Thank you. And you can track Severe Weather right on your smartphone or your tablet. Download the free wbtv weather app it has the forecast and live radar and alerts to warn you of any problems or lightning in your area. Right now, what some are calling a victory for charlottes lgbt others are calling a threat to public safety. The city Council Passed an ordinance that would allow transgender people to choose bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. Wbtvs Pamela Escobar is on your side with how the ordinance could be enforced and what it means for you. What can you tell us . Well, i wanted to speak to the City Attorney about this updated ordinance that goes into effect in april but he did not want to sit down. I was able to review memos that he wrote to city councilmembers answering their questions and sat down with two lawyers asking to me if there is a lesson from the Civil Rights Era the statutes need to have teeth and if they dont have teeth you are not going to have bro
A deadly start to the morning in lousiana and mississippi. After tornadoes hit the region. At least three people are dead. Seven people critically injured. And dozens more hurt less seriously across the gulf coast. Two of those deaths. At a Mobile Home Park near new orleans. About 100 homes there were damaged. An 18 year old in mason stands accused this morning of trafficking in lsd and a synthetic designer drug. Investigators say he was dealing across mason and deerfield township in Warren County. Nine on your sides ashley zilka with the reaction from tristate parents. For some parents its hard to imagine a High School Student trafficking large quantities of lsd and other drugs. Rick tripp mariemont father 07 03 its still shocking to hear. It is just something parents have to deal with. 09but thats exactly Task Force Says Logan Fitzpatrick was doing throughout mason and deerfield township. The teen was arrested on february 8th after police searched fitzpatricks parents home where he l
So, all of this weather is going to eventually move up into our area tomorrow, thats why we have the Thunderstorm Risk. Here is the risk area. Locally its mostly south of philadelphia that has the highest risk of thunderstorms. The severe risk right now lies just to our south, we could see that change tomorrow or even maybe late tonight. Even higher risk the farther south you go. You see how strong this next weather system is. So well start here with future weather tomorrow. 3 00 p. M. We see the rain around, we see even heavy pockets, but then by the evening commute, 5, 6 00 tomorrow, there you see the reds and the oranges that shows us heavy rain, potentially thunderstorms, temperatures in the 60s which would be fueling this. And then we go even into tomorrow night. 8 00 p. M. , we still have the Thunderstorm Risk around, the temperatures are warm and then each by 10 00 tomorrow night we could see an organized line of thunderstorms developing, so again, with this we could see gusty w
Its been a deadly start to the morning in lousiana and mississippi. After tornadoes hit the region. At least three people are dead. Seven people critically injured. And dozens more hurt less seriously across the gulf coast. Two of those deaths. At a Mobile Home Park near new orleans. About 100 homes there were damaged. Right now a mom and her husband are accused of using heroin in their middletown hospital room. With their 2yearold at their side. Side. That two year old has now been taken from that couple. Jordan burgess is live with a look at how police discovered the suspected heroin use. According to the Police Report syringes. Like these that hospital staff here at atrium in middletown say tipped them off. That and the fact the family wouldnt let cleaning staff into their room. Police say they tested those syringes and found they did contain heroin. So they put the couples twoyearold in the care of Butler County Childrens Services. Police say that twoyearold had been staying in the
The heavy rain is causing First Responders to gear up in case someone gets stuck in the rising water. Bobby haynes is one of 26 members of salems swift water rescue team, and says he has had to gear up and save someone from rough waters several times. He says crews have flood gauges throughout the area to keep track of the amount rising water. They also train every month on different swift water rescue techniques. Were told it only takes a few inches to a feet of water for your car to get stuck. And if you see deep water, the best thing you can do is turn around, dont drown. Bobby haynes weve had people with some close call situations and were fortunate enough that those people have come back and taught us the lessons that theyve learned and try to keep us safe. You can read more of these tips and others on wdbj7 dot com. Just click on this story. Police are investigating a homicide in northwest roanoke. After 4 30 yesterday afternoon. Investigators are talking to witnesses and gatheri