After that. The defense began its case. Wsls tens Bethany Teague was in court all day. And says white testified. And got emotional during her time on the stand. White said. She previously told noah not to play on the septic tank lid because she was afraid it would crack but said. She never inspected it herself. The defense also called a Health Department representative to the stand. He said a childproof lid is required for the type of septic tank that was in the familys yard. The Health Department representative said. The septic tank was the landlords responsibility. White also admitted to leaving noah and his little sister home alone when taking paul thomas to work. Thats because she said the kids were asleep. And she didnt want to disturb them. White also said she was on a medication at the time. To help her with her drug dependency. She says she voluntarily sought out treatment and counseling for the problem. Wsls tens Bethany Teague is still in court. And will bring us an update on
Want to take the chance at the time. Numerous facebook posts regarding a rumored shooting caught the attention of many. Roanoke county police say this rumor began from students talking about a threat on a school bus and then spread to social media. Its why parent eric inmon like others kept his son, a senior at northside high school, home. His frustration stems from the School System not informing parents of this situation until the time kids were leaving for school. In fact, he says it was social media and wsls10 that first alerted him. Parents had a right to be afraid for their children. School shooting i know were taken seriously, even threats. But, the parents should have been notified at the point the school knew so we can make up our own minds on how to keep our children safe. The School Systems spokesperson tells us in light of todays unusual circumstances the superintendent has agreed to excuse all absences. To be informed, but did not want to create more panic. The schools spo
Highs in the mid 20s with wind chills in the Single Digits. Saturday night partly cloudy and cold with lows around 10. Sunday partly cloudy and cold. Not as windy with highs in the mid to upper 20s. Light snow develops later sunday evening. Snow becomes moderate at times overnight sunday and into monday morning. Snow looks to be the dominate precipitation type initially from sunday through monday morning. Expect the monday morning commute to be impacted. Late monday morning top story this morning. One woman is dead after a head on collision in roanoke county. It happened around nine pm in the 22hundred block of hardy road. Police say 19 yearold Nicole Simmons was killed after her vehicle crossed the center line and hit another vehicle head on. The other driver, 33year old cristopher hash was taken to the hospital to be treated. Authorities believe drugs and alcohol could have been a factor in the crash. A lynchburg man remains behind bars after being connected to a joint Child Exploita
To keep the area safe. George 3 3 3 danner pots3 as people begin to assess the damage and recover what they can after the tornado hit appomattox county, several organizations are giving their support. Gleaning for the world is one of those lending a helping hand. Courtney wheaton joins us live with the latest on those efforts. Courtney . 3 3 3 danner pots tonight new information coming in about what to do with the debris left behind from the tornado. Dont take it to trash collection or convience centers. Do take it to the appomattox county landfill. Theyve increased their hours to accommodate the need. The site is being staffed by the National Guard and a regional hazmat National Guard and staffed by the need. Accommodate the hours to appomattox convience centers. Trash collection or dont take it to from the tornado. Debris left behind coming in about information tonight 3 3 danner pots tonight new information coming in about what to do with the debris left behind from the tornado. Don
Moments ago. Judge Bradley Finch said that ashley white deliberately left her two Children Home alone the morning that noah went missing. He said the conditions in her trailer were deplorable. He also said ashley white confessed that she saw noah standing on top of the septic tank about a month before he died. She told him to never do that again because she was afraid he would break the lid. He said when ashley white went to sleep that morning and left her kids unattended, even though she was still with them in the home, she should have known that they she slept. Commonwealth attorney mike fleenor did not want to go on to us after the verdict. He said, quote i believe ashley white received a served. Something caused noah to fall into the septic tank. There is no evidence that ashley white deliberately killed noah, but her lack of supervision certainly caused his death. When asked about parents fall asleep while their kids are in the home and therefore charged with the crime, fleenor sa