northwestwinds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. chance ofprecipitation 20 percent..friday...mostly sunny. scattered flurries in the morning. highsin the upper 30s. northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts 40 mph. wind chill values as low as 9 above in the morning..friday night...partly cloudy. lows in the mid 20s. northwestwinds 10 to 15 mph. gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.. highs in the winds around 10 mphwith gusts up to 20 mph. we now know the name of a missing man who was found dead after yesterday's the appomattox county sheriff's 78-year-old edward harris evergreen last night.home was destroyed by the 7 others in appomattox hurt. continuing our team coverage- organizations in our area - are doing what they can - to help the victims of yesterday's tornadoes. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow spoke with members of god's pit crew - to find out how they're lending a helping hand. :00-:05:21-:26:53-:58 kristen intro: "members of god's pit crew have visited three different areas in virginia affected by the tornadoes to assess the damage. t

northwestwinds around 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable..saturday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. light andvariable winds...becoming southwest around the commonwealth- the department of forensic science plans to test more than 2 thousand untested sexual assault evidence kits. those tests are held by local law enforcement agencies. in just a few days kits will be moved from those agencies to a forensics lab for testing. the turn around time for results is expected to be around six to eight weeks. some of the kits date back to 1988. 00:00-05:00as long as an evidence kit has been stored appropriately, like appropriate biological conditions in terms of appropriate temperature, appropriate moisture conditions and those kinds of things and if specimen have been allowed to dry those and years. forensic examiners say testing the kits will help in identifying suspects, convicting perpetrators and preventing future offenses in roanoke-non-profit group local colors of western virginia is hosting a special guest in may.the group is hosting "an evening with george takei:

northwestwinds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. chance of snow20 percent. .friday through saturday...partly cloudy. highs in the lower 40s.lows in the mid 20s..saturday night and sunday...mostly clear. lows in the lower 30s.highs in the lower 50s..sunday night...mostly clear in the evening...then becomingpartly wfxr news is your local election headquarters.and it was the last day for some calls for last day for and it was the headquarters.election your local wfxr news is upper 30s.lows in the partly cloudy. becomingevening...then becomingpartly cloudy. lows in wfxr news is your local election headquarters.and it was the last day for some calls for political candidates still in the presidential primary. roanoke college calls people randomly all over the state to ask who they would vote for and their political affiliation as well as other questions on the survey. the institute for policy and research strives to have at least 800 participants with equal members of the republican and democrat "it gives everyone an idea of where people

northwestwinds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph..saturday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. west winds around10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph..saturday night and sunday...mostly clear. lows around 30. highsin the lower 50s..sunday night...mostly clear in the evening...then becomingpartly cloudy. not as cool with lows around 40. temperaturerising into the mid 40s after midnight..monday through tuesday night...partly cloudy. the rates of h-p-v infection seem to have dropped, since the c-d-c recommended a vaccine, that's according to a newly released government study joining us now with more on this is carilion doctor, dr. john moore. the study looks at four types of the virus -- two of which are responsible for 66-percent of states. in just six years, researchers saw the rate of infection among teenage girls drop from 11- point-5 percent to four-point- three percent --- does this surprise you? does it show that more teens are becoming aware? what are you guys do in fact become we are continuing to follow the latest out of appomattox county this morning. press conference just a f

northwestwinds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph..saturday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. west winds around10 mph with gusts and sunday...mostly clear. lows around 30. highsin the lower 50s..sunday night...mostly clear in the evening...then becomingpartly cloudy. not as cool with lows around 40. temperaturerising into the mid 40s after midnight..monday through tuesday night...partly cloudy. highs in the upper50s. lows in 50s. and don't forget you can get your latest weather and news on virginia first.com .... 24 hours a day. february is not the time of the year you think about taking a swim... but there is a big one planned for this weekend.we will tell why they are braving the cold when good it may be (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... february, but a lot of people will be going swimming this weekend in radford. this weekend people will be braving the waters at bisset park for this year's polar plunge fundraiser.

northwestwinds around 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable. .saturday...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 40s. light andvariable winds..saturday night through sunday night...partly cloudy. lows in theupper 20s. highs in the upper 40s..monday...partly sunny with a chance of snow. a chance of rain inthe afternoon. highs in the mid 40s. chance of precipitation40 percent..monday night and tuesday...mostly cloudy. a 40 percent chance ofsnow showers. lows in the upper 20s. highs in the lower 40s..tuesday night...mostly cloudy. a chance of snow showers in the evening. lows in the lower 20s. chance of snow 40 percent. .wednesday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 30s. wind in health news this morning: acupuncture has been practiced in china and other asian countries for thousands of years. research has shown the practice can reduce nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy and it can also relieve pain. now doctors are looking to see if it can help certain breast cancer patients. carl azuz explains when titi ariyo was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, her doctors put her on

northwestwinds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph..saturday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. west winds around10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph..saturday night and sunday...mostly clear. lows around 30. highsin the lower 50s..sunday night...mostly clear in the evening...then becomingpartly cloudy. not as cool with lows around 40. temperaturerising into the mid 40s after midnight..monday through tuesday night...partly cloudy. highs in the upper50s. lows in the upper 30s..wednesday...part ly sunny. highs in the upper has all your news headlines, breaking news and pinpoint weather forecasts. also, like our facebook page -- just search for wfxr news. a traffic alert this morning for drivers in giles county-- a rock slide has blocked part of route 623.. also known as cascade drive... about three miles north of route 460 in pembroke. one lane of route 623 is back open. workers will try to get the other lane back open later this morning. a former pittsylvania county jail employee indicted for having a sexual relationship with an inmate. 49-year-old sharon mckensie facing 3 feloniy char

northwestwinds around 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable. .saturday...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 40s. light andvariable winds..saturday night through sunday night...partly cloudy. lows in theupper 20s. highs in the upper 40s..monday...partly sunny with a chance of snow. a chance of rain inthe afternoon. highs in the mid percent..monday night and tuesday...mostly cloudy. a 40 percent chance ofsnow showers. lows in the upper 20s. highs in the lower 40s..tuesday night...mostly cloudy. a chance of snow showers in the evening. lows in the lower 20s. chance of snow 40 percent. .wednesday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 30s. wind in health news this morning: acupuncture has been practiced in china and other asian countries for thousands of years. research has shown the practice can reduce nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy and it can also relieve pain. now doctors are looking to see if it can help certain breast cancer patients. carl azuz explains when titi ariyo was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, her doctors put her on a treatment that caused her to

northwestwinds around 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable. highs in the upper 40s. light andvariable winds..saturday night...partly cloudy. lows in theupper 20s. highs in the upper 40s..monday...partly chance of rain inthe afternoon. highs in the mid 40s. chance of precipitation40 tuesday...mostly cloudy. a 40 percent chance ofsnow showers. lows in the upper 20s. highs in the lower 40s..tuesday night...mostly cloudy. a chance of snow showers in the evening. lows in the lower 20s. chance of snow 40 percent. .wednesday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 30s. wind and don't forget you can get your latest weather and news on virginia first.com .... 24 hours a day. an investigation is underway this morning after an explosion on board an international flight in east africa. the plane was at 14-thousand feet when passengers heard an explosion in the cabin of the plane. one person was killed when they were sucked out of the plane. several others were hurt. initial tests have come back positive for explosive residue and officials are not ruling out the possibility of terrori

tonight's lows drop to the mid to upper 20s with northwestwinds still fairly gusty. partly sunny and windy on thursday with highs in the low 30s in the north to the upper 30s south. winds will be nw 15-25 mph gusting higher through mid afternoon and then will weaken as high pressure tracks into the region. saturday is looking very nice now, as the cold front will hold off until falling temperatures on sunday along with a chance of rain and snow tracking through. it's coming up on today in iowa.... if you can't carry a tune, there's a new choir just for you. volvo wants to replace caaccording to the automaker, smartphones with bluetooth can actually become digital keys ..eliminating the need for a physical key or key fob. the smartphone would be able to not only start the car, but also unlock the doors and trunk. and the war is on .. for where people should buy their hot-dogs. after weeks of promotions .. burger king launched its two grilled hot dogs menu. now the fast food chain, known for its burgers, has a new competitor.. 7-11. they launched an ad campaign promoti

right now we're dealing with a north to northwestwinds. expect it on the breezy side late they are afternoon bind a front that will be affecting us throughout the day today. in the meantime let's take a radar. dry conditions from broward county down to miami-dade. if you're in the keys watching, good morning to you. if your weekend is taking you to the keys, looking lovely. sight. outside our first alert camera outside the westin diplomat in hollywood, beautiful start to the weekend. light winds from the northwest. clear skies, temperatures already warming up. already in the mid 60s. looking like for our forecast, warming into the 70s, seasonable temperatures is what we're expecting. plenty of sunshine. although late morning we could see a few clouds out there because of the front that is expected to swing on through. the bigger pictutu, dry, cold front moves through. even though the cold front is expected to move thrgh today giving us a few clouds, we will be dry. rain-free all day long. once the cold front does move through, high pressur

we have strong northwestwinds, temperatures are feeling like the upper 40s. it is feeling chilly out there. first alertrt forecast calling for highs reaching into the mid 60s, increasing sunshine as the day goes onon a seeries of cool fronts will leave us cool at least for the next weekend. >> finally this hour -- >> you're going to be very didiappointed. that's what i do, i disappoi people. i'm not a host, i'm a guest. i don't host things. most have never even been to my if they did they'd find it extremely unpleasant. >> dear david teamed up with bernie sanders in a segment bern your enthusiasm which starred the two of them on the titanic. i was like looking likeait a minute which one -- >> there he is. >> there he is. >> it's funny when they can take a moment from. >>> good morning.