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. 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 hospital. 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. Kimberly good morning everyone Winter Weather advisories are up for taz
Consider borrowing 40Million Dollars to build a middle school and gymnasium for students in the northwestern part of the county. Wdbj7s tim saunders is live in bedford with a preview of tonights meeting. Jean, School Leaders have been talking about this project for a long time and tonight theyre hoping they need to move forward. Supervisors will consider a resolution on construction of a school and a competition gym for 40million of that amount would be borrowed. The board cast a similar vote last june, limiting the project to 38million. Since then three new members have been elected. Some members of the school board have said the project cant be done for 38million and tonight theyll get support from parents like john messier, who plans to speak at the meeting in favor of the larger amount. John messier parent we need to let the five supervisors who are in favor of the project at 100 of the funding know that we support them and appreciate that, and the other two supervisors we need to
The trial for ashley white will continue tomorrow but without a jury. Accepted a compromise from the commonwealths attorney and whites bench trial instead of a jury trial. White is charged neglect. Thomas was found dead in a septic tank near the familys Pulaski County home. Kelsey bulger, her attorney, said it was impossible to seat a jury in Pulaski County because so many people know about the case either through media or social media. Both sides waived a jury trial. This comes after the court interviewed 66 potential jurors in two days and and filled its jury pool. Jurors were they said they had an opinion or had heard about the case. Were learning more about the relationship between Nicole Lovell and the man accused of killing her. The Washington Post reports that a friend of lovells says she called David Eisenhauer her boyfriend and talked about running away with him. Eisenhauer is charged with abduction and first degree murder. Natalie keepers is also charged in connection to the
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Gate where customers are without power. Kimberly, here in iron gate you can tell the power outage is causing some confusion. Were at a gas station where weve seen a number of people drive in, look around, and leave. Thats because were told this sign up here is lit 24 7, but right now, because of the power, its off. There are more than 11,000 dominion virginia customers without power statewide. 419 of them here in alleghany county. And 383 in botetourt county. Crews are working on 16 projects between the two counties. Folks we talked to gate went out around 7am this morning. David well i sleep by the radio and when the radio when off i woke up when the house went silent, i woke up. I still got heat in the house, i got gas logs in the living room so heat for Dominion Virginia Power customers, power should be restored by midnight. For bath alleghany customers were and 143 in bath live in iron gate, amanda kenney, wdbj7. Thousand people are without power in henry county. Heavy winds knocke