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Today on News 7, more than 200 people will lose their jobs as another apparel plant says it's closing for good.
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and we'll see what federal agents are doing to stamp out drug trafficking through the US Postal System.
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More clouds than sun tomorrow and some showers for the holiday weekend. Details ahead.
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Also today, Patrick Evans will have a live interview with country star Trace Adkins,
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and on Health check, we'll see how much success doctors are having with a new vaccine to prevent ear infections in toddlers.
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((WE HAVE A STUFFED ANIMAL WITH TEN THOUSAND ECSTACY PILLS SMUGGLED FROM GERMANY.))
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Just one example of the latest trend- drugs sent U-S Priority Mail-
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It's not just cards and letters but marijuana, cociane and ecstacy going through the mail.
And it is the latest problem facing federal agents- tracking drugs not only in the U-S mail- but also in overnight delivery packages.
Lee Cowan says the promise of quick delivery seems to be just what drug traffickers are looking for.
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(( Federal Express used to tout that when it absolutely positively
had to get their overnight their drivers would get it there.
And for one Jamaican drug ring that promise sounded pretty good.
For months it used FedEx drivers to help distribute more than 120 tons
of Mexican marijuana to the East Coast.
Overnight delivery that in the end delivered more than a hundred
people to jail -- but investigators say it is just the tip of a growing
iceberg.
REP. JIM TURNER, D-TX:
Clearly we have a very serious problem to deal with.
Agents from the FBI and the DEA told Congress today drug
traffickers are increasing using public and private mail services to deliver their illegal goods.
In 1999 alone drug seizures by US Customs agents soared more
than 450 percent and thats only what was caught.
So we dont have any idea how much, what volume of narcotics are
flowing through the mails that we dont catch? No sir.
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Using the mail to illegally deliver goods is nothing new but with the
explosion of Internet chat rooms and Web sites it is easier than ever
for consumers to find drug suppliers.
And what theyre supplying the most is this: ecstasy a drug
growing more popular partly because it comes in tablets that are easy
to mail.
In this package here, we had a stuffed animal that contained
10-thousand ecstasy tablets smuggled from Germany.
More x-ray machines better staff trainingand fewer restriction
on examining mail could help investigators identify more suspicious
packages but with billions of pieces of mail being handled every
single day even the experts agree catching it all, if like finding a
needle in a haystack. Lee Cowan, CBS News, Washington.))
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A middle school student in Florida allegedly shot and killed a teacher today on the last day of classes.
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It happened in the Lake Worth Middle School just north of West Palm Beach.
Police say the shooting took place in a classroom filled with students. No one else was hurt.
Students who were leaving the school said the victim was a seventh-grade language teacher. Some of the students were in tears as they stood around outside the school after the shooting.
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The manhunt is on for two gunmen who fatally shot five Wendy's Employees-and wounded two more.
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Police did bring in one suspect for questioning who authorities say may have known about the shootings.
Now authorities are searching for a former Wendy's employee- a man five feet four inches tall who weighs 220 pounds.
Investigators say the man asked for the restaurant manager- (zhann Au-goost) John August by name-
The former employee is also wanted for the burglary of a McDonalds restaurant where he also used to work.
Police do have one key piece of evidence- a set of fingerprints found on a box in the Wendy's basement.
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One of Carroll County's big employers is closing its doors.
Cross Creek Apparel is shutting down its Hillsville sewing plant at the end of July, putting 245 people out of work.
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Cross Creek closed its Floyd County apparel plant two years ago.
With the latest closing, its moving the last of its Virginia sewing operations offshore.
The company still operates four plants in North Carolina.
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This is the fourth blow to the area job market in recent months.
Hillsville Apparel, Grayson Garment and Invensys (In-VEN-sis) Appliance all are closing, taking at least 400 jobs with them.
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Memorial day ceremonies in Bedford this Monday will be hard to match in terms of Americana.
Apple pie is making room for Peanuts.
Charlie Brown cartoon creator Charles Schulz's widow Jean Schulz is speaking at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford --
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Tonya Flory is there now and joins us with more.
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Ms. Schulz will also cut the ribbon for the Victory Plaza.
Then an audience of about 10-thousand will get an up close view of the unveiling of the Overlord arch.
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Still to come on the newscast, two New River Valley businessmen plead guilty to making fraudulent loans,
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and after that we'll tell you how a piece of history in our area is about to receive a new life.
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A bank officer and a business owner both pled guilty today to federal charges they made fradulent loans.
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Until 1997, Michael Lynch was a commercial loan officer for Central Fidelity and Robert Dunnigan owned Landmark Builders. Lynch wrote a series of commercial loans for certain individuals who never knew about them. Dunnigan brought the false names to Lynch, and his building company got most of the cash.
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Both men are free on bond until their sentencing on August 14. They are facing maximum penalties of 30 years in prison and a million dollar fine.
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A New Jersey businessman is building Smith Mountain Lake's first island retreat.
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Bill Carter and his wife bought an island near the Lake's State Park.
They plan to build a twelve-suite home with its own helicoptor landing pad.
This weekend, they'll move into the guest house.
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Carter set up his own concrete factory on the island and bought separate land just for a delivery site.
Even going for groceries requires boarding a boat -- which will get chilly in the winter.
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The Carters won't say how many millions of dollars they've spent so far.
Coming up tonight on News7 at Six, we'll check out some of the island's toys.
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For decades, it stood as a monument to the days of segregation.. now an old Bedford County schoolhouse is ready to begin a new life.
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Sharon Elementary was a two- room schoolhouse in Big Island that educated the area's black students from 1918 to 1958.
It closed when the county consolidated several of its blacks- only schools.
Now the church that owns the building is raising money to renovate it.
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The church has raised about half the 80- thousand dollars it needs to complete the renovations.
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And Every Light in the House will be on tonight in Victory Stadium as country singer Trace Adkins kicks off this year's Festival in the Park.
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Country music's Trace Adkins headlines the kick off concert tonight for Festival in the Park.
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Patrick Evans is at Victory Stadium with an exclusive interview to find out more about one of country music's rising stars.
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Coming up today in sports, Kyle Petty makes an announcement about his future in racing. Roy Stanley will have the details,
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and then a little later we'll meet an artist who truly believes less is more.
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It's billed as a revolutionary vaccine to help protect your child against ear infections.
But as Anne Peterson tells us...what pediatricians see as the greatest advantage to the new Prevnar vaccine is it's ability to fight the leading cause of serious childhood diseases.
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Welcome folks to the end of the work week two minute sports ticker.
The field for tomorrow's Busch Grand National race at Charlotte is all set, but the big news concerning that circuit is that
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Kyle Petty has decided to return to the Busch series ranks for at least one race next Saturday and drive his late son Adam's Sprint Chevrolet.
Kyle hasn't raced since Adam's death on May 12th.
Kyle also plans to return to his Winston Cup car next weekend, as well.
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And don't forget tomorrow night at seven, Mike Stevens will have a special half hour preview of the Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600. Among the stories he will have for you is a special tribute to Adam Petty and a look at the future of Petty Enterprises. That's tomorrow night at 7 on Your Hometown Station.
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The New York Knicks lost game two of their Eastern Conference final to Indiana last night and they may lose Patrick Ewing for the rest of the series.
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Ewing strained a tendon in his right foot and he missed the final three quarters of the game and Indiana won the game 88 to 84.
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Ewing was scheduled for an M-R-I today and he hopes to be in the Knicks lineup for game three on Saturday. New York trails the Pacers 2 to nothing.
Meantime, The Western Conference final resumes tonight. Los Angeles and Portland are tied 1 to 1 in the best of seven series.
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The Colorado Avalanche forced a game seven in the N-H-L's Western Conference final.
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With the score tied 1 to 1 Colorado's Chris Drury scored the winning goal with 3-minutes left giving the Avalanche the 2 to 1 win and tieing the best of seven series at 3 games each.
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Meantime, The Western Conference final will be decided tonight in Philadelphia. New Jersey and the Flyers are tied at 3 all. Game 7 faces off tonight at 7.
That's a look at sports more coming up at six and Jean will be back in a moment.
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The Memorial Day Weekend is when many swimming pools start their season and that couldnt be too soon for Winnie.
She's ready to dive into the summer even if all she can do is dog paddle.
Steve Karlin has more.
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Finally today, a Ukrainian sculptor is hoping to make the big time in a small way.
Mikola Siadistay's sculptures are so small, viewers have to look through binoculars to see them.
Mikola works with tools the size of people's hair. He says that when he works, he stops breathing so he does not damage his art.
Even still it often takes him months to finish a single piece.
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