[AMNewbold]

[ANCHOR=Susan]

[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=04-44 TC58:01]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Mornin']
[ENG#=1]
In Franklin County, the search continues for the former employee of a local plant who walked into the facility Tuesday night carrying a gun.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount]

The incident happened around 7:45 when a man walked into the back of the NewBold plant on Weaver Street.
Employees scattered and some called 9-1-1 on their cell phones.
The town's tactical squad responded and searched the building, but the gunman escaped.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=We do know]
[SUPER=01-Butch Jenkins/Rocky Mount Police Chief;]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=entered the building with a firearm.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Police describe the man as a disgruntled employee who was fired as recently as Monday.
They have investigated at least one possible sighting, but at last report they had not caught him.
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Susan]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Police impounded one vehicle at the Newbold plant. And late last night they were searching for another, an old red car the gunman might have used to leave the area.

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[PKGRegional-Jail]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=04-37 TC1:55:55]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=2]
They asked for it and they got it.
Last night, Roanoke County Supervisors agreed to slow down plans to build a regional jail in Dixie Caverns.
Justin McLeod has the debate, the vote, and reaction.

(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mark Layman/Jail Opponent; :12]
[SUPER=01-Gerald Holt/Roanoke Co. Sheriff; :26]
[SUPER=01-Chris Spraker/Jail Opponent; :45]
[SUPER=01-Buck Simmons/Jail Opponent; 1:05]
[SUPER=@justin1; 1:16]
[SUPER=01-Ruth Ashworth/Jail Opponent; 1:22]
[SUPER=01-Richard Flora/Roanoke Co. Supervisors Chairman; 1:31]
[RUNS=1:44]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7]

((((NAT SOUND OF THE MEETING))
Opponents of a Regional jail showed up in large numbers Tuesday night to tell the county exactly how they feel.
[SOT 16:24]
[IN Q=It's sad and it's]
((MARK LAYMAN/JAIL OPPONENT: IT'S SAD, AND IT'S DISGUSTING, AND IT'S UNFAIR TO THOSE WHO PAY THE BILL.)) [Runs09]
[OUT Q=pay the bill]

But county leaders say a serious overcrowding problem at the jail needs to be addressed right away.
[SOT ]
[IN Q= ]
((GERALD HOLT/ROANOKE CO. SHERIFF: WE HAVE INMATES.....OUTSIDE THE CELLS.)) [Runs06]
[OUT Q=OUTSIDE THE CELLS]

So the county wants to build a new 600 bed facility near Dixie Caverns.
The county has selected two sites close together near West River Road.
Nearby residents are angry they only learned about the sites two weeks ago.
[SOT 4:59]
[IN Q= ]
((CHRIS SPRAKER/JAIL OPPONENT: I THINK THE RESIDENTS.....THAN WHAT WE WERE.)) [Runs09]
[OUT Q=WHAT WE WERE]

The county argues it must move quickly to meet a March deadline for state funding or wait another two years.
Some residents are sympathetic to the county's dilemma but only so much.
[SOT ]
[IN Q= ]
((BUCK SIMMONS/JAIL OPPONENT: WE NEED TO FIND....IN ANYONE'S BACKDOOR.)) [Runs09]
[OUT Q=ANYONE'S BACKDOOR]
[SOT 12:52:15]
[IN Q=After more]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: AFTER MORE THAN FOUR HOURS OF DEBATE, SUPERVISORS AGREE ANIMOUSLY TO DELAY A VOTE UNTIL JANUARY 11TH.)) [Runs05]
[OUT Q=until january 11th]
[SOT 12:50:25]
[IN Q=I for one]
((RUTH ASHWORTH/ROANOKE CO. RESIDENT: I FOR ONE REALLY APPRECIATE THEM STEPPING UP AND DOING WHAT I EXPECTED THEM TO DO.)) [Runs05]
[OUT Q=THEM TO DO]

The county will spend the next month looking at additional sites for the jail.
[SOT 12:51:13]
[IN Q=I think we need ]
((RICHARD FLORA/BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIRMAN: I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE SURE WHENEVER PICK A SITE WHEREVER IT IS, IT IS THE BEST SITE FOR ROANOKE COUNTY.)) [RUns07]
[OUT Q=FOR ROANOKE COUNTY]

Despite the delay, Roanoke County still hopes to meet that March first deadline. Justin McLeod, News 7.))

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[Iraq]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=mornin']
[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]
[ENG#=3]
Authorities in Iraq now say it was a roadside bomb, not a car bomb, that blew up Wednesday morning in southern Baghdad.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq]
Police and hospital officials say six Iraqi civilians were hurt. The bomb went off as an American convoy passed by, but there are no reports of any U-S casualties. Insurgents hoping to disrupt next month's elections have been using car bombs and improvised explosives against Americans and Iraqis cooperating with the U-S-backed government.
(------------)

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[11Company-B]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=04-46 TC36:09]
[GRAPHIC=none]


[ENG#=4]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]

(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

90 Marine Corps reservists based in Roanoke are preparing for active duty in Iraq.
The Marines say they're confident.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:36:54]
[IN Q=I've seen the]
((LANCE CPL. ALEX KALOUF/B COMPANY; I'VE SEEN THE PICTURES, HEARD THE STORIES AND THEY DON'T REALLY PHASE ME. I KNOW I'M CAPABLE OF DOING MY JOB AND I FULLY CONFIDENT IN THE CAPABILITIES OF THE MARINES AROUND ME AND THAT'S ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS TO ME.))
[SUPER=01-Lance Cpl. Alex Kalouf/B Company;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=really matters to me.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

B Company will be activated after the first of the year.
Some will train at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, others in 29-Palms, California before heading to Iraq.
They will be deployed for up to a year.
(------------)

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[Stop-Loss]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=mornin']
[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=1]
They enlisted and served their time -but now Uncle Sam wants them back... Or so say- eight soldiers who claim the Army is asking them to serve longer than the terms of their enlistment.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, D.C.]
Today a federal court judge will take up the case. One of the soldiers.. Specialist David Qualls.. is scheduled to fly back to Iraq on Friday. His attorney doesn't want him returned to duty until the judge makes a ruling on the merits of the case. The lawsuit centers on the Pentagon's "stop-loss" program, which allows the army to extend enlistments during war or national emergencies.
(------------)

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[VOB-Intelligence-Reform]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=mornin']
[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=2]
After years of study and months of wrangling - an overhaul to the nation's intelligence system is one step closer to completion.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, D.C.]
A compromise version of the bill cleared the House yesterday by a vote of 336 to 75. A Senate vote is expected this afternoon. Some House Republicans had stalled action, worried the legislation wouldn't do enough.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT-third bite in 4:30 roberts pkg]
[IN Q=Unfortunately the conference...]
((REP. JAMES SENSENBRENNER/(R) WISCONSIN: UNFORTUNATELY THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE HAS LEFT US WITH AN INCOMPLETE PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT SECURE OUR BORDER.))
[SUPER=01-Rep. James Sensenbrenner/(R) Wisconsin]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=... our borders.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The bill would create a new national intelligence director and contains a number of anti-terrorism provisions, including new border and aviation security safeguards. If the Senate approves it, the bill would go to President Bush to sign.
(------------)

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[6-Tech-ACC]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-49 TC19:22]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech]
[ENG#=3]
Sugar Bowl and ACC Championship tee shirts are now on sale.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
There are shirts, hats and banners as well... and shop owners say many more items are being made and are on the way. Hokie fans crowded around the gear yesterday afternoon at the Tech book store. Store owners say the merchandise is flying off the shelves and they already have to re-order.
(------------)

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[Marketwatch]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=1]

In business news, A special committee will review Merck's actions before it withdrew Vioxx from the market. And satellite radio will soon be a factory installed option in Toyota vehicles.
Marcella Palmer has more in today's Marketwatch .
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Marcella Palmer/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:21]
[OUT Q=in New York, I'm MP.]
((MERCK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE DRUG MAKERS ACTIONS BEFORE ITS VOLUNTARY WITH DRAWL OF VIOXX IN SEPTEMBER... THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONDING TO SHAREHOLDERS LAWSUITS AND ADVISE THE BOARD ON WHAT ACTIONS IT SHOULD TAKE AS A RESULT OF THE REVIEW.
IT'S A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR UP GRADE FOR SPRINT.LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES AND NORTEL NETWORKS HAVE WON CONTRACTS TOTALING 2.5 BILLION DOLLARS TO HELP SPRINT UPGRADE ITS WIRELESS NETWORK TO OFFER HIGH SPEED SERVICE.
THE MAKER OF AJAX, AND OTHER POPULAR HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS IS RESTRUCTURING ITS OWN HOME. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE PLANS TO SLASH ABOUT 44-HUNDRED JOBS WORLD WIDE AND CLOSE A THIRD OF ITS FACTORIES TO BOOST PROFITS.
STOCKS CLOSED LOWER TUESDAY. THE DOW CLOSED THE DAY DOWN TUESDAY 106...
THE NASDAQ CLOSED THE DAY DOWN 36.
OIL PRICES CLOSED AT $ 41.46 A BARREL, AHEAD OF TODAY'S SUPPLY DATA.THE U-S DOLLAR TUMBLED TO YET ANOTHER RECORD LOW AGAINST THE EURO.
TOYOTA WILL OFFER XM SATELLITE RADIO AS A FACTORY INSTALLED OPTION IN TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES BEGINNING IN 2006, BUT CUSTOMERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ORDER RIVAL SYSTEM SIRIUS AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AS F NEXT YEAR.
FOR MORE ON THE MARKET LOG ON TO OUR SITE AT CBS DOT MARKETWATCH DOT COM. IN NEW YORK I'M MARCELLA PALMER.))



(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS] [WOOD ROGERS SPONSOR BOARD 5185 ESSC] [COMM]

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[Peterson]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=mornin']
[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Peterson]
[ENG#=1]
Scott Peterson's mother is expected to take the stand today as his defense team wraps up its effort to save him from execution.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Redwood City, CA]

She'll be one of the four or five more witnesses to take the stand in the penalty phase of the murder trial. The jury must decide whether Peterson will get life in prison of face the death penalty for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son. The judge told jurors to expect closing arguments Thursday.

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(------------)[11Hardy-Road]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=04-40 TC 1:24:55]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=2]

Residents of the Hardy Road Trailer Park who are facing eviction, may get more time than they feared.
Government attorneys say state law requires written notice of at least 60 days, and perhaps longer.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]

Owner D. J. Cooper faces prosecution for what government lawyers say are repeated violations of environmental regulations.
He is under court order to prevent any discharge from a sewage lagoon on his property, and residents whose homes are connected to the pond say he has told them they will have to move within 30 days.
But federal prosecutors are encouraging him to give them more time.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=We're looking into all of the options]
((WE'RE LOOKING INTO ALL OF THE OPTIONS, WHETHER WE COULD MAKE THIS A CONDITION OF THE BOND. I'VE ALSO GOT TELEPHONE CALLS IN WITH MR. THOMSON, MR. COOPER'S ATTORNEY TO SEE IF WE CAN WORK THIS OUT BETWEEN US, SEE IF WE CAN GET MR. COOPER TO GIVE THE RESIDENTS MORE TIME OR TO FIND SOME OTHER SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.))
[SUPER=01-Jennie Waering/Assistant U. S. Attorney;]
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=or find some other solution to the problem.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Cooper has declined comment, but yesterday his attorney said there are vacant spaces in the trailer park where some of the residents could relocate.
Paul Thomson says Cooper is trying to come up with a workable solution that would honor the court order and allow residents to remain where they are.

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(------------) [11Radford-Prosecutor]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-39 TC1:38:10]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
[ENG#=3]
The votes have been recounted in Radford...
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford;]
and the results uphold all the winners from the November election for Commonwealth's Attorney and Sheriff. Democrat Chris Rehak beat Republican challenger Patrick Moore by just one vote. The race was a special election for a one year term. Both candidates plan to run again. A second recount also confirmed that Republican Mark Armentrout beat Democrat Terry Alley by 26 votes in the sheriff's race.
(------------)


(Susan tosses to bump)
[BUMP]

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[COMM] [11Salvation-Bells]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=04-41 TC1:14:18]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=]

Salvation Army bells are ringing again this season.. but you won't hear them at Target stores.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The chain is not allowing Salvation Army Kettles anymore.
That could hurt the local campaign. Last year local Target stores gathered the most donations.
Others businesses are helping out though.
Belk stores are holding a three day blitz where shoppers receive coupons for donating.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 14:01:53]
((JONATHAN LEE/SALVATION ARMY: LUCKILY THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF US THEY'VE STEPPED UP TO HELP US.))
[SUPER=01-Jonathan Lee/Salvation Army;]
[RUNS=05]
[OUT Q=TO HELP US.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Books a Million is also welcoming kettles for the first time.
As for Target, it's policy has always been not to allow solicitors. It actually made an exception for the Bell ringers in the past.
Target says it is not fair to say yes to one group while turning down others.
Target also says it supports the communities it serves by donating more than 2 million a week-
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Susan]
[SS=None]

In Roanoke, Target says it donated more than 15 thousand dollars just last month to area charities.

(Susan tosses to bump) [BUMP]

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[COMM] [Biz-Brief]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=1]

In business news, stocks closed lower yesterday. Stan Case has more in today's business brief.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Stan Case/Reporting; :]
[RUNS=1:05]
[OUT Q=I'm Stan Case.]
((STOCKS FELL SHARPLY TUESDAY. THE DOW INDUSTRIALS LOST 106-POINTS. AND THE NASDAQ DROPPED 36. HEALTH CARE AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS MAKER JOHNSON AND JOHNSON IS REPORTEDLY IN LATE STAGE TALKS TO BUY MEDICAL DEVICE MAKER GUIDANT (guide-ant.) ACCORDING TO PUBLISHED REPORTS, THE LONG-RUMORED DEAL COULD BE WORTH MORE THAN 24-BILLION DOLLARS. BUT EXECUTIVES CLOSE TO THE TALKS WARNED IT COULD STILL FALL APART. SHARES OF GUIDANT JUMPED MORE THAN FIVE-PERCENT ON THE NEWS, WHILE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SHARES FELL MORE THAN TWO-PERCENT. U-S LIGHT CRUDE OIL FELL TO A THREE-MONTH LOW, SETTLING DOWN A DOLLAR-52 -- AT 41-DOLLARS, 46 CENTS A BARREL. THE PRICE HAS SLID 17 PERCENT IN THE PAST WEEK. SHARES OF MAJOR OIL COMPANIES FELL ALONG WITH IT. INFINITY'S PRESIDENT SAID THE COMPANY IS "FEVERISHLY LOOKING" FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR HOWARD STERN. JOEL HOLLANDER SAID "BIG STARS" HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN FILLING THE SHOES OF STERN, WHO MOVES TO SIRIUS (serious) SATELLITE RADIO IN JANUARY 2006. INFINITY, A UNIT OF VIACOM, OWNS 185-RADIO STATIONS IN THE U-S. WITH THE BUSINESS BRIEF... I'M STAN CASE. )) [TAPE TOSS TO STOCKS] [STOCKS] [WOOD ROGERS SPONSOR BOARD 5185 ESSC] [COMM]

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[11Walker]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=04-42 TC1:01:17]
[GRAPHIC=Sentencing]
[ENG#=2]

A former Alleghany County magistrate will serve some time in jail.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;]
27-year-old Jeremiah Walker was sentenced yesterday to 60-days in jail after pleading No Contest to shooting at his childhood friend. In February, Walker and Christina Paxton left a Roanoke restaurant where they had drinks, when Walker suddenly began shooting at Paxton as she ran into her apartment. Walker's attorney says he has a drinking problem that apparently got out of control.
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Susan]
[SS=HOLD]
The judge suspended six years of Walker's sentence and ordered him to three years of probation.

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[Early-Years]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=Early Years]
[GRAPHIC=Early Years]
[ENG#=3]

The Pentagon is preparing to send an unusual shipment to Iraq...with the help of a 14 year old girl. A middle school student collected 27-thousand items that were once hot commodities in the United States.
(+++++++++++++)
[TAKE FS EARLY YEARS] Kareen Wynter has her story in today's Early Years segment.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Phoenix, AR; :00]
[SUPER=01-Alison Goulder/Beanie Baby Collector;:47]
[SUPER=01-Greg Goulder/Alison's Brother; 1:18]
[SUPER=01-Jenna Goulder/Alison's Sister; QUICK 1:21]
[RUNS=1:46]
[OUT Q=I'm Kreen Wynter, Washington.]
((BOXES OF BEANIE BABIES PACK THE HOME OF THIS PHOENIX TEENAGER.
DESTINATION...IRAQ.
14 YEAR OLD ALISON GOULDER LAUNCHED A DRIVE TO GIVE BEANIE BABIES TO IRAQI CHILDREN ... STARTING WITH HER OWN COLLECTION.
I got fliers put around school. I made up flyers and sent more emails out to people at different corporations around the valley because other people were interested in starting a collection.
ALISON WAS INSPIRED AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE LAW FIRM GREENBERG TAURIG AND ITS VOLUNTEER OPERATION THAT SENDS CARE PACKAGES TO TROOPS IN IRAQ.
SOLDIERS WILL USE THE 25-THOUSAND BEANIE BABIES ALLISON COLLECTED TO PUT SMILES ON THE FACES OF CHILDREN THERE.
THIS DRIVE IS SIMILAR TO OTHER PROJECTS IN WHICH SOLDIERS HAND OUT TOYS TO IRAQI YOUNGSTERS.
I just know that the children are going to be very happy when they receive these thousands of beanie babies.
IN A SHOW OF APPRECIATION, THE LAW FIRM RECENTLY WELCOMED ALISON AND HER FAMILY TO WASHINGTON.

(NAT POP---APPLAUSE FROM TAPE OF ALLISON AND FAMILY AT LAW FIRM)

TOP RANKING OFFICIALS AT THE PENTAGON, INCLUDING JOINT CHIEFS CHAIRMAN GENERAL RICHARD MYERS, ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THE TEEN'S WORK.
Are you the person responsible for this? Yes. laughter.
DURING ALISON'S WHIRLWIND VISIT, WHICH INCLUDED A STOP AT THE AEROSPACE MUSEUM, HER SIBLINGS SAID THEY WERE PROUD OF HER.
I see all the stuff that she can do so it makes me want to do it also.
It's really great to have her as a leader.
THIS 8TH GRADER WHOSE CHARITY HAS LANDED HER IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT SAYS SHE'LL CONTINUE HELPING CHILDREN OVERSEES.
My school has placed a strong emphasis on community service....and so this is something that just comes naturally I guess.
KAREEN WYNTER, CNN, WASHINGTON.))
[Tape tosses to Trigger]
[TRIGGER]

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[Police-Chase]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=cutins]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]

An Ohio man faces multiple charges after a police chase that spanned two states. State police say the chase started early this morning when authorities in Stokes County, North Carolina responded to a break-in. They pursued the suspect, who was driving a stolen car, across the state line shortly before 3.
Patrick County sheriff's deputies picked up the chase there and continued into Floyd County where more deputies and state police joined in. A trooper put down stop sticks onto Route 8. The suspect ran over the spikes which deflated some of tires, but he continued and crashed into a state police cruiser. There is no report of any injuries. The suspect, 18 year old Bryan S. Payne from Chillicothe (Chill-uh-koth-ee) Ohio, is being held in Floyd County. He faces numerous charges.

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[11Church-Vandals]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=04-47 TC29:48]
[GRAPHIC=Sentencing]
[ENG#=1]

Two teens who admitted to desecrating two Bedford County churches last summer will spend some time in juvenile detention.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford]

16-year-old Joshua Little and his 15-year-old brother Christopher pleaded guilty to nine charges yesterday in circuit court.
The boys confessed to breaking into two Goode-area churches in August, spray-painting racial epithets and destroying property.
They apologized for their crimes, and church members have already forgiven them.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 16:17:42]
[IN Q=We'll continue to]
((REV. WILLIAM WATSON/FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP THEM IN OUR PRAYERS. WE PRAY EACH DAY THAT THEY WILL MAKE PROGRESS AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD WITH THEIR YOUNG LIVES AND GROW UP AND BE DECENT, GOOD YOUNG MEN AND GO BACK INTO SOCIETY AND LIVE A GOOD, CLEAN MORAL LIFE.))
[SUPER=01-Rev. William Watson/First Baptist Church;]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=clean moral life.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

The brothers were given a ten-year suspended prison term but will likely spend 18 to 24 months in juvenile detention.
(------------)