03/25/05

AM Cutins

GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Denise Allen

Membreno sitting in for Kimberly
McBroom.

A gray start to your weekend.

Leo has your forecast after the
news.
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GRAPHIC=Victory Stadium A new stadium in Roanoke might
ENG#=1 actually be in the future.


VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke (VO-NAT)

File Tape That after engineering reports on
Victory Stadium show it would cost at
least 4 and half million dollars just
to make the stadium safe -- not
counting the millions more it would
cost to improve the stadium.

Two committee members studying
Victory Stadium who originally agreed
with saving it have now changed their
minds.


SOT FULL


INQ=it would be more




*CG 2line David Trinkle (SOT FULL)

Victory Stadium Committee Member 1:39:06 DAVID TRINKLE/VICTORY STADIUM
COMMITTEE MEMBER: IT WOULD BE MORE
EXPENSIVE THAN A NEW STADIUM THE
OUTCOME WOULD BE LESS LONGEVITY THAN A
NEW STADIUM THAT'S WHAT REALLY AFFECTED
ME THE LONGEVITY FACTOR AND WE THROWING
GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD AND THAT TYPE OF
THING.:

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OQ=type of thing.



vo nat


*CG file September (Vo nat )

Trinkle says if a new stadium is
built it'll go near or on the same
site- even though he realizes it will
flood.

SOT FULL SOT FULL


INQ=AND WE CAN TRINKLE: AND WE CAN BUILD A NEW STADIUM

MUCH EASEIR THAN RENOVATING VICTORY
STADIUM IN A WAY THAT WILL HOPEFULLY
RAISE THE ELEVATION FIVE TO TEN FEET
AND REALLY PROTECT FROM THE BIG FLOODS.

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OQ=THE BIG FLOODS.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


Trinkle says he'd like to see a
new stadium that would seat 15 thousand
people-
Denise ON CAM Denise ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD The committee will vote on a

recommendation next month.

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GRAPHIC=none A new chairperson has been
ENG#=2 elected to the Virginia Board of Game

and Inland Fisheries.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Richmond

Bristol native Sherry Crumley was
elected yesterday after Dan Hoffler
resigned.

His resignation comes as state
auditors look at whether he and other
leaders misused agency money during a
trip to Africa and other conventions
last year.

More than a dozen people
addressed the issue at yesterday's
board meeting.

SOT FULL SOT FULL TAPE 1
INQ=Even if no laws



*CG 2line David Burpee
Virginia Sports Club DAVID BURPEE/VA SPORTS CLUB: EVEN IF
NO LAWS HAVE BEEN BROKEN IT APPEARS
CLEAR THAT SOUND JUDGMENT HAS NOT BEEN
USED AND PERHAPS POOR DECISIONS HAVE
BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

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OQ=decisions have been implemented.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


NASCAR driver Ward Burton
applauded efforts to learn from other
states and encourages more trips.

SOT FULL SOT FULL 1:14:53 TAPE 1
INQ=We have precious resources



*CG 2line Ward Burton
Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation WARD BURTON/WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: WE
HAVE PRECIOUS RESOURCES HERE BUT TO BE
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEM WE HAVE TO GO
OUTSIDE OF VIRGINIA AND LEARN FROM WHAT
OTHER AGENCIES ARE DOING AND LEARN WHAT
OTHER WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GROUPS ARE
DOING.

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OQ=conservations groups are doing.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


The board adopted procedures for
monitoring agency spending in the
future.

The state began its audit in
November.

Auditors say they have no idea
when they'll complete their report.

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GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Denise Allen

Membreno.

Your weekend looks to be a wet
one. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has
the details in weather.

First the news...
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GRAPHIC=Sentencing A fight last summer which left
ENG#=1 one man dead and two others injured --

has Marcus Jerome Nance in trouble --
even though he may not have started the
incident.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke

The 24 year old shooter will be
about 40 by the time he's done paying
the price for it.

A late-night crowd ganged up on
Nance at the Stop-In on Hershberger.

Someone else apparently opened
fire first.


Then Nance got his gun and let
loose more than 30 rounds.

Joey Joyce was killed, two others
injured.

The victim's father says the
community needs to learn from this
incident.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=The loitering



*CG 2line Steven Brown
Victim's Father THE LOITERING, THE HANGING OUT 'TIL
TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE
MORNING. 100 PEOPLE AT A STORE,
GATHERED, SOMETHING THAT NEVER SHOULD
HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

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OQ=have taken place.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


Judge Clifford Weckstein called
it "nothing but tragedy," imposing the
prosecutor's recommended sentence of 16
years, 11 months.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None A judge has given a hunting
ENG#=2 preserve in Nelson County permission to

shoot clay pidgeons -- even though
county officials are opposed -- saying
the group is trying to find a way
around the law.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Nelson Co.

Orion Sporting Group operates a
hunting preserve on 450 acres near
Wingina.

It had a pheasant shoot scheduled
for this weekend, and was going to use
clay targets for practice.

The county asked for an injunction,
claiming the target practice was the
same as operating a shooting range.

SOT FULL 14:54:16 SOT FULL
INQ=One might say



*CG 2line John Zunka
Nelson Co. Attorney JOHN ZUNKA/NELSON CO. ATTORNEY: ONE
MIGHT SAY HAVING BEEN REFUSED THE FRONT
DOOR, WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THEM TO
TIPTOE THROUGH THE BACK DOOR AND HAVE A
SPORTING CLAYS USE WHEN THEY'RE NOT
PERMITTED TO HAVE THAT USE DOWN THERE.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS NOT TRYING
AND HAS NEVER SAID THAT YOU CAN' T HUNT

ON LAND IN NELSON COUNTY.

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OQ=in Nelson County.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


Judge J. Michael Gamble refused to
issue the injunction, agreeing with
Orion that the clay practice was more
of a safety issue.

A lawsuit over the shooting range
goes to trial next month.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None It looks like a Botetout County
ENG#=3 fraud ring may have been operating

across the nation.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Botetourt Co.
March 7 Earlier this month, 10-people
were arrested after deputies say they
cashed stolen payroll checks.

Law enforcement agencies from
UTAH and KENTUCKY are the latest to
take interest in the case.

Botetourt deputies say one of the
suspects had a credit card which was

traced back to a break in and check
robbery in Kentucky.

Also, last week authorities from
West Virginia identified EIGHT of the
suspects as those involved in a similar
case in their area.

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ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Denise Allen

Membreno.

A chance of rain this weekend.
Leo has more in weather.

Now here's a look at the news.
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GRAPHIC=NONE


ENG#=1




EVENT=GRAPHIC=Health Check 7


It's the same bacterium that
causes strep throat -- AND -- flesh
eating bacteria.

In this Health Check Seven report

-- officials say the first case of
Group A streptococcus showed up at
Friendship Manor's Lakeview facility in
January.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke Co.

At that time it was believed to
be an isolated incident. But that's not
the case anymore.

There are at least 4 more severe
cases of the bacterium and there may be
more who are infected with the more
common form.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=THE MAJORITY OF



*CG 2line Sandy Wilson
Carilion Director of Infection Control <<

1:07:07 runs :15

THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES WERE ON ONE
UNIT BUT WERE NOT COMPLETED ISOLATED TO
THAT UNIT THE CLUSTERING IS WHAT
BROUGHT THE HEALTH DEPT TO CONTACT US
AND WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE AWARE OF
THE CASES>>

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OQ=AWARE OF THE CASES




VO-NAT VO-NAT



All residents and staff at
Lakeview are being tested --those who
have already been identifed with the
bacterium have been treated with
antibiotics.

The common form of the bacterium
is typically spread through personal
contact.

If a person is treated with
antiobiotics they are not longer
contagious after 24 hours.

(END VO) (END VO)


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GRAPHIC=None After a lenghty meeting, the
ENG#=2 board that oversees Virginia's Explore

Park will allow a Missouri developer to
lease the land.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke Co.

The Virginia Recreational Facilities
Authority met for more than three hours
last night.

Before the vote, members took public

comment.

Some opposed the development, others
had concerns, and there were plenty who
support what Larry Vander Maten wants
to do to Explore Park.

SOT FULL 1:36:48; tape 1 SOT FULL
*CG 2line Lyn Davis
Supporter LYN DAVIS/SUPPORTER: I HAVE NO DOUBT
IN MY MIND THAT WE HAVE A MAN HERE WHO
IS READY TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE
ROANOKE VALLEY AND FOR THE REGION

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OQ=AND THE REGION




VO-NAT VO-NAT


After taking public input, the
V-R-F-A voted unanimously to lease the
land to Vander Maten for fifty years.

Although the developer has yet to
release any detailed plans, board
members say they'll make sure he sticks
to his original intent of a family
oriented vacation resort.

SOT FULL 9:51 SOT FULL
INQ=What we have told him



*CG 2line Stan Lanford
Board Member STAN LANFORD/BOARD MEMBER: WHAT WE
HAVE TOLD HIM WAS WE TRUST YOU, YOU

THINK YOU ARE TELLING US THE TRUTH,
WHEN YOU START SHOWING SIGNS THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS
DIFFERENT FROM YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING
TO DO WE HAVE A DISCUSSION AND YOU SAY
YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY THEN WE
ARE GOING TO BECOME YOUR WORST ENEMY.

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OQ=YOUR WORST ENEMY




VO-NAT VO-NAT


Vander Maten now has three years to
conduct a feasibility study.

It has to be completed before the
lease can be signed.

He can walk away from the project,
but if he does, he must turn the study
over to Explore Park.

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INQ=Tomorrow


RUNS=03


OQ=on News 7 Mornin'.




(END SOT) (END SOT)
ANCHOR=Denise at Desk


ANCHOR=Leo


Warmer weather heads our way.

I'll have your work week forecast...



ANCHOR=Leo ANCHOR=Denise


And on Tuesday,

Christ Episcopal Church has fine tuned
its new organ. Steve Pardon has an
update.

ANCHOR=Denise ANCHOR=Denise

Animation full Join us for News 7 Mornin'.

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