park to actually close. >> frank: news 13's kimberly king is live on upward road. kim, how quickly did the flooding take place? >> kim: you know, frank, it just took about 45 minutes. and they had some serious flash floodings all across the county. early this morning this culvert was full with raging water and heavy rains across the area. hendersonville. a fedex box losing ground to water. this jeep rolling the dice driving out to beverly hanks office park. >> it was above my patients and staffs' knees. most of my staff arrived about 8 o'clock. at 8:30 when i arrived, you could see the water was right at street level. by 9:30, 10 o'clock, there was about two and a half feet of water through the office park. >> kim: medical offices post the news. >> i had exactly ten minutes to get here from where i work. i got here and now it's closed. >> kim: a creek in the middle of the lot is what flooded out. water still stands on area roads. >> i don't know how we'll get to the house. way over through the woods >> kim: harry ledbetter keeping a sense of humor about the new pond in his yard. do

, kimberly king, news 13. >> tammy: new developments in a buncombe county murder case. >> frank: a grand jury indicted juan jimenez of swannanoa, in the killing of an asheville artist. and also of child porn. >> tammy: this was some kind of a love triangle? >> ashlea: that's right. and the young girl in the middle of the love triangle gave her version. . after his death, friends say chris ortega was fun, smart, a when he was found with no pants on and strangled in his apartment in october of 2014, it didn't make sense to many. >> you see that sort of thing in the movies, but for that to really happen, that has to be somebody that is seriously disturbed. >> ashlea: a grand jury has indicted juan jimenez in his murder. a 16-year-old girl said he did it. knocked on the door and when ortega answered, punched him. according to warrant applications, the teenager said she told jimenez, ortega was her ex-boyfriend and he hit him. the 38-told her now he won't hurt you again. today, ortega's mom said her son would never hit anyone. the grand jury also slammed charges of exploitation of a min

curriculum is formed here. kimberly king, news 13. >> tammy: buncombe county is sweetening the deal for school today the district raised the starting salary from $12 an hour to about $14 an hour for most full-time drivers. they also announced a signing bonus for any new drivers signing on. >> it is a good job that with a decent salary. and for most employees, it can also carry benefits, health insurance and membership in the state retirement system. it's one of the most important jobs. it's how our kids arrive to school each day. >> tammy: buncombe county has been searching for bus drivers since the school year started. it's consistently had between 3 and 10 positions opened. >> frank: you know, i'm free in the mornings. i could do that. >> tammy: yeah, absolutely. >> frank: windy conditions are making it difficult for some drivers right now. >> tammy: . >> jaclyn: two roads in the area crab creek road is closed near morgan road. a portion of cascade lake road is also shut down in that area. high water is also an issue we're dealing with there. wilson road and island ford road those usu

. >> tammy: we continue our team coverage of today's winter weather in yancey county vpt. that's where kimberly king joins us now. >> kim: right now it is dry but it was much different earlier today. we saw a salt truck come by here. taking any chances today, cancelling school in the early morning hours. at 10:30 this morning outside ball creek elementary, parents loaded up their children as the district canceled for the day. >> we were happy. we were very happy. >> kim: fifth grader andy getting in his mom's car. not minding school closing one bit. mom monica cooper was right, by noon, big fat fluffy flakes were falling. >> you could feel the moisture starting. so it's coming. >> we had a lot of areas slick. returned. while we stood by watching dark clouds in search of snow, others as we stopped to talk with tim honeycutt about bird houses at his burnsville antique shop. >> obviously i'm not going to get my wish. >> kim: his wish that it wouldn't come back down. it hurts his business. right around the corner from where we are is yancey county's nc department of transportation headquar

told, they just thought it was kimberly king, news 13. >> anchor: now to a developing story out of mcdowell county where deputies are searching for a missing woman and a man who her family believes played a part in her disappearance. melanie burleson was reported missing friday. the 36-year-old mother of two was last seen at a party with walter mitchell, who has a long criminal history in the area. he's been arrested for assault three times. >> i fear that he has hurt her really bad or even maybe killed her. i don't know. it's just, this is so out of her character. it's not like her. that's why we're all so worried. >> anchor: deputies say walter is not a suspect in the case but wanted for questioning. he had a court date this morning >> frank: deputies arrest a marion man for child sex charges. charged with one felony count of first degree sex offense of a child. she recently discovered videotapes of the suspect having inappropriate sexual connect with an 11-year-old girl. >>> a mitchell county man is sentenced to decades in prison after he was found guiuity of statutory rape. jef

is something that haywood county named for century or more. >> rex: the smathers say there's no racial element to the objection. >> martin luther king was a great leader. >> rex: town leaders told gibbs they'd do more studies. gibbs says he's also looking at alternatives like renaming a bridge on russ avenue after king. >> martin luther king bridged a >> rex: a sign nearby welcoming all to waynesville. >> there's more exposure. everybody crosses the bridge. >> rex: and gibbs says his next step is to collect resolutions from groups and churches and take the idea about the bridge to town council again. of course it would have to go to the dot for approval to proceed. rex hodge, news 13. >> frank: the buncombe county sheriff's office makes an arrest in an attempted armed robbery. in the case. authorities say the incident happened last night at the ingles gas station on new leicester highway. investigators say coffee inside. then went outside and stole a woman's wallet. he's currently in a detention facility under an $80,000 bond. >>> two people have been charged with possession of