We are here with matt vaugner are he is here taking pertures, he lives quarter mile away from this fire. How were you first alerted about this . I was at work and a little after 4 00 and someone came in and told us about it and started seeing all the fire trucks and the police cars and ambulances going down the road, and then i stepped outside and i saw what was the biggest smoke i ever seen in my life. A huge cloud. Reporter tell me, what does this mean to your community . [inaudible] noreen all right, we are having trouble with that live shot. Some technical difficulties. We will go back to courtney as soon as we can get that fixed. Of course as the temperature goes down outside, we are hiking it up inside our home. If you were not cautious you could pave the way for a fire. We talked to experts warm and safe. Toll stole live in danville. First, if you were using your fireplace for the first time this season. Have is professionally inspected. It can have an oil buildup that can cause
Water and getting everything contained. 11pattie tight make sure to stick with us for the latest on the fire. In the next half hour we hear from johnson about what they know concerning a potential cause for the blaze. 3 3 3 mona tight today more witness will take the stand in the trial of ashley white. Yesterday, prosecutors painted the picture of a filthy and unsafe environment during her bench trial. Shes charged with felony child abuse and neglect. Her 5yearold son noah thomas. Was found dead last march in a septic tank. In Opening Statements the ruling prosecutor told the court. White admitted she had lied about leaving her children at home the sunday morning she reported noah missing. There was a lot of discussion during testimony about the septic tank and the lid. Several investigators testified the lid was on the tank when they went to look for noah. 3 3 pattie tight new this morning. Just in the last couple of hours we learned about 2 people being shot in danville. Right now, w
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