WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/05/04

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A local rescue squad is shut down- the captain say it was all a surprise-
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This man voted in the election.. so why wasn't his vote counted?
And you've graduated from college? Now what? Some advice for students looking for a job.
And just in time for Mother's Day. A supermodel gives birth.
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News 7 at Eleven is next.

[Hillsville-Rescue]

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The Hillsville Rescue Squad in Carroll County is shut down tonight.
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Captain Donald Trotter says that shortly after six this evening, county and town officials locked the buildings down.
Reading from a statement tonight, Carroll County's attorney said the board of supervisors unanimously voted to temporarily suspend the use of vehicles and resources by the squad because of numerous citizen complaints including: missed calls, a history of personnel problems within the department and unauthorized use of county owned vehicles for personal use.
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Captain Trotter admits to once using a county vehicle to move furniture and said he offered to resign when confronted about it last week. Carroll county 9-1-1 has been instructed to dispatch all emergency calls from the Hillsville area to Carroll E-M-S, a separate rescue service in Hillsville.

[Festival-Park]

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This year marks the 35th anniversary of Roanoke's Festival in the Park.
Event organizers plan a big celebration, but not in the way they had hoped. [***NEWS 7 @ 11 IN MONITOR***]
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Justin McLeod is here now to tell us what the problem is- Justin?
Jean, you could say it was no walk in the park last year.
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It rained seven out of ten days and as a result the event lost thousands of dollars.
So this year cuts had to be made but organizers say you won't notice the difference.
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Remember this?
It seemed everytime you went outside last May it was raining, and that put a damper on Roanoke's Festival in the Park.
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((STU ISRAEL/FESTIVAL DIRECTOR: IT'S DEPRESSING. IT'S LIKE GIVING A PARTY AND NOBODY COMING.)) [Runs03]
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The party was over even before it began.
The weather forced the kick-off concert indoors.
By moving it to the Civic Center, the festival had to give up all the profits from the concessions.
The rain continued throughout the week, keeping attendance down, leaving the event nearly 90-thousand dollars in the red.
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((STU ISRAEL/FESTIVAL IN THE PARK DIRECTOR: UNFORTUNATELY THE RAIN GODS DIDN'T SEE SMILE ON US BUT ONE OF OUR NEW POLICIES IS TO PURCHASE RAIN INSURANCE FOR ALL OUR EVENTS.)) [Runs06]
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That's not the only change.
All events must now have a sponsor.
Organizers have also cut some of the children's activities and have booked a less expensive musical act for the main concert.
If you plan on buying a beer, expect to pay a dollar more and fees for some vendors have also gone up.
The only thing missing? Cooperation from mother nature.
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((STU ISRAEL/FESTIVAL IN THE PARK DIRECTOR: WE'LL MAKE SURE ROBIN TAKES CARE OF THE FORECAST FOR US BUT WE KNOW IF IT RAINS WE'LL BE COVERED BY THE OUR INSURANCE BUT THE MAIN THING IS FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN.)) [Runs08]
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This year's Festival in the Park runs from May 28th to June 6th.
The opening night concert will be "Kansas" at Victory Stadium.
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If you want a list of all the events you can check out their website.
We've put a link to it on our webiste at wdbj seven dot com. Just click on websites in the news.
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Jean, organizers thought about raising the price of the admission button but for now it will stay at ten dollars.

[Roanoke-Race]

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Some votes may not have been counted in Ronaoke's mayoral race.
Roanoke election officials are looking into a possible voting machine malfunction that may have robbed votes from Republican Alice Hincker.
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The machine at Grandin Court Elementary recorded 182 votes for Democrat Nelson Harris, 74 for Independent Mac McCadden and none for Hincker or Independent George Sgouros (Score-ess).
Bertrand Mullen and his wife both voted for Hincker at the school, and believe many of their neighbors did as well.
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((BERTRAND MULLEN/VOTER; AT FIRST IT DIDN'T HIT ME AND THEN I THOUGHT I'M IN GRANDIN COURT, SO HOW COULD SHE HAVE ZERO. AT LEAST SHE HAD ONE.)) ((ALICE HINCKER/(R) CANDIDATE FOR ROANOKE MAYOR: IT WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE RACE, BUT IT MAKES PEOPLE WONDER IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH MACHINES, PROBLEMS WITH MACHINES IN OTHER PRECINCTS. SINCE THAT TIME I'VE ALSO GOTTEN CALLS FROM PEOPLE WHO VOTED IN OTHER PRECINCTS THAT SAID THEY DID HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE MACHINES.))
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Members of the electoral board plan to check the Grandin Court machine tomorrow morning, but don't believe it will change the final outcome.

[B'burg-Council]

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Just what will happen to Blacksburg's Controversial Sewer project? That could be in the hands of the new council members.
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Last night the candidates against the current plan to put a 12 mile sewer line to Toms Creek swept the town elections.
Incumbent Ron Rordam and newcomers Paul Lancaster and Don Langrehr (lan-greer) won the election by a wide margin and with a record voter turnout. The three new council members say the sewer project will be their top priority once they take office.
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((PAUL LANCASTER: I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL THE OPTIONS OUT THERE, LET'S BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF HEATED DEBATE. A LOT OF PEOPLE GETTING MAD AT EACH OTHER . LETS TAKE A LITTLE TIMEOUT. LET'S TAKE OUR BREATHE, AND DECIDE WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST WAY TO GO AT THIS POINT.))
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The new council members take office July first. Blacksburg is still facing a lawsuit over the Toms Creek sewer project. A court date is set for next week.
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[Grand-Canyon]

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30 mile an hour winds are not helping at the Grand Canyon tonight- where a grand fire is burning.
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What was supposed to be a controlled blaze to reduce dry vegetation is now burning out of control.
It's on the popular South Rim and within half a mile from Park buildings.
The planned burn was to cover 16 hundred acres a mile south of Grand Canyon Village which includes campgrounds, restaurants and lodges.
But fire jumped the designated line. So far no buildings have been affected.
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[XGR-budget]

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Last week state lawmakers figured out where to get the money for the state budget-
Today they agreed on how to spend it.
The two year, 60 billion dollar deal-
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will provide three percent raises this year for most state employees.
State police will get a four-point-eight percent raise.
And judges will see a pay increase of more than five percent.
The budget provides no money for teacher raises but local school districts will receive much of the proceeds from the half-cent sales tax increase.
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((DELEGATE LEO WARDRUP/R-VIRGINIA BEACH: THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF NEW MONEY GOING IN TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, THAT IS CLEARLY AVAILABLE FOR TEACHERS RAISES. THAT THEN BECOMES A LOCAL DECISION.))
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The new budget also provides money for the Science Museum of Western Virginia.
Today's agreement clears the way for a final vote on the budget Friday morning.
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[Burrow]

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Attorneys for Richard Burrow say the former D-Day Memorial Director remains committed to defending himself, despite another indictment against him.
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The government claims Burrow was still promising a 267-thousand dollar payment to the Minnesota company that provided
granite for the monument after he'd publicly announced his resignation.
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Burrow quit about three weeks after the memorial was dedicated. In a "superseding indictment" returned in Charlottesville today, the government alleges Burrow told Cold Spring Granite that he was still working on getting a bank loan approved to pay the company "at least five days after Burrow had received and spent... the loan proceeds." In a statement, Burrow's attorneys noted that it took a year for prosecutors to decide if they would re-indict him... then another four months for this latest charge.
They wrote- "Mister Burrow gets up and lives with this every day. At some point prosecution becomes persecution."
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[Bobby-Brown]

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A judge has ruled that singer Bobby Brown must stand trial on charges that he hit his wife Whitney Houston.
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Brown is charged with misdemeanor battery for hitting Houston in the face.
The incident took place at their Atlanta home in December.
The couple arrived together at court today for a preliminary hearing.
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and No new trial for Martha Stewart. A federal judge in New York City today denied Stewart's request . Defense attorneys filed for a new trial, citing what it said were false answers given by a juror. They say the juror failed to disclose that he'd been arrested in a domestic dispute.
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Still ahead, Radford police search for suspects in a deadly shooting near the university.
We'll have the latest.
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Plus many college grads are just trying to get their careers started... and they're already facing a career change.

Some job-hunting tips when we return.
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[Sports-Preview]

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(( Hey, folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office as the Avs look to make it three in a row over the Pelicans. There was plenty for fans to do tonight at Salem Memorial. Plus, UVa's baseball team is lighting up the ACC and climbing the polls. Trouble tonight for a former Friday Football Extra star. And Blacksburg is the original HOME BOY tonight on the Big 7.))
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One of the two people shot near the Radford University campus has died.
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It happened around 10:45 last night at an apartment in the 600 block of Downey Street. Police say 25-year old Brian Keith Gray died around 1:00 early this morning from a gunshot wound to the head. The other male victim is not being identified at this time, but was shot in the lower back.
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((MATT NEESE:WELL I WAS SITTING THERE STUDYING AND ALL OF SUDDEN I JUST HEARD SOMETHING LIKE SOMEONE WAS KICKING IN A DOOR. IT WAS REALLY SCARY, I'M FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA WHICH I GUESS IS MORE VIOLENT THAN HERE, YOU WOULD THINK, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A SAFE PLACE SO ITS REALLY SCARY. ))
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No arrests have been made in the case. Police are calling the shooting part of an apparent robbery.
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[Biggs-Bridge]

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It's been 20 years since a state trooper from Alleghany County was shot and killed during a traffic stop.
Today in that spot a memorial is put up to honor the Sergeant.
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In 1984, Sergeant James Biggs was shot twice after he pulled over a man driving 90 miles an hour on Route 64. His assailant was later captured and sentenced to life in prison. Today, friends and family gathered to dedicate twin bridges on the Interstate in his honor.
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((1ST SGT. ROB FRIDLEY/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE; EVERY TIME ONE OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, NOT JUST STATE POLICE, GOES OUT AND PUTS THE UNIFORM ON, YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO RETURN THAT DAY, YOU HOPE YOU WILL. I'M SURE THAT SGT. BIGGS THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO RETURN HOME THAT DAY, IT WAS NOT TO BE.))
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Biggs was a native of Covington, and was the State Police supervisor for Alleghany, Bath, and Highland Counties when he died.
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[College-Jobs]

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Many college students pick a major because it interests them- but as graduation nears, they may wonder how they'll turn it into a career.
Turns out there's no need to panic.
As Briana (Keeler) Keilar reports your college major may be the least important thing on your resume.
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((CAREER ADVISORS SAY IT OFTEN DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR MAJOR IS SO LONG AS YOU BRING IMPORTANT SKILLS LIKE CRITICAL THINKING AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC TO THE JOB INTERVIEW. MARILYN MACKES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND EMPLOYERS, SAYS THAT S GOOD NEWS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE CONTEMPLATING A CHANGE. Marilyn Mackes / Career Planning Expert Marilyn Mackes: I chose this major because I love it but I don t know if I ll find a job, well, they will. THAT S PROVEN TRUE FOR DENISE BRITTAIN SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATING FROM KENT STATE UNIVERSITY IN OHIO AS A PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR ... DENISE MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY. SHE QUICKLY LANDED A JOB AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U-S DIVISION OF ELLA BACHE, A PARIS-BASED SKINCARE COMPANY. Denise Brittain / Vice President, Ella Bache Skincare Denise Brittain: I really like it I never expected I'd be doing it. KAITLYN COTANCH, THE PRESIDENT OF ELLA BACHE, INTERVIEWED PEOPLE WITH BUSINESS AND SKINCARE BACKGROUNDS BUT HIRED DENISE INSTEAD. Kaitlyn Cotanch/ President, Ella Bache Skincare Kaitlyn Cotanch: I d be a hyprocrite in a way if I made someone have a business background ... SOMETHING KAITLYN DIDN'T HAVE HERSELF. SHE LOOKS FIRST FOR SELF-MOTIVATED EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO LEARN AND LIKE OTHER EMPLOYERS KAITLYN SAYS THOSE QUALITIES ARE DEFINED BY AN INDIVIDUAL APPLICANT AND NOT THEIR MAJOR. BK, CBS NEWS, NY.))
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Still ahead, they're big, but that doesn't mean they're invincible.
The latest S-U-V crash test results.
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And a super model is now a super mommy.
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[SUVs]

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SUV's are often touted for their safety, but in new crash testing- only a few received the government's top rating.
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Of the 13 SUV's tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration- only three got the top rating of five stars for both frontal and side impact crashes-
those are the Saturn Vue, Toyota Highlander and Infiniti F-X.
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Five SUV's from General Motors did well in side impact crashes winning five stars, but only got three stars in frontal impact crashes.
The testing also found side air bags are more effective in cars than SUV's- possibly because cars are more at risk of being hit by taller, larger vehicles.

[Edwards]

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For thirty years, he's been talking to listeners of National Public Radio through the microphone. For the next few months Bob Edwards will be addressing them in person.
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The longtime host of NPR's Morning Edition was in Roanoke tonight to give a talk at the Jefferson Center. The Star City is the first stop on Bob Edwards' book tour. He's promoting "Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism", a look at one of broadcasting's pioneers. Edwards is a pioneer of sorts in his own right. He hosted Morning Edition on NPR for three decades until recently being re-assigned. He says by the time the last show rolled around he was "relieved".
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((BOB EDWARDS/RADIO PERSONALITY, AUTHOR: I WAS DOING TOO MANY THINGS AT ONCE. I WAS FRAZZLED AND HAPPY TO LEAVE ONE OF THEM... UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS MORNING EDITION.))
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Edwards says the best part about touring is meeting the people who listen to NPR.
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We'll have some good and bad news from area college campuses. Plus, Steve Mason checks out the mystique of Bill Brown Stadium.
And, Avalanche highlights. But first your Extra Point.
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Before the Avs and Pelicans played tonight the Principal Financial traveling baseball midway set up shop outside Salem Memorial for fans. The 4000 square foot interactive baseball displays and games featured everything from memorabilia to X-box baseball. And the best part for fans - it was all free.
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The Salem Avalanche and Myrtle Beach Pelicans hooked up game three of the series tonight at the yard in Salem.
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Fans were also trying to help Salem pound the Pelicans for the third straight night. In the first inning - Myrtle Beach will do some pounding of its own as Jeff Francouer smacks a homer to deep left center. It's 1 to 0 in favor of the visitors. In the second, the Pelicans will get another one as Jonathan Scherholz gets the runner home with the ground ball to the left side. It's 2-to-0. Salem would get one back in the fourth and then in the
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5th, Cameron Likely will smash one past the second baseman and drive in Jon Helquist. They got 3 more in the 7th and win it 5-to-3.
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The final game of the series is tomorrow night.

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It was a record breaking night in the big leagues tonight
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in the Big Apple as Met's catcher Mike Piazza set the all-time record for homeruns by a catcher. His solo homer off of San Francisco's Jerome Williams in the first inning gave Piazza 352 for his career. That breaks his tie with Carlton Fisk. Now that he has the record look for the 10 time all-star to move to 1st.
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The ACC Baseball Tournament will be back in Salem at the end of the month, and the Virginia Cavaliers are chomping at the bit to get on the Salem Memorial diamond.
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UVA has its highest ranking ever at 7th in the country this week by Collegiate Baseball Magazine.
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First year head coach Brian O'Connor has the Cavs atop the ACC standings with an overall record of 36 and 9, 14 and 4 in the league.
Virginia also reeled off 14 straight wins at one point earlier this season.
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The team has a pair of three game home stands scheduled against Florida State and Wake Forest, plus a single game with Liberty at home before the tournament, and the school has announced that it is adding 364 temporary bleacher seats to Davenport Field for the remainder of the season.
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[S-Jamus]

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Former Friday Football Extra player of the week Jamus Martin is facing criminal charges in Huntington, West Virginia.
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The Martinsville high school grad, who is a senior defensive end at Marshall University is free on a $10 thousand dollar bond after being charged with carrying a dangerous weapon and possessing less than 15 grams on a controlled substance. The Associated Press says the six-three, 240 pounder was arrested Saturday night by campus police. Martin is scheduled to be in court next Wednesday to enter a plea.
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Last night the Blacksburg Bruins weathered yet another soccer storm and beat Hidden Valley at Bill Brown Stadium.
But Steve Mason says it's a place that has known nothing but winning for nearly a decade.
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((The Bill Brown Stadium scoreboard seems to always be in Blacksburg's favor. The Bruins have not lost on this field since June of 1996. ((:)) ((:)) Tradition built on seven double A boys soccer state championships and an eight year home streak can also mean incredible pressure. ((:))
The home streak is also aided by the fact the Bruins are playing with a slight chip on their shoulders. Blacksburg graduated 8 starters off last years state runner up team.)) ((:))
((STEVE MASON:BILL BROWN'S TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTION SPANNED 35 YEARS AT BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. BRUINS FOOTBALL COACH DAVE CRIST, WHO COACHED WITH BROWN BEFORE HE RETIED IN 1983, SAID BILL ALWAYS KNEW HOW TO GET THE MAXIMUM OUT OF PEOPLE. THE BLACKSBURG SOCCER TEAM IS FOLLOWING HIS LEAD AT HIS STADIUM. STEVE MASON NEWS 7 SPORTS.))

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Just in time for mother's day-
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From supermodel to supermom... Heidi Klum is a new mom tonight- after giving birth to her first child, a girl in New York.
The baby weighed just over eight pounds.
The 30 year old Klum has appeared in Victoria's secret shows and in Sport Illustrated Swimsuit model.
The baby's father is Flavio Briatore- the head of Renaults (Re-Knows) formula one racing team.
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