[7-11Church-fire]
[ANCHOR=Joe]
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[WRITER=sbu]
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[GRAPHIC=Fire Invest.]
The blaze that destroyed Lexington Presbyterian Church was an accident, according to State Police fire investigators.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/July 18;]
Their final report confirms painters using a hot iron to scrape paint off the wood accidentally set the church ablaze.
The fire ravaged the historic church on July 18-th, collapsing the roof and steeple and filling the sanctuary with rubble.
The damage is estimated at two and a half million dollars.
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[7-5-Pulaski-Explosion]
[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=500-15 30:15]
[GRAPHIC=eXPLOSION]
School board members paln to hold an emergency meeting today to discuss the damages caused by this weekend's explosion at Pulaski County high school.
The board will ask for money to demolish and rebuild the mechanical room.
Administrators are hoping they can do it fast enough to start the school year on time.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Dublin;]
The explosion occurred in the mechanical room behind the cafeteria.
It housed the electrical and gas services for the school.
Officials believe the blast was caused by natural gas.
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[SOT 14:37 - :52]
[IN Q=It's likely that it]
[SUPER=01-David Cox/Pulaski Co. Superintendent;]
((DAVID COX/PULASKI CO. SUPERINTENDENT: IT'S LIKELY THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY. WE KNOW THAT THE TRANSFORMER, OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, DID EXPLODE ITSELF. THE TOP AND SIDES OF THE UNIT WERE BLOWN OFF. ))
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[OUT Q=were blown off.]
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[VO-NAT]
The maintenance area is considered unstable.
School officials are still trying to estimate the damages, but say they'll have to rebuild that portion of the building.
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[11Gun-Amnesty]
[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-33 TC01:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Lynchburg law enforcement officials say convicted felons have a chance to turn in illegal guns this weekend. If they don't, they may run the risk of heading back to prison.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
As part of the Virginia Exile program, Lynchburg is sponsoring a one- day gun amnesty program this Saturday.
That's when illegal weapons can be handed over to the police with no questions asked.
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[SOT 14:16:32]
[IN Q=But we want]
((BILL PETTY/LYNCHBURG COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: BUT WE WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THESE GUNS IN.. I MEAN, OUR GOAL IS NOT TO PROSECUTE ANYBODY, OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE PEOPLE GET RID OF THE WEAPONS AND THERE WON'T BE ANY CONSEQUENCES AND OUR WORK LOAD WILL GO DOWN.))
[SUPER=01-Bill Petty/Commonwealth's Attorney]
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[OUT Q=will go down.]
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[VO-NAT]
Owning a gun after being convicted of a felony is against the law and carries a two to five year mandatory prison term.
Guns can be turned in Saturday from 10 to 2 at the Lynchburg Lifesaving Crew building.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
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Taking a look at the weather forecast,..showers and thunderstorms likely. some thunderstorms may
contain heavy rainfall. high in the mid to upper 80s. The chance of rain 60 percent.
Tonight.... partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. low around 70.
Wednesday...partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. high in the mid 80s.
In the extended forecast, the story remains the same... more thunrderstorms... with temperatures climbing toward the weekend.
Thanks for watching...I'll be back with more news in 30 minutes.
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[ESS C] (EXTENDED)[45-11L'burg-Manager]
[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-23 TC53:03]
[GRAPHIC=Charles Church]
Health problems are forcing Lynchburg's city manager to step down.
He spent nearly twenty years at the helm of two city governments.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
Yesterday was Charles Church's last day on the job as Lynchburg city manager, a post he held for nine years.
He served as Danville's city manager for ten years before that.
Church says he'll miss working with people the most.
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[SOT 17:58:15]
[IN Q=Employees, working]
((CHARLES CHURCH/RETIRING CITY MANAGER: EMPLOYEES, WORKING WITH CITIZENS, NEIGHBORHOODS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.. IT'S JUST BEEN A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP ALL THE WAY AROUND, IT'S ONE THAT I'LL LONG REMEMBER, IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.))
[SUPER=01-Charles Church/Retiring City Manager]
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[OUT Q=better than this.]
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[VO-NAT]
Church underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 1996, but recently was told the disease had returned and was terminal.
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[45-2Thornhill-Place]
[ANCHOR=JoeD]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=mce]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A multi-million dollar community revitalization project in Northwest Roanoke is complete - and now more plans are in the works for the Gilmer-Louden neighborhood...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Thornhill Place is made up of 20 brand new apartments for low-income families ..
It's the latest project in the "Northwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization's" 20 year history.
The goal of the N-N-E-O is to re-vamp old homes and build new ones, in an effort to clean up their part of the city.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The intent...]
[SUPER=01-James Lesniak/NNEO Executive Director;]
((JAMES LESNIAK/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NNEO: THE INTENT IS TO DO PROJECTS THAT ARE LARGER IN SCALE - THAT CAN TAKE MORE AREA AND MAKE A MORE VISIBLE IMPACT.))
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[OUT Q=more visible impact.]
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[VO-NAT]
More than 200 people applied to live at Thornhill place.
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[Anchor=JoeD]
[SS=none]
The N-N-E-O has also announced plans to build a 68-room facility for low-income senior citizens.
They plan to break ground on "McCray Court" in the near future.
[45-11Miss-Virginia]
[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=AMCutins]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=500-18 24:28]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Last month, a pending criminal charge kept her out of the Miss Virginia contest in Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Powhatan;]
Yesterday, a Powhatan County judge said there is enough evidence of embezzlement for the felony charge against 23 year old Samantha L- Miller to be heard by a grand jury.
The embezzlement allegation was made by a now- bankrupt construction firm that employed her as a secretary last year.
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[SOT 13:49:47]
[IN Q=Mr. Ford]
((PAUL GREGORIO/MILLER'S ATTORNEY: MR. FORD HAD THIS INFORMATION, HE ALLEGED BACK IN MARCH OR APRIL OF 2000, AND FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, AND AGAIN, I WON'T SPECULATE ON HIS MOTIVES, HE WAITS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY A WEEK BEFORE THE PAGEANT AND THEN BRINGS THE CHARGES. SO IT JUST ALL SOUNDS SUSPICIOUS TO ME.))
[SUPER=01-Paul Gregorio/Miller's Attorney;]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=suspicious to me.]
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[VO-NAT]
Miller is Miss Hampton Holly Days Festival.
A grand jury will hear the Richmond woman's case in October.
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[45WEATHER]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Taking a look at the weather forecast, showers and thunderstorms likely. some thunderstorms may
contain heavy rainfall. high in the 80s. The chance of rain is 60 percent.
Tonight.... partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. low around 70.
In the five day forecast, the story remains the same... more thunderstorms on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday... with skies clearing and temperatures climbing toward the weekend.
Thanks for watching...I'll be back with another update in 30 minutes.
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[ESS C] (EXTENDED)[8-2-11Church-fire]
[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sbu]
[TAPE#=00-20 TC1:44:07]
[GRAPHIC=Fire Invest.]
Investigators have closed the book on the fire that destroyed Lexington Presbyterian Church.
State Police fire investigators say the blaze was an accident.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/July 18;]
Their final report confirms painters using a hot iron to scrape paint off the wood accidentally set the church ablaze.
The fire ravaged the historic church on July 18-th, collapsing the roof and steeple and filling the sanctuary with rubble.
The damage is estimated at two and a half million dollars.
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[8-5-Pulaski-Explosion]
[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=AM cutins]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=500-15 30:15]
[GRAPHIC=EXPLOSION]
This weekend's explosion at Pulaski County High School is prompting school board members to hold an emergency meeting today to discuss the damages.
The board will ask for money to demolish and rebuild the mechanical room.
Administrators are hoping they can do it fast enough to start the school year on time.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Dublin;]
The explosion occurred in the mechanical room behind the cafeteria.
It housed the electrical and gas services for the school.
Officials believe the blast was caused by natural gas.
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[SOT 14:37 - :52]
[IN Q=It's likely that it]
[SUPER=01-David Cox/Pulaski Co. Superintendent;]
((DAVID COX/PULASKI CO. SUPERINTENDENT: IT'S LIKELY THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY. WE KNOW THAT THE TRANSFORMER, OUTSIDE THE BUILDING, DID EXPLODE ITSELF. THE TOP AND SIDES OF THE UNIT WERE BLOWN OFF. ))
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=were blown off.]
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[VO-NAT]
The maintenance area is considered unstable.
School officials are still trying to estimate the damages, but say they'll have to rebuild that portion of the building.
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[8-11220-Wreck]
[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=accident]
Two people were hospitalized following an accident on Route 220 in Franklin County yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.]
The accident happened in the northbound lanes of 220, about ten miles south of Rocky Mount.
A tractor- trailer ran into traffic that had stopped behind a V-DOT mowing crew. Four vehicles were involved.
The two people who were taken to the hospital, did not appear to have serious injuries.
The new Jersey man who was driving the tractor- trailer, was charged with reckless driving.
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[8-11James]
[ANCHOR=Joe]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Logo]
Beverly James, Roanoke City's library director, is leaving next month to take a similar job in Greenville, South Carolina.
James has been in Roanoke more than 12 years.
She says the opportunity in Greenville was too good to pass up, because that city is building several new libraries.
Her departure is the latest in a series of retirements and resignations in Roanoke city government in the past year.
[8WEATHER]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Turning now to the forecast, we'll see more cloudy skies today with storms likely. The high should be in the low to mid 80s. Tonight....The chance of rain is 60 percent... with a low around 70.
In the five day forecast, more of the same... thunderstorms on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday... with drier weather and warmer temperatures by the weekend.
Thanks for watching... Please join me for the latest news and weather on News 7 at Noon.
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