A return to school for virginias Second Largest School District today. Our Northern Virginia bureau reporter, david culver, takes us inside Prince William countys newest school on the first day of class. Reporter back to school here at Prince William county means a Brand New School for about 1400 High Schoolers who are at the new just opened colgan high school. For some we met, it means Holding Tight to a map just to figure out your way around. First i have to go in and i have to go immediately up the stairs to get to everything, geometry class. Reporter this sophomore navigating her educational journey. Even with the map i was getting lost at orientation. Reporter she and every other classmate here getting used to this new building, which is massive. A little bit nervous because this is a huge school. Its like ikea and combined. Reporter the High School Opens its doors as the center for fine and performing arts. It features a stateoftheart 1600seat theater, a main gym touting the shar
Governors gave it thought and consideration. While we did not have a unamious vote, an overwhelming positive response. Gail president hitt says he is delighted with the outcome. The race is still not over. Ucf still has a few hurdles to go, including approval from lawmakers and governor rick scott. Last year, the governor vetoed state money for the project. But this time, ucf is asking for less money from the state, 20 million. Another 20 million will come from ucf resources. And 20 million from the community, in which 16 Million Community dollars have already been raised. Coming up at 5 00, why one governor voted against the project. Live on the ucf campus, gail paschallbrown, wesh two news. Meredith the legislative they approved the downtown campus, it will be open in the fall of 2018. Summer a sanford sixyearold was killed when a gun she found under a sofa, went off. The man who was supposed to be watching her, has since been arrested for letting her play in the area where the gun c
Pinned in the vehicle and could not get out. The other teen, just because the doors wedged, he was trapped inside with the other guy, but both were talking and ok, not badly hurt, but did need to be taken to the hospital in two cases, one by hospital one by ambulance and the other by helicopter. They will be just fine, and whether or not there are any tickets issued after all of this , according to the florida Highway Patrol, is still in question. We have three teenage boys behaving badly, likely to get out of this lucky to get out of this, and an suv that needs a lot of work right now. Meredith more breaking news, this time in Volusia County. Deputies have arrested a brother and a sister in the theft of the girl scouts cashbox outside of walmart. Can see them arrested after they came back to deltona after a trip from north carolina. The box contained a 200 in cash. We will have more later. Jim tonight wesh 2 news investigates, a medical chopper never arrived for a badly burned man. Me
Northern Brevard County, through orange and it down into polk and osceola, spotty showers in those locations. Temperatures for most of us, lowtomid 60 s. It is cooler in ocala. That is because the rain has moved through. We are starting to feel some of that cooler air. 79, orlando. I will take you around county by county and talk to you about your forecast. Let s get a traffic update. Ted a couple of things happening on i4 eastbound. A right lane is blocked on the interstate. This is overnight road worked has not cleared yet. Live mary, eastbound is looking good between john young and colonial. Southbound on the right side, you will lose the lane for about a mile. Jazmin right now, police are investigating an overnight crash. Detectives say a man ran into the road and was hit right two cars. It happened on east Colonial Drive just after midnight. The westbound side of colonial was shut down for hours. The road is reopened. The victim was hit by a pickup truck and they believe the drive
Showers. 20 chance for rain. Very early in the morning. Then skies gradually scheer. And highs in the midtoupper 70s, sample sun, and no chance for rainfall. Kristin taking you live in longwood. Cars going away are heading westbound, cars towards you are heading east towards daytona beach. I4 is looking good all over. Every since we started the show at 5 00, things are looking good. Lots of green on i4. And taking a look at drive times. I4 east bound from jawng young, 3 minutess. If are you using the 408 this morning, rouse road to downtown, 10 minutes. Amy new this morning, the Orange County Sheriffs Office is investigating after reports of an explosion at a local speedway. John it happened at orlando speed world in east colonial in witnesses reported seeing a motorcycle explode. Were told that one person was taken to the hospital with significant injuries. Orange county Sheriffs Office said that the victim was working on the motorcycle when he was injured and that this is being treat