Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday early wintry mix then gradual clearing. Highs in the lower 40s in the upper 20s. Staying breezy friday increasing time now for your timesaver traffic report. A judge will start hearing evidence in the trial against ashley white this morning. Judge Bradley Finch made the unusual decision to grant a change of venue request. After many jurors were ruled out. The trial to another jurisdiction. The prosecution asked for a bench trial in pulaski county. Instead of a jury trial. The defense agreed. Which means judge finch will now decide whites fate. Legal experts say both sides could view this as a victory. But the lack of a jury most likely benefits the defense. Jack call Radford University if, under the law, the parents are not legally responsible, then obviously the right outcome should be that they would be acquitted, and that might be an easier judgement for a judge to
And im dawn jefferies. This is the strongest tornado to ever hit appomattox county. According to the National Weather service. The ef3 tornado. Covered 13 miles. Killing one person in its path. State police say 78yearold Edward Harris was thrown from his home. He was found last night in an area nearby. 7 others were hurt. Now the community is pitching in. To help those impacted. Wsls tens duke joins us now live from appomattox county. Duke. You spoke to the coach of the Appomattox County High School football team. What is he saying about his players supporting the community . Football coach doug smith is very proud of his players on the team giving back and helping the community aww work work he says there are about 25 members helping to clean the debris left behind from the storm. Some have been out removing of the churches impacted by the storm. The coach is glad to see his players volunteering. Doug smith appomatto x County High School football coach it makes me feel great last nigh
Has to get in there heres what were seeing that the Roanoke River latest observation has about 5 1 2 feet above flood stage is a ten feet and the cross looks like its getting at six and half thats enough for folks to just be aware of how the rivers reacting in whats going on now as g mentioned the heaviest rain is moved out there it is along the coast right now it takes out cold air cakes and maybe a few flurries in the mountains coming up with an extra days utopsy results to determine the cause of death of an infant found inside a dumpster. Police found the body at the blackwater refuse collection site on route 220. A woman who was admitted to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital last night prompted the investigation. She had symptons similiar to giving birth to a third trimester infant, but she denied giving birth. Police got a search warrants for her home and personal belongings. Interviews with Family Members and the woman revealed a Family Member had thrown soiled linens and bedding
Was a stillborn. The mother, 24 yearold katherine dellis, is in jail tonight, charged with a felony count of unlawful concealment of human remains. The investigation started when dellis was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital with symptoms consistent with recently giving birth to a third trimester baby. Dellis denied giving birth. Investigators search her home and interviewied her family. That led police to Franklin County dumpster site, where the newborns body was found. Rocky mount assistant town manager Matthew Hankins finding the body in the dumpster was a difficult circumstance for all of our officers, thats not a siutation you want them to be in or want a family to be in investigators say they were tipped after a relative tossed soiled linens at the dump site. Hundreds of family, friends, and people from the community remembered the life of Nicole Lovell this evening. The 13yearolds visitation was eariler tonight at the mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. Lovells funeral is
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