Thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its thursday february 11. Im january keaton and im kyle benjamin. We start this morning in Roanoke County were still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to the hospital. This is what the scene looked like along route 220 and webb road on 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 used a canine unit and helicopter to look for the driver of the car. Who took off after the crash. State police say the chase began after troopers tried to pull the car over for reckless driving. Kyle and jason at wx posa strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move east tonight 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 fridaywith some light snow accumulations. E crews at the
Thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its thursday february 11. Im january keaton and im kyle benjamin. We start this morning in 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 used a canine unit and helicopter to look for the driver of the crash. State police say the chase began after troopers tried to pull the car over for reckless driving. Kyle and jason at wx posa the ohio valley will move east thank you thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its thursday february 11. Im january keaton and im kyle benjamin. We start this morning in Roanoke County still waiting for new information on a wreck that sent four people to in danville a man has been was involved in an Armed Robbery. Jov hall was charged yesterday
Holding too much traffic. Tonight we investigate whats putting the breaks on the construction plan for eye 73. Anda false alarm had some shoppers all wet inside of the valley view mall. Details on one stores fire system malfunction that left shoppers all wet. Alsohotel make over. Roanokes most will get a face liftplans to spruce up the place. Around this area, we get around this around this area, we get more crowded every day, people going to roanoke every day. Sometimes you have to wait almost five minutes to pull out in the road. Route 220 is one of the busiest and congested roads in our region. There have been plans to end the traffic headaches with the construction of a new interstate. That would also run through several states. To the south, North Carolina already wrapped up a big chunk of the project, South Carolina has plans to begin construction next year. Even started. In fact, plans interstate 73 have been stalled for the past 20 years. The plan is to have eye73 run through 6
Once again, live for a hearing on last months waste water spill at the Gold King Mine in colorado. A couple of house committees this morning will hear testimony on capitol hill from epa Administrator Gina Mccarthy and a number of tribal officials from the Navajo Nation, just one area affected by that spill. The spill contaminated rivers in kol co colorado, new mexico and utah and in the Navajo Nation. Yesterday, Gina Mccarthy testified before a Senate Committee and she defended the epas response to the spill and their cleanup efforts. The epa has suspended cleanup work and site investigations at ten polluted mining complexes in four states because of conditions that are similar to those that led to the spill in colorado. The four sites are in colorado, three in california. A couple in montana and one in missouri. This hearing should get under way in just a moment. This is live coverage on cspan3. Committee on oversight and government reform and the committee on nagtural resources have
There does not appear to be an intruder in the house. When asked if the deaths were being treated as a murdersuicide, he said only that it was an ongoing investigation. John sheridan was a well respected state administrator and attorney and lobbyist and his wife joyce was a retired school teacher, the statement by their four sons readed in part, the death of our parents leave a hole in our hearts and our family that can never be filled. We cannot fathom or explain their passing. They said the news was an arson fire was tragic, still unanswer tonight who set the fire and how did the couple die and why . Im nora muchanic, channel 6 action news. Nora thank you. Turning to a developing story at the tioganicetown neighborhood. A 6yearold boy has died after being struck by a car here, it unfolded at 15th and pacific streets this afternoon. The child was pronounced dead and the driver responsible did remain at the scene, police did not make any arrests. We are also following a story out of wa