News on the future of catawba hospital. Jean, the new budget proposals confirm what we heard last week, that keep the Mental Health facility open, at least for now. Proposals strip the funding that governor mcauliffe had proposed, to begin the process of closing the hospital in roanoke county. Lawmakers did call for a study of Psychiatric Services for geriatric patients, to be completed year. Roanoke county supervisor Martha Hooker says she is pleased catawba hospital will remain open for now, but doesnt view it as a permanent victory. Martha hooker r catawba supervisor i think that Mental Health care is changing. And were going to have to adapt to that, but this does give us a reprieve and we can gather our resources together and study, and most of all just take care of our Mental Health patients. Thats what we need. Passenger rail is another issue that received attention in the two budget proposals. Both plans include language designed to protect funding for the extension of Passenge
Police are still investigating the cause of the accident. Pittsylvania county deputies will continue to guard the campus of Hargrave Military Academy until further notice. Officials are actively working an investigation after a threatening message, possibly connected to isis, was sent directly to the school through social media. Sheriff taylor, our abilities to educate oursevles in the social media realms and how we vet that message or messages. Investigators are not releasing what the threatening message said, or where it was posted, but they believe actions taken this week have prevented anything from happening over the weekend. The 15yearold who caused this crash last week after a police chase, now faces five charges in roanoke county. The crash sent four teens to the hospital. Weve learned he was arrested tuesday in roanoke and is being held without bond. State police say the 15yearold walked eastern virginia twomonths ago. February is teen dating violence awareness month. Its a pr
As an investigation continues, students at Hargrave Military Academy are back to their normal schedule. After an threatening message was recieved over social media last week with possible ties to isis, the campus shut down for the weekend. Law enforcement spent the weekend patroling the area and students were allowed to go home. School leaders say to normal and there are no updates on the investigation. Pittsylvania county Sheriffs Officers say they are aggressively following up on many different leads. The man accused of abducting and killing teenager Nicole Lovell now has a new attorney. David eisenhauer hired Tony Anderson from roanoke to represent him in court. The Montgomery County juvenile and domestric Relations Court confirmed the change yesterday morning. Eisenhauer was first appointed christiansburg attorney chris tuck by the court. Natalie keepers is also charged in lovells death. Both eisenhauer and keepers are in the western virginia regional jail. The Supreme Court of vir
Threat is different, that there are no set of instructions. But they are learning quickly how to defuse and track social media threats. Sheriff we take all the threats seriously. First of all we look to see if its met the threshold of a criminal violation. Of which we have the authority to act. Sheriff taylor says threats over social media are becoming all too common. Sot sheriff sheriff i think Law Enforcement is doing a much better job at keeping that level, at a level playing field. He is thanking the community for their continued support as officers have increased security around the school and the surrounding area. Sheriff they do know it was some type of threat and then to see the cooperation between all of these agencies. Chatham hall, located across the way did change their Class Schedule today because of this threat. Officers have picked them leaving anytime soon. Danielle staub wdbj7 is set to discuss whether to take more than 21thousand dollars from Circuit Court clerk Erica
Hirsbrunner. Rain this morning followed by heavier rain wednesday. Flooding concerns increase by midweek. As an investigation continues, students at Hargrave Military Academy are back to their normal schedule. Message was recieved over social media last week with possible ties to isis, the campus shut down for the weekend. Law enforcement spent the weekend patroling the area and students were allowed to go home. School leaders say schedules are back to normal and there are no updates on the investigation. Pittsylvania county sheriffs officers say they are aggressively following up on many different leads. The man accused of abducting and killing teenager Nicole Lovell now has a new attorney. David eisenhauer hired Tony Anderson from roanoke to represent him in court. The Montgomery County juvenile and domestric Relations Court confirmed the change yesterday morning. Eisenhauer was first appointed christiansburg attorney chris tuck by the court. Natalie keepers is also charged in lovell