05/24/05

6 p.m.


KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot

A high school teacher is killed
in a traffic accident.

ENG#=1 VO NAT


VO NAT


JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot

A con man who called himself a
financial pastor pleads guilty to
defrauding the flock.

And the dangers of D-X-M. A new
warning from the F-D-A.

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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

Tonight on News 7 sports - the
Tech baseball team falls out of the ACC
tourney.

Seth Greenberg talks about
reloading for an encore,



ENG#=2 VO-NAT



VO-NAT and Dale Earnhardt Junior changes


crew chiefs bringing on veteran Steve
Hmiel to run the show this week in
Charlotte.

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ROBIN ON CAM ROBIN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None The temperatures in Roanoke were steady


for much of the day and had to struggle
to get to 60! Another cool forecast?
We will let you know in a moment.
KEITH 4-Shot KEITH 4-Shot

News Seven at Six is next
Open (Open)

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*CG 4054


*CG 306


*CG standup Keith Humphry
khumphry@wdbj7.com


*CG standup Jean Jadhon
jjadhon@wdbj7.com


*CG standup Mike Stevens
mstevens@wdbj7.com


*CG standup Robin Reed
rreed@wdbj7.com
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VO-NAT VO-NAT

KEITH on VO

KEITH on VO

Students at a local high
school are in shock.
JEAN on VO JEAN on VO

A teacher was killed in an
accident this morning.


(END VO) END VO


JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot

Good evening, I'm Jean Jadhon
KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot

And I'm Keith Humphry
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KEITH 2-SHOT KEITH 2-SHOT

State police say Minty
Brandley's car was traveling at a high
rate of speed when it ran off the road
in Bedford County.
JEAN ON VO JEAN ON VO

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Bedford Co.

Brandley had just passed another
car when she ran off Joppa Mill Road
around seven o-clock.

The car hit a tree so hard the
engine compartment was torn from the
rest of the vehicle.

Brandley, a Lynchburg
resident and teacher at Staunton River
High School, was killed.

She was not wearing a seat
belt, though troopers say it may not

have made a difference in this
accident.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident She was a great friend who


always left you laughing.

That's how one friend of
Minty Brandley described the teacher
who died this morning.

Brandley had been at Staunton
River for just 18 months, but she made
a lasting impression on students and
teachers there.

DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Steve/Starlink DOUBLE BOXES



Steve Smallshaw is at the
school tonight. Steve how is everyone
coping with the news of her death?

LIVE=Steve Full/Starlink LIVE FULL

*CG standup Steve Smallshaw
ssmallshaw@wdbj7.com


*CG live Bedford Co.



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ROLLCUE: a part so many lives. VO-NAT



ENG#=1



VO-NAT




*CG locator Bedford Co.









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INQ=


*CG 2line Kristen Oni
Staunton River H. S. Teacher
:00


*CG 2line Cherie Whitehurst
Staunton River H. S. Principal
:14


*CG 2line Beth Cook
Staunton River H. S. Psychologist
:25










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OQ=magnitude of their grief.





LIVE=Steve Full/Starlink LIVE FULL

*CG live Bedford Co.



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DOUBLE BOXES=KEITH & Steve/Starlink DOUBLE BOXES



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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Hold OTS This is the second tragedy for this


high school in a little over a year.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Bedford Co.
March 2004 Two Staunton River students were
among three people killed in March of
last year.

They were in a car which left Route
619 in Bedford County, overcorrected,
and struck a Jeep Cherokee head-on.


(END VO) (END VO)


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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Accident In Roanoke, an accident sent three


people to the hospital- but neighbors
say the crash doesn't suprise them.
They say the interesection is
dangerous.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke 18.5

It happened at lunchtime off of
Plantation Road- a car and van collided
at the corner of Luray Street and
Fugate Road-

Police say the driver of the car ran
a stop sign.

The crash also happened during a
downpour, but neighbors say good
weather or bad- the intersection is
dangerous.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=Oh it's bad




*CG 2line Nancy Cundiff
Lives in Neighborhood

:00


*CG 2line Wanda Wyrick
Lives in Neighborhood NANCY CUNDIFF/LIVES IN NEIGHBORHOOD; OH :13 IT'S BAD LET ME TELL YOU WHEN YOU COME
OVER THAT HILL. YOUR OWN LIFE IN YOUR
HANDS CAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE OVER THAT
HILL.

WANDA WYRICK/NEIGHBOR: THE COPS NEED
TO SIT HERE AND WATCH THIS FOR AWHILE
THEY NEED TO INVESTIGATE AND SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON 5 I'VE ASKED THEM TO COME UP
HERE AND WATCH AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON
RADAR.. YOU DON'T GET NOTHING.

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OQ=DONT' GET NOTHING





VO-NAT VO-NAT 07 plus pad



Police say the three people taken to
the hospital were not seriously hurt.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Guilty Plea A guilty plea came today from a


man who spent years conning people in
the next pew at church.

William Thomas Warren defrauded

140 investors, assuring them their
funds were available on five days
notice and guaranteeing 20 and
30-percent return on their money.

ENG#=4 SOT FULL



SOT FULL



INQ=




*CG locator Roanoke
:00
*CG 2line Morgan Colebrook
Investor
12


*CG 2line John Brownlee
U. S. Attorney
:43


*CG locator Botetourt Co.
January 2004
:59



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OQ= under the plea agreement. << A pool of about 80 jurors had to
(END SOT) wait all day, while the lawyers worked


out the plea agreement in federal
court,

They couldn't release the jury
until Warren had actually admitted to

the fraud and embezzlement charges.

SOT FULL SOT FULL 16:01:32



INQ= IT'S GOOD THAT HE WAS BROUGHT TO


JUSTICE, HERE. :02

IT'S GOOD THAT THE COMMUNITY
UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR
IS UNACCEPTABLE.

RUN08 (END SOT)



Morgan Colebrook lost $769,000.

Though Tom Warren will serve 21
years in prison, Colebrook says that's
not important.

SOT FULL SOT FULL 16:01:55



INQ= HIS PUNISHMENT COMES FROM THE FATHER


WHO HE USED TO PERPETRATE THIS CRIME.
HE WILL BE PUNISHED ACCORDING TO HIS
HEART.

RUN10 (END SOT)



OQ=



SOT FULL SOT FULL 1:52:25



INQ= FOR SOMEONE TO USE THEIR RELATIONSHIP,


THE TRUST THAT THEY HAVE BUILT THROUGH
A RELIGIOUS ENTITY TO TRY TO GET
PEOPLE'S MONEY, PARTICULARLY PEOPLE WHO
WERE VERY VULNERABLE. SOME OF THE
VICTIMS YOU HEARD ABOUT TODAY ARE
PEOPLE WHO HAD CHILDREN WHO HAD
ILLNESSES THAT NEED THAT MONEY.

RUN16 (END SOT)




OQ= The government long-ago seized


Warren's home. It's been on the market
for a couple of months now, and is
still for sale.

It's a small part of the
20-million dollars in assets Tom Warren
gave up under the plea agreement. >>

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JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot

Still ahead, more fallout from an
audit of Virginia's Department of Game
and Inland Fisheries.

KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot

The death of a Danville teenager
spurs the F-D-A into action against
abuse of a cold medication.

ENG#=APRISA VO-NAT



VO-NAT Plus is the weather getting


worse?

A look at Global Warming and
its possible effect on our weather.

(END VO) END VO


1st-Weather (1st Wx)
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ROBIN ON CAM ROBIN ON CAM



WEATHER CENTER

POSITION #1




WXPRO/FULL WEATHER MAP





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MINI OPEN


KEITH 2-SHOT KEITH 2-SHOT

After months of speculation, an
audit of alleged misconduct at

the Department of Game and Inland
Fisheries has been released.
JEAN 2-SHOT JEAN 2-SHOT

It details fraud, waste and abuse
by department personnel

DOUBLE BOXES=KEITH-JEAN & DOUBLE BOXES



Jennifer/State Microwave Richmond Bureau Chief Jennifer
Wishon joins us with the story.
KEITH in Boxes KEITH in Boxes

Jenn, is the department making
any changes?

LIVE=Jennifer Full/STate Micro LIVE FULL

*CG standup Jennifer Wishon
jwishon@wdbj7.com


*CG live Richmond

Keith & Jean, Some changes have
already been made.

Hours before the audit was
released, Director Bill Woodfin
resigned.

He along with some board members
and game wardens are mentioned numerous
times in the audit for wrong doing.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL



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INQ=We found a number of




*CG 2line Merritt Cogswell
State Internal Auditor
:00


*CG file March
:32





*CG 2line Tayloe Murphy
Secretary Natural Resources
1:01


*CG 2line Sherry Crumley
Board Chairman
1:16

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OQ=DON'T AMPUTATE OUR LEG JUST BECAUSE <<

WE STUMPED OUR TOE.



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INQ= 22:14:09 MERRITT COGSWELL/STATE


INTERNAL AUDITOR: WE FOUND A NUMBER OF
INSTANCES OF QUESTIONABLE PURCHASES,
IMPROPER PURCHASES, USE OF AGENCY
PROPERTY FOR PERSONAL USE.

RUN09 (END SOT)



OQ= The auditor looked into 29


allegations - 24-of them were proven
true.

{INSERT PRE PRO HERE LINE BY LINE}

Including Employee Retaliation
and Intimidation against those
suspected of cooperating with the
investigation, Inappropriate use of
state resources on an African safari,
Unauthorized use of security for board

members, Inappropriate relationship
with the U-S Marshal's Office

{END PRE PRO HERE}

The auditor also found that in
1999, Director Woodfin, seen here on
the left, appointed himself a game
warden.

He was issued a an automatic
rifle, four pistols and vehicle, but
because he didn't submit proper
paperwork, the Department of Criminal
Justice Services didn't have him in
their database.

The problems stem from a lack of
oversight by the current and previous
boards according to the auditor.

Secretary of Natural Resources
Tayloe Murphy is suggesting the board's
supervisory duties be removed.

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INQ=In my judgement TAYLOE MURPHY: IN MY JUDGMENT IT


SHOULD BE THE BODY THAT ESTABLISHES
PUBLIC POLICY WITH REGARD TO HUNTING
AND FISHING.

RUN06 (END SOT)



OQ=to hunting and fishing. The board endorsed the


secretary's corrective action plan, but
hopes future directors don't become
political appointees.


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INQ=We're going to fix 22:44:40 SHERRY CRUMLEY: WE'RE GOING


TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS, BUT DON'T
AMPUTATE OUR LEG JUST BECAUSE WE
STUMPED OUR TOE.

RUN08 (END SOT)>>



OQ=we stumped our toe.





LIVE=Jennifer FUll/State Micro LIVE FULL

*CG live Richmond

Board members did praise Director
Woodfin for accomplishments he made
during 11- years on the job.

The board appointed former State
Police Superintendent Colonel Gerald
Massengill as acting director until a
permanent replacement is found.

DOUBLE BOXES=Keith-Jean & DOUBLE BOXES


Jennifer/State Micro Keith & Jean, At this point it is
unclear what action will be taken
against those named in the audit.
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None The FDA says a Danville teenager's

HEALTHCHECK 7 ANIMATION death may be linked to the abuse of an
over-the-counter cold medication.

In this Healthcheck Seven report,

the agency is issuing a nationwide
warning to the public.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT



VO-NAT Officials say teenagers are abusing


dextromethorphan
(Dextro-meth-THORE-uh-fan) or D-X-M, a
common ingredient in most cough
medicines.

SOT FULL SOT FULL 7:30
INQ=It's very dangerous




*CG 2line Tim Lucas
Downhome Pharmacy IT'S VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU TAKE MUCH
CERTAINLY TOO MUCH LEADS TO DEATH

RUNS=05 (END SOT)



OQ=leads to death





VO-NAT VO-NAT



There have actually been five teenagers
recently whose deaths are associated
with consuming DXM sold in capsules.

(END VO) (END VO)


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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None The drug case against the brother


of a local sheriff is moving forward.

Today Gordon Sprinkle, brother of

Botetourt County Sheriff Ronnie
Sprinkle, was in a Roanoke City
courtroom.

The 48-year-old was charged in
March with possession of marijuana, and
possession of methamphetamine with
intent to distribute.

Today, the marijuana charge was
dropped while the meth charge advanced
to the grand jury without a hearing.
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KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot

A mixed day on Wall Street as
investors took some profits.
JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot
*CG pmstox y (DOW/NASDAQ)
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10503.68 The Nasdaq gained five.
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JEAN 2-SHOT JEAN 2-SHOT

Some of the most promising designs from
the Cradle to Cradle competition will
soon be taking shape in Roanoke
neighborhoods.
KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None





ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke

The first C-2-C home will be built on
Hackley Avenue, and this morning
supporters gathered there to break
ground on the project.

Organizers hope to have several
environmentally- friendly and
affordable homes under construction in
time for the Governor's Housing
Conference in September.


(END VO) (END VO)


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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Coming up tonight on News 7
ENG#=APRISA sports - the Hokies are one and done at


the ACC baseball tourney.

Dale Junior is switching crew
chiefs,

VO-NAT VO-NAT



and the Hokies first season in
the ACC hardwood surprised a lot of
folks - now the hope it that come of
the new recruits can keep Tech from
falling flat in its sophomore season in
the league.

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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM


GRAPHIC=ACC The ACC baseball tournament


opened this afternoon in Jacksonville
and the the Hokies ended dropping their
opener to Maryland 5-to-4.

The loss means that the Hokies
are out of the tourney and finish the
year 23 and 28.

The other play-in game today had
Wake Forest hammering Duke 10-to-1.
The Demon Deacons and Terps play
tonight at 8 with the winner moving
into the main draw.
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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=VIRGINIA TECH Whiel most of the focus at Tech


this spring has been on the softball
and baseball diamond - Grant Kittelson
says the men's basketball program has
quietly picked up a few gems.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL



INQ=Seth Greenberg's




*CG locator Blacksburg
:00


*CG 2line John Swofford

ACC Commissioner
:15


*CG file 2003 Season
:31


*CG 2line Seth Greenberg
16-14 last season
:47


*CG reporter Grant Kittelson
gkittelson@wdbj7.com
1:03



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OQ=News 7 Sports. < (END SOT) impressed a lot people, but you know


the Hokies accomplished something when
the Conference Commissioner is singing
your praises.

(BITE)

And now the Hokies are adding some
beef, they've signed 3 Big Men and wing
player A.D. Vassallo from Faith
Christian Academy in Hurt, Virginia.
Vassallo was all set to go to Richmond
but was denied entry by U-R.

(BITE)

The hokies depth with also benefit from

the addition of Markus Sailes, who
returns from sitting out a season ago
on a medical redshirt.

(BITE)

In Blacksburg, Grant Kittelson News 7
Sports.

>>
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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=LOWES The center of the NASCAR universe


is Charlotte and the Lowe's Motor
Speedway this month.

Amidst all of the testing,
qualifying, last week's all-star race
weekend and the upcoming Coca-Cola 600
festivities - Jeff Gordon found time to
announce the start of a brand new
driving school for fans.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Concord, NC
:00 It's unique from some of the
others in that it will be based at
Lowe's, and that it is a joint effort
with Indy racing legend Mario Andretti.

Those fans who fork out the cash

to drive - will have the chance to
steer both a stock car and an Indy car.

SOT FULL SOT FULL



INQ=




*CG 2line Mario Andretti
Jeff Gordon Racing School
:02
*CG 2line Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon Racing School
:12



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OQ=...go to that





VO-NAT VO-NAT



In one other racing note tonight
- apparently enough is enough for Dale
Junior.

Dale Earnhardt Junior today
replaced his crew chief Pete Rondeau.

He is being replaced by longtime
NASCAR garage fixture Steve Hmiel.

The change is effective beginning
with this weekend's Coca-Cola 600.
Dale Junior has been as low as 27th in
the points this season. He currently
11th, but without a win.

(END VO) (END VO)



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ROBIN ON CAM Robin ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None It's one of the hottest topics in


weather and science today, Global
warming.

Last year's outbreak of severe
weather along with a prediction of
another active hurricane season has
some asking, "Is our weather getting
worse?" and "Could global warming be
the cause?"

Brent Watts takes a look.

ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL



INQ=Although...




*CG 2line Richard Rich
Virginia Tech Environmental Researcher
:10


*CG 2line Patrick Michaels
State Climatologist
:39


*CG 2line Dave Wert
National Weather Service Meteorologist

1:09


*CG reporter Brent Watts
bwatts@wdbj7.com
1:30



























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OQ=...I'm Brent Watts.



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