about the first public's input to get the roanoke inc. has - but downtown back next winter rink will be back next winter - but downtown roanoke inc. has an online survey to get the public's input about the first season. that survey is open until the that survey is open until the end of the month end of the monththat survey is season. about the first public's input an online survey roanoke inc. has - but downtown rink will be to skate. the would come out about ten originally hoped rink. the group rentals of the 16 private and there were the private re to get the public's input about the first high pressure will remain wedged south along the eastern slopes ofthe appalachians into tonight allowing periodic rounds of rain ordrizzle. on wednesday...a strong storm system...currently locatedin the southern plains...will move through the region from thesouthwest bringing gusty winds...heavy rain...and some thunderstorms. for the remainder of the week...canadian highpressure will build in bringing much colder temperatures alongwith and don't forge

downtown roanoke inc is calling "elmwood on ice" a success. the rink opened from november to valentine's day. d-r-i expected about 10- thousand visitors but ended up with more than 13- thousand. there were also 16 private rentals. as for next year .. they're still working on the details. jaime clark/downtow n roanoke inc.: "we know we're bringing it back and you know we'll see we like to kind of spice things up with all of our events and add a new element." if you would like to give feedback on improvements for next year .. go to wsls dot- com that's all for wsls ten at 5-30. your 90 minutes of news continues right now. after yesterday's severe weather and tornado outbreak across the region, it was nice to see a more tranquil day even though the wind was howling. let's talk about the two tornadoes confirmed: 1 evergreen in appomattox county ef3, winds: 136- 165 path width: 400 yds width of four football fields path length: 13 miles 7 injuries, 1 fatality 2 ararat in patrick county ef1, winds 95-105 path width: 0.5 miles path length: 1.75 miles

the rink will be back next winter - but downtown roanoke inc. has an online survey to get the public's input about the first season. that survey is open until the end of the month - we have the link on our website - virginia first dot com. have you ever run a red light? here's a scary fact: officials hundreds of deaths- and hundreds of thousands of fine.now police departments in the region are cracking down on red light runners. it's part of the blue ridge transportation board's effort to make everyone more conscience drivers. tune in tomorrow to good day virginia- to find out more about how officers will be cracking down on drivers in our area. around the commonwealth-a lee county high school teacher was arrested today for giving alcohol to students.police say autumn middleton, was arrested on five counts of giving alcohol to minors.state police say the alleged incident did not happen on school property. also around the commonwealth- a touching act of kindess by a starbucks employee in leesburg is going viral.ibby piracha- who is hearing impair

jean downtown roanoke inc and the city are calling the first year of this program a success. there are some people out here right now braving this cold. the rink more than broke even and it always seemed like it was packed. which is so satisfying to the people who made this happen. where you could ice skate outside in downtown roanoke was still just a dream. but by thanksgiving it was reality, and by how many people came out a lot of you must have been dreaming. "we did pretty good for the first time and not really knowing what to expect." r-o-a's elmwood on ice needed more than just ice to be "we knew if we could get around 10,000 people or so over the 12 weeks we would be doing pretty well so that was kind of our goal going in." more than 13- thousand people braved our hot and cold wacky winter to lace up the skates. "hitting over 13 thousand we're super, super pleased." "the intent was to use the ice rink as an opportunity to bring more people downtown at times of the year when there weren't a lot of people visiting downtown." just a few steps away walkabout outfitters gav

downtown roanoke inc., and the city of roanoke are calling this first year a success. more than 13- thousand people skated at the rink in the 12 weeks it was open. although the temperature has been bitter cold, those who came out to the rink say once they started skating they hardly noticed it. stephanie renberg:"actually, i don't know, one thing for me, whenever i go ice skating as soon as you get on the rink you kind of forget about the cold because you're just doing everything else and so i didn't notice it at all." today is the last day to get out on the rink. after sessions wrap up, crews will start to de-construct the ice and put the storage until next season. fast. commute will be a dangeorus one. first alert meteorologist brent watts has the hour by hour forecast. here is a look at the highs, lows and regional airports. we are back with the complete first alert forecast after this 20to snow was a gallon blacksburg at of her about where it's been snowing for a while now already coding the ground and deep but enough that's causing some problems if you're in be tr

downtown roanoke inc... and friends of the blue ridge parkway-- there are more than one-hundred- twenty local organizations taking part in the big day. this is the first time the roanoke valley has ever held a day of online giving like this.. and organizers are hoping for a big response from the community. similar events across the commonwealth have been extremely successful.. like the online giving day in richmond, that raised more than one and a half million dollars. the goal for roanoke's give big day... to reach 150-thousand dollars in just twenty-four hours. it's very easy, you go to the roanoke valley gives website and pick from a list of organizations and its right in front of you. you can do it in your pajamas when you're getting ready to go to bed or getting ready for work. just take 5 minutes and do it.. it's a very easy way to make a huge the minimum donation is ten dollars.. so whether you decide to give a little.. or a lot, it's totally up to you. the day of giving is march sixteenth.. so you sti

downtown roanoke inc. has an online survey to get the public's input about the first season and the numbers that they calculated. the survey is open until the end of the month. >> all right, being it's wednesday, take a look at the next couple of days. the weather for you as we head on towards the weekend, a very active day on tap for today's showers and thunderstorms and some of them could be pretty significant and strong. temperatures will be quite mild, though, well into the 50s. mid40s as we head on into tomorrow and then low 40s to near upper 30s as we head into the day on friday. quite windy as well and make it feel each colder as we head on into central virginia. temperatures up near 60 today with those showers and thunderstorms cooling off the stays very windy as we go through tomorrow and quite breezy into the day and then it is going to push into the mid60s and it is going to help fuel the fire with the next few days and showers and thundershowers for today. snow showers as we head into tomorrow

downtown roanoke inc., and the city of roanoke are calling this first year a success. more than 13- thousand people skated at the rink in the 12 weeks it was open. now that the sessions are wrapped up, crews will de-construct the ice and put the (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. it is monday, february 15th, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead, including the legacy of justice scalia and the fight over replacing him. attorney david boies who knew him well is in studio 57. first, here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> people here just cannot imagine what it's going to be like without him. his sudden death is going to leave this court split. >> congressional republicans have already threatened to delay or defeat any nominee. >> supreme court confirm

amrhein's wine cellar is located on the roanoke chapter of links inc and the women's auxiliary at pilgrim baptist church invite you to their red dress luncheon to educate and raise awareness about heart disease. the luncheon starts at 12 noon with a guest speaker and concludes at 1:30. the red dress luncheon will take place at the pilgrim baptist church family life center. tickets are $10. the vinton chamber of commerce presents the winter concert series with trusol true soul. dance the night away starting at 8pm. the winter concert series takes place at the woodland place. tickets are $30.00 per person and food will be available for purchase. this is a 21 & older event. join the star city roller girls for their first bout of the season. they will be taking on the greenbrier river rollers at the berglund special events center. doors open at 5:30 and the action starts at 6:00pm. tickets are $11. kids under 10 are free. to find out more about this and other things happening or if you want to submit an event go to wdbj7.com and just click on events. you next saturday morning. theminke gianna