WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 10/03/02

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Police investigate a death at Shenandoah Homes Retirement Community.
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And we'll show you a place in North Carolina police have been searching... that may be related to the disappearance of Jennifer Short.
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Tonight in sports, we'll rundown the high school football schedule for week six, Chip Sullivan hangs with the PGA Tour's big boys in Williamsburg, and
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Steve Mason has a preseason look at the Roanoke Express.
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The headlines and weatherschool are tropical but our three day forecast features a return to fall weather. Details ahead.
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NEws 7 is next.
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Authorities investigating the disappearance of Jennifer Short continue to pursue many different leads.
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Tonight there's more information on one location that's been the subject of recent searches.
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Good evening, I'm Shannon Young.
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And I'm Keith Humphry.
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Investigators in Virginia and North Carolina conducted more interviews today as they waited for DNA test results in the Jennifer Short Case.
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There were no new searches in Henry or Rockingham Counties.
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But Joe Dashiell has more tonight on one location that has attracted their attention in recent days.
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Roanoke County police are investigating a death at the Shenandoah Homes retirement center.
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Authorities were called to the building on Hawthorne Road about an hour ago to look into a report of a missing person.
They conducted a room by room search of the building, and found a body.
They won't say whether it's a man or woman, a resident or a staff member.
Residents say investigators are focusing on the third floor and have blocked that off for now.
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[Knox]

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The government has laid out some additional claims in its case against pain specialist Cecil Knox and his office manager. Nurse Beverly Boone and her lawyer asked the government to be more specific about the fraud charges against her, challenging the assertion that Boone WAS Dr. Knox' office manager. She was the "nerve center," the prosecutor says, "the decision maker and clearing house for all the offenses...." In a response filed in court today, Patrick Hogeboom maintains Boone's office served as "fraud central." We couldn't reach Boone's attorney.

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Two Virginia Tech students face felony charges...over what appears to be a prank.
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Freshmen Corey Cameron and Kyle Pruett were arrested around one-o-clock this morning...
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after a witness told police he saw them place a homemade bomb inside a newspaper box.
Police later recovered three more bombs around campus...after students reported they heard an explosion.
Officers say they believe the incident was a prank but, they are still taking it seriously.
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Police say the bombs were made out of plastic bottles, some type of liquid and aluminum foil.
Both men are charged with four counts of manufacturing an explosive device.
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[Blood-Supply]

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A blood service has quarantined a portion of its supply after a surgery patient at the University of Virginia Medical Center died.
A spokeswoman for Virginia Blood Services says two other patients have reacted to the blood with fevers in recent days.
The organization is investigating the possibility that some blood supplies were contaminated by bacteria.
Virginia Blood Services supplies blood for hospitals in Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro, Charlottesville and Farmville.

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Jerry Falwell calls the founder of Islam a terrorist.
More on that when News 7 returns.
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Plus more U-S Airways jets are leaving Roanoke in the dust... as they're replaced by turbo-props.
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Some regional jets are flying out of the Roanoke Regional Airport... for good. U-S Airways is replacing its jet service to Charlotte, North Carolina with more Dash-8 Turboprop flights.
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Airport officials say it's a cost effective move that's part of the airline's restructuring plan since filing for bankruptcy in August.
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Business Reporter Rachel Cannon joins us with more on how local travel will be affected, Rachel? Keith and Shannon,
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U-S Airways now operates three 50-seat regional jets to Charlotte, but beginning in November that service will stop. Instead the carrier is increasing its turboprop departures to the airport hub in North Carolina from five to seven each weekday.
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While it's a way to save money for the struggling airline, it will not mean fewer seats for the passenger traveling out of Roanoke Regional. Even with the change, the amount of seats flying out remains the same. But airport officials say that the perception of regional jet service is a better one. People generally prefer the jets and they help attract more business travelers to an airport.
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Roanoke Regional officials do point out that they're gaining some flights out of the airport. Three runs to New York's Laguardia are being added this Fall.
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But Keith and Shannon - those will once again be on Turboprop planes.

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The University of Virginia may hike tuition to help offset statewide budget cuts.
President John Casteen says he'll ask the university's board of visitors tomorrow to approve a midyear tuition increase of up to 200 dollars.
The University also says it will begin to cut spending by 15 percent.
Casteen says U-V-A will continue its hiring freeze but won't have any layoffs, furloughs or forced early retirements with the latest cut.

[Novozymes]

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A leading biotech company is settling into its new local home.
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Novozymes now operates out of a 12-million dollar facility in Roanoke County's Center for Research and Technology The company develops products using microbes. One promising discovery is a microbe lawn fertilizer which has made their grass quite green ... despite the drought.
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Local business leaders see the building as an investment in Roanoke. Novozymes officials say they considered Raleigh, North Carolina as the base of the microbe research before choosing the Roanoke Valley.
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[Chambers]

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The Virginia State Bar has suspended the law license of a lawyer in Salem. Mac Chambers says he's being held responsible for the actions of his paralegal. The State Bar says Chambers admits he neglected certain cases: a personal injury action, a worker's comp case and a criminal appeal. He is in the middle of a nasty divorce and says he has severe health problems. His one-year suspension began Tuesday.

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Mixed economic news and profit warnings ended an early-session rally attempt. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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The DOW dropped 38 points.
NASDAQ fell 21.
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The Reverend Jerry Falwell says he thinks Muhammad was -quote- "a terrorist.''
He makes the comment in an interview to be broadcast Sunday on "60 Minutes.''
According to a transcript released by the network, Falwell says he's concluded from reading Muslim and non-Muslim writers that Muhammad was "a violent man, a man of war.''
The conservative Baptist minister says that's the opposite of the love exemplified by Jesus and Moses.
A spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations calls Falwell's remarks "hate speech''

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Local Virginia Army National Guard units called into active duty began their training today.
They'll soon join Operation Enduring Freedom, America's response to the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Meghan Muldoon was at Fort Pickett today and has more.
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(( Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry division reported for processing and training at Fort Pickett.
They will begin active federal duty on November 1st and will be away from their families for at least one year and possibly two.
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After preparing their wills, getting their shots and taking the oath, they headed to the firing range for training.
The citizen soldiers found out on Tuesday that they would be leaving soon, but they don't know where they'll be sent and it could be anywhere.
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Joe Corriveau, is a teacher and baseball coach at William Campbell High School.
He, like many of the soldiers, is leaving behind a job and young children.
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Specialist Warren Wooten is taking a 75% pay cut in order to serve his country.
He says he doesn't regret signing up in the days following September 11th despite leaving a young son at home.
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That sentiment was echoed by many of the soldiers.
They say the sacrifices they're making are worth it.
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Coming up, the Express gets set to drop the puck on a new season, a preview of tomorrow night's FFE slate, plus

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Clemson and Florida State butt heads later tonight in the fourth ever head to head meeting between Bobby and Tommy Bowden.
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The Roanoke Express is three days into training camp. Steve Mason checks in now to answer a few early season questions.
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((Head Coach Perry Florio will put a lot of new faces on the ice. Two new goalies. Evan Lindsay is a third year pro who played two years with the Montreal Organization. Rookie Rob Garrick has yet to arrive.
Adam Colagiacomo played in the AHL last year with the San Jose Sharks affiliate. ((:))
Solid veterans Rick Kowalsky, Mike Peron and Duncan Dalmao feel the Express is much improved after last seasons first round playoff exit.)) ((:)) ((:)) ((:)) ((:))

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The Friday Football Extra schedule of games for week number six is loaded with some traditional rivalries - including what promises to be an unusual meeting between Salem and Pulaski. Here's tomorrow night's list of games with the home team on the bottom of each matchup.
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Bowden Bowl Four is set to roll tonight in Tallahassee, but unlike the previous three, this one will have a different feel. Both Bobby Bowden at Florida State, and Tommy Bowden at Clemson are in desperate need of a win.
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The PGA season is winding down. This week, the Tour stops in Williamsburg for the Michelob Championship. Right now, David Duval is the clubhouse leader after an opening round 7-under par 64. Ashley Plantation's Chip Sullivan is on the leaderboard as well. Chip made the turn at 5-under, but has dropped a couple of shots since then. Sullivan is at 3-under thru 15.