marco rubio - is set to speak at roanoke college in salem - tomorrow night. doors open at 7 thirty. the ev start at 8 if you want to see rubio in person - you're urged to register ahead of time. a poll - released by roanoke college - shows rubio in a dead heat for second place - with ted cruz. /wipevo b/ c1 ctr both candidates - are trailing behind donald trump. the frontrunner is set to speak at radford university - at noon on monday. that poll from roanoke college says - likely voters in virginia - favor trump two - to 1. tickets to see trump have reportedly sold out - but tickets are still available to see rubio. we have the link on our homepage - virginia first dot com. super tuesday - is right around the corner. we have you covered. don't miss our special report - your local election headquarters - presidential primary. it's set night - right here on w-f-x-r. an eye in the sky - helping farmers on the ground. coming up in our ag life report - the benefits - and pitfalls - of on the ground - arc looking for help from above.across the country - crop growers, dairy farmers, and vin

he'll be honored at the salem-roanoke county chamber of commerce's annual dinner and gala at the hotel roanoke next month. candidates do some last minute campaigning in south carolina before this weekend's presidential primary. and things are getting prehistoric at this weekend. up at the polls tomorrow in a pivotal primary contest. the president are scrambling for last- minute support. craig boswell reports, the latest poll shows donald trump's lead narrowing. (sot - trump 'for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful.' donald trump's war of words with pope francis.. seemed to soften a bit at a town hall thursday night. (sot - trump on cnn ohhhh the pope is a wonderful guy that spat with the leader of 1.2 billion catholics made headlines around the world.. after the pope criticized trump's focus on 'building walls' as not christian. trump and his five rivals for the republican crossing the palmetto state for one last day before voters head to the polls. (cruz pipe 5 9:55:07) south carolina and texas share a tradition of fighting for freedom with everything within

sportsmanship and common sense salem roanoke county chamber of commerce's business & technology showcase is coming up. it is great opportunity to see first hand the innovative ideas and products coming to our region. if you or a loved one have had a recent surgery or an injury - then you know how important rehabilitation is.. we talk with a representative from highland ridge rehab center and learn how they can help... february is hearth healht month. lisa raum from the southeast dairy district will join us to share some heart healthy recipes in our daytime kitchen. make time... like us... >>> it's a fun day snowy monday here. and we're ready to come clean on common health habits. >> if you're a stickler for toilet seat covers or hand sanitizer, u.s. world report took a look at whether they're actually necessary. >> and our health and wellness reporter is here with our medical contributeorcontributor. can you believe this has caused such a firestorm? >> i cannot. >> this is your big day, baby. >> so one of the things you write about is the toilet seat covers. you see those in the airports

roanoke sometime in march. it's been a tradition in our area for close to 30 years. why the salem and roanoke valley coin show is so important to the community. and, an update that's been five years in the making is finally complete at a church in vinton. what leaders hope bring to the area. uphere would attract those umbrellas just in case again some showers are moving in this morning complements of a very week front outside can a bring some colder air in today or even tomorrow but by the middle part of the week wava couple here to some lighter showers a will had into the amount locations is morning long the virginia west virginia border counties in a few diesels along the i eighty one quarter but really the one thing you notice when you step out the north how mild it is fifty six now rona could got fifties down in atlanta there's a cold weather back to the west of us and chicagoans what will notice moving in here by the middle part of the week highs rent sixty three and rona today sixty four smith mountlake about sixty three and bedford you get up to sixty five and brought neil

you've got people here from roanoke, salem, liberty university. joining me now is roanoke battalion chief, teddy atkins. i've got to question for you, one how long have you been you? and 2 have you seen anything like this in your career? >> we were activated by the virginia department of emergency management. our job was to do a chemical assessment of the community. this is a different type of devastation. it is one that you have to see here.>> teddy, we were in the air for three hours wednesday i did not expect to see the devastation we are seeing here. when you first got into evergreen, obviously you had to have felt sadness, a complete total compassion for these folks. >> as soon as you come down for 60 -- for 60. you realize the database -- devastation that isn't this community. our job is to help them as quickly as we can get back up and running and on their feet.>> thank you for all you do. battalion chief atkins. more coming up at 5:30 about the recovery effort going on in appomattox county. reporting live in evergreen, jeff any which. >>> m

the campaign searched for venues in salem and roanoke large enough to hold the rally. but none were apparently available. the dedmon center seats a little under four thousand people, but the trump for president website says no more tickets are available. yesterday trump was in virginia beach appearing at a candidates forum at regent university. while trump was sitting down with pat robertson at the event, the candidates joined fox's megan kelly for a town hall meeting in houston.but that didn't mean the republican front runner was wasn't one of the main topics of discussion. jackie ibanez has more. :08-:22:32-:51:59-1:12 1:16-1:231:24 - 1:35 the remaining republican candidates for president joined fox news for a town hall in houston.. with one exception:kelly says: "businessman and front-runner donald trump has a conflicting campaign event tonight in and tune in to wfxr news- your local election headquarters- this sunday at 7 for a presidential primary special.we want to make sure you're prepared to cast your vote come super tuesday. week.what an area organization is d

the agency reports 287 homes were sold last month in roanoke, salem and botetourt, craig and roanoke counties. the average home price last month was just over 190- thousand dollars. new tonight at 11 ... the university of virginia board of visitors approves tuition rates for the next academic year. undergraduate tuition for virginia students entering next fall will be $13,220. tuition for second-year virginia students who entered in the fall of 2015 will increase by 328-dollars ... as will tuition for rising third and fourth year students. tuition for non- virginia undergraduates will increase 3 percent to $41,722. after five decades of service to the montgomery county community ... one man receives recognition ... by the state. hear what he says is the best there has to be a way. carry the centimeter, divide by 3.14 something something something... [ beeping, whirring ] great caesar salad! and now the name your price tool shows people policy options to help fit their budget. is that a true story? yeah! people really do save an average of over $500 when they switch. i mean about you

the campaign searched for venues in salem and roanoke large enough to hold the rally. but none were apparently available. the dedmon center for president website says no more tickets are available. virginia beach appearing at a candidates forum at regent university. while trump was sitting down with pat robertson at the event, the rest of the republican candidates joined fox's megan kelly for a town hall meeting in houston.but that didn't mean the republican front runner was wasn't one of the main topics of discussion. jackie ibanez :08-:22:32-:51:59-1:12 1:16-1:231:24 - 1:35 the candidates for president joined fox news for a town exception:kelly says: donald trump has a conflicting campaign event tonight in virginia, we did offer to let him join us by sat--he does!----by satellite but his campaign said his schedule would not allow it. they were very polite and cordial." megyn kelly's first guest was texas senator ted cruz who reached into his quiver and immediately started firing arrows at donald trump:cruz says: "well, listen, there has never been a candidate like do

salem will join botetourt and roanoke counties in opposing the closure. veterinarians are warning of a fast spreading disease ... affecting dogs in 28 states. veterinarians at valley animal hospital say there's confirmed cases of the dog flu in north carolina and maryland ... but not in virginia so far. practitioners are concerned it charlotte hatch, associate vet at valley animal hospital: "it grows in the body over a two to four day period before that period the dog can be transmitting that disease to others before it even shows signs. so, it's a virus that spreads very rapidly." the dog flu is a contagious disease that spreads easily in kennels and parks. vets say if you see your dog show symptoms like sneezing and coughing bring them in. martinsville police chief sean dunn is staying in the area .. after recently pursuing a position with the portsmouth police department. dunn was one of three finalists for the police chief job in portsmouth. the position was offered to another candidate, but dunn says he's not too disappointed because he's fortunate t

rubio's southwest virginia rally will be held on sunday night.the event gets underway at 8-30 at roanoke salem. doors open at 7:30 and you will need to rsvp.if you want to know how to rsvp- just head to our website--virginia first dot-com. we've had snow, ice and tornado this season, but what does it all mean for spring? we take a closer look in a wfxr news strong northwest winds will i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. what they're worth... who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands that our country can't reach it's potential... unless we all do. together. continue to generate upslope snow showerswest of the blue ridge through this morning. high pressure builds tonight...moving to the southeast coast by sunday returningtemperatures to at or sunny. highs in the upper 30s. northwest winds15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. .friday night...partly cloudy. lows in the mid 20s. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. gusts up to 30 mph in the ev

and natalie and i will be emceeing the roanoke salem chamber dinner next month.. we shared pictures of our dressed on our facebook page and we really appreciate the feedback! yes, so take a look when you have second and we are so close to 5,000 likes. share our page... we have great give aways.. local events.. music and recipes join us at 1230 and like us on facebook.. daytime kitchen... today they are going to make buffalo mac n cheese. perfect comfort food.. and natalie and i will be emceeing the roanoke salem chamber dinner next month.. we shared pictures of our dressed >>> in case you didn't know it, it's thirsty thursday, and we are ready for the big reveal of our ambush makeover. two lucky ladies who were primped and pampered, courtesy of "today" contributor and stylist to the stars, luis licari, la la la la. >> all around fashion niece at that, jill martin. >> hi, guys. >> how was it out there today? i think a little more mild. when the weather is more mild, we have more people to take from which is much more fun. >> and you get to see more of up. >> pamly

the agency reports 287 homes were sold last month in roanoke, salem and botetourt, craig and roanoke counties. that's up from 248 homes sold in january of 2015. the average home price last month was just over 190- thousand dollars. holiday's most popular gifts ... have been deemed unsafe by the government. that's the conclusion from the consumer product safety commission after a months-long investigation into the safety hazards of hoverboards. the commission has sent official notice to retailers ... manufacturers and importers containing new hoverboard safety standards. it's calling on all makers and sellers to voluntarily take non-u-l- compliant. hoverboards off the market until they can be certified as safe. 52 reports of fires resulting from malfunctioning hoverboards that have caused over two million dollars in property damage. tax season is fully underway ... and when you get your refund ... do you plan to spend or save it? according to the national retail federation's annual tax returns survey .. 49-percent of people expecting a refund plan save the money ... instead of spendin

kaylee duncan - narrows - 7 ashlyn denny - rocky mount - 9 liam fells - roanoke - 1 addyson haddock - rocky mount - 2 charlie benson - salem - 83 devontae jordan - bassett - 20 dakota hopkins - 12 john david linkous - blacksburg - 3 nathanial whitney - roanoke - 8 emory & violet pace - 60th more information regarding wednesday's storm continues to come in him orwill or now live through our mill mountain camera you can qaeda see it bouncing around with the strong gusty winds other than that relatively quiet 39 in roanoke forty in lynchburg danville station not reporting right now blacksburg coming in had a little farther to the southwest bristol 35 charlottesville forty four washington dc also coming in at forty four we continue with the snow showers in the mountains a west virginia every now again some of the border counties with virginia will get some of that even the roanoke valley and new river valley can't be surprised see a few flurries here and there had out picture sent in from christiansburg with a few flurries on the windshield will continue with that trend throughout the day now by tonight tomorrow that begins th

new at 5: salem police have identified the man they led them on a chase this morning. israel cunningham larceny and felony eluding. the roanoke county salem jail without bond. officers responded to a call this morning for a shoplifiting incident in salem. cunningham's car but he refused to pull over. the chase eventually ended at an apartment city. no one was hurt. a spokesperson from the mobile messaging app service kik tells us the company cooperated with the fbi investigation into nicole lovell's death. the company released her account information to investigators which could have lead to arrests. prosecutors say she talked to her accused killer, david eisenhauer, on a messaging app, didn't name kik as that app. thursday the company updated its guide for parents, highlighting specific safety questions. danville police are offering a 30- thousand dollar reward for information on a shooting. it happened monday on mount vernon avenue. doctor randolph neal and one other victim were taken to the hospital. neal says two men approached him demanding money, then shot him several times. the reward was 10- thousand dollars until an

the catawba hospital in roanoke county is on tonight's salem city council agenda. council is expected to pass a resolution... requesting the general assembly take no action to close the facility. governor terry mcauliffe called for the closure in his biennial budgets. salem will join botetourt and roanoke counties in opposing the closure. # today kicks off "global focus week" at liberty university. the conference is aimed at raising staff. students hear from guest speakers from around the world during convocation and meet with hundreds of cross-cultural workers at an expo of organizations. you will need to change your lunch plans today if you were planning to eat at chipotle. all restaurants nationwide will remain closed until three this afternoon so employees can attend meetings focusing on food safety changes. the chain is tightening procedures after recent outbreaks of e. coli and norovirus. ### gas prices drop almost a dime. prices are down eight cents over the past two weeks---- now averaging one-82 a gallon nationwide for regular. that's down 37 cents from wh

salem police have identified the man that led them on a chase. israel cunningham is charged with grand larceny and felony eluding. he is being held at the roanoke county salem jail without bond. officers responded to a call yesterday morning for a shoplifiting incident in salem. they found cunningham's car but he refused to pull over. the chase eventually ended at an apartment building in roanoke city. no one was hurt. a 25-thousand dollar bond is set for a richmond police officer charged with an off- duty shooting that killed an 18-year old. officer david cobb is charged with second degree murder. the shooting happened last october. police in chesterfield county say the teen was shot after driving cobb's car out of a car wash bay. prosecutors say the officer's gun was drawn for more than three minutes, and the 18-year-old posed no actual threat. high levels of lead aren't just a problem in flint, michigan. cities nationwide are finding their water is 18-cities in pennsylvania have higher levels of lead exposure than in flint. a pennsylvania department of health study discovered the issue in 20-14, but it shows that the source is different. lea

elected leaders in roanoke, roanoke county and salem still have to vote on the proposal. and it could be several months before the new center is up and running in the roanoke valley. it's almost time to call it a wrap at the popular elmwood on ice in downtown roanoke. the pop-up ice rink went up back in the fall thanks to a partnership with downtown roanoke incorporated and the city. early numbers show more than 13- thousand people skated this season. the last chances to skate are tomorrow and sunday. then crews will melt the ice and put the equipment in storage until next season. downtown roanoke landmark texas tavern is celebrating its birthday tomorrow. the beloved neighborhood stand-by has been serving up cheesy westerns, burgers, dogs and chili since 1930. tomorrow is the restaurant's 86- birthday and it's celebrating in a big way. matt bullington/owner: "it's a real special thing that's why every year on the anniversary we do 86-cents

coin collectors got the chance to add to their collection during the salem and roanoke valley coin show this morning. more than 20 dealers from across the country set up shop to show off what they had to offer. those who took part spent the day buying and trading coins, paper money, medals, tokens and more. some of the items even dated back to ancient times. vendors say these shows really help bring the community together. bill griller/vendor: "most of the people that collect are average everyday working people. they're in it for the fun of it. they're in it for the education they can give themselves, and also the children that are coming along." the coin show has been a tradition in our area for around 30 years, and there are 4 events annually. according to coin- zip-dot-com the next the 22-nd. it didn't feel quite like may today but spring fever is certainly in the air. how long does the 60s last? meteorologist lindsey anderson has more. complete details of your first alert forecast right after this break i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about b

roanoke county... franklin county, botetourt.. salem and other parts of southwest virginia under one marketing umbrella. the roanoke valley visitors and convention bureau presented its plan today to the roanoke county board of supervisors. tourism officials want to highlight the mix of mountains and urban areas in our region. landon howard / roanoke valley visitors and convention bureau 11:29:46 the thing that is nice about "virginia's blue ridge" is that you can be salem in virginia's blue ridge, smith mountian lake in virginia's blue ridge. it's something we can all lay claim to. you'll soon see the virginia's blue ridge or v- b-r brand on stickers, brochures and other marketing tools. roanoke county leaders are looking for ways to redevelop county. they plan to start with one of of the area... the corridor along tanglewood mall. it's a densely populated area opportunities. but.. over the past 20 years the number of stores listed have dropped by nearly 50 percent. now economic development leaders hope to turn vacant properties into an

rose was eventually taken to a roanoke hospital for head injuries but has been released. stone is being held without bond tonight. a salem man faces several charges tonight in the alleged sexual assault of a child. detectives talked to the mother, who said the mother's live-in boyfriend. julio cesar deleon the second is in the roanoke county/salem jail without bond. michelle wilkins/baby cut from womb: "what i do want to express is my frustration and anger at the callousness of her actions." a survivor speaks out today after a colorado jury found the woman who cut her unborn baby out of her last year guilty on all counts, including attempted murder. prosecutors say dynel lane lured michelle wilkins to her home witha a craigslist ad for maternity clothes and attacked. wilkins survived, but the child did not. lane faces up to 140-years in prison when she's sentenced in april. the push to give more virginia prisoners a chance of parole falls short in the general assembly. governor mcauliffe backed the legislation as a way to help a group of inmates who might have been unfairly punished because their juries didn't know virgi

presidential candidate.in more than 23 hundred people packed the bast center on the campus of roanoke college in salem to see marco rubio. the florida senator spoke for around 30 minutes, first focusing on his foe-- donald trump. after highlighting the shortcomings of his republican and democratic rivals, rubio discussed his platform for change. the biggest approval from the crowd came when rubio talked about defending the constitution, protecting second amendment rights, and keeping suspected and convicted terrorists out of the country. "we're in a lot of trouble if we keep doing what we're doing now, under barack obama. you are going to be the first generation to ever inherit a country thats worse off than your parents" rubio says he was saving the best for last with the late night stop commonwealth. rubio's campaign is expected to hit atlanta, knoxville, and oklahoma city later today. hillary clinton is far ahead of bernie sanders in three key states ahead of super tuesday. that's according to a new wall street journal poll released sunday night.the poll shows clinton leading nearly two to one in t

a singing valentine quartet will serenade your sweetheart anywhere you choose in roanoke, salem, vinton, botetourt county or more about these singing valentine's coming up in the next half hour. when a woman saved thousands for her daughter to go to college, she didn't how she lost the money, coming up. your dog because may be a new solution for you. just like everything daybundle up is you had out today cold air building into the area twenty eight blacksburg twenty one bluefield thirty two roanoke twenty seven lexington twenty eight in lynchburg is you had out watch upper those slick spots out on the roadways affect with that upper level low toward the great lakes sending snow showers in our direction most of the accumulating snow back into the mountains especially of west virginia and far southwest virginia but every now again you get these little burst snow the snow that will move through the roanoke valley newer valley and if you get that quick burst might see a quick coating on those areas surfaces like the grassy services even on the roads would temperatures like this as well sayi

the event gets underway at 8-30 at roanoke college in salem. doors open at 7:30 and you will need to rsvp.if you want to know how to rsvp- just head to our website--virginia first a fiesty, fiery presidential debate in texasthursday night. there were five republican candidates on the stage, but the spotlight was really on three contenders -- and the sharp exchanges among them. karin caifa has the highlights from houston. :00-21:21-27:27-:3232-:43five candidates on stage but really, a three-man battle. many wondered coming into this debate -- who would attack first, and who would attack fiercest.would it be donald trump, on a three-state winning streak, and trying to shut down his rivals?or his rivals trying to knock him out of the top spot.marco rubio struck quickly, and often. ted cruz jumping in too. presidential candidate "you're the only person on his stage fined for working on your project illegally" presidential candidate "i'm the only one on the stage who has hired people. you haven't hired anybody." // presidential candidate in 2013, wh

but roanoke city, roanoke county and salem are partnering on a regional center that citizens will use to report accidents involving property damage. police officers will continue to investigate accidents that involve injuries, traffic violations or other unusual circumstances. but for wrecks with property damage alone, the regional collision reporting center will take care of the paperwork. howard hall/roanoke county police chief: this concept has actually been used in canada for better than 20 years, particularly in the toronto area the roanoke center would be a first for the united states, but roanoke county police chief howard hall says the concept has strong public support in canada. he says the system will get motorists off the road and out of danger more quickly, and allow police officers to concentrate on more important activities. what we anticipate this to do is free up officer time that would normally be taken in to use that for higher priorities. and in my mind, higher priority is taking part in activities that would help us reduce the number of traffic crashes. -- the coll

julio cesar deleon the second is in the roanoke county/salem jail without bond. police are investigating a homicide in northwest roanoke. a man was killed boulevard, shortly after 4:30 yesterday afternoon. investigators are talking to witnesses and gathering evidence. no arrests have been made, and a police spokesman says officers are not actively searching for any suspects. authorities have not identified the victim. new this morning: police in danville are investigating a murder. it happened just after 12:15 this morning in the 200 block of halifax street. a man was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds. the name of the victim has not been released. anyone with information about the shooting is asked to ((cold toss to leo)) weretry to get i you still see people doing all the time i don't do it you know one arrested is like this at a foot of water will flow your car and then you're really in trouble when this next batch a rain moving in right now already finding some pockets a heavier downpours it will just south into north carolina see the lightning bolts air

the wildcats advance to play roanoke friday at 8 in the quarterfinals in salem. 3 also in the odac tournament, hampden-sydney got 14 from mike murray, 10 from mitch owens in a win over bridgewater. and emory & henry had seven in double figures in a rout of shenandoah. big south women regular season action, jaymee fisher-davis scored 17 to help lead liberty past high point 73-68. and janayla white scored 16 as radford rolled over winthrop. 3 dennis high school regionals, number one in our full court press girls poll brookville hosted number 4 lord botetourt in the region 3a west quarterfinals. bees up by 6 at the half, they come out firing. the feed to kiela marshall, they layup and the foul! next series, megan dray's three finds nothing but the bottom of the net! part of a 9-0 brookville run to start the hang - jenna alam fires from long range for the three. the bees, however, pull away. alexis rosser down low for the easy two. hannah young with 24 points, brookville wins 56-39. they'll play spotswood in the semifinals thursday. 3 boys region 3a west at heritage, the pioneers faced the warrio

southwest virginia rally will be held on sunday night.the event gets underway at 8-30 at roanoke college in salem. doors open at 7:30 and you will need to rsvp.if you want to know how to rsvp- just head to our website--virginia first dot-com. we've had snow, ice and tornado this season, but what does it all mean for spring? we take a closer look in a wfxr news special report, godzilla el nino. continue to generate upslope snow showers west of the blue ridge through this morning. high pressure buildstonight...moving to the southeast coast by sunday returningtemperatures to at or the ongoing el nino may go down in the record books as the strongest ever measured, and has contributed to rain, snow, and the whole kitchen sink in virginia over the past few months. el nino is forecast to gradually weaken as we head into spring, but does that mean the weather will calm down, or is the commonwealth in line for more active weather? takes a look in this wfxr news special report. godzilla el nino. no, it's not exactly a giant monster parading through downtown roanoke, but it has sparked some wild weather in

salem now joins botetourt and roanoke counties in opposing the closure. lynchburg police charge two people in connection to a string of vehicle and home break- ins. police say the break-ins happened in and around the 36- hundred block of old forest road. 18-year-old steven locke junior and 18- year-old crystalyn downey have been charged in connection to the break-ins. police say additional arrests of others is pending. anyone who may have had items stolen or their vehicle tampered with are asked to call police. the cause of a house fire in blacksburg is under investigation tonight. it happened this evening along bannister lane. the longshop- mccoy fire department says there are no signs of foul play. no one was home at the time of the fire.. and no firefighters were hurt. a-e-p was also on scene to disconnect the power. a former bedford police officer is indicted on six 54- year-old brian mcalexander. he was arrested in henry county and is being held without bond. while mcalexander has not been found guilty ... police chief todd foreman says it's disappoi

at least 60 days. taken into custody following a police chase this morning. in salem and crossed into the city of roanoke. it ended shortly before 9 o'clock near an on westside boulevard. we are still waiting for details from salem police. we will update the story on wdbj7- dot-com when we receive more information. danville police offering a 30 reward for information about a two people were shot monday night on mount vernon avenue. dr. randolph neal was seriously hurt. the second victim was treated and released from the hospital. neal told police two men approached him and demanded money before shooting him. the reward amount was 10 thousand dollars until an anonymous donor doubled it. anyone with information is asked to call danville police also in danville, we're told no one was hurt, after part of a parking lot fell into the nearby river. it happened at a the corner of mount cross and piedmont drive. witnesses say trees, pavement and ground fell into the river, but no vehicles did. employees who work at the building say it happened during heavy rain on wednesday. details, notyet is looking gorgeous to

coin collectors got the chance to add to their collection during the salem and roanoke valley coin show this weekend. more than 20 dealers from across the country set up shop to show off what they had to offer. those who took part spent the day buying and trading coins, paper money, medals, tokens and more. some of the items even dated back to ancient times. vendors say these shows really help bring the community together. bill griller/vendor: "most of the people that collect are average everyday working people. they're in it for the fun of it. they're in it for the education they can give themselves, and also the children that are coming along." the coin show has been a tradition in our area for around 30 years, and there are 4 events annually. according to coin- zip-dot-com the next show is scheduled for may 21-st through i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. what they're worth... who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands th

roanoke. high school wrestling state championships are wrapping-up right now at the salem civic center for 1 through 4a schools. the third place matches going-on earlier in the day with action on 4 mats for the 4 classifications competing for titles. heading into the afternoon, the 1 and 2a titles were all but locked-up before the finals even started. in 1a rural retreat held more than an 80-point lead over rappahannock was another familiar sitting in first place in the team standings

deleon is currently being held at the roanoke county/salem jail without bond. 3 whit the cdc is investigating new reports of the sexual transmission of the zika virus. right now.. 14 cases involving pregnant women are being investigated. the cdc adds.. the new reports suggest sexual relations may likely be a way zika spreads. however, the most likely way is through a mosquito bite. zika has been confirmed in 21 states and d-c. the world health organization says.. up to 4 million people will be infected in the next year. 3 pattie box the popular energy drink maker.. "monster".. is under fire.. for reports it targets warning of "life-altering" effects involving monster energy drinks. this follows several lawsuits that were filed against the company for targeting children.. and for its "proprietary blend" of ingredients *not* regulated by the fda. among the 23 ingredients in monster that pediatricians are most concerned with.. the caffeine, taurine, and guarana. "it can cause cardiac problems. so, there have been cases in which children end up in the emergency room. if not, i've actually heard o

it's a big night on the odac court for the roanoke college maroons as they host washington & lee at the bast center in salem. the maroons won the first meeting in lexington. roanoke starts the night tied for second with the odac standings at 9 and 3. those two are just a game behind first place virginia wesleyan with a little over a week left in the regular season heading into the conference tournament at the salem civic center at the end of the month. highlights on the way at 11. wall street ends the day with a mix of gains and losses. the dow down 100 points. nasdaq added 15. s and p fell just for the latest weather anytime, turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com and be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter for weather headlines and more at wdbj7weather. thank you for choosing your hometown news leader, wdbj7. >> thank you! >> pelley: one taste of

reporting in radford, paris more than 23 hundred people packed the bast center on the campus of roanoke college in salem to see marco rubio. the florida senator spoke for around 30 minutes, first focusing on his foe-- donald trump. after highlighting the shortcomings of his republican and democratic rivals, rubio discussed his platform for change. the biggest approval from the crowd came when rubio talked about defending the constitution, protecting second amendment rights, and keeping suspected and convicted terrorists out of the country. "we're in a lot of trouble if we keep doing what we're doing now, under barack obama. you are going to be the to ever inherit a country thats worse off than your parents" rubio says rubio says rubio says rubio says rubio says he was saving the best for last with the late night stop commonwealth. rubio's campaign is expected to hit atlanta, knoxville, and oklahoma city later today. hillary clinton is far ahead of bernie sanders in three key states ahead of super tuesday. that's according to a new wall street journal poll released sunday night.the poll shows clinton lea

the event will be at roanoke college in salem. rubio's announcement frontrunner donald trump's campaign announced an event at radford university. that will be on monday, one day before virginia's open primary. # in ten cares heart health, according to the american heart association, 88 percent of cardiac arrest do so at home. cpr can be used to get the victim's heart beating normally again, yet 70 percent of americans don't know how to do it. studies show that victims who have cpr administered are three times more likely to survive than those who have to wait for help to arrive. those who teach cpr say it's easy to learn. cathy cockrell/weste rn virginia ems council 3137 "putting your hands on people and pushing hard and pushing fast is what we want to teach people. you don't need fancy equipment, you just need your hands." you can find information about c-p-r courses by visiting the american heart association and the red cross online. we have links for you on wsls dot com.### a new study finds marijuana- related e-r visits have r

salem. you have won a family 4-pack of tickets to see "the ice cream man" at roanoke children's theater. watch again tomorrow morning for another chance to flooding is a problem on one giles county road. you can't drive on bear springs road from kirk cemetery road to eggleston road. the valley view interchange project will likely cause congestion tonight. one northbound lane of i-581 will close near the mall exit at eight and a second lane will close at 10. the mall exit will be blocked from midnight to two tomorrow morning. construction could slow you down in tazewell county. big branch road is closed in both directions near falls mill road. it's expected to re- open next week. this is a live look at route 220 in martinsville from a virginia department we're not seeing any accidents or major issues so far this morning. sometimes learning about science means getting your hands a little dirty. wdbj7's neesey payne has a look at one of the newest exhibits at the science museum of western virginia. that's right. derek kellogg is back with us again this morning. derek, explain to us what thi

the man was sent to the v-a in salem to be checked out. a roanoke county firefigther says training saved his life last week. nats "activate mayday on the fire ground, a firefighter fallen through the floor" while fighting a fire last week on green hill drive, firefighter and paramedic robert mauck fell through two floors and was hanging upside down. after following standard prodecures from his training, mauck says he was able to set himself free. minutes later, a crew came to the rescue. roanoke county firefighter and paramedic robert mauck: "i just looked up to the sky and i just thank god for letting me make it. i'm a human being like i said, it's wonderful thing, i'm a blessed man." mauck only suffered some bruising. soon though, he'll no longer be fighting fires. in two-weeks he starts his new job as deputy fire marshal. ((cold toss to leo)) pennsylvania new york that is about it we are still finding the flood warnings along the dan river toward south boston and the roanoke river in randolph now both just minor flooding dan river and south bosto

roanoke college tonight. wsls 10's ananda rochita is live in salem. ananda how is the crowd looking so far? people are starting to line up to see senator marco rubio speak tonight at roanoke college. there's a big push for candidates ahead of super tuesday ... in fact donald trump will be in radford tomorrow. rubio's campaign team listed support from virginia leaders this week on his website. some from our area include danville city council member lee vogler and former chair for roanoke county gop ed lynch. rubio was at a rally in the richmond area a few hours ago and there he talked about the country needing a strong conservative movement. he also didn't hesitate to talk about roanoke college a few minutes ago to hear about why they wanted to come out to listen to rubio tonight. claire feeney/senior "i've never seen a live presidential candidate so definitely different from the television. i'm interesting in hearing what he has to say definitely about climate change and i'm a big planet earth fan. that'll be interesting. just to see him is really great for roanoke college." doors will open

the 5th annual roy stanley memorial shootout is coming up this weekend at roanoke college in salem. the nationally-ranked elev8 basketball academy out of delray beach, florida, will be part of the action, and the program's head coach, chad myers, is happy to bring his team back to his hometown. here's zac glover. chad myers: "good, good. swing, swing, swing. good. shot. perfect." zac glover: as the head coach of the elev8 basketball academy, chad myers isn't your typical high school coach. being a post-graduate program, elev8 allows myers and his team to focus primarily on basketball, which includes a lengthier schedule of taking on top-level talent, not just locally, but nationally. chad myers, elev8 head coach: "we travel all around the country. kansas, baltimore, pittsburgh, connecticut, and virginia twice now." zac glover: but this trip to virginia in particular is extra meaningful for myers, because it's also a trip home. chad myers: "you know, to me this is where i started. i lived in the gym at william byrd all the time. i was a slow guy, i wasn't real fast, not a great athle

a roanoke area gop source told wdbj7 that the event will be at roanoke college in salem. stay with wdbj7 for the latest on this event. after alison parker and adam ward died last summer, tommy holcomb wanted to do something to honor them. the song, forever on the air, is the dashiell has more on featured the talents including former miss virginia courtney garrett, roanoke singer jane powell and our own chris hurst. how could something like that even happen, and here and how could it hometown station. it tommy holcomb the morning of august 26th. the next day he began writing the song, forever on the air. tommy holcomb: it really affected me, and i just wanted to do something. and since i do music i wrote this song. the song includes a chorus of local singers, background vocals from jane powell and chris hurst. nashville musicians provided the courtney garrett sings the lead. miss virginia 2014, now a law student at liberty university, and says she was honored to play a role in the tribute to alison parker and adam ward. courtney garrett: those two people left an incredible

elected leaders in roanoke, roanoke county and salem still have to vote on the proposal. and it could be several months before the new center is up and running in the roanoke valley. changes at the state level are lowering the cost of repairs needed for a bedford county dam. wdbj7's tim saunders tells us the change comes after a push from lynchburg lawmakers and liberty university, which owns one of the affected lakes. water levels at ivy lake in forest have been low for more than two years, because state regulators have been concerned about the lake's dam. the structure is one of hundreds across the state that were deemed inadequate to handle a lee beaumont/senior auxiliary services: "the old values were very unrealistic." says lee beaumont, a construction manager at liberty owns ivy lake. estimating that a maximum rainfall of 35 inches could fall during one storm at ivy lake and it was forcing l-u to make around 2-million dollars worth of changes to the lake's dam. charles spence/senior vice president for construction planning: "we looked throughout the whole state and t

it will get underway at roanoke college in salem. doors open at 7:30 and definitely need to rsvm. to learn how go to our virginia first.com >> kyle: as we head into the final weekend before super more from washington. stake on super tuesday and the debate last night maybe one final chance for some of the other candidates to try to knock donald trump off of his drive. >> and if hadn't inherited 2 million dollars. and watching. >> and on the attack there may have been 5 candidates on the stage but encreasingly becoming the 3 man race and piled on donald trump employees >> i watched him repeat 5 times 4 weeks ago. >> ask donald, if you want to be liked in washington, you have to be >> you have the combination of factors. >> there were questions about building the southern border wall and mexico to foot the bill that drew the expletive from mexico's former president. >> how will you make them pay for the will? >> i will and the wall just got 10 feet taller, believe me. >> reporter: at times it seemed to spiral out of control edging out between ben carson and kasich. >> can someone att

plans for a new site for the roanoke workforce center are still being worked out. salem is celebrating the 75th anniversary of carver school. and today, former students returned to explain the important role the school has played in the history of the roanoke valley. has just over 400 students in kindergarten through 5th grade. but for more than a quarter century during the period of segregation, roanoke county's african american students attended the school from first through 12th grade. marylen harmon/carver school graduate: so we had students that came from everywhere, and we did connect to be a family. and i guess that's the common thread for all of us. we were friends and family. the city of salem and the salem school division have produced a documentary on the school. they will screen "the carver project" for the first time monday night at 6:30, at the carver elementary school gym. a popular summer destination in the new river valley says it had a successful first-ever winter season and are now planning for more cold weather activities. mountain lake lodge provided

the man was sent to the v-a in salem to be checked out. a roanoke county firefigther says training saved his life last week. nats "activate mayday on the fire ground, a firefighter fallen through the floor" while fighting a fire last week on green hill drive, firefighter and paramedic robert mauck fell through two floors and was hanging upside down. after following standard prodecures from his own training, mauck says he was able to set himself free. minutes later, a crew came to the rescue. roanoke county firefighter and paramedic robert mauck: "i just looked up to the sky and i just thank god for letting me make it. i'm a human being like i said, it's wonderful thing, i'm a blessed man." mauck only suffered some bruising. soon though, he'll no longer be fighting fires. in two-weeks he starts his new job as roanoke county deputy fire marshal. temps a bit colder right now but the big question is when will it heat back up. here's leo with the answer. we can you really notice that warmth building in today tomorrow not can be bad at all we really have

salem. the economic impact this event has on the roanoke valley - welcome back to virginia today here on w-s-l-s 10....it's i'm jenna zibton. and i'm patrick mckee. several high school basketball teams are still in the running for regional championships. wsls 10's john appicello has a look at the semi final action.### appy good morning everybody.. hs region semis were being contested tonight across the area.. and they included wins by the hidden valley, carroll county and the william fleming girls the 3a boys region semis included a pair of roanoke co powers.. northside...bou nced western albemarle in game one.. leaving cave spring..to try and de-rail spotswood.. vo packed house..for the second and they had their hands full with the trailblazers.. justin kier to the rack for 2 of his 19 points to lead his team.. cave spring responds with plenty of support tonight. its devin beckner...baseli ne 2 and the foul.. and later..jake furrow...stop pop 2. this one goes to the wire.. and its spotswood..by 7..to return to the region finals...with a rematch of last year's 3a west title game.. they'll get no

roanoke... with help from local police. he's facing five charges. 3 mark box salem has named its police officer of the year for 2015. they say chris shelor has helped keep people safe even off the clock. back in december, shelor started investigating a robbery and assault at a walmart on west main street. he got information on possible suspects. and the next morning, when he was off work, he saw two cars that matched those descriptions. he called in and police made arrests, charged the suspects, and recovered stolen property. 3 mark the justice department is now compelling apple to cooperate with the fbi. but apple's got some support in its corner.//danner and it's a priceless reaction -- after this teacher got a big surprise from his students.// 3 3 from the terrorism alert desk in washington. i'm michelle marsh.u.s. airstrikes on an isis camp in libya kill at least 40 people.the operation targeted a suspect linked to two deadly attacks last year in neighboring tunisiait was the second u.s. air strike in three months against isis in libya. isis is deploying children as fighters and on suicide missions at far greate

the salem police department started its investigation after receiving a sexual assault report from roanoke county's department of social services. deleon is currently being held in jail without bond. angels of assisi says its dealing animal hoarding cases. that's just in the first two months of this year compared to the same timeline in 20-15. on monday ... angels of assisi pulled nearly 90 cats from a bedford county home. wsls10's christina craig found out what constitutes an animal rescue versus a hoarding scenario. "so far, this year angels of assisi workers have dealt with 7 different hoarding situations across the state and one in north carolina. at this rate, the center can potentially more than double the number of hoarding cases this year." that's because, the center is now working closer than ever with law enforcement. roanoke county animal control says a rescue can happen when an animal needs to be taken from a home for any number of reasons... hoarding happens when owners have a large number of animals and aren't aware they're not taking care of them and the health of the animal

the wildcats come back to beat w&l 71-65........randolph plays roanoke friday in the odac quarterfinals at the salem civic center. coming up we travel around the area to bring you highlights from five different gyms...its survive and advance or lose action with teams all over the area looking to extend their seasons for at least one more game... the knights getting ready to take on the devils in the 3a west quarterfinals....1. cave spring feeling it from long range early...jake furrow drains this one from the baseline ... 9-0 knights2. rustberg answering ....mike jones...who? knocks down this triple...the first five field goals in this one were treys... cutting the deficit down to just three3. cave spring starting to pull away...zach shannon with the strong post move ...splitting the defesne 23-14 cave spring 4. and then its mason reyer with the no look pass to brody hicks and you can count all three of those as cave spring picks up a 53 49 win improving to 21-4 and advancing to the semis against spotswood on thursday in the other half of the 3a west bracket, billy pope leading northside against way

salem civic center. women's quarter finals tomorrow and the men's on friday. roanoke college is the three seed and they're in a first round buy. first post-season game friday night against randolph, washington, and lee tuesday night. coach warner and his guys have had a great season to this point at 11 and 5 in conference play and hoping to keep things rolling this weekends. >> coach says dance with the one that bring you, and we're going season long. we'll do things we can get better at. we're remind guys of things they didn't do too well late in the season. we're going to try to put our best foot forward. we're excited about going into the tournament. we're reasonably healthy and our chemistry has been a real key for us so far and i think our chemistry is as good as it's been all year. in case you miss it had last night, josh henderson, who now plays at vanderbilt, made the most ridiculous shot last night in their game against florida. he chucks it about eighty feet. let's take another look at it. the roanoke native finished with five points and two rebounds. vandie

salem. that's a trip, he says, he won't attempt again. harry hatter/blind roanoke resident: the va hospital's a pretty big complex, and they were supposed to meet me, but there were so many places up there to meet veterans that i had to wait for about an hour and a half. diane decker hears stories like these all the time. she's the leader of the roanoke alliance for the visually enabled, or rave. decker says it's sometimes a challenge just getting group members back and forth from their meetings. dianne decker/rave:by the time our meeting's over at 8:30,the systems will have stopped running, so they can't get a ride home through any kind of public means. there are not only schedule constraints within roanoke's public transportation system, but fixed bus routes, as well. dianne decker/rave: and if you happen to live in the county, for example, and need to seek medical services in the city, availabilty of some kind of transportation that crosses those borders either. kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: roanoke valley leaders say they're aware of the need for more access to publi