Whatโs News Today: Run for the arts, road construction
ROANOKE, Va. โ If you have questions about the census, you can get those answered today and every Tuesday this month. You can drop off supplies from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. at Samโs Club on Wards Road in Lynchburg. Roanoke County holds a virtual discussion about advocating for children in foster care. A virtual running event kicks off today, helping the arts in the Roanoke Valley. Registration is $40 with part of the proceeds going to the Roanoke Childrenโs Theater, Roanoke Valley Childrenโs Choir or Blue Cow Arts.
Chlorine plant fire has residents sheltering after hurricane
A fire at a chemical plant, BioLab Inc., that handles chlorine for swimming pools burns on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Westlake, La., in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. A fire at a Louisiana chlorine plant erupted with thick, billowing smoke Thursday after Hurricane Laura plowed through part of the country's petrochemical corridor with storm surges and fierce wind, forcing residents around the plant to shelter in their homes. In the Lake Charles area, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality workers with hand-held monitors did not immediately detect chlorine releases from the fire at the BioLab plant, agency spokesman Greg Langley said. BioLabs corporate parent said the plant had been shut down and evacuated ahead of the storm, and no plant employees were injured. State environmental officials planned to survey the entire storm area from the air to look for signs of any other industry fires or leaks, Langley said.
Carilion Wellness, other local gyms roll out plans for reopening
Carilion Wellness will reopen three of its locations on Wednesday. Staff has designated areas for โdirtyโ equipment they will clean even after you wipe it down yourself. The Christiansburg location anticipates reopening on Monday. The Danville location anticipates reopening June 12. Group exercise classes return next week at some area YMCA locations.
Sheriff's Office investigating string of thefts from cars in Franklin County
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. - Authorities in Franklin County are asking for help identifying a man they want to talk with after a series of vehicle break-ins. The Franklin County Sheriffs Office says that between June 27 and 30, multiple cars were broken into on Stoneybrook Road and Chestnut Pointe Drive in the Burnt Chimney and Westlake areas. Not only were cars broken into, but items left inside the vehicles were stolen. These photographs are of a person wanted for questioning in relation to the break-ins. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.