(keith barker, galax city manger) vaughan-bassett is the largest employer we have in the city. approximately 700- plus jobs and a major source of tax revenue for the city. in addition, the employees who were sent home now aren't getting paid. and as they come from surrounding counties, this could affect the economy of a very large area. when you also take 700 employees and the salaries that they have, those also businesses in the stores, restaurants, personal service, shopping, things like that. they're a big economic impact to with the pricetag to repair, possibly, being more than already stepping up help. there are a number of entities out there that are set up just to help facilities like this so we've started researching that just a little bit before noon today. in galax, eamon o'meara wdbj7. two people charged with murder in the death of a toddler in grayson county were denied bond. john underwood and terra connell appeared in court tuesday. both are charged with murder and child neglect after law enforcement say 15 month old payton sawyers was attacked by their pit bull.

vaughan taylor entered on an exemgs and finishes at 17 under par. not a bad valentine's day for him and his wife and family. wins $1 million. take her on a shopping stree sprooe. >> speaking of valentine' hopefully weather is nice. >> if you're still heading out and about, temperatures are fairly mild for this time of year. headed out to a romantic dinner. temperatures in the 60s. by desert 61 degrees. work off that meal head out for a moonlight stroll and soak in the lovely february evening across the area. temperature 59 degrees. >> sounds like your a date planner almost. a nice stroll. >> can i plan the dates but i'll be here. >> we want to thank you for watching. 60 smins next with a rare interview with the are director captioning funded by cbs and ford. we go further, so you can. >> is isis coming here? eventually find its mark here. >> you're expecting an attack in the united states? >> i'm expecting them to try to put in place the operatives, the material or whatever else they need to do. >> the man who was supposed to stop that attack is joh

as kolo 8 news now's matt vaughan shows us ... there's a special event that's just for the boys. grand sierra resort and casino hosts the biggest little smoke featuring premium bourbons selection, payne mason cigars and creative food stations from charlie palmer steak. the exclusive event takes place on saturday, feb. 20 begin at 6:30 p.m. at the sports bar. there will be raffle prizes throughout the evening including a bottle of jim beam distiller's masterpiece. tickets are $90 per person and include a payne mason cigar gift bag. this premier event invites amateur smokers and aficionados alike to revel in the finest cigars, delectable dishes for a sophisticated evening inside the largest sports book in the region. the event is open to the public and reservations can be made by calling stacy dunster at 775-789-1630. for more information on all events happening at gsr, visit www.grandsierraresort.com or call 1-800-501-2651. grand sierra resort and casino hosts the biggest little smoke featuring premium bourbons from the jim beam signature selection, payne mason cigars and creative

we have an update this morning concerning the vaughan-bassett furniture company in galax .police say they charged corey dean hodges from galax with breaking and entering--and felony destruction of property.the plant shut down this week due to the extent of the damange. police say hodges broke into the vaughan-bassett finishing room - and vandalized equipment doing an estimated more than 100 thousand dollars worth of damage. vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through today. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.there are three roanoke city council seats up for grabs and the number of candidates wanting fill the seats are growing.amy carter wants to fill one of those seats. she is the owner sarah's place restaurant at the patrick henry hotel.court rosen and sherman lea senior are leaving the council. the other seat up from grabs belongs to incumbent anita price who will seek re- election.amy carter is running as a independent and says her experience as a single mom, a former teacher and p-t-a president, and as a small busine

matt vaughan, kolo 8 news now. starting this week.. mcdonald's will test out two new low-calorie breakfast bowls in los one contains egg whites, turkey sausage, spinach and kale... and clocks-in at only 250- calories. another has scrambled egg and chorizo sausage with hashbrowns, salsa and pico de gallo and has 460 calories. mcdonald's will also begin using lower- calorie chobani greek yogurt in its parfaits and smoothies. firefighters from new york and florida were in las vegas yesterday.. they were there for intense training...using the city's high roller ferris wheel for the wheel has a zip line pulley system enabling rescuers to reach the rim.. hundreds of feet up in the air. there is a similar ferris wheel in orlando, and plans for one in new york. training is expected to resume today. we have all noticed it at our favorite grocey store... the cost of food going up. we have advice form the experts on how to save money at the market. uber is testing a new service in thailand only this time it's on two wheels instead of four. that a

an update from galax .police have arrested a man for vandalizing the vaughan- bassett furniture company . corey dean hodges from galax is charged with breaking and entering--and felony destruction of property.so much damage was done--- the store has had to shut down. police say hodges broke into the vaughan-bassett furniture company finishing room - and vandalized equipment.they estimate more than 100 thousand dollars worth of damage. vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - we're continuing our coverage tonight of the big game- and tonight- the quarterbacks from both teams are getting ready. tonight they spoke to the media- giving a little insight into how they're feeling ahead of sunday.john kutch ko is in california tonight with more details - john? one year ago today, demolition began at old candlestick park, former home to the 49ers and san francisco giants baseball club. b a historic stadium that was located just three miles from here. we stopped by there this morning. work crews still leveling the grounds. it opened in 1960z this is where the be

matt vaughan, kolo 8 news now. about a hundred families learned about preparing their kids for college... and beyond at the washoe county school district teamed up with u-n-r for the event. experts say the process starts as early as pre-k. they say home learning and community resources are big components. one community resource is at the washoe county library. they offer a children's learning program called 'tumblebooks' -- it reads books to children while simultaneously pointing to the words. thousands of local ladies lined up for the annual diva's day out event at the grand sierra resort over the weekend. more than 100 local businesses offered everything from clothes and jewelry... to health and wellness products. the first thousand ladies in the door received free feather boas and were among the first in line to meet chad duell and bryan craig from abc's "general hospital". "we've never been here before we were reallys surprised opened the windown here in the hotel and saw the snow in the mountains we don't see

vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through today. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.there are three roanoke city council seats up for grabs and the number of candidates wanting fill the seats are growing.amy carter wants to fill one of those seats. she is the owner the patrick henry hotel.court rosen and sherman lea senior are leaving the council. the other seat up from grabs belongs to incumbent anita price who will seek re- election.amy carter is running as a independent and says her qualitifications stem from her experience as a single mom, a former teacher and p-t-a president, and as a small business owner. "i know how important it is to move forward to bring businesses into the area. not just the minimum wage businesses but we need to bring in companies that want to fall in love with the area and who want to stay in this area. "carter says the city budget will be her priority, but she also want to focus on building up roanoke neighborhoods. the election for city council will be on may 3rd. the gloves come off but no

matt vaughan, kolo 8 news now. anytime the pilot has to get on the loud speaker and say something about an "emergency landing" details of some scary moments for passengers on an american airlines plane headed for charlotte. and we've told you about dumb criminals before... wait until you see this kid criminal in action. through much of next conditions over the eastern sierra and and valley inversions. a steady warming trend is expected with daytime temperatures well above normal by next week. despite the continued melting of snow yesterday followed by cooling after sunset, we have not seen much fog develop overnight, except at the more typical locations such as truckee airport and the bogard web camera in western ots some scary moments for passengers flying from orlando to charlotte. the pilot had to make an emergency landing in florida because of an electrical odor coming from the cockpit. sot mcdonald -"you're a little nervous. you are hoping you land soon because it's kind of scary and you're hoping nothing blow

and as kolo 8 news now's matt vaughan shows us in this week's keeping it local ... they're sharing the roles of both teacher and student. ed ferencik and his father ... ed senior ... each bring their own set of skills to the table with their new restaurant. and when i met with this dynamic duo ... what i discovered is that this business venture has making. ... one's a master of meats craftsman. and together ... they're putting a creative spin on barbeque with some non-conventional creations along with the familiar favorites. whether you like your on a wood fire rotisserie ... or on a char pit grill ... they do it all. "i think we're putting out, not of creativity." more than 30 years of experience in the meat industry. his son developed his culinary skills at u-n-l-v. while the younger ferencik was working at fine dining restaurants in las vegas ... his dad was creating a line of meat tenderizers under the name butcher's kitchen ... which would eventually roll over to their joint business venture. "i'm learning something, and he's learning something, and together it

vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through today. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.there seats up for grabs and the number of candidates wanting fill the seats are growing. amy carter wants to fill one of those seats. she is the owner sarah's place restaurant at the patrick henry hotel. court rosen and sherman lea senior are leaving the council. the other seat up from grabs belongs to incumbent anita price who will seek re-election.amy carter is running as a independent and says her qualitifications stem from her experience as a single mom, a former teacher and p-t-a president, and as a small business owner. "i know how important it is to move forward to bring businesses into the area. not just the minimum wage businesses but we need to bring in companies that want to fall in love with the area and who want to stay in this area. "carter says the city budget will be her priority, but she also want to focus on building up roanoke neighborhoods. the election for city council will be on may 3rd. the debate between bernie sa

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vaughan-bassett officals say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through today. wfxr news is your local election headquarters.there are three roanoke city council seats up for grabs and the number of candidates wanting fill the seats are growing. amy carter wants to fill one of those seats. she is the owner sarah's place restaurant at the patrick henry hotel. court rosen and sherman lea senior are leaving the council. the other seat up from grabs belongs to incumbent anita price who will seek re-election.amy carter is running as a independent and says her qualitifications stem from her experience as a single mom, a former teacher and p-t-a president, and as a small business owner. "i know how important it is to move forward to bring businesses into the area. not just the minimum wage to fall in love with the area and who want to stay in this area. "carter says the city budget will be her priority, but she also want to focus on building up roanoke neighborhoods. the election for city council will be on may 3rd. the debate between bernie sanders and hillary clinto

matt vaughan, kolo 8 news now. high sierra animal rescue is here with winston , a cute young black lab mix. and if you like vintage cars, you can help winston and his buddies at high sierra by going to the automobile museum. more information after the break. and here's a look at today's pump patrol. according to gasbuddy.com you will pay .....2.15 at wolf fast stop. we have a link to the cheapest prices in your neighborhood on our kolo 8 app or at kolotv.com. remember... winston will be c again! again! again! again! again! again! again! no artificial flavors. no artificial colors. why? so you can love our cereal. on friday. a couple of his pictures are attached and his short bio is below. " my name is winston and i'm a young lab mix. i'm a high energy type of guy who loves to run and play; tug-o-war, ball, you name it and i'll play it! i'm good with other dogs and bigger kids; am a bit much for the smaller kiddos. i'm just a big puppy needing attention and activity. come down to high sierra animal rescue for a play

matt vaughan, kolo 8 news now. a weak, fast moving will bring an increased chance of rain and snow to areas this afternoon and be breezy this afternoon. snow at the higher passes could cause a few travel headaches early this evening. a ridge of high pressure will begin to develop over the weekend and become more pronounced early next week. && .short term... only modest changes were made to the previous forecast mainly concerning winds this afternoon. a shortwave will tighten the pressure gradient across northwestern nevada and northeastern california. as a result, winds will increase this gusts up to 45 mph. there will be localized gusts up to 55 mph north a susanville to gerlach line to the oregon border. added areas of blowing dust northeast of honey lake including northern washoe county from the smoke creek desert to the oregon border and through the black rock desert into portions of northern pershing county. lake wind advisories are in effect for pyramid lake and lake tahoe late this morning into the evening.

corey dean hodges was arrested and charged last night police say hodges is a former employee at vaughan-bassett. business had to be put on hold yesterday after hodges allegedly broke into the plant and vandalized their finishing room. the company president tells us the finishing room is closed again today and tomorrow. the closure is impacting the majority of the plant's seven-hundred employees. new at noon: walking to create change. danville regional medical center's ceo is hoping to bring people together with a community walk tomorrow. ceo alan larson spoke to the media this morning about his concern for a healthy and safe community. during his 6 months here, more than 25 gunshot and stabbing victims have come into the emergency room. larson says the hospital is hosting the walk in hopes it will become a cataylst for change. alan larson, ceo drmc, "because we do care about the health of the community it's often more is to this is a chance you may have concerns and come up with ideas. " larson hopes to make this a weekly thing. to participate join the group at the main enterance of the hospita

that was matt vaughan reporting. the stick will be open monday through friday starting at 11 each day ... and on the weekends they'll start the day off their grand opening is one week from today. it's a whole foods event that's won a guinnes world record... called the "crack heard round the world." "ready? across the country.... cheese professionals hand-cracked 80-pound wheels of parmseano reggiano... and served fresh samples to customers - it's whole foods' top selling cheese and all the wheels come from italy. certain brands of shredded parmesean cheese have caused some controversy recently... because they wood pulp. that's not the case here. "you're not going to find that get this is the best top of the line parm reg we crack it right here in house every day and we grate it all by hand, no wood." the chese professional set this piece of parmesean on fire... to make a cheesy pasta sauce for customers. up next on this edition of kolo 8 news now... they're rolling out the red carpet for the academy awards. we're hea

....vaughan scores the takedown in overtime to eek out the 5-3 win... --a top 10 match-up at 170 between 3rd ranked tucker morrison of columbus community and number 6 will reiter from union...morrison with the late third period takedown to break a 1-1 tie....he wins a 3-1 decision....in tiffin, scott westerberg tv9 sports. ... thank you scott, i'll have some high school girls basketball highlights after the girls basketball. we kick offff the coveragee --mount vernon hosting west liberty....late first quarter it's haddie anderson slicing through the lane and scoring to pull the comets within 5.... --but west liberty had no answer for kristen elliott....she penetrates and banks one home....20-13 mustangs... --then elliott dials up a three from the corner as mount vernon advances with the 66-47 win over west liberty. --also in 3a region 5....solon hosting anamosa....third quarter it's hannah bluder...3 ball, corner pocket....spart ans up 9.... --but here come the raiders....sophia wilt cleans up her own miss and thatatulls anamosa within 4.... --after the

for next month, for a man at the center of a 20-hour swat standoff in latonia. 43-year-old michael vaughan, pleaded guilty last week to six police say he shot at them, after holding his three children inside a home back in december of 2013. he was shot in the arm, before finally surrendering. vaughan is a military veteran, who claims to suffer from he' s been given a recommended a person is recovering after being hit by a car in miami township this morning. it happened on in the 1700 block of state route 131 near the shaw farms farmers market just before 8:00 a.m. police say the victim suffered a leg injury and taken to bethesda the investigation is still underway. there were no injuries after a car ran into a school bus in westwood. it happened at the corner of harrison and robert avenues around 8:30 this morning. one students was on board the bus at the time of the crash. again no one was hurt. wlwt newsroom about a crash in fort thomas that killed a man and critically injured a baby. investigators say speed and drugs are factors. we' ve learned the names of adults involved. the driver,

police confirmed hodges is a former employee at vaughan-bassett. company president dough bassett says black stain was poured into their finishing tanks, rendering them useless until their cleaned or replaced. the finishing room will be closed again tomorrow. danville regional medical center's ceo alan larson is hoping to bring people together with a community walk tomorrow. larson spoke to the media this morning about his concern for a healthy and safe community. gunshot and stabbing victims have come into the emergency room. larson says the hospital is hosting the walk in hopes it will become a cataylst for change. alan larson, ceo drmc, "because we do care about the health often more productive to walk and the opportunity is to this is a chance to share with others, you may have concerns and come up with ideas. " larson hopes to make this a weekly thing. to participate join entrance of the hospital tomorrow at 6 pm. new at six: the movement to build a passenger train station in bedford is entering a new phase. a group advocating for the project i

manufacturing operations are shut down again today at the vaughan-bassett furniture company's plant in galax - after someone vandalized the facility tuesday night. police say they are still trying to figure out who broke into the facility. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow spoke owners to find out if they are worried about similar crimes happening again. :34-:39:40-:451:06-1:11 following the break-in and vandalism of a furniture plant just blocks from downtown businesses - shop owners say - they're surprised a crime like this - would happen in their neighborhood."my husband works there, and when he came home today, i was very shocked before i left to come to work." hair salon owner donna higgins says her husband is one of the factory employees - who is now unable to work because of the vandalism - which company officials estimate is at least 100 thousand dollars worth of damage to equipment. she and others who work downtown say - things like this don't often happen in galax."i've never had any trouble as long as i've been here for about 38 years. i think our police department does a great job in

manufacturing operations are shut down again today at the vaughan-bassett furniture company's plant in galax - after someone vandalized the facility tuesday night.police say they are still trying to figure out who broke into the facility. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow spoke with downtown galax business owners to find out if they are worried about similar crimes happening again in the neighborhood. :34-:39:40-:451:06-1:11 following the break-in and vandalism of a furniture plant just blocks from downtown businesses - shop owners say - they're surprised a crime like this - would happen in their neighborhood."my husband works there, and when he came home today, i was very shocked before i left to come to work." hair salon owner donna higgins says her husband is one of the factory employees - who is now unable to work because of the vandalism - which company officials estimate is at least 100 thousand dollars worth of damage to equipment. she and others who work downtown say - things like this don't often happen in galax."i've never had any trouble as long as i've been here for about 38 years. i

galax police confirm they've arrested a former employee of the vaughan-bassett furniture company for causing more than a hundred- thousand dollars corey hodges is charged with breaking and entering and felony destruction of property. because of the extent of the damage, vaughan- bassett's finishing room will be closed again tomorrow. virginia's house has unanimously approved a bill that would let national guard members with valid permits carry concealed weapons on duty. commanding officers would still be able to prohibit guard members from carrying guns in certain cases. the legislation is a response to last year's deadly shooting at a recruting center in tennessee. it now moves on to the senate. after last night's town hall, the two remaining democratic presidential candidates went head to head again in new hampshire. it's five-days before the primaries there, with bernie sanders leading hillary clinton in the polls. tonight, both debated over who is best able to effectively represent progressive values. sanders says despite spending his political career an independent, his liberal

officials at vaughan- bassett say only the shipping department and its offices - will be open through friday. in roanoke-a bank robbery suspect is locked up tonight. police say the suspect robbed the b-b-and t bank in downtown just after 3:30 this afternoon. police say they caught the suspect about 30 minutes later- less than a mile away on henry street northwest. police say no one was hurt. charges are pending. in franklin county-rocky mount police have arrested and charged a woman with unlawful concealment of human remains- after a newborn baby was found dead in a dumpster.it all started tuesday night when carilion police told rocky mount police about a suspicious admission last evening at roanoke memorial in a franklin county garbage site near rocky mount.this morning after an autopsy- police say the pregnancy ended in a stillbirth.officers then arrested and charged katherine dellis.she's locked up in salem tonight. wfxr went in search of answers that could help a person who might be pushed to such desperation.we spoke to a local psychiatrist who says, it's important to for anyone

....vaughan scores the takedown in overtime to eek out the 5-3 win... --a top 10 match-up at 170 tween 3rd ranked tucker morrison of columbus community and number 6 will reiter from union...morrison with the late third period takedown to brak a 1-1 tie....he wins a 3-1 decision....in tiffin, scott westerberg tv9 sports. effect for all of the tv9 viewewg area until 6 pm this evening. light snow will fall through the morning hours and will likely become moderate at times. occasionally, during moderate snowfall visibility will be reduced. snow totals at this time look to stay aroundnd 2 to 4 inches across the entire tv9 viewing area, with locally higher amounts possible. winds will be gusting at 20- 30 mph at times, which could create some patchy blowing and drifting over of roads. those planning on travelininshould prepare for partially to mostly covered roads. temperature wise for this valentine's day, we are much warmer! highs will be in the middle 20s thanks to a warm front that will lift across the area. the beginning of next week brings even warmer t

manufacturing operations are shut down again today at the vaughan-bassett furniture company's plant in galax - after someone vandalized the facility tuesday night.police say they are still trying to figure out who broke into the facility. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow spoke with downtown galax business owners to find out if they are worried about in the neighborhood. :34-:39:40-:451:06-1:11 following the break-in and vandalism of a furniture plant just blocks from downtown businesses - shop owners say - they're surprised a crime like this - would happen in their neighborhood."my husband works there, and when he came home today, i was very shocked before i left to come to work." hair salon owner donna higgins says her husband is one of the factory employees - who is now vandalism - which company officials estimate is at least 100 thousand dollars worth of damage to equipment. she and others who work downtown say - things like this don't often happen in galax."i've never had any trouble as long as i've been here for about 38 years. i think our police department does a great job in they've alwa

i'm crysty vaughan. and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. the time's now 5:00. it's a windy morning out there so you before you head out.33 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out good news... there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city. but as always... we will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you for your morning commute. a-b-c columbia wants to help you jump start your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. so, let's get started. the road to the white house is passing through the palmetto state. republican presidential hopeful donald trump will be campaigning in florence today. he's holding a "trump for president" rally at the florence civic center. the event starts at seven and doors open at five. the campaign stop comes just weeks before the g-o-p first- in-the-south primary... set for february 20th. trump is coming off a second place finish in the iowa caucuses. and even though he didn't win in iowa... trump still has a good shot to take new hampshire. according to a new poll

i'm crysty vaughan. and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. the time's now 5:00. it may be a cold morning... but it's also the weekend... and it looks like we've got some sunshine coming our way. yeah... might need a jacket this morning... but you're in for more on what we can expect... lets turn things kennedy. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. good news there are no trouble spots to report in or around the capital city but as always... we will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything changes for your morning commute.. a-b-c columbia wants to help you jump start your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. so, let's get started. we are just one day away from the g-o-p first-in-the-south primary... right here in south carolina. with the republican presidential hopefuls making a last minute push to gain votes here in the palmetto state. last night... undecided voters got to hear from donald trump, john kasich and jeb bush at a town hall at the u-s-c law school... hosted

manufacturing operations are shut down again today at the vaughan-bassett furniture company's plant in galax - facility tuesday night. police say they are still trying to figure out who broke into the facility. w-f-x-r's kristen eskow spoke with downtown galax business owners to find out if they are worried about similar crimes happening again. :34-:39:40-:451:06-1:11 following the break-in and vandalism of a furniture plant just blocks from downtown businesses - shop owners say - they're surprised a crime like this - would happen in their neighborhood."my husband works there, and when he came home today, i was very shocked hair salon owner donna higgins says her husband is one of the unable to work because of the vandalism - which company officials estimate is at least 100 thousand dollars worth of damage to equipment. she and others who work downtown say - happen in galax."i've never had any trouble as long as years. i think our police department does a great job in they've always backed us up if if we need any help with anything.""we rarely have anybody have any vandalism or break-i

i'm crysty vaughan. and i'm rochelle dean. we're live from main and gervais. the time's now 5:00. it's a cold start to your friday... but it looks like we may be in for a nice and sunny weekend ahead of us. yeah... you'll need to grab a coat this morning... but that sunshine should be out soon we can expect for the remainder of the day... lets turn things over to 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. here are some trouble spots that you might encounter. south carolina highway patrol is reporting a collision with no injury. this is going to be at the intersection of 1051 southern drive and bluff road. and as always... we are continuing to keep our eyes on the road and will update you if anything else pops up for your morning commute. a-b-c columbia your day. we have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. so, let's get started. the republican presidential hopefuls are coming off their final debate before super tuesday. g-o-p front-runner donald trump was the target of his competition. marco rubio and ted cruz targeted trump's b

i'm matt vaughan in for dave lawrence. we begin with breaking news regarding nevada and the u-s supreme court... a rumored nominee to replace justice antonin scalia was nevada governor brian sandoval, who was even being vetted by the white house. today, sandoval said he does not want to be considered at this time for the nomination. he says he's very humbled to be considered and is incredibly grateful to have been mentioned. this comes after republicans on the senate judiciary committee wrote a letter.. vowing to forgo any hearings on the white house's selection. mcconnell said president obama.. should leave the next supreme court selection.. to the next president. "presidents have a right to nominate, just as the senate has its constitutional right to provide or withhold consent. in this case, the senate will "i think it will be very difficult for mr. mcconnell to explain how if the public concludes that this person is very well qualified that the senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons." senate minori

vaughan has more on how they're preparing sporting event. how does march madness compare to other major sporting events when it comes the business you see at the sports book? it is one of the busiest times of year for sports betting. there will be people all throughout the tournament watching games and placing bets. is the flow of people through here pretty steady during the tournament, or is there a particular time that it gets really busy? throughout ... but there are definitely certain games that are more popular or bring in the crowds. what else will be going on here for the tournament? just like the super bowl, we will have big viewing parties where we'll roll out the big screens for people to watch the games. and of course, lots of food and fun. ... now when breaking down the numbers ... march madness brings in now when breaking down the numbers ... march madness brings in more revenue for sports betting ... with roughly 9-billion about 4 billion for the super bowl. but keep in mind that there are nearly 2 weeks of games for people to

matt vaughan, kolo 8 news now. if you're trying to lose weight, the bathroom scale can sometimes feel like your enemy. but research is saying that maybe we shouldn't fear the scale so much after all. but a recent study published by researchers at cornell university suggests that frequent weighing in, can help weight-loss weight can fluctuate by as much as five to six pounds per day, based on fluid retention or even the time of day they step on the scale. experts recommend weighing in once or twice per week, at the same time of the day, on the same days of the week. cg: leslie heinberg, phd/cleveland clinic "if you're trying to lose weight without gathering some of this information, it's a little bit like driving your car in a new town without the gps - you might stumble onto your destination, but having all that information, by having a roadmap, you're going to get there much more quickly and efficiently." :18 dr. leslie heinberg from the cleveland clinic says the number on the scale is just one piece of data. thin

i'm matt vaughan.. in for dave lawrence let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. high pressure will bring well above average temperatures through friday for northeast california and western nevada. temperatures will ease down, but remaining above average, for the weekend. donald trump is celebrating his biggest win yet in the republican race... a 22 point victory in the nevada caucuses last night.. that saw record turnout. marco rubio and ted cruz remain locked in a tight race for second place... both hoping to get republicans to unite around them as the alternative to trump. abc's bazi kanani has the latest on the race for the white house. the winner by a large margin-- donald trump celebrates hours before the runners-up in nevada were even declared. i grab and grab and i get greedy i want money money. now we're going to get greedy for the united states and grab and grab and grab. we're going to bring in so much money and so much everything. for the second time in a row-- marco rubio just barely edges out ted cruz for second place. we feel good about our showing.

and as kolo 8 news now's matt vaughan shows us in this week's keeping it local ... they're sharing the roles of both teacher and student. ed ferencik and his set of skills to the table with their new restaurant. and when i met with this dynamic duo ... what i discovered is that this business venture has been a long time in the making. ... one's a master of meats ... the other is a culinary craftsman. and together ... they're putting a creative spin on barbeque with some non-conventional creations along with the familiar favorites. whether you like your meat smoked ... cooked on a wood fire rotisserie ... or on a char pit grill ... they do it all. "i think we're putting out, not only some great food, but a lot of creativity." ed ferencik senior has more than 30 years of experience in the meat industry. his son developed his culinary skills at u-n-l-v. while the younger ferencik was working at fine dining restaurants in las vegas ... his dad was creating a line of meat tenderizers under the name butcher's kitchen ... which would eventually roll over to their joint bus

police confirmed hodges is a former employee at vaughan-bassett. company president doug bassett says black stain was poured into their finishing tanks, rendering them useless until their cleaned or replaced. the finishing room will be closed again leo, i know a lot of people are going to be inside sunday night for the super bowl, but what is the rest of the weekend looking like? rivers it's the dan river paces latest observation twenty eight three feet that's about three tenths of a foot above flood stage should just minor flooding should crescent shortly will start to recede a continue with that minor flooding through the morning hours. i'll by the one shower upper thirties by the afternoon will be back up into the mid forties gusty winds especially the first part of the day over the we can will see nice conditions but next week some cold air begins to slide down from canada will see temperatures tuesday and wednesday only in the low to mid thirty some areas will not get above the freezing mark and don't forget later monday into tuesday could see

the crash and the criminal case prompted 9wants to know vaughan to start asking questions about how safe are kids on their school bus. tonight on 9news at 9 and 10we'll hear from a family whose kids were on that bus that swerved out of control and flipped over on a windy road near lyons. the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of multiple prescription drugs . that has parents asking a lot of questions. crashes like the one in lyons are rare -- it's the only injury accident we could find that involved a school bus driver accused of driving while impaired. but crashes themselves aren't rare. since 2011during the school year there's an average of two school bus accidents a dayand often times --- parents aren't told how bad our special report is coming at 9 and 10 on 9news. denver is testing a new app - to help you get around the city. mayor michael hancock unveiled the city's new "go denver" app yesterday. it takes your destination and gives you options - based on price, speed and carbon footprint. at this point -- the app is just a pilot program but the mayor sa

i'm matt vaughan.. dave lawrence is off. two female students are dead following a shooting at a high school in a phoenix suburb this morning.. glendale police say both victims were 15- year-old girls and were shot once. authorities say they are not searching for any suspects and a weapon was found near the bodies. the relationship between the girls is not known. police say they received a call about the shooting just before 8 this morning. an arraignment is scheduled for today for the four people who surrendered yesterday at a national wildlife refuge in oregon, ending a more than month-long standoff with federal authorities. abc's marci gonzalez has the latest. occupiers of this this national wildlife refuge in oregon preparing to face a judge- on felony charges after yesterday's tense showdown- script: nats -- "you're gonna come out with your hands up!" "no we're not!" the men- finally surrendered peacefully...ending a more than 40-day standoff sot -- "coming out!" the tense - negotiations with federal agents- played out o

police confirmed hodges is a former employee at vaughan-bassett. company president doug bassett says black stain was poured into their finishing tanks, rendering them useless until their cleaned or replaced. the finishing room will be closed again today. kimberly good morning everyone we are seeing increasing sunshine across the region looking out from lane stadium on the campus of virginia tech in blacksburg a lot of blue sky still clouds there in the distance but will all see increasing sunshine as we head through the day temperature chilly 27 west northwest wind twelve miles an hour or the gusty winds through the morning hours keep that in mind peek wind us in seventeen miles an hour but temperatures will be moderating into the thirties and forties as we head through the afternoon had a few light snow showers rain showers eastern sections early this morning all that has dissipated but still finding accumulating snow new jersey long island southeastern parts of new england especially with a could see several inches of snow reports all said and do

matt vaughan, kolo 8 news now. laughs... music... and even domw dodgeball... that's all coming up in your 8 things to do for news while you're on the move, listen to our news partner news-talk 780 koh maybe you're looking just want to spend some quality time with your kids.... kolo 8 news now's rebecca kitchen is here with your 8 things to do... good morning amanda... we have a lot of big names coming to the area this weekend... so it could be a great time for a date night... ... first up it''s a day for dads to spend time with their daughters n dance features a full day of lunch, treats and of course a dance at piper's opera house. get your tickets now.. the event is this saturday i the annual jack t. reveal-i-o reviglio cioppino feed will help raise money for kids in our community... the feed and auction is saturday at the boys & girls club of the truckee meadows 9th street location. if you an dodge a ball.. you can help raise money for charity. the 5th annual dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge for lila will help raise money for three loal girls with cerebral

an arrest made at the vaughan- bassett furniture company. corey hodges was arrested and charged with breaking and entering and felony destruction of property. he broke in. the early report showed vandalism caused 100,000 in damage. >>> the virginia department of elections will throw out an affiliation statement. they plan to enforce it in the march 1st presidential primary. it would have required all gop primary voters to sign a form to declare themselves republicans before casting a ballot. according to the montgomery county register's office, the decision to rescind the oath could affect the primary. may switch over or a lot more independence. >> now most states don't require an oath because voters must register by party. >>> turning to your forecast, things are starting to dry up after the recent wet weather. it was kind of warm today. >> it wasn't a bad day at all lindsey. tomorrow we'll see more sun. tonight there will be a disturbance. we have river flood warnings for the dan river in danville. also the roanoke river in randolph. this

kolo 8 news now's matt vaughan has more on how the biggest little city is benefitting from the donation. the yelp foundation was set up to help organizations that educate the community or support economic development and technology. a donation of 10- thousand dollars was split among three different groups ... each of which provide a valuable service to people in northern nevada. ... tragash "as an employee of yelp, it's really exciting to see them putting forth this kind of effort to support our local community. these organizations that the yelp foundation has selected to worthy organizations doing very noble things here in reno." n-c-e-t ... assistance league of reno-sparks ... and the northern nevada literacy council were all selected to receive grants from the yelp foundation. and each organization helps the community in its own way. n-c-e-t helps people understand how different forms of technology work. the group hosts nearly 50 events every year to show adults the various ways technology is used ... and now they're hoping to open the program up to kids and teens. archer "with this

and as kolo 8 news now's matt vaughan explains ... the proceeds will be used to help a worthy cause. here at the potentialist workshop ... artists come together to create all different forms of art ... whether it's painting, sculpting or performing. and for one of the artists featured in this month's exhibit ... creating art allows him to make a difference in his home country. ... "i do this to help, i do this to make my living, i do this to help my country." pacifique niyonsenga spent much of his childhood living in poverty on the streets of rwanda. "me and my friends from the neighborhood decided to go to the streets to beg for food." but thanks to the generosity of a man named bruno ... pacifique as an artist. now he helps other kids living on the streets by introducing them to the arts. "i started niyo cultural centre just to give them a chance to know what i know, to learn what i have learned: dance, music, art." pacifique says one of his goals has always been to share african art with other parts of the world. and collaborating

police confirmed employee at vaughan-bassett. company president doug bassett says black stain was poured into their finishing tanks, rendering them cleaned or replaced. the finishing room will be closed again today. a virginia man charged with plotting to attack black churches is expected to plead guilty today. court records show robert doyle is set to appear in richmond federal agreement hearing. doyle is faces robbery, conspiracy, and firearms charges. two other men have also been charged. it's definitely a little cold out there this morning, but it will be sunny. and leo, you say the weekend will be moving forward with the plan to relocate two slave houses on the greenfield plantation. leaders have hired a team of archaeologists to investigate and confirm whether there are unmarked grave sites of slaves on the land. has caused a lot of controversy in the county. there's also a lawsuit pending from a woman who says her relatives buried on the land. county leaders say the plan is to move the houses a mile away from the historic

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vaughan is a military veteran who suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder. police say he held his three children inside that home for several hours. a 7-month old boy is in critical condition this morning after he on 275 monday. wlwt news 5' s miriah turner has the latest on the wreck that killed the driver and backed up rush hour for hours. miriah: fort thomas police say both speed and drugs could be factors. needles were found inside the car, and the driver who died had track marks on his arm. this all happened around 2:30 monday afternoon on 275 east of the 471 exit. police say a four-door sedan somehow drove off the right side of the road and rolled several times, ejecting three of the four people inside. the 7-month-old boy was thrown out of his car seat and, according to a witness, flew 30 feet in the air before landing on the ground. a woman in the back seat with the baby is currently in critical condition at uc medical center. the front-seat passenger, a man, was the only one who remained in the car. he was talking and alert at the scene in stable co

kolo 8 news now's matt vaughan joins us in studio with more. it can be scary getting in a car with a total stranger. you don't what kind of emotional state the driver might be in when they pick you up ... and this person is responsible for getting you to your destination safely. ... uber's chief security officer recently stated that the suspected shooter in kalamazoo ... jason brian dalton ... passed a background check. police also said dalton did not have a criminal record. which makes you wonder ... how deep do companies like uber dig when doing background checks on their drivers? well according to uber's website ... it involves a search through criminal records at the county, state, and federal levels. the company uses a background screening agency called checkr ... which will search for a driver's name and addresses in a series of databases. some of the ways a person can be disqualified from driving for uber is if that person has been convicted in the last seven years for any number of crimes ... that includes d-u-i ... reckless driving ...

vaughan. who the hell are you? what are you doing in my house? lindsey. where's my daughter? i don't know what you're talking about. yeah? i think you do. hey. hey! hey, what are you doing? stop! hey--hey! get out of my house! what are you doing? whoa. hey. this thing's not loaded, is it? what are you doing? aah! aah! aah! uhh! oh, god! oh, god, you shot my leg. [sobbing] you t 2 legs. [sobbing] i got one question. where's my daughter? you gotta find him, and fast. what does it look like i'm doing? loring in a map. all the activity is focused in the southeastern district. there's gunshots coming from jackson street. are you coming? 3-day weekend, you've gotta find a secure, private location. where? army of cops and feds all over town. it's gonna be real hard. every abandoned building, warehouse, lockups-- it's all been searched. guys, it seems jack just paia kid named taylor coleman a visit. [cell phone rings] paramedics are working on him now. reid, good news, please. after inputting all the sites, i've come up with a 2-dimensional probability service overlay map that indica

[pride and joy by stevie ray vaughan playing] damn! [srts engine] [siren] officer: dispatch 88, in pursuit of a vehicle. plates match missing blue honda, highway 227. this is 71 joining pursuit, request additional back-up. [siren come on. come on! officer: driver, pull your vehicle over! love like ours won't never grow old... driver, turn off your vehicle and stay where you are. she's my pride and joy she's my sweet little baby driver! put your hands outside the vehicle where we can see them! [cocks gun] yh, i love lady she's long and lean you mess with her and you'll see a man get mean turn off the radio and reach your hands outside the window! she's my pride and joy hands! let me see your hands! i'm her little lover boy both hands, no [officers yelling] officer: call for an ambulance. officer down! officer down! reid: a popular theory among leading astrophysicists estimates that the hyper matter reactor would need about 10 to the 32nd jewels of energy to destroy a planet the size of earth. now, lucas said it took 19 years to build th