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HEADLINES

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The partial government shutdown is fast approaching the two-week mark and so far thre's little indication it will end soon.
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And in Bosnia the warring sides pass thier first big test in the implemention of a peace deal. wx-head
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BUDGET


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President Clinton and congressional leaders meet tomorrow to tackle the budget impasse.
Their agenda was set by low level meetings yesterday.
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At a campaign stop in Iowa yesterday Senate Majority leader Bob Dole says there's a 50-50 shot at successfully resolving the budget crisis.
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Meantime, the doors are still locked at numerous government buildings and thousands of federal workers are staying home for a 13th day.
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Bosnia


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Two hours before the midnight deadline last night, Bosnian combatants pulled BACK from KEY positions along a cease-fire line.
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Diplomats say the compliance was a KEY test for the peace deal being implemented.
NATO troops followed, moving into position around what used to be Sarajevo's front lines.
They are moving gingerly into the area, wary of hidden hazards like land mines.
But the commander of U-S forces in Bosnia brought together commanders of the country's three warring factions to discuss land mine removal.
And U-S forces report cooperation from all sides.
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france


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France exploded the fifth in a series of six scheduled nuclear tests yesterday in the South Pacific.
The United States expressed regret and some members of the international community are expressing outrage this morning.
French President Jacques Chirac (shih-RAHK') has said France will end its testing program by next May.
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Hewitt


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A Rockbridge County family's holiday has been shattered following the shooting death of a son.
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26-year old Ronald C. Hewitt is accused of killing 24- year- old Christopher Higgins and wounding Higgins' girlfriend Brenda Tomlin.
Tomlin had dated Hewitt two years ago.
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The victim's family says Hewitt forced his way into their home on Christmas Eve armed with a rifle.
As Higgins and Tomlin were in bed Hewitt allegedly walked down the hallway and shot them both.
Now family members are mourning the loss.
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((BARBARA WEEMS/VICTIM'S SISTER: HE WAS JUST ALWAYS THERE FOR ME AND I THINK I WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM WHEN HE NEEDED ME.)) ((CARL HIGGINS/VICTIM'S BROTHER: YOU KNOW I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO HAVE THE ELECTRIC CHAIR... I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO SPEND HIS LIFE IN PRISON. AS LONG AS JUSTICE IS DONE. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IT'S NOT GOING TO BRING CHRIS BACK.))
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Tomlin is in critical condition at the University of Virginia Hospital-
Hewitt will be arraigned in January.
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Prisons


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The state Department of Corrections will purchase land options for two prisons in southwest Virginia, one in Lee County and one in Tazewell County.
State officials say the Corrections Department is considering a 187-acre property near Rose Hill in Lee County for a medium- or maximum-security prison.
The Tazewell County site near Pocahontas could house either a minimum- or a maximum-security prison.


1-Sports


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In sports -- the Roanoke Express is celebrating a win.
Steve Mason has the details.
Good morning Steve.
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One-Larry


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(Live Interview)



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-WEDDING BUDGET- PLACE OF CEREMONY DECORATIONS INVITATIONS TRANSPORTATION
PHOTOGRAPHY MUSIC-CATERER FLOWERS GIFTS

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Fire


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It could be another week before investigators have some answers about WHAT started the Christmas day fire that DESTROYED a Lynchburg landmark.
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The suspicious fire destroyed the old Lukens building on Commerce Street, and GUTTED a structure next door.
The remains of the building have been too hot and too unstable for authorities to get inside the rubble and search for clues.
A crane will be in place this morning to knock down the elevator shaft and one corner of the building that is still standing.
Fire Marshal John Jennings is asking state police to help in the investigation.
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An elderly Boones Mill woman remains in CRITICAL, but STABLE condition at the U-V-A Burn Center following another fire.
Evelyn Scott suffered SECOND and THIRD degree burns Saturday in an accident involving portable space heaters.

Heaters


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Each year numerous fires are blamed on the appliances.
But as Kimberly McBroom reports, many of them are preventable.
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SUPER=01-Lt. Jim Hylton/Roanoke City Fire Dept.; :16
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(( Fire officials say 84- year- old Evelyn Scott was trying to re-fuel her kerosene heater when she accidentally fell and spilled the fuel into a nearby electric heater.
Authorities say accidents involving portable heaters are all too common.
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((LT. JIM HYLTON/ROANOKE CITY FIRE DEPT.: I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY NOTICED AN INCREASE, BUT WE HAVE FIRES FROM SPACE HEATERS EVERY YEAR FROM EITHER PEOPLE USING THEM IMPROPERLY, OR USING THE WRONG FUEL IN THEM-- OR ELSE TRYING TO BOOST THE FIRE BY ADDING GAS OR KEROSENE TO A FIRE TO TRY TO GET IT TO HURRY UP AND CATCH UP. ))
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The early arrival of Old Man Winter has boosted the sales of space heaters.
Lowe's Home Center employees estimate they've sold about two- thousand units since October.
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((CARL CARTY/LOWE'S HOME CENTER: THINGS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PUT OFF UNTIL FEBRUARY-- THEY WERE IN HERE IN DECEMBER, READY TO GO AND TRY TO GET THEIR HOUSE WARM. ))
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And while heating your home-- fire officials say it's important to remember the basics.
Change the batteries in smoke detectors, keep combustible materials at least three feet away from portable heaters, and use the proper fuel in all heat sources.
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((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: SO NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF HEAT SOURCE YOU USE THIS WINTER-- IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO USE GOOD COMMON SENSE. KIMBERLY MCBROOM, NEWS 7. ))
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Weapons


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Governor Allen says Virginia's concealed weapon law makes common sense.
He is promising to fight any efforts to change or repeal the new law that makes it easier for Virginians to carry a concealed weapon.
The governor said yesterday the law works and poses no danger to public safety.
Some lawmakers say they'll try to amend the law in the next General Assembly.
They say it has contributed to violence.

ABC


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In other news from the state capitol --
The governor's NEW budget contains a provision to sell off the Alcohol Beverage Control Department's headquarters and central warehouse.
The administration is reportedly considering TWO options.
The state could contract for warehousing services.
OR, it could have liquor brokers hold alcohol products in storage until a contractor delivers them to A-B-C stores.

2Year-Ender


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In other business news -- mid-1995 brought both PINK slips and job applications to our area.
Len Besthoff peeks inside a mixed bag of business stories in our SPECIAL year-end edition of the News 7 Business Review.
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Halifax County welcomed another manufacturer in May when the 90-million-dollar J-M Huber particle board plant opened for business.
In the Alleghany Highlands, the Bacova Guild announced a major expansion that will produce hundreds of new jobs.
It's new home furnishings factory is now close to completion.
Southwest Virginia's largest employer announced some big changes.
The Carilion Health System said it will restructure and reduce its budget by 174-million-dollars a year.
Carilion's rival got even bigger in May, as Columbia/HCA purchased Alleghany Regional Hospital.
Ericsson of Lynchburg doubled the number of people it expects to hire as a result of an expansion by the communications company, from 400 to 800.
Botetourt County remains bullish about its business prospects.
It spent four-million-dollars to purchase 900 acres of land for development purposes.
Right after that, the county reeled in a big prospect on another piece of land.
A-O Smith of Milwaukee broke ground on a new, 24-million-dollar truck parts plant there.
Tobacco farmers took a big hit this summer.
Heavy rains produced a bumper crop of the blue mold fungus that ruins tobacco leaves.
In Bedford, fears that a large employer would shut down were put aside when an investor bought Goldenwest Foods.
And Bedford's largest employer was also sold, when the Rubatex rubber products company was bought by an investor group.
Collegiate Pacific, a Roanoke screenprinting business that once employed 150 people, shut down this summer...but a handful of former employees bought a portion its business and reopened it under another name.
Pittsylvania County learned of a big layoff when the Times Fiber coaxial cable plant idled more than 100 workers.
Danville got a dose of the jobless blues when blue jeans maker Jonbil closed ...at one point it had 250 employees.
A month later the city got some better news, when Dan River Mills announced an expansion that will create up to 500 new jobs.
Len Besthoff, with the News-7 Business Review Year End Edition. Nat Sot
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2-scores


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In the N-B-A --
The Los Angeles Clippers led from start to finish and ended Charlotte's six-game home winning streak.
Let's take a look at the scoreboards.
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SUPER=96-Portland/135/Boston/109//Seattle/=99/Denver/=83;



SUPER=97-Kentucky/=90/Rider/=65//Conn./=77/College of Charleston/=60;
SUPER=97-Syracuse/=75/Illinois/=64//Utah/108/Cal State/=58;


Two-Larry


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(Roll cue:) Here's Anna Wentworth with this week's movie review.
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((Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer: This sequel to 'Father of the Bride' is more sentimental and sweet than funny. But it does have another charming performance by Steve Martin as George Bates.
George is not exactly thrilled when his darling daughter Annie--Kimberly Williams--announces she is going to have a baby. ((FATHER OF THE BRIDE, PART II/TOUCHSTONE PICTURES: TELL HIM. I'M GOING TO HAVE A BABY. CONGRATULATIONS, GRANDPA.))
But George isn't ready for the rocking chair OR to become a grandpa.
However, wife Nina--Diane Keaton--has decided she IS ready to become a grandmother. But hang on to the cigars, they're in for one more surprise. ((KIDS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY.))
Now, George has to cope with being a grandfather, a father, juggling diapers, AND the return of Fronk--wedding planner extraordinaire--who is never at a loss for words when he shows up as his doorstep. ((YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME. HELLO. LOOKING SAD. SO I COME DOWN HERE AND BONGO, CHER BONO.))
Martin Short plays Fronk, almost too well. He's a little toned down in this second installment of Father of the Bride.
But come delivery time, George and Fronk bury the hatchet. ((GEORGE, WE'RE BONDING HERE AREN'T WE? WE'RE MOVING HER INTO DELIVERY. THESE WOMEN ARE MY LIFE. DAD. BABY.))
Father of the Bride, Part II gets a "B". The movie is pleasant and attractive, without much conflict and lots of family values.))
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2HEADLINES


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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
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The partial government shutdown is fast approaching the two-week mark and so far thre's little indication it will end soon.
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VO-NAT
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In Bosnia the warring sides pass thier first big test in the implemention of a peace deal.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon denies it is widening the U-S military role in the Balkans.
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VO-NAT
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And it turns out it turns out a 13-year-old boy who told Utah authorities he was abandoned before his Christmas birthday is actually a 25-year-old woman.
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And that's what's making news on this Thursday December 28th.
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Don't go away this news is next.
larry-Hello

shutdown


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White House and congressional negotiators resume budget talks tomorrow, when the partial government shutdown hits the two-week mark.
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At a campaign stop in Iowa yesterday Senate Majority leader Bob Dole says there's a 50-50 shot at successfully resolving the budget crisis.
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Meantime, the doors are still locked at numerous government buildings...
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...and more than a quarter of a million federal workers remain off the job.



Bliley


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The budget standoff should be OVER in a few days--
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That's the prediction of Congressman Tom Bliley.
The Republican has high hopes for Friday's meeting between the President and G-O-P leaders.
Even so, Bliley still blames President Clinton for the shutdown-- saying he has refused to come up with a balanced budget.
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((REP. TOM BLILEY/R- RICHMOND: ALL OF THE DETAILS WE WILL BE HAPPY TO NEGOTIATE WITH YOU. BUT WE WILL NOT NEGOTIATE ON A SEVEN- YEAR BALANCED BUDGET. AND THAT'S THAT SIMPLE. ))
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Bliley appeared at the state capitol yesterday with Governor Allen-- who says a balanced budget would lower interest rates.
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((GOVERNOR GEORGE ALLEN: THAT MEANS THERE'S MORE MONEY IN THE POCKETS AND THE CHECKING ACCOUNTS OF THE PEOPLE. AND THAT MEANS WITH LOWER INTEREST RATES THERE IS MORE INVESTMENT WITH MORE INVESTMENT THERE ARE MORE JOBS. IT HELPS THE HOUSING INDUSTRY, IT HELPS WITH CAR LOANS, IT HELPS WITH COLLEGE TUITION, FOR EXAMPLE.))
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Meanwhile, Bliley expects Congress will have a BALANCED budget to vote on EARLY next week.

CEASE-FIRE


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The Pentagon is issuing fast and furious denials of any suggestion the U-S military is getting sucked into a wider and deeper role in Bosnia, that could be the Vietnam of the 90's.
This follows confirmation that U-S radar systems designed to locate hostile fire ARE being diverted to the hotspot city of Sarajevo.
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Troops of the Bosnian government and Serb rebels have met the first deadline in their peace agreement, pulling back from key areas around Sarajevo.
A NATO spokesman in the Bosnian capital calls the operation a success.
NATO troops followed, moving into position around what used to be Sarajevo's front lines.
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mideast-talks


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Israeli and Syrian negotiators are set to return to the bargaining table today.
They are holding peace talks in seclusion on Maryland's eastern shore.
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At stake is the strategic plateau on the Israeli- Syria border called the Golan Heights.
Israel occupies it, after capturing it in 1967.
Now Syria wants it back.


Sites


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The state Department of Corrections will purchase land options for TWO prisons in southwest Virginia, one in Lee County and one in Tazewell County.
State officials announced yesterday that the Corrections Department will purchase an option for a 187-acre property near Rose Hill in western Lee County.
THAT site would be for a MEDIUM- or MAXIMUM-security prison.
The Tazewell County site near Pocahontas could house either a minimum- or a maximum-security prison.


scam-boy


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In Utah, a 13-year-old boy believed to have been abandoned by his parents at a bus depot is actually a 25-year-old woman.
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Birdie Jo Hoaks had told authorities her name was Michael Ross.
Her story of abandonment pulled at the country's holiday heart strings and offers of help poured into Utah from around the country.
State officials say she attempted similar scams in several other states.
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((REPORTER: WHEY DO YOU KEEP PRETENDING TO BE A BOY. VOICE OF BIRDIE JO HOAKS: THAT IS THE WAY I LIVE WHEN I HAVE TO LIV OUT ON THE STREETS. THINK ABOUT IT. WHICH IS SAFER, TO BE A BOY ON THE STREETS OR A GIRL ON THE STREETS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AS YOUNG AS I DO. ))
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Hoaks spent a week at this youth shelter with a group of boys, she is now in the women's section of Salt Lake City jail.
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3-Sports


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In sports, Steve Mason checks in with U-V-A and Virginia Tech as they get ready to go "bowling."
Good morning Steve.
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Birthdays
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Three-Larry


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(Live Interview)



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SUPER=13-Vaunda Leftwich/Wedding Consultant;



SS=Average Wedding Expenditures-ESS #

-AVERAGE WEDDING EXPENDITURES- BRIDE'S DRESS $700 BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSES $170 CLERGY $100 FLOWERS $600
GROOM'S FORMALWEAR $70 INVITATIONS & ANNOUNCEMENTS $230 REHEARSAL DINNER $800 RECEPTION $5,500

LIVE=Larry/Full



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Ronald-Hewitt


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A Rockbridge County family is spending the holidays mourning the shooting death of a son.
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VO-NAT


26-year old Ronald Hewitt is accused of killing 24- year- old Christopher Higgins and wounding Higgins' girlfriend Brenda Tomlin.
Tomlin had dated Hewitt two years ago.
SUPER=04-December 24;


The victim's family says Hewitt forced his way into their home on Christmas Eve and was armed with a rifle.
As Higgins and Tomlin were in bed, Hewitt allegedly walked down the hallway and shot them both.
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((BARBARA WEEMS/VICTIM'S SISTER: HE WAS JUST ALWAYS THERE FOR ME AND I THINK I WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM WHEN HE NEEDED ME.)) ((CARL HIGGINS/VICTIM'S BROTHER: YOU KNOW I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO HAVE THE ELECTRIC CHAIR... I WOULD LIKE FOR HIM TO SPEND HIS LIFE IN PRISON. AS LONG AS JUSTICE IS DONE. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IT'S NOT GOING TO BRING CHRIS BACK.))
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VO-NAT


Tomlin is in critical condition at the University of Virginia Hospital-
Hewitt will be arraigned in January.
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Lynchburg-Fire


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It may be at least another WEEK before investigators know WHAT started the Christmas day fire that destroyed a Lynchburg landmark.
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The suspicious fire destroyed the old Lukens building on Commerce Street, and GUTTED a structure next door.
The remains of the building have been too hot and too unstable for authorities to get inside the rubble and search for clues.
A crane will be in place this morning to knock down the elevator shaft and one corner of the building that's still standing.
Fire Marshal John Jennings is asking state police to help in the investigation.
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No one was injured in that fire, but in Boones Mill, an elderly woman involved in ANOTHER blaze was NOT so lucky.

Burns


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84- year- old Evelyn Scott suffered second and third degree burns in an accident involving portable space heaters.
She's in critical, but stable condition at the U-V-A Burn Center.
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VO-NAT
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Fire officials say she was trying to re-fuel her kerosene heater Saturday when she accidentally fell and spilled the fuel into a nearby electric heater.
Authorities say accidents involving portable heaters are often caused by improper use or fueling.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


This year's cold spells have boosted the sales of space heaters.
Lowe's Home Center employees estimate they've sold about two- thousand units since October.
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((CARL CARTY/LOWE'S HOME CENTER: A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED AUXILIARY HEAT. THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE ICE STORMS-- THAT'S WHERE THE KEROSENE HEATERS COME IN. ))
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VO-NAT


Fire officials say to prevent accidents, remember the basics.
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((LT. JIM HYLTON/ROANOKE CITY FIRE DEPT.: MOSTLY, YOU NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU USE THE PROPER FUEL IN YOUR HEATING EQUIPMENT. EACH YEAR, YOU SHOULD SERVICE YOUR STOVE OR YOUR FURNACE AND MAKE SURE IT'S IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. ))
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Hylton adds that it is important to check and change batteries in smoke detectors and keep combustible materials at least three feet away from portable heaters.
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Beale-Treasure


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When Ed Easterling isn't pounding the pavement delivering mail in Roanoke, he's digging in the dirt -- looking for buried treasure.
As Joe Dashiell reports, Easterling is one of the true believers in the Beale Treasure.
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((Ed Easterling has been hiking these hills since he was a boy...
And he now believes the Beale Treasure is within reach.
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IN Q=I believe that it's right

((ED EASTERLING/TREASURE HUNTER: I BELIEVE THAT IT'S RIGHT AT OUR FINGERTIPS NOW AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PURSUING IT A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. AND I BELIEVE SOMEBODY'S GOING TO FIND IT SOON.))
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OUT Q=going to find it soon.


The prospect of gold and silver buried beneath the Bedford County countryside has inspired more than a few searches.
But those expeditions have produced no trace of the fortune that Thomas Jefferson Beale and his associates are said to have buried there more than 170 years ago.
Famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher failed and so have dozens of others, but Easterling believes he knows where they went wrong. STAND-UP
Easterling says this dirt path may be the key to finding the treasure.
He believes Mel Fisher and others were unsuccessful because they didn't know the route of the old stage trail.
SOT 03:26:32
IN Q=I believe

((ED EASTERLING: I BELIEVE THAT MEL FISHER WAS INITIALLY ON THE RIGHT PATH, BUT NOT HAVING THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE THE STAGE TRAIL RAN, I BELIEVE HE GOT OFF COURSE RATHER RAPIDLY AND MADE SOME MONUMENTAL ERRORS AND ONCE HE GOT THE BALL ROLLING IT WAS HARD TO STOP.))
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OUT Q=hard to stop.


Easterling's research lead him to write, "In Search of the Golden Vault."
Convinced that the legend is no hoax, he's recruiting a team to search on 25 acres he believes are especially promising.
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IN Q=You just can't go out in one day

((ED EASTERLING: YOU JUST CAN'T GO OUT IN ONE DAY AND EXPECT TO FIND TREASURE. YOU HAVE TO BE PERSISTENT JUST LIKE IN ANY AREA OF LIFE, YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD AT IT. AND YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE? I HAVE A LITTLE BIT LEFT.))
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OUT Q=a little bit left.


Enough patience, he hopes, to reveal a fortune beneath his feet.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Bedford County))

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It looks like two lottery players from our area will share another kind of fortune -- the six- point- one million dollar Lotto jackpot.
The numbers drawn last night were one, ten, 19, 42, 43 and 44.
Lottery officials say the winning tickets were sold in Danville and Bristol.
Lucky players.

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Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer also believes in luck.
At the Sugar Bowl, he'll be carrying a lucky coin that a distant relative gave him.
The relative is a seven-year-old boy named Robin, who's paralyzed from complications of a staph infection.
Now for a look at other bowl action -- the Copper Bowl -- let's go to the scoreboards.
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SUPER=101-Texas Tech/=55/Air Force/=41;



SUPER=103-New Jersey/==5/NY Islanders/==3//Ottawa/==4/Buffalo/==3;
SUPER=103-Calgary/==4/Toronto/==0//Edmonton/==3/Philadelphia/==2;

SUPER=103-Los Angeles/==7/Anaheim/==1;