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WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 03/10/06
03/10/06
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GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Kimberly
McBroom.
Another springlike day is on
the way with highs soaring into the mid
70s.
Meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner has the Skytracker 7
forecast, after the news.
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GRAPHIC=Hold Plans to fix the traffic problems
near Tower Shopping Mall in Roanoke
have been finalized.
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*CG locator Roanoke
V-Dot will spend two million
dollars on improvements on Colonial
Avenue near Wonju Street.
They include widening parts of
Colonial Avenue, adjusting the traffic
signals, and limiting left turn acess
to and from Colonial onto 23rd Street.
The state will also install a
traffic light at the corner of 23rd and
Brandon Avenue.
Construction is expected to begin
this fall and should be completed by
next spring.
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GRAPHIC=NONE Pending another appeal, it looks
like a Danville convicted murderer will
face execution.
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*CG locator Danville
File Tape Percy Lavar Walton was convicted
of the 1996 murders of three people.
Walton's mental state has been
debated since his trial and
three days before he was to be put to
death in May 2003, defense
lawyers won a temporary stay.
In a 7 to 6 ruling, a federal
court denied claims that Walton is
mentally retarded and insane.
He can still appeal to the U-S
Supreme Court.
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GRAPHIC=NONE The war on Methamphetamine has
taken a turn in Southwest Virginia.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT The highly addictive drug is
often made with homemade chemicals.
Meth exploded into Southwest
Virginia a few years ago.
People were making it in their
homes and police were busting those
labs left and right.
But now the number of labs police
are finding has dropped off
dramatically.
Police say most of the Meth is
being imported from Mexico.
In fact, the amount of meth
seized over the last two years has
tripled.
Police say they are now shifting
their focus onto stopping the drug from
being smuggled into the region.
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GRAPHIC=Legal Scales A Montgomery County man accused
of trying to meet up with a 14 year old
girl for a sexual encounter will have
to find his own attorney.
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The judge refused to appoint a
lawyer for 29-year-old Christopher
Nester.
The suspect has enough money that
he doesn't qualify for court-appointed
counsel.
Nester faces three felony charges
of using a computer to solicit a child.
An undercover police agent posing
as a 14 year old girl says he talked to
Nester over the internet.
The two agreed to meet at an
abandoned building on Route 460.
When Nester showed up, he was
arrested.
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GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Kimberly
McBroom.
Plenty of sunshine and mild
temperatures again today, with a high
of 75.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has the full weekend forecast, after
the news.
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GRAPHIC=Forest Fire A Bedford County man, who caused
a forest fire, faces prosecution and
may have to reimburse authorities for
the cost.
But a News 7 poll conducted by
Survey USA suggests the public is
opposed to criminal charges in such
cases.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT 500 adults were asked if someone
who accidentally starts a forest fire
should have to repay the government, 49
percent said no, while 45 percent said
yes.
But when they were asked if
someone who accidentally starts a
forest fire should face criminal
charges? 58 percent said no.
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GRAPHIC=Forest Fire Meanwhile, the crews that have
been fighting
the forest fire in Bedford County are
now concentrating on restoring the fire
lines.
And members of the national
incident management team expect to wrap
up their work and transfer control to
local authorities this weekend.
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GRAPHIC=NONE You can now earn a degree from
the University of Richmond without
leaving Roanoke.
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*CG locator Roanoke
Virginia Western Community
College signed an agreement with the
University of Richmond yesterday that
allows students to earn a Bachelor of
Liberal Arts Degree on the Virginia
Western Campus during their off time.
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INQ=People got to
*CG 2line Robert Sandel
Virginia Western Community College @00:27:44
ROBERT SANDEL:PEOPLE GOT TO REMEMBER
THAT OUR STUDENTS AVERAGE AGE IS 29, SO
WE HAVE A LOT OF ADULTS HERE. SO THIS
WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO
BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER WORK AND TAKE IT
ON WEEKENDS. SO YOU CAN MESH BOTH
THINGS TOGETHER, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
REGULAR LIFE AND THEN ON THE WEEKENDS
YOU CAN GO BACK TO COLLEGE AND GET YOUR
BS DEGREE IN LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION.
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OQ=arts education.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
The cost for the liberal arts
degree at Virginia Western will be
about half of what it would be if
students attended all four years at the
University of Richmond.
The new program begins next fall.
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GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Kimberly
McBroom.
More unseasonably warm
weather today, as highs reach the mid
70s.
And we could see a few showers
over the weekend.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has more on that, coming up.
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GRAPHIC=Iraq Casualty The war in Iraq has claimed the
life of a Marine from Bedford.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT Gunnery Sergeant Justin R.
Martone was killed Tuesday by an
explosive device in Western Iraq.
Martone's hometown is listed as
Bedford and he has family in Franklin
County.
These pictures from the Marine
Corps website are from 2004.
Martone was based in Okinawa,
Japan and assigned to the 9th Engineer
Support Battallion.
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GRAPHIC=NONE Police have charged three people
in connection with a string of
Botetourt County break-ins.
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*CG locator Botetourt Co.
During the last two weeks
four-convenience stores have been
targeted.
The latest happened Wednesday
morning at the Gas Express in
Daleville.
The owner, James Scruggs, had
only had the store for a week and a
half.
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INQ=When you got on the..
*CG 2line James Scruggs
Gas Express Owner @1:17:33.00
SB:WHEN YOU GOT ON THE SCENE, WHAT DID
YOU SEE?
JAMES SCRUGGS, GAS EXPRESS OWNER :
THERE WAS A BUNCH OF POLICE, THE WINDOW
WAS BROKE ON THE DOOR. WALKED INSIDES
AND THERE WAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF
CIGARETTES MISSING..AND EVERYTHING
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OQ=.. missing and everything.
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After finding evidence at the
scene -investigators tracked the two
men and a woman to a Troutville motel.
One of the men, 36-year-old
Robert Whiting tried to get a way by
crawling through the ceiling tiles,
after breaking through two room
partitions, he came crashing down into
a neighboring room.
Whiting and 25-year-old Duane
Wise face several charges including
breaking and entering.
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GRAPHIC=NONE 36-year-old Joel Jo-elle Garnett
-whose mugshot was unavailable- was
charged with making a false statement
and released.
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GRAPHIC=NONE It looks like the General
Assembly session will go into overtime.
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HOUSE leaders say, outside of
transportation, the two sides are close
to reaching a deal on issues like
education.
But Senators say that couldn't be
further from the truth.
G-O-P delegates oppose tax
increases while Senators oppose using
debt in a time of surplus.
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INQ=Borrowing money when we
*CG 2line Sen. John Chichester
Senate Budget Conferee 737:03 SEN. JOHN CHICHESTER: BORROWING
:00 MONEY WHEN WE HAVE WHAT IS TERMED A
SURPLUS OR EXCESSIVE REVENUE RETURNS I
THINK IS THE WRONG WAY AND NOT THE
VIRGINIA WAY.
*CG 2line Del. Vince Callahan 7:18:58 DEL. VINCE CALLAHAN: IT COMES
House Budget Conferee DOWN TO THE SENATE IS HOLDING US
:11 HOSTAGE ON RAISING THE TAX ON GAS AND
USING THE BUDGET AS A METHOD FOR
GETTING IT.
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OQ=as a method for getting it.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Once a compromise is reached it
takes about 36- hours to prepare and
print the budget so lawmakers can vote
on it.
It will cost the state nearly 20-
thousand dollars every day the session
is extended.
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