WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 04/28/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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A former UVa player is shot - while several other players land in jail for disorderly conduct.
Breaking the law and getting away with it? Justin McLeod takes a look at some examples.
and what happens when a man models his ex wifes wedding dress on e-bay?
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News 7 at eleven is next.

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She stomped her own mother to death. Now she'll spend more than a decade in prison.
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[Countess]

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Cindy Countess was sentenced to 14 years in prison for second degree murder.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/September 29; ]

During her trial in September, Countess said she was intoxicated by the prescription drug Paxil when she killed her mother, 82-year-old Edna Dooley.
At her sentencing today, Countess said she was dealing with depression, breast cancer and "caretaker burnout'' and still doesn't remember what happened during the scuffle.
The judge said he would recommend that Countess receive psychiatric care while in prison. He also ordered probation for at least ten years after she gets out.
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[Nuisance-Law]

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Like it or not, there are laws many people break almost everyday.
There are consequences of course but most people think they get away with it. So is that always the case? [***NEWS 7 @ 11 IN MONITOR***]
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Justin McLeod is here now with an answer. Justin, what did you find?
Jean, some are rarely enforced, others hard to enforce.
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What we did was to pick three laws that many of us have probably broken once in our lifetime.
And we found you don't have to be a criminal mastermind to get away with it.
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[SUPER=01-Sgt. Tom Foster/State Police; :26]
[SUPER=01-H. F. Wallick/Roanoke City Police Department; :51]
[SUPER=01-Mike Pedelty/Cox Communications; 1:17]
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((((NAT SOUND OF CARS DRIVING BY ON INTERSTATE))
When you drive on or near the highway, you see plenty of trash.
You've probably wondered whether there's a law to punish littering.
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((SGT. TOM FOSTER/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: IT ACTUALLY IS A CRIMINAL VIOLATION.)) [Runs02]
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A violation that results in a minimum 250 dollar fine.
But it is a law that is rarely enforced. [GRAPHIC]
We checked with several localities and found in a typical year fewer than five tickets are issued for littering along the highway.
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[IN Q=We certainly will]
((SGT. TOM FOSTER/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: WE CERTAINLY WILL TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO ENFORCE IT BUT AGAIN IT IS SOMETHING WHERE WE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE TO SEE IT AND THAT MAKES IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.)) [Runs07]
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It is not as difficult to catch those who play their music too loudly in their vehicle. ((QUICK NAT SOUND OF CAR RADIO BLASTING))
If you're caught doing it in Roanoke you could face up to six months in jail and a thousand dollar fine. [GRAPHIC]
But the city on average only writes about 186 noise violations for vehicles in a typical year.
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((H.F. WALLICK/ROANOKE CITY POLICE: A LOT OF TIMES OFFICERS WILL BE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROADS THEMSELVES AND HEAR THE MUSIC VERY FAR AWAY AND OBVIOUSLY WITH THE ORDINANCE THE WAY IT IS DRAWN UP BEING WITHIN 50 FEET WITHIN THE CAR THAT IS THE MOST OBVIOUS WAY OF DETECTING IT.)) [Runs12]
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((QUICK NAT SOUND OF CABLE))
It's even more difficult to detect cable theft.
Cox Communications recently did an audit and found 10 percent of people who don't subscribe to cable actually have it illegally.
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((MIKE PEDELTY/COX COMMUNICATIONS SPOKESPERSON: WITH TECHNOLOGY IT'S GETTING EASIER TO IDENTIFY THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT PAYING FOR CABLE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE ABILITY THROUGH A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WE HAVE TO PUT ON A VEHICLE TO DRIVE THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD TO FIND A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT PAYING FOR CABLE TELEVISION.)) [Runs11]
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As a result, Cox is now taking people to court, something it rarely did in the past.
So far this year, Cox has sued 13 people and won every single case.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /BAM;]

Jean, Cox even goes a step further and has a hotline so people can call in cable theft. The company receives about ten to fifteen tips a week.

[Football-Disturbance]

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Three UVa football players were arrested early this morning just an hour after another player was shot outside of a dorm.
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(( Jamaine Winborne, one of the more popular UVa players during the last four years, was shot in the leg outside of the Hench dorm. His injuries are serious, but not life threatening. Police are searching for this man - Aaron Joshua Robinson, a 23-year-old UVa student, who is charged with malicious wounding in the shooting. The incident indirectly led to the arrest of three other UVa football players, including quarterback Marques Hagans - the projected starter this coming season. Hagans and his sophomore teammate Brandon Lee are charged with disorderly conduct while Kenneth Tynes faces a vandalism charge. Police say he threw a chair through a window at the dorm. All three were held in the Charlottesville- Albemarle regional jail before being released on $25 hundred dollar bonds.
Police say the players were part of a large gathering that materialized after the shooting.))
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UVa Police Sergeant Melissa Fielding says police were attempting to clear out the crowd when the three players became unruly and aggressive toward police. When they refused to leave they were arrested. All three are scheduled to appear in Albemarle General district court next Tuesday, May 4th and 9am.

[Mayor-Debate]

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The future of Victory Stadium appears to be on the mind of many voters in Roanoke this year.
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With less than a week before the election, the N-double A-C-P held a candidates forum tonight at the Jefferson Center.
Six of the candidates running for city council debated for ninety minutes; the four mayoral candidates an hour.
Among the issues brought up were whether to build or renovate Victory Stadium, school violence, the performance of city manager Darlene Burcham, and race relations in the city.
The election is Tuesday.
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[Traffic-Deaths]

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The number of traffic related deaths rose last year to its highest number in more than a decade.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC]

Over 43-thousand fatalities nationwide last year for the first time in 13 years.
There were actually fewer deaths of passengers in cars, but those gains were offset by more motorcycle fatalities.

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((DR. JEFFREY RUNGE/NAT. HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN.; AS STATES CONTINUE TO REPEAL THEIR MOTORCYCLE HELMET LAWS, RIDERSHIP GOES UP IN THOSE STATES AND FATALITIES GO UP.))
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There was also an increase in light truck and SUV deaths, many officials say, could have been prevented if people wore their seatbelts.
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((RUNGE: I PRACTICED EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR 20 YEARS AND WE TOOK CARE OF OVER 10,000 CRASH VICTIMS EVERY YEAR IN OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. I NEVER MET ONE PERSON OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE IN A CRASH THAT DAY. ))
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[OUT Q=a crash that day.]
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[VO-NAT]

Alcohol related deaths were unchanged from last year-
Officials say when looking at the numbers, keep in mind Americans drove more last year than ever before.
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[Smart-Road]

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After four years of work on the road, V-DOT is rating Blacksburg's Smart Road a "smart" investment.
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The two mile road was built four years ago to test out highway and vehicle research projects. Since that time, scientists have done more than 7-thousand hours of research on the road. Currently there are more than 30 experiments underway, ranging from driving in rain, sleet and snow to creating better pavement markings for drivers. Officials say a lot of the research will eventually be used along major highways. They say some of the technology is only three years away.
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[Oldsmobile]

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It's the end of the line for Oldsmobile.
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[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

After 107 years of production, General Motors is discontinuing the oldest brand in automotive history.
Right now, the Alero is the only Oldsmobile still in production. It'll roll off the assembly line for the last time tomorrow.
The Oldsmobile name comes from its founder Ransom E Olds, who started the Olds motor vehicle company in 1897.
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[Tease1]
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The General Assembly's voted to cap car-tax reimbursments. What that may mean to your wallet when News 7 returns.
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((AN UPBEAT MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR COND. RICE. SOME DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS ARE NOT CONVINCED. I'M STACY CASE ON CAPITOL HILL. THAT'S COMING UP.))
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[Sports-Preview]

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(( Hey, folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office - as Tech and VMI hook up under the lights tonight in Blacksburg. Roanoke and W&L advance in the ODAC lacrosse tourney. The players gets an offer from UVa These kids pick up scholarships from the Cosmo, and Tiger is coming to Charlotte - tonight on the Big 7.)) [Iraq]

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More shelling throughout the night and into the morning in Fallujah-
U-S commanders say insurgents are provoking the attacks by firing at marines from inside mosques.
All this as a growing number of U-S lawmakers are questioning the nation's long term plan in Iraq.
Stacy Case has the latest.
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[SUPER=01-Kofi Annan/U. N. Secretary General; :23]
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[Super=01-Rep. Nancy Pelosi/(D) House Minority Leader; 1:13]
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((TRACK: THICK, BLACK SMOKE HUNG OVER FALLUJAH--- AS U-S WARPLANES CIRCLED OVER HEAD. IT'S A THIRD DAY OF U-S MILITA
RY MIGHT AIMED AT INSURGENTS. NAT: boom more bombing in fallujah TRACK: U-S COMMANDERS CALL THIS 'AGGRESSIVE RETALIATION' AGAINST FIGHTERS WHO ARE FIRING AT TROOPS AND USING MOSQUES FOR COVER. THE BOMBINGS BROUGHT FRESH PRESSURE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT. SUPER: KOFI ANNAN/UN SECRETARY GENERAL violent military action by an occupying power against inhabitants of an occupied country, will only make matters worse.
TRACK: ANNAN'S WORDS COME AS THE U-S PURSUES A NEW U-N RESOLUTION TO GET MORE HELP IN IRAQ. U-S COMMANDERS SAY THEY ARE PUSHING AHEAD WITH NEGOTIATIONS. BUT PRESIDENT BUSH SAYS SELF DEFENSE COMES FIRST.
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our military commanders will take whatever action is necessary to secure Fallujah on behalf of the Iraqi people. GRAPHIC: IN A NEW CBS NEWS POLL, A BIG DROP IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO THINK THE ADMINISTRATION DID THE RIGHT THING IN IRAQ. DOWN FROM 58 PERCENT LAST MONTH TO 47 PERCENT NOW. STAND UP BRIDGE: STACY CASE/ CBS NEWS IN A PRIVATE BRIEFING, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CONDOLEEZA RICE TOLD DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS THAT SUCCESS IN IRAQ WILL BE THE FIRST PILLAR OF WHOLESALE CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. SUPER: NANCY PELOSI/(D) HOUSE MINORITY LEADER they are not on the level with the american people. TRACK: LAWMAKERS ARE DEMANDING MORE SPECIFICS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. DETAILS ON AN EXIT STRATEGY. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE COST IN LIVES AND MONEY. AND SO THE BATTLES WAGE ON ON THE GROUND IN IRAQ AND HERE AT HOME. STACY CASE CBS NEWS WASHINGTON.))

[Spain-Terrorist]

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There is now suspicion that the 9-11 attacks and the recent train bombings in Madrid are connected.
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[VO-NAT]
Amer Azizi, a Morocan fugitive, is being sought in connection with the Madrid bombings. He has also been indicted in Spain for allegedly helping to plan the September 11th attacks on America.
[SUPER=04-September 11, 2001;]
A Spanish judge says Azizi helped organize a meeting in Spain in July of 2001 where key Al Queda members finalized details for the U-S attacks. The judge says Azizi provided lodging for people who attended the meeting and that he acted as a courier, passing messages between them.
[SUPER=04-March 11, 2004;]
Azizi is a suspect in the railway bombings that killed 191 people in Madrid last month. One Spanish official believes he was the brains behind the operation.
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[Suicide-bomb]

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A suicide bombing is caught on tape- but the bomber never reached the intended target- and only ended up killing himself.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Darmon, Gaza Strip]

Israeli soldiers chased the jeep that you can see in this video. The Palestinian jeep was disguised as an Israeli car decorated with an Israeli flag as it approached a Jewish settlement.
Amateur video shows the jeep exploding at the scene-
The militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, saying a 24 year old bomber was killed.
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[Pitts-Body]

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Pittsylvania County authorities are now investigating a murder.
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[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;]
The Medical Examiner has determined that human remains found near a field a few hundred yards off of Inman Road belong to a middle-age woman, and that she was murdered. Authorities are not releasing how she was killed. Investigators don't know who she was, or even how long her body had been in the woods. They say the bones were extremely weathered, and had been exposed for at least several seasons.
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[Car-Tax]

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While the General Assembly budget session may be "speeding" to a close- it could be just the beginning of higher taxes and fees for Virginians, especially when it comes to their vehicles.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The Senate and House have agreed to a plan that raises taxes and freezes the phase out of the car tax. The popular phase out started in 1998. The new bill would effectively freeze that by capping payments to local governments to 950-million dollars a year, which could add up for local residents.
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[INQ=Invariably that's the way...]
((NANCY HORN, ROANOKE CO. COMMISSION OF THE REVENUE: INVARIABLY THAT'S THE WAY TAXES WORK, IF WE DON'T GET THE FULL 70-PERCENT, IF THE CAP CHANGES THAT FORMULA WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR BUDGET, I'M SURE.))
[SUPER=01-Nancy Horn/Roanoke Co. Comm. of the Revenue;]
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[OUTQ=... OUR BUDGET, I'M SURE.]
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[VO-NAT]
Meanwhile, local car dealerships don't expect to see any negative effects to their business. Officials there say - people don't think of the car tax or its affects when buying a new vehicle.
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Two local groups want you to stay close to home for vacation.
Find out why when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus the match wasn't made in heaven, but one man's making big bucks with what's left.
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[Commercial]

[Arts-Council]

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Are you taking advantage of all Roanoke has to offer? The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge and the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitor's Bureau doubt it.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
That's why the two have joined forces. Their goal is to boost awareness of tourism and to encourage people to support of local arts and cultural attractions. They encourage you to "become a tourist in your own backyard." The campaign will include a new marketing program made up of colorful posters and postcards. Blue Ridge May Days draws attention to events that will be taking place during the month of May.
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[S-Extra]

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Tech-VMI baseball highlights are on the way, along with a Roanoke playoff lacrosse win. Parry McCluer gets a new coach, and the Cosmopolitan Club hands out two scholarships. But first tonight's Extra Point -
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[SUPER=04-PGA; :00]
Tiger Woods is coming to Charlotte. The world's top-ranked golfer says he will play in next week's Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club. It's the second annual P-G-A stop at Quail Hollow, but will be the first playing appearance in Charlotte for Woods, and the first time he has played in North Carolina since the 1999 US Open at Pinehurst.
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[S-Tech]

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The Virginia Tech Hokies have not exactly been tearing up the diamond this season with a 22 and 18 record.
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Tonight they welcomed VMI to English Field for a little late April action against the 22 and 22 Keydets.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Keydets vs. Hokies; :00]
This was another opportunity for folks to get out and catch a game under those brand new lights. And Tech would light it up. Matt Kalish hits one to the second baseman. The fielder's choice will drive in Jed English. And Kalish was just getting started as you will see later. Still in the second, Warren Schaffer hits one over the third baseman's head and it will score Sheldon Adams to make it a 2-to-nothing game in favor of Tech. VMI would try to settle things down with the defense. Keydets' catcher Sean Seawell will do a nice job of tracking down the foul ball right against the backstop.
[SUPER=34-V.M.I/0/Virginia Tech/8;]
But this one belonged to Tech as Kalish smacks a two run homer to right field to drive in Matt Foley. The Hokies beat VMI 8 to nothing.
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[S-LAX]

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The ODAC men's lacrosse semifinals faced off today. Roanoke battled Hampden Sydney in Salem.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Tigers vs. Maroons; :00]

Bill Pilat's Maroons were gunning for their first ODAC tournament championship since the conference went to a post season format.
In the third quarter, watch the Maroons Jeff Pattison feed Kris Davis who finds the back of the net on the quick crank.
The score at that point was 7-2. The Tigers managed just five goals on the day thanks to Roanoke goalie Matt Madalon who made big save after big save.
[SUPER=34-Roanoke/13/Hampden-Sydney/5;] The Tigers Chris Schaaf (shoff) made it 8-4 when he scores from in close late
in the third quarter.
The Roanoke seniors had never beaten Hampen-Sydney until today. Keating scores here in the fourth quarter. 10-4 Maroons with 12 minutes left in the game. Roanoke cruises to the 13-5 win.
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[SUPER=01-Chris Keating/2 Goals, 2 Assists vs. Tigers; :06]
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[OUT Q=... IT WAS A GREAT DAY!!!!!!!]
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W & L beat Lynchburg 7-5 in the other semi final today and the Generals will host Roanoke Sunday in the ODAC men's lacrosse Tournament championship.

[S-Cook]

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Today's disturbing behavior in Charlottesville didn't keep UVa head coach Al Groh from burning up the recruiting trail. This morning he offered a full scholarship to Heritage high school star Chris Cook.
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[SUPER=04-Friday Football Extra; :00]
The six-two 185 pound Cook played running back this past season for coach Chris Jones, but also made his mark on defense with 8 interceptions. Nebraska, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame have also been after him. Cook is the cousin of UVa bound Gretna star Vic Hall. At this time - Cook has not picked his college.
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[S-Blues]

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One of Friday Football Extra's single A schools is changing coaches.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Friday Football Extra; :00]
Billy Thomas has resigned after two years as head coach at Parry McCluer to concentrate on his new duties as assistant principal at Parry McCluer middle school. Thomas took over for Ron Loy and in his two seasons the Blues were 1 and 16.
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He has been replaced by Parry McCluer grad Rad Patterson, who played on the 1983 Fighting Blues title team under Bob Williams.

[S-Track]

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The Cosmopolitan Club of the Roanoke Valley passed the baton and two 1500 dollar scholarships today.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]

The presentations's were made at the club's weekly gathering at DJ's restaurant. The male recipient of the award was Cave Spring senior Scott Blanding. He ran in the 4 by 800 and 800 meter relay. Blanding has a 3.2 grade point average but received the award because of his extensive community service coaching kids at the YMCA. He will be attending Temple University to study film.
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[OUT Q=......appreciate so much"]
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[VO-NAT]

The female recipient is Lord Botetourt's Megan Forbes. She has a 4.0 grade point average and ran in the 100 and 300 meter hurdles and was all state in either outdoor or indoor track the last two years. Her college choices are JMU and Bridgewater.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Megan Forbes/Female Cosmo Scholarship Winner; :00]
[SUPER=01-Randy Lower/Cosmo Track Meet Director; :12]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=......contribute to that track team there"]
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[TOSS TO BREAK]

[E-bay-Dress]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=cdo]
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One E-bay savvy divorcee' is using humor to sell the only thing he has left of his failed nuptiuals: His ex-wife's wedding gown.
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[VO-NAT]
The seller advertised the dress on the internet auction site with a comical story of marriage gone wrong and even modeled the size 12 dress himself. The seller said his goal was to get enough money to buy tickets to see the Seattle Mariners play and enjoy a hot dog and a drink at the game. It looks like he'll be able to take in several games. The winning bid came in at more than 38-hundred bucks.
He's also received offers of tickets to other sporting events, dating advice and five marriage proposals. (------------)