Earlier this morning. The fire crews were called to the scene around 4 00 and they found the heavy smoke and flames coming from the structure. That structure was vacant at that time. The fire was so intense it spread to a nearby home there on the south side of that home, and caused firefighters to evacuate that home. Six people were nearby home. They were evacuated. They got out safely. The firefighters will be here for quite some time. Fighting the fire was a challenge this morning. One of the things that happen, wires are burning off and we had wires lying in theal lie side of this and we had to be cautious in the approach because of the live wires in the past few days we have seen quite a few fires in the sherman park neighborhood. Whether or not that is connected to what has been going on over the weekend it is unclear. Right now we have no cause of this fire. Tim, thank you. There is a Large Police Presence in sherman park in the neighborhood the police made a few arrests and foll
It is determined the the home was empty at the time. The fire spread to a nearby home. Six people were inside of the home at the time. They were evacuated. I spoke with the family this morning and everyone is okay. They are thankful thern able to get out in time no. Mention of a cause here this morning. Authorities are saying it is too early to tell. We are staying on the scene and bring you updated information that we come morning. Reporting live from the north side 12 news this morning. Tim, thank you. Authorities were out in full force overnight in the sherman park neighborhood. There were no other acts of violence or vandalism. Several people were arrested overnight. Again, we are told there were no mentioned. Authorities took two big steps to cut down on the number of people walking in the park, including putting up fences. Thema is live near sherman and burleigh. Thema . Well, melinda, we are outside of this bp gas station that burned down saturday night. You are seeing the damag
Curfew in effect. It will be lifted about 30 minutes from now. Thats one Precaution Police took to keep crowds from gathering again in the sherman park neighborhood. That curfew applies to everyone 17 and under unless a parent or guardian is with them. The curfew is active from 10 00 p. M. Until 5 00 a. M. And people who violate it could face a fine up to 200. Mayor tom barrett and police chief ed flynn held a News Conference overnight to give an update. The vast preponderance of the community in this neighborhood has responded to pit messaging and is clearly not interested in doing damage to where they live. What really has been a major support of support has been the faith community. The Community Groups who have been out there continuously to make this a safe situation. The curfew for everyone 17 and under will continue at night until further notice and then starting at the end of the month, milwaukees Normal School year curfew of 10 00 p. M. Will begin. They wrapped a fence around
Advisories for yancey, mitchell. Elsewhere, not quite that cold but still very, very uncomfortable if youre out for too long. We are down to 20 right now in asheville. Burnsville 18. Newland 10 degrees. 17 in morganton. You add the wind chill factor in that. Feeling like 10 right now in asheville. 4 below in boone. Thats where its dangerous. 24 in forest city. We are looking at a very cold overnight and cold valentines day morning as well. Starting out at 15 degrees at 8 oclock. Cloudy and 22 at 10 00 a. M. 26 at noon. Layer up if youre going to be out in the morning. Upstate cold at 22 degrees at 8 oclock. 28 at 10 00. 33 degrees at noon. We have a winter storm watch kicking in tomorrow evening through monday for all of us in the mountains and the Northern Tier of the upstate and coming up, ill tell you much more about the mix of snow and ice. Coming up our, frank. Frank drivers across the mountains already had some trouble getting out the door this morning. Fresh snow made for slick
He died unexpectedly while on a hunting trip in west texas and this morning his jurist legacy will forever be remembered. By far the most conservative jurist on the Supreme Courtpe influenced a generation of you judges, lawyers and students and profoundly shaped the legal landscape. Put your left hand on the baseball. Scalia, nominated by Ronald Reagan in 1986, serving 30 years on the bench, known to many as the anchor of the conservative wing of the Supreme Court, he will forever be remembered for his strict interpretation and staunch defense of the constitution. Republican president ial candidates reacting during saturday nights debate. This is a tremendous blow to conservativism and a tree blow, frankly, to our country. He will go down as one of the great justices in the history of this republic. The longest serving justice on the Current United States Supreme Court died in his sleep of natural causes. Half staff outside the Supreme Court to honor scalia. This is as a political batt