patrick them to add more than 6 million dollars in new equipment. :42-:45 kevin patrick/directo r of western laboratory of forensic science 14:20:41 with the ability to add more equipment rather than six examiners working on waiting in lane waiting on an instrumentation we have six pieces so you only have two people waiting in line 14:20:52 the new building will also make room for more examiners. chad harris, a laboratory forensic scientist, says it's a relief. :57-1:04 chad harris/laborato ry forensic scientist 14:30:00 the new building is definitely a great improvement over our old space it's much more spacious so we have room to grow and expand 14:30:07 the lab is also very busy handling the increase in meth related cases. it investigated 278 cases last year and now even designated a specific lab in the new building for meth. nat sound showing around 14:22:55 now they have an area to work ... our examiners examine a case and see what's relevant while construction at the expanded portion of the lab is complete ... crews are now working on renovations at finished this summer. in roa

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with built in the blue ridge, patrick mckee, wsls 10. if you have an idea for built in the blue ridge, let patrick know about the company. you can reach him through email or facebook. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) well, monday felt like a.monday. clouds, drizzle, fog.not the best way to start out the work week. and it looks like the threat for heavy rain will increase later tonight all the way through wednesday evening. tonight: rain forms, cool with patchy fog.lows in the upper 30s. tuesday: cloudy with periods of rain.chilly with highs in the low-to-mid 40s could be a midnight high.temperatu res we may get a break from the into tuesday evening, before another more intense round of rain moves late tuesday night and lasts through wednesday system on wednesday the threat for some storms as well.

and i'm patrick mckee. deadly storms caused destruction and power outages from louisiana to pennsylvania. virginia is under a state of emergency this morning. four died in the storm. three died... when a suspected tornado tore through the town of waverly. in appomatox county... a funnel cloud left an 8- to 10-mile path of destruction... killing one man whose home in evergreen was destroyed. state police say seven people people were injured... two seriously. we have live team coverage this morning... erin brookshier is in appomatox with a look at the damage and how people are recovering this morning. but we start with storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori.. kristina.. the storms may be gone... but now we're dealing today will be mostly cloudy and cooler with highs in the however, our west va. counties and counties boarding west va. will see scattered light snow showers. the wind will be a huge factor. we could have gusts over 50 mph, especially in our highest elevations west of the blue ridge parkwa

and i'm patrick mckee. another daytona 500 is in the books and a virginia native takes home the win. wsls 10's alyssa rae has a look at the action from "the great american race". # alyssa denny hamlin ends joe gibbs racing's 23 year drought at the daytona 500. jgr's last win in the "great american race" was in 1993 with dale jarrett. needless to say.. joe gibbs and his drivers wanted one of their cars in victory lane. vo this is how it happened. starting in front..rookie chase elliott.. the youngest pole-sitter in the history of the daytona 500 at 20 years old. -but his time in the lead was short lived.. the #24 car gets slides across the track to the infield. he finished 37h. -trouble for america's favorite.. dale earnhardt junior.. he's won twice at daytona but would not today.. he goes hard into the inside wall.. he did not return. some of the fans not handling that too well. -another wreck...danica patrick and greg biffle collide.. that sends patrick on a wild ride through the infield. -and on the final

and i'm patrick mckee. recovery effort continue this morning after multiple tornadoes touched down across the commonwealth. the national weather service says an ef-3 tornado hit in appomattox county. that is the strongest tornado that area has ever seen in the month of february. a total of four people were killed in virginia... dozens of others 60- this morning we are still following school closings and delays... appomattox county schools are still closed. pocahontas and greenbrier county west virginia are operating on a delayed schedule. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now with more on the forecast.. kristina? # today will start windy. the wind will gradually weaken through this evening. temperatures will top out in the lower 40s. tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the upper 20s saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s. sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s and lower 60s. monday looks partly to mostly cloudy with a few showers in our western

i feel like everybody has a little patrick bate man in them. road in traffic and you thought horrible things and maybe screamed them knowing people wouldn't hear you. but i think the real trick with patrick bateman is not to bring it home with you. >> seth: right. like when you're preparing for the role. because you have a wife. >> i do. >> seth: and so she wouldn't be super psyched if patrick bateman came home every night. >> no. she just wakes up in the night and i'm sitting up staring at her asleep. she's like, "go back to 'the choice' character." [ light laughter ] >> seth: i like "the choice" guy more than this weirdo. >> yeah. >> seth: you also -- you've been in, obviously, other violent things. "abraham lincoln vamp --" what was it, vampire hunter? >> yeah, vampires. abraham lincoln and vampires >> seth: yeah. >> and, uh -- >> seth: and then you were also in "bloody, bloody andrew jackson" which was a fantastic rock musical, but also very -- about andrew jackson, obviously another pretty violent person. what it is about you that people k

and i'm patrick mckee. storm team ten meteorologist kristina? upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s and i'm patrick mckee. traffic report. a judge will start hearing evidence in the trial against ashley white this morning. judge bradley finch made the unusual decision to grant a change of venue request... after many jurors were ruled out. after the judge's decision to move the trial to another jurisdiction ... the prosecution asked for a bench trial in pulaski county... instead of a jury trial. the defense agreed... which means judge finch will now decide white's fate. legal experts say both sides could view this as a victory.. but the lack of a jury most likely benefits the defen

including patrick county... that were hit by an e-f one tornado. so far... the guard is focusing on debris removal efforts... like clearing blocked roads. an aerial team is also on stand-by to help with damage assessment. the town of waverly in sussex three of the storm's four deaths come from the small town. we turn now to kerri o-brien... who talks to residents about the loss. a trail of debris and devastion... pieces of metal, wood and insulation all scattered about in this area not far from where three people were killed. today i spoke with some of the folks who found the victims. pkg allison matthews/waver ly resident 49:04 "he was like it in the bathtub, get in the bathtub and me, her and the two year olds jumped in the bathtub, he was throwing blankets over the top of us and by the time he did that he was like everything's gone, the sheds gone, everything is gone, it was like 45 seconds." allison matthews and aulbrie senn were shocked to see the destruction around their family's home, it had happened so quickly. 51:17 aulbrie "we never got a warning w

as wsls 10's patrick mckee explains ... roanoke valley based magnets u-s-a helps businesses advertise with products built in the blue ridge. patrick mckee/wsls 10 - 00-0:14 if you're like me, you have magents all over your refrigerator. taken or maybe it's a calendar from your insurance agent or business card from your realtor. some of those magnets decorating your kitchen are built in the blue ridge. nats for a quarter century, vinton based magnets usa works to make businesses across the u.s. and canada spread their message out one magnet at a time. 24-28 dale turner/founder, magnets usa we do marketing products like magnetic calendars, we do sports schedules. 1014 the products come in all shapes and sizes with content that fits an individual need. these are some of our calendar products. what we do is, the top part is the magnet, and we print the customers information here and then we have over 20 different designs of calendars. the designs cover everything from quotes to calendars, sport schedules and recipes. every year

jenna, patrick. >> it certainly does. and it's hard work. it doesn't look like it would be but it is. >> yes. thanks so much. >>> reminder this morning that this winter weather can turn the last storm we had just a few weeks ago. during that snowstorm almost 50 people died across the nation. at least a dozen of those deaths happened here in the commonwealth. >> four of those 12 deaths were people who had be shoveling snow. a professor died while shoveling at his home. five others died from hypothermia, including people in wise and henry counties. take this seriously. take breaks. and check on your friends and neighbors. once you get your driveway cleared it's a nice gesture to walk next door and help them if they're struggling. >>> the best news of all is eventually this stuff is going to melt away. maybe sooner rather than later as kristina has great news down the road in your forecast. good morning. >> good morning. yes. the great news, temperatures are in the 60s this weekend. for right now it is a winter wonderland. winter storm warning

wsls 10's patrick mckee tells us what's next for the company. patrick mckee/wsls :00- :08 the product catalog for sayre enterprises continues to expand, now with five different product lines that are built in the blue ridge. sayre enterprises got its start when founder scott sayre was in the military. part of his uniform wasn't functional, so he invented the boot blouser. that the soldiers used to wrap around the bottom of their pants to keep their pants inside of their boots all day long. it was much more comfortable that what we used to wear which was an elastic band with metal rings." they've sold seven million over the last three decades. the boot blouser's success helped sayre develop new product lines. scott sayre/sayre enterprises :43-:47 we figured out early on, that in order to keep people employed, we had to think of new products and get new customers. the drive to keep people employed lead the company into outdoor wear, outdoor gear, tactical accessories and reflective wear. our reflective line has grown a lot. i invented the machine

patrick mckee. in the allegheny highlands... the accumulation was lighter than expected, but packed snow on roads and ice are still making driving treacherous. driving treacherous. w-s-l-s 10's rob manch is in covington this morning... rob, tell us what it's like out there?### i'll tell you what i wouldn't want to drive in this mess. the rain is coming down pretty hard at this point which means low visibility for cars on the road. vo: vdot has already reported a minor accident that happened on interstate 64 in allegheny county earlier this morning around 2-30 that has the right shoulder closed. so definitely be careful if you have to make it out this morning. for those vdot crews that have been battling this storm since yesterday. it is washing all the salt and brine solution off the roads, so like you said if the temperature drops below freezing, ice could be a major concern. tag: of course we will continue to keep you updated this morning on conditions here in the covington area, but just like yesterday, if you conditions caus

and i'm patrick mckee. national signing day is in the books. wsls 10's john appicello has a look at the u-v-a and virginia tech recruits.# appy on cam good morning everybody.. the future of college programs across the nation..hinge...o n wednesday's national signing day haul. and the hokies begin the fuente era....with a 21 talented newcomers. sot justin fuente/hokies head coach:"fuente:s till we still will have a high priority on the state of virginia and i think you'll continue to see that throughout my tenure here i'm proud of the kids they decided to stay close to home and play virginia tech." bud foster/hokies defensive coordinator:"...i t's been a lot of hard work of mixing you know me being a part of the previous staff and hang on to some people and then to attack in this thing with the new staff it's been very exciting we had a good day today and and i look forward to working with the young men. vo while the hokies were gaining a losing an assistant coach.. virginia tech's defensive secondary coach...torrian gray-is moving to the univer

senior nick patrick is a pro at making his own home brew.. but he is quickly finding out how much more it would take to thrive as a professional. nick patrick virginia tech senior 1:05-1:18 if i ever wanted to open a brewery, if i had gone in with the mindset of it would be as simple as brewing a five- gallon batch, been blown out of the water, and the brewery would have failed instantly. it's all students here for now.. but the hope is that eventually this will be a collaboration space for local beer makers as well. in blacksburg bethany teague wsls 10. dr. stanley jones/superinte ndent: "we have struggled in terms of meeting the target." a danville elementary school is about to lose something no school ever wants to lose. what it is and what's being done to get it back. danv the school district has already taken steps to help the school get back on track. as wsls 10's colter anstaett explains .. the district is confident re- accreditation won't take long. it's learning as usual for students at woodberry hills elementary school. but, that le

wsls 10's patrick mckee gives us a look at what's going on round town. break out your beachwear and head to bissett park in radford for the new river polar plunge. those brave enough to take the leap will head into the chilly waters of the new river. events kicks off at 10:30 with the plunge happening at 12:30. it's $50 to take the plunge with proceeds fullscreen head to smith mountain lake for the winterfest 10 miler and snowball 5k. the 10 miler starts at 10 a.m. with the 5k beginning at 10:15 a.m. both events begin at bernard's landing. if you're a fan of girl scout cookies, head to dunbar middle school in lynchburg from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for cookie fest. the family friendly event has inflatables, karaoke, face painting and of course, cookies. tickets are $5. if you're already thinking about summer, head to the berglund center this weekend for the roanoke boat show. dealers will be there showing the latest technology with more than 250 boats on display. admission is free on friday and $7.50 on saturday and sunday. with a look at what's happening round

and i'm patrick mckee. southwest virginia is starting to bounce back from the winter storm that dropped a dangerous combination of snow and ice across the region. this is a live look at the star city from our downtown roanoke skycam. as you can see... for more on what to expect in the day ahead... storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? today: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 40s tonight: partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s thursday: with highs in the middle 40s friday: sun & clouds with highs in the upper 40s & lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday: isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s monday: scattered showers possible with highs in the low to middle 50s time now for your timesaver widespread power outages continues to be a big concern across southwest virginia this morning. it could take three to four days before all power is restored. right now... the ice brought trees and powerlines down. at one point close t

and i'm patrick mckee. a strong storm system hits the south.... severe storms and tornadoes tore through the gulf coast on tuesday. storms mangled trailers at an rv park, ripped off roofs from buildings and killed at least three people in louisiana and mississippi. this same system is heading towards southwest virginia. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now with more on what to expect . kristina?### storms .flooding possible.highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s thursday: windy with highs in the middle 40s.power outages possible due to strong wind. light snow & rain showers for the highest elevations in our western counties mainly west va counties and counties boarding west va friday: breezy with highs in the lower 40s.. light snow & rain showers for the highest elevations in our western counties mainly west va counties and counties boarding west va saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s sunday: sun & clouds with highs new this morning... an investigation continues after a h

patrick coming up this weekend on virginia today ... the editor of bridebook talks about the latest issue and what brides will find inside. she also unveils the new cover for the magazine. plus ... roanoke's rich railroad history will be on full display for one night only. how you can experience the star city's history through a unique ballet. join us this weekend on virginia today from six to eight a-m right here on wsls 10. jonathan will have another check of your storm team 10 forecast in just a few minutes. then ... girl scout cookie season is here. plus we talk with last year's top selling scout ... about her sunshine and eventually warmth will dominate the upcoming weekend. after a day in the 40s with wall to wall sunshine by the afternoon on saturday, we crank up the thermostat to the low to mid 60s on sunday. tonight: partly clear with lows in the mid to upper 20s. saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40s. sunday: mostly sunny and warm the relative warmth continues through the early portion of the new work week

and i'm patrick mckee. a tough loss for v-m-i. wsls 10's john appicello has the highlights.# appy vmi in so-con action tonight... tonight they host a conference contender...in etsu.. vo east tenn state's head coach steve forbes is a former wichita state assistant under roanoke native gregg marshall.. tonight..at vmi... it's the bucs ge'lawn guyn for 3 of his 20...... etsu with a second half lead.. vmi..trying to hang in there..it's tim marshall for 3.. peterson but it wasn't enough to hold off the bucs.. etsu the win...71-60. vo coach dennis wolff and the hokies women back in acc play against georgia tech.. virginia tech breakin the press it's sidney cook for 3 of her nine... this game was tied at 20 at the half.. second half...the jackets got to katarina voot--ku-vich a jr..from serbia...she can shooti it...she had 15 to lead georgia tech.. and the jackets pull away second half...for a 51-34 win. the virginia tech women now 2-7 in the acc.. appy virginia's malcolm brogdon...finish ed with 27 points wednesday..one shy of his caree

patrick mckee. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? wednesday: heavy rain likely morning & early afternoon . late-day clearing with highs in increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the lower 50s monday: wintry mix possible.highs in the lower 40s heavy rain likely morning & early afternoon . late-day time now for your timesaver traffic report. morning... in the murder trial of waynesboro reserve police captain kevin quick. quick was reported missing in february 2014. his body was found a week later in goochland county. investigators say quick was shot in the head. six suspected gang members are facing charges.. four of them are charged in the murder two are accused of being the gang's ring leaders in the racketeering conspiracy. 87 people were brought back in tuesday for phase two of jury selection... and it t

and patrick counties are also reporting outages. an early morning fire in bedford leaves 3 people without a home. the bedford county department of fire and rescue says it received the call of smoke coming from a home off shepherds store road ... around 4:15 a-m. when crews got there ... they found the attached garage on fire. crews say the fire spread to the rest of the house before it was put out. no one was hurt. crews estimated damages to the house at about 200-thousand dollars. the bedford county fire marshal's office along with the homeowner's insurance company determined the fire started from a heat lamp in the garage. now to a story you'll see first on wsls 10. a 40-million dollar expansion at the western lab of forensic science in roanoke is now complete. this lab is one of the busiest in the state averaging 15-thousand cases a year. the director of the western lab says the extra space allows them to add more than 6 the new building will also make room for more examiners. the lab is also very busy handling the increase in me

that comes from patrick kane. kane. second in the league. >> eddie: kane starts the whole simple play. from our weather tech robo cam. kane fires it. circles the wagon. quick shot, kane on the right part of your screen. he finds the back of the net. >> pierre: not fancy. just hard. there is no room there. >> eddie: i thought he banked that in off of devan dubnyk. no room there. of the buffalo, new york, native. leading scorer in the entire national hockey league. it started with a simple play by kane to fire that puck to the net. there's a second chance opportunity from nasty angle. >> doc: so the blackhawks have at least dented the scoreboard. darling flexes out the glove and grabs. van riemsdyk and toews get the assist on kane's 35th. he has 84 points. his career high is 88. mathematicians will tell you he's only four away from that. but we are a quarter of the season still to go. and that's why what crawford has fashioned this year with 32 wins is so impressive. high and lots of games down the stretch for him. >> edd

ef3, winds: 136- 165 path width: 400 yds width of length: 13 miles 7 injuries, 1 fatality 2 ararat in patrick county ef1, winds 95-105 path width: 0.5 miles path length: 1.75 miles no injuries our thoughts and prayers remain with all involved in yesterday's tornadoes. it was no doubt very windy on thursday, with some gusts over 50 mph. it will remain windy for us through friday. as a matter of fact, a wind advisory remains in effect for areas along and west of the parkway until 7:00a on friday. these are the locations that could continue to see wind gusts over 40 or 50 mph. in addition to the wind, we did have mountain snow showers today too. parts of the nrv and highlands did return to winter today, with the favored west slopes above 2000 feet picking up on a light accumulation in spots. that chance for coming together as one... helping those affected by the storm.. wsls ten's duke carter is live in appomattox county. duke -- a lot of young people are helping and volunteering .. particularly the football team. from friends of students who attend appomattox county high school... to football p

jenna and patrick? as the governor is touring that damage. trees >>> a few minutes ago we heard from the governor who is touring the state today. he is now out on the ground. giving us a first hand look at the extend of this damage. >> this is a lot of what we are seeing. we are seeing trees on top of anything you can imagine. homes ripped down to foundations in some cases. >> this is what the governor's office believe eight tornadoes that touched down along the common wealth. months. touched down. we are being told only 18,000 people still without power. >> we will continue our coverage of the tornado and the recovery throughout the day when where he not on the air with you you can head to our web site for the the very we continue team coverage of the deadly storms that ripped through virginia. hardest in areas here. >> seven people injured and four of those people already being released which is good news there. that is our time together here and noon, we are back at five daytime blue ridge is coming up daytime blue ridge.. i'm natalie faun

i'm...patrick mckee. and i'm...jenna zibton. this is the last full day of campaigning for presidential candidates before voters head to the polls on tuesday in new hampshire. right now democratic hopeful republican donald trump are in the lead by double digits. but after talking to voters there is a lot of indecision. nbc's tracie potts is there tracking the numbers... before the polls open tomorrow. trudging through snow... wet alleys... up stairs... and literally pounding the pavement we caught up with hillary clinton's team trying to make up her double- digit deficit here. sot: nancy shamban, clinton supporter :13 - :19 "people here that we've knocked on doors they really haven't made up their minds." the indecision... even worse for republicans. sot: marco rubio, r presidential candidate :22 - :29 "we have to win this election, we have to. if you vote for me, it you nominate me, we will win this election." more than 4 in 10 republicans told the university of massachusetts they could still change their minds. sot: michael lop

wsls 10's patrick mckee gives us a rare inside look at ply gem windows. for over 75 years, ply gem keeps the cold out of our homes and the heat in. "so these are insulated glass units. you have two panes of glass on each side. you have a spacer system and it does a variety of different things. it holds the heat in, the cold out and the uv rays, it keeps them from penetrating to the interior of the house." as the housing market in america continues to expand, so does the company. art steinhafel/ply gem windows president29-34 "we're continuing to expand this operation. it's in a key growth area for us. it gives us access to the northeast and the southeast for distribution of our products." patrick mckee/wsls 10 37-41 the process of making the windows takes less than a week. then they bring them here and ship them out. they will fill up 34 tractor trailers every day with windows to ship to customers. million square foot facility by more than 1,200 employees in a family atmosphere. brute bernard/ply gem windows 56-101 "it's fantastic. the camaraderie of the e

patrick mckee. >>> good afternoon. this is wsls. a bit of snow falling. >> a bit of a mix. mimi snow showers west of the blue ridge parkway and a few rain showers to the east. this is the pattern through the rest of the day and overnight. temperatures climb in the low to middle 40s this afternoon, then fall to the 30s by about 6:00 this evening. 34 degrees by 9:00. i'll be back in about 15 minutes with your full forecast. >>> thank you. the jury trial for the mother of noah thomas underway. she's charged with felony child abuse and neglect. her five-year-old son was found dead in a septic tank near the family's home last march. jury selection started this up to five days. his dad, paul thomas, also charged with felony child abuse neglect. his trial is set for march 9th. >>> now to another case we are following. the death of nicole level. her father sat down with dr. phil. that interview scheduled to interview -- to air on wednesday. this afternoon dr. phil joins us to discuss what came out during that interview. >> reporter: this case is drawing media attention nationwide,

a wind chill advisory is in from nelson, amherst, bedford, franklin, and patrick counties and points west from 11:00pm tonight through sunday at 10:00am. tonight: mountain snow showers taper off late, skies clear after midnight. cold & turning windy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. wind chills will be below zero in the mountains. saturday: partly to mostly sunny & blustery please bundle up! with highs in the middle 20s. sunday will see a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mid-to-upper 20s. the winds should weaken late saturday friday both look partly sunny and dry. temperatures is deliberating a verdict. the pulaski county mother is charged with three counts of felony child abuse and neglect in connection with the death of her son ... noah thomas. closing arguments from both sides wrapped up around 3-30 this afternoon. as the day started... the judge denied a defense motion to after that... the defense began its case. w-s-l-s ten's bethany teague was in court all day... and says white testified... and got emotional during her time on the stand. white said ... she previously

for wsls 10, i'm patrick mckee. be sure to tune in monday evening at six for the second part of "built in the blueridge" with wsls ten's patrick mckee. now to jonathan kegges with a look at our forecast. the arctic chill is settling in as we speak on this saturday. with the winds cranked up as the in the single digits all day long. winds begin to relax tonight, but actual temperatures dip into the upper single digits and low teens overnight. our attention then turns to a winter storm that looks to bring snow, ice, and rain to the area starting late sunday evening. saturday: few flakes early. partly cloudy and very cold. 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 precipitation type initially from sunday through monday morning. expec

jenna, patrick, kristina and jonathan will have the very latest on our winter storm warning. we'll also have live reports from across southwest virginia to help you with your morning commute. and, when we're not on the air ... just download the storm team 10 weather app or head to our new at 11 ... an explosion in bedford county sends two people to the hospital. it happened around 7:20 this evening near the 1300 block of rexford drive. according to the bedford county fire marshal's office ... initial reports say there was some type of explosion in a shed. the two people were sent to roanoke memorial hospital with non life threatening injuries. the incident remains under investigation. we're learning new details about a single car crash that left three people including a child dead in campbell county. according to virginia state police ... speed was a factor in the crash. both the driver and the passenger were not wearing seat belts. a one year old was secured in a child safety seat. all three died at the scene after their car ran off the road .. struck a mailbox and hit an em

and i'm patrick mckee. we're following school closings and delays as winter weather moves in for some. this is video from yesterday as snow moved across southwest virginia. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. tuesday: scattered light snow showers with highs in the upper 30s wednesday: light snow for our western counties.flurr ies for everyone else.highs in the lower 30s thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s friday: increasing clouds with highs in the upper 30s.late-day & overnight snow showers possible saturday: morning & early afternoon snow showers highs in the lower 30s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the lower 30s time now for your timesaver traffic report. we're continuing to follow the trial of ashley white.. the mother of a five year old who went missing nearly a year ago. after an extensive five day search in pulaski county, the boy-- noah thomas, was found in a septic tank on his family's property. investigators say he drowned.. with hypothermia cont

patrick mckee. and i'm... jenna zibton. the death toll from a double bombing in eastern baghdad has climbed to 73. police and health officials say several of the critically wounded died overnight... while 112 people remain in hospital. authorities say the first bomb ripped through the crowded market in a shiite district of the city. minutes later... a suicide bomber blew himself up... amid the crowd that had gathered at the site of the first bombing. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. the attack was the deadliest in a wave of recent explosions that have targeted commercial areas.# a member of the famed seal team six will receive the medal of honor today. senior chief edward byers, jr. was part of a hostage rescue mission operation in afghanistan in he and his team rescued a doctor who had been kidnapped by the taliban. byers is from ohio and has already earned two purple hearts after he was wounded in combat and five bronze stars for heroism. defense department leaders say byers is the first living seal to rece

and i'm patrick mckee. today is ground hog day and the people of punksutawney, pennsylvania are ready for their annual event. as the legend has it, if the ground hog sees his shadow winter will last another six since 19-88, phil has been right thirteen times.... but wrong fifteen times. last year, the groundhog saw his shadow. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina?### tuesday: cloudy with light rain & drizzle possible.highs in the middle 40s wednesday: heavy rain likely with isolated storms possible.highs in the lower 60s thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 40s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s saturday: partly cloudy with highs in the middle 40s sunday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s possible.highs in the middle 40s wednesday: heavy rain likely with isolated storms possible.highs in the lower 60s thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the time now for your timesaver the race for the white house is narrowing... after the iowa

and i'm patrick mckee. an unsettling forecast across southwest virginia. this is a live look at blacksburg from our virginia tech skycam. storm team ten meteorologist tuesday: rain showers with highs in the middle 40s wednesday: rain showers with highs in the lower 50s thursday: breezy with highs in the middle 40s.few morning showers west of the blue ridge parkway friday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 40s saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s sunday: sun & clouds with highs in the upper 40s the virginia supreme court will not hear the appeal of a lovingston man... convicted in connection to the death of alexis murphy. randy taylor's request was denied by the high court. in 2013... a jury found taylor guilty of the murder of nelson county teen alexis murphy. he was sentenced to two life sentences. taylor maintains his innocence a family member of alexis murphy says they're happy with the decision... but it doesn't bring them closure. they still want to know where to find her body. # the man charged with first degree murder in the death

wsls 10's patrick mckee gives us a look at what's going on round town. the smith mountain lake ymca hosts the battle of the paddle pickleball tournament. practice takes place on friday with the tournament on saturday. registration is required. cultural foundation holds its second annual soul food sampling in celebration of black history month. admission includes a food sampling, presentation on the history of soul food and a souvenir cookbook. the cost is $20 per person with samplings take place at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on saturday. botetourt county holds the first ever disc golf ice bowl saturday at the greenfield disc golf course. it's a day of disc golf no matter what the weather looks like. the entry fee is $20. registration starts at 8 a.m. and closes at 10 a.m. there will be raffles and prizes given away. proceeds from the event go to area charities. dinosaurs invade the berglund special events center this weekend at jurassic quest. more than fifty life-sized animated dinosaurs will be there to bring fun for all ages. tickets start at $19. the ev

a wind chill advisory is in from nelson, amherst, bedford, franklin, and patrick counties and points west from 11:00pm tonight through sunday at 10:00am. tonight: mountain snow showers taper off late, skies clear after midnight. cold & turning windy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. wind chills will be below zero in the mountains. saturday: partly to mostly sunny & blustery please bundle up! with highs in the middle 20s. sunday will see a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mid-to-upper 20s. the winds should weaken late saturday night into sunday. sunday night through tuesday we will be impacted by a dynamic and vigorous storm you can find your latest weather information -- including radar and future forecasts on our "storm team ten weather app." we're getting a first look tonight at the booking video of natalie keepers and david eisnehauer. these video clips from the montgomery county sheriff's office show the virginia tech students charged in connection with the stabbing death of 13- year-old nicole lovell as they were brought into the new river valley regional jail. you can

the national weather service has confirmed an e-f-1 tornado in patrick county. these are vivid images of the destruction left behind in ararat. national guard soldiers are stationed there tonight to assist with the clean-up. meanwhile .. appomattox county community members are helping one another. wsls 10's colter anstaett joins us now live. colter -- the animal shelter is without power and water tonight? running and do you have some power and some water now. but it's not the best and up until this afternoon they had been without power. that's why people like robin paulette have been donating water to the shelter. robin paulette, donating water to shelter: " so far .. no pets have been brought in from the storm. if your pet needs a place to go .. you can take it to the shelter. live in appomattox county .. colter we're learning "god's pit crew" will load trucks with relief supplies and head to appomattox tomorrow morning. the group plans to send blessing buckets .. gatorade .. and water around 10 a-m. g-p-c will also help with tree removal and other clean-up eff

nat sound deborah burgess is the creator and director of the chamber music series at patrick henry community college, which michelle dick is playing in. deborah burgess/chambe r music series director "it's participating." and, inspirational. deborah burgess "not to let the little obstacles, or even some very large obstacles hold you back, but to keep trying and keep moving forward to whatever your dream is." michelle says she hasn't yet relearned everything she lost, but says once she does she will continue to learn even more. nat sound in martinsville, colter anstaett, wsls 10. in your w-s-l-s ten timesaver traffic report... all major roadways look clear .. there are no major accidents or delays to report at this time. there's a new brew in blacksburg. coming up in a wsls ten consumer watch ... where you can find the new locally owned coffee house. but first ... here's a look at how some stocks of local interest the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in n

patrick ... kristina ... and erin tomorrow morning on virginia today for the latest in power outages and repairs ... and flooding. that's from 5 to 7 a-m. until then ... you can log onto our website ... wsls dot com ... for today's coverage ... the latest information. one of the suspects charged in connection to the disappearance of the lyon contest to a perjury charge. leslie engleking entered the plea in bedford county circuit court this morning. during the hearing ... commonwealth's attorney "randy krantz" said ... engleking testified twice and made false statements to protect his sister ... patricia welch. she's also charged with perjury in the case. katherine and sheila lyon went missing from a maryland mall 40-years ago. it's believed they were eventually brought to bedford county. engleking is scheduled to be sentenced on june 7-th. meanwhile ... a former bedford police officer who's facing child porn charges ... is granted bond. reached an agreement to set bond at 20- thousand dollars. as part of the

cobler is also a member of the smith river rescue squad in patrick county. now a look ahead to stories that will be making headlines tomorrow... patrick with snow in the forecast for some of us, we'll bring you the latest road conditions and school closings and delays. plus in 10 cares heart health, the importance of learning how to use defibrilators that can save someone's life. join us tuesday morning on virginia today from 5-7 a-m... look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, mmmm, yoplait. energy efficiency doesn't pick favorites. it should apply to everyone. i'm zach bacon with appalachian power. i'm an energy efficiency coordinator here in virginia. to me, it's all about being able to help our customers learn energy efficiency. this partnership with appalachian power allows us to touch more families in this region that really need it. (woman) when we first moved in, the house wasn't very livable. it had holes in the ceilings. it was very cold. they saved our house. (announcer) we may be a power company, but the true

essex and patrick counties. troops are helping distribute water in appomattox as well as clearing fallen trees. the guard also took to the skies by transporting emergency mangers and capturing images for damage estimates.### the appomattox community is continuing to cleanup after a violent ef-3 tornado. families in evergreen are still searching through the rubble of their homes - looking to salvage anything they can. many houses were leveled. but scattered throughout the like a sign that reads pray still standing on the second story of one home. one mother is thanking her painter for helpign save her son's life. daniel poole stayed home from school sick on wednesday. as the storm approached, his dog ran downstairs where chris wright was doing some painting. wright saw the storm was getting bad and told daniel to get in the closet. chris wright: "right before we slammed the door, everything dark and then it got light again and that's when the house lifted up on that end. and you could just feel the woosh." both s

width: 400 yds width of four football fields path length: 13 miles 7 injuries, 1 fatality 2 ararat in patrick county ef1, winds path width: 0.5 miles path length: 1.75 miles no injuries our thoughts and prayers remain with all involved in yesterday's tornadoes. it was no doubt very windy on thursday, with some gusts over 50 mph. it will remain windy for us through friday. as a matter of fact, a wind advisory remains in effect for areas along and west of the parkway until 7:00a on friday. these are the locations that could continue to see wind gusts over 40 or 50 mph. in addition to the wind, we did have mountain snow showers today too. parts of the nrv and highlands did return to winter today, with the favored west slopes above 2000 feet picking governor terry mcauliffe got a first hand look at the damage today. his first stop was in evergreen... where 100 homes are we walked along with him as he assessed the damage ... met with the national weather service and locals whose homes were damaged. he also toured the damage by helicopter for an aerial view. governor terry mcauliffe- "it's obviousl

and i'm patrick mckee. we're seeing dangerously we're seeing dangerously cold temperatues this weekend. and due to the extreme cold a peak power alert again today. customers are asked to conserve energy from 7 to 10 this morning. you can lower your thermostat... use less hot water... and avoid doing laundry. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing sunshine.windy with sunday valentine's day: starting mainly sunny.ending mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s monday: snow, ice & rain likely with highs in the lower 30s tuesday: early wintry mix then gradual clearing.highs in the lower 40s wednesday: increasing sunshine with highs in the middle 40s increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.light snow showers possible mainly nrv & highlands saturday: morning flurries possible. increasing time now for your timesaver traffi

and i'm patrick mckee. a big basketball rivalry is in the books. u-v-a and virginia tech collided in the latest edition of the commonwealth clash. wsls 10's john appicello explains how the tables were turned.### appy good morning everybody. buzz and the hokies..caught uva flatfooted at cassell and pulled the upset back in january tonight..last night... rematch at j-p-j.....where the wahoos..simply don't lose-- vo to a loud and proud john paul jones arena.. where jalen hudson...dials up a 3 ball... but uva...was running offense to perfection...13 buckets---on 12 assists first half.. including this malcolm brogdon 3...of his 12 and buzz..losses hudson in the first half..to an so coach bennett and company had to deal with chris clarke..who hasn't played since late dec..but returned tonight for virginia tech and added 11 points -- but the hokies trailed by a dozen at the half.. and uva...never looked back..4 in double figures isaiah wilkins had 14 and 4...mike toby 10... and anthony gil led uva with 16--- in the 67-49 uva win.. alyssa rae...is in charl

-another wreck...danica patrick and greg biffle collide.. that sends patrick on a wild roththh e infield. -and on the final lap.. matt kenseth leading.. denny hamlin goes to pass... kenseth.. his teammate.. tries to block him.. but does not. it's hamlin and martin truex junior racing to the end... but hamlin wins with a photo finish. here's a look at the top 10.. joe gibbs racing doing well here..3 drivers in the top 5 with hamlin 1st.. reigning sprint cup champion kyle busch 3rd and carl edwards 5th. while chase elliotts time in the big leagues today didn't last long.. he made his mark in the xfinity ty dillon was on the pole as the xfinity series opened its season at the "world center of speed".. daytona. -the daytona 500 pole sitter chase elliott leading the pack on the final lap.. last year's 500 winner joey logano on his tail.. logano tries to go outside of elliott .. there is contact but elliott holds on for the win.. logano would finish second. virginia tech has four remaining games in the regular season before the acc tournament begi

a wind chill advisory is in from nelson, amherst, bedford, franklin, and patrick counties and points west from 11:00pm tonight through sunday at 10:00am. tonight: mountain snow showers taper off late, skies clear after midnight. cold & turning windy with lows in the mid-to-upper teens. wind chills will be below zero in the mountains. saturday: partly to mostly sunny & blustery please bundle up! with highs in the middle 20s. natalie keepers and david eisnehauer. these video clips from the montgomery county sheriff's office show the virginia tech students charged in connection with the stabbing death of 13- year-old nicole lovell as they were brought into the jail. eisenhauer first appears in what looks like pajama pants and is then into the orange jail jumpsuit. he is charged with first-degree murder in the case. keepers .. who is charged with accessory before and after the fact to first-degree murder as well as improper disposal of a body .. is seen taking off her shoes and socks.. as she looks around the room. lovell as last seen january 27th. he rbody was found a few days later. in

patrick said the extra space allows them to add more than 6 million dollars in new equipment. kevin patrick/directo r of western laboratory of forensic science 14:20:41 with the ability to add more equipment rather than six examiners working on waiting in lane waiting on an instrumentation we have six pieces so you only the new building will also make room for more examiners. chad harris, a laboratory forensic scientist, says it's a relief. chad harris/laborato ry forensic scientist 14:30:00 the new building is definitely a great improvement over our old space it's much more spacious so we have room to grow and expand 14:30:07 the lab is also very busy handling the increase in meth related cases. it investigated 278 cases last year and now even designated a specific lab in the new building for meth. ananda rochita/roanok e "as part of the renovations, a former roanoke county school was demolished. however they were able to save 60,000 bricks to serve as benches outside. in roanoke ananda rochita wsls 10." widespread power outages continue to affect nearly 7- thousand people in

and i'm patrick mckee. after winter weather across southwest virginia, mostly sunny days are now expected. this is a live look at the star city from our downtown roanoke skycam. storm team ten meteorologist kristina montuori joins us now.. kristina? today: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s tonight: mostly clear with lows in the middle & upper 20s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s & lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with highs in the lower 60s sunday: isolated showers possible with highs in the lower 60s possible with highs in the middle 50s tuesday: in the upper 30s and lower 40s let's take a look at our timesaver sunny with highs in the middle tonight: mostly clear with lows in the middle & upper 20s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s & lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with at our timesaver traffic system this morning. as we follow breaking news in wythe county. police say interstate 81 is this morning. as we follow breaking news in wythe county. police say interstate 81

i'm patrick mckee. and i'm jenna zibton. the high school basketball post season reaches the conference semi final round. wsls 10's john appicello has a look at the action.# 10....it's and i'm jenna zibton. the high school basketball post season reaches the conference semi final round. wsls 10's john appicello has a look at the action.# good morning..everybo dy conference tournament hoops action is heating up. and last night...semifinal action.. we'll check in with the boys 4a---conference 24. the four seed salem..at the top seed...william byrd. terriers...a well oiled machine.. watch the tic...tac....ryan dippel ...with machine likeecision...e spartans yo hangound.. it's trev ltoannon davis...who creates somea and hits the 3. b rd...kept coming..dylan avely for 3 more.. byrd vances...55-38 the final. rls conference 24 m...william fleming hosting laski co. ach champ hubbd's troopsnning wt stretch it's cienna bryanstop pop 3 om e corner. ter...off the miss it's jrllory bates...up and in for o r.laski getshis taylorckerson....