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Today on News 7 at 5, three University of Virginia football players including quarterback Marques Hagans are arrested.
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Pittsylvania County authorities say the human remains found last week are those of a murder vicitim.
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Temperatures will head to a warmer place over the next few days with a good chance of showers during the weekend. Details ahead.
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Cameras catch a failed sucide attack in Israel.
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The night skies over Fallujah are once again lit up with gunfire and explosions.
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Plus a new medication is showing promise in stopping a leading cause of blindness.
News 7 at 5 is next.
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Pittsylvania County officials are calling the discovery of human remains a homicide.
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The remains were found last Thursday on the side of a field a few hundred yards from Inman Road.
The medical examiner has ruled the death a homicide, and says the remains belonged to a middleaged white female. Investigators and the M-E are still trying to find the woman's identity.
Authorities are NOT releasing the cause of death, but say the woman was killed at least several seasons ago.
They ask anyone with information about the crime to call the Sheriff's Office.
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U-V-A officials are investigating a disturbance early this morning on campus that resulted in the arrest of three football players including quarterback Marques Hagans.
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Police arrested and charged Hagans with disorderly conduct.
Defensive back Brandon Lee also faces the same charge.
Safety Kenneth Tynes Junior was charged with vandalism, after he allegedly threw a chair through a window at Faulkner Residence Hall.
All three are being held at the Charlottsville-Albemarle Regional Jail on a 25-hundred dollar bond.
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Officials also say a student was shot in the leg near one of the residence halls.
The victim was taken to U-V-A hospital, where he is listed in serious, but stable condition.
Although university and hospital officials are NOT releasing the victim's name, it is believed the individual is a member of the UVa football family.
Investigators are trying to figure out if the two incidents are linked in any way.
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A Galax furniture company has plans to layoff 151 employees.
Webb Furniture Enterprises says it will layoff the workers at two of its manufacturing plants in late June.
Officials blame the layoffs on competition from cheap China imports.
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Webb Furniture was one of three Galax companies that signed a national petition last year to stop so-called illegal dumping of China imports.
The Department of Commerce is expected to rule on the petition June 17th.
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Webb Furniture employs about 700-people at its four plants.
[5-Barron-Iraq]
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More gun battles between U-S forces and insurgents in Fallujah-
From the air an A-C 130 gunship is firing on targets in Fallujah.
U-S forces also dropped ten laser guided missiles during the afternoon- this after the U-S military says Marines came under fire in Fallujah. One marine was injured in the shoulder.
As Lisa Barron reports, the latest round of violence comes as foreign peace actitisits arrived in Baghdad.
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[SUPER=03-Fallujah, Iraq; :00]
[SUPER=01-Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt/U.S. Central Command; :37]
[SUPER=01-Lisa Barron/CBS News; :41]
[Super=01-Peter Lanzdin/Peace Activist; 1:27]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Baghdad.]
((
THREE DAYS OF HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE IRAQI CITY OF FALLUJAH HAVEN'T ENDED
EFFORTS TO NEGOTIATE AN END TO THE STAND-OFF THERE. THE U-S. WANTS
INSURGENTS TO HAND OVER THEIR WEAPONS. LISA BARRON HAS MORE FROM
BAGHDAD.
FALLUJAH HAS ONCE AGAIN BECOME A WAR ZONE.
FOR THE SECOND NIGHT IN A ROW...GUNFIRE AND MORTAR BLASTS COULD BE HEARD
AS THE NIGHT SKY GLOWED FROM FIRES.
EARLIER, US FIGHTER JETS AND AT LEAST ONE AC-130 GUNSHIP JOINED THE
ATTACK ON THE JOLAN AREA OF THE CITY--WHERE INSURGENTS ARE BELIEVED TO
BE HIDING OUT AND STOCKPILING WEAPONS...
THE US MILITARY SAYS THE RECENT FIGHTING THERE HAS STARTED WHEN THE
INSURGENTS STRUCK FIRST.
BUT THAT THE CEASEFIRE DECLARED EARLIER THIS MONTH IS STILL ON, despite
THE INSURGENTS' FAILURE TO HAND IN THEIR WEAPONS..
BRIG. GEN. MARK KIMMITT:
WE need to achieve this peacefully, but we've got to be prepared to do it by force of arms if necessary.
LISA BARRON/CBS NEWS: US MARINES AND IRAQI SECURITY FORCES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CONDUCTING
JOINT PATROLS TODAY -- BUT THAT'S BEEN DELAYED. THEYRE SEEN AS CRUCIAL
TO THE COALITIONS EFFORTS TO FIND A POLITICAL RATHER THAN A MILITARY
SOLUTION IN FALLUJAH.
THE COALITION'S EFFORT TO AVOID MILITARY ACTION IN THE SOUTHERN CITY OF
NAJAF.IS ALSO IN JEOPARDY.
UPSOT SPOKESMAN ARABIC
A SPOKESMAN FOR ANTI AMERICA SHIITE CLERIC MOQTADA AL SADR SAID TODAY
HIS MILITIAMEN ARE READY TO UNLEASH SUICIDE ATTACKS TO DEFEND THE HOLY
CITY FROM U-S TROOPS.... THEY MOVED INTO A BASE THERE YESTERDAY DESERTED
BY OUTGOING SPANISH TROOPS.
MEANWHILE, A GROUP OF foreign PEACE ACTIVISTS ARRIVED IN NAJAF TODAY IN
A BID TO PREVENT MORE BLOODSHED..
PETER LANZDIN/PEACE ACTIVIST:
THE calling of the banner says for the US not to become the new saddam.
SADDAM HIMSELF TURNS 67 TODAY -- AN EVENT LARGELY IGNORED BY IRAQI
PEOPLE, CONSUMED WITH THE CYCLE OF
VIOLENCE ENGULFING THEIR COUNTRY.
LISA BARROM/CBS NEWS BAGHDAD.))
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The 9-11 attacks on U-S soil could be linked to the biggest attack carried out in Spain.
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A Moroccan man who's already being sought in connection with the Madrid train bombings has not been indicted on charges of helping plan the 9-11 attacks on America.
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A Spanish Judge says Amer Aziz helped organize a meeting in Northeastern Spain in July of 2002- where key plotters finalized details for the U-S attacks.
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Israeli soldiers stopped a car bomber from reaching a Jewish settlement; the jeep blew up anyway though killing the suicide bomber inside.
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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 responsbility for the attack, saying a 24 year old bomber was killed in the blast.
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Coming up next on the newscast, authorities in Montgomery County find a missing man.
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Plus on Healthcheck we will see a promising new treatment for macular degeneration.
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A missing Montgomery County man has been found alive.
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Authorities had said 83-year old Ralph Price was last seen at the Cracker Barrel in Christiansburg last night.
He'd wandered away from the Wheatland Retirement Community yesterday evening.
Late this morning deputies found Price lying in a field within a half mile of the retirement home.
He was taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital for an evaluation.
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Macular degeneration is a disease that can rob you of your eyesight in just a few months.
But a new medication under investigation is showing promising results.
Doctor Sean Kenniff has more.
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((FOR ALMOST EIGHT DECADES MARY HAUGHIE'S (HOWIE) EYES SERVED HER WELL.
BUT THREE YEARS AGO SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MACULAR DEGNERATION, A
DISEASE WITH NO KNOWN CURE, THAT COULD EVENTUALLY LEAVE HER BLIND.
(SOT-Mary- no font too fast)
"I thought 'oh my God' how am I gonna manage, how am I gonna live."
AND MARY IS NOT ALONE, DR. LAWRENCE HAPLERIN AN OPTHALMOLOGIST AND
RETINAL SURGEON, SAYS THE DISEASE IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF BLINDNESS
IN THE ELDERLY.
(SOT- Dr. Lawrence Halperin/Opthalmologist, Retinal Surgeon)
"it's really almost an epidemic in America right now, everyone over the
age of 50 is at risk."
MEDICATIONS ARE INEFFECTIVE, AND ALTHOUGH LASERS CAN SLOW THE DISEASE,
THEY HAVE COMPLICATIONS.
(STANDUP- Dr. Sean Kenniff/CBS NEWS/Miami, FL)
BUT THERE MAY SOON BE ANOTHER OPTION FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING WITH MACULAR
DEGENERATION.
AN INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG IS TRYING TO STOP THE PROCESS WHERE IT
STARTS.... IN THE BACK OF THE EYE.
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IN THE MOST SERIOUS FORM OF THE DISEASE A CHEMICAL SIGNAL CALLED VEG-F,
CAUSES ABNORMAL ARTERIES TO GROW OUT OF CONTROL, ON THE RETINA.
THE NEW MEDICATION DEVELOPED BY GENENTECH -- ATTACKS THAT CHEMICAL
SIGNAL, STOPPING THOSE ARTERIES FROM GROWING, AND PREVENTING NEW ONES
FROM FORMING.
DR. HALPERIN HOPES THIS NEW DRUG, IN CLINICAL TRIALS RIGHT NOW, MAY
ACTUALLY REVERSE SOME OF THE BLINDNESS.
(SOT-Halperin again)
"actually improving patient's vision, not just keeping it where it is.
But actually bringing some of their vision back."
UNFORTUNATELY AFTER MANY LASER TREATMENTS, MARY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE
MEDICATION, BUT SHE HAS THIS ADVICE, GET YOUR EYES CHECKED OUT REGULARLY.
(SOT-Mary again)
"You wanna go blind like me, no, See I was too late, don't you be too
late."
DOCTOR SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS.
Suggested Anchor Tag:
Since macular degeneration is considered a chronic disease, there is a
possibility this medication may have to be taken for life.
The drug is not yet available to the public and it is not know when or
if it will be approved by the government.))
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The Arts Council and Roanoke Valley Visitors Bureau are conspiring to keep you in the area.
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The two today announced a partnership to boost awareness of the importance of tourism and the support of local arts and cultural attractions.
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((SUSAN JENNINGS/ARTS COUNCIL OF THE BLUE RIDGE: WELL, IT'S A MILLION DOLLAR A DAY INDUSTRY AND THAT GOES EVERYWHERE FROM RESTAURANT OWNERS TO DRY CLEANERS TO CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS ON DOWN.))
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[OUT Q=we're really blessed to have as much as we do.]
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Jennings says Roanoke is blessed to have all the amenities of a big city, like museums and theater, without all the hassles of getting to those attractions.
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Up next on the newscast, Brent Watts takes us to a spring sale that is blooming in Blacksburg.
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It's that time of year, when spring flowers begin to fill the landscapes,
and the Horticulture Club at Virginia Tech is hoping to cash in on the color.
Brent Watts has more on their annual plant sale in Blacksburg.
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Coming up next on the newscast, Charlotte has a tiger on the prowl.
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Then a little later, we'll tell you why a sheep shearing became a live television event.
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Good afternoon folks and welcome to the midweek ticker. In case you missed the big story at the top of the hour - U-V-A officials are investigating a disturbance early this morning on campus that resulted in the arrest of three football players including the man expected to be UVa's starting quarterback Marques Hagans.
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[VO-NAT]
Police arrested and charged Hagans with disorderly conduct.
Defensive back Brandon Lee faces the same charge.
Safety Kenneth Tynes was charged with vandalism, after he allegedly threw a chair through a window at Faulkner Residence Hall.
All three are being held at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Jail on a 25-hundred dollar bond.
Their court date in Albemarle General district Court is set for May 4th at 9am.
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Believe it or not things could be a lot worse.
West Virginia football recruit Raymond Williams was charged today with murder and aggravated robbery.
He and two of his high school teammates tried to rob a neighbor with a fake gun.
But the neighbor pulled out a real gun and shot and killed 16 year old Lorenzo Hunter.
Police in Ohio say the recruit was charged because he was at the scene and had some involvement in the murder.
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The Cosmopolitan Club of the Roanoke Valley handed out two 1500 dollar scholarships today. The scholarship committee makes its selections based on academics, track and field participation and community service.
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The club gathered 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.
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.
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[SUPER=01-Scott Blanding/Male Cosmo Scholarship Winner; :23]
[SUPER=01-Randy Lower/Cosmo Track Meet Director; :36]
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[OUT Q=......just really stood out"]
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Blanding will be attending Temple University while Forbes will decide on either JMU or Bridgewater.
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And the Greensboro Chrysler Classic couldn't ever manage to get Tiger Woods to Greensboro, but he is coming to Charlotte.
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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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[TALENT=MIKE]
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Coming up at the top of the hour - some high school football notes involving coaches and players.
Take care everybody and have a safe night.
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[5Marketwatch]
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On Wall Street today, investors watching events in Iraq and China seemed uneasy leaving their money in the stock markets.
Alexis Christoforous has more.
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You know you are a big star when your hair cut is televised nationally.
Charlie D'Agata has more on "Shrek's" 15 minutes of fame.
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[SUPER=03-Otago, New Zealand; :00]
[SUPER=01-John Perriam/Sheep Farmer; :23]
[SUPER=01-Ann Scamlon/Farm Hand; :28]
[SUPER=01-Paul Holmes/TV Anchor; :58]
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((TRACk;Meet "Shrek" the hermit ram...and with a face like that, you can
understand why he went on the lam and hid in the hills of New zealand
..the ridicule from the rest of the flock must have been unbearable.
He managed to outfox sheep musterers for six years...Shrek's owners
could hardly contain their excitement when they found him.
SOT John Perriam, Bendigo Station Owner/Sheep Farmer
"Ann came screaming down the ridge saying ive just seen this thing and
i sort of thought she'd lost her marbles really
SOT ANN SCAMLON/FARM HAND
" I bumped into John and my first words were I've got the biggest
woolly youve ever seen
No kidding!
That big woolly had swelled to an impressive 60 pounds of fine merino
wool -- enough to make 20 decent suits...or 50 really bad ones.
In a country where the sheep outnumber people 10 to 1, and at times are
more interesting, Shrek became something of a celebrity....bigger than
even OTHER huge New Zealand celebrities...like, um...Russell
Crowe...and, um...
APTN
SOT TV ANCHOR PAUL HOLMES
"this is the animal people around the world people have come to love.
not just because he's an extraordinary fleece on a nine year old animal
(covered with c.uyp of shrek) but because he's a survival story as well.
but there he is he's also a very handsome sort of an animal as well 4000
TRACK: ...so the whole process of shaving Shrek the sheep was broadcast
LIVE on Prime Time TV...
NATS:
The haircut took about a half hour, where Shrek emerged a naked shadow
of his former self.
Having been quite literally "fleeced," of his fine wool coat, he was
given a cheap substitute keep warm against the advancing winter cold.
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