WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 07/04/02

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A suspect is nabbed .. charged with killing three neighbors over a long-running property disupte.
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And home towns prepare to celebrate the Fourth tonight, the first since September 11th.
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In sports, the the all Williams sister act moves to the finals at Wimbledon, the Avalanche talks about the Hillcats awesome pitching staff
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and part of the fourth of July celebration in major league baseball today was to remember September 11th and honor the country's independence.
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A Halifax County man is charged with murdering three neighbors .. apparently over a property dispute.
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Good evening, I'm Jean Jadhon. Keith and Shannon have the day off.

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The suspect .. and the victims .. had been neighbors for more than a decade.
But authorities say over those years, James Bryant Hudson had grown unhappy over the a piece of property the two families shared.
Officials believe that unhappiness may have led to yesterday evening's murders.
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Joy Sutton has been working on this story on joins us with details.
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Jean,
Authorities say earlier in the day .. Hudson and the neighboring Cole family exchanged words.
At some point after that, Hudson came back and allegedly shot three members of the Cole family. ((ROLLCUE:...))
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Authorities believe the murders stemmed from years of controversy over this private access road off of Virgie Cole road --shared by the suspect James Bryant Hudson and the Cole family.
Officials say Hudson was unhappy about how the road was maintained.
But the victims' family says Hudsons' feelings over it ran much deeper.
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Hudson is charged with murdering 56 year old Walter Stanley Cole, his brother 64 year old Thomas Wesley Cole and 55 year old Patsy Cole.
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Jason Cole is one of the victims' sons. He says his father Stanley grew up in this community and for 30 years he owned and operated the Livestock Market.
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As for Hudson, he was taken into custody this afternoon.
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Now Hudson had been on the run from authorities, but authorities says he was arrested today without incident.
Jean,
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The Star City and many other home towns will shine brightly with plenty of red, white and blue tonight.
A record crowd of 30 thousand people is expected in Roanoke .. at this year's Fourth of July celebration at Victory Stadium.
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Justin McLeod will be there with them, and he is live at the stadium with a preview.
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Many communities will top off this Fourth of July with fireworks.
Here's a list of places where you can see tonight's shows.
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Earlier today, hundreds of motorists took the liberty of parading down Williamson Road in Roanoke.
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It was all part of the fourth of July parade which began near the Civic Mall and ended in front of Breckenridge Elementary School. This year's Star City Motor Madness featured hundreds of old and new cars decked out in red, white, and blue. The event was a fundraiser for the Virginia Museum of Transportation which wants to build a classic automotive gallery. So far, a local group has raised about a third of the 1 and a half million dollar price tag.
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The state's top prosecutor says his office is the victim of a scam. Still ahead, why you could be a victim, too.
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And two years after two teens are killed on I-81, relatives say tire companies are to blame. Now they want millions.
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A fatal accident in Roanoke County leads to a lawsuit against three tire companies.
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Relatives of two Georgia teenagers are asking for more than 4 million dollars in damages.
They were riding in the back of a pickup truck, when the tread came off one of its tires.
The truck veered into oncoming traffic at the Hollins exit on Interstate 81.
The accident happened a week before it became illegal for children under 15 to ride in pickup beds.
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A teenager standing outside a house in northwest Roanoke was shot and wounded last night.
Police say 15-year-old Jonathan King was hit in the forehead by a gunshot from a passing car.
King was at his grandmother's house on Ferncliff Avenue Northwest.
Another teenager was outside with him.
Relatives said they have no idea who would want to take a shot at either boy.

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Attorney General Jerry Kilgore says awareness is the key to preventing domestic violence.
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Kilgore has put together a 43-member panel to educate employers and teachers on how to spot signs of family violence.
The Advisory Council on Domestic Violence will hold forums across the state.
Lawmakers, police officers, health-care workers and former victims of domestic violence make up the panel.
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Kilgore, a former prosecutor, successfully pushed for legislation this year that enhances training for police officers handling domestic violence calls.
The new law also protects women who are sexually assaulted by their husbands.
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The attorney general also says his office is the victim of a telephone scam.
A caller claims to be working for the state and tells victims that they may be involved in a credit card fraud.
They're asked to give a checking account number to cover the loss, and says the attorney general's office will reimburse them.
Kilgore says the state has no such program, and consumers should never give out personal financial information, unless they know who they're dealing with.

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Governor Warner says let's do business. Still ahead, the state wants to work more with women and minorities.
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And President Bush says America means business with terrorists. We'll follow his Fourth of July visit to West Virginia.
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Governor Warner wants the state to do more business with minorities and women.
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Warner signed an executive order this week directing state agencies to buy more from businesses owned by minorities and women.
State agencies are already required to submit annual reports detailing their efforts to increase minority procurement.
Warner says the law has been largely ignored.
He is ordering agencies to outline strategies to raise the number of contracts with minority business.
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Last year, less than two percent of all state contracts were awarded to minority enterprises.
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President Bush chose to observe this Independence Day in West Virginia. And when the crowd recited the Pledge of Allegiance, two words in particular stood out.
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Bush told the crowd in Ripley, West Virginia that no authority could prevent an American from pledging allegiance to this one nation "under God." And he told the crowd Americans love their county only more when it is threatened.
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Speaking on the steps of the local courthouse, the president promised the U-S would hunt down those responsible for the September eleventh attacks.
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Fibe major league baseball games took center stage on the fourth of July in sports, the story of a Pulaski Rangers player whose road to success has been a long one,
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and a big day for the red white and blue at Wimbledon as sister act III reaches the finals.
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What would the fourth of July be without America's favorite pastime. Five games today. Milwaukee beat Cincinnati 5-4. Philadelphia lost to Montreal 2-1 and Houston is leading Pittsburgh 6-3 in the fifth. Derek Lowe earned his 12th victory when Boston beat Toronto 9-to-5, completing the Red Sox' first five-game series sweep in 13 years.
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The nations Patriotic feeling was displayed in a hug way as the Green Monster was covered with the American flag.
In the bottom of the second, Trot Nixon's bloop single is gonna plate two runs, Shea Hillenbrand and Manny Ramirez come on down, 2-nothing Red Sox.
To the next inning and Nomar Gaciapara conects on a RBI double that allows Johnny Damon to score and the count is 3-zip Boston.
[SUPER=35-Boston/9/Toronto/5;]In the top of the fourth, JOsh Phleps of the Blue Jays brings in Carlos Delgado and
Jose Cruz on this two run single off the scoreboard and the lead is cut to 1, 4-3.
But Boston pulls away thanks to some homeruns. Trot Nixon with the solo shot, his ninth,
and the Nomar says good bye with the two run shot and the Red Sox win it by 4.
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In the Big Apple, Yankees and Indians and the symbols honoring and remembering September 11th were everywhere. Raul Mondesi homered in the second and doubled home a run in the sixth to help the New York Yankees beat Cleveland 7-to-1. Mondesi's homer was his first since the Yankees traded for him on Monday.
[SUPER=35-New York/7/Cleveland/1;] Jason Giambi added a three-run shot that gave the Yankees the fifth, sixth and seven
th runs they would need for the win against the Indians.
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The Salem Avalanche plays game two of its' three game series against Lynchburg tonight at 7:05 in Lynchburg. The Hillcats are the Northern Division leaders at 9 and 5 while the Avs, at 8 and 6, are leading the Southern Division.
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The Avalanche beat the Cats by a run last night. Tonight, Salem once again faces a pitching staff that leads the Carolina League in most statistical categories. While the Avs got a homerun last night, the Hillcats are giving up a league low number of homers, just over 30.
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The Pulaski Rangers have gotten off to a great start in this Appalachian League season. A big reason for their success has been the play of Stanford product Chris O'Riordan. Travis Wells has more on O'Riordan's trek from Palo Alto, California to the New River Valley.
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((As a chemistry major at Stanford, Chris O' Riordan earned the nickname "Cobalt" the 27th element on the periodic table. Like the hard metal, O'Riordan has many different uses.
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O'Riordan also knows how to win. He made four trips to the College World Series as a member of the Cardinal.
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Chris cherishes those fun times with his former teammates, one of which just happens to be Edmund Muth, an outfielder with the Salem Avalanche.
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Muth and O'Riordan are both California natives adapting to small town life in Virginia. But both still have the same goal of one day making it to the big leagues. Travis Wells, News 7 Sports.))

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It will be sister act III as far as the Willais girls and grand slam titles are concerned.
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Venus and Serena Willaims will play in an all sisters Wimbledon chapionship. Venus, the tournaments number one seed and two time defending champion, blew by Justine Henin 6-3, 6-2 and
Seran needed only 55 minutes to dispose of Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-1. On the men's side, Britain's Tim Henman reached the semifinals, beating Brazil's Andre Sa in four sets. Henman will meet Lleyton Hewitt in the final four.
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A big project lies ahead for members of the First Baptist Church of Hillsville. A lightning strike Wednesday damaged a lot of their church. Rebuilding will take plenty of faith, and hard work. We'll visit the church later today and see how church members and leaders plan to go from here tonight on News 7 at 6.