WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 06/02/06

06/02/06

New-7 at 6

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GRAPHIC=News7 @ 11 Across the city of Roanoke today,

gang activity and violence was a hot
topic .

Roanoke's Police Chief even showed up
at a community forum to address the
issue.

We'll hear more from him in a moment.

Meanwhile, residents in one Roanoke
neighborhood have had enough and police
are moving in to help them breathe
easier.

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*CG locator Roanoke
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*CG file May 20
:22

*CG 2line Agent Bart McEntire
Department of Justice
0:28

*CG 2line Debbie Porter
Property Manager
1:06

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OQ= Local police officers and ATF agents

make up the VIPER Task Force, targeting
violent crimes...And members spent the
afternoon visiting five high crime
areas in Roanoke...Their message is
clear...police can help and encourage
any reports of crime including gang
activity. An issue that has taken the
spotlight in the area after eight
people were shot in one of the task
force's targeted areas, the Melrose
Corridor.

BM --9:27:29-41 i've been in several
cities, gang issues you can't walk the
streets....it may come to that in
Roanoke, we're not there yet, Roanoke,

still a safe place but we don't want to
come there either

Afton Gardens, formerly part of Lincoln
Terrace, is also one of the targeted
areas..but a new management group has
joined the fight against crime....

DP --9:17:57 it was a big party here,
big block party, activity you could
stand here and watch it

But just three weeks after taking over
the property, residents have noticed a
calm come over the
neighborhood...mainly due to security
guards posted at the complex 24 hours a
day.

DP --9:18:14 two weeks ago, first time
residents were allowed to bring their
children out, certain members of the
community would scare them back in

Debbie admits while there are still
problems, including threats against her
and the company things are getting
better and there are great plans for
the neighborhood.>>
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GRAPHIC=Gangs Sticking with the topic...Roanoke's

Police Chief has tip toed around the
gang issue for years now.

So some may have been surprised to
see him tonight at a community meeting
about this issue.

DOUBLE BOXES=Natasha & Justin/BAM DOUBLE BOXES

Justin McLeod was at that meeting and
spoke with Chief Joe Gaskins. Justin
what are his thoughts about gangs in
Roanoke?

Natasha, this is the first time we
were able to ask him questions since
the shooting on Melrose.

LIVE=Justin Full/BAM LIVE FULL
*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com He's taken a lot of heat recently by
many who feel he needs to acknowledge
there's a gang problem in Roanoke.

During our interview, he was candid
but also on the defensive.

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*CG locator Roanoke

About 50 people showed up for the
forum at Pilgrim Baptist Church in
Northwest.

It was organized by several local
ministers to come up with ways to deal

with violence in Roanoke.

At times, the meeting was passionate,
confrontational, and eye opening.

There was also plenty of debate on
whether there are actual gangs in
Roanoke.

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INQ=I do not think

*CG 2line Rita Joyce
Concerned Resident RITA JOYCE/ROANOKE RESIDENT: I DO NOT :00 THINK THERE ARE GANGS LIKE THEY ARE
TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THERE ARE
TERRITORIAL GROUPS WHO WANT TO CLAIM
THE QUADS, NORTHWEST, LINCOLN TERRACE
AND VILLA HEIGHTS, BUT TO ESCALATE AS A
GANG NO I DON'T.
*CG 2line Joe Gaskins JOE GASKINS/ROANOKE POLICE CHIEF: I'VE Roanoke Police Chief SAID THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN THERE ARE :14 HOME GROWN HYBRID TYPE GROUPS THAT LIVE
IN OUR CITY. IF YOU WANT TO CALL THEM
GANGS, SURE THEY'RE GANGS.

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During the nearly two hour meeting,
residents debated a course of action.

Some of the ideas include setting up
a task force, starting prevention
programs, holding a march through the
streets, and a call for more
involvement by local churches.

LIVE=Justin Full/BAM LIVE FULL

Tonight, there was a lot of talk, but
very little action.

Organizers however point out they
didn't set out to solve the problem all
in one night.

DOUBLE BOXES=Natasha & Justin/BAM DOUBLE BOXES

Natasha, similar meetings are planned
in the future and some plan to address
this issue at city council on Monday.

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GRAPHIC=Severe Weather This evening storms knocked

out power and snarled traffic in
Southwest Roanoke.

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*CG locator Roanoke

Appalachian Power says a tree
fell on some lines near Colonial
Avenue. About a thousand customers
were without power for a few hours.
Police had to direct traffic near
Towers Mall.

Not too far away on Melody
Avenue in Roanoke County, lightning
apparently hit a tree, sending pieces
of the trunk in all directions.

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GRAPHIC=Accident A nine-year-old boy is in the

hospital tonight after being hit by a
car in Southeast Roanoke.

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*CG locator Roanoke

Police were called to the 1300
block of Wise Avenue about 4:30.

Neighbors say the boy was hit by
a car after crossing the street to get
a ball.

They say he then crashed through
the rear window of a parked car.

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INQ= I seen the

*CG 2line Jason Hiles
Neighbor STARTS AT 08:49:06
: JASON HILES/NEIGHBOR - I SEEN THE GUY
GETTING OUT OF HIS CAR AND HE LOOKED
LIKE HE WAS GETTING OUT FAST SO I GOT

OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND HIM AND
THE LADY WAS YELLING. HE SAID IS HE OK
AND THE LADY SAID NO HE'S IN THE BACK
OF ANOTHER CAR AND I GUESS A KID GOT
HIT AND HE FLEW THROUGH THE BACK OF THE
LITTLE BLUE CAR ACROSS THE STREET.

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The boy's condition is unknown.

Neighbors say he suffered a few
broken bones but is holding his own.

Police say the driver has not
been charged.

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GRAPHIC=Explosion An explosion at a Brookneal factory

this afternoon injured one person and
heavily damaged the building.

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Brookneal

The blast at the Tarkett Lumber
company blew out two walls and shook
doors and windows on nearby homes.

Fire officials say the company had
been operating on a temporary boiler
until last week.

They switched over to an existing
boiler which exploded today.

One worker who was inside at the time
was slightly injured. The cause of the
blast is under investigation.

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GRAPHIC=NONE A plane registered to

religious broadcaster, Pat Robertson
crashed in Connecticut this afternoon,
killing two people.

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Groton, CT

Robertson was not on board
when the Lear jet went down in heavy
fog over Long Island Sound.

Three other people survived

and were rescued by the Coast Guard.

Officials say the flight began in
Norfolk.

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GRAPHIC=Iraq/US Troops U-S military investigators say

American troops followed normal
procedures during a raid north of
Baghdad in March that left up to 13
Iraqis dead.

U-S troops were accused of
intentionally killing civilians while
hunting for an al-Qaida terrorist.

Aleen Sirgany has the latest.

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INQ=The pictures

*CG locator Ishaqi, Iraq
March
:00
*CG locator Hammurabi Human Rights
Group Video
:30

*CG 2line Brig. Gen. Donald Campbell
U. S. Army

:43

*CG standup Aleen Sirgany
CBS News
:55

*CG 2line Tony Snow
White House Press Sec.
1:08

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OQ=CBS news Washington <

(END SOT) THE PICTURES WERE HORRENDOUS. THE STORY

BEHIND EVEN MORE

INFURIATING.

BUT LATE FRIDAY.. THE MILITARY RULED
THAT TROOPS USED APPROPRIATE FORCE

IN ISHAQI.. AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
WHAT LOCALS CALLED A MASSACRE

THAT LEFT 11 DEAD.. AMONG THEM
CHILDREN..

THE MILITARY CONFIRMED THE ATTACK IN
MARCH WHEN IT HAPPENED... SAYING

THAT 4-PEOPLE DIED IN A RAID TARGETING
SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF AL-QAEDA.

Video From: Hammurabi Human Rights
Group)

WHILE THAT INVESTIGATION IS DROPPED..
THE ONE IN HADITHA CONTINUES..

24-MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE
ALLEGEDLY MURDERED THERE, BY U-S
MARINES

IN NOVEMBER. TOP COMMANDERS ON THE
GROUND SAY THE WAR IS TAKING ITS

TOLL.

09.10.53 (SOT: Brig. Gen. Donald

Campbell / US ARMY) - "it's stress,

fear, isolation and, in some cases,
they're just upset. They see their

buddies getting blown up on occasion,
and they could snap.")

(STANDUP BRIDGE: Aleen Sirgany / CBS
NEWS - "here at the White House,

President Bush has been briefed on the
disturbing allegations against

U-S forces. He's already said that
he's troubled by the allegations in

Haditha. And, his press secretary
says, not to expect Mister Bush to

have much more to say about it.")

12.55.14 (SOT: Tony Snow / WHITE HOUSE

PRESS SECRETARY - "the President

as commander in chief can not and will
not say things that will

prejudice the ongoing investigation and
possible prosecution.")

POSSIBLE PROSECUTIONS - LIKE THE ONE
SHAPING UP AT CAMP PENDLETON

CALIFORNIA. 8 troops FACE POSSIBLE
MURDER CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF AN

IRAQI MAN...

WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY DRAGGED FROM HIS HOME
AND SHOT TO DEATH. REPORTS SAY,

U-S TROOPS PLANTED EVIDENCE, SO IT
WOULD APPEAR he WAS TRYING TO PLANT A

BOMB.

AS THE INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE...
COMMANDERS ARE MOVING IMMEDIATELY TO

RETRAIN ALL TROOPS IN LEGAL, MORAL, AND
ETHICAL STANDARDS. ALEEN

SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.>>
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GRAPHIC=Randy Meck Former Athletic Director Randy

Meck will not be celebrating his
untimely departure from Cave Spring
High School tomorrow.

The picnic in his honor -
-scheduled for Saturday afternoon- -
has been called off.

Meck was abruptly FIRED
yesterday... an hour after the County
Schools' Technology Director seized his
computer.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT

VO-NAT Meck had already resigned as A-D,

effective the END of June, after he
publicly called for School Board
Vice-Chariman Bill Irvin's impeachment.
*CG locator Roanoke Co. Meck was offered a teaching April 11 position, but chose to quit effective
June 30th.

June FIRST Meck's employment was
immediately terminated based on the
information that came to light
yesterday.
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GRAPHIC=NONE A priest in the Bronx is taking a

different approach to spread his

message using hip hop to get kids
interested in God.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT

VO-NAT Father Tim Holder at Trinity

Episcopalian church is the founder of a
new trend called "E-mass".

Rappers have translated traditional
writings of the Bible and created the
hip hop prayer book.

This is what a part of pslam 23 sounds
like

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BALLER AND LIFE WILL BE PHAT.

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Holder says that Hip Hop is such a big
part of our culture it just makes sense
to bring it to the church.

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You may save a few bucks
when you do your back to school
shopping.

We'll explain how coming up
on News Seven.

ENG#=1

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*CG tease PET HEALTH

Plus did you know your pets
can get sunburned?

Some tips to keep your animals
healthy, now that summertime weather is
upon us.
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You may want to check your eyes
at one local high school graduation.

Still ahead, why you may
think you're seeing double... four
times over.

ENG#=1

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG tease COMEDY OF ERRORS

And a liquor store robbery goes
downhill fast.

We'll show you how this comedy
of errors ends.
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INQ=HEY FOLKS...

*CG tease AHEAD IN SPORTS

<< Hey folks Mike Stevens back in
the News 7 Sports office as the rain
comes down virtually everywhere a
regional game was scheduled tonight.

We'll get out the umbrella and
let you know who was able to play and
when the postponed contests will now
take place.

Plus, Jimmie Johnson puts his
Chevy in the spin cycle today at Dover
- that and much coming up in a couple
of minutes right here on the Big 7.>>

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GRAPHIC=Murder Invest. Indianapolis police have come

away empty-handed after surrounding a
house believed to be the hiding place
of a murder suspect.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT :22

VO-NAT Authorities have been searching

for 28-year-old Desmond Turner in
connection with last night's killing of
a family of seven.
*CG locator Indianapolis, IN Officers left the house after
firing tear gas and breaking in through
a door.

Turner, an ex-convict, grew up in
the neighborhood.

It is unclear whether he knew the
family.

Police have arrested a man
believed to be an accomplice.

Officials say the murders appear
to have been an attempted robbery.

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GRAPHIC=NONE In our Healthcheck Seven report
HEALTHCHECK 7 ANIM tonight, a reminder that if your pet is
spending time outdoors you need to be
careful that they don't get too hot.

This can put them at increased risk
for heat stroke and THAT can be deadly.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT,

VO-NAT And your pet is actually more

susceptible to the effects of the heat
than YOU are.

That's because they have fur and
don't sweat like we do. They only lose
heat through their paws and by panting.

They can also be at risk for sunburn.

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INQ=Sunburn is real common

*CG 2line Dr. Karen Bowman
Hanging Rock Animal Hospital 2:19:02

SUNBURN IS REAL COMMON. WHITE CATS,
WHENEVER YOU SEE WHITE CAT OR WHITE ON
ITS EARS YOU ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THEM
GETTING SUNBURN. JUST LIKE WITH PEOPLE
IF YOU GET CHRONIC SUNBURN WE WORRY
ABOUT SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA. SQUAMOUS
CELL CARCINOMA IS CANCER

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OQ=is cancer

VO-NAT VO-NAT

It's important to make sure your pet
gets plenty of water this time of year
and doesn't over exert itself in heat.

Dogs who have lots of hair, are
overweight, or have flat noses or faces
are also at increased risk for heat
illnesses.
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GRAPHIC=NONE Markers, notebooks,

crayons....The list of supplies
children need for school can be long,
but this year you won't have to pay the
state's five- percent sales tax.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

Governor Tim Kaine today signed a
bill creating a Back- to- School Sales
Tax Holiday.

It'll happen the first week of
August every year...

This year that's August fourth
through the sixth.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL
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INQ=The sales tax holiday

*CG 2line Gov. Tim Kaine

16:54 GOV. TIM KAINE: THE SALES TAX
HOLIDAY WILL SAVE VIRGINIANS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT 3.6 MILLION
DOLLARS PER YEAR. MONEY THAT CAN BE
WELL USED BY THESE FAMILIES AS THEY GET
READY TO SCHOOL, GO TO SCHOOL.

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OQ=go to school.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

School supplies that cost 20-
dollars or less and clothing or shoes
that cost 100- dollars or less can be
purchased sales- tax free.

Some hope to one day expand the
holiday to include the purchase of
computers.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Some classrooms in Alleghany

County are covered with paper clips.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Alleghany Co.

More than 26-thousand paper clips
of all colors and sizes are dangling
from these classrooms at Clifton Middle
School.

The students are participating in

Project LINK.

It's a way for students to learn
and educate the community about
intolerance.

Several businesses from the
community have already donated paper
clips, but the project isn't over yet.

Before school is done next week,
students want to connect of them to
form a circle around the bus loop next
Friday.

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To find out more information
about the Project LINK, you can log
onto our website at WDBJ-7-DOT-COM, and
click on websites in the news.
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GRAPHIC=NONE What do eight Floyd County Grads

have in common? They are all twins.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT 11

VO-NAT

*CG locator Floyd Co. In this year's graduating class ..
you/'ll find not just one or even two

sets of twins.. but FOUR sets of
identical twins who say they all have a
common bond.

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INQ=YOU CAN RELATE

*CG 2line Matthew and Ryan Browning
Floyd Co. H. S. Class of 2006
00

*CG 2line Darrell and Darren Goad
Floyd Co. H. S. Class of 2006 MATTHEW BROWNING: YOU CAN REALLY RELATE 06 CAUSE YOU ALWAYS GET COMPARED AND
YOU'RE ALWAYS IN COMPETITION WITH YOUR
TWIN THROUGH GROWING UP. 05

DARREN GOAD: EVERYBODY CAN RELATE TO
EACH OTHER THE QUESTIONS WE GET IN
PUBLIC OOOH ARE YOU TWINS. RUNS 07

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OQ=THROUGH GROWING UP

VO-NAT VO-NAT 19

Cloe (just like Chloe) Franko is the
schools valedictorian.. Her twin
sister, Clary (Just like Claire- ee) is
not far behind at 3rd. For them,
college means being apart for the first
time.

The Worrells, the Goads, the
Frankos and the Brownings are part of
the 134 students graduating Sunday from
Floyd County High.

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GRAPHIC=NONE The rain plays havoc with the

regional high school playoffs tonight -
but many of the game do get played this
evening.

We'll have your soaking
highlights, plus qualifying results
from Dover - right after we check some
of tonight's scores.
GO TO SCORES GO TO SCORES
RUNS=:25

oc=..last score

*CG hsbaseb 4
Glenvar
2

Narrows
1

REGION C SEMI-FINALS
4
Grayson Co.
1

James River
0

REGION C SEMI-FINALS
REGION C

*CG hsbaseb 4
Grayson Co.
4

Glenvar
3

REGION C CHAMPIONSHIP

Northside

Appomattox

SATURDAY AT 7PM @ BYRD

*CG spgeneric 4
Jefferson Forest
3

Blacksburg
2

REGION III BOYS' FINAL
4
Blacksburg
2

Hidden Valley
1

REGION III GIRLS' FINAL
REGION III FINALS
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER

*CG nba

Detroit

4
Miami

HEAT WINS SERIES 4 TO 2

EASTERN FINALS

*CG carolina

Salem
5
4
Wilmington
6

4
Winston-Salem
6

Lynchburg

0

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GRAPHIC=SOCCER The Region Three girls' soccer

championship was settled tonight
without a drop of rain falling during
the entire game.

Hidden Valley and Blacksburg
locked up invitations to next week's
state tournament last night.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke Co.
Hidden Valley vs. Blacksburg Hidden Valley had several chance
in the opening half - but Blacksburg
slammed the door in their face - watch
Rebecca Danahy's perfectly bent shot
from the right side - get poked away
with the right fist at the last second
by Blackbsurg keeper Erin Hiller.

The Bruins defense was stout and
on the other end watch the Bruins
convert the corner kick as Mary Carmen
Easterwood strikes a perfect ball to *CG final Blacksburg Kristi Schmitt - who heads it home.
2 Blacksburg wins the Region Three Hidden Valley title over HIdden Valley 2 to 1 in the 1 second overtime.
REGION III CHAMPIONSHIP Both teams advance to state play
next week.
VHSL

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ENG#=2

*CG locator Forest
Blacksburg vs. Jefferson Forest The Region Three boys' title game
wasn't nearly as lucky weather-wise.

Rain, thunder and lightning
rolled into Forest around six o'clock
and didn't roll out for several hours.

Blacksburg already was in Bedford
County, so they waited it out as the
game was delayed until almost nine
o'clock.

*CG final Blacksburg Jefferson Forest would beat 2 Blacksburg for the second time this Jefferson Forest season 3-to-2.
3 Both teams will play in the Group
Two A tourney next week.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=SOFTBALL Soccer played but everything else

in Region Three was rained out
including softball. Those semi-finals
will take place tomorrow at William
Byrd at 2pm and 4:30pm

The region's softball title game
will be at Byrd on Sunday.

GRAPHIC=BASEBALL The Region Three baseball game

also was rained out tonight. Northside
and Appomattox will play tomorrow night
at Byrd at 7pm.
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GRAPHIC=vhsl baseball The Region C baseball

semifinals got pushed back to today
because of too much water the past two
evenings at Kiwanis Field.

For Glenvar, the wait was well
worth it.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem
Highlanders vs. Green Wave The Highlanders and Green Wave :00 from Narrows went to extra innings tied
at 1 apiece.

Both starting pitchers went the
distance and then some. The Green
Wave's Chastin Akers gets the strikeout
to end a Glenvar threat in the 9th.

Brian Bowles was up to the task.
He works out of a jam in the 10th to
keep Glenvar alive.

It was still 1-1 in the bottom
of the 11th when Hunter DeHart got down
the bunt. *CG final Glenvar The throw to first got away allowing 2 Jimmy Gusler to slide in safely with Narrows the winning run for Glenvar. The 1 Highlanders survived 2-1 gaining a Final in 11 Innings berth in the state tourney.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=hold baseball Grayson County and James River

tangled in game two for the right to
play Glenvar in the title game.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem
Blue Devils vs. Knights The Blue Devils came in with a :00 record of 19 and 4 while the Knights
were 20 and 4.

Pitching was the story in this
one as well. Grayson's Zach Jones, the
sophomore had the good stuff early,
allowing just one hit thru three.

Not to be outdone, the Knights
Brian Mays put up goose eggs in the
early going as well. *CG final Grayson County But the game was suspended in the 1 bottom of the third due to James River thunderstorms. Grayson eventually won 0 it 1 to 0.
REGION C SEMI-FINALS

VHSL

MIKE ON CAM (MIKE ON CAM)
HOLD BASEBALL GRAPHIC The Blue Devils then WON the
title game 4 to 3 OVER Glenvar.
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GRAPHIC=SOFTBALL We only have one Group Three A

team alive on any kind of diamond - and
tonight the Franklin County softball
team lost to Massaponex 1-to-nothing in
Fredericksburg.

The only run of the game was
scored in the bottom of the 7th.

Franklin County will play again
next week in the state tourney.
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GRAPHIC=UVA The University of Virginia is

hosting a four team opening round
weekend of game in the NCAA baseball
tournament.

The Cavs opened the tourney with
a 6-to-2 win over Lehigh.

The South Carolina - Evansville
game was postponed tonight until
tomorrow at 11.
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GRAPHIC=NEXTEL CUP The Nextel Cup series is in

Dover, Delaware this weekend for the
Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented
by Bank of America.

The race name is a wreck - and so
was this.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Dover, DE
SPEED Points leader Jimmie Johnson lost
control of his Chevrolet as he finished
his first qualifying lap. A qualifying
spin at Dover is not uncommon - but
keeping it out of the wall is unheard
of. Remarkably, Johnson maintained his
control and somehow kept the car from
hitting anything. He starts 42nd.

Here's the starting lineup.

BOARDS GO TO NASCAR BOARDS <<
RUNS=:50

OC=...SCOTT WIMMER

*CG nascar1 Neighborhood Excellence 400
1. Ryan Newman
154.633
2. Jeremy Mayfield
154.361

3. Jeff Gordon

4. Kurt Busch

5. Kevin Harvick

QUALIFYING

*CG nascar1 Neighborhood Excellence 400
6. Mark Martin

7. Denny Hamlin

8. Elliott Sadler

9. Jamie McMurray

10. Ricky Rudd

QUALIFYING

*CG nascar1 Neighborhood Excellence 400
11. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

12. Jeff Green

13. Joe Nemechek

14. J.J. Yeley

15. Scott Riggs

QUALIFYING

*CG nascar1 Neighborhood Excellence 400
16. Hermie Sadler

17. Jeff Burton

18. Kevin Lepage

19. Matt Kenseth

20. Greg Biffle

QUALIFYING

*CG nascar1 Neighborhood Excellence 400
21. Martin Truex, Jr.

22. Clint Bowyer

23. Sterling Marlin

24. Brian Vickers

25. Carl Edwards

QUALIFYING

*CG nascar1 Neighborhood Excellence 400
26. Kasey Kahne

27. Travis Kvapil

28. Bobby Labonte

29. David Stremme

30. Kyle Busch

QUALIFYING

*CG nascar1 Neighborhood Excellence 400
31. Dave Blaney

32. Tony Raines

33. Michael Waltrip

34. Casey Mears

35. Kyle Petty

QUALIFYING

*CG nascar1 Neighborhood Excellence 400

36. Derrike Cope

37. Kenny Wallace

38. Ken Schrader

39. Reed Sorenson

40. Dale Jarrett

QUALIFYING

*CG nascar1 Neighborhood Excellence 400 >>
41. Robby Gordon

42. Jimmie Johnson

43. Scott Wimmer

QUALIFYING
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GRAPHIC=DAZZLE Finally, the yard sale we told

you about last night benefiting the
Children's Advocacy Center had a
successful first day.

The reason sports took an
interest in a yard sale- is that the
Dazzle donated three truckloads of
items for the cause after the team
folded.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=BITE

*CG 2line Natalie Henley-Disher
Children's Advocacy Center
:00

RUNS=:12 (END SOT)

OQ=...extra large sweatshirt."

WIPE TO SALE FULL SCREEN BOARD GO TO FULL SCREEN BOARD

If you missed it today - plenty
of items are still available.

It's at the Old Viking Lanes
bowling alley on Franklin Road from 7am
to 2pm tomorrow.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=NONE It seemed like a good idea at

the time... break into a liquor store
through a ventilation hatch.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Fort Worth, TX
Surveillance Video But it turned out to be a
really bad idea for a robber in Fort
Worth Texas.

Surveillance video shows him
falling 20 feet from the ceiling to the
floor.

After coming to his senses,
he took money out of the cash register,
then tried to smash his way out the

door.

When that didn't work, he
sat down, lit a cigarette and waited
for police.

They arrested him about an hour
later. (END VO) (END VO)