WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/09/03

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Coming up on News 7-
One death now linked to severe weather in Central Virginia.
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And the storms caused damage to parts of Bedford County.
Is it legal to provide the morning after pill on Virginia's campuses? We'll have the story.
And these felines are a rare breed- and they need a home.
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News7 at Eleven is next.

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People are still trapped inside a university in Cleveland where a gunman killed at least one person earlier today.
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((WE ARE RESCUING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING, AND DOING THAT ROOM BY ROOM, FLOOR BY FLOOR SEARCH.))
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Dozens of SWAT team members and F-B-I agents are trying to get them out.
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[Cleveland-Shooting]

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Finals week at Case Western University ended in gunfire with a camoflauged man forcing his way into the business college and sending people running for cover. At least one person is dead and several wounded. Dave Browde reports.
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((A BREAK IN THE HOSTAGE SITUATION AT A BUSINESS SCHOOL IN CLEVELAND JUST HOURS AFTER IT BEGAN. SWAT TEAMS STARTED RESCUING GUN SHOTS VICTIMS AND HOSTAGES - BUT WITH the fate of the GUNMAN still unknown - THE SITUATION REMAINED TENSE.
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THE SUSPECT, REPORTEDLY WEARING A CAMEFLOUGE TOP, STORMED INTO THE DISTINCTIVE BUILDING AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY ABOUT FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON.
SOT: he kept pounding until the glass broke, came in - we turned around
WITNESSES SAY THE SUSPECT WAS FIRING A SHOT GUN INDISCRIMINATELY. GUNFIRE COULD BE HEARD THROUGH THE BUILDING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. SOME HOSTAGES CALLED CBS AFFILIATE WOIO TO REPORT THEY WERE OKAY- AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT:
SOT: I gotta go we just heard another shot..
AS SWAT TEAMS, EMERGENCY VEHICLES, THE F-B-I AND LOCAL POLICE SURROUNDED THE BUILDING, OFFICIALS IMPLORED THE GUNMAN TO SURRENDER PEACEFULLY. OFFICIALS COMMUNICATED SECRETLY WITH HOSTAGES HIDING INSIDE - TRYING TO DETERMINE HIS LOCATION. POLICE SAY THE ORDEAL IS FAR FROM OVER - THE BUILDING IS FIVE STORIES HIGH AND IT WILL TAKE TIME TO COMPLETE A FINAL SEARCH. DAVE BROWDE CBS NEWS NEW YORK))

[Storms]

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This afternoon's thunderstorms turned deadly.
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In Central Virginia, one person was killed when a two story house collapsed.
The incident happened in Buckingham County, between Lynchburg and Richmond.
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In our area, the first line of thunderstorms to roll through parts of Bedford County left downed trees on Route 43.
Firefighters worked to clear the road, about five miles south of the city of Bedford.
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[Ok-Tornado]

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Firefighters in Oklahoma are combing through neighborhoods making sure no one is still trapped.
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From the air you can see the devastation, but on the ground people are counting their blessings that no one was killed.
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((GOV. BRAD HENRT/OKLAHOMA: WHEN YOU SEE IT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL IT IS REALLY HORRIFIC.))
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More than 300 families are without homes in Moore alone.
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((GLEN LEWIS/MOORE, OK MAYOR; WE'LL HAVE IT CLEANED UP INA COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN WE'LL BUILD IT BACK AND WHEN WE BUILD IT BACK WHAT IT WAS BEFORE.))
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After a deadly tornado in 1999, many residents of Moore became better prepared.
Many say storm shelters and tornado drills probably saved lives and cut down on injuries.
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[C'burg-Shooting]

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A Christiansburg police officer was shot and killed this morning outside a gas station.
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Authorities say it started around 5:30 this morning, when officer Scott Allen Hylton spotted a shoplifting suspect at this Shell gas station in Christiansburg. Witnesses say the suspect pulled Hylton out of his car and began beating him. They say the suspect then took the officer's gun and fired at others at the scene before turning back to Hylton and fatally shooting him.
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((2857 MIKE AKERS/WITNESS; HE PULLED A GUN AND POINTED IT TOWARD ME AND STARTS LAUGHING 2901 THEN HE STARTED SHOOTING REPORTER: DID HE SAY ANYTHING? NEVER SAID NOTHING JUST LAUGHED THAT'S ALL HE EVER DONE WAS LAUGHED 2908))
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Officers opened fire on the suspect in the McDonald's parking lot next door. He is identified as 21-year-old Christopher Allen Holmes of Christiansburg. Holmes was pronounced dead at the Montgomery Regional Hospital.
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[Holmes-Hylton]

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People who knew both men are puzzled over how their encounter could have ended so violently.
Marya Jones takes a look at a highly regarded officer and the man who took his life.
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(( Signs of mourning and support for Officer Scott Hylton already adorn windows and streets in Christiansburg.
Friends and colleagues say he was a "good old country boy" who died a senseless death.
Hylton was killed while working a shift he'd volunteered to do. It was supposed to be his day off.
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((LT. DALTON REID/CHRISTIANSBURG POLICE: HE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS PART OF OUR FAMILY. WE'RE HURTING RIGHT NOW.))
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Hylton grew up in Floyd County.
He had a wife and four kids.
And during 20 years as a police officer and 13 in the National Guard, he'd made lots of friends.
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((DALTON REID: EVERY TIME I TALKED TO SCOTT, I LEFT GRINNING. JUST BECAUSE HE WAS A GUY THAT MADE YOU SMILE, MADE YOU FEEL GOOD.)) [RUNS:05]
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21 year old Christopher Holmes had been a standout as a football player at Christiansburg High School.
After graduation in 1999, he bounced through a series of jobs and several brushes with the law.
He was due in court next month to face charges that he kicked and beat a man at Virginia Tech last year.
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(( QUICK NATS OF DENNY ALLANSON AT CASH REGISTER.)) [RUNS:02]
Denny Allanson not only works at the Shell station where police say Holmes went on a shooting rampage, he also used to work with him at Rowe Furniture.
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((DENNY ALLANSON: HE WAS ALWAYS WELL-SPOKEN. I ALWAYS THOUGHT HE WAS A DECENT KID HEADING FOR COLLEGE AND EVERYTHING.)) [RUNS:06]
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[SU 34:09] ((MARYA JONES/NEWS-7: BY ALL ACCOUNTS, HOLMES CAME FROM A GOOD FAMILY. UNTIL RECENTLY, HIS FATHER WAS A VIRGINIA TECH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. HOLMES' FAMILY RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THEY'RE GRIEF-STRICKEN AND PRAYING AND THEIR HEARTS GO OUT TO EVERY FAMILY IMPACTED BY THIS TRAGEDY. MJN7, C'BURG.)) [RUNS:17]))

[Morning-After]

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It is legal for state colleges and universities to dispense the morning after pill.
That's the opinion of Attorney General Jerry Kilgore.
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A memo from Kilgore's office says laws requiring women to be informed about abortion procedures and wait 24 hours do NOT affect the practice of giving out the emergency contraception pills at campus health centers.
The Attorney General's office said the practice is legal, but that schools need to be sure women are given QUOTE "clear and complete information'' about whatever medicine they are prescribed.
Republican Delegate Bob Marshall criticized the practice in letters to several universities and suggested it could be illegal.
In response, James Madison University's Board of Visitors banned the distribution of the pills last month, creating a storm of protest on campus.
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[Tech-Graduation]

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There was plenty of pomp and circumstance in Blacksburg this evening.
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A crowd of more than 20-thousand turned out for Virginia Tech's 113th commencement held at Lane Stadium.
This year's commencement was a little different for the "3-thousand 749-graduates."
Virginia Tech decided to hold the main ceremony on Friday rather than Saturday morning.
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((LARRY HINCKER/VT SPOKESPERSON: WE JUST RUN OUT OF VENUES. THE COLLEGES HAVE GOTTEN TOO BIG AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING IS THE COLLEGE CEREMONIES WERE BEING HELD LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, IT WAS JUST TOO DIFFICULT FOR OUR FAMILIES AND SO WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND HOLD THIS CEREMONY WHICH IS ALWAYS FIRST ON FRIDAY NIGHT, IT MAKES ROOM FOR THOSE SATURDAY MORNING CEREMONIES AND PEOPLE WILL BE REAL COMFORTABLE AND BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF TOWN.))
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This year's commencement speaker was Virginia's Chief Justice Leroy Hassell (Ha-SELL) .
He told the graduates that professional attainment is important but urged them to never allow their profession to be the center of their life.
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A Republican party shakeup on the eve of tomorrow's firehouse primary.
More on that when News 7 returns.
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And local companies pull for area kids.
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[Sports-preview]

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(( Hey folks - Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office as PH stays perfect in lacrosse. A P.H. hoopster signs scholarship papers. These students picks up some serious scholarship cash. The Hidden Valley girls soccer team gets another win tonight. The Governor of North Carolina crashes a Cup car at Charlotte. And John Riggins is now a leading man on the Guiding Light - tonight on the Big 7.))

[Russian-Plane]

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There is still confusion over just how many people died when an airliners cargo door sprung open 30-thousand feet up.
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The (ih-Lou-shin) Illyushin 76 is a design from the early 1970's.
The plane was supposed to be carrying about 200 passengers over the Congo from the Capital to the far southeast part of the country.
But 45 minutes into the flight, the plane's rear, clam shell type doors seem to have sprung open.
The passengers, many of them apparently not strapped into their seats were sucked out of the plane.
Two airport sources have said up to 129 people were killed, but a third official estimates the number of deaths at half that many.
People in Africa often travel in overcrowded cargo planes that don't always have seats.
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[Iraq]

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Three American soldiers are dead and a fourth is injured when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Tigris River.
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It happened north of Baghdad.
The Army says it appears the crash was an accident and NOT a result of hostile fire.
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The helicopter like this one was attempting a rescue operation for a wounded Iraqi child.
The chopper snagged a powerline over the Tigris River and flipped into the water.
One crew member survived and swam to shore.
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[Senate-Race]

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As the Republican primary for the 22nd State Senate District winds up, its chairman has stepped down.
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Ed Lynch resigned as GOP District Chairman. The Hollins University professor says he just didn't have enough time. [SUPER-03-Roanoke;] Roanoke County Chairman Tom Leggette has stepped into the position. He says he felt it was his duty since Roanoke County voters make up 45 percent of district voters.
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((TOM LEGGETTE/GOP DISTRICT CHAIRMAN: I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE VOTE COUNT ANYHOW BECAUSE I HAVE THE CELL PHONE. I'M RUNNING THE BIGGEST PRECINCT. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS SOME LAST MINUTE DETAILS THAT HE WOULD HAVE NORMALLY DONE, I'M DOING NOW.))
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Primary voting will take place from 2 until 6 tomorrow evening at Read Mountain Middle School, Vinton Firehouse, the Brambleton Center, Salem Courthouse and the Montgomery County Courthouse. News 7 will bring you the results tomorrow as soon as they're tallied.
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[Voting]

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It's out with the old voting machines and in with the new... thanks to some help from the federal government.
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Virginia will soon be replacing over five-thousand punch card and lever voting machines.
The state is expected to get 23 million dollars from Congress to upgrade its outdated machines.
But election officials say that amount may not be enough.
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((JEAN JENSEN/VA BOARD OF ELECTIONS SECRETARY: IF YOUR PRECINCT HAS FOUR MACHINES IN IT WE'RE REALLY ONLY GETTING ENOUGH FINANCIAL HELP FROM THE FEDS TO REPLACE TWO OF THE FOUR MACHINES. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE WORKING WITH THE LOCALITIES BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THOSE OTHER MACHINES.))
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The state is expected to receive 60 million dollars overall to upgrade its voting procedures.
Thirteen million dollars will go toward automating the state's voter registration system.
Applications to vote are currently being processed by hand.
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[Update]

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An update now to our lead story.
A suspect is in custody, several hours after a gunman began shooting inside the Case Western Reserve University business school in Cleveland.
The city police chief said quote ``We believe he is the shooter or one of the shooters.'' He would not elaborate.

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A Roanoke artist returns some "celebrated memories" to her alma mater.
That's next on News 7.
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Some cats can be a handful... These two require special care. In fact they can't even go outside.
FInd out why when we return.
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[Gillespie]

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A new Roanoke home for a painting by an artist who used to called Roanoke home. Her latest work will be at the Jefferson Center.
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Dorothy Gillespie is a Star City native and 19-37 graduate of Jefferson High School. Behind this curtain is the panel painting she was asked to create for her alma matter. It's called Celebrated Memories but is remaining a secret until being unveiled and dedicated tomorrow evening.
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((DOROTHY GILLESPIE/ARTIST; THEY HAVE TO HAVE A LIFE TO THEM THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF IDENTITY SOME KIND OF THAT'S IT'S ALMOST ALIVE. NOW I KNOW I CAN'T REACH THAT BUT I CAN STRIVE FOR IT.))
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Gillespie is well known for her enamel metal wall murals. She says she has good memories from her times at Jefferson High School and that's it's very special to have a piece of her work at the center.
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[Albino-Kittens]

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Two very rare kittens are in need of a home in San Diego California.
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Nancy Lewis says her Calico cat gave birth to not one, but two rare albino kittens. They are all white with pink eyes. Animals with albinism have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair... inherited genes do not make the usual amounts of pigment called melanin. Because they don'g have pigment to protect them from the sun's rays, they must stay indoors. Some albinos have hearing and vision problems, but these two are fine. Lewis says she will put an add in the paper so someone can buy them.
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[S-Extra]

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High school lacrosse and soccer highlights are coming up, plus some bizarre crashes today. And the Scott Robertson hands out its scholarships. But first tonight's Extra Point -
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Look was starring on Your Hometown Station this afternoon on the Guiding Light. John Riggins, the Super Bowl 27 MVP, has joined the cast of the Soap Opera playing the role of Mitch Hendon, an ex-Marine who is suspicious about his wife's relationship with a college-age man.
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[S-Lax]

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The 9 and OH Patrick Henry boys lacrosse team was hoping to keep their perfect record intact this evening against Salem.
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The game would face off on the Patriots home turf. We pick up the action in the second quarter, PH is up 4-2.
The Patriots Jermaine Otey (otee) takes the ball hard to the cage and fires the shot past the Salem goalie to put Patrick Henry up 5-2 at the half, and that would be the eventual game winner. In the third quarter, Salem gets one back when Josh Olgevey takes matters into his own hands and gets one past Jeff Harkins and it is 5-3.
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The Spartans would get one more. Harkins makes a nice save but the ball falls into the stick of Jonathan Branson and he finds the back of the net but PH wins 6-4 to remain unbeaten with a perfect 10-and-0 record.
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[S-Soccer]

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On the high school soccer front tonight - the Hidden Valley and Christiansburg girls waited out the storms and got in their game before darkness set in.
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Hidden Valley was more than warmed up as the game got started about 30 minutes later than scheduled. 15 minutes into the first half - Christiansburg's Tori Hurst will break away and look to tie it. But Laura Seamon will scoop it up and preserve the 1-to-nothing lead. Hidden Valley then comes back on the attack. Karli Spetzler will sneak one in from the right side of the net and the Titans lead 2-to-nothing in the first half. The Titans will get another tally from Spetzler out in front of the
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net as she gets her own rebound and puts it home. Becca Danahy added a hat trick and Hidden Valley beats Christiansburg 7-to-0.
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[S-Gov]

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North Carolina Governor Mike Easley his a democrat who usually has no trouble turning left - I said usually! He was at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Jimmie Johnson's number 48
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today taking laps to raise money for Communities in Schools, an anti-dropout program.
Things went well for about four to five laps, but then the governor wrecked the Lowe's machine. He reached speeds in excess of 160 miles an hour, and was rolling at 120 when he hit the wall. He was not injured, and now we know why he has a chauffeur.
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[S-Indy]

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[wipe to eng#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

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A bad crash at Indy today in practice for tomorrow's pole day. Arie Luyendyk, the two time Indy 500 champ, who comes out of retirement every year to run this race, hit the wall twice in the same crash today. He was taken to the hospital with a back injury and released. He likely will try to qualify tomorrow in a back-up car once trackside doctors clear him to drive.
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[S-Golf]

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The PGA Tour plays on Your Hometown Station this weekend.
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[SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC/USA; :00]
Nick Price is at the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the Wachovia Championship in Charlotte. Price broke an overnight tie with Fred Couples with a one-under 71 to take sole possession of the lead at 7-under par.
This 40 foot birdie on 17 was the difference yesterday. Catch it here on WDBJ today at 3.
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[S-Scholar]

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The Scott Robertson scholarship committee passed out $10 thousand dollars worth of college money today. Travis Wells introduces us to the lucky recipients.
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[SUPER=01-Barry Wirt, Jr./Scott Robertson Scholarship Winner; :19]
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((The Scott Robertson Memorial Golf Tournament will celebrate its 20th anniversary next week. This afternoon Patrick Henry High School's Barry Wirt, Junior celebrated winning the 8 thousand dollar Scott Robertson scholarship. Wirt, who ranks 16th in a class of 360, will take his talents to UVA next fall.
Wirt:
While Wirt may not have made the Robertson field, he plans to continue his career on the links by restoring the Cavaliers to ACC golf prominence.
Wirt:
Lord Botetourt's Carrie Stump captured the 2 thousand dollar Eugene Hawthorne Grant. Stump is ranked 17th out of 221 students in her class.
Carrie:
5 of the top 18 boys players in the world, and 9 of the top 14 junior girls will be on hand for this year's Scott Robertson which gets underway on Friday. Travis Wells, News 7 Sports.))

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A Patrick Henry hoopster is headed to Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina.
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Senior Brian Epperly signed his letter of intent today. The 6 foot 6 center has a 3.6 GPA and he scored 1270 on his SAT's. He averaged 10 points a game this past season. Epperly has a solid basketball and life plan already in place.
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Division Two Presbyterian plays in the South Atlantic Conference.

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Three games in the Big East softball tournament tonight in Salem, and after the smoked cleared - Notre Dame and Villanova were still standing. The Fighting Irish will play the Wildcats for the Big East softball title at Moyer Complex tomorrow afternoon at three.

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Ready, set, PULL is the basis for an annual fundraiser.
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The 7th "Tugs for Tots" raised 28-thousand dollars at the River's Edge sports complex today. Proceeds go to CHIP ... The Child Health Investment Partnership. The organization provides health care to needy children. 22-teams pay to participate and almost all items are donated. Mike Stevens has been M-C of the event since it began. Top bragging rights this year go to Allstate in the heavyweight division and Atlantic Mutual for lightweight competition. (------------)