maj. tommy spencer/halifax co - "we emphasize safety with firearms, especially this day and time with everything going on." now at 5:30... new details about an accidental shooting that's left a halifax county woman in the hospital. the reminder from local deputies about the dangers of randomly shooting a gun. mike inglise - queens, new york - "right now just trying to dig out little by little, get it done, dig ourselves out of here." and ... people up and down the east coast continue to feel the impact of this weekends winter storm. the latest on the cleanup efforts from new york to the nations capital. good evening and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at 5:30. i'm john carlin. and i'm dawn jefferies. we now know more about an accidental shooting in halifax county.

10's colter anstaett tells us what message the sheriff's office is now emphasizing as a result of this shooting. around 3 p-m sunday, a woman was in the driveway of her home here on hudson road in halifax county when she was hit once in the abdomen with a round from a .22 caliber rifle. the sheriff's office says that round was fired by a juvenile who lives at a neighboring property. maj. tommy spencer/halifax co. - "he was just doing some random shooting on his property. the houses were approximately 250 to 300 yards apart." the woman, whose name the sheriff's office refused to release today, was taken to duke university hospital in north carolina for treatment. major tommy spencer says the case will be presented to the commonwealth attorney and the commonwealth attorney will decide if any charges will be filed. but, major spencer said there's no telling how long it will be before the investigation is completed and the case turned over. he says this should be a

randomly shooting a gun is not a good idea. maj. tommy spencer/halifax co. - "that's certainly something we would encourage people not to do. that's not the way we would like anyone handling firearms." if you are going to be shooting a gun on your property, major spencer says try to notify anyone near by that you'll be shooting. maj. tommy spencer/halifax co - "i think that'd be a courtesy thing to do and make sure you're shooting into a safe backdrop and make sure you've got plenty of yardage even beyond that." in halifax county, colter anstaett, wsls 10. one person is without a home in roanoke following an early morning house fire. according to roanoke fire and e-m-s ... the fire started this morning just after seven in the 35-hundred block of ventnor avenue. the house has about 70- thousand dollars worth of damage. fire officials say ... the cause of the fire was electrical. no one was hurt. the red cross is helping the victim. the galax police department investigates threats made to the chestnut creek school of the arts. the threats stem from an

facebook meme meant to look like someone from the school posted it. a spokesperson says the post was not made from someone associated with the school but rather an act of retaliation after a teacher reported inappropriate posts to facebook. police are investigating. now fully staffed. as we previously reported last march ... the department lost nearly a quarter of its force to retirement or other jobs. chief todd foreman says ... the department hired eight months. he attributes the new hires to good recruitment efforts and successful job fairs. lt. todd foreman/bedfor d police department - we just had to look for the best applicants and the ones that fit best for the department and our goals and objectives. so we look for the right people the right fit chief foreman says ... it's been three years since the department was fully staffed. in news around virginia... a manhunt is underway for a suspect wanted for murder and kidnapping outside of richmond.

william held family members and friends of an amelia county couple hostage last thursday. woodell brooks was found dead inside their home....he'd been tied up. police believe william took brooks' wife olene ... hostage. william is believed to be driving a 20-10 silver dodge caravan with handicap virginia license plates 433-114. he's considered armed and dangerous. the amelia sheriff's office... state police and u-s marshals are working together on the search. switching gears now to your forecast... it was another warm day. parts of our area saw temperatures in the mid 40's but there wasn't a lot of sun... storm team ten meteorologist alan auglis joins us now. alan... rain is possible in some areas tonight? tonight: scattered showers with a few wet snowflakes possible in the new

colder air moves in behind a cold front. lows drop into the upper 20s n&w to upper 30s for southside. wednesday: morning clouds give way to some sunny breaks by the afternoon. highs around 40. wednesday night: partly cloudy and cold with temperatures back into the low to mid 20s. black ice is once again likely. thursday: sunshine and clouds, milder with highs in the mid 40s. friday: mostly sunny and comfortable. the high 44. saturday: a warm up begins as high pressure slides off the coast. look for sunshine with highs in the mid 50s. sunday: partly sunny and very warm with a high around 60. monday: a cold front to our north and west brings the chance for a few showers. warm headlines... the dig out from the massive and down the east coast. cars remain buried under mountains of snow and streets

mark barger has the very latest. snow blower the blizzard that dumped massive amounts of snow across the mid-atlantic and northeast over the weekend is still creating problems. wheels spinning in queens, new york snow plows have not been able to treat many of the side roads.. leaving residents to fend for themselves. mike inglise - queens, new york - "right now just trying to dig out little by little, get it done, dig ourselves out of here." a situation that could be dangerous. pat thomasian - quee,ew york"iy ed an ambulance how e tyog to get throhd forbid you have a fire." more than two feet of snow fell in washington, d.c where the federal government is still shutdown.. while public transportation is getting back up and running. totally buried street in norristown, pennsylvania cars remained buried. and even if you can dig out there's nowhere to go. residents fear they won't be able to get out for days. nat the regions airports are still struggling as well.. with hundreds of canceled flights. weary travelers are being forced to make the most of it. . colin brogan - airline passenger - "airports take a while to gt back on track, so you

feet of snow, it's a lot of snow." snow plow snow man while officials in numerous east coast cities grapple with what to do with all the snow.....children , it seems, have it all figured out. nats mark barger, nbc news. meanwhile back in our area... animals feel the impact of the winter weather. the lynchburg humane society is asking for donations of linens to help keep the animals warm. the group is running low and is accepting blankets... towels... and pillow cases. donations can be taken directly to the humane society. turning now to our exclusive timesaver traffic ... there are no major issues on area roads tonight but be sure to watch our for ice. the snow that melted today has the potential to freeze overnight. the city of radford reaches an agreement with the town of christiansburg about its aquatics center. how people in radford will now be able to take full advantage of the facility. but first ... here's a look at how some stocks of local

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you're looking at a live picture from our poor mountain skycam. tonight: scattered showers with a few wet snowflakes possible in the new river valley late as colder air moves in behind a cold front. lows drop into the upper 20s n&w to upper 30s for southdsie. wednesday: morning clouds give way to some sunny breaks by the afternoon. highs around 40. wednesday night: partly cloudy and cold with temperatures back into the low to mid 20s. black ice is once again likely. thursday: sunshine and clouds, milder with highs in the mid 40s. friday: mostly sunny and

saturday: a warm up begins as high pressure slides off the coast. look for sunshine with highs in the mid 50s. sunday: partly sunny and very warm with a high around 60. monday: a cold front to our north and west brings the chance for a few showers. warm with highs in the low 60s. tuesday: a mix of sun and clouds and still mild with a high of 56. wx closed captioning coming up tonight on wsls 10 at six... skycam. tonight: scattered showers with a few wet snowflakes possible in the new river valley late as colder air moves in behind a cold front. lows drop into the upper 20s n&w to upper 30s for southside. wednesday: morning clouds give way to some sunny breaks by the afternoon. highs around 40. wednesday night: partly cloudy

temperatures back into the low to mid 20s. black ice is once again likely. thursday: sunshine and clouds, milder with highs in the mid 40s. friday: mostly sunny and comfortable. the high 44. saturday: a warm up begins as high pressure slides off the coast. look for sunshine with highs in the mid 50s. sunday: partly sunny and very warm with a high around 60. monday: a cold front to our north and west brings the chance for a few showers. warm with highs in the low 60s. tuesday: a mix of sun and clouds and still mild with a high of 56. wx closed captioning coming up tonight on wsls 10 at

tonight on wsls 10 at six... bedford county employees can now carry guns on the job. why they say they need the extra protection. plus... remembering the life of a well known virginia tech professor. family and friends share their favorite memories of jerry scheeler with us. a new restaurant opens its doors in the new river valley. what zoes kitchen has to offer. we want to let you know... wsls 10 is teaming up with feeding america southwest virginia and kroger to bring you our annual "10 cares food drive." on thursday february 4-th from 6 a-m to 7 p-m we'll be at the kroger in bonsack... cave spring... lynchburg...

radford residents don't have to wait any longer to go for a swim at one of newest facilities in the new river valley. thanks to an agreement between radford and christiansburg.. radford recreation center members can use the christiansburg

radford will reimburse christiansburg at one thousand dollars a month for six months. the deal comes after radford residents have been asking for pool access for more than a year. ken goodyear, radford parks and recreation - "radford does not have an indoor pool or an outdoor pool in the city of radford. christiansburg' s got a huge, beautiful new aquatic center, and obviously they're looking for all the revenue they can get out of it, and it meets a need here in radford in that it gives our residents another option for leisure activities." the deal began january 2-nd. since then.. the aquatic center has received more than 250 visits from radford residents. a new restaurant officially opens in blacksburg. zoes kitchen opened for lunch today. it was this time last year town council approved an exception to allow parking in front of the proposed building at first and main shopping center. zoes offers fresh, mediterranean food-- including soup, sandwiches and kebobs. it's the chain's third store in virginia behind lynchburg and charlottesville.

olive garden unveils a new service. how you can get meals and bread- sticks delivered to your door... coming up in a wsls 10 consumer watch. and we want to let you know about our 24- hour news stream. you can watch our newscasts live... or even when we're not on the air. just head over to our website -- wsls-dot-com -- and find the live video option under the blue video tab. that option is also available on our app for smart-phones and

s thousands of ranger pick-up trucks due to faulty airbags. a spokesperson says driver airbags can explode with too much force. the recall covers nearly 391-thousand trucks made in the u-s and canada from 2004 to 2006. ford says it will send letters to owners in february. this comes just days after the government announced a south carolina man was killed in december when an airbag exploded. go-pro rolls out a new feature allowing users to stream video live on periscope. the "go-pro hero 4" must first be linked to an i- phone through wi-fi.

newest version of the "periscope" app will allow users to select the go-pro signal and stream it live. periscope is owned by twitter. it currently has about 10-million users. j-p morgan chase announces a new a-t-m... one that doesn't require a debit or credit card. e-a-t-m's allow users to use a smartphone app to make deposits and withdrawals. the next generation machines also triple the withdrawal limit to 3-thousand dollars. they'll be rolled out later this year. catering delivery is now available at all olive garden restaurants nationwide. those who love olive garden can now have meals and bread sticks delivered for family gatherings... office parties and other special events. catering delivery is available for minimum orders of 125-dollars with a 15-percent delivery fee for orders up to 500-dollars. a five-percent delivery fee will be added for every dollar after that. each order will come with everything you need such as

even the restaurant's signature mints. switzerland is known for its snow sports... and now it can add one more to the list. the competition that debuted over the weekend... that was an overall hit. when you see news happen, we want to hear from you. call us at 1-800- see news or email digital pictures to news at wsls- dot-com. you can also log onto our facebook page and upload photos... or send us a message

sport there is and now it can add "snow biking" to the list. nats of ceremonial horns this first ever snow bike festival took place this past weekend in the swiss alps. riders from 18 different countries took part in the unique winter sport. bikers raced along narrow

the weather and terrain were perfect for the first-time competition. british astronaut tim peake recently shared his breathtaking view of the northern lights from space. peake took the photo while on board the international space station and posted it on his facebook page last week. the light display occurs when a burst of the sun's gas and magnetic field causes a solar wind... which hits the earth's atmosphere and creates the incredible sight. peake called his view of the aurora "magical."

your 90 minutes of news continues right now. tonight: scattered showers with a few wet snowflakes possible in the new river valley late as colder air moves in behind a cold front. lows drop into the upper 20s n&w to upper 30s for southside. wednesday: morning clouds give way to some sunny breaks by the afternoon. highs around 40. wednesday night: partly cloudy and cold with temperatures back into the low to mid 20s. black ice is once again likely. rebecca jones / treasurer it's dangerous especially the work we do in this office now at six...

the new measure put in place that gives bedford county employees the extra protection they say they need. sarah woodruff, scheeler's step daughter: "the theme is the same. he was the same person to all of of and he was so special to all of us." and... remembering the life of a well known virginia tech professor. family and friends share their favorite memories of jerry scheeler with us. good evening and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at six bedford county employees can now bring guns to work if they have a concealed carry permit. the board of supervisors voted unanimously to take the restriction out of the employee handbook. wsls 10's ananda rochita has more from employees who tell us why they need the extra protection. as a treasurer for bedford county ... rebecca jones deals with a lot of people and their money. :07-:11 rebecca jones/treasure r 10:35:57 "taxes. having to pay

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