Caught on fire. A spokesperson for the county says the vehicle was coming from Franklin County on route 220 when it hit another vehicle near webb road. Four people were taken to the hospital. Another fled on foot and a canine unit is still out there looking for him. One northbound lane of 220 is remains closed. Oralso remaining cold weather across the region getting colder as we get into the weekend chances are snow also starting to peek in the forecast just a little bit less concentrate on whats happening right now its his windshield its an play across the west Central Highlands and the West Virginia down in the mountain empire and the new river valley it simply means be very careful out there so she tomorrow morning we had out theres going to be a fair amount of sunshine tomorrowish as i can warm anything up a company was field in hot springs right now nine in bluefield sixteen in boxford falling galax and 26 in daniel thats it thats tonight as well basically we have is lowpressure area that is spending just off the coast that in conjunction with a large High Pressure area in canada it is keeping this arctic air flow going and the jetstream winds and buckled completely over the east and it just lets it come on it can stay there for about five days or so and will start spending up lowpressure areas which may give us little wintry precipitation for tomorrow though british about the plenty cold will be in the teens lots of sunshine just tone j the drop, the city of danville is asking folks to conserve power during peak hours as we head into next week. That time is from 7 a. M. To 10 a. M. Tomorrow, friday, and monday. Officials say there is plenty of power available and the grid is in good shape, but cutting back on usage will help keep electric rates low. 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of 211 virginia. Its a refferal hotline that can help people with all types of wdbj7s Noell Saunders tells us more about the service and its ten year mark. 211 virginia is a phone line that connects people to information on available Community Services throughout the commonwealth since 2006, its services have been a resource for thousands and it continues to expand. There are four offices in the state. One of them is in roanoke. 211 virginia is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help with various needs in the community. Call Center Representatives take in approximately 100 thousand calls annually. We still handle around 10,000 to 12,000 calls per month director Robert Morrow says the call volume slowed down in the past 10 years but are still coming in steady. Now that the economy has improved a little bit, were seeing a little bit of change in some of the calls so some of the less critical needs we might be seeing a bit more now then we were just a few years ago 211 virginia is a free service of the department of services. It has a database of more than 6,000 agencies that can help help with housing, healthcare, Mental Health and even emergencies. People need to know information like evacuation routes or where theres a shelter or where they can get help in an emergency. They dont need to necessarily call the rescue squad, they can call 211 if you are internet savvy and like to find information your own theres 211virginia. Org. The website serves as a navigator for quicker information and is available in over 50 languages. It certainly has proven to be valuable to the community over the last 10 years. The increase to the use on the website has gone up as well the organization will be adding more services to the database in addition to revamping its website. Governor Terry Mcaulliffe will honor 211 virginias 10year anniversary tomorrow in richmond. Noell saunders virginias attorney general is praising pharmacy chain walgreens for its effort to help put an end to the states heroin and Prescription Drug abuse epidemic. Walgreens installing medication making naloxone available it its stores naloxone is a life saving overdose antidote. Attorney general mark herring is now calling for more pharmacies to take advantage of a new state law that allows for naloxone to be distributed without a prescription. Aiming to allow school staff to arm themselves at public or private schools have failed. Now a proposal to allow School Security guards to be armed is making its way through virginias General Assembly. It passed the Education Committee today. Under the proposal the security guards would have to be retired Police Officers and get permission from the local school board. Supporters say its already working in Higher Education in virginia, while opponents worry about its repercussions. Citizens Defense LeagueLiberty University is a good example of this. They never had any problems with it. Andy goddard virginians for responsible gun laws if you can find an opening to crack open the door then next year you can add more things and push the door wider. Police are still looking for who shot a teenager this afternoon in northwest roanoke. Authorities say the shooting happened just before four along the 13hundred block of melrose avenue. They add that his injuries are not life threatening. A woman in the new river valley says she was assaulted by a christiansburg volunteer firefighter. She says her pain was made worse when her search for justice was shut down by government officials. Katrina milburn is a Mental Health advocate but went to a firefighters conference with Christiansburg Fire Department in july. She was an invited guest by david flinchum, a friend and volunteer. One night she says he began drinking and followed her to her hotel room and attacked her. She fought him off but says later she was sent home in a someone else. Katrina milburn i was retaliated against. I was assaulted and then i was retaliated against my only reason is to shut me up. She says she tried to get help from Public Safety officials but has been ignored. Fire chief billy hanks says it is a domestic issue unrelated to the department. Calls to flinchum, the accused firefighter, have been unsuccessful. Milburn pressed charges against flinchum and has a preliminary protective order against him. Court dates for both of those are later this month. The latest phone scam to hit southWest Virginia is coming from someone claiming to be fron the u. S. Treasury department. Your Hometown News leader, along with the Better Business bureau have been getting calls from folks saying theyre receiving pre recorded messages threatening their arrest if they dont immediately return the call to talk about charges being filed through the treasury office. People say these calls appear to be coming from multiple phone numbers, and these scammers are using technology to washington dc area code. The department of justice say its suing ferguson, missouri after the city tried to modify a deal over how police and courts treat miorities. Youll recall, site of violent confrontations between protestors officer killed teenager Michael Brown in august 2014. An investigation into the killing revealed a number of unfair practices the city used against its citizens. Altavista police are moving past recent problems by putting a renewed focus on community patrols. As weve reported the former chief, kenneth walsh, was arrested last fall on embezzlement, fraud, and other charges. While he waits to go on trial, an interim chief is revamping the department. Mike jones is a Law Enforcement consultant with many years of policing experience. Hes fostering a culture of transparency by publishing daily logs of Police Activity and pushing officers to have more interaction with the public. Interim chief mike jones Altavista Police department weve basically opened our doors and, by doing that, this is your police department. Officers are also maintaining regular patrol beats in the town and encouraging more outreach through social media. Virginias hospitals are fighting legislation they say could threaten their survival. A tv ad from the virginia hospital and Health Care Association urges viewers to call their legislators and tell them to vote no on house bill 193. The bill would change the permitting process for Many Medical Services and health care facilities. Supporters say the reforms are needed to increase competition, but opponents say the legislation could harm hospital finances. Narrator the General Assembly is voting on legislation that will financially ruin your local hospital, putting lives at risk, impacting lifesaving medical procedures for young and old. Delegate kathy byron r 22nd district Bedford County weve got some great hospitals in the commonwealth. They will continue to be great. No one wants to see health care deteriorate, but we also have to be able to afford it. Expected to debate the certificate of need bills tomorrow. Today, the town of bedford lost one of its finest. Allen huddleston was the last member of the bedford boys unit from World War Two and he died this morning. Tonight we remember his life through the eyes of his best friend. Thats gone. Gone. Something we cant get back. On monday, robert key was sitting beside one of his best friends, allen huddleston. I said, allen, you know i love you like a brother. He said, i know. A couple days later, and at the age of 96, huddleston passed away in his sleep. When asked about his character, key was quick to respond. Do you know anything about southern gentlemen . Yes. He was number one. Huddleston was in the Army National guard. He was assigned to the 116th infantry, 29th division and he was with company a, known as the bedford boys. But just before d day, huddleston broke his ankle during training and his unit stormed normandy without him. He said, robert, if i hadnt of gotten wounded two weeks before dday, i would have died with the rest of those boys. So huddleston may not have been considered one of the orignial bedford boys, but some made sure he wasnt forgotten. April cheek messier director i thought it was very important that we recognize that he was part of the bedford boys. The dday Memorial Staff had this homage plaque made. On it, along with all the bedford boys names, youll find his name allen huddleston. April cheek messier director to have served with all of these men from his hometown and to rejoin that company and realize they were gone, it was devestating for him. If you needed a photo developed and you lived in bedford, where did you go . Allen huddleston. Years later, huddleston became a photographer and opened up his own business in bedford. Some knew him as a friend, others as a businessman. But all, especially the town of bedford, will remember him as boys. Huddleston was living at the English Meadows elks home campus in bedford and had several health problems. We want to thank him and all the bedford boys for the ultimate sacrifice. After 70plus years and a twoday journey, see the moment a virginia vet reunites with his long lost love. Khiree tease tonight, hear about a project some Virginia Tech students are working on that could become the future of transportation. So, let me get this straight u. S. Cellular has the phone youre looking for, a network thats built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys dont, and 6 gigs for only 40 a month. Thats a lot less than verizon and at t. So, why on earth would you ever go with one of those other guys . Switch to u. S. Cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for 40 a month authorities in covington are investigating a string of shopliftings at the walmart there. Say survelience cameras captured these pictures of the suspects. Its not clear exactly how many incidents have taken place. Police want to talk to people who recognize this newer model yellow chevy camaro. They say the suspects left in it. Anyone with information is asked to call covington police. The president ial race moves to South Carolina, with two fewer republican candidates. Chris christie and Carly Fiorina suspended their campaigns today after disappointing finishes in yesterdays New Hampshire primaries. Now, the focus is on South Carolina where the next g op primary will be held on february 20th. Ohio Governor John Kasich finished second in New Hampshire behind donald trump, becoming the leading candidate to take on trump and ted cruz who finished third. Marco rubio is hoping to fix what went wrong in his michigans governor wants to spend 100Million Dollars to help the city of flint deal with its water crisis. Governor rick snyder laid out his 195Million DollarBudget Proposal to the state legislature today. Of the 195million he wants 63million used for the health and wellbeing of folks there, and 37 million to be used for water and water infrastructure. But flints mayor says the city needs 55Million Dollars to replace the lead pipes contaminating the water. Imagine traveling from roanoke to new york city in less than an hour. According to some Virginia Tech students, that could become a reality. Wdbj7s Khiree Stewart tells us about a project theyre working on that could change the way we travel. Were all very excited to get our hands on what we see will have a very big impact. Were really inventing the future of transportation. For daniel kimminau, the future of transportation is hyperloop. Hyperloop is a proposed Transportation System that features pods traveling through a simplified propulsion and lower dynamic drag making the system very efficient. He and other students at Virginia Tech recently designed a hyperloop system called the vhyper. That design scored fourth place at the Spacex Hyperloop pod competition against more than 120 teams from all over the world. Kimminau thinks it will help solve the problem of fuel and resource efficiency. I hate driving in traffic. I hate sitting in an airport for several hours on a layover so i think, if i can travel where i want to travel and get there quickly then im going to be a much better person and our society is going to run better. Nathan roberson that designed the vhyper. He says the point of to figure out how to next successful form i believe in the in the engineering. I know it things will work the best is what were trying to figure out. More than 20 that will move on to build a prototype that will be tested at a track facility this summer. Kimminau and roberson think its the beginning of one . Yeah, anything to would be incredible. In blacksburg, Khiree Stewart, wdbj7. Headed south to spencer North Carolina for its annual federal inspection. Crews fired the locomotive up today. It will leave roanoke comes up tomorrow. The queen of steam is sporting new wheels as well; they replaced the original ones from the 50s. This inspection is needed for the locomotive to run excursions this upcoming year. It will take about two months. Spring excursions are right around the corner, you can find Ticket Information on wdbj7 dotcom. A Madison Heights man has a million reasons to smile tonight. Thats how much Christopher Parrish won in a scratch off ticket from the virginia lottery that he bought at triangle market. The store will get 10thousand dollars for selling the winning ticket. Parrish is the third player to claim the Million Dollar top prize in the 20 he says he plans to use the winnings to pay bills. The world war ii veteran from virginia we told you about over the last few months has reunited with his wartime girlfriend. Norwood thomas and joyce morris embraced each other for the first time in more than 70 years yesterday in australia. The two first met in london shortly before dday, but went separate ways after the war ended. The two reconnected over skype in november after one of joyces sons found norwood was in norfolk. 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