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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Clouding up with showers likely today...heavier rain is likely by tonight.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has details, up next in the forecast.





[7-11Wytheville-Robbery]


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Wytheville police are on the lookout for a suspect who was shot during a robbery attempt.
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This is a police-composite drawing of the suspect.
Officers say he entered the Sunny Daze Deli-Market on Lee Highway last night and demanded money from the clerk.
The clerk bent over to retrieve the money, produced a weapon and shot the suspect in the stomach.
The man left the store, got into a car and drove away.
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Police say they have warned local hospitals and doctors to be on the lookout.
Officers aren't sure if anyone else is involved, but Radford police reported a similar robbery earlier yesterday evening at the Super 8 Motel on Tyler Avenue.
The robber in that case was successful and got away uninjured.

[7-11City-Council]


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A well-known Roanoke City landmark is relocating to a new space, but not too far from its old one.
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Yesterday, Roanoke City Council approved an ordinance to move the H&C Coffee sign from the top of Billy's Ritz to the Shenandoah Hotel nearby. The sign has long been at the center of a renovation campaign.
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City Council also voted to clarify the zoning definition in connection with a proposed methadone clinic on Hershberger Road. Members agree the facility would create unique circumstances and say more clearly defining "outpatient clinics" could help. Council and the Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing on the issue December 15th.
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The city also want the Virginia code to be amended to require the state to notify any locality when an application for such a facility is made. City Manager Darlene Burcham says the locality should then be given 30-days to comment on the proposed location.

[7-6-Hunting-Accidents]


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Franklin County police believe a hunter found dead shot himself by accident.
40-year-old Eric Bristow failed to return home from hunting on opening day.
Rescuers found him suspended by his safety harness from a tree stand Sunday afternoon.
Another hunter fell from his stand in Franklin County over the weekend.
60-year-old Michael Stanley of Martinsville spent about seven hours on the ground before he was rescued.
Stanley is in serious condition at Carilion-Roanoke Memorial hospital.

[7-11Rain-Disaster]


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Is too much rain a bad thing?... Some Virginia farmers think it is. Many are dealing with the effects of too much rain.
More Virginia communities have been declared disaster areas.
Four more counties, including Bedford and Mecklenburg counties, were added to the list yesterday.
Farmers in those and adjoining counties are now eligible for low-interest emergency loans and other assistance.

[55-WXHeads]


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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Time to get out the umbrella again, as showers re- enter the forecast for today and tonight.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the complete Tuesday outlook, up next.

[55-5-Wythe-Arrest]


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A serial robbery suspect is in the custody of Wythe County deputies.
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A deputy was investigating a gas drive-off when he walked into the middle of an armed robbery at a Rural Retreat gas station
Investigators say 59 year old Paul Edwards Inman pointed a gun at the deputy, and held a clerk hostage before driving away.
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((DEPUTY DAVID MEREDITH/WYTHE CO. SHERIFF'S OFFICE: IF YOU HAVE TO THINK THAT FAST YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT GOING ON. YOU DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE STORE THAT WITH HIM. I JUST KNOWED TO GET BACK OUT, TO GET BEHIND COVER AND RADIO FOR HELP.))
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Inman was arrested in Wytheville after a brief high speed chase.
He's charged with seven felonies including robbery, abduction and attempting to kill a police officer.
He's being held at the regional jail without bond.
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[55-6-Baby-Death]


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A Henry County woman faces multiple charges after an infant died in her care.
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34-year-old Tonia Boothe Johnston is being held without bond in the Henry County jail.
6-month-old Coy Kaczor (KAY-zor) died Sunday of injuries sustained while she was babysitting him.
Johnston told deputies he fell and hit his head.
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Investigators say the boy's injuries were the result of being shaken.
Johnston is a former teacher's aide who was a friend of the infant's parents. She was babysitting while they were at work. Johnston faces felony murder and child abuse charges.

[55-2-11NRCC]


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A local college is reaching out to local textile workers in Pulaski who found out last week they'll soon be out of a job.
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New River Community College is opening a satellite office at the Renfro Plant.
The sock manufacturer announced last week it was closing and laying off 315 workers.
College officials say the office will be used to help workers go back to school or find a new job.
The satellite office will be open for several weeks. The Renfro plant is closing January 10th.
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[55-6-Guildhall]


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The columns at Guildhall Mansion are no longer standing.
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The historic mansion on Cove Road is being prepped for demolition. The columns are some of the last parts to be salvaged before the house is torn down. Guildhall, also known as the Moomaw House, was built in 1882 by Reverend D-C Moomaw. The Pastor of the Garden of Prayer church which owns Guildhall, says as much as he would love to renovate the building, doing so is unrealistic. The church will build a sanctuary and gymnasium in its place.
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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Yesterday's sunshine is giving way to clouds and scattered showers today.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner explains in the forecast, coming up.





[8-6-Boty-Marine]


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A missing Marine reservist from Botetourt County has been found dead.
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The family of Private First Class Stephen Jared Boblett reported him missing after he failed to show up for a training exercise Sunday morning.
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He was found in his pickup truck that night, killed by a gunshot wound. The sheriff says there is NO evidence of foul play.

[8-6-Hunting-Accidents]


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Franklin County officials believe a hunter who was found dead shot himself by accident.
40-year-old Eric Bristow failed to return home from hunting on opening day.
Rescuers found him suspended by his safety harness from a tree stand yesterday afternoon.
Meanwhile, another hunter in Franklin County fell from his stand over the weekend.
60-year-old Michael Stanley of Martinsville spent about seven hours on the ground before he was rescued.
Stanley is in serious condition at Carilion-Roanoke Memorial hospital.

[8-11Caldwell]


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He's an Army commander and a Commonwealth's Attorney at the same time.
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Donald Caldwell wears both hats.
He's been leading a trio of Reserve detachments from Dublin, Salem and Fort Eustis, while keeping in touch with the nine other lawyers who work for him in the prosecutor's office back home in Roanoke.
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((COL. DONALD CALDWELL/2174TH GARRISON SUPPORT UNIT; YOU KNOW I COULD COMMUNICATE DAILY WITH THE OFFICE AND PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE. SO I'VE HAD PEOPLE TO CARRY ME.))
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Actually, there's a third hat Caldwell dons on Friday nights in the Fall.
He referees high school football- -still does, when he can get away from Fort Eustis in time to make the trip across the state. He expects his stint on active military duty to come to an end in January.
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[8-6-Homeless]


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It's National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week, and in the Roanoke Valley there are more people without homes than last year.
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That's according to a survey by the Roanoke Valley Task Force. The survey shows an average of 438-people spent the night in homeless shelters this summer.
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That's about a hundred more than last year. The Task Force conducts these surveys, not only to help raise money for homeless programs, but to eliminate stereotypes about the homeless.
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((PAULA PRINCE/ROANOKE VALLEY TASK FORCE: THEY'RE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, THEY'RE COLLEGE GRADUATES, THEY'RE WORKING, THEY'RE FAMILY PEOPLE, THEY'RE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS BEING UNABLE TO FIND HOUSING.))
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