northside high school holds a community meeting. the issues being discussed and what one school board members good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. it's going to be a wet week here in southwest virginia. this is a live look at the star city from our downtown roanoke skycam. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? today: cloudy with light rain possible.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s tonight: scattered rain showers with lows in the upper 30s tuesday: rain showers with highs in the middle 40s wednesday: rain showers with highs in the lower 50s thursday: breezy with highs in the middle 40s.few friday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s in the upper 40s time now for your timesaver traffic report. jurors are expected to hear closing arguments in the murder trial of waynesboro reseve police captain kevin quick today before starting deliberations. the defense rested on

changes to the principal and vice principal at northside high school. sot 8:53:12 chuck lionberger, roanoke county schools spokesperson "we're going to move forward with kind of the new northside. we appreciate the parents, students and staff all coming together to try to really start a new chapter." jenna dr. dan lyons, former superintendent for lexington city public schools, is the interim principal at northside high school for the remainder of the school year. he will be on campus thursday. jenna zibton, wsls 10. our 90 minutes of news continues next. now at five- thirty ... several suspects accused of murder in the death of waynesboro reserve police captain kevin quick could soon learn their fate. and ... republican voters and presidential hopefuls .. gear up for a big night in nevada. plus ... flood watches are in effect for most of the region ... as heavy rain moves our way. good evening and thanks for joining us for wsls ten at 5:30 ... i'm dawn jefferies. and i'm john carlin. a flood watch is in effect for nearly every county this evening ... as

at northside high school. many school systems are having to make up days after winter weather over the last month. students have to be in class for at least 180 teaching days or 990 teaching hours. many school systems rely on instructional hours. in henry county, the school system is trying to preserve spring break by adding two and half days to the calendar. bedford county and roanoke county added two school days. in rockbridge county, there were no snow days built in last year... so they made changes for this year... building in five too. right now, they have enough more days. both montgomery county.. and roanoke city are still okay at this point. ### now for more on what we can expect throughout the evening days lets check in with kristina montuori.### today: cloudy with light rain possible.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s with lows in the upper 30s tuesday: rain showers with highs in the middle 40s wednesday: rain showers with highs in the lower 50s the middle 40s.few morning showers west making nationa

an online post threatning possible violence at northside high school this morning. the school this morning out of an abudance of caution. they are taking actions to ensure the safety of students and staff. we are following some breaking news just into the wfxr newsroom. an online post threatning possible violence at northside high school this morning. school officials will have an increased police presence at the school this morning out of an abudance of caution. they are taking actions to ensure the safety of students and staff. high pressure builds into the area for today and tonight. a lowpressure system in the the great lakes on saturday. this system will bring aweak cold front into our region on friday night.today...sunny. highs in the lower 40s. light and variable winds. .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostlycloudy. lows in the mid 20s. light and variable winds. .friday...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 40s. south winds around 10 mph. gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon..friday night...partly cloudy. not as cool with lows in the upper 3

a community meeting between parents and school officials got heated at northside high school. that meeting comes after a threat last week at the school, that parents say wasn't handled properly. wfxr's solina lewis was at that meeting and has reaction from parents and a response from school officials. "this is how we handled it? that's what the policy was?" nats clappingparents and community members at northside high school were furious after finding out a day after the fact about an alleged gun threat at the school last wednesday..."he said it was one of his classmates was going to bring a gun in"some parents said they heard through social media about the threat before being notified by the school..."when i got the phone call to go and pick him up i wasn't alarmed us the day before"school board members tried to calm the crowd and say the threat was blown out of proportion because of social media--- students however, did not see eye to eye on that...saying they only turned to social media when they weren't wanted from officials..."as students and i think all the were telling ea

that meeting will take place inside the northside high school auditorium. there have been several concerns over the past couple of weeks for parents and schools leaders to talk about. earlier this month, northside high school principal frank dent announced he was stepping down because of personal and family reasons. almost a week later, there was a social media post threatening violence against the school. there was an increased police presence but classes were not canceled because police could not verify the threats. that had several parents on the edge. many of them concerned about the amount of time it took for them to be notified. school officials later said there were no direct notifications to parents because their first priority was keeping the students and faculty safe. definitely a lot of concerns for parents and school leaders to talk about. i'll be at the meeting when it starts at 7 o'clock. tonight at 11, hear from school leaders and parents. live in roanoke county, khiree stewart, w-d-b-j-7. a vote could come in the next hour to fund constructio

a community meeting between parents and school northside high school. that meeting comes after a threat last week at the school, that parents say wasn't handled properly. wfxr's solina lewis was at that meeting and has reaction from parents and a response from school officials. "this is how we handled it? nats clappingparents and community members at northside high school were furious after finding out a day after the fact about an alleged gun threat at the school last one of his classmates was going to bring a gun in"some through social media about the threat before being notified the phone call to go and pick because he had already warned us the day before"school board crowd and say the threat was blown out of proportion because of social media--- students however, did not see eye to eye on that...saying they only turned to social media when they weren't getting the answers they wanted from school officials... "as students and i think all the students would agree, we all were telling each other that because we were worried about our safety"the meeting

high school in roanoke county. it's all been happening at northside high school. extra security was called in last week, for a threat of violence that was later found - not credible. now... more speculation after longtime principal frank dent unexpectedly stepped down. his assistant principal, amy puckett asked to be reassigned days later. "there is no validity, i have researched i have spent the time, the days the hours the weeks at northside at central trying to figure out i've seen these claims."billy spence "it's tough with teenagers anyways because there's always drama. but as a parent, i just listen to it. try to get the instead of worrying about what everyone else is saying." school board member tom mccracken is hosting a community meeting - hoping to put the rumors to rest. that meeting - is set for 7-o'clock tonight - at in campbell county:a woman now faces reckless driving charges after a three -car crash sends five people to the hospital. that crash happpened just before 4 p-m sunday afternoon on route 29.police say megan barrett did not slow down in ti

it's why parent eric inmon like others kept his son, a senior at northside high school, home. his frustration stems from the school system not informing parents of this situation until the time kids were leaving for school. in fact, he says it was social media and wsls10 that first alerted him. "parents had a right to be afraid for their children. school shooting i know were taken seriously, even threats. but, the parents should have been notified at the point the school knew so we can make up our own minds on how to keep our children safe." the school system's spokesperson tells us in light of today's unusual circumstances the superintendent has agreed to excuse all absences. to be informed, but did not want to create more panic. the school's spokeperson further says .... this is a fine line they have to deal with...the district handles every incident on a case by case basis, and that their first concern is the safety of it's students. a community meeting will be held monday night inside the high school's cafeteria at 7 p-m to discuss today's events. a look at our exclusive ti

a community meeting between parents and school officials got heated at northside high school. that meeting comes after a threat last week at the school, that parents say wasn't handled properly. wfxr's solina lewis has reaction from parents and a response from school officials. "this is how we handled it? that's what the policy was?" nats clappingparents and community members at northside high school were furious after finding out a day after the fact about an alleged gun threat at the school last wednesday..."he said it was one of his classmates was going to bring a gun in"some parents said they heard through social media about the threat before being notified by the school..."when i got the phone call to go and pick him up i wasn't alarmed because he had already warned us the day before"school board members tried to calm the crowd and say the threat was blown out of proportion because of social media--- students however, did not see eye to eye on that...saying they only turned to social media when they weren't getting the answers they wanted from school officials... the stude

nearly a week after a threat against northside high school, parents are speaking out. after the social media post, there was more police presense at the school, but classes were not canceled because police could not verify the threats. some parents say they didn't find out until the day after the threat was made, or found out through social media first. officials said they will look into revising their crisis plan and how they notify parents if a similar threat is made in the future. voters head to the polls in nevada today to pick their republican presidential candidate. after winning in south carolina and new hampshire, ready for his third win in a row. meanwhile, ted cruz is going into today's contest without his communications director. rick tyler was asked to step down after sharing a false news story on social media that suggested that marco rubio dismissed the bible. both cruz and rubio are campaigning as the main alternative to trump with super tuesday just a week away. apple and the f-b-i continue to go head to head in the battle over privacy and security. tim

parents of kids at northside high school made their voices heard to school leaders on monday night. this comes almost a week after a social media post was made threatening violence at the school. there was an increased police presence but classes were not canceled because police could not verify the threats. some parents didn't find out through social media. "why weren't we updated sooner. why did they wait until the next day?" parent cliff jennings says like many, he thinks more should have been done. "thank goodness it wasn't a threat, but had it been and something happen the next day and they didn't a alert parents, it could've been a bad situation." school leaders admitted that more should've been done to alert parents. "we should have sent you a message." "social media can be good, but in these situations, it's really causing this the school." school board mccracken says the students' safety is the board's top priority, "i want them to be able to feel their kids are safe. they're secure, they can get refocused and this is a great need to have confidence in the our kids back on

misconduct.he says all these issues will be discussed at a community meeting - it will be held here, northside high school, tomorrow at 7pm. the policy about notifying parents about threats - will also be up for discussion. live in roanoke county, bill wadell, wfxr thanks bill. an interim principal has been named at northside high school. dr. dan lyons - the former superintendent for lexington city public schools. in pittsylvania county-the hargrave military academy- will reopen tomorrow. the school shut down late last week after threats were posted online.investigators say the threats were realted to isis. officers have been posted outside the school as a precaution.wfxr's solina lewis in chatham - solina the increased security will be scaled back tonight? 00-05 that's right , officers from the pittsylvania county sheriffs office told me they'd be leaving just a few hours ago--adding that it had been a quiet weekend on campus with no sign of trouble...i spoke to a few parents who were dropping their kids off earlier this evening and most of them said they weren't worried and that they were sure the schoo

continuing coverage tonight of a threat made against northside high school. a school spokesperson says posts threatening violence were circulating on social media between yesterday and today. roanoke county police say there is no validity to the threat. officials stepped up police presence at both the high school and middle school this morning. classes were not canceled because authorities couldn't verify the threats. the superintendent has granted exempted absences for northside high students who missed school today. the number of power outages in western virginia continued to drop today. appalachian power is reporting fewer than 150 customers in roanoke are still without electricity tonight. among the last to get their service restored were residents of derwent drive in roanoke. a circle of more than a dozen homes lost electricity earlier this week, while the lights street. steve okerman: always something to be lucky about. we had our fireplace and the wood. and neighbors across the street to charge our cell phones up. took a shower at a neighbor's house. so

there will be an increased police presence at northside high school in roanoke county today. a school spokesperson says posts threatening violence were circulating on social media starting on wednesday. roanoke county police say there is no validity to the threat. there were additional officers on campus yesterday as well. classes were not verify the threats. a possible threat from isis ramped up security at the hargrave military academy in chatham on tuesday. hargrave is a military boarding school primarily for seventh through 12th graders. the school's president says they immediately got in touch with local law enforcement after receiving the message. now, that investigation includes other state and federal agencies. yesterday, the school held assemblies with cadets and employees. they also sent a message to parents. there was an open house planned for this weekend -- but it's been cancelled. all cadets will be allowed to go home through the weekend if they'd like. the president says they've never faced a situtation like this before. half days will become full days for the

high school and middle school this morning. classes were not canceled because authorities couldn't verify the threats. the superintendent has granted exempted absences for northside high students who missed school today. the henry county public school changing its calendar to help make up for the recent snow days school leaders say they are trying their best to keep spring break. two planned half days in march have now become full days. students will also come to school for an extra half day in may. with the possibility of more wintery weather on the way, leaders say they will continue to try and fix the schedule to help everyone. monica hatchett, coordinator for family & community engagement "we have other days that we can pull if we need to do that. like a lot of school districts we do bank a little bit of time so we can use some of that but a lot of what we choose next will depend on how many more snow days we have." leaders say to finish up sol and academic requirments it's important to have as much instructional time as possible during the second semester lastyes a rday to back this goes than that of you never know what winter will hold for the rest of the w

carl adds his brother was a junior at hidden valley high school, and had also attended northside high school. we reached out to roanoke county schools for comment. they couldn't say much at this time, but mentioned spencer was not in class last week. we know at least half a dozen officers are now on administrative leave. an internal investigation is underway to make sure protocol was followed. donald trump took several jabs against other candidates and the media today at radford university. thousands waited in line early this morning to hear the republican presidential candidate speak. wsls 10's ananda rochita attended the rally. she's kicking off our team coverage now live. ananda ... what is trump's message for college students? trump said he wants to bring jobs back to america. he says too many students who excel aren't getting jobs. from china and mexico and even said he wants to get apple states. military and better healthcare. not obamacare which he refers to as a horror show. another topic that got a lot of attention was a border wall with mexico. trump wants to build a wall ca

there will be an increased police presence at northside high school in roanoke county today. a school spokesperson says posts threatening violence were circulating on social media starting on wednesday. roanoke county police say there is no validity to the threat. there were additional officers on campus yesterday as well. classes were not

roanoke county police find no validity to a threat at northside high school. according to a roanoke county spokeswoman -- an anonymous phone call was received at the high school on wednesday afternoon. concerns over the threat spread to social media. the school resource officer investigated and didn't find a credible threat. two police cars patrolled the entrance until about 10 this morning. parents were notified shortly after. the superintendent excused all absences for the day. a spokesman for the school system says ... the district handles every incident on a case by case basis, and that their first concern is the safety of it's students. hill city leaders say it will take more than money to address poverty in lynchburg. last year, city council set aside 50-thousand dollars as poverty initiative funding. wsls 10's rachel lucas reports. the issue of poverty has now come to forefront for lynchburg city council. a new study shows that lynchburg has a 24-percent poverty rate. that's higher than the state and the national average. lynchburg are living in poverty

it was a packed house at the northside high school auditorium, expressed their concerns nearly a week after a threat against the school. media post, there was an increased police presense at the school. classes were not canceled, because police could not verify the threats. some parents say they didn't find out until the day after the threat was made, or found out through social media first. school board member tom mccracken says parents should know their their kids are protected at school. tom mccracken: "i want them to be able to feel their kids are safe. they're secure, they can get refocused and this is a great environment. we just need to have confidence in the leadership and get our kids back on track off of social media and focus on upcoming testing. " school leaders said they will look into revising their crisis plan and how they notify parents if a similar threat is made in the future. make sure you pack your umbrella this morning, sa rain will stick around for most your first i-hometown traffic report, next. plus, what new state budget proposals could mean for the future of

roanoke county police find no northside high school. according to a roanoke county spokeswoman -- an anonymous phone call was received at the high school on wednesday afternoon. concerns over the threat spread to social media. the school resource officer investigated and didn't find a credible threat. two police cars patrolled the entrance until about 10 this morning. parents were notified shortly after. the superintendent excused all absences for the day. a spokeperson for the school system says ... the district handles every incident on a case by case basis, and that their first concern is the safety of it's students. new river valley is under a criminal investigation. the narrows stock market in giles county is being investigated for financial discrepancies involving internal accounting practices. the business has operated there since the 19-30s. the virginia state police bureau of criminal investigation's wytheville field office tells us ... it began the case in 20-15. since then, new management has been put in charge of the business

. >>> stepped up security right now at northside high school in roanoke county. that is due to rumors of a threat at the school. roanoke county school officials say they have increased police presence out of an abundance of caution. police determined there was no validity to the threat. >>> an update on a story we brought new this morning for the henry county sheriff's office says 62-year-old rutgers bell woman reported missing has been found. officials put out an alert after receiving a tip bernice proctor's vehicle was left unattended near old liberty drive. she is currently being treated for hyperthermia and dehydration. >>> the amherst county economic development met with consultants to map out a future for the county. leaders talked about how to increase the tax base, encourage investment, retain current jobs while creating new this comes as the county prepares for the closing of the central virginia training center. >> we know the training center is going to close at 2020. that is a threat and an opportunity. what are we going to do without land when it doe

a community meeting will be held at northside high school. this comes after the school received a threat thursday. the meeting will discuss administrative changes ... social media threats and parents concern about drug testing athletes. tom mcracken ... member of the roanoke county school board will lead the meeting. parents ... students and the community are urged to attend. it starts monday night at seven. the roanoke county board of supervisors meets on tuesday items on their agenda include tourism...economi c development and the local workforce. this week, county leaders will hear about "branding" the roanoke valley region. it's part of an effort by the roanoke valley convention and visitors bureau to attract more people. session to discuss workforce demographics and compensation. tuesday's meeting starts at 3 p.m. at the county administration center pulaski wants to give a boost to it's downtown. volunteers from the "beans and rice" organization are planning a business competition to help entrepreneurs. wsls ten's duke carter tells us wh

an increased police presence continues today at northside high school in a school spokesperson says posts threatening violence were media starting on wednesday. roanoke county police say there is no there were campus yesterday as classes weren't canceled, because authorities couldn't verify the threats. a school in southside received a threatening message supposedly from isis. academy in chatham got the message on tuesday. hargrave touts itself premier military primarily for seventh through 12th it's located in chatham. the school's president says they immediately got in touch with local law enforcement, after receiving the message. now, that investigation includes other state and federal agencies. yesterday, the assemblies with cadets and employees. they also sent a message to parents. other law enforcement have increased patrols on campus, too. there was an open house planned for it's been cancelled. all 247 cadets will be allowed to go weekend, they want. the president says they've never faced a situtation like this before. forecastyet today will be closing in on fifty and in the sixti

roanoke county names an interim principal at northside high school. doctor dan lyons will lead the school for the rest of the year. lyons is the former superintendent for lexington city public schools. his appointment comes a week after frank dent announced his retirement. dent served as northside's principal for 13 years. that's all for wsls 10 at five. your 90 minutes of news the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. nick patrick, vt senior: "brewing beer one after another, i soon learned that i love to brew beer more than i love to drink beer." now at five- thirty ... building on an industry that brings eight- billion-dollars a year into the commonwealth .. virgi

roanoke county police find no validity to a threat at northside high school. according to a roanoke county spokeswoman -- an anonymous phone call was received at the high school on wednesday afternoon. concerns over the threat spread to social media. the school resource officer investigated and didn't find a credible threat. two police cars patrolled the entrance until about 10 this morning. parents were notified shortly after. eric inmon, parent: "it was a hoax. but, at that time we didn't know. i would rather have a missed day and make up a few classes than have to go to a funeral." the superintendent excused all absences for the day. a spokeperson for the school system says ... the district handles every incident on a case by case basis, and that their first concern is the safety of it's students. held monday night inside the high school's cafeteria at 7 p-m to discuss today's events. one northbound lane is re-opened on i-81 in rockbridge county ... after a tractor trailer carrying meat by-products crashed causing major backups this afternoon. as you can see

nats clappingparents and community members at northside high school were furious after finding out a day after the fact about an alleged gun threat at the school last wednesday..."he said it was one of his classmates was going to bring a gun in"some parents said they heard through social media about the threat before being notified by the school..."when i got the phone call to go and pick him up i wasn't alarmed because he had already warned us the day before"school board members tried to calm the crowd and say the threat was blown out of proportion because of social media--- students however, did not see eye to eye on that...saying they only turned to social media when they weren't getting the answers they wanted from school officials... "as students and i think all the students would agree, we all were telling each other about our safety"the meeting turned into a heated discussion about what parents were calling a breakdown in communication between the school and their families as well as a concern over a lack of security..."i was never asked for my identification, even who i was, j

northside high school holds a community meeting. the issues being discussed and what one school board members has to say about it.### good morning and thanks for joining us on virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10. i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. it's going to be a wet week here in southwest virginia. this is a live look at the star city from our downtown roanoke skycam. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? today: cloudy with light rain possible.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s tonight: scattered rain showers with lows in the upper 30s tuesday: rain showers with highs wednesday: rain showers with highs in the lower 50s thursday: breezy with highs in the middle 40s.few morning showers west of the blue ridge parkway friday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s time now for your timesaver traffic report. jurors are expected to hear closing arguments in the waynesboro resever police captain kevin quick murder trial today before starting de

a community meeting will be held at northside high school. this comes after the school received a threat thursday. the meeting will discuss administrative changes ... social media threats and parents concern about drug testing athletes. tom roanoke county school board will lead the meeting. parents ... students and the community are urged to attend. it starts monday night at seven. the roanoke county board of supervisors meets on tuesday items on their agenda include tourism...economi c development and the local workforce. this week, county leaders will hear about "branding" the roanoke valley region. it's part of an effort by the roanoke valley convention and visitors bureau to attract more people. supervisors will also have a work session to discuss workforce demographics and compensation. tuesday's meeting starts at 3 p.m. at the county administration center one woman in roanoke is looking to make a difference in her community. she wants to give to those who put their lives on the line. the owner of "grandin road barber shop" is giving out

county will not provide williams with a supplemental pay after rumors of a shooting threat at northside high school... parents came together tonight to voice their concerns over the school during a community forum... parents demanded answers as to why the school did not notify them when they first received the threat. as we've reported -- the school was first notified about reports of the threat on wednesday afternoon... but didn't address the reports until early thursday morning. kathy meador / parent it was their responsibility and they failed miserably butted to they should have already had policies in place on how to handle something like that the administration has apologized and is reevaluating what happened. roanoke county school board member tom mccracken says he hopes better communication between parents and school administrators will come from this incident. a twist in a murder trial involving a shooting at the former obenchain's garden center in roanoke. demetrius wade is charged in connection to the deaths of ronald ramey and lenard hamlett. wade initially pleaded not guilty to those ch

expect a larger police presence at northside high school. roanoke county police first received word about a threat yesterday afternoon. after investigating, they say they don't believe the threat is credible, but extra officers will stay at northside throughout the day to provide extra security for students and faculty. roanoke county public schools say they are quote, "are taking it seriously, and are taking actions to ensure the safety of students crews are cleaning up part of northbound interstate 81 after a tractor- trailer accident involving several vehicles. and it's affecting traffic. the wreck happened earlier this morning near mile marker 85 in wythe county. people are being asked to avoid that area if at all possible. regional hazmat teams are on the scene cleaning up diesel and paint. traffic is still backed up about 6 miles. drivers heading north on i-81 should expect major delays. a missing woman in henry county has been found safe. bernice proctor's car was found on old liberty drive in martinsville around 4:20 yesterday. famil

the roanoke county police could not verify the credibility of a threat northside high school. the alleged threat was made sometime and this morning. there was an increased police presence at both the high school and the middle school on the same property this morning in response. the school says canceling classes for the day was unneccesary, because the credibility of the threat was in question, since it came in. (chuck lionberger/roanoke county schools spokesman):"we received some information about some online posts that were going aorund via social media, threatening possible violence here at northside today, so out of an abundance of caution, we've asked the roanoke county police to provide some extra police presnece." many parents were upset the school did not directly notify them of the threat. the school says it did not want to cause a panic. it says absences today will be treated the same as any other school day. search warrants have been sealed in the investigation into blacksburg teenager nicole lovell's death. investigators say the warrants may contain key details of

. # threat at northside high school... parents concerns over the school system's protocol. during a community forum monday night ... parents demanded answers as to why school leaders did not notify them when they first received the threat. the school was first notified about reports of the threat on wednesday afternoon but did not address the reports until early thursday morning. kathy meador / parent it was their responsibility and they failed miserably butted to they should have already had policies in place on how to handle something like that the administration has apologized and is re- evaluating what happened. member tom mccracken says he hopes better communication between parents and school incident. ### this year more than one-point- five million high school students will experience physical or verbal abuse by the person they're dating. stop... including congress, which has designated february as teen dating violence prevention and awareness month. w-s-l-s 10's erin brookshier has more on why this is something than adults, erin?### women between the ages of sixteen

a community meeting between parents and school officials got heated at northside high school. that meeting comes after a threat last week at the school, that parents say wasn't handled properly. wfxr's solina lewis has reaction from parents and a response from school officials. mother nature is once again causing problems for us here in central and southwest virginia.after last week's snow and rain, we could see some problems in the wfxr news area. meteorologist taylor monitoring the possiblity for flooding. i'll start with the good news - this is just rain. thankfully temperatures are staying above freezing this morning so we don't have to deal with any freezing rain or snow. now the bad news is we moist southeast winds aloft will run over the top of a cool wedgeof high pressure at the surface...resulting in rain across theregion tonight wednesday...a strong storm system will move through the region from the southwest...bringingheavy rain showers and gusty winds to the area. canadian highpressure will then build into the region and bring much colder temperatures to the area in

happening in matter of hours, parents and community leaders will come together at northside high school for a public meeting. this after accusations of misconduct, violence and missing money. school district officials say the rumors and accusations are not true! questions arose at the school back on february 12th after longtime principal frank dent suddenly resigned citing personal and family reasons. then days later, dent's assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned. she had been with the school district in that role for nearly two years. threat of violence against the school prompted increased security and parents getting no prior notification. that left many parents with unanswered questions and school leaders allowing execused absences at both the middle school and the high school. as wfxr's bill wadell reports, while many unanswered questions do remain with both parents and students, officials say they're doing what they can to ease concerns. 00:00 - 00:0500:20 - 00:25 tom mccracken "i as well have heard embezzlement and fraud and all these other things and the rumors ge

northside high school in roanoke county is hoping a community meeting happening tonight will ease concerns after threats of violence and a shrinking adminstration! a military school in southern virginia will reopen today after it receives isis threats.the steps school leaders are taking to ensure safety! and innocent people are targeted during a shooting spree in michigan.this morning: what we know about the suspected shooter. good morning, it's monday, february

there will also be an increased police presence tomorrow at northside high school in roanoke county. this comes after a post threatening possible violence at the school began circulating on social media. school leaders say classes continued as usual because they weren't sure about the credibility of the threat. the f-b-i has searched the home of the brother of one of the san bernardino shooters today. a spokesperson confirmed the search was part of the investigation but did not go into further detail. no one was arrested. syed farook and tashfeen malik killed 14 people at a holiday party in san bernardino back in december. both were later shot and killed by police. google says it's supporting apple in its encryption battle with the f-b-i over a phone belonging to one of the shooters. federal investigators are locked out of syed says apple is right to defy a judge's order to help unlock it. apple says its customer base wants unbreakable encryption, not a company that hands over customers' private information. a judge ordered apple to disable the iphone's auto erase feature, which wipes

.### extra security is expected at northside high school again today. this comes after police found no validity of a potential threat on thursday. roanoke county police say-- an anonymous phone call was received at the high school on wednesday afternoon. concerns over the threat spread to social media. two police cars patrolled the entrance yesterday.... and parents were notified shortly after. eric inmon, parent: "it was a hoax. but, at that time we didn't know. i would rather have a missed day and make up the superintendent excused all absences for the day. a school spokesperson says ... the district handles every incident on a case by case basis... and their first concern is the safety of it's students. a community meeting is monday night inside the high school cafeteria to discuss recent events. # nearly two dozen students were sent to the hospital after a 3-vehicle accident involving two school buses in dinwiddie county. according to state police the accident happened just before 3 thursday afternoon. troopers say a county school bus stopped in resp

world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. increased police presence at northside high school in roanoke county today. a school spokesperson says posts threatening violence were circulating on social media starting on wednesday. police say there is no there were campus yesterday as well. canceled, because authorities couldn't a school in southside received a threatening message this week, supposedly from isis. chatham got the message on hargrave touts itself as "america's boarding school," through 12th graders. it's located in chatham. president says they immediately got in touch with local law receiving the message. now, that other state and yesterday, the school held cadets and employees. message to parents. other law enforcement have increased patrols on campus, too. there was an open this weekend -- but it's been cancelled. be allowed to go home through the weekend, they want. they've never faced a situtation like this families in franklin county no longer need to travel to roanoke to get care for their children. carilion children's opened the doors to a new pediatric clin

happening in matter of hours, parents and community leaders will gather at northside high school for a public meeting. this after accusations of misconduct and missing money. there were even threats of violence. school district officials say those rumors and accusations are not true! school back on february 12th after longtime principal frank dent suddenly resigned citing personal and family reasons. then days later, dent's assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned. she had been with the school district in that role for nearly two years. on thursday, a possible threat of violence against the security and parents getting no prior notification. that left many parents with unanswered questions and school leaders allowing execused absences at both the middle school and the high school. as wfxr's bill wadell reports, while many unanswered questions do remain with both parents and students, officials say they're doing what they can to ease concerns. 00:00 - 00:0500:20 - 00:25 tom mccracken "i as well have heard embezzlement and fraud and all these other things and the rumors ge

schools administrators are updating crisis policies. this comes after last week's shooting threat at northside high wasn't community meeting. schools spokesperson chuck lionberger says the "perception of a threat" is a new thing they're having to deal with. they are in the process right some of these new types of issues... like the rumor of a shooting threat that gets spread around social media. 8:50:35 chuck lionberger, roanoke county schools spokesperson parnts told us that they felt like they should have been notified in advance. we agree and we apologized and so if, hopefully not, if there is a next time we are changing some of our processes to make sure that parents are notified earlier. 50 he wouldn't say much about changes to the school crisis plans -- because of safety concerns... and making that information public. but parents will be notified of threats once information is confirmed. # new this afternoon ... president barack obama delivers his statement on the closing of guantanamo bay prison. the plan focuses on the transfer of between 30 to 60 detainees to u-s soil. president obama has been working on this since

. >> i northside high school auditorium, as parents expressed their concerns nearly a week after a threat against the school. after the social media post, there was an increased police presense at the school. classes were not canceled, because police could not verify the threats. some parents say they didn't find out until the day after the threat was made, or found out through social media first. school board member tom mccracken says parents should know their their kids are protected at school. tom mccracken: "i want them to be able to feel their kids are safe. they're secure, they can get refocused and this is a great environment. we just need to have confidence in the leadership and get our kids back on track off of social media and focus on upcoming testing. " school leaders said they will look into revising their crisis plan and how they notify parents if a similar threat is made in the future. roanoke mayor david bowers says he's decided not to congress. bowers had raised that possibility last november, when he announced he wasn't going to seek another term as mayor. but yesterday,

a community meeting is tonight at northside high school. . it's a chance for school leaders to answer community concerns. this comes after recent administrative changes and a social media threat last week. the school board member who is leading the event expects a lot of questions about how the threat was handled. tom mccracken, roco school board: "i really don't know where we could've gone, what we could've done, if we could've done it better. my job as a school board member is to try and investigate and find out-- and if we need to change how we do things, or if we made a mistake and need to step back, then we need to be willing to do that." parents and students will also be introduced to the school's interim principal doctor dan lyons. he's the former superintendent for lexington public schools... let's check in with storm team meterologist kristina montuori. today: cloudy with light rain possible.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s tonight: scattered rain showers with lows in the tuesday: rain showers with highs in the middle 40s wednesd

to the high school ranks..and northside's carlos boogie basham.. will take his considerable the 6-4 230 pound senior helped northside to another stellar season in one of the perennial power programs in the area.. and he's thankful..for the northside family support carlos basham/signs with wake forest:"...i mean were all close all the sports is close we have a good family a good fanbase they come out and support us to as many games as they can make it to it's a good base out there we love it i mean a little bit but it feels good to finally sign the papers and make it official." in forest...six star cavalier athletes were signing-- basketball player ashley evans to mary washington. taylor brown will play football at ferrum, ben trent..is a preferred walk on to uva. josh carlin..to play football at liberty... sarah crider..girls soccer to lynchburg college.. and sam hunter...to randolph-macon for lacrosse... for trent---this was what you call in recruiting..a developing situation.. ben trent/headed to uva:.....virginia came to me pretty late with a co

to the high school ranks..and northside's carlos boogie basham.. will take his considerable defensive end skills..to wake forest.. the 6-4 230 pound senior helped northside to another stellar season in one of the perennial power programs in the area.. and he's thankful..for the northside family support carlos basham/signs with wake forest:"...i mean were all close all the sports is close we have a good family a good fanbase they come out and support us to as many games as they can make it to it's a good base out there we love it i mean a little bit but it feels good to finally sign the papers and make it official." in forest...six star cavalier athletes were signing-- to mary washington. taylor brown will play football at ferrum, ben trent..is a preferred walk on to uva. josh carlin..to play football at liberty... sarah crider..girls soccer to lynchburg college.. and sam hunter...to randolph-macon for lacrosse... for trent---this was what you call in recruiting..a developing situation.. ben trent/headed to uva:.....virginia came to me pretty late w

in high school hoops, the postseason has already begun, with northside coming-in as one of the hottest teams in the area. zac glover catches up with the vikings, in this week's edition of hometown hoops weekly. zac glover: the northside basketball team can beat you in a many ways. with guards that can both drive and shoot, and with the power of a boogie basham down low, the vikings polished off a dominant regular season at 21-1 on the year. carlos "boogie" senior forward: "it's been a good season. you know, the record is good, and plus, the work that we put in, in the offseason, and at practice and everything. everything is going good." kendrick tucker, northside senior guard: "whoever you get the ball to, you know that they're capable of making a good play. so just from the depth of the bench, and everybody being able to play and compete when they step out on the court, it's a lot of fun." zac glover: winning can certainly make things fun, but the vikings say it's not just the end result on the scoreboard that has made this year memorable. bill pope, northside head coach: "beyond all

high school basketball regular season are upon us... and with that we get some suprising good games to close this portion of the schedule on... william fleming hosting northside... the vikings trying to finish unbeaten in district play...1. i love good ball movement... shey webb draws the defense... passes to boogie basham for the easy 2 and an 11 point lead...2. the colonels would rally... shiquay price splits the double team... finds james hagins for the jam and the foul... strong play...3. then it's tyrell adams with the clock winding down... from nba range... bottoms... the lead was cut to 7 at the half... 4. but northside always had an answer... this time it's shey webb with the corner pocket 3 to push the lead to 10 in the 3rd...the vikings pick up the 81-63 win... northside is now 21-1 on the season... place at william fleming this evening... former colonel standout and current charlotte hornet troy daniels had his jeresy retired tonight... it's the first jersey to be retired in william fleming basketball history... it's an honor daniels takes great pride in... troy daniels: "it's an honor to have my jersey retired here. if i'm not mistaken i'm the fir

high school basketball regional playoffs continued tonight, with cave spring hosting the 3a west games. in the first game of the doubleheader, it was his one-loss northside vikings against a 3-loss western albemarle team. northside out to the early lead with a couple threes. kendrick tucker from beyond the arc on his way to 13 points in the game. then it was shey webb following-suit. webb led the vikings with 15, as they end the first quarter up 18-13. western dialed-in from long range in the second. this 3 from will cress puts the warriors up 20 to 18, as they start the quarter on a 7-oh run. back to northside and boogie basham. he lays it in to tie the game up, but right after, the warriors quickly break the press and ryan ingram takes it the other way for 2 of his 23 points. the vikings jump back out front though as nick price spins his way to the hoop. he finished with 9 as northside wins it 63 to 55. next-up, spotswood making the trip to roanoke county to take-on the host cave spring knights the trailblazers attacked the hoop early and often. first it's justin kier driving straight in for the bucket. then off the cave spring turnover, it's kobe davi