Apple fights the governments attempts to worm its way into a suspected terrorists cellphone. Protecting your familywe see how a modest investment could save the most priceless things in your life. Thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its thursday february 18. Im january keaton. And im kyle benjamin. We start this morning with a Traffic Alert out of wythe county. A tractor trailer accident near mile marker 86 on interstate 81 is causing major delays right now. All northbound lanes are closed. , along with the south Left Shoulder and south left lane. Traffic is backed up for around 2 miles. Traffic is being diverted off at exit 84 then back onto 81 first this morning a developing story out of henry county we have a breaking development on a story we have been bringing you this morning. Police in henry county sayd they have found a missing woman. Deputies found Bernice Proctor in a wooded area near old Liberty Drive in martinsville. Her car was found in the area earlier. She was take
Thursday, february 18th. Thanks for making good day virginia part of your morning. Im january keaton and im kyle benjamin. Were continuing to follow the latest on that tractor trailer accident out of wythe county this morning. That accident still causing delays near milker marker 86. This is a live look from a vdot camera near that mile marker. Right now, the all northbound lanes remain closed at this time. Southbound lanes are back up and going. Traffic is backed up for around 2 miles and is being diverted off at exit 84 then back onto 81 north at exit 86. So give yourself a little time if your travels take you through that area. In henry county a woman who had been missing since wednesday afternoon is in the hospital after she was deputies tell wfxr news that 62yearold Bernice Proctor was found in a wooded area near her apartment at around 4this morning. She was transported to Memorial Hospital of martinsville and henry county for treatment. Medical personnel there are treating her f
Were also following a developing story out of henry county deputies there want to know if youve seen this woman 62yearold bernice proctor. Shes from ruckersville and is 5 feet 10 inches tall, around 130 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. Shortly before 430, on wednesday, deputies received a call about a suspicious car parked near old Liberty Drive in martinsville. Deputies say that vehicle does belong to proctor. Family members say they havent heard from proctor and did not know her whereabouts. Again, take a good look at this photo of bernice proctor. The Henry County Sheriffs Office and Virginia State police are actively searching for her right now. Anyone with information on proctors whereabouts is asked to call 911. Appalachian power crews continue to work on Power Outages caused by monday nights ice storm. Less than 10 precent of the nearly 50,000 customers who lost power earlier this week remain without power this morning. Wfxrs Taylor Kanost is in Roanoke County with the
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
For updates on this story when we are not on the air. You can visit our website at wsls dotcom. A Wythe County School is closed tod. After a water line break. The superintendent says they closed Sheffey Elementary School this morning. He says there were minor leaks. But were still able to cut water on and off as needed. Including meals. And letting students use the bathroom. The superintendent says they were not able to turn the water on and off today because of a part needed. So they decided to cancel class. They expect it to be fixed today. And classes will resume tomorrow. There is an alert system for parents. But they did not send anything out because they were able to have water as needed. Roanoke county schools administrators are updating crisis policies. This comes after last weeks shooting threat at northside high wasnt community meeting. Schools spokesperson Chuck Lionberger says the perception of a threat is a new thing theyre having to deal with. They are in the process righ