Burn at the dan river mills plant in brookneal. The fire started yesterday around 3 30 and the smoke could be seen for miles. The plant has been closed for a few years, but crews had been working to recycle some of the material from the building. We still do not know what started the fire. But crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. A person had to go the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in roanoke. According to the Roanoke Police Department Facebook page, that person was hit around 8 15 last night while walking along the 500 block of orange avenue. Police say the driver stopped. Stay with wdbj7 for more details Virginia State police says its following a new lead in the search for the 15 yearold who wrecked a car in Roanoke County after a police chase wednesday night. Four passengers were taken to the that lead was discovered after investigators again searched for the teen near the roanoke Franklin County line yesterday. The pu
Westbound crossed center line and struck vehicle head on traveling eastbound two drivers were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. Weve just learned in the last 5 minutes that one of the drivers, 19 year old Kayla Simmons of Roanoke County, has died. Neither car had any passengers. Investigators say drugs and alcohol possibly may have been a factor. People can bypass on temple drive. Well bring you more information on this crash as we get it. Live in vinton, Christian Heilman wdbj7 a reminder now of how cold it will be tomorrow. Startedwatching sunday morning if we get down the record right now are projecting somewhere between seven and nine degrees and the wind is also an issue windchill advisory is up through a sunday morning because the winds kick him in this cold air gets involved. It really is very uncomfortable with the windchill right now around the region you can see that it is quite cold in the mountains they were from zero to six most of the eye eighty one quarters r
River mills plant in brookneal. The fire started yesterday around 3 30 and the smoke could be seen for miles. The plant has been closed for a few years, but crews had been working to recycle some of the material from the building. We still do not know what started the fire. But crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. Virginia state police says its following a new lead in the search for the 15 yearold who wrecked a car in Roanoke County after a police chase wednesday night. Four passengers were taken to the hospital. That lead was discovered after investigators again searched for the teen near the roanoke Franklin County line yesterday. The pursit reached speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour. A state trooper originally tried to pull him over for speeding through boones mill. The teen is believed to be a runaway and armed, but not conisdered a threat to the public. Kimberly good morning everyone Winter Weather advisories are up for taz
Just one person is dead after a deadly crash in vinton involving two cars. It happened late last night. Crews arrived at the scene on hardy road near temple drive. A vehicle traveling westbound crossed the center line and struck another vehicle headon traveling east. Rushed to the hospital with serious one of the drivers, 19 year old Kayla Simmons of Roanoke County, died as a result of her injuries. Passengers. Investigators say drugs and alcohol may have played a role in the crash. Well bring you more it both on the air and on our website at wdbj7dotcom. Late yesterday afternoon a Pulaski County judge ruled ashley white abused and neglected her children. Wdbj7s justin ward tells us what white said happened the day her son noah thomas went missing nearly a year ago. Ashley whites lawyers had nothing to say friday afternoon just moments after judge Bradley Finch ruled white is guilty of three counts of child abuse and neglect. Finch said this was a disaster waiting to happen. White admi
The home. A forsenic toxicologist says the impact nicotene could have on a child could be extremely harmful. We also heard from the man who pumped the septic tank where noah was found. He said officers were standing nearby when his body was discovered. He also said there was a pair of rubber boots floating around inside also. About 11 witnesses have testified so far about what they heard and saw inside the home during the investigation including an undercover investigator from the Claytor Lake Drug Task force. He never went inside the home. When the commonweath presented him a picture of a closet of whites house he said it was consistant with an inside marijuana growing operation. Another investigator said she found a small wooden box in a cabinet with a pipe and a leafy green substance inside. Ashley white told investigators she took her boyfried to work with her kids in the car the morning noah went missing then she retracted that story. How did the truth . She confessed they left th