Marco rubio. Coming to our area. How you can get events before super tuesday. Then drone dilemma1 06 sot to get the maximum amount they can out of this little bitty plot of land. The highs and lows for farmers looking for help from above. Thanks for being us tonight at ten, im bill wadell. This weekend a lot of cleanup and questions about an alert system after the tornado that wrecked dozens of homes in appomattox county. Reveal 1f. E. M. A officials arrived today to survey the damage in evergreen. Reveal 2appomattox county schools are expected to reopen for classes monday morning. One polling place for super tuesday has been moved. Central Baptist Church was damaged by the ef 3 tornado. Anyone who was set to vote there can cast their ballot at Friendship Baptist chuch. Reveal 3and today we learned 3 thousand people who signed up for automated phone calls from alert appomattox never got the call about the Tornado Warning wednesday. The 911 us they are focused on recovery and clean up r
Staff. So, we treat this very, very seriously. The school has also declared this weekend an open weekend for cadets, meaning cadets will be allowed to leave campus. Meanwhile. Roanoke county police find no validity to a threat at northside high school. According to a Roanoke County spokeswoman an anonymous phone call was received at the high school on wednesday afternoon. Concerns over the threat spread to social media. The School Resource officer investigated and didnt find a credible threat. Two police cars patrolled the entrance until about 10 this morning. Parents were notified shortly after. Eric inmon, parent it was a hoax. But, at that time we didnt know. I would rather have a missed day and make up a few classes than have to go to a funeral. The superintendent excused all absences for the day. A spokeperson for the School System says. The district handles every incident on a case by case basis, and that their first concern is the safety of its students. Held monday night inside
Area could flirt with 70 degrees out ahead of a storm system that will change some things by the end of this work week. That system arrives late tuesday night bringing the chance for rain and thunderstorms through the first part of wednesday. Behind that system will come a shot of colder air for thursday and friday. Late our top story this morning. A Virginia Police officer is dead this morning after being shot and on her frist day back with the department. Officer Ashley Guindon died after being shot saturday night. She and two other Prince William county officers were on the scene of a domestic dispute in woodbridge when they were shot. The altercation between the officers who and the suspect began. Police say another woman was found dead at the scene when they arrived. Meanwhile, two officers remain in the hospital recovering from their injuries. Members of the Prince William county Police Department and other First Responders lined the streets to honor the newly sworn officer kille
Want to take the chance at the time. Numerous facebook posts regarding a rumored shooting caught the attention of many. Roanoke county police say this rumor began from students talking about a threat on a school bus and then spread to social media. Its why parent eric inmon like others kept his son, a senior at northside high school, home. His frustration stems from the School System not informing parents of this situation until the time kids were leaving for school. In fact, he says it was social media and wsls10 that first alerted him. Parents had a right to be afraid for their children. School shooting i know were taken seriously, even threats. But, the parents should have been notified at the point the school knew so we can make up our own minds on how to keep our children safe. The School Systems spokesperson tells us in light of todays unusual circumstances the superintendent has agreed to excuse all absences. To be informed, but did not want to create more panic. The schools spo
The heavy freezing rain added weight to the limbs and power lines last night causing a lot of damage. There are still thousands of people in the dark this evening and appalachian power continues to work hard on restoring it as soon as possible. Rising rivers and creeks are also a concern with the rapid snow melt and the heavy rain from last night. As you can see behind me, tinker creek is moving at a swift pace. Reporting live from roanoke alan auglis wsls10. Crews in roanoke city faced flooding for the morning commute and worked to remove fallen trees and downed power lines throughout the afternoon. Wsls tens Erin Brookshier has a look at some of the cleanup as temperatures warm up and the snow continues to melt, many people are spending today assessing the damage from this mornings ice storm. Throughout the morning, drivers faced dozens of street closures, from fallen trees and downed power lines, like this one on williamson road. Iris kaltenbaugh started her s uv to get it warmed up