snd. let's get to that breaking newso crews on the scene of reported house explosion live from northfield center with more you got new information for us right now. >> the new information is not good right now we know that one person is dead the fire chief year saysno that the body of an adult was found inside the home we also know that three people are missing including two children andss we will showss you that scene right now here on sky he even here in northfield village of the home is still smoldering firefighters are still insidede we have video from when we arrived here the fire chief tells us that this happened at about 830 the receivedec multiple calls of people hearing a loud explosion they say when they arrived on the scene at the home was fully engulfedsaed they say that if the weather here of course has made things tricky you're trying to put out the fire but you've got departments for many neighboring departments around the northfield village spoke to several neighbors i n spoke to one man who says he lives next door and he actually tried to go in a rescue the people inside

jeff and cindy mather along with their two daughters died when their northfield home blew up. new documents reveal this may have been a murder-suicide. >> reporter: jeff mather contemplated suicide in the rocky river metro park. he had a rifle. that was at the beginning of december. he was then hospitalized at a mental health facility. this happened at the same time the records state that jeff was having problems at work. he had just started a new position. his long time employer was a company that makes and sells valves and gauges. he returned to work after the new year but one week later his northfield home exploded. the record states the investigators found a gas can next to his body. the school district tells us they had no indication there jeff's company just sent us this statement saying this is a tragic situation, and we extend our deepest sympathies to the friends and family. our focus is to support our associates through this difficult time. live in northfield center, kristin volk, newschannel5. >>> tonight the mystery of a cleveland boy as he remains behind bars. he

we're live this morning in northfield center township. back to you guys in the studio. >> brian: all right, nikki. thanks very much. >>> ohio governor john kasich will be on the main stage in the debate. it's the last time kasich will have a chance to make a national impression in a debate before the first primary in iowa on february 1st. >> tia: late singer david bowie has an unusual namesake to honor his legacy. check this out. meet bowie the baby penguin born on david bowie's birthday. no word if it's a boy or girl. the penguin will make it's public debut at a zoo exhibit this spring. >> brian: that thing is little. >> tia: very small, and they grow up and are huge. >> brian: how do they survive in the cold? >> tia: it's the way that their bodies are designed, brian. how do you survive in the cold? >> brian: i'm not in the cold. my parents, i think, brought me in the house. i may have been out in the cold. maybe that's why i got all the -- >> tia: see what i have to deal with? >> brian: maybe that's why i have all my problems. they did

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including two children andss we will showss you that scene right now here on sky he even here in northfield village of the home is still smoldering firefighters are still insidede we have video from when we arrived here the fire chief tells us that this happened at about 830 the receivedec multiple calls of people hearing a loud explosion they say when they arrived on the scene at the home was fully engulfedsaed they say that if the weather here of course has made things tricky you're trying to put out the fire but you've got departments for many neighboring departments and regard here to help out i spoke to several neighbors i n spoke to one man who says he lives next door and he actually tried to go in a rescue the people inside tell me you heard the explosion my son ran outside and he says oh my god of fire next-door and that's when he ran in the house the back top was blown away we went to the front it was hard to kick open he finally got it open and they got inside they say butnd they say they could not get upstairs because of the smoke because of the fire they said the family's dogi d

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. >> the heartbreaking news coming from northfield center live township tonight. sarah finney has more information on. that sarah? >> and this scene has turned active again. you can see the fire department is back inside the house. our overnight news tracker was the one who -- this blaze had reignited and he alerted the sheriff's department and the fire department on scene again. they had to put a hose in the how long and we're told the -- were found near the mother and all were killed instantly. neighbors shaken up by this describe a bright light and a big boom. and one man said he and a few others ran into the house and yelled to see if anyone was home but no one answered. the first floor was full of smoke and the second engulfed in flames and this is what the chief is saying about a cause. was death. and that is what they indicated to us and that will be checked out with the state fire marshal. >> and again, a family of four found dead here in northfield. the fire department is back on scene to make sure the fire doesn't spark up again and we'll keep you update

>> exactly. >> i got the winning ticket. >> reporter: back in northfield, the owner of this shop told me some powerball players said if they win, they wouldn't forget about him. anybody say they were going to come and give you money? >> yes. >> reporter: this store sold more than $4,000 in powerball tickets on wednesday, and the owner thinks he could sell double that amount tomorrow. in northfield, i'm ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> and the weather should be excellent for all of your travel tomorrow, going to all the places to get the lottery tickets. and then we're going to be seeing the heavier rain. that mostly comes later saturday night and into sunday morning. we have temperatures going into the 60s on sunday. at least parts of the area, more record warmth, but we've got two arctic blasts coming next week. quite a roller coaster here. cloudy skies continue across the area, 43 degrees, winds still out of the northeast, that's why it really didn't jump up during the day and not going to go

a house explosion in northfield center township. >> we broke this story around 9:00 tonight, and since then we learned the situation has turned deadly. scott taylor is live on the scene with the late et. scott, what can you tell us? >> just a few minutes ago we got a terrible update. it is the type of update you don't want to get here. it is the scene of a house fire. but a fire official said they have found two bodies inside. one belonging to the mom of the family and the other one to a child. missing and they all -- they also are search for the dad too. let me step out of the way to this tragic scene. you can see firefighters still working inside. there is smoke coming from the roof. most of the roof on the top of the building and the top of the house is gone. they did ventilate it from the side on the go ran, but we now know a mother has perished in this fire along with one child. i want to give give you a chance to listen to one of the neighbors who saw this moments after he heard an explosion. >> i was in the garage when it hap

monday, northfield center firefighters called to theay house explosion on sky haven dr. in the heard the explosion within minutes the house was described as a massive fireball. >> near the fireplace that was burning and burning andnd so my day seem like they couldn't get it out. >> it was the biggest house fire that i have encountered in my 25 years.bb >> they say that inside the house they found the bodies of cindy and geoff mather in two children on the first floor.. >> he was near the patio door inside the house that's where we found him, thet mother was with the two children, the girls and she was hovering over them to children kind of like she was protecting them. >> investigators with the state sifting through the door very on tuesday looking for clues the gas companyor workers were in the neighborhood but firefighters were leaning away from a gas explosion . the fire chief says that the fire appears to have started in the center of the house on the first-floor.ve >> what is in the center of the house on the first floor.ce >> the hallway stairway entrance to the ki

it happened last night in tve st northfield center.@ no and that's where fox 8 news reporter stacey frey is live no at the scene the morning after.af such a tragic situation no matter how you talk about it stacey. n no absolutely family of four killed in the explosion resulting fireball that it ignitedt i neighbors felt their homes shake last night and looked at to seeo there was really nothing they could do.do. a husband adond wife too kids, a a shock. the whole street in flames,cmily, you w, big fireball. the roof and pretty much the much he entire back of the house were all gone a couple of neighbors neihbor s kicked in the front door trying to get to the people inside. the family dog ran out but no but no b getting to anyone else.to anyo el the flasmes were to enhance.to enh fire chief and northfield center says they were killed instantly but at k this point they really have no idea why. they don't know what caused the explosion you might think gashink gas leak but the chief says there isays there no sign of that. you never rule anything out butr rule anyth right now they don't suspe

. >> mason county sheriff's office is also assisting,, they're not ruling out anything yet in northfield center, dave nethers fox 8 news. -year-old,, jeff mather in cindy mather and their young daughters as a great family they were founding members of the rock couldt be church in garfield heights where he was a church deacon and she taught sunday school, she worked at kidslinkururw behavioral center and twinsburg where coworkers are grieving the lossor , neighbors say that ten-year-old allison was homeschooled and eager a girl group was in second grade and northfield elementary and nordonia hills, for they brought in extra counselors to be. >> parents, hug your kids, it is unspeakable happened last night andea i met with a the staff this morning towi prepare them for the day.wi >> the church also says in a statement that the family's livesso touch many people and they will be deeply missedny, realtors >> police arrested a second -year-old, major howard r, aaron dunnings facing charges of murder are still looking for suspect donnell lindsey for the same shooting, court records show that t

one closer towards that northfield stapleton exit. gary, as we look out to the west side, this big mass of orange is fog and those areas in white is the on coming store. >> thanks, amelia. >>> three minutes after six right now. new this morning we are following a mine rescue in 17 miners were stuck in an elevator about 900 feet below the earth. crews have been working to get them out since 8:00 our time. the local fire department says a crane has arrived on scene. they had to bring it in from out of town. they have pulled the first four miners out to the surface. they are apparently okay. they are being checked out by paramedics. the local emergency response group says the men got stuck as they were starting their shift at the cargill salt mines in lancing, new york. of course, we will have updates for you through the morning. >>> also new this morning deputies are trying to figure out what sparked a shooting in adams county. it happened at 85th place. officers tell us one person was rushed to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds

it a happened last night and northfield center. pets are stacy fry is life this morning with the details. >> the family of four was killed in the explosion resulting in a ball of flame that it ignited. they felt their home shaken lookedt out to seek that there was nothing they could do. o that's a good family.y. it's just a shot. the whole street's. house. this is a big fireball.a sign of that. recipe indicated to us. or at least two people including two children were stabbed to death in the homeo they found driver is being praised for calming students after an angry students were on board joyce is the schoolbus driver with that bedford city school district on wednesday it is 67 -year-old was driving her normal route when a black car pulled up beside the bushe at a step. that man was a great saying that thea bus driver had hit his car. he demanded h she get off the bus he continued to yell at the driver they were all still on board. don't want him back at west 100 50th she's still recovering at metro's that i team has learned that

live in northfield center township, news channel 5. >>> sarah thank you so much. well now to a news alert for you this morning folks. plasticoat company is closing its plant in medina. the akron beacon journal all 98 workers will be laid off and the plant will close on april 30 and the factory makes automotive parts. production will be shifted to other factories. >>> well now to an arrest warrant out for a man accused of stealing construction equipment and using it in a smash and grab. akron police say a tennessee man caused all of this damage screen. according to ohio.com, he used a front loader and cutting torch to smash into jay bauer's construction in november and caused about a million dollars in damage and police say he then took the safe. it's not clear exactly what was inside that safe and akron police say he's still on the run this morning. >>> 6:36 coming up this morning a health alert for your pet. dogs getting sick and two dozen states we'll tell you what you need to know about this growing virus. >>> then is your neck feeling chilly why your high-tech

and like they said, the mother and two kids were huddled together. >> reporter: in northfield center township dani carlson, cleveland 19. >> dani, thanks. >> mark: a 9-year-old boy is in critical condition after getting into a sledding accident. a car hit drew hayden yesterday at northridgeville. a good samaritan made a 911 call that may have help save drew's life. >> it looks like someone was hit by a car on meadow lake boulevard. we are on meadow lake by hunter lake. >> mark: the center for injury research did a study and found 20,000 sledders per year in the u.s. had to seek emergency medical attention. >> romona: more browns news but not the good kind. scott taylor has dash cam video as troopers bust two players. >> reporter: troopers found adderall, marijuana and loaded gun and the dash cam video, the nfl will have a lot of questions for these two players after seeing their actions all caught on tape. safety de'ante saunders being handcuffed after completing a field sobriety test with the ohio highway patrol on christmas morning being arrested for ovi. current browns linebacker

this happened on skyhaven driveri in northfield center. the fire chief says it looksfire chi sa like the exysplosion happened in it the center of the house.the ce but what caused it is a mysterynter of at this point.at this poi they do not believe a gas leak had anything to do with it.ntoi and houses shaking. yeah i saw there was like ari firework or something, and i was going out to leave and i see the flames. see t @ we ran up to the house and the ran to the front.ran to th we tried kicking in the door it was hard to get open but hee ff finally got it open, kicked innall the door, that's when the dogy got it open, flying everywhere.kicking, j fire crews had to come out a a couple of times overnight tornigo spray down some hotspots thatatat had fired up investigators from the state fire marshal's officeof will be here today and they'lld be looking for what's left of's left this house to try and determinet what caused it. wh cause they do not think a gas leak had h anything to do with it. so sad. sad so tragic.c. tragic. the whole family.a

this is what daylight revealed after a terrifying night in this northfield center neighborhood. the explosion on sky haven road shook the neighborhood just before 9:00 last night. firefighters found the mom and her two daughters ages 8 and 12, in the front of the house. the father's body was found in the back near the garage. neighbors watched helplessly last night. >> my mom's like hey, did you hear that? i'm like no. so sigh walked outside. as soon as i walked outside the garage, all i saw was this big fire ball. but right now, they don't suspect that it was gas. there was no trace of a gas explosion. >> brian: right now the key to the investigation is figuring out if it wasn't natural gas, what caused this house to explode? was it just an accident? or was there more at play here? the eight-year-old little girl who lost her life was a student in the nordonia schools northfield elementary has grief q.? >> "q": all right, thanks, duff. well, three fire stations are closing in canton today. fire stations on west tusc, harmont and vernon avenue will no longer be open. the closings

investigators say a fire inside a northfield central township home was not an accident but a murder/suicide. >> brian: hundreds take time to honor the memory of a police dog in canton. >> tia: not much to talk about on the radar this morning, but that will change in a hurry later on today. >> brian: all right. of everything evidently this weekend. a potpourri of weather. i'm brian duffy. >> tia: i'm tia ewing. let's look at the traffic and weather starting with meteorologist john loufman in for samantha roberts this morning. one thing people notice right away when they step outside this morning, it's warm outside. >> john: it's mild, isn't it? potpourri, potato, that's okay. cornucopia of weatherman stew is coming our way this weekend. this morning as tia said dry and mild. i think your pronunciation was right, brian. i think it was right. i mean, be consoled. we're on our way into a day that sees temperatures in the 40s including a 40 at the bus stop at 7:00. us. we appreciate you being here. the breezes will be light and southerly. rain chances slim to none. clouds rolling in, and they're

with him and fired shots family of four including two children dead after a bus explosionon in northfield center. >> are trying to piece what happened and that nobody managed to escape alive, dave nethers begins our team coverage. >> medium to see what is left of that house behind me,w the site of that house explosion and raging fire, four people dead including two children this is it was was a loud explosion of. >> 8:30 p.m. monday, firefighters called to a house explosion on skyhaven rode. >> heard this rumbling explosion . >> within minutes it was a massive fireball. >> i saw the second floor inflames it was just burningco it seem like they cannot get it out of. >> is it was the largest house fire that i have covered about 25 years. >> they said inside the house they found the bodies of>> cindy mather and jeff mather into killedn children on on the first-floor. >> father was near the patio doors, or we found the mother with the two children, she was kind of hovering over them like she was protecting a. >> state fire marshall's best figures were sifting through the th debris on tuesday

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. >> in northfield center, you can probably see the remains of the house, the state fire marshall's office spending the day gathering clues to answer somehe troubling questions. >> they got the call of a house explosion just after 8:30 p.m. monday the first track on here was already engulfedst the fire chief frank risko says it was the worst house fire you seen his career cut today they believe the fire may have started in the center of the house on the first floor but all that is there is the hallway .od r the body of cindy mather was foundnd hovering over the two children the appalling as if protecting them, her husband's body was found near the back of the housese by the patio doors . among the questions is what could have exploded and why no one had any chance to get out alive? >> are just as i just as just as i seem to be, in my mind, many things that could generate a firese that intense that quickly. >> best way that we are thinking and that's why we have the crew inside,>>>> we have have three of the top for marshall's investigating in the answer is in there and they're going to fin

sarah is live in northfield sarah? >> reporter: good morning terrence and jackie. the family's home. there are teddy bears, and a you." the family's two cars still in the driveway. as you said investigators today. this case now being suicide. documents reveal a gas can was body. now this explosion happened monday killing two young girls and their parents jeff and cindy mather. jeff recently switched positions at his long time employer. according to an incident report on december 2 jeff took a loaded shot gun to the rocky river reservation and contemplated killing himself. after a three day stay at a mental health center jeff returned to work at the beginning of january. his wife send it said in a text message to her sister things were not good at home and on the day their house exploded records show cindy's dad tried to call her three times but she statement calling this a tragic situation and that it extends its deepest sympathies again investigators expected to be back out here at this home later this morning. live i

we're seeing some flays here in this home in -- flames here in this home in northfield. again, dispatchers called for the fire department twice. they're still not out on scene here but we expect them to return soon. and i do want to tell you that a school bus went by here about 15 minutes ago and stopped at this house, presumably to pick up the two young girls. back to you. >> all right, sarah, thank you. >> and now to another big story this morning, old man winter back with a vengeance. >> a storm rolling in overnight, hitting our area with up to three inches of snow. so, we have live team coverage for you to get you out of the door safely. there are 51 school closings right now, which you can see at the bottom of the your screen. in lucas and huron county, you're waking up to a level one snow emergency. early in orange with the shovels clearing the sidewalks. the bad news, there is some lake affect snow heading our way this afternoon. we begin with meteorologist tera blake who is tracking this storm. >> a warm front first with warm temperatures for us in the upper 20s.

tonight o after this speech by the president state of the unit investigation continuing into the northfield center house explosion that killed a family up for the bodies of sydney by o the two children we're all found on the first for the fire chief says cindy was hovering f his words always good to loop will begin at the center of the home on the first floor tonight experts are leaning away from a gas explosion matt has more on how the matters are being remembered. they're just really nice people thought for in-kind neighbors are remembering the picture-perfect family of four that lived on sky haven.mi the mother was a mom to a lot of the kids in the neighborhoodg they go over and spend time my daughter's included 43 -year-old jeffrey we're founding members of the rot community church in they serve as a deacon for 13 years and cindy tout sunday school. cease to care for other kids who we're neighbor coming fromr families that have problems sydney would take them then t and take t care of them. sydney worked at the behavioral center in twinsburg coworkers and neighbors alike call her a very

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. >> we are back here live in northfield center.r. you can see again the artificiall candles they are lighting up the mather drivewaydles here. what was powerful tonight, the fact that a lot of young children lot came to this vigil becauseme of the ages of the girls, eight and 12. many of their friends and classmates are here as well, but you can tell for sure in this i neighborhood that the people the mather familyh knew wanted to be here despite the rain. t they want wanted to be heard on of his family. >>> it is important for the children who don't understand a lot of what was happened to have some conversation with the parentsrs to say goodbye and kindind of figure out as best they can feel better if they go back to school missing their friends so terribly. >> as one of the neighbors said, closure, flourish closure for the kids and forr the communitye c but they said as they band togethers here that certainly helps. >> ce it certainly does. >>> really sad news out of north ridgefield tonight. nine -year-old drew hayden has passed

it happened in the town of northfield, which is about 20 miles south of cleveland. one of the deceased is an adult woman, the other is a child according to firefighters. fire investigators believe the two people missing are father and daughter. the cause of the explosion is unknown at this time. time for a look at weather... here's what you need to know... one driver in ice scraper to move their car. this car was parked along lake erie. the waves splashed up and over the rails... spraying the side of the car. as sub-freezing temperatures rolled in, the car ice. the car - which - had very little ice old-man a new ice sculpture. if you thought david bowie was out of this world, well his music was... literally, sung in space. reports on bowie and one astronaut's unique tribute to him. the illustrator who created this calls it 29 "career-spanning" sou. hospital bed, bandaged eyes... later... "this is ground control to major tom." when a r the lyrics a little to give the song a happier ending." "the "and the stars look very different." even a vatican cardi am floating in

. >> and northfield center where jeffrey and cynthia mather and their two daughters died on monday, the fire at the houseldld determined as arson,. >> that determine who sent them explosion, the fire department arrived late monday and found the car that the house was involved, the family was found on the first floor note suggesting that the mother and daughters may have been on the second floor but fell through the floor when it gave way, they also confirmedve a gas can was found near the body of jeffrey mather, but there was never any hint of trouble's. >> the family dynamics is an angle that we are looking into as part of the investigationdh and we are conducting interviews witha people in the family and from the community. >> they say that while they can say the fire was intentionally set there's lots of work before they can determine who said and why perhaps weeks beforeho the cause of death. >> dave nethers fox 8 news. >> one of two suspected in the death of of a o of a through of a through boyd makes a court appearance todaya ordering aaron dunnings to remain locked up on murder c

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@it was around 8:30 this @happened in northfield center. @the explosion blew out the back @four people inside of this @home. @we're talking about two adults, @a man, woman, and children. @if you come back out here live, @you can see the cars in the @driveway here. @it brings t home there. @'s also -- brings it home. @there's also a play set in the @backyard. @we'll get you more information @will? @down here. @it looks better than when we @were on it earlier. @have cleared out. @wind. @you can really feel it on your @car as you're traveling here @this morning. @everything is really wet there. @'s place where is the snow @fall. @271 earlier, north and south, @very dicey in some spots, but @the way back down here from @where we were, it proves that @odot is doing a good job. @we'll continue to keep an eye @on it and let you know what @we're seeing. @>> always good to be mindful @they're working hard this @morning. @lake effect snow advisory for @ashtabula, geauga, lake, those @go through tomorrow. @the winter weather advisory @runs through tom

the explosion happened in northfield, ohio last night... that's about 20 miles south of cleveland. firefighters say a mother, father, and in the blast. the family dog escaped. no word this morning on what caused the deadly explosion. fewer gop candidates are going to take part in the next prime- time debate. it's on thursday. fox business network says only seven candidates will appear on the main stage. donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, ben carson, jeb bush, chris christie and john kasich all made the cut. fox business network says it set the lineup based on recent polling numbers. rand paul and carly fiorina were bumped to the undercard debate along with mike huckabee and rick santorum. rand paul said last night that he'll boycott the debate if he's not allowed in primetime. the next democratic debate is this sunday. it will on 9news starting at 7 p-m. n-b-c's lester holt is hosting the debate. you can't keep alabama football long! last night--the crimson tide added yet another national championship to its illustrious resume. they didn't waste any time either.. second drive of

by a 44-year-oldhe who will not face charges for the accident.wh >> are holding a vigil for the northfield center family killed in home explosion, jeffrey m. cynthia mather and two daughters died in the blastr and fire monday night the gas can was found, are treated as arsenic and take weeks to determine how it started. >> security camera video may help identify those responsible for throwing debris onto a local highway damage and at least five cars as dave nethers joins us from fox 8 studio at the university of akron..v >> a story that we told you about on new year's eveto tonight the police believe that video may give them a glimpse of two came from drivers here the hearst avenue in canton, juan valdez showed us damage to his track,u the police say that the two young men seen in the video from a nearby school where in the area at the time, i say the photos showed two boys between 14 and 17 were believed to be living nearby, a video from a landscaping company shows themvi put underneath the bridge at the same timebr a track is hit the blue that they threw debris and vehicles causing damag

a @vigil will be held this evening @for the family killed in a @house explosion in northfield @center township, jeff mather, @his wife cindy and two @daughters died in a crash on @upon day. @investigators say they believe @the explosion was a murder- @suicide. @>>> it's her first local @interview since the grand jury @decided not to charge two @cleveland police officers in @connection with the death of @her is it-year-old son. @tiffany joins us live with a @look at what tamaria rice wants @now. @>> john there is not over, @there so much that she wants, @one of the first things is she @is hoping that the naacp @succeeds in its attempt to get @the grand jury transcripts to @the public, she wants to see @what this process was like, @what happen behind closed @doors, she won't be satisfied @with anything less than a @criminal charge coming from the @review of this case. @i really want them to go to @jail for the rest of their @life, i mean what else am i @supposed to say, and they @should never be police officers @again, neither one of them much @and coming up at 6:50, i am @going to let

it happened late last night in northfield which is about 20 miles south of cleveland. neighbors described the intensity of the fire. s/mos/witness :06 "to see fire that big and that close like 30 feet high it was like wow, wow" this morning, crews are working to find out what caused the explosion. we have a lot of news to cover before you head out the door. but first jen lewis is keeping an eye out on any problems on the road. and meteorologist jeremy wheeler is tracking come cold temperatures this morning. jeremy. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly sunny. breezy and warmer this afternoon. highs will be in the low/mid 50s. winds up to 25mph. a few gusts to 30 near the shore. tonight: partly cloudy this evening with a few winds west 10-20mph with gusts to 25mph. wind chills be in the mid-upper 30s. winds west 10-15mph. we'll see a lot of sunshine today and it will warm up. southerly winds will help to bump breezy/windy with a few gusts up to 30mph possible near the shore. a strong cold front will move into the region this on our area. we'll be much colder tom

chief frank risko/northfield center fire department "right now they don't suspect that it was gas. there was no trace of they indicated to us. but that'll fire marshals." the fire chief says this is the first deadly incident in his 25 years with the department. for experienced skiers and boarders, the backcountry is a popular place now that the snow is piling up. but it also comes with the risk of avalanche. a behind the scenes look at avalanche rescue training. plus ... we'll show you how a local catering company is putting a "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast" skiers and riders heading to the backcountry this season. but with the reward of fresh snow--comes the risk of avalanche. that's why mount rose ski patrollers are using their knowledge about avalanche rescue to teach first responders. nats of dog digging "git it out, git it out." trained avalanche dogs the back country and time for a rescue... is limited. that's why first responders are focusing on other ways they can fin

with two young daughters. 3 it happened just before nine last night in northfield center, in the northeastern part of the state. the dead include a man, a woman and the two girls... ages eight and 12. emergency responders say flames were shooting from the roof when they got there. neighbors actually ran into the house to try and help. they did manage to save the family dog. still no word on what caused the explosion. 3 the mother of the "affluenza" teenager is expected to get out of jail today in tarrant county, texas. tonya couch had her bail reduced from a million dollars monday. and couch has already *posted the bond. couch is charged with hindering the apprehension of a fugitive. her son... ethan... was on probation for a deadly d-u-i accident. he never went to prison because his lawyers said his *rich upbringing prevented him from knowing right from wrong. and now, he's accused of violating probation, and trying to hide in mexico with his mother. authorities are still trying to extradite ethan back to the u-s. 3 3 we're now just hours away... from president obama's *final state of the un

. >>> we're learning new details about a northfield home explosion that killed a family of four. the fire chief tells cleveland.com that there is no threat of an arsonist walking around. the state fire marshal's office said they know what caused the fire but will not release details while the investigation is underway. jeffrey and cynthia mather were killed monday night along with 8 and 12-year-old daughters in that home explosion. >>> and to the lorain man who recorded a deadly crash with his cell phone, he will spend a month behind bars. paul pelton was sentenced to 30 days in jail for vehicle trespass and disorderly conduct charges. he has to pay $250 in court costs [ indiscernible ] >> the browns have a new top dog. the team naming hue jackson as the next head coach. jackson's plane landed at hopkins and he guided to a car -- got into a car with the owner and headed to browns headquarters. when he arrived, maria, he was welcomed with a standing staff. >> how exciting there, right? >> yeah. the question new so many people have, what does it mean for johnny manziel? >> hue jack

. >>> a northfield man who pled guilty to the death of his four daughter is going to prison. he was sentenced to 11 years this morning. he gave nine different accounts of what happened to his daughter before he called 911. according to the autopsy, the girl had skull and rib fractures. >>> very quiet outside. and cold. and cloudy. a live look at downtown akron. no snow to slow you down. we've got our high-res radar going here. a few flakes, star county, there they are. port age county. stilling be a flurry in a couple of spots during the evening hours. but it's cloudy and cold and will remain that way through the overnight hours. 30 in canton, mansfield down to 26 degrees. you're not gonna wintery weather. you will see temps hovering generally in the upper 20s. through 10:00 and is midnight, tomorrow. i've got a weekend warmup. some of you may appreciate the way. >>> an akron couple pleads and endangering the welfare of a child. jeffrey fouler and amanda will cox were arrested in september. they were operating what police believed to be a large meth lab out of their apartment

kevin freeman was w there as they honor the victims hundreds of people gather on skyhaven road in northfield center friday night to remember a family of four killed inin a fire and explosion monday evening, are the family with a growing memorial in front of their house , they also gathered, for the tribute across the street to watch as. >> state fire marshall has ruled the fire was arson, summit county medical examiner murder suicide . family friends fr and neighbors say that none of that matters on this night, they want to remember a family they say he touched many lives back a. >> several homes catch fire early friday now they try to figure out why is that right spoke with juan who made a dramatic escape. >> cell phone video captures flames moving toward the rich family home leaving little time to actme. >> skyfox was over the same as crews battle the fire turned through the cuyahoga falls neighborhood . with ash falling from the sky they are in fear a that their homes in the next. >> or five houses down you see thisis red snowflakes it was really odd looking. >> trying to get my daughter

raymond has been talking to a @number of people today, alyssa, @what are @the school day here at @northfield elementary school @began with a le reality. @fourth grade teachers kept it @short and factual. @they told their students about @>> this was just an awful, @awful tragedy. @every school administrator's @worst nightmare is losing a dealing with that today. @it hurts. @>> in a group picture, everyone @knew the face of one smiling @second grader was missing. @>> ruth was really, really a @smart young lady. @she was very nice. @she had a lot of friends. @she was pretty. @she was just -- everybody loved @her. @they're going to miss her @horriblely. @>> the school superintendent @joe clark says they brought in @extra counselors for student @and staff. @>> and they also let kids write @letters or draw pictures or @whatever to give some sort of @grieving process for them. @and then we transition them @into normalcy as soon as we @could. @he let them know one of their @students, her parents and her @sister were killed in a house @explosion. @she came in all the time to @help out. @>> ruth's mot

is one of the possibilities being looked at in a house explosion that killed a married family in northfield. northfield.but it could be weeks before an official ruling.we already know arson was the cause of the fire and explosion.the medical examiner's report says the father was hospitalized briefly in december after threatening to kill himself. russian president vladimir putin appears to be flexing missiles.putin's defense minister has declared his military will create three new divisions on russia's western flank with europe. and make five nuclear missile regimens ready for combat duty this year.one nato official says it's destabilizing, and nato's prepared to defend itself. (fiona hill/the brookings institution)"we have to remember that russia still sees nato on the western alliance as a major military threat and is a major threat to russia's long-term existence." existence."some view all this as a response to president obama calling russia a regional power.the comment reportedly wrankled putin, who is said to be ready to move on from president obama who he's never really gotten along wi

arson.that's the one in northfield center where a husband wife and their two daughter all died inside. inside.the fire apparently hallway.but according the state fire marshal it was pretty east to see the fire was set. "no, there's no surprise by the intensity of that fire that night we knew right away it wasnt any natural gas explosion."it had to be five minutes before i came outside and the whole house, i mean the roof was burning top to, you know the whole thing was caving in already." already."officials say they are looking into how the family died, their deaths now being investigated as a criminal act.and what caused the explosion. this morning the ten american sailors captured by iran, are back with their units.but some military experts have questions about what really happened. the sailors were caught after one of their two boats had a mechanical problem... and ended up in iranian waters . the sailors were paraded on iranian t-v... in what the u-s (press tv) "it was a mistake. it was our fault. and we apologize for the mistake." among the questions some critics want answered, w

ohio.a family of four was killed ...the explosion shook other homes around eight-30 last night in northfield center.. south of cleveland.flames were shooting from the house when fire crews got there.neighbors risked their safety trying to help the people who lived there. 3 "a couple of us went into the house. i looked on the left hand side when you go into the main door, i went to the left and into the kitchen and of course there was debris and a lot of insulation all over the ground. lot of smoke, started screaming asking of anybody was in there and nobody responded. we couldn't get upstairs because that was engulfed in flames." firefighters eventually found the bodies of the mother and her two daughters, ages eight and 12, on the first floor.the father's body was found near the back of the house. investigators are looking for what caused the explosion. 3 so-called affluenza teen ethan couch, is expected to be released from jail today.she posted bond and will be fitted with a g-p-s monitor, though the time of her release is unclear.tonya couch was brought back to texas last week after she a