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7E-Smyth-Murder


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TAPE#96-106
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Three people are dead, including a 21- month- old toddler after a shooting yesterday in Smyth County.
Investigators believe 26- year- old Eric Shazier (SHAY-zer) shot his girlfriend and their before killing himself.
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Police say the first shots were fired at a home in Chilhowie, where Michelle Olson was killed, and another man was wounded. Shazier then fled with the child.
The two were later found at the Hungry Mother Campground when Shazier's car crashed into a motor home.
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((CLEVE COMPTON/CAMPGROUND OWNER: A CAR HAD RUN THROUGH A GATE WE HAD UP HERE ON THE FRONT, RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED MOTOR HOME AND IT WAS ON FIRE AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WORKING ON PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.))
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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Investigators do not believe it was the collision that killed Shazier and his son. Police say both had been shot.

7P-Stanley


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TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=shooting


Franklin county police have arrested a William Gray Stanley in past for moonshine, but this most recent arrest is much more serious.
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Stanley also known as "Dee" was arrested Sunday night... accused of shooting his son.
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SCOTT Stanley suffered multiple gun shot wounds and is now in the intensive care unit at Roanoke Memorial Hospital... in critical condition.
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The shooting happened at the family's home off Route 40 near Rocky Mount.
Dee Stanley was charged with malicious wounding and is being held in the Franklin County Jail.
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Just a few weeks ago he was arrested and charged in Charlottesville with transporting illegal liquor.

7E-Brooks


ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#96-109
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation


It was right from the hospital to a jail cell yesterday for a Roanoke County man charged with first degree murder.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./February 8;


Police say 32- year- old Ronnie Brooks is being held without bond in connection with the February eighth shooting death of his ex- girlfriend, Lisa Sizemore.
Brooks was at the hospital recovering from a self- inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
He's accused of fatally shooting the 26- year- old when she came to his home to pick up her things.
Brooks also faces charges of use of a firearm in a felony.
He's supposed to appear in court later this week.
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7P-Low-Jets


ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#97-01
GRAPHIC=NONE


In Pocahontas County, residents and local officials are voicing opposition to a plan that will send more low- flying jets over the county.
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SUPER=03-Langley AFB;


The proposal would expand the training operations area, and lower the altitude of the military jets.
It would also increase the number of flights from 66 to more than two thousand a year.
In Highland County, farmers say they fear the effects on their livestock.
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((JOHN JOHNSON/VIRGINIA POULTRY FEDERATION: IT'S SOLELY A NOISE ISSUE. A SUDDEN AND LOUD NOISE. IF A CLAP OF THUNDER CAN CAUSE TURKEYS TO PILE UP AND SUFFOCATE, IMAGINE AN F-16 FLYING OVER AT 300 FEET AT 600 MILES AN HOUR.)) ((ROBIN SULLENBERGER/HIGHLAND CO. SUPERVISOR: WE HAVE A SMALL FEED LOT AND I PUT A GROUP OF CATTLE IN THAT FEED LOT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND ONE OF THE PLANES WENT OVER A DAY OR SO AFTER THAT. AND IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THESE CATTLE TO SETTLE DOWN, AND THEY LITERALLY PANICKED AND STAMPEDED AND TORE DOWN A LARGE PORTION OF THE FENCE THROUGH ONE WHOLE SECTION OF THE FEED LOT, SO I'VE SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN.))
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SUPER=01-Robin Sullenberger/Highland Co. Supervisor; :14
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Air Force officials have extended the public comment period for 30 days, and they're planning a trip to the area to hear from residents.
Highland County officials say they want a six- month delay, while they consider the effects of the additional flights.
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7weather


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Turning now to the Tuesday forecast--
Sunny and mild today, with highs warming up into the low to mid 60s.
Skies will stay clear tonight.
Expect lows in the mid to upper 30s.
And partly sunny tomorrow, temperatures staying in the 60s.
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55P-Halifax-Arrest


ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#597-07
GRAPHIC=Drug bust pot


Three Halifax County high school athletes are on disciplinary dismissal after being arrested on drug charges.
Among them-- a star on the successful Halifax County basketball team.
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Carlos Santana Jackson was arrested Saturday morning just hours after his team beat rival G-W Danville.
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The 19- year- old football and basketball star was caught in a smokey hotel room with marijuana.
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((I DON'T THINK ANYONE WAS SMOKING WHEN THE DEPUTIES ENTERED THE ROOM, BUT THERE WERE TWO LARGE BAGS OF MARIJUANA AND A COUPLE OF MARIJUANA CIGARETTES WERE FOUND IN THE ROOM ))
SUPER=01-Ray Link/Halifax Co. Sheriff's Dept.;
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Two football players were in the room as well-- number 25 for the team Cedric Jacobs and number three Michael Chappell were also charged with possession of marijuana.
School officials say the implications go beyond the court and playing field.
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IN Q=It does hurt

((IT DOES HURT, IT HURTS THE IMAGE OF THE SCHOOL, THE IMAGE OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IT CERTAINLY IS HURTFUL TO THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.))
SUPER=01-Larry Clark/Halifax Co.High School Principal;
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Three juveniles were also taken into custody.
An official decision on the athletes school status is scheduled for tomorrow.
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55E-Smyth-Murder


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-106
GRAPHIC=Shooting


A shooting spree in Symth county leaves three people dead and another wounded.
Investigators say 26- year- old Eric Shazier (SHAY-zer) shot his girlfriend and their 21- month - old son yesterday morning before taking his own life.
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Police say the first shots were fired at a home in Chilhowie, where Michelle Olson was killed, and a man wounded.
Shazier then fled with the child.
The two were later found at a Campground where Shazier had crashed his car into a motor home.
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((CLEVE COMPTON/CAMPGROUND OWNER: A CAR HAD RUN THROUGH A GATE WE HAD UP HERE ON THE FRONT, RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED MOTOR HOME AND IT WAS ON FIRE AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WORKING ON PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.))
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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Investigators do not believe it was the collision that killed Shazier and his son.
Police say both had been shot.

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Turning your attention to weather, it looks like a very pleasant day around the region.
Mostly sunny skies with highs in the low to mid 60s.
Tonight, continued clear with lows in the upper 30s.
And tomorrow will stay warm, with highs again in the 60s.
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8p-wythe-school


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TAPE#597-08
GRAPHIC=none


Tension is mounting between black and white students at George Wythe High School.
The Concerned Citizens network says there have been incidents of racism at the school.
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SUPER=03-Wythe Co.;


The community group of parents, students, and other citizens met last night in response to recent racial incidents at the school.
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((MARRETTA WITCHER/12TH GRADE: WE HAVE PEOPLE THROWING THESE NOOSES AT US AND SPITTING IN OUR FOOD AND EVERYTHING, AND THEY GET AWAY WITH DOING STUFF LIKE THAT. )) ((JERMAINE/CROCKETT/11TH GRADE: THEY ALL WEAR JACKETS AND THEY ALL WALK AROUND, AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAD THE NOOSES ON THEIR JACKETS AND THEY'LL CALL YOU...YOU'LL WALK BY AND YOU'LL HEAR THEM SAY NIGGER, AND ALL THIS STUFF.))
SUPER=01-Marretta Witcher/George Wythe Student; :00
SUPER=01-Jermaine Crockett/George Wythe Student; :08
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The C-C-N is NOT happy with the response they've gotten from George Wythe's principal, who says his administration has disciplined any student who has broken policy.
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SOT 17:40:01
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((KIDS COME BACK TO SCHOOL, AND THE ADMINISTRATION ACTS AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. JUST GO BACK TO CLASS, WHEN THEY NEED TO BE SAT DOWN, AND TOLD WHY THEY WERE SUSPENDED FOR WHAT REASON, AND WHY NOT TO DO IT AGAIN.))
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SUPER=01-Kerry Eanes/Concerned Citizens Network; :07
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The C-C-N says the state board of education has begun an investigation of their allegations.
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8E-Smyth-Murder


ANCHOR=Melanie
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WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-106
GRAPHIC=Shooting


A murder- suicide yesterday in Smyth county took the lives of three people and injured another.
Authorities believe 26- year- old Eric Shazier (SHAY-zer) shot his girlfriend and their 21- month - old son before killing himself.
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SUPER=03-Chilhowie;


Police say the first shots were fired at a home in Chilhowie, where Michelle Olson was killed, and another man was wounded. Shazier then fled with the child.
The two were later found at the Hungry Mother Campground when Shazier's car crashed into a motor home.
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((CLEVE COMPTON/CAMPGROUND OWNER: A CAR HAD RUN THROUGH A GATE WE HAD UP HERE ON THE FRONT, RAN INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED MOTOR HOME AND IT WAS ON FIRE AND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WORKING ON PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.))
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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Investigators do not believe it was the collision that killed Shazier and his son. Police say both had been shot.

8E-Brooks


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-109
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation


After recovering from a self- inflicted gunshot wound, a Roanoke county man charged with murder is now behind bars.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./February 8;


Police say 32- year- old Ronnie Brooks is being held without bond in connection with the February eighth shooting death of his ex- girlfriend, Lisa Sizemore.
Brooks was at the hospital recovering from a self- inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
He's accused of fatally shooting the 26- year- old when she came to his home to pick up her things.
Brooks also faces charges of use of a firearm in a felony.
He's supposed to appear in court later this week.
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8E-Glass-Judge


ANCHOR=Melanie
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TAPE#97-3
GRAPHIC=NONE


Staying IN school and staying OUT of trouble can set students on the path to success.
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SUPER=03-Lynchburg


That was the message from Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes who addressed a large crowd at Linkhorne Middle School in Lynchburg yesterday in honor of Black History Month.
Hughes graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 19-74... today she's a judge in Philadelphia's court of Common Pleas.
Hughes attributes her own success to her parents who helped her make the right choices.
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((RENEE CARDWELL HUGHES/E.C. GLASS GRADUATE: THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WHO WILL COME OUT TO SUPPORT YOU AND WILL HELP YOU TO MAKE CHOICES THAT WE EITHER SEND YOU DOWN TIGER WOOD'S PATH, DOMINIQUE MOCEANU'S PATH, DOWN MY PATH... OR THEY'LL SEND YOU DOWN KURT COBAIN'S PATH OR TUPAC SHAKUR'S PATH.))
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Lynchburg mayor Jim Whitaker proclaimed this "Renee Cardwell Hughes Day" and presented her with a key to the city.
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8weather


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Time now to check today's forecast--
Mostly sunny and mild.
You can look forward to highs in the low to mid 60s.
Tonight, temperatures will drop into the 30s for lows.
And tomorrow looks partly sunny, with high temperatures again warming into the 60s.
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