Roanoke county still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. Youre looking at the scene along route 220 and webb road wednesday night. Roanoke county officials tell wfxr news a car being chased by Virginia State police from Franklin County crashed, flipped, and caught on fire. Police sent the dogs after one of the people inside the vehicle who ran from police. Its still not clear why state police were chasing the car. Well continue to follow this story and keep you updated as we get any new information into the newsroom. A strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. Weak upper shortwaves will move across themountains through tonight resulting in scattered snow showers andsnow flurries. A clipper system will cross our region on friday with some light snow accumulations. Especially in with wind chill values expected in the single digits, danville utilities is asking its customers to conserve power during peak p
Thursday, february 18th. Thanks for making good day virginia part of your morning. Im january keaton and im kyle benjamin. Were continuing to follow the latest on that tractor trailer accident out of wythe county this morning. That accident still causing delays near milker marker 86. This is a live look from a vdot camera near that mile marker. Right now, the all northbound lanes remain closed at this time. Southbound lanes are back up and going. Traffic is backed up for around 2 miles and is being diverted off at exit 84 then back onto 81 north at exit 86. So give yourself a little time if your travels take you through that area. In henry county a woman who had been missing since wednesday afternoon is in the hospital after she was deputies tell wfxr news that 62yearold Bernice Proctor was found in a wooded area near her apartment at around 4this morning. She was transported to Memorial Hospital of martinsville and henry county for treatment. Medical personnel there are treating her f
Benjamin. Im kyle virginia. Good day for choosing thank you 26th friday, february morning, its good good morning, its friday, february 26th thank you for choosing good day virginia. Im kyle benjamin. And im january keaton. Residents will continue to salvage anything they can in appomattox county once the sun rises later this morning two days after the Severe Weather rocked small communities across central virginia. National Weather Service officials confirming an ef3 tornado did touch down. This is appomattox county since 1950. Governor mcauliffe was in appomattox county on thursday to tour the damage left behind by the tornado. He visited the white pine drive area and spoke to people who live there. Wednesdays tornado destroyed many of their homes. Governor mcauliffe said he couldnt believe the destruction and is relieved people took shelter when they did. If this had happened in the middle of the night, ill tell you this, fatalities would have been way up. The kids were in school the
Were also following a developing story out of henry county deputies there want to know if youve seen this woman 62yearold bernice proctor. Shes from ruckersville and is 5 feet 10 inches tall, around 130 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Shortly before 430, on wednesday, deputies received a call about a suspicious car parked near old Liberty Drive in martinsville. Deputies say that vehicle does belong to proctor. Family members say they havent heard from proctor and did not know her whereabouts. Again, take a good look at this photo of bernice proctor. The Henry County Sheriffs Office and Virginia State police are actively searching for her right now. Anyone with information on proctors whereabouts is asked to call 911. Appalachian power crews continue to work on Power Outages caused by monday nights ice storm. Less than 10 precent of the nearly 50,000 customers who lost power earlier this week remain without power this morning. Wfxrs Taylor Kanost is in Roanoke County with the
Thanks for being with us. Im bill wadell. This bitter cold weather is affecting a lot of peoples plans this weekend. Heres a live look outside from atop our studios here in Roanoke County. The temps will continue to plummet the winds expected to kick up then some of us will see snow. Taylors here with us. This is one of those weekends where its a good idea to limit how much time youll be spending outside. Layers will be the key this weekend, bill. A wind chill advisory will go into effect in about an hour for most of the viewing area including roanoke. Wind chill values have already dropped near zero in hot springs, and are forecast to reach that mark in the lower elevations later tonight. Winds are howling out there in roanoke, wytheville, have to tonight. Well let you know how long the chill will stick around in just a few minutes. Alright taylor thanks. Well check back with you in about in Pulaski County a judge finds ashley white guilty of abuse and neglect. The Roanoke Times says