of what exactly owens is accused doing. he's worked as the assistant principal and athletic director since 2004. investigation is conducted as to what happened after the game. the school says t tt is standard protocol when there are staff. i spoke with the student involved in this alleged incident. following that meeting on how to move forward. they did release a short statement. the family said that we trust the school will take appropriate action and that the investigation will be completed in a way that is fair. and outside of that statement and a brief release from the school district both parties are staying very tight lipped at this point going forward as this investigation continues. reporting live in buncombe county, i'm ashlea surles, news 13. >> larry: a cherokee police officer has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. 26-year-old charles stanford is charged with assault on a female. police say they were called t

barry owens has worked at north buncombe since 2004, and is also the athletic director. the district says putting him on leave is standard protocol when an accusation of misconduct surfaces. 3 3 3 you can help catch suspected criminals running from the law. in this morning's fugitive files, we are teaming up with the asheville police department. joining us is public information officer we looking for? first we want to find okoye porter. a 22 year old male. he is 5 foot 10... 170 pounds. he is wanted for pre-trial release violation, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, assault inflict serious injury, attempt common law robbery, and hiring with intent to defraud. next, we have...annette chrisman.. she's a 46 year old woman. she is a 5 foot 4.... 130 pounds. she is wanted for larceny. last, we have luis fuentes. a 51 year old man. he is 5 foot 9 ... 172 pounds. he's wanted for three counts of indecent liberties with a child. if you see any of these fugitives, you can call anonymously. the number is (828) 255-5050. again (828) 255-5050. thanks for being here. remember,

barry owens has worked at north buncombe since 2004. he's also the athletic director there. the district said putting him on leave is standard protocol when an accusation of misconduct like >> darcel: thieves break in to a business and the owner hopes surveillance video will help investigators track them down. alex vance says a man smashed the window of his tire shop along the smoky mountain expressway. surveillance video shows the car the thieves were driving. >> they're trying a two-door honda civic, dark blue. he was wearing a coat with a hoodie. >> darcel: businesses in the area are stepping up security measures. if you have any information, call the haywood county sheriff's office. >> larry: new tonight, a unc asheville professor says life for african american communities is not improving. news 13's aaron adelson is a a unc asheville tonight. find something encouraging. >> aaron: that's right, larry. he started studying this in 2007. he gave the crowd here at unca a bunch of stats. some of which made some people feel depressed. he says only 1/3 of black high school stud

school closings and delays are running at the bottom of your screen.and this just in, the north buncombe district of buncombe county schools is closed. henderson on a 2 hour delay it will go into effect tonight... and last through the weekend. 3 3 that storm is expected to bring ice and for some, up to saturday. we have live team coverage so you can prepare now. let's go right to ingrid in the sky watch weather center. good morning. here is a look at current conditions across the region. your day planner shows temperatures warming by noon. coming up, i'll show you our 7-day forecast for both the mountains and upstate. 3 3 3 3 3 right now lets turn to the on- time traffic center...where jaclyn is tracking the icy conditions on the roads. mitchell, swain and transylvania county are seeing slick conditions right now. drivers in madison county...be extra careful icy spots are reported on some of your primary roads..including 25/70 19-e and i-26 near the tenneessee border. most of the secondary roads are slick as well. *secondary roads are a problem in transylvania county this morning i'm jac

and erwin and north buncombe districts are their third. henderson county school leaders say they have snow days built in to the end of the year. pushing their last day of school on june 9th. madison county superintendent says they had their last day of school back from may 26th to june the 1st. you can log on to wlos.com and get those closings and delays. and of course we're going to be running them at the bottom of your screen during our newscast. >> larry: along with schools, some businesses are closed because of the snow, which can have a big financial impact. play-doh's closet was closed in asheville. it's a substantial hitor employees. some of them turned to eblen charities for help playing energy bills and rent. not that bad. two days is not that bad. but anytime they missed could mean no groceries. it could mean no heating in their home. >> larry: the roofer says he slipped and won't be able to work. >> darcel: rex, trash pick up is resuming and the mail is coming, but what can residents do to help? >> rex: i can tell you that all 1

the assistant principal at north buncombe high school has been put on paid leave pending an investigation. the district says they're looking in to an alleged incident involving a student following a basketball game at the school friday night. barry owens has worked there he's also the athletic director. the school says putting him on leave is protocol. coming up at 6:00, what the student's family is saying about the incident. >> darcel: the old farmland may be converted in to park space. john, agricultural leaders are hesitant to endorse this. >> john: that's right. well the county has leased this property off 280 for years now. it appears the terms may now take them in a different direction building a park. to many, land is more than just something to be bought and sold. in henderson county, some argue frerchl broad is a link to heritage. the idea of converting 20 acres in to park space is concerning if we want to keep agriculture in western north carolina, we've got to protect our resource. >> john: county leaders say it appears they have no choice. the foundation wanted it developed in

>>jay: the buncombe county schools, the erwin district and north buncombe district are closed to day. all other buncombe county districts are on a two-hour delay. >>holly: there are many other schools closed or delayed today. you can see them all running at the bottom of your screen. they are also, of course, at wlos.com. we have been talking about this coming winter storm all morning long. and how it will bring the potential for ice and up to a foot of snow in some places. >>jay: we have live team coverage. skywatch weather center. >>ingrid: we are currently under a winter weather advisory for just another 0 minutes for all the counties in western north carolina and parts of the upstate. this is for that threat of slick conditions, which as you just saw, causing some delays this morning. this is the big event. winter storm warning, this is an upgrade this morning from a watch to warning, 7 p.m. tonight through sunday morning. the chance for some significant snow, freezing rain, ice, sleet, you name it. satellite radar shows the calm before the storm. but, coming up in my full forecas

weather make up days have not be announced for erwin and north buncombe districts yet. you will find all of this information at www.wyff4.com and our wyff 4 moblie app. bailey was the chairman of daily automotive. he was active in the community, having served on spartanburg county council. died tuesday at his home, surrounded by his family. was 89 years old. an update to a story we brought to you in october. a couple charged in the accidental fatal shooting of a henderson county toddler has pleaded guilty to lesser charges and will not have to spend any time behind bars. 29-year-old heather ann brad stepp and 31-year-old james fuller stepp each received a unsupervised probation after pleading guilty yesterday to misdemeanor negligent storage of a firearm. authorities say heather stepp was babysitting 2-year-old abagail newman when was fatally shot by a load shotgun that was on a table. in anderson county, the case against an upstate man accused of sex crimes against children is heading to a joseph patterson appeared in a courtroom yesterday for a preliminary hearing. th

in a relative's care...and social services was contacted. 3 tonight the assistant principal at north buncombe high school is on administrative leave after school officials say there was an incident involving a student studentthe school district says they were made aware of an incident between barry owens and a student following a basketball game on friday at the school.owens is also the school's athletic director.... per protocol he is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.owens has been the assistant principal and the a-d since 2004. police officer is in custody tonightcharged with misconduct in office. office.last week...we broke the news of robert shaw's arrest...and tonight his fellow officer john bell is also facing charges. charges.both were fired last year after a man filed an excessive force complaint against them. the honea path police chief said he fired the pair after speaking with sled. the complaint stemmed from an incident in november--after a man failed to stop for police leading to a chase.police said hatcher...exited his car with what looked to be a

item.the child has been placed in a relative's care. 3 in buncombe county:an assistant principal at north buncombe high school is on administrative leave--after an alleged incident involving a student. 3 the school district says they between barry owens and a student following a basketball game on friday at the school. the district didnt elaborate beyond that.owens is also the school's athletic director.per protocol he is on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.owens has been the assistant principal and the a-d since 2004. 3 in anderson county-- a second former honea path police officer is accused of misconduct in office. office.john bell is now facing charges along with robert shaw. shaw. 3 both officers were fired last year after a man filed an excessive force complaint against them. the honea path police chief said he fired the two after talking with sled. the complaint stemmed from an incident in november--after a man failed to stop for police leading to a chase.police say that man..."b-j" hatcher... exited his car with what looked to be a knife.they say the officers used force to di

item.the child has been placed in a relative's care. 3 in buncombe county:an assistant principal at north buncombe high school is on administrative leave--after an alleged incident involving a student. 3 the school district says they were made aware of a situation between barry owens and a student following a basketball game on friday at the school. the district didnt elaborate beyond that.owens is also the school's athletic director.per protocol he is on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.owens has been the assistant principal and the a-d since 2004. 3 in anderson county-- another former honea path police officer is being accused of office.john bell is now facing charges.we told you about robert shaw's charges last week. week.both officers were fired last year after a man filed an excessive force complaint against them.the complaint stemmed from an incident in november--after a man failed to stop for police.police say that man..."b-j" hatcher... got out of his car with what looked like a knife.and thats when the officers used force to disarm him.hatcher was taken to the hospital where

hang out with amazing songwriters and artist and it's really unbelievable for a boy like me, north buncombe graduate getting to do those things. >>jay: you met trace atkins the other day? >> yes, him and eric church, i got to hang out with them in the summertimeme. with us a good time. >>holly: you said this album has a different feel than what we are used to from you. >> it does. it's -- it hugs country a little bit more but at the same time it has 90 rock understones. i'm really proud of it. >>holly: okay. we can't wait to hear it. >>jay: thanks for being here. >> thanks for h hing us. "happy >> highway, dust in my mouth, you tore out to drive and you're southbound already >>> feeling this way and you're fairly gone,ot me singing that sorry done you wrong song >>> whoa, whoa, whoa, in the heat of the blacktop you're fading fast >>> whoa, whoa, whoa, that pedal on the left is the first step back >>> so happy little tail light, baby turn around >>> drop the gas, girl, it's only one way to slow down >>> that chevy, loose a little pedal on the fun >>> yeah, show it to me baby, >>> come on hap

barry owens worked at north buncombe since 2004 and is also the athletic director. officials say putting him on leave is standard protocol when an accusation of misconduct surfaces. >>jay: the owner of a haywood county business hopes surveillance video will track down thieves. alex vance says a man smashed the window of his tire shop along the smoky mountain express way earlier this week. yesterday morning, someone from another business spotted the empty cash register. surveillance video shows the car that the thieves were driving. >> they were driving a two-door was wearing a hoodie. >>jay: businesses in the area are stepping up security measures. if you have any information call the haywood county sheriff offense office. >>holly: you can help catch suspects running from the law in this morning's fugitive files we team up one last time with the public information officer christina holingsly, thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. first we would like to find deondre jackson, 5-foot 11 and weighs 160 pounds. jackson is wanted for first degree burglary, breaki

tomorrow morning, flurries of snow in north carolina, buncombe county, anderson county impacted around 6:15 and some continues into later morning. early afternoon, snow and georgia, across western north carolina in the mountains gettin action for drive tomorrow afternoon and evening. brain south of i 85 it looks like and that tapers off. morning, the mountains up a chance of wint weather. it looks like it will be tomorrow morning in the mountains and tomorrow afteron upstate to watch out for the potential of snow with the next system. temperatures in the teens over most of the area and they feel much colder with that wind at 10 to 15 plus miles per hour. feels like -10 in boone, minus five in hendersonville and greenville feels like eight. more on your weather in just a few minutes. geoff: thank you. today is the day you can start filing your taxes. if you're worried about how to get started, we have a guest who will let you know what you need to do. allyson: if you think it is cold in ttemperatuback i marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and wor

and as usual north carolina schools will also cash in. buncombe county schools have gotten $58 million since the inception of the north carolina lottery. it covers costss on things like pool construction. the school's spokesperson says the revenue is a modest but appreciated chunk of change for school districts across the state. >> the money goes to the department of public construction. fund teachers and teacher assistants. a couple of . >> darcel: state law limits how local districts can use their lottery distribution. >>> we're hoping to share the powerball jackpot with you. wlos bought 50 tickets and will split any winnings of $10,000 or more with 13 randomly selected adults. go to our facebook page and register to win. you have until 10 o'clock tonight to do it. >> tammy: the superintendent of henderson county schools is reflecting. jones has spent 38 years with the district. he was hired as teacher and coach for the former east flat rock elementary school. he took over as superintendent in 2010 after serving other roles. that our district ha

madison" and "buncombe counties" schools.... in north carolina.... we've also learned "wofford college" has cancelled classes tomorrow... we have the full list scrolling now on the bottom of your screen... and also on our website....just look under the "weather tab" and "closings" at wspa-dot-com... we may see several power outages in our area...due to this winter weather... how you prepare can make a difference ... besides knowing where working flashlights are....and making refrigerator on its coolest setting tonight....to make your food last longer if the power does go out tomorrow... if that happens ... make sure you open your cabinets so your pipes get warmer air..and turn your faucets near the outside walls on to a trickle. also keep the number of your power company on standby, so you can let them know. for duke energy customers that is 1-800-poweron for laurens electric it's: 1-866-9 restore and for broad river electric its...1- 866 coop-out. if you missed any of these numbers....you can find them on our website....wspa dot com...under "links m

in north carolina, parents in buncombe county are furious that schools werent closed, after a school bus filled with students nearly slid into a river. sot mos: it just kind of started going sideways down the hill. i kind of screamed a little and my heart was in my knees in my feet. the storms are being blamed for the death of two drivers who crashed on slippery roads. definitely a scary situation back east this morning. another developing story we're following for you this morning... a warning about the zika virus... it's leaving a lot of parents concerned...the virus can be contracted through mosquitos. here's a look at a map...right now four states have reported cases of the virus...and dozens of countries throughout south america. doctors say the symptoms for joint pain and red eyes... they're usually mild and pass without incident. but the big concern is for an expecting mom... potentially life-threatening brain damage in their babies sot dr. jennifer wu: that the result can be catastrophic for the family. so that's why we're being so careful. . right now, there's no vaccine or

recognize our native american citizens and the heritage that they brought to ashevillend buncombe county and western north carolina long before we got here. >> darcel: nine cities across the country already observe indigenous people's day. the resolution is on next tuesday's asheville's city council agenda. >> larry: america on tap is staging an event at the u.s. beer around the country with 70 festivals planned this year. >> 100 or more different craft breweries on site to taste and sample. live music, free food. and food to purchase depending on the ticket you purchase. >> larry: yet another beer festival for a city seemingly can't get enough. >>> she is like my inspiration now. so when i feel down or sad or struggling, she's like, come on, mom. we can do this. >> larry: our person of the week beat the odds on life support. how her story is giving others hope. that's next. >> darcel: and the powerball jackpot set new records. how much money is up for grabs and who has already struck it rich in the mountains. >> jason: one round of rain is the next one is going to move in for the weekend. after the break

. >> darcel: north carolina schools are cashing in on tonight's record jackpot. buncombe county schools have gotten $58 million since the inception of the north carolina education lottery. the distribution helped cover costs of things like school construction. >> the money goes through our a couple of years ago it helped fund teachers and teacher assistants. the current year they estimate they're going to use it to do things like substitute teachers, custodians. what we call non-instructional. >> larry: a lot of people were left in the dark for hours in parts of asheville tonight. it was a fire at a duke energy substation. fire knocked out power to several areas including the shiloh community, oakly, biltmore village and asheville mall. duke expects to have power fully restored by 11:15. >>> new at 11, a natural gas leak in henderson county forced some families out of their homes. neighbor reported the smell of gas around 7 o'clock tonight. firefighters evacuated three homes just as a precaution. no one was hurt. public service gas repaired the leak and the families were

reid binion reports. 3 north carolina schools are cashing in on the record powerball jackpot. buncombe county schools have received 58-million dollars since the inception of the 'north carolina education lottery.' the distribution helps cover costs of things... like school construction.((stop)) 3 12:27 ( ) "the money goes through our department of public instruction. a couple of years ago it helped fund teachers and teacher assistants. the current year they are estimating they are going to use it for substitute teachers, custodians, what we call non instructional personnel." glazener says the lottery revenue is modest, but appreciated by school districts across the state. 3 3 3 in this morning's the buzz, ted cruz is getting an extra boost from a t-v reality show dynasty" star phil robertson has endorsed the republican presidential candidate. the two are seen together in a cruz campaign video in which robertson explains his endorsement for the senator. cruz issued a statement saying he is thrilled to have phil's support. 3 it looks like jimmy fallon and seth meyers will stay with n-b-c

diia announced all classes are canceled tomorrow in the buncombe county schools. right now, north carolina is under a state of emergency. corey: here's is a look at i-26 in asheville. traffic is moving smoothly. we haven't seen snow on the ground yet, but officials are expecting that to change. sheltersrs have opened their doors for anyone who might become homeless or for those who are currently homeless. asheville shelters are encouraging people to come indoors if they need a place to stay. the buncombe county school district has canceled classes. more than 25,000 students will be at home, hopefully in the warm and not in the cold weather. corey davis, wyff news 4. carol: a heart county georgia man faces felony charges after deputies say he ran towards them with a machete and set a house on fire. it happened when deputies are trying to serve a domestic violence weren't at 6:20. they said joseph morrison deputies tried to coax him out, but they say morrison set the house on fire. the sheriff's office said a few minutes later, he charged e house towards them with a machete in hand.

over a foot of snow is possible from buncombe county and eastward to yancey and mitchell counties.so far fallen in western north carolina, causing major issues on roadways. the upstate has seen brief snow in areas, but the majority has been sleet and freezing rain. some trees and limbs have gone down causing power outages 3 3 ((wrap up)) 3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the 3 3 and stick with us... for more on this winter storm! storm!here's a live look in asheville...where snow keeps falling... falling...and we have more of your weather pics!thanks so much for passing those along and catch even more on our website, fox carolina dot com. com. i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, get two breakfast croissants forfour bucks. 3 from the mou

avery all the way down right along the north carolina and tennessee border. graham, clay, macon involved. buncombe as well. up wards of about an inch or so in higher elevations about 3500 feet, there's an advisory. the system that we're following is a little bit further off to the west. it was originally actually in central texas. you see it moving right along that gulf coast. it's going to continue to pick up that moisture content and spin it for a broad band coming our direction. we have that one system far off to our southwest for the moment. it is impending. as we dive a cold front down, we're going to be dragging down some snow showers in the early morning tomorrow. i think this is going to be a quick system. as i said, an inch, possibly two. but the impacts are going to be minimal. take a look at these temperatures as well. upper 20s and low 30s for the mountains. what does that mean? as it makes contact, the snow, with the surface. initially it is going to melt. there's that broad band. you see it right along the counties where that advisory is in effect. take a look at what happened. we're

mound is what is being used on the roads to absorb some of the moisture here in buncombe county..but all over western north carolina...crews are gearing up for the first winter weather event of 2016. 3 just a few hours ago in asheville you could really see the snow flurries...not enough to accumulate earlier today on the ground...though we did see some light accumulation from the weather event earlier this morning. in hendersonville crews had not seen much snow when we caught up with them... but they are being prepared... brining the roads...using that mixture of salt and water that helps melt whatever ice comes the rest of the week. the big worry is for a potential freezing rain event friday that could keep them very busy throughout the next few days. 3 3 "we've got predictions from duke energy and all the weather stations so we try to take all of that into consideration...we'd rather put it out and not need it, than need it and not have applied this stuff." stuff."the rain that's expected for tomorrow and friday will most likely wash away whatever work they do today...so that means crews will be back out

or email them to fox carolina news at fox carolina dot com. 3 3 north carolina is also seeing a lot of snow.leaders in buncombe county already declared a state of emergency ahead of this storm. storm.our team coverage continues now with fox carolina's ashley minelli.she is live in asheville, ashley? 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 time for weather 3 and traffic every 10 minutes. minutes. 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. 3 now let's send it over to the traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look 3 at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 we want to remind you that our is a great way to stay informed during the winter storm.it has all the information you need about conditions in our area.just text carolina weather to the number on your screen to learn how you can download it. 3 here's a live look over usc upstate in spartanburg-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watc

post them to our facebook carolina news at fox carolina dot com. 3 3 north carolina is also seeing a lot of snow.leaders in buncombe county already declared a state of emergency ahead of this storm. storm.our team coverage continues now with fox carolina's ashley minelli.shee is live in asheville, ashley? 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 now for weather and traffic minutes. 3 rain and sleet will transition the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the area continues until 7pm saturday. 3 ((adlibs)) 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 we want to remind you that our is a great way to stay informed during the winter storm.it has all the information you need about conditions in our area.just text carolina weather to the number on your screen to learn 3 here's a live look over i-85 at pelham road in greenville-- you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. with at&t the choice is yours. you only pay for the services you need to make your bundle work for you. call now to get high speed internet fo

recognize our native american citizens and the heritage that they brought to asheville and buncombe county and western north carolina, long before we got here. >>evan: nine cities across the country already observe indigenous people's day. the resolution is on next tuesday's asheville city council agenda. >>> a.c. reynolds high school students are recognized for winning awards from the scholastic art program. the students there picked up 33 awards out of 600 entries in western region. gold portfolios which will go to new york for judging. she says the arts are important in all aspects of school. >> art has helped me in so many ways and it's not just in one field. like, i think everyone should be able to take art and learn those creative problem solving skills. >>evan: the program helps recruit students for art school. students can also get scholarship money. >>> firefighters from across the region are heading to the buncombe county training facility this morning to fight some fires and get more experience working as a team. news 13's hope hanselman is there for us now and, hope, you are showing us the last

. >> darcel: north carolina is under a state of emergency, as well as buncombe county as we brace for a winter wallop of snow, ice, and wind. some schools are already closed tomorrow including asheville city schools within the past ten minutes. >> larry: let's get to our team of meteorologists now. jason boyer starts us off. >> jason: we've been watching the model, zack and i today. we've ratcheted up. the flake-o-meter is up to the top now. hopefully you bought the bread and milk and other things of interest. we're talking serious snow and ice. now here's your winter storm timeline. tonight it's an icy mix of freezing rain and snow. friday morning, when you wake up, there will be snow and there will be ice on the ground already. so it's not time to go out and drive around and check out the scenery. i think saturday afternoon it will taper quickly and shift to the mountains. the higher elevations as this storm bombs off the north carolina coast. where is it right now? right here. look at this spin. it doesn't look like much, does it? strengthen. one is going to be off the coast. one i

let's send it over 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 we're watching: east north st@ haywood &; howell rdpete hollis blvd@ old buncombe rd rd 3 here's a live look at the 3 this weekend.. fox carolina has full coverage of the carolina panthers as they get closer to a super bowl bid. bid.you'll want to tune in this sunday as we take a look at their journey.aaron cheslock and shannon sommerville are covering it all from charlotte."panthers' pursuit of a title" airs at 5:30. 5:30.that's followed by the nfc championship... as the panthers host the cardinals. pregame coverage starts at 6:00.kickoff is at 6:40... right here on fox carolina. 3 good morning, joe-- joe-- has come to an end for the season.we're live with details on how the city will be wrapping it all up later today. 3 here's a live look over clemson-- you're watching the the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina.you're taking a live look over greenville 3 3 the weather may be getting icy in downtown greenville.. but skating season is officially over. over.ice on main is cl

buncombe. it includes northern mcdowell. it also include's northern burke. in the royal blue, much of western north carolina. that's eight to 12 inches of snow. in this turquoise, southern rutherford, back over to southern mountain valleys. then you have to deal with ice on top of that. we could see up to a quarter inch of freezing rain and sleet mix up. that's really going to complicate things and cause just impossible travel by late friday in to the afternoon. 20s for lows tonight in the area. our temperatures will be in the 40s for highs tomorrow. we'll get above freezing. but our temperatures will certainly get colder as the even though we get above freezing on friday, i think that number may come down because the snow will fall pretty heavily. zack, this is going to be one for the books. >> zack: i think it may. upwards of maybe 20 inches at times. >> jason: the european has held true and that's usually the one that we hone in on because the gfs model has had its issues. >> jason: now we're seeing that shift go down a little further if it keeps picking up that certainly going to have an issue. >> jason:

recognize our native american citizens and the heritage that they brought to asheville and buncombe county and western north carolina long before we got here. >>jay: nine cities across the country already observe indigenous people's day. >>holly: the search continues for a man who has been missing for weeks from madison county. 37 year-old johnny cook was last at the weaverville wal-mart. his parents say he often stayed a time. so they did not report his disappearance immediately. then they became worried when cook's birthday and christmas passed without hearing from him. if you know where he may be or you have seen him in the past month, contact the merchandise sheriff offense office. >>jay: political leaders and celebrities are taking to social media to remember singer david bow wind chills this morning. >>jay: we have the web site for his 25th album. >> that music we are playing was released on friday. it is his latest album. >>jay: he was 69 years old. prime minister david cameron said he was a master of reinvent and kept getting it right and called his death a huge loss. >>holly: actor ricky gervase sa

>>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 6. >> larry: tonight a buncombe county deputy is off the job after accusations of excessive use of force. >> darcel: news 13's john ostendorf joins us with the story story. >> john: the sheriff says this all started with a child custody call on new year's eve and he says the body camera the deputy was wearing really helped make a decision in this case. deputies and asheville police have been wearing body cameras for about a year. the sheriff's office got a complaint about that call and referred it to current affairs. cams is it has really cut down on our complaints. we have used body cams to clear officers in a couple of complaints. and in this particular case it substantiated the complaintants. >> john: deputy teeg was written up for a code of conduct violation the year he started. he was promoted to patrol in 2010. now the fraternal order of police here in asheville says officers are rarely at fault in excessive force complaints. >> 700,000 officers in the united states, 99.9, less than 1% accused of excessive for

buncombe county. all continuing to move slowly to the north and the northeast. rain is coming down. we are at 44 degrees. a breeze out of the south at 8 miles per hour. in the up state 47 with a northeast breeze going on right now. along with light rain showers. now we are on the warm and wet side of that cold front. behind it, we have some very chilly air. we can see some just incredibly cold temperatures. 10 in kansas city. 8 in casper, wyoming. in chicago 28 degrees. then we look at the real arctic area sliding into the upper midwest. bitterly cold temperatures. we're not going to see anything as cold at the canadian temperatures but we're going to get that winter blast. future cast shows the front moving through overnight. the rain tapering off turning to light snow showers early tomorrow morning. winds picking up some very cold aero. much of that snow activity is evening but it's going to remain bitterly cold and windy with a chilly area of high pressure settling in for an incredibly chilly monday as well. we'll break it down temperature wise. also showing that change over from

form of snow across western north carolina while the upstate and northeast georgia see rain.look to see a winter weather advisory for macon, jackson, haywood, madison, buncombe, yancey &; mitchell counties from 2 am until noon on sunday.skies will gradually clear throughout the day on sunday as highs peak in the upper 40s across the upstate while western north carolina peaks near 40 degrees. 3 remember for the latest on the weather any time, log on to on the weather section. there you can check out any watches or warnings in our area... view current temperatures and check out our weather blog. 3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 back to you 3 3 we are following the latest developments in the collision of two military helicopters in the pacific. pacific.there's a desperate search for survivors--or some sign of debris--we'll have the latest on the search. 3 plus-theft at the haywood mall. find out how robbers got away with merchandise and cash from several stores. 3 here's a look

buncombe county. that is the largest school district in western north carolina with thousands of employees. gabrielle: governor pat mccrory says the state is under a state of emergency with this wintry weather. corey davis shows us what conditions are like right now in asheville. corey: we are here in biltmore park in asheville. this is i-26. traffic is moving along smoothly. emergency officials are prepared for the snowfall to come down. the school district has taken precautions by canceling classes for tomorrow. more than 25,000 students will be at home and off the roads for their safety. shelters in the area have opened their doors in asheville for all the people who might become currently homeless to have a place to stay. we will continue to bring you the latest in buncombe county, corey davis, wyff news 4. gabrielle: now to the update where crews from the south carolina department of transportation are beginning to pretreat roads in greenville and spartanburg counties. officials tell us they are focusing on the area of i-85 to the northern parts of those counties, especially on mountai

if you have any information, >> a rock slide in buncombe county is nearly cleaned up. it happened on town mountain road north of asheville. crews removed large debris and rocks from the roadside. both lanes are open. there is a temporary traffic light set up. >> two weeks now until the iowa caucuses and the presidential hopefuls are feeling the heat. the claws are coming out on the campaign trail. lana shows us the campaigns are ramping up in more ways than one. >> conservatives are issuing a warning to gop front runner donald trump, change your tone. >> there are a lot of conservatives who think it is a wolf in sheep's clothing, that he is a traditional lifetime new yorker and that means somethingsomething. >> the authenticity of his evangelical roots and then this latest attack on his personality -- >> he is a nasty guy. nobody likes him. heeding the advice, bringing out instead their secret weapon, i trump's daughter ivanka who is 8 months pregnant. bernie sanders saying he doesn't do personal attacks but continues to pound hillary clinton for taking money from wall street banks. >> she has received $600,

north. investigators say a wallet, two backpacks and other items were taken as well. two buncombe county deputies following a use of force complaint has some questioning why the deputy's body camera video hasn't been made public. the sheriff denied news 13's request to see the video citing personnel law and the rights of the people who made the complaint. news 13's rex hodge is live at the franklin police department. rex, officers there just started using them this weekend. how's it going so far? >> rex: no problems in the last couple of days. the police chief here says it's a new law enforcement tool that comes with benefits and also some new things to learn. for one thing it's a lot of video that has to be stored. there will be questions about the public's privacy and privacy for his own personnel and when and how body camera video can be used in court. outweigh any of these issues. >> protects all parties involved. the officer against false allegations. also the officer who is doing something he should not be doing. >> rex: chief says using the body cameras is the macon county

. >>> now from western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 11. >> darcel: developing tonight, the buncombe county sheriff has fired one of his deputies after a use of force complaint. >> larry: it happened last thursday, new year's eve and it was captured on the deputy's body cam. >> darcel: news 13's aaron adelson joins us live outside the sheriff's office. aaron, what was the original call about? >> aaron: darcel, deputies responded about a child custody situation. that night lieutenant in charge got a complaint and it quickly went up the chain of command. citing personnel law, sheriff van duncan wouldn't say what the >> i can't say what did or didn't take place. >> aaron: news 13 requested video. about ted's . >> they give us one of the best investigative tools with the complaint we have available. >> aaron: duncan says the body cams speed up investigation. >> absolutely. for internal affairs investigation or any kind of complaint from the public, it's invaluable to see what took place. >> aaron: officers are rarely at fault in excessive force complaints. >> split second decision. you'r

north west wind keeping that wind going. is going to be very common around the mountains, especially buncombe, rutherford, mcdowell and burke counties. yes, you're going to see up to a foot in some places higher up there. and even 18. we'll see a general 8 to 12 inches. in the upstate, 4 to 8 inches down here through oconnee, pickens, cherokee county. you get a stripe here for 1 to 4 inches because there will be a lot of ice south of i-85. temperatures tonight in the 20s and 30s. critical because we will be below freezing when the onset of this moisture really starts to kick in. tomorrow, highs only in the 20s and 30s. do not expect any melting. sunday we'll begin to see more sunshine and 40s for highs. but a significant winter storm. we'll see very cold trend initially before we warm up in your upstate forecast there's a lot of snow and ice, too, for your friday and saturday. >> darcel: in tonight's ask 13, moving on from a devastating fire. richmond hill inn and did they >> tammy: a historic mansion that burned to the ground in asheville was once the center piece of a local inn. happened to what was left of the richmond i

buncombe county. >> darcel: our reporters on the scene say the fire is still very active north of swannanoa. a neighbor tells news 13's jerrika insco, it is a home but it's unclear if anyone was inside. >> larry: the riceville volunteer fire department is the lead fire department on the scene. we're waiting to speak with the chief right now to get more information. >> darcel: we'll continue to update you on the situation and post updates on wlos.com. >>> now your news 13 skywatch weather. >> jason: starting out much we have way above average temperatures in december up until this point. now below average lately. drop down in to the teens by day breaea thursday by no means is a wash out. neither is friday, even though the rain chances are very high that we're likely going to find scattered showers on friday. saturday the chances remain high. once again, neither that day is a wash out friday nor saturday. 25 degrees in asheville. clear skies. 52% humidity. got a wind chill down to 21. and it's going to go lower than that as our air temperatures begin to cool off even more. down to the 20s for

north carolina, worth $2 million. wyff news 4's john lyon is live in weaverville, in buncombe county where a $100,000 winning , ticket was sold. john? john: we are outside the mountain energy store and gas station in weaverville. we are just off u.s. 25 on the outskirts of the city limits across from the walmart if you at this store behind me, one person bought the powerball ticket with five of the six winning powerball numbers on it. now, that person won a total prize of $100,000. let's go to videos shot earlier. people have been in and out of the store all afternoon. this is a popular spot for people to buy powerball tickets. for last night's drawing, clerks sold plenty of tickets. most were some -- surprised that there was a winner here, and some of the customers were sad that it wasn't them. >> that is awesome. to help someone out in the community, hope it went to a good person. john: anyone not show up at your work today? >> no, i'm from south carolina. john: i hope they spend -- >> i

geoff: buncombe county is on that list of cancellations as well. it's the largest school district in western north carolina. allyson: right now, snow is coming down in some areas. corey: good morning. right now the snow continues to come down in downtown asheville. we have had some ice pellets 30 minutes ago, but now we have fluffy snowflakes. a truck just came down to put down some salt brine. a plow also came through and you can see the tracks on the road. it has been covered a little bit, but that truck came by five minutes ago two spray some salt solution. i just measured the snow and it is about two to three inches deep right now and it continues to come down. people spent a lot of time getting ready at the ingles collecting supplies that they might need for today. it was hard to find a open parking space out there. one man said it looks like black friday during the holiday >> i am hoping to find bread still on the shelf today and some milk. we will see. i have a few things on the list and we just want to get stocked up for a couple days. >> i think it's quite comical. i'm from the frozen tun

allyson: investigators in north carolina say a mechanical engineer is helping them determine the cause of a fire at an apartment complex. the fire broke out at the rock the buncombe county fire marshal now says some items from the scene are undergoing specialized testing. three people were taken to the hospital to be treated for burns. four apartments were damaged one was destroyed. north carolina rescue crews say a 45-year-old man died in an apparent fall near a north carolina waterfall. crews say sean kasey of georgia fell from a walkway, saturday near dry falls in macon county. but the search had to be suspended until yesterday because of the weather. allyson: funeral services will be held today for a long time south carolina state senator. william billy o'dell died thursday morning. he became a state senator in 1989. serving district four, that's abbeville, anderson and greenwood counties. his funeral will be held this afternoon at the first presbyterian chruch in greenwood. the service is scheduled for 2:30 and will be followed by a private burial. o'dell was 77-years-old. clemson will face alabama tonight in the college football our sports team is out there

investigators in north carolina say a mechanical engineer is helping them determine the cause of a fire at an apartment complex. one week ago today, the fire apartments near weaverville. tonight, the buncombe county fire marshal says some items from the scene are undergoing specialized testing. three people were taken to the hospital, to be treated for burns. four apartments were damaged. one was destroyed. north carolina rescue crews say a 45-year-old man died in a fall near a waterfall. crews say sean kasey of georgia fell from a walkway near dry falls in macon county. officials said kasey fell on saturday, but the search had to be suspended until today because of the cold weather. funeral services will be held tomorrow for a longtime state senator. william "billy" o'dell died thursday morning. he became a state senator in 1989, serving district four. that's abbeville, anderson, and greenwood counties. his funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon, at the first presbyterian chruch in greenwood. the service is scheduled for 2:30, and will be followed by a private burial. o'dell was 77 years old. in greenville county, an say they're forced to live in dangerous conditions. tonight, they share

carol: buncombe county is on that list of cancellations as well. it's the largest school district in western north carolina. coverage with wyff news 4's corey davis. he's live and local in asheville with how families are getting ready. corey? corey: the situation is changing constantly in asheville. it is starting to rain. but overall, people haven't had big issues getting around on the roads. it snowed yesterday and so far we haven't seen any of that quite yet today. but that didn't stop parents from flocking to grocery stores with all these school closures tomorrow. take a look at this parking lot at the ingles on long shoals road in asheville. an open parking space was hard to come bybyor drivers. we talked with people who were stocking up on batteries and other items they felt they needed to make it through the storm. one man even said it looked like black friday during the holiday season. >> i'm hoping to find bread still on the shelves today and some milk, so we'll see. i have a few things on the list up for a couple of days. >> i think it's quite comical. i'm from the frozen tundra of green

north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 at 5:30. >> tammy: a state of emergency declared across the state and now in buncombe county. >> frank: we begin our live team coverage tonight of the winter storm headed our way with chief meteorologist jason boyer. jason, what's in store this evening? >> jason: this evening is going to be quiet. it's overnight and tomorrow. when you wake up, there will be snow and ice on the ground. we've got the flake-o-meter all the way maxed out by a sweat. it's going to be a lot. dangerous travel and significant snow and ice accumulations for anybody in the magenta color. you can't get away from this. these winter storm warnings go all the way back to the west including nashville, knoxville. east to charlotte, fayetteville, even over to raleigh. that is a massive area, folks. it's a major storm that's going to have that much of a scope to it. winter storm timeline, icy mix of snow. friday morning, mix of snow and ice. periods of heavy snow. it may not be snowing continuously. but snow nonetheless. in to missouri, it is tracking south and diving off the coast. that's where it bombs out and strengthens to a

north carolina. it will event, the heaviest will be in graham and cherokee counties could see snow mixed with sleet. buncombe county, henderson county, transylvania county, no advisories, and we will monitor the situation in case any of its it through the mountains further east. we will see if the advisories get expanded. clayton, clarksville, you could see 1-2 inches of light snow and sleet mixed. winter storm warning goes into effect for a couple inches of h sleet. in the upstate, a few scattered snow showers, rain shosleet showoperational-- evaporational cooling. drop. the best chance of accumulation will be in the mountains of south carolina through pickens county and oconee county, where you can see a trace too maybe a not a strong system, not expecting much of a travel problem in the upstate. it is the mountains i'm concerned about. 16 degrees this morning at the greenville airport, 38 the high this afternoon. started off at 11 degrees at the asheville airport, but the winds made it feel below zero. 28 a live shot from downtown greenville, clear and cold. 36 in greenville, 32 in spartanburg and gaffney

ashley western north carolina has seen some snow -but we know much more is on the way. 3 3 3 3 - treacherous roads, yesterday more than 300 calls for service, 90% wrecks in wnc- in buncombe co: 53 in 10 minutes- freezing rain is big story- chances of rain throughout wnc overnight will turn to freezing - emergency crews say if you have to travel, be prepared 3 3 if conditions worsen by the end of the week like they have conditions worsen by 3 if conditions worsen by the end of the week like they have forecasted...it might be a good idea to if you have to travel, plan for a safety kit in your 3 car...and make sure you have plenty of gas." gas." 3 hendersonville: crews prepped there too 3 brining roads roads 3 don't forget-- the fox carolina weather app is a great way to stay up to date on weather conditions in your area.you can get watchings, warnings, school closings, and much more.just text carolina weather to the number on your screen to get more details.it is free to download. 3 3 3 ladies and gentlemen, the state of our state is bent but not broken. broken. 3 after a difficult 2015.... governor nikki haley says the people of south carolina are now stronger. 3 wednesda

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heavy snow going on in the north the mountains and totaling that pretty quickly, especially in areas like jackson county, haywood county, buncombe county, near the asheville airport, and even some totals are going up in the northern part of the upstate like travelers rest seen three inches. we will keep those update is throughout thewe had heavy snowfall going on across the area and it continues in some areas like dickens and oconee county, greenville county. let me show you two things. we have a low level jet, a ton of rainfall. toward the south end it will try to move up our way with that jet moisture. as it meets cold air from the northeast, they are going to collide and provide a ton of moisture for us until around lunchtime from now. we get lighter stuff back toward the west and it will continue to be heavier between lunchtime. let me get you into some of.heavy rainfall in atlanta and cold air is mixing and. in spartanburg, pink is showing up and said up white and that tells me freezing is taking we expected this. testing from one inch to two inches of snow and then it transitions eyes. look at how the wind is eroding away