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
Scene. Important to remember most of these are volunteer firefighters out here tonight. And they will be working through the night. Crews say there are a lot of debris piles from demolition that will take a while to burn out. A big concern here is the tempertures and making sure the water lines are not freezing. Stay with us on wdbj7 mornin and wdbj7 dot com for the latest. Live in brookneal, Danielle Staub wdbj7 a pedestrian was taken to the hospital tonight after being hit by a vehicle in roanoke. According to the Roanoke Police Department Facebook page, the person was hit around 8 15 p. M. In the 500 block of orange avenue. A westbound lane of orange avenue is closed between Williamson Road and plantation road. Police say the driver stopped. An investigation is underway. Upas chris mentioned it is a out there bro hell write it about twenty degrees right now temperatures are falling fast skies are clear the winds of calm down a little bit and that just lets any continuing years just
Weather tomorrow. Forher and a a a a a an a in that yes nokia already very cold temperatures in place is there we have seen yet to feel like temperatures in the Single Digits and below zero for many along and west of the blue ridge and its feeling like negative two degrees off i am blacksburg nine in lewisburg electric seventeen in hot springs so be sure you would do whatever you can do to dave works because we are going to stay very cold over the next twelve hours temperatures tomorrow afternoon will only fay mills over twenty city sure you dress appropriately as are having operating valentines day plans the good news is the snow will hold off for sunday afternoon at five till sunday night will be our first few snowflakes its all from this this am that swinging through the upper level trough that would bring it down to the south and east you can see right now are the code uswere the snow is falling across the code us doubts i live in parts of illinois that is the same system. No impac
We now know who will be the democratic candidate for roanokes next mayor. Last night, sherman lea came out on top in the mayoral primary over fellow longtime councilman david trinkle. He won by a little more than a hundred votes. Thousands voted at roanokes Berglund Center for the nominees that will be may. Currently, three City Council Seats are up for grabs as is the the large crowd was unexpected which caused several problems. Happy about waiting others were glad to see a good turnout. Those in charge say the process was challenging and couldve went Stephen Niamke democratic chairman we could of changed the poll book so that we had more of them and divided them differently instead of just dividing them by letter we could have divided them by number. There were forty nine thousand people registered. We could divided that a little bit differently freeda cathcart, anita price and Trish White Boyd will be the democrats on the city council ballot. More information on an accident in campb
Weekend and very cold conditions combined with that window make it feel like zero to almost twenty below in some the Higher Elevations and again that windchill advisories is going to ten a. M. On sunday valentines day look at your our our forecast Early Saturday Morning temperatures drop to rent seventeen and the rona valley but its can feel closer negative winds as we go through the day around eighty degrees by noon again thats the air temperatures it feel lot colder than that warming up only into the 20s and low 20s at that a lot of areas will never get out in the teens tomorrow clear skies and lighter winds will start to pick up as the year this system moves through and him tracking our next wet weather maker that comes align different forms not just snow the first part of the will commence and snow early monday morning and him transition to more of a wintry mix as the day goes on that religious of snow and sleet before transitions to some ice will go over that let you know our and