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A new year means new opportunities in one struggling county.
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And, the family of a Roanoke County man who died in jail says his health failed along with the system.
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[Sports-Head]
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Tonight on the Big 7 - former Cave Spring star Adam Trumbower is back in the area tonight with William & Mary as the Tribe takes on Tech,
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and Tire Bowl tickets are almost gone - something many UVa players hate to hear. We'll tell you why later in sports.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Leo]
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Mild today, wet tonight and colder as we head toward Christmas day. I'll have your forecast.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 3-Shot]
News 7 is next.
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((CHARLES STEWART: I THINK THIS IS THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT. ITS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT IN THE FIRST ORDER OF MAGNITUDE.))
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[OUT Q=order of magnitude.]
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[VO-NAT]
The New River Valley gets an early Christmas present this year... hundreds of new jobs.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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Good evening, I'm Shannon Young. Keith is off tonight.
[Pulaski-Jobs]
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Pulaski County is getting 3-hundred new jobs. The region beat out West Virginia for one of the New River Valley's largest economic development announcements in more than 3-years.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Rachel /Microwave;]
Bureau Chief Rachel DePompa joins us live from Blacksburg with more details. Rachel, what are people saying about the news?
[LIVE= Rachel /FULL]
[SUPER=@Rachel1;]
[SUPER=05-Blacksburg;]
Shannon, people are saying this is the best Christmas present they've had in years. And with the Renfro Corporation closing its sock making facility next month, many officials tell me this news couldn't have come at a better time.
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[SUPER=01-Eddie Hale/Pulaski Co. Supervisor; :13]
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[SUPER=01-John Hawley/Pulaski Town Manager; :38]
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[SUPER=01-Charles Stewart/Pulaski Mayor; :58]
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((These empty cubicles will soon be bustling again... filled with up to 300-workers. Global Contract Services is moving into this old office space in Downtown Pulaski to open a call center.
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((EDDIE HALE: I THINK ITS GREAT NEWS AND A GREAT TIME OF YEAR TO GET THIS TYPE OF NEWS WE'RE A REAL EXCITED.))
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G-C-S is making a 1.3-million dollar investment in the building and plans to start interviewing for 150-positions on December 29th.
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((RACHEL DEPOMPA:THE BUILDING IS ALREADY SET UP TO BE A CALL CENTER THEY ALREADY HAVE CUBICLES AND CHAIRS IN PLACE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME EXPANSION TO CREATE EVEN MORE ROOM FOR MORE WORKERS.))
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((JOHN HAWLEY: THEY'RE LOOKING AT A SECOND BUILDING THAT'S BEHIND ADVANCED HEALTH CARE AND WOULD HAVE TO REHAB THAT BUILDING TO MAKE ABOUT 150 MORE SPACES AVAILABLE.))
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The news comes on the heals of the Renfro Closing. Pulaski is already losing 3-hundred jobs in mid-January. G-C-S plans to have the new call center open by the end of that month.
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((CHARLES STEWART:IT'S A START, WE'LL TAKE ANY TYPE OF JOBS WE CAN TAKE. THIS FITS IN WITH THE SKILL SETS OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE LAID OFF FROM RENFRO. AND WE HOPE THAT A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS WILL BE BACK IN HERE WORKING))
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[LIVE= Rachel /FULL Microwave]
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The town actually placed a blind ad in a local newspaper last week for the jobs. They had over 100-responces in 3-days and that actually convinced the company to choose Pulaski over West Virginia.
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Shannon, Anyone who is interested in these new jobs can call the Virginia Employment Commission Office in Radford.
[Warner-terrorism]
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Virginia is under heightened security following reports that Al Qaeda may be plotting another attack on the state.
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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Rappahannock County, Virginia is the target of a potential terrorist plot.
U-S counter-terrorism officials have picked up intelligence about a specific threat against the small county in Northern Virginia.
Rappahannock County is believed to be the location of several top secret government facilities.
In response to the increased threat level, Governor Warner says additional state troopers are on patrol.
[SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape]
He also says the state is in constant contact with the U-S Department of Homeland Security.
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((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: WE DO HAVE TO WORRY. I THINK ALL VIRGINIANS SHOULD BE ON ALERT . IF THEY SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS LET'S BE SMART AND REPORT IT TO THE AUTHORITIES.))
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[VO-NAT]
Warner says Virginia is probably better prepared than most states.
So despite the threat, he says Virginians should go about their daily lives and enjoy the holidays.
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[Roanoke-Shooting]
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A shooting in Northwest Roanoke sent three people to the hospital last night.
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Officers responded to the Laurel Ridge apartments off of Shenandoah Avenue just after 10:30 PM.
Police say five people went to the apartment of an acquaintance, 25 year old Jesse Allen Butler.
An argument led to an exchange of gunfire.
Police recovered one handgun. No one has been charged.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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23 year old Matthew Ryan Anderson of Radford is recovering at the UVA Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the chest.
25 year old Mitchell Samuel Anderson also of Radford was treated and released from Roanoke Memorial.
25 year old Bradford Powers of Salem is in fair condition at Roanoke Memorial after he was shot in the shoulder.
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Meanwhile in Lynchburg, one man is hospitalized, another is being sought by police after an apparent gang-related shooting last night.
Police say around ten, 23-year-old Kevin DeWayne Napier (NAY-pee-ur) was shot several times in the groin and abdomen near the corner of 16th and Taylor Streets.
He's in critical condition at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Authorities believe the shooter was 19-year-old Chase Jeffrey Irvine.
Anyone with information should call the Lynchburg police.
[Malvo]
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Convicted sniper Lee Malvo will be spared the death penalty.
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A Chesapeake jury deliberated for 8 and a half hours before sentencing Malvo to life without parole.
Last week the same jury convicted the 18 year old of capital murder and terrorism.
Some victims and relatives say they're disappointed with the sentence.
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((PAUL LARUFFA/SHOOTING VICTIM; THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE WHO PERPETRATED THE ULTIMATE CRIME. ONE GOT THE ULTIMATE PENALTY, ONE DID NOT. I ASK YOU WHY AND BY A LIFE SENTENCE , IT MINIMIZES WHAT THIS MAN DID.))
((CRAIG COOLEY/MALVO'S ATTORNEY; ALL OF US BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE OF GOOD WILL AND WANT TO BE FAIR AND TO THE EXTENT THAT CHRISTMASTIME ACCENTUATES THAT... GOOD.))
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[VO-NAT]
Last month, a jury in Virginia Beach convicted John Allen Muhammad of the same charges and sentenced him to death.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[ENG#=V10]
The family of a jail inmate says his 3 year penalty turned into a death sentence.
That story when News 7 returns.
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Plus an unexpected holiday at one area fire station. Why it will be closed on Christmas day when we return.
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[Jail-Death]
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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The family of a man who died in the Roanoke County jail now plans to sue the jail for wrongful death.
[***NEWS 7 @ 6 IN MONITOR***]
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Myranda Stephens joins us live in the newsroom with the details.
Shannon, 50-year-old Leslie Gross went to jail in July, but never came out.
[LIVE=Myranda/FULL Newsroom]
[SUPER=@Myranda1]
Gross was convicted of assault and battery and aggravated sexual battery, and received a three-year sentence.
But what he got, his family says, was a death sentence.
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((PEGGY HARTMAN/GROSS' SISTER: THEY SHOULD'VE JUST TOOK A GUN AND SHOT HIM, BECAUSE WHAT THEY DID TO HIM WAS MORE HARMFUL.))
Peggy Hartman says her brother Leslie had been living with diabetes for the past four years.
She says he was able to control his illness through scheduled doctor visits and medication.
But all of that ceased, Hartman says, the day Gross was taken into custody at the Roanoke County-Salem jail.
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((THE SALEM JAIL, THEY STOPPED THAT. THEY WOULDN'T TAKE HIM FOR NO TREATMENTS AND HE HAD A STROKE.))
Hartman says her brother was left paralyzed on one side of his body, but she says it was only until she contacted the Department of Corrections in Richmond before he was admitted to the hospital.
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((I FINALLY GOT THE D-O-C PEOPLE IN RICHMOND, AND WITHIN AN HOUR THEY TOOK HIM OVER TO ROANOKE MEMORIAL, HE WAS ADMITTED.))
But by then, Hartman says, it was too late.
She says her brother was transferred to a hospital in Richmond after it was clear his medical condition was NOT improving.
He died a few weeks later.
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((YES I WANT JUSTICE! AND I'M NOT STOPPING UNTIL I GET JUSTICE.))
Hartman is now in the process of forming a wrongful death lawsuit against the jail.
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((IT CAN'T HELP MY BROTHER IT CAN'T BRING MY BROTHER BACK, BUT IT CAN HELP SAVE SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE.)) ))
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Gross' autopsy revealed he actually died of advanced lung cancer.
But Hartman's lawyer says if Gross received the proper medical treatment he was entitled to in jail, he may have lived longer.
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Shannon, because there is a pending lawsuit against the jail, county officials would not comment on this story.
[Firefighters]
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It appears residents of one Lynchburg neighborhood may have to wait a little longer than usual if they call for emergency fire or medical help on Christmas Day.
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Manpower shortages in the Lynchburg fire department have apparently led the city to close Station Number Two on Grace Street for a day.
A handmade sign outside the station informs residents about the closure and suggests they call City Hall about it.
But city manager Kim Payne says he's had "no" phone calls about the shutdown.
The head of the firefighters union says a combination of vacation time, sick leave and lack of personnel is the problem.
Art Lipscomb says the city often is forced to take equipment out of service because there isn't enough manpower to run it.
Firefighters took their concerns about personnel and pay issues to city council last week.
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[Radford-Nurses]
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We planned to bring you a story about Radford University graduates now serving as nurses in Iraq.
Due to breaking news events, we won't be able to air that story tonight.
[Delta-Dental]
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The people who run a dental insurance company in Roanoke are all smiles today.
Delta Dental has won a contract to manage dental benefits for 120-thousand state and local government employees.
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Some 25-hundred dentists are part of Delta's network, so clients should see little if any difference.
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((DR. GEORGE LEVICKI/DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF VA.: THE STATE EMPLOYEES ARE FREE TO GO TO ANY DENTIST THAT THEY CHOOSE. MOST OF THEM ARE ALREADY SEEING SOME OF OUR PARTICIPATING DENTISTS AS THOSE DENTISTS TREAT PATIENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.))
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The contract is the biggest in Delta Dental's 40-year history.
And it means the company will be hiring about 30 more employees.
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[Stocks]
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It's now six straight gains for the stock market's most familiar index.
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The DOW rose three points today.
NASDAQ rose 19.
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[Overnight-mail]
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For those of you who leave things to the last minute, you still have a little time left to ship your packages in time for Christmas.
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Fed-Ex officials say their stations will be open until 7:45 tonight.
If you can get your packages in before then, Fed Ex is guaranteeing delivery in time to put them under the tree.
For those who can't make it tonight, shipping officials say you may be out of luck.
Fed Ex officials say there are enough procrastinators to ensure that today will be the longest day of the year for their employees.
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((JOSH BRUMFIELD/ROANOKE'S FED EX MANAGER: OUR LOCAL STATION HERE HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED ITS NORMAL VOLUME FOR DELIVERY AND PICKUP TODAY.))
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Fed Ex says last night was the biggest time of the year for shipping by air.
The company says five-and-a-half million packages are currently en route.
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[Sports Tease]
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Coming up tonight on News 7 sports - Tire Bowl tickets are a tough find -especially if you're a player looking to take care of friends and family,
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and two familiar faces from the hardwood are back in the area tonight. As first year coach Tony Shaver and freshman Adam Trumbower lead the Tribe against the Hokies.
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Virginia Tech hosts William & Mary tonight in a seven o'clock tip-off.
Among other things, tonight's game marks the
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return of Adam Trumbower to the region.
The former Cave Spring star is a walk-on freshman this season with the Tribe.
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[ANCHOR=MIKE]
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By the Tech has lost to William & Mary in their last two meetings. Highlights for you tonight at 11.
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The Tire Bowl this coming Saturday in Charlotte is close to being a complete sellout.
And while that's good news for the bowl folks - it's not so good for a number of Virginia players
Steve Mason explains.
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((STEVE MASON:ACCORDING TO UVA EACH VIRGINIA PLAYER IS GIVEN SIX TICKETS FOR EACH GAME INCLUDING THE TIRE BOWL. BUT THOSE NEARLY 700 STUBS ALLOTTED TO THE FOOTBALL TEAM ARE THE CENTER OF A SERIOUS SUPPLY AND DEMAND, BARTER AND TRADE GAME WITHIN THE UVA LOCKER ROOM.))
((one would think that the highly valuable footballs signed by the UVa football team would go like hot cakes. But they are safe. However, the UVa ticket office where ticket books are packaged and stored should be behind an iron vault considering how much they are valued by the players.
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And we think players pay a hefty price on the field during a bruising season. Just ask Charlotte native and UVa defensive end Chris Canty the hit his parents wallet took for the Tire Bowl.
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And when it comes to tickets, especially in your hometown, its every Charlotte man for himself according to Charlotte Country Day graduate and UVa tailback Alvin Pearman who has kept his Tire Bowl ticket collection a secret from Canty.
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Both Pearman and Canty have had to work hard for their tickets and receiving little sympathy from teammates.
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For Al Groh, a win is just the ticket for the coach shooting for his second straight Tire Bowl win. Steve Mason News 7 sports.))
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While the ACC bowl teams are getting ready to play the ACC hardwood is smoking.
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This afternoon - the surprise team of the year to date - Georgia Tech hammered Marist 90-to-40.
The 4th ranked Yellow Jackets got 16 from Isma'il Muhammad
[super=33-Ga. Tech #4/90/Marist/40;]
and balanced scoring from the rest of the team.
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Georgia Tech is now opened the season with 11 straight wins for the first time since 1962.