Work scheduled for interchange project postponed because of the weather. Vdot announced that lane closures would be put in place from tonight until to 6 tomorrow morning for the northbound lanes of interstate 58. Exit 3c off i 581 was also scheduled to be closed for three vdot says it will reschedule the work. New at noon david bowers will not run for congress. Seeking the nomination for the 9th district congressional seat, which is currently held by republican morgan griffith. Bowers says he decided not to run, because he couldnt overcome the thought of representing a district where he doesnt live. He announced in november that he would not run for re election as mayor of roanoke. Instead, he says he plans to re open his law practice fulltime. The murder trial for Demetrius Wade is scheduled to start today in roanoke. He is charged with two counts of murder, after a shooting on shenandoah avenue in january of last year. Two men died in that shooting, and four others got hurt. Another
Go out tomorrow and vote in nevada. If we nominate someone that 40 to 50 of our party cant stand, we are going to lose. Trump and rubio dont want to defend their records. They scream liar, liar, liar. Meanwhile the democrats are gearing up for south carolina. Secretary clinton seems to be adopting more and more of the positions that we have advocated. Thats good. The u. S. And russia announced that a cessation of hostilities in syria will come into effect at midnight on february 27th. In michigan, uber driver jason dalton confessed to an attack that killed six people. Microsoft founder bill gates is weighing in on apples standoff with the fbi. They say theyre fighting it because theres no such thing as a onetime only fix. No tech company is ever going to volunteer information. Wild scene on a california street where a Small Plane Crash incredibly the pilot walked away. The crane caught fire and collapsed at a construction site in melbourne, australia. All that in washington, a portrait
Right now. The controversy over former slave thank you for choosing good day virginia. Its tuesday february 23 im kyle benjamin. And im january keaton. A Community Meeting between parents and School Officials got heated at northside high school. That meeting comes after a threat last week at the school, that parents say wasnt handled properly. Wfxrs solina lewis has reaction from parents and a response from School Officials. Mother nature is once again causing problems for us here in central and southwest virginia. After last weeks snow and rain, we could see some problems in the wfxr news area. Meteorologist taylor monitoring the possiblity for flooding. Ill start with the good news this is just rain. Thankfully temperatures are staying above freezing this morning so we dont have to deal with any freezing rain or snow. Now the bad news is we moist southeast winds aloft will run over the top of a cool wedgeof High Pressure at the surface. Resulting in rain across theregion tonight wedn
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
Plus. The man accused of going on a shooting rampage in michigan. Appears in court. And. The Radford Police department receives thousands of dollars to upgrade its equipment. How the money will be used to help keep the community safe. Good evening, and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at seven. Im lindsey ward. And im dawn jefferies. A roanoke man charged in connection with a double murder changes his stance midtrial. Demetrius wade is facing murder and firearms charges involving the deaths of ronald ramey and lenard hamlett. January 2015 in shenandoah avenue. Wade initially pleaded not guilty to his charges. But changed his mind this afternoon and pleaded no contest. Wsls 10s ananda rochita has more. Ananda rochita roanok e prosecutors talked about some of the evidence they wouldve presented today like witness testimonies. Witnesses say wade was angry when someone hit him in the head that night and then he started firing. Evidence he was firing at someone specifically they were quote