[7-Floyd-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-50 1:41:30]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]

A man and woman are found dead after a domestic dispute call leads Floyd County deputies into a shootout.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co./Yesterday Morning;]

When deputies pulled up to the home of Kevin and Darlene Yoders Saturday night - 28 year old Roger Lee Whitlock of Check was reportedly in the driveway with a 44 caliber magnum revolver. State police say Whitlock fired 6 rounds at three deputies... who then returned fire.
Whitlock then reportedly ran back inside the home -- where deputies found Whitlock and 30 year old Darlene Yoders dead. Darlene's husband and five children were at home but were NOT hurt. Dale Vest lives down the street from the Yoders family. He also knew Whitlock.
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[SOT 2:11:21]
[INQ=i'd see him]

((DALE VEST/NEIGHBOR: I'D SEE HIM PASS THROUGH ALL THE TIME WAVE AT ME.))
[RUNS=]

[BUTT, BUTT, BUTT]
[SOT 2:08:09]
[INQ=]

((DALE VEST/NEIGHBOR: HE JUST SEEMED NORMAL TO ME.))
[SUPER=01-Dale Vest/Neighbor]
[OUTQ=normal to me]
[RUNS=6]
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[VO-NAT]

State Police say Whitlock and Darlene Yoders were friends. So far officials have not said what LED to the shooting - but did say it appears Whitlock died from the shots fired by deputies. Officials have not said whether Whitlock fired the shot that killed Darlene Yoders.
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[7-Fatal-Accident]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]

A Virginia Tech student died in a Blacksburg traffic accident early yesterday morning. Police say 19- year old Megan Christenson died when the pickup she was riding in collided with a Toyota Camry. Authorities say the driver of the Toyota appears to have pulled from Old Glade Road into the path of the pick-up. The truck was traveling on Prices Fork Road. Police say at this time... no charges have been filed. No one else was seriously injured.

[7-Rke-Reax]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=am cutins]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Yesterday's death of Dale Earnhardt will leave a lasting impact on the NASCAR community. Last night when the news came out fans in Roanoke said their only reaction was disbelief.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=This didn't seem real.]
[RUNS=:41]
[OUT Q=I didn't know the guy.]



(([SOT 15:09:45]
[INQ=]

((DON JUDY: THIS DIDN'T SEEM REAL.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 2]


[NAT SOUND BREAK CAR DRIVING]
[RUNS= 3]



[SOT 15:12:30]
[INQ=]

((MARY KATE HERLEHY: THE WAY HE HIT THE WALL IT DIDN'T LOOK VERY TRAGIC.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 6]


[NAT SOUND BREAK CAR DRIVING]
[RUNS= 3]



[SOT 15:08:14]
[INQ=]

((SCOTT KELLY: WHEN WE SAW IT WE FIGURED IT WAS JUST ANOTHER WRECK.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]


[NAT SOUND OF ANNOUNCERS]
[RUNS= 6]



[SOT 20:19:39 FROM CBS FEED]
[INQ=]

((THAT'S THE KIND OF CRASH THAT HURTS YOU.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]



[SOT 15:07:54]
[IINQ=]

((SCOTT KELLY: YOU SEE THE INTIMIDATOR GO, HE WAS EVERYTHING NASCAR WAS.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 3]



[SOT 15:12:30]
[INQ=]

((MARY KATE HERLEHY: HE'S A 7 TIME WINSTON CUP CHAMPION IT'S JUST DEVASTATING TO THE SPORT IN GENERAL.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 6]



[SOT 15:10:18]
[INQ=]

((DON JUDY: HE'S THE GUY WHO SEEMED INVINCIBLE OUT OF ALL OF THEM.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]



[SOT CBS FEED 4:34:49]
[INQ=]

((NASCAR HAS LOST IT'S GREATEST DRIVER EVER.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 5]



[SOT 15:14:39]
[INQ=]

((MARY KATE HERLEHY: ONCE THIS NEWS CAME ABOUT EVERYONE JUST WENT TO WOW!!))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]



[SOT 15:10:35]
[INQ=]

((DON JUDY: IT HURTS EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW THE GUY.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 2]))



[45-Floyd-Murder]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-50 1:41:30]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]

A domestic dispute leads Floyd County deputies into a shootout that left two people dead.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co./Yesterday Morning;]

When deputies pulled up to the home of Kevin and Darlene Yoders Saturday night - 28 year old Roger Lee Whitlock of Check was reportedly in the driveway with a 44 caliber magnum revolver. State police say Whitlock fired 6 rounds at three deputies... who then returned fire.
Whitlock then reportedly ran back inside the home -- where deputies found Whitlock and 30 year old Darlene Yoders dead. Darlene's husband and five children were at home but were NOT hurt. Dale Vest lives down the street from the Yoders family. He also knew Whitlock.
(///////SOT//////)
[SOT 2:11:21]
[INQ=i'd see him]

((DALE VEST/NEIGHBOR: I'D SEE HIM PASS THROUGH ALL THE TIME WAVE AT ME.))
[RUNS=]

[BUTT, BUTT, BUTT]
[SOT 2:08:09]
[INQ=]

((DALE VEST/NEIGHBOR: HE JUST SEEMED NORMAL TO ME.))
[SUPER=01-Dale Vest/Neighbor]
[OUTQ=normal to me]
[RUNS=6]
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[VO-NAT]

State Police say Whitlock and Darlene Yoders were friends. So far officials have not said what LED to the shooting - but did say it appears Whitlock died from the shots fired by deputies. Officials have not said whether Whitlock fired the shot that killed Darlene Yoders.
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[45-Radford-Property]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]

Radford University is planning an expansion. The college will gradually take over the 78- acre St. Albans Hospital property in Pulaski County. The deal is the result of an agreement between the college and Carilion Health system. School officials plan to convert the property into an economic development hub for southwest Virginia. The key tenants will be the Economic Development Center of Southwest Virginia and the new College of Information Science and Technology.


[45-Rke-Reax]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=am cutins]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=Earnhardt obit]

The death of NASCAR driver and owner Dale Earnhardt will leave a deep hole in the sport... Last night when the news came out fans in Roanoke said their only reaction was disbelief.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=This didn't seem real.]
[RUNS=:41]
[OUT Q=I didn't know the guy.]



(([SOT 15:09:45]
[INQ=]

((DON JUDY: THIS DIDN'T SEEM REAL.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 2]


[NAT SOUND BREAK CAR DRIVING]
[RUNS= 3]



[SOT 15:12:30]
[INQ=]

((MARY KATE HERLEHY: THE WAY HE HIT THE WALL IT DIDN'T LOOK VERY TRAGIC.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 6]


[NAT SOUND BREAK CAR DRIVING]
[RUNS= 3]



[SOT 15:08:14]
[INQ=]

((SCOTT KELLY: WHEN WE SAW IT WE FIGURED IT WAS JUST ANOTHER WRECK.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]


[NAT SOUND OF ANNOUNCERS]
[RUNS= 6]



[SOT 20:19:39 FROM CBS FEED]
[INQ=]

((THAT'S THE KIND OF CRASH THAT HURTS YOU.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]



[SOT 15:07:54]
[IINQ=]

((SCOTT KELLY: YOU SEE THE INTIMIDATOR GO, HE WAS EVERYTHING NASCAR WAS.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 3]



[SOT 15:12:30]
[INQ=]

((MARY KATE HERLEHY: HE'S A 7 TIME WINSTON CUP CHAMPION IT'S JUST DEVASTATING TO THE SPORT IN GENERAL.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 6]



[SOT 15:10:18]
[INQ=]

((DON JUDY: HE'S THE GUY WHO SEEMED INVINCIBLE OUT OF ALL OF THEM.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]



[SOT CBS FEED 4:34:49]
[INQ=]

((NASCAR HAS LOST IT'S GREATEST DRIVER EVER.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 5]



[SOT 15:14:39]
[INQ=]

((MARY KATE HERLEHY: ONCE THIS NEWS CAME ABOUT EVERYONE JUST WENT TO WOW!!))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]



[SOT 15:10:35]
[INQ=]

((DON JUDY: IT HURTS EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW THE GUY.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 2]))



[8-Floyd-Murder]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-50 1:41:30]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]


A domestic dispute ends in a shootout involving Floyd County deputies.
The incident resulted in the the deaths of a man and woman.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co./Yesterday Morning;]

When deputies pulled up to the home of Kevin and Darlene Yoders Saturday night - 28 year old Roger Lee Whitlock of Check was reportedly in the driveway with a 44 caliber magnum revolver. State police say Whitlock fired 6 rounds at three deputies... who then returned fire.
Whitlock then reportedly ran back inside the home -- where deputies found Whitlock and 30 year old Darlene Yoders dead. Darlene's husband and five children were at home but were NOT hurt. Dale Vest lives down the street from the Yoders family. He also knew Whitlock.
(///////SOT//////)
[SOT 2:11:21]
[INQ=i'd see him]

((DALE VEST/NEIGHBOR: I'D SEE HIM PASS THROUGH ALL THE TIME WAVE AT ME.))
[RUNS=]

[BUTT, BUTT, BUTT]
[SOT 2:08:09]
[INQ=]

((DALE VEST/NEIGHBOR: HE JUST SEEMED NORMAL TO ME.))
[SUPER=01-Dale Vest/Neighbor]
[OUTQ=normal to me]
[RUNS=6]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

State Police say Whitlock and Darlene Yoders were friends. So far officials have not said what LED to the shooting - but did say it appears Whitlock died from the shots fired by deputies. Officials have not said whether Whitlock fired the shot that killed Darlene Yoders.
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[8-Fatal-Accident]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]


A 19- year- old Virginia Tech student is dead following a traffic accident early yesterday in Blacksburg. Police say Megan Christenson died when the pickup she was riding in collided with a Toyota Camry. Authorities say the driver of the Toyota appears to have pulled from Old Glade Road into the path of the pick-up. The truck was traveling on Prices Fork Road. Police say at this time... no charges have been filed. No one else was seriously injured.

[8-Rke-Reax]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=am cutins]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=Earnhardt Obit]


The death of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt yesterday at the Daytona 500 has left fans grieving all over the country.
Roanoke Valley fans say their reaction to the fatal crash is dis- belief.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=This didn't seem real.]
[RUNS=:41]
[OUT Q=I didn't know the guy.]



(([SOT 15:09:45]
[INQ=]

((DON JUDY: THIS DIDN'T SEEM REAL.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 2]


[NAT SOUND BREAK CAR DRIVING]
[RUNS= 3]



[SOT 15:12:30]
[INQ=]

((MARY KATE HERLEHY: THE WAY HE HIT THE WALL IT DIDN'T LOOK VERY TRAGIC.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 6]


[NAT SOUND BREAK CAR DRIVING]
[RUNS= 3]



[SOT 15:08:14]
[INQ=]

((SCOTT KELLY: WHEN WE SAW IT WE FIGURED IT WAS JUST ANOTHER WRECK.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]


[NAT SOUND OF ANNOUNCERS]
[RUNS= 6]



[SOT 20:19:39 FROM CBS FEED]
[INQ=]

((THAT'S THE KIND OF CRASH THAT HURTS YOU.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]



[SOT 15:07:54]
[IINQ=]

((SCOTT KELLY: YOU SEE THE INTIMIDATOR GO, HE WAS EVERYTHING NASCAR WAS.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 3]



[SOT 15:12:30]
[INQ=]

((MARY KATE HERLEHY: HE'S A 7 TIME WINSTON CUP CHAMPION IT'S JUST DEVASTATING TO THE SPORT IN GENERAL.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 6]



[SOT 15:10:18]
[INQ=]

((DON JUDY: HE'S THE GUY WHO SEEMED INVINCIBLE OUT OF ALL OF THEM.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]



[SOT CBS FEED 4:34:49]
[INQ=]

((NASCAR HAS LOST IT'S GREATEST DRIVER EVER.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 5]



[SOT 15:14:39]
[INQ=]

((MARY KATE HERLEHY: ONCE THIS NEWS CAME ABOUT EVERYONE JUST WENT TO WOW!!))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 4]



[SOT 15:10:35]
[INQ=]

((DON JUDY: IT HURTS EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW THE GUY.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 2]))



[8-Web-Site]


[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Earnhardt Obit]


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