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HEADLINE #1 HEADLINE #1 (:01 of head pad)


CAPTION: Pay Parking


Justin Standup:


20 Frames of Black 20 frames of Black



HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2


CAPTION: Solve the Puzzle


Natasha Cart: There's still lots of
work to do before the Autism puzzle is


solved.




20 Frames of Black 20 frames of Black



HEADLINE #4 HEADLINE #3


CAPTION: Rain Moves In


Robin Standup: Chilly and wet is the
call for Thursday


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<< *CG standup Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com

*CG 304

*CG standup Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com

*CG standup Brent Watts

Meteorologist

*CG standup Grant Kittelson >>

gkittelson@wdbj7.com

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Good evening I'm Natasha
Ryan.

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*CG breaknow ARREST MADE


A Roanoke man found dead in his
home -- now News 7 has learned that
police have arrested a person of
interest in the case...


CHANNEL=B VO NAT

VO NAT

*CG locator Roanoke


78- year-old Marvin Lawson was
found dead in his home on Maryland
Avenue yesterday afternoon.


A search warrant indicates he had
trauma to the head.


Police took 48-year- old Johnny
Eugene Stanley of Roanoke into custody


around five o'clock this evening.


He was found at the house on
Maryland Avenue.


At this time, he's been charged
ONLY with grand larceny.


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*CG standup Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com It's all about money, who's
losing it, who's profiting. When the
city of Roanoke raised parking rates,
business owners were afraid people
would stay away from downtown.


CHANNEL=C VO-NAT


VO-NAT Back in October, daily and hourly


rates went up as much two dollars.


The city also started charging
Monday through Saturday from four until
nine o'clock at night.


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News 7's Justin McLeod joins us now
live from downtown Roanoke. Justin,
were the critics right, are folks
staying away?


Natasha, it really depends on who you
ask.


LIVE=JUSTIN FULL MICROWAVE LIVE FULL

*cg LIVE Justin McLeod

jmcleod@wdbj7.com Some downtown merchants say yes but Roanoke numbers provided by the city tell a
different story.


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INQ=

*CG locator Roanoke

:00





*CG 2line Brittni Wyda

Student

:09 (QUICK)


*CG 2line Pauline Wood

Downtown Merchant

:50 (QUICK)

*CG 2line Samantha Stovall

Student

1:16 (QUICK)


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OQ=the city needs their money <<((NATS OF PARKING ATTENDANT SAYING ON


CLIP 63 AT 8:41:41 "ALRIGHT, HAVE A
GOOD DAY"))


Six months after the city of Roanoke
raised parking rates, people are still
complaining about it.


((NATS OF MACHINE BEEPING ON CLIP 66
8:44:43))


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INQ=They're kinda BRITTINI WYDA/STUDENT: THEY'RE KINDA


RIDICULOUS BUT YOU CAN'T REALLY DO
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.


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OQ=ANYTHING ABOUT IT


SOT FULL 8:38:16 CLIP 57 SOT FULL


INQ=They're no SAMANTHA STOVALL/STUDENT: THEY'RE NO


FUN.


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OQ=NO FUN Some students here at the Higher


Education Center avoid the garages
altogether by parking on the street.


Downtown merchants say they've also
been negatively impacted by the higher
parking prices.


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INQ=There's been a lot GENE BARFIELD/DOWNTOWN MERCHANT:


THERE'S BEEN A LOT LESS PEOPLE, A LOT
LESS PEOPLE.


RUNS02 (END SOT)


OQ=LOT LESS PEOPLE We checked with the city to see if


that's true.


A spokesperson says the city cannot
provide adequate usage numbers because
at a certain point the gates go up, and
the counter no longer works.


News-7 requested revenue figures from
the city.


[graphic]


They show the parking garages haven't
taken a huge hit.


We looked at three garages and as you
can see revenues are double sometimes
triple what they were this time last
year.


[end graphic]


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INQ=You live with it PAULINE WOOD/DOWNTOWN MERCHANT: YOU


LIVE WITH IT BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU
LIKE IT. YOU LIVE WITH IT BECAUSE YOU
HAVE TO ACCEPT IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO
COME TO WORK EVERYDAY.


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OQ=TO WORK EVERYDAY The city says it had to raise rates


to help pay for the construction of a


new garage and other improvements.


City council did soften the blow by
not raising rates as high as was first
proposed and keeping the garages free
before four on Satudays and completely
on Sundays.


But some wish the city would reduce
the rates. However, they realize
that's probably not going to happen.


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INQ=No (laughs) SAMANTHA STOVALL/STUDENT: NO (LAUGHS)


NO, THE CITY NEEDS THEIR MONEY.


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OQ=NEEDS THEIR MONEY


LIVE=JUSTIN FULL MICROWAVE LIVE FULL

*cg LIVELOC Roanoke


The city will revisit the parking
rates in 2010 when it looks for funding
to pay for repairs to the market
garage.


DOUBLE BOXES=JUSTIN/NATASHA DOUBLE BOXES


Natasha, there's a chance rates
will go up once again at that time.


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*CG standup Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com The woman assaulted in a LADIES'
restroom at Virginia Western Community
College last week is upset.... and not
just because it was a traumatic
experience.


The victim told NEWS 7's Keith
Humphry today that she thinks campus
police don't believe her.


CHANNEL=B SOT FULL


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INQ=It happened Thursday

*CG locator Roanoke

:00 QUICK


*CG 2line Kelsie

:05





*CG 2line Chief Craig Harris

Va Western C.C. Police

:37




*CG 2line Demi French

Student from Roanoke

:1:35

*CG 2line Latonya Martin

Student from Pulaski Co.

:1:40

*CG reporter Keith Humphry

khumphry@wdbj7.com

1:57


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OQ=another bathroom. << It happened Thursday evening on
(END SOT) the second floor of Anderson Hall.


#38


13:09:38


I WENT IN THE RESTROOM, USED THE
RESTROOM, GOT OUT, A GUY CAME UP BEHIND
ME, GRABBED ME AROUND THE NECK.


:05



clip #39 @13:18:55


He throttled you, held you by the neck?
HE HEADLOCK ME,. HE HAD HIS RIGHT
ARM AROUND MY NECK, GRABBED ME THROUGH
MY LEFT ARM. HE MADE SURE I COULDN'T
GET AWAY. :10


How did you?


WELL, I HEAD BUTTED HIM. HA.


:14



13:09:56


THEN HE HELD HIS NOSE. SO HE LET GO
WOMEN'S OF MY NECK.THEN, I ELBOWED
HIM IN THE STOMACH, TURNED AROUND, HIT
HIM IN THE GROIN AND RAN OUT OF THE
BATHROOM.


:07



10:54:47 chief on clip # 1


WE WOULD LOVE EVERYBODY TO RESPOND THAT
WAY. AND I THINK IT'S EXTRADORDIANY
THAT SHE DID AND I THINK IT'S TERRIFIC.


:05


Once she got away, Kelsie ran out
of Anderson Hall past an emergency call
box, within sight of two camopus polic
e officers- -according to the chief-
-to her car and drove home.


She didn't report the attack
until the next day.



clip # 39 @13:17:52


AND I DO REGRET NOT TELLING THEM RIGHT
AWAY. BUT LIKE I SAID, YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'D DO UNLESS YOU'RE IN THAT
SITUATION.


:06


The police chief's initial


statement outlined the details of her
leaving the campus thuresday evening
and the delayed report.


Though the chief stands by those
facts, he insists it was not intended
to imply he doubts her story.



10:55:45


I HAVE NO REASON TO DISBELIEVE THIS
YOUNG LADY AT ALL, ABSOLUTELY NONE.


:04



13:12:10


HE JUST MADE IT SEEM LIKE I WAS LYING
ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.


:04



10:52:57


WE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT VERY SERIOUSLY,
WE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT AS A LEGITIMATE
COMPLIANT.


:07



The College posted warnings on
every woman's room door and mass mailed
10-thousand students.


Women we talked with on campus
seemed to think the response from
Virginia Western was approrpirate.



10:58:43


YOU CAN NEVER OVERPLAY SOMETHING LIKE
THIS, BECAUSE, GOD FORBID- THE NEXT
DAY, A FEW HOURS FROM NOW- -THE SAME
BAD GUY IS IN ANOTHER BATHROOM.


Because Kelsie couldn't provide
much detail to describe her attacker,
she AND police fear it's unlikely they
be able to make an arrest.


Keith Humphry NEWS 7.>>

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KEITH on INET KEITH ON INET


If you want to hear everything
"Kelsie" had to say you can watch the
extended interview on our website --
WDBJ7.com.

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com We've got an update for you
tonight about the three Roanoke City
workers hurt on the job.


CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke


Two vehicles collided at 13th
Street and Patterson Avenue.


One veered into a traffic signal
cabinet the three men were working on.


The city workers are identified
as Carl Andrews, William Gravett, and
Larry Rice.


Andrews and Gravett are listed in
Good Condition -- Rice has been
discharged from the hospital.


The drivers did not require
medical treatment, and no charges have
been filed at this time.


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Chief meteorologist Robin Reed is here now with a forecast that requires a wardrobe change.

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Robin/WXCENTER

*cg 304




MCU Standing Position in Weather Center


WXPRO/FULL THURSDAY PLANNER


Robin On Cam Toss back to anchor



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Robin/WXCENTER

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*CG STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Even after days on the run- state
police say they still believe Steven
Branscome is in Floyd County.


And they have the police presence
to back it up- 32 troopers, three
police sergeants, and two canine units


are just part of the crew looking for
Branscome.

TAKE BRANSCOME FS ON APRISA TAKE BRANSCOME FS


Police say he shot a state
trooper in Giles County last Friday.


CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*cg LOCATOR Floyd Co.


Since then, the manhunt has led
to Branscome's old stomping grounds in
Floyd County.


News 7 went to his childhood
home, where his father still lives --
but no one answered the door.

TAKE FLOYD COUNTY PHONE NUMBER FS TAKE PHONE FS


A 25-thousand dollar reward's
offered for information leading to his
arrest.


Call the Floyd County Sheriff's
Office at (540) 745-9334.


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*CG standup Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com A former school board member in
Franklin County has been accused of
stealing money -- from his other job.


CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Franklin Co.

May 2001 This is video of Stephen Flora
from a previous story.


Earlier this week a grand jury
indicted him.


According to court documents,
between 1996 and May of 2007, Flora may
have embezzled money and
property...more than 200 dollars worth
- all while working as the manager of
the Penhook Minute Market.


He no longer works there.


Flora also resigned from the
school board less than a month ago even
though he had nearly two years left in
his term.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com The Alleghany Highlands....is on
some low ground.....it faces tough
challenges ahead.


CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Clifton Forge


That's according to a report
prepared for the Alleghany Foundation.


This afternoon a firm from
Richmond presented its findings to
group of leaders and citizens.


It shows the area is dealing with
a population decline and reduction in
manufacturing jobs.


CHANNEL=A SOT FULL
SOT FULL


INQ=We would....

*CG 2line Charlie Kahle

Alleghany Foundation 12:18:57"WE WOULD LIKE FOR A COMMUNITY
WIDE CONVSERATION TO HAPPEN AMONG THE


AVERAGE CITIZENS ACROSS ALL SECTIONS OF
THE COMMUNITY. OUR MAIN FOCUS IS
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO PROVIDE AN
ASSESSMENT."19:11


RUNS=14 (END SOT)


OQ=....provide an assessment."


VO-NAT VO-NAT


The information will also assist
the foundation on grant applications.

TAKE INET TAKE INET


To read the entire report online,
we've set up a link to the Alleghany
Foundation on our website at
WDBJ-7-DOT-COM.

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It's World Autism day -- and the
disorder that's affecting more and more
children -- is also a burden for


families....


CHANNEL=B SOT FULL
SOT FULL


INQ=

*CG tease SOLVING THE PUZZLE


IT'S TAKES A HUGE TOLL ON OUR FAMILY
AND ESPECIALLY WITH MY WIFE AND I. I
THINK THE STATISTICS ARE OVER 80
PERCENT OF COUPLES WITH AUTISTIC
CHILDREN GET DIVORCED.


RUNS=10 END SOT


OQ=CHILDREN GET DIVORCED.


VO-NAT VO-NAT


Still to come here on News 7 --
we'll catch up with some of the parents
raising a child with autism, and take a
look at a new therapy that's showing
results.

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INQ=HEY FOLKS...

*CG tease AHEAD IN SPORTS


< the News 7 sports office as Mason's Jim
Larranaga turns down another big offer.


Roy Williams checks in as Final
Four approaches.


Big Lars is finally his shoulder
fixed this week.


And Travis Wells checks in with
Koby Clemens as the Avs arrive in Salem
- right here on the Big 7.>>






RUNS=:23 (END SOT)


OQ=...THE BIG 7


(END SOT)


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com It's not what you expect to see
on the highway.....A small plane made
an emergency landing on Interstate 81.


CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Washington Co.


It happened this afternoon in
Washington County, near Abingdon.


CBS affiliate W-J-H-L reports
that no one was injured and the plane
has been moved off the highway.


Traffic is now moving again in
the area.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Nobody would argue the level of
awareness has grown but unfortuantely
so have the number of cases.


Today is the World Autism Day.


And while many of us have a vague
knowledge of this disorder....we wanted
to paint the picture for you through
the eyes of the families that deal with
it.


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INQ=

*CG 2line Keri Barber

Parent of Autistic Child

:01




*CG 2line Dr. Cecelia McCarton

Developmental Pediatrician

:44

*CG 2line Melanie Asofsky

Parent of Autistic Child

1:15 QUICK


RUNS=1:21 (END SOT)


OQ=AFTER WE'RE GONE. <<
(END SOT)


SOT FULL SOT FULL


INQ= Keri Barber


020508


You go to bed at night thinking about
autism. You wake up thinking about


autism, and you feel like you're
running full speed b011948 I packed up
and moved my son and my 18 month old
from Arkansas out of sheer desperation.
Let my husband at home. Sold my house,
my car. Gave up my


job. And moved here with hope, and only
hope, that one day he would be OK.


RUNS= (END SOT)


OQ= But statistics show autistic families


are not okay. The divorce rate is at 85
percent.


SOT FULL SOT FULL


INQ= (SOT: Dr. Cecelia McCarton


Developmental Pediatrician)


031832 It's a ripple effect. It doesn't
just affect the child, it affects the
entire family.


RUNS= (END SOT)


OQ= And the finanical burden can be


almost unbearable.


SOT FULL SOT FULL


INQ= SOT:


011831 I'm $400,000 out of pocket since
the diagnosis. $400,000 out of pocket.


011415 No insurance company will pay
for anything.


RUNS= (END SOT)


OQ= With one out of 150 children being


diagnosed with austims, experts agree
even more families will need help in
the future.


And the future is what has a lot
of parents worried.


SOT FULL SOT FULL


INQ= Melanie Asofsky


020408 I think we all are really
terrified about what happens to our
children


after we're gone.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com While there's no cure for autism,
great strides have been made in
treatment. Dr. Sean Keniff explains.


CHANNEL=C SOT FULL


SOT FULL


INQ=

*CG locator West Orange, NJ

:01 QUICK


*CG 2line Dr. David Sidener

Garden Academy

:07

*cg 2line Sean Kennif

Reporting

:41

*CG 2line Christine Stachel

Emily's Mom

:1:13





RUNS=1:30 (END SOT)


OQ=DOCTOR SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS. <<(NATS) (West Orange, NJ)


(END SOT) Millions of children have autism and it


can effect all of them differently..



(SOT- Dr. David Sidener/Garden


Academy)


"WITHIN THE SPECTRUM OF AUTISM WE HAVE
KIDS THAT DON'T TALK AT ALL, WE HAVE


KIDS WHO TALK A LITTLE BIT, THERE ARE


KIDS THAT TALK QUITE A BIT."



(NAT-SOT)


These differences make it difficult to
find teaching methods that work for


everyone.


At the Garden Academy in New Jersey
they use a widely accepted therapy
called


A-B-A or Applied Behavioral Analysis.



(NAT-SOT)


Doctors told Pam Kattouf (cuh-toof) her
six year old son Justin would never


communicate...... but after four years
of A-B-A....



(NAT-SOT)


"I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU TOO BABY."



(STANDUP: Dr. Sean Kenniff/CBS
NEWS/Miami, FL)


In the simpliest terms A-B-A is
learning through practice... teaching a
child


a skill over and over until they can
do it on their own.



(VO)


Re-inforcement is key -



(NAT-SOT)


"WHAT'S YOUR NAME, JUSTIN"



A correct answer gets a lick of a
lollipop.


Completing a task is rewarded with time
on a scooter.


And it's not just skills that are
learned... cues like this recorder...



(NATSOT- "THIS IS FUN")



teach kids how to react.



(NAT-SOT)


"HI DEBBIE, HOW ARE YOU, I FINE."



Before A-B-A Emily Stachel didn't talk
and would isolate herself.



(SOT-Christine Stachel/Emily's Mom)


"NOW SHE SAYS TO HER BROTHER AIDEN PLAY
WITH ME.



(NAT-SOT)


"YELLOW SQUARE"



(SOT- Dr. David Sidener/Garden Academy)


(vo)"WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL TRANSITION


TO (oc) REGULAR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND


GROW UP TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL."



And allow these children to become as
independent as possible....


Doctor Sean Kenniff, CBS NEWS.>>


TAKE BRAC FS ON APRISA TAKE BRAC FS


This Saturday, the Blue Ridge
Autism Center's having a book fair at
the Valley View Barnes and Noble in
Roanoke.


The autism center will recieve a
portion of the proceeds.

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GRAPHIC= Robin's forecast is on our web site as


well. It certainly is not a warm
looking Thursday.


ROBIN SITTING AT WXCENTER ROBIN SITTING AT WXCENTER


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CK/WXBUG CURRENT CONDITIONS ROUND UP


CK/TITAN RADAR ANALYSIS AND MORE *CG 304


<< Good evening, I'm meteorologist
Robin Reed along with meteorologist
Brent Watts in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. High pressure this evening will
cross Pennsylvania. Light northerly
winds will become easterly overnight,
then southeasterly Thursday. This will
once again "lock in" clouds, drizzle,
fog and cooler temperatures. Lows
tonight with fairly clear skies early
will drop to the mid 30s. By Thursday


morning, with the onshore flow and
moisture in the area, expect clouds,
drizzle and light showers. There's even
a slight chance of light sleet Thursday
morning - just like some of us
experienced this past Sunday. Highs
will only hit the low and mid 40s
Thursday - much cooler! Expect steady
temperatures Thursday night around the
lower 40s as showers continue.
Friday's weather looks interesting. The
morning will likely start with clouds,
fog and showers, then we may catch a
break with a little sunshine.
Temperatures should warm to near 70
with a warm front lifting north of our
viewing area. Then, in the afternoon
and evening hours, more clouds and rain
will return as a cold front charges
through the region. South breezes could
get gusty Friday, around 20-30mph.
Showers are forecast to continue Friday
night and into mid morning Saturday.
After that time, drier air returns from
the north, ushering in seasonable
temperatures in the 60-65 degree range
for the weekend. After Saturday
morning's showers, we're looking at
mostly clear to partly cloudy skies for


the rest of the weekend For weather
anytime turn to our webpage at
wdbj7.com >>

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GRAPHIC=NONE The leader of the NCAA's best


cinderella since the turn of the
century gets another contract
extension.


Lars is getting some surgery, Roy
Williams talks about sharing and Travis
Wells welcomes the Avs to town as he
visits with Koby Clemens - right after
we check a few scores.

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*CG colbaseb 4

James Madison

7

Radford

3

4

Virginia Tech

8

Longwood

7

*CG hssoft 4

Hidden Valley

3

Northside

1

4

Parry McCluer

12

Roanoke Catholic

0

FERGUSON - NO HITTER

*CG hssoft 4

James River

3

Staunton River

2

REXRODE - 19 STRIKEOUTS

*CG mlbnl 4

Washington

1

Philadelphia

0

4

Atlanta

10

Pittsburgh

2

*CG mlbal 4

Boston

5

Oakland

0

4

Toronto

5

New York

2

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Washington & Lee

11

Roanoke

10

MEN

4

Washington & Lee

20

Sweet Briar

4

WOMEN

COLLEGE LACROSSE

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com It is Final Four week and no
coach and his team captured the
imagination of hoops fans like Jim
Larranaga and George Mason did as the
Cinderella of 2006.


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*CG file NCAA


Larranaga was a hot commodity


after the final four and he remains
that way tonight.


He turned down a chance to return
to his alma mater Providence today, and
as result he was rewarded with another
contract extension in Fairfax.


Larranaga is now under contract
through the 2015 season guaranteeing he
can retire at Mason if he wishes to do
so.


Now 58, the winningest coach in
school history has taken the Patriots
to the NCAA tourney four times since
1999.


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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com The Virginia Cavaliers basketball
team didn't always live up to coach
Dave Leitao's expectations this past
season, but one person he could never
fault for a lack of effort was Lars
Mikalauskas


CHANNEL=B VO-NAT


VO-NAT

*CG locator Charlotte, NC

2008 ACC Tournament The big Lithuanian is scheduled :00 to undergo much needed surgery to
stabilize his left shoulder this
Friday.


He missed 13 games this year
after injuring the shoulder, but
managed to play through the pain the
final 11 contests of the season.


Mikalauskas will begin rehabbing
the shoulder soon after the surgery and
he is not expected to return to full
contact basketball for coach Dave
Leitao for five months.


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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com To basketball where the Final
Four is all set to take place in San
Antonio this weekend.


The North Carlina Tar Heels have
won all 4 games they have played in the


N-C-A-A's by Double Digits and their
coach credits their success to their
unselfishness.


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INQ=BITE

*CG 2line Roy Williams

UNC Head Basketball Coach

:00






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OQ=...bought into it immensely."



GO TO FINAL FOUR BOARD GO TO FINAL FOUR BOARD CG213400


The Pregame coverage beghins
Saturday at 3:30, Carolina and Kansas
play the late game at 8:47 while UCLA
and Memphis tip things off at just
after six.

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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com The Boys of Summer are back in
Salem even if it doesn't feel like
summer just yet outside.


The Avalanche opens the season
this weekend, and the club will have a
famous name behind the plate.


Travis Wells has more from the
ballpark.


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INQ=

*CG locator Salem

:00


*CG 2line Koby Clemens

Avalanche Catcher

:20



*CG 2line Jim Pankovits

Avalanche Manager

:45

*CG standup Travis Wells

twells@wdbj7.com

1:11


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OQ=News 7 Sports." <<


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*CG standup Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com Finally tonight - one of the most
historical sports stadiums in American
history apparently can't get torn down
fast enough.


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VO-NAT

*CG locator Miami, FL


The Orange Bowl in Miami is being
dismantled to clear the way for a
proposed stadium for the Florida
Marlins. The destruction of the
facility that has hosted everything
from Super Bowls to the Rolling Stones
is well underway.


Early this morning a fire erupted
at the old stadium around 3am when a


pile of debris inginted at the
demolition site. Firefighters
extinguished the blaze after half an
hour and no one was injured.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com They're kicking butts all over
Lynchburg.........


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VO-NAT

*CG locator Lynchburg


The front law of E-C Glass High
School today was covered with


12-hundred pairs of shoes.


They represent the number of
people killed *each day* by tobacco
use.


The event was part of "Kick Butts
Day," an effort keep kids from using
tobacco.


Organizers say the demonstration
is giving students and adults a chance
to talk about the dangers of smoking.






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INQ=

*CG 2line Caitlin Shoemaker

EC Glass High School Student

:00

*CG 2line Cheryl Burnette

Centra Health 9:23:38 "Walking around the :08 school all day, I saw people gazing out
the window toward the display and
gazing in awe saying what is that?"
9:23:45


9:19:10 "The best way around this


is to prevent students from starting to
smoke and most people start smoking in
either middle school or high school."
9:19:18


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All of the shoes collected for
today's event will be donated to
charity.


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Thanks for watching Your Hometown
Station tonight -- I'm Natasha Ryan --
for Mike Stevens and Robin Reed -- have
a great night.


Our next newscast is News 7
Mornin' beginning at 5:30. Good night.

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