08:25-01
7Arthur-Manns
ANCHOR=melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 95-102
GRAPHIC=NONE
Arthur Manns will not have to spend the rest of his life in jail.
That decision comes from the judge after listening to several witnesses who
appeared the teenager's behalf.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The 18-year-old was sentenced to 33 years.
He was found guilty in October of the shooting death of 31- year- old Vickie
Michelle Nichols in the Lincoln Terrace Housing Project.
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SOT 15:50:08
IN Q=I do believe
((JUDGE DIANE STRICKLAND: I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT OPPORTUNITY MUST NOT
COME ANYTIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE ))
SUPER=02-Judge Diane Strickland; (voice of)
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=the near future.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-June 6;
In June, Manns shot Nichols twice in the back... after the two became
involved in an argument.
Manns said he was on crack at the time and doesn't remember shooting
Nichols.
However, 12 hours after the shooting, in a 21 page statement to police,
Manns admitted to the crime.
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7Juvenile-DUI
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-96
GRAPHIC=NONE
Meantime, a teenager accused of killing a pedestrian while driving drunk will
spend the holidays with his family.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
The 16-year old defendant walked from the Roanoke County Courthouse with
his parents after a judge released him on 20- thousand dollars bond.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Dec. 14;
He has admitted drinking beer and vodka before the accident that killed 45-
year- old Bonnie Kitts last week.
His attorney argued for the teen's release while he awaits trial.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:09:55
IN Q=He has never been before
((CHARLIE PHILLIPS/DEFENSE ATTORNEY: HE HAS NEVER BEEN BEFORE THE COURT BEFORE.
HE HAS STRONG TIES. HIS FAMILY HAS STRONG SUPPORT AND WE'RE GOING TO GET HIM
INTO A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING. AND WE FEEL HE IS
NO THREAT TO SOCIETY OR HIMSELF AND HE CERTAINLY DESERVES BOND.))
SUPER=01-Charlie Phillips/Defense Attorney;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=certainly deserves bond.
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VO-NAT
Early next month, A judge will decide whether the 16- year- old should be
tried as an adult.
Meanwhile, in the Roanoke County subdivision where the accident occurred
and both families live, neighbors have decorated their homes with white
ribbons.
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7Car-House
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-113
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Lynchburg residence had some unwelcome visitors yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
Three teenagers driving an improperly registered car crashed into this house
on Early Street, during a police pursuit.
The juveniles jumped out of the car, which then rolled down a hill and into
this house at 797 Early Street.
A woman inside the home was not injured in the accident.
Two of the teens were apprehended a short time later, but were released to
their parents.
Charges against the driver of the car are pending.
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7Apartment-Complex
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-111
GRAPHIC=NONE
The sounds of hammers and drills won't be heard quite as soon as expected at
the site of a future Roanoke Apartment Complex.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
Occidental Development had planned to break ground on the Deer Cross complex
over the summer but has now pushed back construction.
But the attorney for the company says its attention was diverted by other
projects in Richmond and Indiana.
Occidental Development now plans to have a groundbreaking in the spring.
When it's complete, Deer Cross will have 264 units along Colonial Avenue.
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7Seeing-Eye
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#95-103
GRAPHIC=Sighted Companion
A seeing eye dog is bringing light into his master's life.
The Roanoke man hopes his companion will make him less dependent on his
sighted friends.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
David McManamay (Mac-man-ah-may) returned from the Leaderdog School for the
Blind in Rochester, New York.
But he wasn't alone.
He was accompanied by Dusty.
So far, he and the German Shepherd have had a great working relationship.
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SOT 12:35:57
IN Q=I carry his
((DAVID MCMANAMAY: I CARRY HIS HARNESS AND FEED HIM, WATER HIM, TAKE HIM OUT
WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO AND SO FORTH AND HE LETS ME SET DOWN AND HAVE 15 MINUTES OF
PEACE A DAY. ))
SUPER=07-David McManamay;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=piece a day
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VO-NAT
It cost about 12- thousand-dollars to train every team.
McManamay (Mac-man-ah-may) is currently unemployed, but he hopes his new
friend will aide him in finding a job.
The Leader Dog school gets half of its funding from Lion's Clubs across the
nation.
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7Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Some roads remain icy this morning so school officials in Bland County have
delayed classes one hour this mornining.
Your holiday weekend and it's going to be a cold one.
It will be partly sunny with highs only in the 30s.
Wind chills will be in the mid teens.
Tonight will be clear with some scattered flurries - lows in the 20s
55Kelly
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-112
GRAPHIC=kelly
It is now up to Lynchburg's Commonwealth Attorney to decide whether to
charge Botetourt County Sheriff Reed Kelly with beating a jail inmate.
Bill Petty is reviewing the investigation of the alleged incident.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
In October, Kelly received a letter from inmate Jason Joseph Jones.
In the letter, Jones described in graphic detail how he was going to kill
the sheriff, and his family.
The prisoner says he was beaten and choked by Kelly after he read the note.
Kelly flatly denied the charge and said the allegations are politically
motivated.
He told News- 7 he's happy that a non- partisan party is looking into the
matter.
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55Birds
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=amo
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
A Roanoke judge has thrown out a 100 thousand dollar award to a woman for
trauma.
Ruby Campagna says she suffered emotional trauma after her apartment manager
allegedly stomped a nest of baby birds to death.
Last month, a jury ordered Judy Woody and South Roanoke Aparment Village to
pay damages to Ruby Campagna.
Campagna says Woody knocked a nest of wrens from her patio and crushed the
birds to death.
Circuit Court judge Richard Pattisall threw out the damage award and
ordered a new trial to determine how much Campagna should get for her
psychiatric bills as well as pain and suffering.
55Route-221
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-97
GRAPHIC=Highway Improvement
The Commonwealth Transportation Board backed up its chief engineer on the
plans to fix route 2-21.
The proposal is to follow the road's existing path, smooth out "S" curve and
widen the road.
Ellen Qualls travelled to Arlington for the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Dangerous turns
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Jack Hodge/VDOT Chief Engineer; :18
SUPER=01-Robert Martinez/Va. Transportation Secretary; :42
SUPER=03-Arlington; :54
SUPER=01-Lorinda Lionberger/Salem Transportation District; 1:09
SUPER=@Ellen1; 1:25
RUNS=1:36
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Arlington.
(( Dangerous turns. Restricted speeds. Too many different folks all trying
to travel down the same narrow path.
It's Route 221 from Roanoke to Bent Mountain.
It might also describe the political path Virginia Department of
Transportation engineers are travelling -- perhaps over their best judgment.
sot 04:51:39
((JACK HODGE/VDOT CHIEF ENGINEER: OUR ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO A STUDY
ON THE EXISTING ROADWAY AND ON THE PURPLE LINE WHICH IS SOUTH OF THE CREEK. I
HAVE NOT CHANGED HIS RECOMMENDATION. I HAVE PRIORITIZED IT. I WANT TO DO WHAT
THE PEOPLE WANT TO DO, AND THAT'S DEVELOP IT ALONG THE EXISTING ROAD. IF IT
BECOMES INFEASIBLE ALONG THE EXISTING ROAD, WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COMMONWEALTH
TRANSPORTATION BOARD AND THE PEOPLE AND SAY WE CAN'T DO THIS.))
runs:24
sot 03:35:24 tape two
((ROBERT MARTINEZ/VA. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE ARE
DIFFERENT VIEWS AMONG DIFFERENT ENGINEERS AT VDOT, THAT'S A GOOD THING, NOT A
BAD THING. IT'S JUST THAT SOME INSTANCES IT BECOMES MORE PUBLIC, IN OTHER
INSTANCES, LESS PUBLIC.))
RUNS=:12
This meeting at the posh Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Arlington may have been
hundreds of miles away, but these board members have driven the road to Bent
Mountain.
But the Salem District member says the squeakiest wheels got the grease --
and that's not necessarily in the majority interest.
sot 05:00:53
((LORINDA LIONBERGER/SALEM TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT: I THINK THE GENERAL PUBLIC
NEEDS TO BE ON ALERT THAT WHEN PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE HELD ON ROAD PROJECTS OR ON
ANY AREAS WHERE THE CITIZENS' VIEWPOINT IS NEEDED, THAT THEY MAKE A POINT OF
MAKING THEIR VOICE AND THEIR VIEWPOINT HEARD.))
RUNS=:16
sot STANDUP 04:55:45
((WHEN V-DOT ENGINEERS HAVE DEVELOPED AN EXACT ROUTE FOR 221 -- WITH A PRICE
TAG -- IT WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD. THAT'S
EXPECTED TO TAKE AT LEAST A YEAR. ELLEN QUALLS, NEWS 7, ARLINGTON.))
RUNS=:13))
55Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
The cold weather is leaving some ice in areas - as a result Bland County
schools will be opening ONE hour late. This first day of winter is going to
be a cold for travel if you're are leaving for the holiday this afternoon.
It will be partly sunny and windy with highs only in the 30s.
Tonight will be clear with some scattered snow flurries - Lows will be near
20 degrees.
Tomorrow, scattered flurries with highs in the mid 30s... and
Any snow that is on the ground now is expected to stay there through
Christmas.
8DUI-Fatal
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-96
GRAPHIC=none
A Roanoke County teenager charged with killing a woman while driving under
the influence is out of jail on bond and will spend the holidays at home.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
The young defendant walked from the Roanoke County Courthouse with his
parents after a judge released him on 20- thousand dollars bond.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./December 14;
He has admitted drinking beer and vodka before the accident that killed 45-
year- old Bonnie Kitts last week.
His attorney argued for his release while he awaits trial.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:09:55
IN Q=He has never been before
((CHARLIE PHILLIPS/DEFENSE ATTORNEY: HE HAS NEVER BEEN BEFORE THE COURT BEFORE.
HE HAS STRONG TIES. HIS FAMILY HAS STRONG SUPPORT AND WE'RE GOING TO GET HIM
INTO A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING. AND WE FEEL HE IS
NO THREAT TO SOCIETY OR HIMSELF AND HE CERTAINLY DESERVES BOND.))
SUPER=01-Charlie Phillips/Defense Attorney;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=certainly deserves bond.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Early next month, A judge will decide whether the 16- year- old should be
tried as an adult.
Meanwhile, in the Roanoke County subdivision where the accident occurred
and both families live, neighbors have decorated their homes with white
ribbons.
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8Manns
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 95-102
GRAPHIC=Legal scales
A Roanoke Judge has sentened an 18- year-old to 33 years in prison.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Arthur Manns was found guilty in October of the shooting death of 31- year-
old Vickie Michelle Nichols in the Lincoln Terrace Housing Project.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:50:08
IN Q=I do believe
((JUDGE DIANE STRICKLAND: I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT OPPORTUNITY MUST NOT
COME ANYTIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE ))
SUPER=02-Judge Diane Strickland; (voice of)
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=the near future.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-June 6;
In June, Manns shot Nichols twice in the back... after the two became
involved in an argument.
Manns said he was on crack at the time and doesn't remember shooting
Nichols.
However, 12 hours after the shooting, Manns admitted to the crime in a 21
page statement to police.
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8221
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=amo
TAPE#edit of 95-97
GRAPHIC=Highway Improvement
State highway engineers say they will do what they can to stick to the
existing path of Route 221 from Roanoke to Bent Mountain.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.
Yesterday, the state board of transportation met in Arlington to discuss
improvements to the dangerous windy road.
SUPER=03-Arlington;
The board backed up the chief engineer and the most popular solution.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 36:23
IN Q=i want to
((JACK HODGE/VDOT CHIEF ENGINEER:I WANT TO DO WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT TO DO, AND
THAT'S DEVELOP IT ALONG THE EXISTING ROAD. IF IT BECOMES INFEASIBLE ALONG THE
EXISTING ROAD, WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD AND THE
PEOPLE AND SAY WE CAN'T DO THIS.))
SUPER=01-Jack Hodge/VDOT Chief Engineer;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=we cant do this.
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VO-NAT
The Salem District member says sticking to the existing path may not be in
the majority interest, and it is important that everyone makes their viewpoint
heard.
The next step is about a year away, when V-DOT is expected to develop an
exact route and the cost of construction.
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8Open-House
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 95-105
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Seal
Roanoke's mayor invited the public in for an Open House yesterday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Mayor David Bowers opened his doors to the public from 4-30 to seven.
Only about a dozen people showed up.
While the turnout was small, those who attended had a good time.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 06:26:47
IN Q=This lady ran
((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: THIS LADY RAN FOR MAYOR IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO.
NOW YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY IDEAS FOR RUNNING FOR MAYOR IN ROANOKE. BEDFORD
RESIDENT: NO NO! BOWER: I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE HERE.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=make sure here.
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VO-NAT
The mayor showed off some of his personal favorites.
Including a photo with the President and Vice President.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 06:43:47
IN Q=The mayor is one
((DAVID BOWERS/ROANOKE MAYOR: THE MAYOR IS ONE OF THE FEW LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIALS THAT ACTUALLY HAS AN OFFICE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND VISIT IN. THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS DON'T HAVE OFFICES. STATE LEGISLATORS HAVE OFFICES IN
RICHMOND, NOT HERE IN ROANOKE.))
SUPER=@Bowers;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=not here in Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
Mayor Bowers says the number of people attending has declined over the
years.
The first time he says 150 citizens stopped by.
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8Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
The cold weather is leaving some ice in areas - as a result Bland County
schools will be opening ONE hour late. Today is the first day of winter and
it's going to be a cold one.
It will be partly sunny and windy with highs only in the 30s.
Tonight will be clear with scattered snow flurries - lows will be near 20
degrees.
Any snow that's still on the ground will remain through Christmas.
Tomorrow, scattered flurries with highs in the mid 30s.