brightest and most unique coins were on sale - at the salem- roanoke valley coin show. a variety of coins from collectors to chose from-- including ancient roman and greek coins that date all the way back to 600 b.c. right now gold coins are very popular and a surprising number of people now are beginning to collect world coins because they're somewhat more reasonably priced.dealers say the price for coins range anywhere from 25 cents up to 50 thousand dollars. the coin show is hosted four times a year. the next one will be held may. was your tax form - stolen by cyber criminals?coming up - the new warning from the irs. warmer air is on the way, but a shift in our winds from the northwest to the west helped boost temperatures back near normal on saturday. as we head into sunday, those winds will shift to a more southwesterly direction which will throw our direction. sunday's high temperatures will be about 10 - 150 above average for late february, ranging from the upper 50s out west to the upper 60s around the piedmont. on monday morning, a cold front will quickly move t

the better's best. marylen harmon was a student at salem's carver school for principal. her mother the first grade teacher. and she says the lessons she learned here were the foundation for her success. this was our hope our promise and our dream. and from there it was our springboard to move into life and to do better and commit ourselves to help others. during this school year, the students of carver are celebrating the school's 75th anniversary, and its important role in the region's history. this was a time when everyone who went to carver was black. former roanoke city school superintendent harmon to explain the period of segregation. segregation was the way it was. i didn't know any different, but i had parents and teachers and people in the community who shielded us from the harshness of segregation and taught us how to with dignity. marylen harmon has been working with mike stevens and others with the city of salem and the salem school division to produce a video documentary. they will screen the carver project for the first time on monday night at 6:30 in the car

the rain has been very heavy, but just beginning to come to an end. here in salem along 93, wee on the back edge, i am the back edge right here. i've had people peculiar me that many times before actually. let's take a look at the doppler radar, the back end pushing through from west to east and towards the northeast as well. so if you're to the east of 93 it's likely still raining, and in some areas raining heavily farther to the north the rain has been tapering off but it's still heavy in areas north of the white mountains, especially to the northeast and over toward areas of maine. amounts so far, depends on your location, as little as a quarter inch, and as much as .8 to .9. so a lot of rain, but it's coming to an end. the wind, though, is still gusting quite strong. so for a look at where we're heading from here, mike, take it a way for the rest of the week into the weekend him jamie: might be able to fly back home. the only concern there, even though it's tending to drive the system out of here is we could see scattered power outage, the wind could crank up o

the hokies faced wake forest tonight in winston-salem... the demon deacons are second to last in conference standings.. with just 2 wins in acc play. virgina tech led by a point at halftime... early in the second half.. justin bibbs pull sup the left handed jumper. -tied 42-all.. chris clarkes shot is no good.. but he gets his own rebound and makes the putback. -justin robinson driving now.. straight to the basket and gets the foul call. greg mcclinton goes in for the layup and gets the and-1. the hokies took this one though 81-74.. they host pittsburgh on wednesday. it's championship sunday in the odac tournament. both the lynchburg men's and women's teams fighting for a conference title at the salem civic center. the lynchburg women facing guilford. in the first half.. hornet's caroline naumann banks it in for 2 of her game high 15 points. -more from underneath.. this time it's chaney forbush with the layup. -lynchburg trailing in the first half.. charmaine hairston goes in the lane and cuts the lead to 1. -guilford keeping it close.. esse

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

the salem police department announces its 2015 officer of the year. officer chris shelor has received the title. shelor is a salem native and has been with the police department since 2012. he's currently assigned to the department's forensics division. shelor will be formally honored on march 18th. ### jonathan updates your storm team 10 forecast next. then if you're looking for things to do this weekend, we've got you covered. we'll tell you some events happening round town. and for apple users ... the company is recalling some of its products. what you need to know to stay safe friday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s & lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday: isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday: scattered showers possible with highs in the middle 50s tuesday: passing rain showers light snow & ice possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s wednesday: passing rain showers possible with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 60s

the salem police department has named its officer of the year. the department announced today that chris shelor is salem's police officer of the year for 2015. shelor is being commended for his actions after a at the salem walmart last december, which led to several arrests. 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 worl

outside.the beautiful weather today had lots of people leaving the jackets at home.we stopped by the salem rotary dog park.there- dogs and their owners got a break from the colder temperatures- and headed outside.one owner says- it's a nice change from the winter- when she and her daughter had to stay inside. not too much cause my little one right here, she has asthma today.and it's not just the dog owners who were happy to be outside- you can see the dogs were having a good time as well! coming up-a massive i-r-s data breech is affecting even more taxpayers.how you can find out if you're affected. plus-the happiest place on earth- just got a little more expensive.coming up-the price .overnight...clea r early this evening...then becoming partlycloudy. not as cool with lows in the mid 40s. southwest winds10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. .monday...mostly sunny. a slight chance of showers in the morning. highs in the lower 60s. west winds 10 to 15 mph. gustsup to 40 mph in the morning. chance of rain 20 percent..monday night...mostly clear. lows in the upper 30s. west windsaround 10 mph

and we've just confirmed donald trump will be at the salem civic center on monday. we'll have more on that tonight at 6. meanwhile, republicans in nevada head to caucuses tonight. trump is the heavy favorite in the polls, but nevada voters have been unpredictable in the past. danielle nottingham has the latest from las vegas. marco rubio was up early this morning..looking for a surprise win in tonight's nevada caucuses. sen. marco candidate (:09-:16) i am asking you to vote for me tonight because i will win and the democrats know i will win. they spend more money attacking me than any other republican. rubio grew up in las vegas and has plenty of support here. sot: melissa gardner/rubio supporter (:21-:25) he can bring people together and it what this country needs right now. but rubio and ted cruz trail donald trump in the polls by double digits. cruz is not fazed. sot: sen. ted cruz/presidential candidate (:32-:38) now is our time. it is the men and women of nevada who will decide. cruz is looking to get back on track after he fired his communication director for t

been reported and even-flo will set send a kit to fix the problem. >>> we follow breaking news in the salem courtroom as a judge gets rae ready to sentence philip chism for the murder of his teacher. watch the proceedings on cbs boston.com and click on our hive stream there. >>> -- live stream there. >>> still ahead a. wild police chase. >> a creature taking authorities on an adventure >>> a unicorn on the loss. california police on a wild chase thanks to the mythicalcrewter. >> earlier they got a call about a unicorn running down the highway it's a horse with a horn that poses for pictures on witness she took off after getting scared running around for three hours. and ranchers went lend heed a helping hand to capture juliette. >> the call came out the unicorn was in custody and i think as tense as the situation was that was the comedic relief and i laughed and cried. and i thank god. >> juliette was in custody and owners. >> imagine making the call to the chopper unicorn on the loose. unicorn. okay. >>> still ahead, this he were the music of a generation -- they were the music of the gene

proceeds from the "salem strong" t- shirts have raised more than 5 thousand dollars for the fund. grant smythers, who is the driving force behind the shirts, presented the check to the salem educational foundation scholarship in adam's name. smythers is also one of adam's former teachers at salem high school. the total amount for the scholarship is near 80 thousand dollars. you can find information about how to donate to the scholarship on our website. of wdbj7's alison parker. the for alison foundation is setup in her honor in the performing and visual arts. you can find more information about that at for-alison- dot-org. the boys and girls club in danville will soon have a new gym floor thanks for the danville lions club. that organization along with the danville community foundation announced a large capital improvement grant to repair the gym and the roof. the community foundation says working with donors to be able to help area youth makes it all worth while. debra dodson, the community foundation of the dan river region, executive director , "who are all trying to pull their

durham police say the victim was stabbed twice, but is stable. matthew gibbons of salem is charged with first degree charged with second degree assault and criminal liability. to our nation' s capital we go now, where governor maggie hassan is meeting with president obama to discuss the drug and opioid crisis. today is the final day of the national governor' s association winter meetings, where drugs have been a major topic of discussion. now, this is a live look from the white house. there have been 41 overdoses in manchester alone over the last new this noon, we are remembering former portsmouth mayor eileen foley, a highly respected and beloved member of the seacoast community, who passed away early this morning at the age of 97. foley was just five years old when she cut the ribbon on the memorial bridge, alongside her mother, who was mayor at the time. she cut it again 90 years later, when it was rebuilt. eileen foley had a long career as a public servant, serving eight terms as portsmouth' s mayor, and 7 as a state senator. portsmouth' s current mayor says city lea

the knights with the early lead in this one, but salem trying to get rolling. trevon hill finishes on the break for their first field goal of the game. coming back the other way though right after, paxton daniels gets it to zach shannon for the quick lay-in. salem on the inbounds. they get it right to baylor mabes for the catch and shoot 3. cave spring though, staying out front. baker haviland doing work underneath.he gets back-to-back buckets for the knights, who go-on to beat salem 73 to 61. they were dabbing in daleville last night. wonder who those cuties are taking in the super bowl, the lord botetourt girls hosted a william fleming team they lost to by 30 two weeks ago. early on, a pair of lb freshmen on the runout. brooklyn shelton gets it ahead to jenna alam for the lay-in and the cavaliers stayed close early. then molly hassell heated up from outside. she makes it rain from the top, for 3 of her 24 points. fleming played catch up most of the night. tamani manning did her part own shot for two, but lb had just enough, winning 71 to 66. have a great day e

the event starts at 6:30 at the salem public library. virginia tech community members are looking for feedback from people who live in blacksburg during a "town and gown meeting." tonight's meeting will focus on plans for the proposed northwest precinct. the vice president of university planning will introduce ideas that could include plans for a new business and university commons building. mark owczarksi/virgi nia tech spokesperson: "those changes will obviously change campus but will also impact the town, so it's really important as we do the planning process as we get ideas on to the table is that we share those ideas and to be open and transparent with the town is really one of our closest friends." the meeting starts at six in the great room at east amblar johnston hall. a healthcare expansion in the hill city. in wsls 10 health team .. how centra plans to use a building energy efficiency doesn't pick favorites. it should apply to everyone. i'm zach bacon with appalachian power. i'm an energy efficiency coordinator here in virginia.

erin: the salem finance director was arrested for shoplifting. jane savastano is on paid administrative leave. she stole nearly $600 worth of merchandise from macy' s at the mall at rockingham park during her lunch break on friday. >> devastating news. we are all shocked and disappointed. we feel for her and her family at this time. we need to do what is right for the community and the taxpayers. erin: she has been salem' s finance director since 2005, but does not write checks for the town. salem will launch a forensic sean: the state supreme court is set to rule on the appeal of a durham woman accused of starving a little boy living in her home. christina thomas is serving 10-30 years in prison for her conviction on first-degree assault. she held -- without food from her boy and sometimes forced him to stay in a dog cage in her house. he was later adopted by another family. erin: the nevada republican caucuses are today and donald trump is the heavy favorite to pick up a third win in a row. the battle for second between ted cruz of marco rubio i

the high school state wrestling championships got underway today at the salem civic center, with a couple of our local teams going. and when it comes to streaks, it's hard to find a more impressive one than christiansburg's 14 consecutive state titles. the blue demons, once again, are in good position to bring home yet another 3a state championship, with ten talented wrestlers competing from the program. in 2a, rural retreat is also trying to defend its title once again, looking for the three-peat. and both of these teams are relying on their past experiences in hopes of lifting another championship trophy. sonny close, christiansburg head coach: "yeah, people ask me about pressure a lot. you definitely feel it, i mean, it's just a certain amount of intensity, but i've just been saying, 'pressure is a privilege.' we try to focus on doing the right thing, and avoiding short cuts. just faith, and simplicity, and hard work is really what gets it done. the more you over-think it, the harder it gets." rick boyd, rural retreat head coach: "experience is everything. even our new guys, the freshm

the hokies are in winston-salem to take on wake forest. the demon deacons are second to last in conference standings.. with just 2 wins in acc play... tip off is tonight at 6:30. to news and notes... --- wins the honda classic. -pittsburgh beats #15 ranked duke 76-62. -and golden state's steph curry breaks more records last night.. most 3's in a game.. and most 3's in a season. and let's remember.. there are plenty more games on the warriors schedule. speaking of steph curry.. he had another incredible game against oklahoma city last night. in an overtime battle and just a few seconds on the clock.. curry launches the three-pointer...it is good! he drains the game-winner to beat the thunder. n-b-c nightly news is next. we'll see you back here at eleven. >>> on this sunday night, trump slammed. the frontrunner drawing fire from fellow republicans and democrats tonight for refusing to condemn the former leader of the ku klux klan. and bernie sanders looks for a path forward after hillary clinton's south carolina landslide. >>> fallen hero. on

the salem city council recently voted to allow breweries to open in downtown salem. restaurants there can also start producing and brewing their own beer! w-f-x-r's kristen eskow shows us how craft beer is catching on - and what breweries may bring to the downtown neighborhood. :27-:32:33-:38:45-:50 parkway brewing company in salem has grown quickly since opening in 2012. managers say the brewery has doubled the size of its retail space and production facility - selling its beer all over virginia."we go through about 20 kegs at this bar in a three-day weekend."retail manager maddy chitwood says craft beer has grown increasingly popular. she says her brewery sees both local customers from salem - of the state. "people will come in from richmond. people will come in from nova, and say, 'oh, i drink your beer all the time. that's why we're here.'"standup: "city officials say craft beer may soon be brewed right in downtown salem, which city leaders say is one component of the downtown revitalization plan.""as breweries have become more popular and parkway has grown, and t

it's going to change the image of salem a little bit and have it be more of an up and coming town."with the ag life report in salem, kristen eskow, wfxr news. salem officials say there are no breweries set to open in the downtown neighborhood just yet - but they have received interest from prospective owners. inventory for cattle is up this year in virginia according to the u.s. department of agriculture. the virginia department of agriculture and consumer services announced statistics for live stock and grain inventory for the state. the calves as of january 1st 2016 is 1 point 48 million. sheep and lamb stayed the same but goat inventories increased. as for corn, soy bean and wheat stocks, they all increased in bushels, but oats decreased by 4 thousand bushels from 2014. coming up-raising money for a good cause.how a basketball tournament- can help students pay for college. so, let me get this straight -- a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth wo

if you are a veteran diagnosed with als, you may be eligible for benefits and services from the salem va, even if you've never used the va before. you'll want to contact tammy snyder and we've posted her information on the complete after the break mea rather common view today featured plenty plenty of clouds or menominee consists of flurries use it looks like rain but it was snow and often on today assistance in chile chile chile and it's certainly that way tonight is our 24-hour temperature change is still very robust and will continue tomorrow i temperatures will drop by about ten more degrees for daytime highs were arianna pretty good track right now for very cold evening with numbers in the teens and 20s plaques fur down to twenty one now lexington the twenty six in danville at 29 our first alert doppler radar monitoring some snow showers that are working their way around southwest virginia pretty much that favored pathway into the new river valley and is a drop-down in a place like blacksburg and christiansburg continuing to provide like coatings the storm system itself is ito ru

they advance to the conference finals against randolph todayat the salem civic center at 3:30. radford men's team playing in their last regular season game. they fall 92-81 to longwood. the highlanders are now 16-14... they enter the big south tournament thursday against presbyterian. lots of high school basketball action going on yesterday.. the v-i-c conference championships at roanoke college.. in the division 2 match-up.. north cross faced hargrave military academy. some area high school scores.. game.. radford takes down eastside 68-50. and in the 3rd place game george wythe is victorious over honaker 65-56. full screen defending 2-a champs martinsville tops dan river and the 4a west third place game went to g.w. danville... 82-61 over william byrd. in the girls 2a third place game.. floyd county beats chatham 52-34. and a big time battle in the 4-a west region championship.. but william fleming edges carrol county for the region title 48-45. the xfinity series was in action yesterdayt at atlanta motor speedway. the sprint cup race is set for today at 1-pm. that wraps up yo

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

during the 4th game the salem kiwanis club presented a one thousand dollar check to roy stanley's family, to be put into the scholarship fund in memory of the late wdbj7 sportscaster. hidden valley's girls up against floyd in a good matchup. the titans broke the pressure early and jordan sadler knocks-down the jumper to get things started. but floyd hung in. ragan wiseman, the richmond signee finishes the break before the half but her team still trailed. the lady buffs go on a run out of the locker room. natalie boothe sinks the three-ball from the wing. hidden valley though, got 25 points from hailey singleton and the titans hold- on down the stretch for the 68-63 win. let's talk some baseball now, which is a$ready just around the corner. while virginia tech missed-out on the ncaa tournament last year, the hokies look poised to make a run in 2016. tech held their annual "baseball night in blacksburg" saturday in the press level at lane stadium. there the players, their fans, and boosters of the program got together for dinner, as well as a silent auction. this year's guest speaker was f

the four seed salem..at the top seed...william byrd. terriers...a well oiled machine.. watch the tic...tac....ryan dippel 2....with machine like precision... the spartans try to hang around.. it's trevon hill to shannon davis...who creates some space and hits the 3. but byrd...kept coming..dylan gravely for 3 more.. byrd advances...55-38 the final. girls conference 24 coach champ hubbard's troops running down the stretch it's cienna bryant stop pop 3 from the corner. later...off the miss it's jr mallory bates...up and in for two more.. pulaski gets this taylor dickerson.... but tonight....the colonels cruise into the conference 24 final....85-35 the final tonight. for all intensive purposes...the nascar season begins tonight.. the sprint unlimited...is a non-points..non qualifying...cash only exhibition.. tonight..the can-am duels...set the rest of the field..for the daytona 500.. we recap the evening...in tonight's edition.. of countdown..to nascar... racing..underway from daytona. and chase elliott and dale jr...leading them to green in the first of 2..can-am duels..

it's going to change the image of salem a little bit and have it be more of an up and coming town."with the ag life report in salem, kristen eskow, wfxr news. salem officials say there are no breweries set to open in the downtown neighborhood just yet - but they have received interest from prospective owners. in roanoke-the non-profit group, local colors of western guest in may.the group is hosting "an evening with george takei: on inclusion and diversity." the event is open to the public- and promotes acceptance of immigrants and refugees in our community.mr. takei will speak about his personal experience, as a japanese-american held in american internment camps with his family during world war ii. admission will be free, but tickets will be required. in november, takei challenged roanoke mayor david bowers over comments comparing the internment during world war two to todays crisis over if you misplace your discover card, you can use freeze it to prevent new purchases on your account in seconds. and once you find it, you can switch it right on again. you're back! freeze it, only f

the chief in salem says he has been placed oned a m leave until the case has been resolved. live in lynn steve cooper, 7 news. >> jadiann: the teen at the center of a legal battle and her family speaking out. justina pelletier's parents took her to the hospital for help in 2013 but the hospital crossed the line, called the d.c.f.and nearly tore their family apart. now they're suing. byron barnett is live with on the hill. >> reporter: well this is the 35-page complaint that superior court. justina pelletier and her family are suing the boston children's hospital and four doctors here after justina got caught up in a tug of war over her medical care. >> i'm very angry. >> reporter: justina pelletier, taking her anger out on boston children's hospital. the 17-year-old from connecticut and her family are suing the hospital saying children violated her civil rights holding her for nearly a year against the wishes of her parents. >> they were' really treating me badly. it was awful. and just imagine being in a psych ward without needing >> reporter: after another hospital diagnos

and alyssa rae...checked in..with the deluge of matmen...who have descended on salem.. the day has arrived. it's like christmas morning for wrestlers across virginia, all who come to the salem civic center for the first day of the state tournament. these wrestlers aren't looking for presents, but rather trophies. brockenbrough: "the kids have been waiting all year, we've been in big tournaments but nothing like this. we prepare them everyday, all week long, we've been telling them how many people are going to be here. but the mentality is you just have to survive each round." it's parry mccluer's jarrod clark's last chance to add a state trophy to the mantle, the senior hopes to put one next to his brother kainan's, who won in 2011. jarrod wrapped up his quarterfinal match with a ribbon on top.. and advanced to the semifinals with a pin. brockenbrough: "that means a lot since he's been an eighth grader and to see he's two matches away from what he's been looking for it pretty exciting." rae: "two notable teams here at the state tournament is up and coming rural retreat w

the time. that's why we're here.'"standup: "city officials say craft beer may soon be brewed right in downtown salem, which city leaders say is one component of the downtown revitalization plan.""as breweries have become more popular and parkway has grown, and there's interest in breweries in general, we decided to go ahead and add that as a use in our code."salem city planner benjamin tripp says the city has been working on its downtown revitalization plan for more than a year - which involves bringing more events and dining options to the neighborhood."businesses like breweries help bring people downtown, or into a community in general. and breweries were one of the most requested items and businesses in the downtown plan.""the whole trend in our country right now is local. just to be able to have more of that in town is going to bring more tourists image of salem a little bit and have it be more of an up and coming town."with the ag life report in salem, kristen eskow, wfxr news. salem officials say there are no breweries set to open in the downtown neighborhood just yet - but they have received interest from prospe

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 rea

if you're a parent, the salem police department holds a seminar tonight on social media. officers will talk about how the dangers of social media websites and apps.... plus how to monitor your child's online activity... and the best ways to talk to your kids about internet safety. you can join the discussion tonight at 6:30 at the salem public library. # virginia tech and the blacksburg community will come together to talk about issues of interest to both groups. tonight's town gown meeting starts at 6... focusing on the virginia tech. it includes plans for a new business school... and a university commons building. # amherst county holds a kick off meeting to talk about developing a strategic plan for the county. the plan will have recommendations allowing the county to grow in light of the closing of the central virginia training center and the changing economy. the plan is expected to look at the current and future needs of people living there, how to increase the tax base and create jobs. three hundred jobs were cut at the cvtc in 2015 with the remaining 900 expected t

melissa gaona, wdbj7 you may be eligible for benefits and services from the salem va, even if you've never used the va before. you'll want to contact tammy snyder and we've posted her information on wdbj7.com. when it comes to helping veterans, dogs are often used as therapy pets. but some utah vets are getting assistance from something a bit more exotic. the republican party is represented by an elephant, and the democrats by a donkey right? so where does this big fella come in to it's not all that unusual for a dog to be used as a therapy animal, but a veterans home in utah is doing something a little different. meet charlie. he's a red kangaroo, and he's also a therapy animal. he's been at the job trips to special education classes and hospice care facilities. the utah red cross will honor him for his service next month. people in new hampshire came out to vote in the nation's first primary yesterday. but there was also a surprise voter. this enormous pig also showed up to a polling station yesterday. police say he weighs more than six-hundred pounds. turns out he belongs to a loca

lynchburg college took care of 9 seed virginia wesleyan this afternoon in the quarterfinal game at the salem civic center. last year, the hornets lost a tight championship game to wesleyan. and the marlins came out hot early, kelly jones hit a pair of 3s and wesleyan broke out to an 11-4 lead. sammi goldsmith helped the hornets charge back, knocking down the jumper here. lc ran off 10 straight points to grab the lead, charmaine hairston out of franklin county later buries three of her 10 points. caroline naumann and scoring, naumann dropped in 17, forbush a game-high 20. lynchburg wins 73-51 to advance to saturday's semifinals. 3 game two saw washington & lee edge eastern mennonite. the generals will play lynchburg in saturday's 1 o'clock semifinal. 3 the men's quarterfinals are tomorrow. hampden-sydney and top-seed lynchburg play at 1 followed by emory & henry and guilford. night games are randolph macon/virginia wesleyan and randolph/roanoke. 3 dennis we didn't forget team of the week. today we spotlight central wrestling champions from this past weekend in salem. brookville's reid stewart

the group a..thru 4a state wrestling championships have converged on salem.. earlier today...our own alyssa rae ..caught up with some of the key local teams that have golden aspirations this weekend-- the day has arrived. it's like christmas morning for wrestlers across virginia, all who come to the salem civic center for the first day of the state tournament. these wrestlers aren't looking for presents, but rather trophies. brockenbrough: "the kids have been waiting all year, we've been in big tournaments but nothing like this. we prepare them everyday, all week long, we've been telling them how many people are going to be here. but the mentality is you just have to survive each round." it's parry chance to add a state trophy to the mantle, the senior hopes to put one next to his brother kainan's, who won in 2011. jarrod wrapped up his quarterfinal match with a ribbon on top.. and advanced to the semifinals with a pin. brockenbrough: "that means a lot to me. to be around a kid since he's been an eighth grader and to see he's two matches away from what he's bee

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 getting close to seventy degrees if you spots across the south

>> reporter: clowns are hit oin and that will affect people every year. >>> over at the salem civic the mixed martial arts cage and boxing rang taking stage for elite warrior challenge 9. this is a 17-boxing and mmaevent featuring professional athletes including 4, fu, c veterans. won't want to miss that. 7 teem time 50 for kids. >>> and the harvester performance center with a couple of shows coming up tomorrow night and have been off starting at 8 but monday and tuesday good old arlo guthrie hit the stage throughout the restaurant. we all know 18 minute of the performance is the most famous song and that's a long song. we have great other music as well and i got years ago and changed only with wonl and then this want to claim to solve problems for big name stars but what they appear to want is the job gets tougher. there are tons of stars in this one. george clooney, skharlett johancen, tatum channing and much, much more. great movie looking like. and just announced the new festival and the midatlantic cagion festival on july 23rd. if you like cajun food new orleans style and living do

what if this is like the salem witch trials, where they test the girls by trying to drown them? if they died, it meant they were obviously innocent. if they somehow survived, they were considered witches and therefore hanged. wonderful. a lose-lose situation. but the unsub didn't submerge the victims in water to torture them. it was some sort of a test? with death being the only possible outcome. if he believes he's killing witches, he probably thinks that he's a vigilante or a protector against evil of some sort. laying the victims out the way he did could be a message to the devil. a symbol of victory and a warning, like putting a head on a spike. he's not worshiping the devil. he's trying to fight him. [music playing] can i get a heineken? so what is that, your best line? i've been watching you for the last hour. and you are the most ravishing creature that i have ever seen. [whimpering and gasping] why have your glasses fit maally, when there's the lenscrafters accufit system. the citi double cash card comes in very handy with cash back twice. with 1% when you buy and 1% as

tonight-parents are parents gathered at the salem public library tonight to learn from the salem police department how to prevent their children from being targeted by online predators, and how to stay up to date with social media advances themselves...detectives said, how to communicate with their children.police say they did this event because of the death of 13 year old nicole lovell- and her involvement on social media sites. there's a new plan to bring new life to amherst county- as hundreds of jobs leave the area. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow - shows us how the plan - will serve as a big step forward - for the county. 00-0522-2745-50 "officials here in amherst county say with the expected closure of the central virginia training center buy 2020, developing an economic development strategic plan is as important as ever. and business owners here say it's something they're looking forward to."the old 97 restaurant opened in madison heights two and a half years ago. co-owner tracy sprouse says he has lived in amherst "i own a couple of businesses here in the county, so really i want

the group a..thru 4a state wrestling championships have converged on salem.. earlier today...our own alyssa rae ..caught up with some of the key local teams that have golden aspirations this weekend-- the day has arrived. it's like christmas morning for wrestlers across virginia, all who come to the salem civic center for the first day of the state tournament. these wrestlers aren't looking for presents, but rather trophies. brockenbrough: "the kids have been waiting all year, we've been in big tournaments but nothing like this. we prepare them everyday, all week long, people are going to be here. but the mentality is you just have to survive each round." it's parry mccluer's jarrod clark's last chance to add a state trophy to the mantle, the senior hopes to put one next to his brother kainan's, who won in 2011. jarrod wrapped up his quarterfinal match with a ribbon on top.. and advanced to the semifinals with a pin. brockenbrough: "that means a lot to me. to be around a kid since he's been an eighth grader and to see he's two matches away from what he's been l

the vikings grab the win.. salem's incredible 15-0 football season.. earned them..not just the vhsl state title-- but a spot..in the national rankings as well.. tonight at salem...the maxpreps opped through the home of the spartans.. it's one of 50 stops... as the spartans finished number 86 in the nation..out of more than 15 thousand high school football teams ranked around the nation... coach stephen magenbauer received the army national guard ranking trophy...honoring their win over previously undefeated lake taylor for the title.. and their spot amoung the nations's elite teams-- stephen magenbauer/sal em head coach: "we were very appreciative and very thankful to be recognized from max preps which we follow all year and the things that they do." the ceremony happened at halftime of the boys varsity basketball game tonight.. where the spartans and pulaski co did battle.. the spartans..were showing well there too.. this is trevor austin ahead to baylor mabes for two of his 22... pulaski responds with the nice dish to noah bradley for a bucket.. but s

a check to the salem educational foundation scholarship in adam's name. the total amount for the adam ward memorial scholarship is near 80 thousand dollars. you can find information about how to donate to scholarships in honor of adam as well as wdbj7's alison parker on our website, wdbj7.com. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire early this morning in bedford county. the 9-1-1 call came in around 4-15 this morning for the home on shepherds store road, about 15 minutes south of bedford. the fire chief says the fire started in the garage and then quickly spread to the attic. crews were still working on hot spots nearly four hours later and had to truck in water because there are no hydrants in the area. the red cross is assisting the family find somewhere else to stay. bedford's historic main street is getting some help from the state. governor mcauliffe says bedford is one of several historic virginia downtowns that will receive a portion of more than 100 thousand dollars in grants to help with revitalization. the money is meanwhile, bu

trump's campaign stop will happen the day before virginia's presidential primary. salem v-a medical center teamed up with v-a facilities across the nation for its second access stand down event. the event's goal is to connect with veterans ... reduce the number of vets with urgent healthcare needs and schedule a clinical appointment for them within at least 30 days. the center scheduled 165 veterans and treated about 100 today. tonight hundreds gathered at hotel roanoke for the annual black and white this is the 10 year anniversary of the event. it's hosted by the square society....a group of young professionals. there was quite the crowd as people dressed up with masks and their was even someone walking around on stilts. it was all for a good cause. cara price / president of square society 13:03:30 people love this event they travel from all over the state to come. it's a fun event you get dressed up and wear a mask and of course it benefits a fantastic cause that is center in the square organizers say they sold close to 500 tickets which is one of their biggest turnout

jane savastano has worked as the finance director in salem for more than a decade, and just to be safe they are now taking a close look at their books. police say savastano walked out of the macy's friday with eleven items totaling just under $600, according to the town manager savastano has always been a good employee and she makes more than $118,000 a year. he says no one expected something like this and given her role as the town's finance director they will be doing a forensic audit just to be safe. >> we feel for her and her family, it's time, but again we need to do what's right for the organization and the community, the taxpayers. and we need to protect our trust. reporter: we stopped by savastano's home, her husband said they have no comment. she's out on bail with a court date in april. heather hamel, wmur news 9. jennifer: new tonight after its second propane emergency in two months, liberty utilities says it cannot guarantee the problem they have put into place a new monitoring system to respond quickly and now say they may move up their timeline to switch from propane to n

most have come from the salem area and 51 were in the wytheville. wsls10 is live outside. you? >> reporter: it's actually not too bad. 581 going up and down here is pretty much cleared down to pavement. but i do want to warn you there are some slick spots out there. while the majority of major roads have been cleared. vdot says road conditions are expected to worsen as snow turns to freezing rain. freezing rain and ice is a problem for road crews. they're treating the icy roads with chemicals for traction. snowplow operators have been working all day to plow and treat interstate and primary roads. the major roads are the first priority. and crews are making passes over those routs as they're continuously covered with ice, snow, and rain. >> the main roads aren't too bad. they're slushy, but they're passable. mostly one lane. any of the back roads and side roads are still real bad, even >> reporter: vdot is preparing crews for downed trees. those roads are first focus next to the secondary and neighborhood roads. for some of you, i know that it looks like some don't look they've

college faced off against hampden-sydney in today's first quarterfinal of the odac tournament at the salem civic center. the hornets start on a 10-0 run, but it's tied at 32 late in the 1st half. off the miss, odac player of the year alex graves spins for the one handed putback for the lead. then a.j hamilton dials long distance for three! 12-2 run, capped by lyndon white's trey at the buzzer! in the 2nd, hamilton on the break - the hoop and the foul! graves a double-double, 5 hornets in double figures, lynchburg rolls over hampden-sydney 90-67. 3 the hornets will play emory & henry in tomorrow night's 6 o'clock semifinal. e&h defeated 4 seed guilford 91-81 in today's second game. these are tonight's quarterfinals. randolph-macon and virginia wesleyan are just underway, randolph faces roanoke at 8. 3 dennis college basketball's marquis game tomorrow has number 3 virginia hosting acc leader and seventh- ranked north carolina at 6:30. noone has beaten uva in charlottesville this season. the cavs are 13-and-0, they've won 18 in a row at jpj dating back to last year. tony bennett, cavs 21-6, 1

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

we stopped by the salem rotary dog park. there- dogs and their owners got a break from the colder temperatures- and headed outside.one owner says- it's a nice change from the winter- when she and her daughter had to stay inside. not too much cause my little one right here, she has asthma so we just decided to come out to be outside- you can see the dogs were having a good time a cold front will cross the oh my gosh stephanie, we're like so goth. we're like goth, goth. (knocking on door) honey? i'm dying my hair mom. hair dye? no, not in my bathroom. relax mom. honey, just let me in. no! tiffany! no! tiffany!!! it's just purple. teenage daughter? get scrubbing bubbles. kill 99.9% of germs and destroy dirt and grime. you only need scrubbing bubbles disinfectant cleaners for 100% problem solved. we work hard so you don't have to. mid atlantic region today...movingthrough the mountains this morning...then east of the blue ridgeby afternoon. weak high pressure moves in tonight...followed by another stronger cold front late tuesday

trevor austin from the wing buries the 3 to put salem up 10-2 early...2. the spartans continued to singh who finishes it off to give salem a 10 point lead... 3. back come the cavaliers... the pass to garrett haynes... check out the fancy footwork from the big man... he puts it off the glass for 2...4. but the spartans just had the touch tonight... cam spangler beats the buzzer for 3...as salem advances to face william byrd tomorrow night with the 78-54 win... over to william byrd... the terriers hosting salem tonight...1. byrd blistered the nets early... sydeny burton drains the 3... she had 13...2. jacy marvin left open... puts it up from steph curry range and banks it in... 3. then it's marvin again... takes it and makes it... she had 15... the terriers led 18- 4 after 1...4. check out this great give and go from salem... hannah couling finishes it off in the lane... she led everyone with 27...but william byrd just too much tonight... the terriers advance with the 57-38 win... amherst-evan smith 3 pointer.......3-0 lancers2. glass-anthony williams 3 point

. >> unclear tonight when the officer is going to voluntarily admit himself. we are live in salem. >> new allegations against whitey bulger servicing tonight from an incident that happened last june behind bars in florida. has to do with sexual activity documents obtained by the globe showed he was allegedly cut by god touching himself a sexual manner. something against present bureau rules. when confronted about it bulger powder and embarrassing medical issue. when asked why he had the lights on older told the guard he always keeps them on. a side effect after alleged lsd prison experiment in the 50s serving time in georgia. he has reportedly appealed the section. >> boston police looking for them in these photos is wanted for questioning related to armed robbery all over the city. he's about five foot seven missing some teeth and has been seen holding a 12 inch knife. he was less but downtown in the area of washington in boylston street.if you can identify the sky call boston police.>> former boston fire chief found guilty of corruption was sent today to probation and community

the four seed salem..at the top seed...william byrd. terriers...a well oiled machine.. watch the tic...tac....ryan dippel ...with machine likeecision...e spartans yo hangound.. it's trev ltoannon davis...who creates somea and hits the 3. b rd...kept coming..dylan avely for 3 more.. byrd vances...55-38 the final. rls conference 24 m...william fleming hosting laski co. ach champ hubbd's troopsnning wt stretch it's cienna bryanstop pop 3 om e corner. ter...off the miss it's jrllory bates...up and in for o r.laski getshis taylorckerson.... but tonight....the colonels cruise into the conference 24 final....85-35 the final tonight. for all intensive purposes...the nascar season is underway. last night...the can-am duels...set the rest of the field..for the racing..underway from daytona. and chase elliott and dale jr...leading them to green in the first of 2..can-am duels.. early trouble...cole whitt in the 98..getting reminded how difficult daytona can bem... six to go...when sprint unlimited winner denny hamlin...is outdueled..by dale jr.. the 88 with the move to the front..

the spartans finished the season ranked 86th in the nation by maxpreps... salem was 14-0 and claimed the state championship... maxpreps acknowledged that accomplishment tonight with a trophy presentation... anytime that someone like maxpresp and the national guard does something national like this it is special to our team. and just to be recognized, anytime high school sports is recognized i'm excited about that. and i'm excited to be a part of it with our football team."the spartans selection in the top 100 comes out of a pool of more than 15,000 schools nationwide... coming up... the liberty flames basketball team is on a roll, winners of six straight... kevaney martin finds out what they are doing so well... and what krispy kreme has to do with it... stick around... those sugary answers are next as sports basketball entered this season with a new head coach and a nearly unanimous last place ranking in the big south preseason poll... but as kevaney martin reports... grit, determition and some good coaching have the flames in the top half of the conference and