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For updates on this story when we are not on the air. You can visit our website at wsls dotcom. A Wythe County School is closed tod. After a water line break. The superintendent says they closed Sheffey Elementary School this morning. He says there were minor leaks. But were still able to cut water on and off as needed. Including meals. And letting students use the bathroom. The superintendent says they were not able to turn the water on and off today because of a part needed. So they decided to cancel class. They expect it to be fixed today. And classes will resume tomorrow. There is an alert...

Much above freezing for a while. ; reporter going to have to wait until next week before we see a significant warm up. Were looking out over wards road in lynchburg. The temperature dropped to 21. That light blue number is the wind chill. Thats how cold it feels. Actual temperatures teens and 20s. Virginia tech youre down to 16. Danville at 26. This map shows how cold it feels now. Single digit wind chills in roanoke. When you wake up tomorrow morning it is going to be cold everywhere with temps in the teens. Coming up later well let you know when we will see warmer weather and when we could s...

Nats fire chief a 911 call was received around 330 this afternoon that there was a fire at the old dan river plant, Randall Johnson is the fire marshall for campbell county. He says there are about 7590 firefighters on scene battling the flames. Johnson says this fire is unusual because of how massive it is, its engulfing the 355 thousand square foot facility. The biggest challenge to fight the fire getting resources like water to put it out. Randall johnson campbe ll county fire chief because we are limited to hydrants there are none in the factory in a proper it itself and also in the beginn...

There are several points today one point she essentially broke down during testimony. That was when her neighbor and the stand. Own. He said noah was just learning how to play basketball and everyone how much he had learned. Meadows described noah as a boy who loved to be outdoors, and that i must have put the chain on his bicycle 100 times. Meadows said noah was alone most of the time when he played outside. The defense questioned the landlord on why the familys septic tank was not maintained and secured up to standard. The prosecution said while questioning a different witness that it intend...

Not be decided by a jury. Last night. The judge granted ashley white a change of venue. After a jury couldnt be seated. Whites son. Noah thomas. Was found dead in a septic tank last march. Wsls 10s Bethany Teague breaks down this means for the case. Pulaski county Circuit Court judge Bradley Finch granted the change of venue motion for ashley white. Something that has only happened in Pulaski County twice in 50 years. Out of 66 potential jurors. 41 were disqualified. Finch explained that 20 jurors had fixed opinions already. Or knew they couldnt be impartial. 11 had been active on social media...