SPRING

A new Christiansburg park is on track to open this spring.

“A criminal investigation is underway,” authorities said.

Localized flooding or severe weather will be possible, especially by Wednesday

Scattered storms return to the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday

Humidity levels drop throughout the day Friday, making for a beautiful weekend ahead

High pressure keeps us sunny with above average temperatures

High pressure behind our recent storms keeps us warm and sunny

The wedge keeps temperatures about 15° below average Tuesday

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Sunday is still hot, but showers will come and bring temperatures back down

Low humidity Tuesday and Wednesday makes for comfortable mornings along with warm afternoons

The same storm that brought severe weather last week brings rounds of showers and storms Friday and Saturday

Last week's storm system comes back onshore to send more rain our way

Cool, crisp mornings and bright, warm afternoons continue through mid-week

Last Friday's storm system moves back onshore to give us more rain later in the week

Patchy frost will be possible first thing Thursday morning

10 original poems were chosen from nearly 350 that kids submitted for the KidsPost Poetry Contest.

Our summer preview comes to an end thanks to a strong cold front

A cold front brings an end to our stretch of summer-like weather

High temperatures push well into the 80s for most of the area by Sunday and Monday afternoons

Temperatures peak in the 80s for many of us this weekend into early next week

Monday will feel more like January, with patches of snow/sleet mixing in some higher elevations

Highs reach the 80s in parts of the area Wednesday afternoon

One way wildlife copes with the changes in climate and environment is adapting to when their babies are born.

Temperatures peak in the 70s and lower 80s each day through at least Wednesday

We'll trade wind, cold and scattered bursts of snow for warmth and t-shirt weather next week

There’s been an awful lot learned about the new Virginia Tech squad during spring practice. But a position group we haven’t heard a lot about is the quarterbacks. Quarterback coach Brad Glenn said the room started with six, now been narrowed down to about four, with South Carolina transfer Jason Brown and Marshall transfer Grant Wells leading the way through nine practices.

A few strong-to-severe thunderstorms will be possible between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Wind keeps crankin’ at times throughout our Friday

Get the bunny ear headbands and treats ready for this cute spring photoshoot opportunity!

March certainly goes out like a lion this time around

March goes out like a lion, but its roar will sound different each day

Temperatures across much of the area reach the 70s Friday and Saturday

Temperatures stay mild the rest of the week despite rounds of showers

Tuesday's temperatures reach the 60s and 70s across much of the area

Temperatures most afternoons this week reach the 60s

A strong cold front brings high wind, bitter cold and mostly mountain snow Saturday

Wednesday morning's rain is the appetizer to Saturday's full course of rain, snow, wind and bitter winter chill

Aside from Friday, it will feel more like April and May at times through Monday

High temperatures reach the 60s and 70s multiple days in less than a week

March starts out with multiple days of 60 and 70-degree warmth

March kicks off with warmer air the first few days

Most of the area stays dry Sunday morning, but some rain and snow showers will be possible closer to the NC-VA line

Another cold front keeps us cooler for the final weekend of February

We trades 60s and 70s Wednesday for 30s and 40s Thursday

A whipping wind from the west sends us right back to winter Friday and Saturday

Spring and winter battle it out over southwest and central Virginia Thursday and Friday

A strong cold front takes us from April straight back to February during the weekend

A strong cold front brings winter back this weekend, with light snow accumulations possible

High temperatures reach the 50s and 60s the next few days

High temperatures reach the 50s and 60s after Tuesday

Roanoke Tours joins us with details on a motor coach trip to the Highland Maple Festival and a train trip to Michie Tavern!

40s, 50s, 60s and possible winter weather all on the table Wednesday through Sunday

She is pictured wearing a brooch worn on her honeymoon with her late husband Prince Philip.

Three models wore gold and silver necklaces shaped like nooses on the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week.

Places that have been flagged for offensive names include slurs for Black people, Native Americans, and Mexicans living in the US.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday denied that his company's automated driving systems were involved in a fatal crash in Spring, Texas, on Saturday.

The NHTSA said it "immediately" launched another investigation into Tesla following a fatal crash in Spring, Texas over the weekend.

University of Illinois gymnast shines light on vaccine advocacy and his sport.

“Thanks Rex!! Just what we needed — a foot and a half of snow! And something clearly brought on by your declaration of the snow as a ‘hoax.’ Well, tell all among us forced to shovel the 17.9-inches of your ‘hoax’ off their front walks here in the city this morning! And I’m sure all at Street & San were happy to man their plows to clear the roads of Huppke’s ‘hoax’! Do me a favor, DON’T declare Spring around here a ‘hoax.’ God only knows what THAT might bring on!!

On Sunday sheriff's office deputies responding to a call found the body of an unidentified woman stuffed into a large plastic tote behind a shed at an abandoned church in Spring. Spencer said that in an effort to determine if the body was related to the missing persons case, detectives talked to Ramos at the home he'd shared with the two women since moving there from Philadelphia over the summer.

At 6, he told his mom he wanted to play football. But Hodge wanted to call the plays in his life, and with three football-playing brothers encouraging him, he decided to be a quarterback. "I have bad days, I mean everybody does. It's not about the bad days. It's about how you recover from the bad days," Hodge said.

We leave you this first day of spring at our oldest National Park, Yellowstone, where the ice on Yellowstone Lake is breaking up ... an ice-out, they call it.

Smart phone makers to include kill switch in 2015 Spring has sprung and so has home construction, expect a kill switch to come with smart phones after July 2015, and Ford is rolling out a limited editing Mustang GT to honor the car's 50th anniversary. Jill Wagner has these stories and more MoneyWatch headlines.