Too many rumors on social media. 00 00 00 0500 20 00 25tom mccracken i as well have heard embezzlement and fraud and all these other things and the rumors get juicy. Tom mccracken is on damage control. He and other Roanoke CountySchool Board Members are getting an earful online. The first complaint parents werent notified fast enough about a threat of violence at northside high last week. Billy spence id rather play it safe than sorry, you know. If they could have got it out quicker, that had been nice. Billy spence kept his kids home friday. Police determined the threat was not credible. Mccracken says an alert was posted on facebook but there were no phone calls or Text Messages to parents. Tom mccracken why werent we notified sooner. So thats a valid question. The other concern, rumors swirling about northside principal frank dent unexpectedly stepping down. As his assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned only days later. While some accuse there was misconduct says its a personnel matter. Tom mccracken there is no validity, i have researched i have spent the time, the days the hours the weeks at northside at central trying to figure out whats going on. Ive seen nothing to substantiate any of these claims. The hope now shifting focus away from social media and back on school work. Billy spence its tough with teenagers anyways because theres always drama. But as a parent, i just try to to tell them dont listen to it. Try to get the facts and focus on that instead of worrying about what everyone else is saying. As for the accusations of missing money. Mccracken says there is zero evidence of any financial misconduct. He says all these issues will be discussed at a Community Meeting it will be held here, northside high school, tomorrow at 7pm. The policy about notifying parents about threats will also be up for discussion. Live in Roanoke County, bill wadell, wfxr thanks bill. An interim principal has been named at northside high school. Dr. Dan lyons the former superintendent for lexington city public schools. In Pittsylvania Countythe Hargrave Military Academy will reopen tomorrow. The school shut down late last week after threats were posted online. Investigators say the threats were realted to isis. Officers have been posted outside the school as a precaution. Wfxrs solina lewis in chatham solina the increased security will be scaled back tonight . 0005 thats right , officers from the Pittsylvania CountySheriffs Office told me theyd be leaving just a few hours agoadding that it had been a quiet weekend on campus with no sign of trouble. I spoke to a few parents who were dropping their kids off earlier this evening and most of them said they werent worried and that they were sure the school had taken all of the safety precautions necessary. But that they were surprised to hear of the threats in the first place saying that chatham is a very quiet area. School officials also told me that everything will resume normally tomorrow and that they dont anticipate any further problems related to last weeks threat. Solina thanks solina an update now to a shooting in henry county. Police now say they have another man in custody. Danny henly from axton is locked up after allegedly shooting a man following an argument in martinsville. Hes charged with Malicious Wounding. Police also arrested jason lewis white from axton and is charged attempted Malicious Wounding and firearm charges. He is also locked up. That shooting happened friday at 1130 at a home on blue knob road. Police say David Guilliams was shot in the leg but didnt call 911 until the next morning when he drove himself to the hospital. He was released. In Campbell County a woman is facing reckless driving charges after a three car crash. It happpened just before 4 pm on route 29. Police say when another car rearended it. The impact forced the acura into oncoming traffic where it was hit again. Megan barrett was charged with reckless driving for rearending the acura. Her young daughter was also in the car. Everyone involved, was transported to lynchburg general hospital, with serious injuries. In galax fire crews were called to a home this morning but when they got there the home had already collapsed. Officials put this photo out on twitter. They say the fire started just before 10 this morning on Laurel Mountain lane in woodlawn. You can see from this picture there isnt much left. Fire officials havent released a cause. Its pretty hard to see outside right now. A blanket of heavy fog moved into the area tonight after the rain gave us a decent soaking this afternoon. This is video of 581 in roanoke. You can see the clouds hanging low over the city. And the rain didnt do any favors for area rivers. This is salem. You can see the water is moving quickly and the levels are higher than normal from all the rain. But todays rain is just round one. Other storm systems are expected to move through later in the week and it could cause problems. Chief meteorologist john carroll is here to break down whats ahead john . Temps in the mid 30s to lower 40s monday night to not move too muchtuesday. Except perhaps outside the wedge along the clinch rivervalley southwest toward abingdon. Where highs will be in the midto upper 40s. Elsewhere. Temps will be in the mid 30s to lower40s. There looks to be somewhat of a lull in rainfall tuesday eveningbefore the main low moves from arkansas north to the ohio valleythrough wed afternoon. Still some some light qpf will yieldchance to low likely pops tuesday evening before surge ofmoisture jet dynamics and lift track into the mountains by 12z. Withall places see a tonight dinosaurs are moving out of roanoke its a wrap for Jurassic Quest. Today was the last day for Jurassic Quest at the berglund center. More than 50 lifesized dinosaurs were on display. Kids and their parents got to check out these prehistoric animatronic creations up close. Kids also took part in other activities like arts and crafts. Just hours ago the daytona 500 was a photo finish for the win. Wfxr sports Jermaine Ferrell joins us now with a look at that incredible win. Travell and becky what race. Its been a few months since our last race. Now the fans are fired up about the start of the 2016 nascar sprint cup season. They were not disapointed. You saw the race right here on wfxr and fox. Chase elliot the youngest driver to start on the pole. We will take you to the final lap Virginian Denny hamlim take the slight lead from martin truex, juniorand at the finish line it was hamilin taking it by about 4 inches over truex, junior. You will see it on slow mo. The closest finish ever in race coming upa strong bond between a man and his car. Next the reunion in daytona thats been decades in the making. Plushelping kids learn life lessons in school. Coming up at 10 30 how a bowling event is buying them experience as they grow up in tonights local. Overnight. Most these lil chickies and lil doggies are small, but theyre intense. Yeah. Its like my niece, hannah. And you, uh, ta shshow him how intense you are. Hey now finish him. Big flavor in a little package. New lil chickies and lil doggies. This evening. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Becomingnorthwest. Monday. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog. Much cooler. Near steady temperature in thelower 40s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent. Monday night. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds. Tuesday. Rain likely. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds. Becoming northeast around 10 mph inthe afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tuesday night. Rain likely. Upper 30s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Wednesday. Rain. Not as cool with highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent. Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy. Rain in the evening. Then achance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 80 percent. Thursday. A chance of rain showers in the morning. Partlysunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Temperature falling into the upper30s in the afternoon. Chance of rain its one of the most important races in nascar and since the daytona 500 started in 1959 there have been a number of winners. And as tradition the winning cars are put on display at the speedway. John kucko reports on the reunion between a man and his car. 1317561 00transcription in 1991, this car made it to victory lane here at the daytona 500. And today, its legendary driver, ernie irvan, was reunited with his old chevy. Ernie irvan it was a great race team, great car. Tony glover was a great crew chief. Kodak was a great sponsor. It was kind of a dream come true to win the daytona 500 and be a fan favorite at the time. Representing an iconic american brand. Ernie irvan it was about selling product, but right now it was about team morale. Team morale was everybody that worked at kodak and they could see their kodak car on the race track and obviously that would help promote sales. I mean its team morale, i really feel like that most of the sponsors cant really track, 100 , what their sponsorship does. John kucko ernie irvan won 7 Times Driving the kodak colors. No win was bigger than the one here at the daytona 500 25 years ago. So there was one last thing to do as ernie saw the car for the First Time Since then and that was to sign the car. Describe what this is like for you, ernie, as you do this. Well. Its like my career, in a lot of ways, puts an end on a career. Dale earnhardt and myself talked about what we should be able to get paid and that stuff. And dale said he would do it for free and i said yeah, i would, and he said dont tell our car owners. At Daytona International coming up taking care of horses is no easy task. Next in the ag life report we show you a farm that has dozens of rescued horses and how they keep pkg whats all this nonsense about balls . Pink balls, blue, yellow, red. Its hard to keep the whole thing straight. And all these socalled deals . Well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. Like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. U. S. Cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys dont. And as for deals . Hows 300 back for every line you switch . 300 no ball nonsense. And a stronger signal, being a horse at the reba farm inn is hard work. Groups stop by for horseback riding tours all the time. Wfxrs Charlie Cooper spoke to the owners of the farm today about how they care for the horses and make sure theyre at their healthiest even when theyre working hard. 00 25 1800 27 1500 31 11 00 36 151 02 181 06 04 this is what meal time looks like for the horses at reba farm inn only moments before theyre saddled up for a ride. Kathleen donovan owner, reba farm inn saddle soarone of the biggest things especially in the winter is feeding. Keeping their weight up. Kathleen donovan and her husband ron make that a top priority when it comes to taking care of the horses. Ron gore owner, reba farm inn saddle soargenerally id say of hay gets fed everyday and 3 or 4 hundred pounds of grain everyday. The horses usually graze throughout the day. The farm is home to 73 horses of 26 different breeds many of them rescued. Those who care for the horses say its about knowing them individually and knowing how they react to different situations. Ronald gore owner, reba farm inn saddle soar when youre using your horses the way were using them you must know their body types, their caloric burn off possibility when youre using them. And know when theres something wrong. Kathleen donovan owner, reba farm inn saddle soarwith the rubbing friction of the blanket, they can get sours. Saddles if its not sitting correctly or lopsided because maybe you didnt get all the dirt off their shoulders, it can create pressure points. Also important is being able to pair them with the right rider. Ronald gore owner, reba farm inn saddle soari already know the horses now i have to size up the group, whoevers riding and sometimes its their body language just like i do with the horses. To make sure the rider and the horse are comfortable with each other. Its all a part of looking out for their wellbeing the very reason they were brought to the farm in the first place. Inn saddle soarwhen we rescue them, we rescue them. Weve taken a lot of horses that a lot of places wouldnt. We were their last hope and theyre doing very well. In bedford, Charlie Cooper w fxr news. There are 73 horses on the farm. The owners say they work in rotating shifts so each horse has a 1 or 2 day break in between tours. For more information on reba farm inn head to our website virginia first dot com. Coming up nextwere learning more about a man accused of a shooting rampage in michigan. What the suspects neighbors are saying now that hes locked up. Plusthe donaldtrumps the competition in South Carolina and clinton held off Bernie Sanders in nevada. Details on which president ail candidates have momentum as virginians prepare to head to the polls next week. Yeah. Its like im seeing double. Speaking of double. Look. yells you guys wanna hang out sometime . Oh, man. I think i nailed it. Now two can eat for 9. 99 all month long. Police in michigan are trying to find out what caused a man to go on a deadly shooting spree kalamazoo county. This is the home of the suspect jason dalton being searched by police. Police say dalton is an uber driver and was on duty when he drove around the area last night shooting at people outside of an apartment complex, a Cracker Barrel dealership. A man and his eightyearold son are two of the vicitms. Daltons neighbor says he would never expect Something Like this from the man hes lived next to for years. He mainly stuck to himself. He played music all night long, listened to music. Theres always banging but never a concern that anything like this would happen. Just from living here for the last three years, i never seen any distress go on or any problems. Dalton was picked up by police after a massive search. Officials say he did not resist or put up a fight when he was arrested. Wfxr news is your local election headquarters. The road to the white house is a little less congested tonight. Jeb bush is suspending his campaign for the republican nonimation. Now the remaining campaigns are just getting started. John roberts reports now candidates are looking forward to super tuesday just a week away. 0 110 21 0 300 36 0 360 43 1 031 07 1 111 16 with only seven people left in the race for the white house, candidates are going full speed ahead into a crucial week. That he can even spin technical difficulties to his advantage. Trump says they didnt pay the electric bill. I like that much better those lights are brutal. Did solid win in South Carolina combined with the exit of jeb bush has marco rubio and ted cruz now jousting for position as the best alternative to trump. Rubio says donalds campaign has largely been about how bad things are. but you cant just say youre going to make american great again, you have to explain how youre going to do it. cruz says donald trump has demonstrated that he has a high floor of support but hes also got a ceiling. Meanwhile, the only governor left in the race all but sitting out this weeks nevada caucus. John kasich is not making any Campaign Stops there focusing his efforts instead on crucial southern states. On the blue side of the aisle, Hillary Clinton is hoping she can harness the momentum from her win in nevada into a push through South Carolina and super tuesday. Clinton says the fight goes on, the future that we want is within our grasp. But Bernie Sanders is showing no signs of slowing down, sanders says the wind is at our that was john roberts reporting. The democrat ic primary in South Carolina is next saturday. The republicans will have the nevada caucuses on tuesda. Then a week later virginia voters cast ballots along with several other states on super tuesday march 1st. Pause for stinger tonight in local good news teams of families and friends laced up their bowling shoes and hit the lanes today. It was for the Junior Achievement of southwest virginias oscars in the alley bowlathon. Its a Bowling Tournament that raises money for k through 12 Classroom Program materials. To buy teach students work readiness, entrepreneurship and finances. Were looking at even now in the next month or two, going out and doing 51 classes of a Third Grade Program called our city and then were doing with our eigth graders and seventh graders were going to do whats called ja finance park and all of those require materials that are going into can help contribute to those materials by attending the last bowlathon event next weekend at amf hilltop lanes. It will be Junior Achievements final push to reach their 40 thousand dollar fund raising goal. Coming upit might sound like Science Fiction but it could be coming to a town near you. Commercial space flights john. Overnight. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Areas of fog this evening. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Becomingnorthwest. Monday. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog. Much cooler. Near steady temperature in thelower 40s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain 20 percent. Monday night. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Light and variable winds. Tuesday. Rain likely. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Light and variable around 10 mph inthe afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. T