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 PoliceDepartment 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 pursit reached speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour. A state trooper originally tried to pull him over for speeding through boones mill. The teen is believed to be a runaway and armed, but not conisdered a threat to the public. Were learning new details in the death of noah thomas. The trial for his mother, ashley white, continues this morning. Shes accused of child abuse and neglect and admits she left noah and his infant sister home alone when he disappeared in march. He was later found dead in a septic tank. Wdbj7s justin ward reports something not made public before that white saw the five yearold previously stand on that tank. In an interview with investigator billy ritter from the Pulaski CountySheriffs Office ashley white said it should have been bolted, saying looking back on all the things i should have done, but didnt. Ritter said in Court Thursday he boyfriend paul thomas twice after noah was found dead. He was one of 12 witnesses giving the judge a more detailed account of what happened the day noah was first reported missing on march 22nd. When investigators arrived, an fbi agent said cigarette smoke poured out of the home some investigators had to wear masks because of the smell. A picture of a closet inside the home showed what another Law Enforcement witness said was consistant with an indoor marijuana grow operation. White gave investigators a false account of what happened the morning noah went missing first telling them noah and his infant sister joined white taking thomas to work. She later said they left the kids at home. Her lawyer, kelsey bulger, questioned her landlord on a septic tank job he did the year before. Gary meadows says another tank was damaged and rerouted to the tank behind whites home. He never had an inspector from the department of health check his work which is required by state law. Say there was only one screw on the lid when they first looked in the tank using medal detectors to look for more screws but finding none. A deputy says the lid was easy to move when they first started the search for noah. But it was several days later when he was discovered inside. An assistant medical examiner says he drowned after getting hypothermia. In pulaski, justin ward, wdbj7 its anouther day of bitterly cold weather, and it will continue over the weekend. Plus theres more snow on the way next week heres Leo Hirsbrunner with all mountains and toward southwestern virginia so dont be surprised by that forecast today low to mid thirties for the Roanoke Valley isolated snow shower over toward Lynchburg Center virginia maybe a flurry mid thirties southern virginia couple snow showers low to mid 30s through the newer valley southwest your the better chance seeing some of those snow showers, temperatures in the 20s low to mid 30s and up toward the highlands greenbrier valley a West Virginia twenties low thirties with the best chance of seeing those snow showers on and off today seven day planner were talking weather impact days saturday and sunday because the bitterly cold, temperatures temperatures in the low to mid twenties saturday mid to upper twenties sunday boat the wind feeling colder than that an and monday and tuesday weather impact days because that next winter storm heading in our direction and this system actually has turned a little bit slower than a little bit warmer meaning less snow more sleet and maybe even some plain old rain mix new this Morning Police are investigating a shooting in danville. It happened just after 2 this morning in the 100 block of two people were shot in their arms, while driving through the intersection of first street and abbott street. Both were taken to the hospital. Call police if you have any information. One person is out of their home after a fire in Roanoke County. Several fire stations responded and had to truck in water to put the fire out on green hill drive yesterday afternoon. At first, crews thought someone was inside the house but it was empty. Firefighters worked inside to fight the flames, and one of them had a scare. Brian clingenpeel Roanoke County fire spokesman we did have one firefighter who fell through two floors he was on the second floor and he fell into the basement but he was able to selfextricate himself to get back outside and he is ok he has been checked out by ems and hes already returned back to work. The Fire Department says its crews train for that type of situation frequently. The fire caused 120thousand dollars in damage. An Apartment Fire in lexintgon has several washington and lee students out of a home. Noah duncan says he was asleep wednesday morning went off. Investigators say the fire was likely caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. Duncan says he and his roommates nearly lost everything. Noah duncan student all of my clothes, books and school supplies. I was able to maybe rescue my laptop, phone, wallet and passport. Thats about it the students are currently staying with friends. Firefighters in one part of Bedford County are talking about hydrants, following a problem that happened over the weekend. Crews had trouble battling a fire on declaration terrace in forest sunday, because the nearest hydrant wouldnt open. Around 900 hydrants are spread around the forest area and, until now, they havent undergone any regular maintenance. This week the Bedford Regional Water Authority started talks with the forest volunteer Fire Department about a maintenance program. Megan aubrey Water AuthorityCommunications Coordinator it would be a joint effort and collaboration between the forest Fire Department and the brwa, to make sure hydrants are in good working order and able to be opened easily. Already exist in the town of bedford and stewartsville. Maintenance in those areas is handled by volunteer firefighters, according to the Water Authority. The danville Fire Department has 90 Carbon Monoxide detectors ready to give out for free. They were bought with a grant donation from walmart. The detectors will be handed out on a firstcome, firstserve basis to those who qualify. Singlefamily homes occupied by Senior Citizens and children take first priority. To request one, call the danville Fire Department, or stop by the stations headquarters on lynn street during normal business hours. Bundle up as you head outside to start your car this morning. Your first i hometown traffic report is coming up after the break. A new bill just passed by the state senate could change reckless driving laws in virginia. And lynchburg mayor Mike Gillette believes its time for a change. Why he says hes not running for re election to city council. With valentines day just around the corner were talking pizza, wine, and chocolate wdbj7 mornin 35. Bridge work could slow you down on i 81 in wythe county. The southbound right lane is blocked now near the i77 interchange. It should reopen at noon. The sandy river Road Construction in henry county is expected to come to an end soon. In the meantime, that road is closed in both directions from philpott highway to cozy lane. This project was originally supposed to finish last month but crews got behind. Its now scheduled to finish next friday. The city of danville is pretreating roads today to prepare for monday and tuesdays winter storm potential. Crews are doing this so early because lower. The state senate has passed a bill that would keep some drivers from being charged with reckless driving. The measure passed with support from both parties. Under the current law, those going 20 miles over the speed limit or 80 miles an hour can be charged. In 2010 the state raised the speed limit for some highways to 70 miles an hour. Supporters of this new bill say drivers going 81 in those cases shouldnt face such a harsh punishment. The former treasurer for the disabled American Veterans chapter in salem is guilty of embezzlement. Jim clem pleaded no contest yersterday afternoon to taking thousands of dollars from the charity. Wdbj7 broke the story over the summer when clem was indicted. He admits he stole 21 thousand dollars in all. State police puts the total amount closer to 30 thousand. Records given to wdbj7 show clem used a dav credit card for personal expenses like clothes, gas, food and trips. Prison and will be sentenced in april. Botetourt county is ready to move two slave houses to their new location. One of the houses is already on a flatbed truck. The relocation has caused controversy with people who live in the county and preservationists, who claim the county is disturbing history and not recognizing the possible grave sites on the land. Last week, the county hired team of archaelogists studied the land and said no graves were found. The houses could be moved as early as next week. Lynchburgs mayor is imposing a term limit on himself. Mike gillette has decided not to run for reelection to city council. He says turnover is good in elected office and he thinks its time for fresh leadership in the city. Gillette points to the new heritage high school, currently under construction, as one of his greatest accomplishments. He says leaving council will give him more time to focus on his family and his consulting business. Mayor Mike Gillette i lynchburg who knows what the future might bring. I hope there are ways i can continue to contribute to the community. Im sure there will be something out there that takes my attention and energy, finding out what that is, but i have no specific plans at this point. Gillette has served on Lynchburg City Council since 2004. He succeeded joan foster as mayor in 2012. Some changes are coming to the grandin theater in roanoke. Well tell you what they are, coming up after the break. And, why not get an Associates Degree along with your High School Diploma . What one School System is doing to teamwill looking out live through our Mill Mountain camera were finding relatively quiet conditions across the Roanoke Valley chilly twenty one degrees twenty lynchburg twenty sixteen Danville Blacksburg coming in at nineteen a little wider picture twenty seven bristol eighteen charlottesville in fifteen is you had out toward washington dc finding couple snow showers across the border counties would North Carolina a bigger massive snow showers beginning to enter kentucky now swing through our area later this morning into the see a snow shower today my get a quick burst lowers visibilitymaybe a quick coding or so back toward the mountains a West Virginia far southWest Virginia might see a quick coating to inch or two before its all said and done. Overall though mostly cloudy with those snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s. Here you go for monday scenario number one storm system a little farther inland and its a little slower in arrival time meaning the snow wont last that long snow transition over to sleet freezing rain and maybe even some plain old rain before comes to an and may switch back to a little snow as it exits the region scenario number two a storm system a little farther to the south and east meaning a little more cold air locked in place. Theyll give us a little longer snow for that transition to a looks like any case will be mixing with sleet freezing rain and some plain old rain maybe a couple of inches before that switchover. Nothing like storm we had in january today mostly cloudy snow showers temperatures in the low to mid thirties head out tonight its can a be snow showers through the evening then decreasing clouds teens will do it seven day planner dangerously Cold Saturday and sunday twenties for highs Single Digits globes and then that wintry weather mass heads our way, monday into tuesday before really start warming up as we head toward wednesday and roanokes grandin theatre is getting a fresh look, with improvements to the facade and front entrance. The project includes new doors, a new box office, new marble footers out front and new windows above the entrance. But the design is inspired by the original facade in 1932. Ian fortier Grandin Theatre Foundation executive director we started looking at some old pictures when we decided we were going to move foreward with this project, and even though this box office is a little bigger than the original one in 1932 moving it back to the center of the facade puts it back in line with what its original look was like and we had a very strong interest in doing that. Ian fortier says the main goal of the renovation is to make it easer to get in and out of the will confirm for the community that the grandin theatre is moving in the right direction. The theater has stayed open during the renovations. And the work should be completed by the end of the month. A new program in Alleghany County will let High School Students graduate with both a diploma and an Associates Degree. The Early High SchoolCollege Program starts this fall, thanks to a partnership between the county School System and dabney s. Lancaster community college. The accelerated curriculum is like the areas Governors School except instead of stem classes, qualified students are taking collegelevel general studies courses. Gene kotulka alleghany schools superintendent our students at Alleghany High School are able to enroll in this program where in may they would graduate, the seniors would graduate, with their High School Diploma and their Associates Degree. School leaders say that with room and board, the Program Offers a savings of over 40thousand dollars. In sports, an nba player takes some time away from the game to come back a special honor. Area today. Highs top out in the mid 30s. Troy daniels takes a break from his nba schedule to come back to roanoke for his jersey retirement at William Fleming high school. Plus radfords Mens Basketball Team picksup a huge road win over the top Big South Team in the conference. Heres karen loftus with more. Good morning everyone, im karen loftus with your look at sports. It was a special night thursday at william troy daniels jersey. Daniels, who is now a guard for the Charlotte Hornets, graduated from fleming in 2009, then wenton to star at vcu under shaka smart. Hes in his 3rd season in the nba, and made it back to his hometown for the ceremony, during halftime of the colonels basketball game. Troy daniels, Charlotte Hornets guard, its an honor. Just to get my jersey retired here, it means a lot. It feels like yesterday i was at the park dreaming about this moment. And now its finally happened. I have my family here, my friends, so its a great feeling. I was just a young kid. A young kid with a lot of dreams. My dreams happened to come true just because i believed. When i talk to kids from this area, i tell them, just keep dreaming. You want to be the president of the United States or the author of a book, just keep dreaming and it could come true. Onto action from that game. Fleming hosting northside. The colonels taking the early lead in this one, as devin wilson gets the kickout and drains the 3. But comingback the other way, the vikings respond with a 3 of their own. Nick price to george bright from beyond goeson an 11oh run to surge ahead. Price capping that off with another 3ball. The vikings up by 8 early. In the se