Who came to pick up their children from Hargrave Military Academy. They say the moment they received an email from the school they dropped everything to make sure their children were safe. Olga kearns billups, mother of student we drove up here from charlotte as soon as possible we knew we needed to get here to pick up mark. 6 they hope the threat was only a hoax. Breanna caviness, local resident it could be kids just playing pranks unfortunately but i mean that is one of the top military schools in the nation if im not mistaken, 7 but Law Enforcement isnt taking any chances. Even k9 officers were on hand. Everyone is hoping for the best, while preparing for the worstolga kearns billups, mother of student were just praying, theyll just continue to monitor the situation and it will all turn out well for the school and the whole community. 73 3 mona plasma classes there are cancelled for the right now Law Enforcement officials are assessing the situation. 3 mona tight the schools preside
Attorneys office or icac. Mcalexander was assigned a special prosecutor from the Attorney Generals Office in richmond. Wes nance deputy commonwealths attorney 09 when theres a member of local Law Enforcement that is charged or even accused of a crime, our office has to remove itself from consideration. Whit tight mcalexanders next court date is this friday. 3 3 pattie box one of the people connected to the lyon sisters case in Bedford County has pleaded no contest to perjury. Yesterday, leslie engleking, senior admitted he lied to a grand jury investigating the case of the missing sisters, to protect his sister, patricia welch. Her husband, richard welch, is being called a person of interest in the case. Patricia welch is also charged with perjuring herself before the same grand jury. Engleking faces up to 10 years in prison. 3 whit an iraq war veteran is recovering after he says he was brutally attacked outside a d. C. Fastfood restaurant. The incident occurred late last week at a mcd
Transition to all rain for the morning as temperatures continue to climb. The rain will be heavy at times. Some areas could pick up 1 with locally higher amounts. Please be careful and use extra caution on the slushy and slick roads. We will have to watch for minor flooding for the first part of your tuesday as the water will have nowhere to go due to the snow. Skies will begin to clear by lunchtime with the sun making an appearance. Temperatures warm into the upper 40s to even the lower 50s on the southside. A few isolated showers are possible late tonight as another clipper system moves over the area. Lows fall into the lower 30s. Wednesday will be a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the 3pattie vdot is still recommending people stay off the roads, until this ice melts. Their crews have been working 12 hour shifts. But, if you have to be out. Heres what you need to know. Make sure your car is winterized and safe for driving in bad weather. Take it slow and allow for extra time. Lea
We have Team Coverage of the storm damage in appomattox. You just saw melissa in our Weather Center. And Mona Kosar Abdi and tola adamson are live on the scene in appomattox right now to give us an idea of whats 3 going on there. First were checking in with mona. 3 sot3 pattie plasma that was Mona Kosar Abdi reporting. 3 3 3 pattie this morning we are getting another look at the devestation in appomattox from the sky. Central virginia Aerial Solutions shot this footage. You can see all the damage trees knocked over even uprooted in some cases. Authorities say. The tornado left a 13mile path of destruction. 3 pattie tight video like frightening. Just to look at. Now imagine living it. An appomattox teen still cant believe. Hes alive. Right in front of his eyes. 15yearold daniel poole watched a tornado destroy his entire home. Valerie bragg has his miraculous story of survival. 3 nat pop that would be the kitchen. torn to pieces. nat pop the big dresser, that was my moms. And i told you
Now to give us an idea of whats going on there. First were checking in with tola. 3 that was tola 3 adamson reporting. Now we are sending it over to Melissa Le Fevre who has been in the Weather Center tracking the latest. Melissa . 3 3 remember the coat as you head out the doortemperatures are starting out in the 30s this morning. Friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. High temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. Winds wont be as strong as yesterday, but we could still weekend forecast looks 3 picture perfect for 3 any outdoor plans. 3 pattie appomattox wasnt the only place hit hard by the Severe Weather. In waverly, three people were killed, including a two year old. Three people were killed there including a two year old. One man Desmond Gardner was in his car when it all came through. Desmond gardner witness not actually the tornado but from all the power lines falling there was like a big ball of fire