Taking calls from concerned residents since november. People have also contacted the town Police Department. Chief todd foreman Bedford Police department the paper is basically just reporting news. Bedford police chief todd foreman isnt concerned about the content and says no crime is being committed. Religious scholars familiar with the publication says its designed to combat islamophobia. Its published by a group affiliated with the muslims of america organization. Gordon steffey Randolph College associate professor of religious studies they have been unequivocal in their denunciation of any extremism or killing. Who were unwilling to go on camera told angered to receive the paper, regardless of its content. While hinsen doesnt agree with everything he read, he hopes others will take time to read the publication before condemning it. Hinsen there are divisions between muslims and christians that will that doesnt mean that we cant live in the same world office and the town Police Department say people should not be alarmed if they get the islamic post, but they would like to hear from people who receive it so that they can track the activity. Live in the Lynchburg Bedford newsroom, tim saunders, wdbj7. Continuing coverage of the search for a missing teen in Blacksburg Police say there arent enough clues to say if Nicole Lovell ran away or if she was taken. But more than 12 hundred searchers are on a mission to find the 13 year old. She was last seen in the Lantern Ridge area of blacksburg in the Early Morning hours on wednesday. Its also been more than 40 hours since she last had her daily medication following a liver transplant. The fbi has now state Law Enforcement in the search. This afternoon they canvassed her passing out fliers with her picture. Blacksburg police set up a command post near her home and say they need more information from people who know her. Lt. Mike albert Blacksburg Police our Community Comes to shine and this community is known for stepping up and we need them to do that at this time as we pray for the return of a beautiful young girl. About on thousand members of Virginia Techs corps of cadets are helping look for lovell. Police say there will be an increased Police Presence in blacksburg because of the search. In less than an hour, local experts will meet to discuss the dangers of drugs in the roanoke valley. They say heroin use in particular is more widespread than many think. Wdbj7s Christian Heilman is live where the meeting will start at 7. In the roanoke valley, 1 in 14 teenagers say they have tried heroin at least once in their life. Thats according to local prevention coalitions. Tonight, theyre hosting a meeting here at the Pilgrim Baptist Church to talk about the heroin problem. They also plan to talk about prescription drugs and marijuana. The goal is to start a conversation about whats going on in our area and how parents can be aware. Theyll have a panel with four adults and teenagers Major League Baseball player who was addicted to heroin. Again, all this begins tonight at 7. Have more for you tonight at 10 and 11. Were live in roanoke, Christian Heilman wdbj7. A familiar voice to radio listeners in lynchburg has gone silent. Bob abbott died he was known as mr. Radio in central virginia, having worked at more than 40 years. Career at wpvr in roanoke before getting behind the microphone at wl ll and wgol in lynchburg. In later years he managed a group of stations owned by centennial broadcasting. Mari white friend for those people who grew up in this area, bob was the voice of lynchburg radio. The music they grew up listening to was introduced to them by bob abbott and their favorite songs are associated with bob abbotts voice. I think thats a great legacy. Abbott was 65 years old. A celebration of his life will be held heights baptist church. Otherwell today has been a fairly pleasant day with passing clouds through the area and not a lot more than that schools are not alter their schedules a little bit tomorrow though we still have some issues in the Bedford County system the buses will be using snow routes and the mccrea County School system of the same thing is true in giles county for tomorrow and kaslow county will also be opening two hours late as well at some changes coming up in your forecast as we take a look at the satellite and radar together and were noting is that theres a batch of smell appear around the great lakes at the moment and it is on the way to the mountains of West Virginia looks like it will be thereby later tonight and early tomorrow this is a clipper system and you know what that means limited moisture real Fast Movement once he comes through a generally picks up the wins a little bit and were expecting gusts of thirty miles an hour visors are up for Pocahontas County and points to the north and West Virginia and in virginia as well so all in all the next twelve hours working i have generally cloudy skies clipper comes through then it will clear out tomorrow morning as temperatures are starting out in the mid 30s huge weekend warmup working to find ways to make up for this years budget shortfall of over 650 thousand dollars. One of the cost saving measures being discussed involves cutting 8 teacher positions. That doesnt mean existing teachers would lose their jobs, it means, if they retire or move on, those positions may not be filled. Superintendent Eugene Kotulka says a decrease in enrollment prompted the idea. He adds that discussions about ways to handle the shortfall just started and nothing is set in stone. Gene kotulka superintendent when you have to cut the budget, you really take a look at what really is important. And so, you take a look at everything and you find out if thats a needed item and if not, do we have to have it and we go from there. Budget of 26point5 that number is budget released by governor mcauliffe habitat for humanitys restore may soon be moving. The store is now on salem avenue in roanoke. The organization is in the process of buying property on melrose avenue for a expand its services, according to documents filed with the city. The property is currently occupied by the voice of the blue ridge which operates a bingo parlor as a fundraiser. A public hearing on rezoning the property will take place in march with the roanoke city planning commission. We finally know who has the one Million DollarPowerball Ticket in salem. The Lottery Ticket was sold in the historic billion dollar powerball drawing earlier this month. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney was there when she was handed her check. The Salem Resident stopped by the 7 eleven this afternoon to pick up her check during her lunch break. She no plans of in fact, she says they money wont change anything. During the hype of the 1. 5 billion dollar powerball drawing there were lots of beginners, hoping to cash in on the historic jackpot. Kelly cox was one of them. Kelly came in, asked the guy, can you give me 20 on whatever the big money is . And he handed me my tickets. In fact, she didnt even know how to play. Kelly i had always assumed that whatever the balls came out in order, thats what had to be on the ticket and none of my numbers started with an 8. But when a co worker told her there was Million Dollar winner in salem, she checked her tickets again. And now, shes a Million Dollars richer. It will not change anything, we dont have immediate plans for the money, if anything were going to look to Financial Advisors of course and invest the where she bought the ticket wins too, a 10,000 retailer selling bonus. As far as i understand it, it goes toward our bottom line and if theres anything left over then we should get a bonus and spread it to the rest of the staff here. As for the winning mother of four. She and her husband will also share the wealth with their children. It feels wonderful, it really does and especially when you have kids that do a lot for themselves, theyre the ones putting themselves through college and just to say this is for you to do whatever you want to do with it, it feels good. Kelly won a Million Dollars because she matched all five numbers, but didnt have the powerball number. She was one of two Million Dollar winners in virginia. And if anyone was curious about her strategy, she used easy pick. So those numbers were randomly computer. New at six everybody wants a quick tax refund but those at Highland Financial Services say if its too good to be true it probably is. Details coming up. Plus a new piece of equipment is keeping firefighters safe from something they cant see or smell. Their tax refund immediately . Refund loans are advertised everywhere and they sound like a great idea. But wdbj7 anchor nadia singh says those get your refund now specials arent always what they seem. You dont get your entire refund immediately and you end up paying for it gigi peck tax preparer its a refund anticipation loan. They take your Tax Information and average it out and figure out what youre going to get weve all heard those claims of getting your tax refund immediately. Its given to you same day and then no upfront fees with that. Gigi peck tax bank involved and once its can get x amount of dollars back, you get 100, 300, 500, 750. And. Preparer theres interest rates, theres finance fees and that will hit you actual tax return and get the rest of thats right, you money you were going to get back any way. But you dont get it all at gigi peck tax the full amount. This year i believe the most anybody can offer is 750 dollars. Vanessa bennett has tried for years to take advantage of the quick cash option. Vannessa bennett i pay all my bills when i get my refund money, get everything caught up. Bennett says its tough waiting but some people really need the refund. Vannessa bennett they have bills they have to pay and they need that money right away. Heres why its not a good idea says peck. Gigi peck tax preparer what people dont realize when they do this, that it actually costs them anywhere from 35 dollars to an extra 150 dollars. Peck tells her clients cash and hold out for a full return. Gigi peck tax preparer the irs says to allow up to 21 days for your refund typically you get it in 814 days so do you really want to spend that extra money . You still have several months to get your taxes done but its never too early to start. Head to wdbjdot com and click on this story for some helpful tax links. Nadia singh, wdbj7. The salem fire and Ems Department is crediting a new piece of equipment for possibly saving lives. This Carbon Monoxide monitor was attached to a First Responders medical jump kit when it went off while responding to a call. The department two months ago, and it was the first time the alarm went off. The alarm let responders know there was carbon home. Crowe says without the monitor, the outcome could have been much worse. Teddy like in that situation we may have left the patient there at night and the next not have been alive. Carbon monoxide is colorless gas that the salem fire and Ems Department install a Carbon Monoxide dector in your home and change the batteries when you change your clocks. The first alert meteorologists are talking about a clipper tonight. Lets see what impact that has on thein other something about snow in our mountains doesnt just highlighted perfectly beautiful place in the world live in a gravure photo coming in today as ashley was driving between Rockbridge County of amherst county managed to take his great overlooked report we appreciate that very much it was indeed crisp winter day at the Higher Elevations and its a cool at the moment we check in of Franklin County high school where its forty degrees in rocky mount to point temperatures were in the thirties when his not been was no additional moisture in the gauge though there was again a little bit more melting going on which is what the mid to upper thirties 30s from bluefield the galax but the same in lexington lynchburg but not like at thirty nine degrees in danville at thirty eight hanging back a forty year enrollment forty two in charleston and thirty seven degrees this hour in the bristol area i satellite radar combined shows that we have lowpressure area sliding on biba because as was far enough out to sea we did not get involved in this moisture ive used primarily hugging eastern North Carolina in the tidewater down to charleston as we slide down the florida show you this about three days now in a row were florida, his beginnings and with really strong weather tornadoes in southern florida couple to three days in a row weve seen that and now the heavy rains from orlando to sydney and running back toward the tampa bay area they are just getting soaked at this january a law heres the clipper its not it does have some snow showers associated with that little drop down out of cleveland tonight by tomorrow morning it would be pretty close to our neighborhood so well set that up with temperatures tonight in the thirties if you scattered flurries late tonight or early tomorrow twenty seven in marion and galax and then hour by hour on friday we start out to pretty chilly and dont do huge warmup with a clipper coming through the woods of the dusty old the temperature highs in the thirties you can see by six oclock in the morning it will be just sitting on the virginia West Virginia stateline doesnt really cross over that much but without the nice welcome powder for snowshoeing any of the ski resorts that are tied together in a little bit more the fresh stuff by six oclock in the evening it really starts to wind down and so is this a cold punch thats the last for a while turns out its not it turns out that although will be in the thirties and forties tomorrow and partly sunny skies and will be working the breeze in fact we get in the seven day planner we are looking robust for fifty cent coming up on sunday to keep the thing on what money doesnt look too bad the temperature highs sixty three degrees groundhog day were very straightforward when you pretty close i think morning lows of being the forties and that a significant chance of showers coming up on wednesday right now even this far out seventy percent chance of the ring but that day but boy it were planned and we can have, well. If you are donkey sound elephant sound theres a big difference between making noise, tapping sound and making sense. elephant sound donkey sound when it comes to Social Security, we need more than lip service. Our next president needs a real plan to keep Social Security strong. elephant noise hey candidates. Enough talk. Legends class today. The class will be recognized at the acc tournament in washington, dc in march. Howard pardue represents the hokies and was one of the greatest shooters in school history, starring for coach chuck noe in the 1960s. He averaged 20 points a game and was named an ap all american as A Norman Nolan is the legend from the university of virginia. Nolan played in 121 games as a cavalier from 1994 to 1998. He helped the cavs to two ncaa tournaments, scoring more than 13 hundred points and grabbing 765 career rebounds. The tenth ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team will host West Virginia tomorrow night on senior night in blacksburg, followed by a trip to uva on sunday. Its the start of a five match stretch to end the season, that will decide a lot in the dresser virginia coach we want to win every time we step out there but the acc competition is first and foremost in our what were gonna hit a lot of in the next month. We just little bit of luck and were being smart. Were being a little cautious right now we stay healthy. If we stay healthy, this is a super really good dale earnhardt, jr. Summer and coming off a season which saw him go to victory make the chase, junior has never been in a better place, personally or career wise heading hell turn 42 later this year and hes a 13 time nascar most popular driver. Winning certainly has a way of bringing about happiness, but junior says hes enjoying racing now more than ever, which wasnt necessarily the case early in his career, especially during his early days at hendrick motorsports. Dale earnhardt, junior three wins in 2015 its peaking. Its heading in the right direction for sure. I think theres a lot of great things on the horizon is what i mean by that. Im getting married soon and a lot of good things are happening to me professionally on and off the track that are awesome so, im having fun inside the car. Super bowl 50 is a week from sunday and we thought wed enlist some help from some of the areas Biggest High School football stars to help us countdown to the big game between the panthers and broncos. Were ten days out and so tonight salem quarterback noah beckley lends a hand in our countdown to super sunday. The spartans to the 4a state title back in december. Dont forget you can watch super bowl 50 right here on wdbj at 6 30 next sunday night. Stocks finished the day higher. The dow gained 125 points. The nasdaq rose 38. Pelley more americans come down with zika virus as the World Health Organization warns. It is now spreading explosively. Pelley also tonight, trump counterprograms the republican a pop culture icon shows off her