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And ice this morning. Yesterday many people got lucky with yesterday many people got lucky with yesterday many people got lucky with the timing of the storm and that it fell on a holiday when many people were already off work and out of school. But thats not the case today, and this latest round of winter storm may cause many headaches for people today. Wdbj7s shayne dwyer is live in Downtown Roanoke for us this morning. Morning, and most importantly how are the roads . Kimberly its downright dangerous out here. The primary roads are in as good as shape as they can be, the plow crews have been working all through the night to get those clear. But there is a lot of standing water and slush on the roads. My 15 minute commute into work this morning took me over 30 minutes. If you went slow yesterday, try to go about half that speed today. Kimberly ice can come out of no where and turn a normal day into a power crews are very on power lines and trees. More than 14 thousand outages reported
There were additional officers on campus yesterday as well. Classes were not canceled because authorities couldnt verify the threats. A school in southside received a threatening message this week, supposedly from isis. Hargrave military academy in chatham got the message on tuesday. Hargrave touts itself as americas premier military boarding school primarily for seventh through 12th graders. The schools president says they immediately got in touch with local Law Enforcement after receiving the message. Now, that investigation includes other state and federal agencies. Yesterday, the school held assemblies with cadets and employees. They also sent a message to parents. Other Law Enforcement have increased patrols on campus, too. There was an open house planned for this weekend but its been cancelled. All 247 cadets will be allowed to go home through the weekend if theyd like. The president says theyve never faced a situtation like this before. Interstate 81 is back county this morning
Todays heavy rain has First Responders preparing for possible flooding. Wdbj7s Khiree Stewart spoke with crews on how they plan to keep you and your family safe. They always make you nervous. Theres not a single time you go out in a flooding event that youre completely comfortable with it. Were being put in situations that the average person is not normally put in. Bobby haynes knows that first hand. Hes one of 26 members of salems Swift Water Rescue Team. Weve had people with some close call situations enough that those people have come back and taught us the lessons that theyve learned and try to keep us safe. He says they have flood gauges throughout the area to keep track of the rising water. And train monthly on different swift water rescue techniques. Swift water is one of the more Dangerous Things we do as a Fire Department. The scary thing on our business is that it doesnt take a lot of rain to separate the car from the road. Salem fire chief John Prillaman says it only takes a
Join us for the next in the on the move historic slave buildings in Botetourt County are set to be relocated in a matter of hours, depsite opposition from those in the community. We all want to sincerely apologize to you on this incident despite that apology from Roanoke County officials, a Community Meeting on recent issues at Northside High School gets heated. And remembering a local legend. We take a look back at the life of al holland senior and his influence on roanokes rail history through the years. Good morning, its good morning, its tuesday, february 23rd. Thanks for starting your morning with good day virginia. Im kyle benjamin. And im deputies are still working to sort out a scare in bedford county. This was the scene along jordantown road in the stewartsville area of the county just after 8oclock. Our crew on the scene saw several people being interviewed and officers examining a damaged car. Right now, its still unclear if any shots were fired. Deputies tell wfxr news they