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Up next on News 7 at eleven-
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A fire kills a toddler in henry County. Now authorities say someone may have set the blaze.
Plus a murder in Martinsville. We'll have details.
And Tai Collins is now working for Baywatch, but you won't actually see her on screen.
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News 7 is next.

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Newsbreak

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Good Evening.
A fire in Henry County kills a toddler- Now investigators say someone may have intentionally started the blaze.
It broke out this afternoon-
Plus authorities are investigating a murder in Martinsville tonight. A News 7 crew is covering those stories and will have all the details.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Also tonight, she's not just modeling and acting, Now Tai Collins is writing- the latest episode of Baywatch.
Collins is in Roanoke to promote her latest project. We'll hear from her.
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Join us for News 7 at eleven. Closed captioning is brought to you by WDBJ-7 and Carilion Health System.

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Fatal-Fire

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=Jean
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#95-106
GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire

Henry County could be looking at its sixth homocide in as many weeks- as a toddler dies in what investigators are calling a suspicious fire.
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SUPER=03-Henry Co.;

Around three this afternoon one year old Ethan Cole Kirkman died in a house fire- It broke out on Bittersweet Drive in the Sanville area.
Investigators say someone may have started the blaze in a lower bedroom.
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The child's parents Colvin and Wanda Kirkman and his grandmother were all outside the house when the fire started.
They were unsuccessful at trying to rescue the toddler.
All three adults were taken to Martinsville hospital where they were treated and released for smoke inhalation.
The fire is still under investigation.
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Mville-Murder

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
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TAPE#95-108
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A teenager is dead and another teen from Martisville stands accused of his murder.
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SUPER=03-Martinsville;

18-year old Corey Lavon Hairston is charged with fatally shooting 19-year old Douglas Holland Junior.
Authorities believe the pair were arguing- in the parking lot of a conveinence store on Fayette Street when the shooting happened earlier tonight.
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Rescue workers treated Holland at the scene before taking him to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

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Bank-Robberies

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-100
GRAPHIC=Bank Robbery

For the second time in just a few days, robbers have held up a Lynchburg bank.
Authorities are now searching for suspects in THREE bank robberies there this month.
Steve Smallshaw has more.
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(( Doug Pickeral was standing outside his Main Street barber shop Thursday when he got a firsthand look at a bank robbery.
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((DOUG PICKERAL/EYEWITNESS: AND I LOOKED ACROSS THE STREET AND ONE OF THE BAGS HAD BLOWED UP, HAD AN EXPLOSION IN THE BAG, AND HE RUN DOWN 11TH STREET AND ANOTHER ONE BLOWED UP AND MONEY FLEW ALL OVER THE STREET.))
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The two men who had just robbed the First Virginia bank were escaping on foot when a dye pack in their bag of money exploded.
Pickeral was able to recover some of the cash, but the suspects got away.
A plastic grocery bag with red dye on it was found a few blocks away but the bank robbers trail had gone cold.
This was Lynchburg's second robbery in two days, and third this month.
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((CMDR. EARL BURNETTE/LYNCHBURG POLICE: IT PUTS A STRAIN ON YOU, BUT WE DO THE BEST WE CAN AND ARE LOOKING FOR ALL POSSIBLE SUSPECTS.))
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((Police say it's too early to tell whether any of these robberies are related. They believe they know who robbed the Nationsbank on Boonsboro Road Wednesday, but the other suspects remain at large. Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))
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The suspects in today's robbery are described as two black males... one is about six feet tall, and was wearing a blue sweatshirt with a white turtleneck and a blue baseball hat.
The other is 5 feet 6 inches tall, and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, with black jeans.
Anyone with information about the crime should contact the Lynchburg police.
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Leeson

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
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Former financial trader Nick Leeson- says he's guilty of fraud and forgery in the collapse of Barings bank.
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Leeson's unauthorized trades ran up almost one and half billion dollars in losses for Barings- enough to break the bank.
Leeson entered the guilty pleas in an apparent plea bargain in Singapore.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE

He's struck a deal with prosecutors and lawyers expect he'll get off with only one or two years behind bars.

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Bosnia

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net A
GRAPHIC=Bosnia

You could call it a trade off.
Republicans have their defense spending and the President has the money for his Bosnia mission.
The President signed a 243 billion dollar defense spending bill tonight- In turn Republicans agreed the bill will cover the U-S mission in Bosnia.
Meanwhile as Regina Blakely reports, the Administration today released more details about the peace mission.
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((Pointer in hand... and charts to spell out the who, what, why, when and where... Defense Secretary William Perry told lawmakers.. 20,000 U.S. troops will be in Northern Bosnia by February.. brought in through Hungary.. over what could be mine laden.. sniper ridden roads.
Their mission would be to maintain a 2 and a half mile wide separation zone between the ancient foes. Perry put the cost of the operation at 2 billion dollars, but no one had definitive numbers on the potential loss of life. GEN. JOHN SHALIKASHVILI/CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF: I CONSIDER THIS MISSION TO BE DOABLE, ALTHOUGH IT IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH MISSION AND ALTHOUGH WE MUST BE PREPARED FOR CASUALTIES, IT IS DOABLE.
In fact, Secretary Perry said training has included a model of a Bosnian village filled with all the threats.
DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLIAM PERRY: THE MOTTO OF THIS TRAINING IS THAT THE SCRIMMAGE SHOULD BE HARDER THAN THE GAME.
EP ELTON GALLEGLY/R-CA. I HAVE HERE ABOUT 140 LETTERS.
Lawmakers echoed concerns they hear from home even though troops are headed to Bosnia despite their objections..
REP. DOUGLAS BEREUTER/R-NEBRASKA: THIS IS A VERY WRONG DECISION FOR THIS COUNTRY. IT IS A FATALLY FLAWED PLAN AND IT WILL FAIL.
But the plan is already well into it's first phase as American officers trudge through battered Northern Bosnia determining how operations will be set up. Regina Blakely CBS News, The White House.))

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Clinton

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Clinton

Bill Clinton is making history.
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SUPER=03-Belfast, N. Ireland;

He is the first sitting U-S President to visit Northern Ireland.
Today he says he support peace in the nation.
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((IF YOU WALK DOWN THIS PATH CONTINUALLY YOU WILL NOT WALK ALONE. CLAPPING.))
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The President then heard some young stories about the violence in Northern Ireland.
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((CATHERINE HAMILL/EIGHT YEAR OLD: I LIVE IN BELFAST. I LOVE WHERE I LIVE. MY FIRST DADDY DIED IN TROUBLE. IT WAS THE SADDEST DAY OF MY LIFE. I STILL THINK OF HIM.))
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The President then lit the Belfast Christmas tree- a gift from it's sister city- Nashville, Tennessee.
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Still to come on News 7, an expensive battle over annexation ends,
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and we'll meet a Roanoke couple who want to help people develop their minds, bodies, AND souls.
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Carroll-Annexation

ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-96
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Hillsville and Carroll County may finally put their long and expensive annexation fight to rest.
As Tracy Altizer reports, a special three-judge panel has accepted their compromise.
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(( The compromise brings a cease fire to a three year- old border war.
The deal is good for the next 15 years. Hillsville will nearly double in size, and possibly triple later on, though it gives up further annexation rights during that time.
It will also see a net gain of at least 75 thousand dollars a year through sharing half of Carroll County's meals and lodging taxes at the I-77/U.S. 58 interchange.
But the county will still encompass the 80 million dollars worth of property there.
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((BILLY MITCHELL/CARROLL CO. ADMINISTRATOR: WE MAINTAIN DIRECT OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF THE INTERSTATE AND INDUSTRIAL PARK AREA, WHICH I THINK WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE PEOPLE OF CARROLL COUNTY AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. ))
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A Carroll County landowner voiced the only opposition, arguing Hillsville should expand to the interstate or not at all.
Lacy Bowman says the 75 thousand dollar gain isn't nearly enough to provide services for the areas the town WILL take in.
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((LACY BOWMAN/INTERVENER: THAT DOESN'T GO VERY FAR, PUTTING IN SEWER LINES AND WATER SYSTEMS AND THINGS. ))
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((LARRY SOUTH/HILLSVILLE TOWN MANAGER: THAT'S WHY THE AMENDMENT WAS WORDED THE WAY IT WAS, TO GIVE THE TOWN THE LEEWAY TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AS APPROPRIATE BASED ON REVENUES AND THE ABILITY TO PAY. ))
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The annexation process has cost Hillsville and Carroll County taxpayers more than 700 thousand dollars. Officials on both sides would like the healing process to begin now, but Lacy Bowman is still considering whether to take his case to the state Supreme Court. Tracy Altizer, News 7 Hillsville. ))

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Mascotech

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-95
GRAPHIC=Mascotech

A United Auto Workers organizing drive has come to a halt in Salem.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;

Employees at Mascotech voted AGAINST representation by the union.
The unofficial tally: 66-to-54.
The U-A-W says workers there want better wages.
It remains optimistic about its future chances at Mascotech.
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((FRANKLIN STONER/UNITED AUTO WORKERS REPRESENTATIVE: IF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING HERE NOW ARE STILL THERE IN ANOTHER YEAR, I THINK I'LL BE BACK, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO IS GIVE THE MAN A CHANCE, AND THE MAN'S NOT GONNA DO NOTHIN' FOR THEM.))
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Mascotech and a number of other companies moved here after the Volvo-G-M truck plant in Dublin announced a major expansion.
Mascotech supplies Volvo with engines and axles.
Today's vote marks the third time the U-A-W has failed to organize a Volvo-G-M supplier.
But the U-A-W predicts once one goes union, the rest will follow.
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Lake-Planning

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TAPE#95-94
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Making Smith Mountain Lake more accessible to the public.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke;

That's what leaders from Franklin, Pittsylvania and Bedford counties are doing.
They've joined forces with the Smith Mountain Lake Policy Advisory Board.
They're taking part in a two- day planning workshop to generate ways for EVERYONE to enjoy the lake.
Officials say it's crucial for all regions involved to pool their ideas.
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((JIM BROWN/S.M.L. POLICY ADVISORY BOARD: WE HAVE A REAL JEWEL IN THIS LAKE AND THE THREE COUNTIES SURROUNDING IT ARE-- THEY'VE GONE THEIR OWN WAY A LOT OVER THE YEARS AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND BRING THAT TOGETHER. ))
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A community planning specialist from Virginia Tech is mediating the workshop.

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Tenure

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-98
GRAPHIC=Education

What do some college professors do if they only spend three hours a week in the classroom.
A recession and a budget shortfall has led Virginia voters to ask that question.
They also want to know how to demand change when those same professors had tenure -- the ultimate job security.
Today in Richmond, lawmakers and professors were still hashing out the details of how to fix the tenure system for the benefit of all.
Ellen Qualls reports.
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(( Once college professors get tenure-- barring gross misconduct, they've got a job for life.
The down side is that good teachers may never become tenured professors, because they don't bring in research dollars or write famous books.
A newspaper reporter delivered the blunt message from the public to the American Association of University Professors in Richmond.
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((RUTH INTRESS/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH: LET'S FACE IT. TENURE HAS BEEN ABUSED. TEACHING HAS BEEN UNDERVALUED IN TENURE DECISIONS. TENURE DOES PROTECT LAZY FACULTY OR BURNT-OUT FACULTY.))
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((DAVID HAGER/ODU PRESIDENT: WE'RE EASY TARGETS. WE HAVE NOT EXPLAINED OURSELVES WELL. I KNOW WE DON'T DRINK CAPPUCINO AND MOW THE LAWN ALL DAY. I'D LIKE TO. BUT I KNOW THIS IS A TOUGH BUSINESS. PEOPLE WORK 60 AND 70 HOURS A WEEK. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE WELL PAID.))
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((TOM MORRIS/EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE PRESIDENT: OH I THINK THAT THE BEST ARGUMENT FOR TENURE CONTINUES TO BE THE HISTORIC ONE. THAT IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SPEAK AND PUBLISH FREELY.))
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((THE MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PROFESSORS IS CLEAN UP YOUR OWN HOUSE, OR FACE A POLITICAL MAKEOVER OF THE TENURE PROCESS. ELLEN QUALLS, NEWS 7, RICHMOND.))
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Coming up on News 7, new ads on television are here to teach teens how to protect themselves.
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Plus, a Roanoke native is a model turned screenwriter. Tai Collins is making a big splash with her new career.
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Crusaders

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#95-97
GRAPHIC=NONE

They are a husband and wife team.
They are both ordained ministers.
Now they're trying to improve both the mental and PHYSICAL health of their community.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke; :

Marjorie and Walter Wilson have opened the Christ Crusaders Exercise Center to bring cheap fitness to Roanoke.
For one dollar, visitors can come and exercise for the day.
The Wilsons provide used nautilus and cardiovascular equipment, as well as exercise videos-- and the room to shake a leg.
They're hoping their gift of faith can help bridge a gap in the community.
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((REV. MARJORIE WILSON: EVERYBODY CAN DO SOMETHING THAT THEY ENJOY DOING. WE HAVE OLD PEOPLE, YOUNGSTERS THAT COME IN, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WE WANT SENIORS TO COME IN AND SIT DOWN ALL DAY AND NOT BE ALONE IN THE HOUSE WE WANT THE PLACE TO BE A NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE.))
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On Sundays, the Wilsons push back the nautilus equipment, and host a pot luck fellowship luncheon.
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AID-PSA

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET
GRAPHIC=AIDS

Expect to see new ads on T-V aimed at fighting AIDS.
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((I'M NOT AN IV DRUG USER AND I KNOW I'M NOT A GAY MAN. YOU KNOW I'M REALLY SAFE FROM THE VIRUS I THOUGHT I WAS RAISED IN A SMALL TOWN. SURELY NOT HERE.))
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The spots are meant to reach young adults.
The theme- "Respect yourself and protect yourself."
All the major networks will run the ads.
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Flooding

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NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
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SS=Flooding

The rain has ended in Washington state but the flooding is far from over.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Monroe Co., WA;

Volunteers are heading to the flooded areas to begin sandbagging the Skagit River.
The Emergency Services Director says sandbags will be the last line of protection for at least three towns and thousands of acres of farmland.
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S-Score

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=NONE

Beamer and Brown score big in the Big East, No bowls for Bama this season and likely none for Miami.
3 area high school girl's teams get set for state hoopla tomorrow.
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and the Yankees say so long to Daryl Strawberry as they refuse to pick up the 1 point 8 million dollar option year in his contract.
Instead they gave his $175 thousand and made hi a free agent.
Now the numbers. go to chyron
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S-Giants

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB95-3
GRAPHIC=NFL
The NFl put a couple of its sub-500 teams on display last night for a little Thursday night action.
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SUPER=03-Phoenix, AZ/ESPN; :00

Buddy Ryan's Eagles saw a 6-to-3 lead disappear in the third quarter, as New York quarterback Dave Brown dropped back at the 12 and threw a bullet to Mike Sherrard at the Goal line.
SUPER=30-New York/10/Phoenix/=6;

It turns out to be all the Giants would need as they beat the Cardinals 10-to-6.
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Both teams are now 4-and-9 on the season and just ahead of the Redskins in the NFC East cellar.

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S-East

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB95-1
GRAPHIC=BIG EAST

The Virginia Tech Hokies cleaned up as the Big East passed out postseason honors today.
Five Hokies are on the all-Big East first team All-star squad.
Offensive guard Chris Malone, defensive tackle JC Price, Linebacker George DelRicco and safety William Yarborough are joined on the first team by
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SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00

defensive end Cornell Brown, who was also named the Big East defensive player of the year.
The 6-2, 240 pounder from E.C. Glass in Lynchburg had 125 tackles, and 14 quarterback sacks.
He was the conference's player of the week four times this year.
Also, head coach Frank Beamer is a unanimous pick as the Big East coach of the year.
Beamer rallied his team from an 0-and-2 start to a 9-and-2 finish and a share of the conference championship.
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SS=HOLD BIG EAST

Six more Hokies earned spots on the second team all-Big East squad including quarterback Jim Druckenmiller and former Glenvar linebacker Brandon Semones.
Dwayne Thomas, Billy Conaty, Jay Hagood and Torrian Gray also earned second team honors.

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S-Bama

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#FB95-2
GRAPHIC=Alabama

Emotions were a bit more mixed at the University of Alabama today as the NC Double A did responded to the Tides' probation appeal.
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SUPER=03-Tuscaloosa, AL; :00

This afternoon Alabama players listened intently as a member of the infractions committee told them via telephone hookup that the third year of their probation was taken away and nine scholarships were being reinstated.
However, you see the reaction when they were told they were still barred from bowl games this year and next.
SUPER=04-NCAA;

In one positive note head coach Gene Stallings ended speculation that would retire, announcing he'll return for next season.
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S-MIami

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=MIAMI LOGO

As for the University of Miami and the ten violations hanging over the Hurricanes' heads - the NCAA and the University confirmed last night that a decision has been reached and an announcement will come this afternoon at one o'clock news conference.
Sources in Miami say they expect to Canes to get at least one years probation, and maybe two.
They also say it extremely likely Miami will be barred from postseason play this year.
And that should slide Tech right onto Bourbon street for the Sugar Bowl.

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S-Rush

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=RUSH
And four members of the Roanoke Rush will be in Charleston West Virginia tomorrow night for the league's all-star game.
Vinton's Charles Keiningham, Ridgeway's Jerome Preston, Eddie Slough of Radford and Tazewell's Robbie Colley will represent Roanoke in the contest.

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S-Byrd

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-26
GRAPHIC=GIRLS HOOPS

Tonight William Byrd and Lord Botetourt will carry the torch for the Blue Ridge in the Group Two-A state basketball semi-finals at the Salem Civic Center.
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SUPER=03-Vinton; :

Byrd went over its last minute scouting report today as the Lady Terriers prepare for Park View Sterling. A team making its first appearance in the state tournament.
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SUPER=03-Daleville; :

The Lady Cavaliers of Lord Botetourt will have their hands full when they take the court against Culpeper.
The Lady Blue Devils have one of the tallest teams in the state.
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S-Floyd

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-25
GRAPHIC=girls tourney

This afternoon AT 3:30 the defending state champion Floyd County Lady Buffaloes take on George Mason in the Group-A state semifinals.
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SUPER=03-Floyd Co.; :00

Floyd is chasing a third straight state title. Plenty of help off the bench, a pressing defense and a partial home court advantage should help the Buffs.
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Floyd is facing an undefeated George Mason team that is 50 and 1 over the past 2 years.
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S-Bullets

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S5-24
GRAPHIC=NBA

In the NBA last night the New Jersey Nets traded Derrick Coleman to the 76ERS in exchange for center Shawn Bradley.
Four other minor players were involved in the trade.
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SUPER=03-Landover, MD/Cavs vs. Bullets; :00
On the court, the Bullets welcomed back injured star Chris Webber who missed the first 11 games of the season with a sprained shoulder.
No trouble with the shoulder on this alley-oop from Juwan Howard.
Webber would score 22 points through SUPER=33-Cleveland/=97/Washington/=85;
three quarters, but he was held scoreless in the fourth as the Cavs beat the Bullets 97-TO-85.
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Sports Tease

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Still to come, Winston Cup champ Jeff Gordon
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won 7 races, 8 poles and and led over 26 hundred laps this season, but he may have trouble getting in front of David Letterman tonight.
We'll hear what Jeff thinks about his Late Night debut right after this.
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S-Gordon

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Winston Cup champ Jeff Gordon became the first driver to ever win $4 million dollar sin a season this year.
But in just a few minute he's likely to meet his match as he faces off with David Letterman on Late Night.
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((JEFF GORDON/1995 WINSTON CUP CHAMPION: ))
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OUT Q=...FUN WITH IT."
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Tai-Collins

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Do you ever wonder who's behind the scenes of popular shows, like Baywatch?
The next time you watch it could be the work of Roanoke native, Tai Collins.
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So far she's written three "Baywatch" episodes.
The first was seen tonight at a screening for Collins, her friends and reporters.
But she doesn't plan to end her writing career there.
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IN Q=I'm working on
((TAI COLLINS/SCREEN WRITER: I'M WORKING ON SOME FEATURES WHICH IS WHAT I REALLY HOPE TO GET INTO. I'M WORKING ON SOME TELEVISION THINGS FIRST AND SOME CHILDREN'S THINGS, BUT MY BIG GOAL IS TO WRITE FEATURES.))
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OUT Q= to write features.
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Collins gained national attention when she was linked to Senator Chuck Robb.
Tonight's screening was private, but Collins will make a public appearance while she's in town. Look for her at Confeddy's downtown singing with the local band, Key West. (----------------)