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Coming up on News 7-
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LA police now say ten police officers were hurt in a dramatic shootout-
A Denver newspaper reports Tim McVeigh confessed to the Oklahoma City Bombing.
The fire marshal shuts down a Raonoke County restaurant tonight.
Plus the royals take to the web.
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News 7 is next.

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Good Evening.
A newspaper claims it obtained documents that Timothy McVeigh confessed to the Oklahoma City Bombing.
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The Dallas Morning news reports McVeigh said he alone drove the Ryder truck in the bombing.
McVeigh's attorney says it's nonsense.
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A dramatic shootout between police and masked gunmen is caught on tape in L-A.
It started with a botched robbery and ended with two suspsects dead- two police officers hurt.
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And it's a Royal webpage- complete with princes and palaces.
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Join us for News 7 at Eleven.

Bank-Shooting


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It looked like a scene from a TV movie- gunfire between police and masked gunmen- only it was real and caught on tape.
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Tonight police say ten officers were hurt in the firefight - as well as one bystander.
It all started with a botched robbery attempt in North Hollywood.
One gunman ran down the road firing shots- until he was fatally shot by police.
Another gunmen dressed as a commando began firing an automatic weapon randomly at cars, police and even news helicopters overhead.
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((POLICE ON THE SCENE JUST DRIVING UP.. BULLETS BEING EXCHANGED...FIRE BEING EXCHANGED... YOU CAN SEE BULLETS GOING INTO THE SUSPECTS VEHICLE. POLICE OPEN FIRE.)) 21:02:47 ((WILLIE WILLIAMS/LAPD CHIEF: THIS IS AN EXAMPLE UNFORTUANATELY IN THIS COUNTRY OF WHAT POILCE OFFICERS CAN BE FACED WITH ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.))
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The two suspects were both killed by gunfire.
Tonight L-A police say they think those were the only two suspects.
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Police say in all hundreds of rounds were fired.
They're going door to door to make sure they did not miss anything or anyone that may have been hit by gunfire.
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McVeigh


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A Dallas Newspaper report claims Timothy McVeigh confessed to the Oklahoma City Bombing.
As Dave Fehling reports, that has McVeigh's attorneys fired up.
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((STEPHEN JONES/MCVEIGH'S ATTORNEY: THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS IS ONE OF THE MOST IRRESPONSIBLE NEWSPAPERS IN THE COUNTRY. It may have been snowing in Denver but Stephen Jones was a bit hot under the collar.
The Dallas Morning News is reporting that his client, Oklahoma City bombing defendant Timothy McVeigh, has confessed to his attorneys. The paper says it obtained defense team notes that show McVeigh rejected setting the bomb at night, instead opting for business hours because his goal was a quote "body count." The notes, according to the paper, also reportedly detail how McVeigh, with help from co-defendant terry nicohols, obtained and mixed fertilizer with nitro racing fuel, and then drove the massive homemade bomb by himself in the Ryder truck to the Murrah federal building. The story comes with McVeigh's trial just one month away. Jury questionaires have already been sent out to people in Denver where the trial will be held in federal court. Lead defense attorney Jones says he does not believe that the story will hurt McVeigh. JONES: YOU'D HAVE TO CONVINCE ME THAT THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO GIVE TWO HOOTS AND A HOLLER ABOUT WHAT SOME TEXAS NEWSPAPER SAYS.
DAVE FEHLING CBS NEWS HOUSTON: JONES SAYS THE NOTES ARE PROBABLY FABRICATED AND THAT A FORMER MEMBER OF HIS DEFENSE TEAM WITH A GRUDGE AGAINST THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS MAY HAVE BEEN PLAYING A HOAX ON THE PAPER. THE PAPER STANDS BY ITS STORY AND SAYS THE NOTES WERE LEGALLY OBTAINED. DAVE FEHLING, CBS NEWS HOUSTON.))


Cole


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A jury deliberated for about six hours before finding a Halifax County man guilty of first degree murder for killing his estranged wife.
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The jury recommended life in prison for 37-year old Mark William Cole.
Cole's attorneys say he acted in the heat of the moment.
Cole was arrested last June for shooting and killing his wife Glenda, outside the home they once shared.
Yesterday, Cole's five year old son testified for the prosecution.
Bradley Cole told the jury he saw his father abduct his mother shortly before she was shot once in the head.
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Shenandoah-Manor


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Managers at a Clifton Forge nursing home must wait until next week to find out if the home passed its latest health department inspection.
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For the last three days, health department officials have been inspecting Shenandoah Manor to see whether the home is in compliance with state standards.
If it passes, the home could get re-certified for Medicaid funding.
In December, the home lost its funding because it failed inspection, forcing some residents to move. Deborah Petrine is with the homes management company- She met with health officials this afternoon.
Petrine says the home is border line for re-certification.
She won't know for sure until the health department releases its report within the next 10 days.
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Chuck-E


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A customer complaint lead to the closing of a Roanoke County restaurant tonight.
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The fire marshal closed Chuckie E Cheese's on Electric Road around 8-30 because of fire hazards.
The restaurant is undergoing renovation.
Fire officials say part of the ceiling was out, lighting and heat ducts were hanging down by wiring and light bulbs were touching plastic.
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((DONALD GILLISPIE/ROANOKE CO. FIRE MARSHAL: IT WAS NOT AN EXTREME HAZARD BUT IT WAS UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND WE FELT IT WAS NOT PROPER TO HAVE FOOD PREPARATION AND HAVE CHILDREN PLAYING IN SUCH AS EXISTED HERE TONIGHT. ))
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Gillispie allowed those who were eating to finish their meals.
Construction crews are working through the night- The restaurant could reopen tomorrow afternoon if it's up to code.
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FDA-Tobacco


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Today, the FDA finally put the bite on the illegal underage cigarette buyer.
But where are the teeth?
NO federal OR state enforcement efforts are actually in place yet.
Ellen Qualls has the story.
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Robert Ollis is 18.
Virginia law requires a clerk card him only if he LOOKS younger.
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For everyone under age 27, no matter how they look: NO photo ID, NO tobacco.
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((ROBERT OLLIS/18 YEAR OLD SMOKER: IT REALLY DOESN'T BOTHER ME BECAUSE I KNOW... MY FRIENDS, MY SISTER... SHE'S YOUNGER THAN I AM. SHE SMOKES AND IT'S A BAD HABIT TO PICK UP SO IT'S A GOOD THING THAT THEY'RE DOING THIS.))
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((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: VIRGINIA HAS NOT BEEN DOING A GOOD ENOUGH JOB AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. AND WE'RE MAKING AN EFFORT. IN FACT, OUR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL BE RUNNING STING OPERATIONS.))
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In fact, the state ran over a thousand "stings" with volunteer children last year.
But there was NO penalty, only an educational warning.
The FDA rules carry penalties -- but so far there are NO federal agents to enforce them.
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((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: WE ARE ENFORCING THESE LAWS IN VIRGINIA. AND I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE IS SAYING. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.))
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((DR. RANDY GORDON: THE ISSUE IS RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THOSE. AND WE DON'T PRESENTLY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT HAVE THOSE RESOURCES AVAILABLE. WE'RE REALLY NOT AN ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.))
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So how will state ABC agents fit in?
They haven't decided yet.
Educating retailers is job one ...but they hope to "happen" onto some violations they can turn over to federal agents.
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((CHRIS CURTIS/ABC ENFORCEMENT DIRECTOR: IF THEY WERE OBSERVING THE STORE FOR ABC VIOLATIONS AND HAPPENED TO SEE SALES AND OR POSSESSION BY UNDERAGE PERSONS.))
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((BARRING A COURT ORDER, THE NEXT WAVE OF FDA REGULATIONS TAKES EFFECT AUGUST 28TH. AT THAT TIME, NO MORE VENDING MACHINES ANYWHERE CHILDREN CAN GET TO THEM, NO MORE FREE SAMPLES, AND THE HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL NEW RULES ON ADVERTISING TAKE EFFECT. ELLEN QUALLS, NEWS 7, RICHMOND.))
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
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Still to come on News 7,
The Texas cheerleader mom who allegedly hired a hit man to kill a woman is out of prison.
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and Danville police say they will park the cars for people with unpaid parking tickets, but it will be in the impound lot.
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Roll Lake Level MUSIC UP FULL
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Halifax-Sheriff


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TAPE# 96-109
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Drug dealers in Halifax County are changing their ways.
Deputies say those dealing crack cocaine are taking their business INSIDE instead of dealing on the street.
Teresa Hamilton explains.
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((When Jeff Oakes decided to run for for Sheriff CHANGE was one of his campaign mottos.
One year later-- the changes are almost too numerous to count.
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((JEFF OAKES/HALIFAX CO. SHERIFF:MOST PROUD OF PROBABLY THE DRUG INVESTIGATORS AND THE SUCCESS THAT THEY HAVE HAD. I BASICALLY WENT OUT AND RECRUITED PEOPLE FOR THAT POSITION. ))
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In 1996- Oakes' department made nearly 250 drug arrests-- that's a 27- percent increase over the previous year.
Their success is marked on the street-- where officers say the County's three open air crack markets have taken a hit.
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((RAY LINK/HALIFAX CO. SHERIFF:IT'S GETTING A LOT MORE DIFFICULT. YOU DON'T DO IT AT AN OPEN AIR CRACK MARKET, PER SE, NOW, YOU MAY DO IT AT A RESIDENCE OR DIFFERENT LOCATION BUT IT'S NOT THE GROUPS OR CROWDS THAT WERE HANGING OUT BEFORE. ))
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The changes don't stop there.
For the first time-- the Sheriff's department has taken advantage of nearly a quarter million dollars in grants.
The county is also benefitting from the increased visibility of 24- hour police patrols.
Oakes has also begun housing female inmates to save money..
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((LT. W. D. CARR/HALIFAX CO. CHIEF JAILOR: SO FAR, THEY'VE BEEN FANTASTIC, WE HAVEN'T HAD A BIT OF A PROBLEM.))
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Oakes is also equally proud of his work in the high school-- where a uniformed deputy patrols the halls, each day.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7.))

Danville-Car


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Unpaid parking tickets in Danville could cost a lot more for those who've don't pay.
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Beginning March 15th, Danville police will impound your car if you fail to pay three or more parking tickets.
Police say the driver will not only have to pay the tickets but also the cost of towing and storage.
The Department says it's decided to take on the new policy because the problem of unpaid tickets is getting worse.
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Collegiate-Times


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Sharon Yeagle is seriously considering appealing a judge's ruling in favor of Virginia Tech's campus newspaper.
That's according to Roberts Moore, the lawyer representing Yeagle in her lawsuit against the paper.
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Yeagle, Tech's assistant to the vice president for student affairs sued after The Collegiate Times identified her in an article by a ficticious and unflattering job title.
The paper apologized and wrote a correction, which it blamed on a computer template not meant for publication.
A judge ruled for the paper, saying the title was too absurd to be taken seriously.
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Cheerleader


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The woman known as the cheerleader mom is out of prison-
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after serving six months of a ten year sentence.
Wanda Holloway was so obsessed with getting her daughter on a cheerleading squad- she tried to hire a hit man to kill the mother of a competing girl.
Now the woman who was the target wants Holloway to get psychiatric help- The judge ordered an evaluation for Holloway but that doesn't guarantee treatment.
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((VERNA HEATH/TARGETED MOTHER: UNTIL WE KNOW A DOCTOR HAS SAID SHE IS OVER THIS OBSESSION I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE.))
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Heath's daughter was 13 when this all started.
She's now in college.
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Soft Music Under
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Stay with us,
A new type of gun is being used in Lynchburg...not for protection but for snow....
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and who says the royal family is not up on the times.
Buckingham Palace has now joined information superhighway.
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Gandy-Dancer


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Students at Jackson River Vocational Technical Center went back to the old days of the railroad today in celebration of Black History Month.
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The Buckingham Lining Crew demonstrated both the profession and the art of re-aligning railroad tracks. A caller helps them keep their rythym.
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((YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I BEEN TOLD... AND ON AND ON LIKE THAT UNTIL THEY GOT THE TRACKS STRAIGHTENED.))
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This job hasn't been done manually for several decades now-- but these former railroad men showed a younger generation the way it was.
Members of the Buckingham Lining Crew range in age from 67 to 80-years-young.
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Temp-Gun


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Lynchburg public works has a new "weapon" in its snow fighting arsenal.
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It's a "temperature gun".. a device that uses an infrared signal to measure the temperature of road pavement.
Construction crews laying asphalt have used it for years, but only recently has the technology been applied to Lynchburg's snow removal.
Officials say you just point and shoot... and immediately you know whether the conditions are right for roads to freeze over.
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((DENNIS REYNOLDS/LYNCHBURG PUBLIC WORKS: SO WHEN I GET THAT TEMPERATURE READING, I HAVE SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND TOWN EARMARKED TO TAKE THESE TEMPERATURE READINGS BECAUSE NORMALLY THEY'RE THE COLDEST SPOTS. SO I LOOK FOR IT THERE FIRST, AND ONCE I HIT THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE GUN, THEN I'LL GIVE THE WORD TO THE FIELD UNITS TO GO AHEAD AND START APPLYING CHEMICALS.))
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Reynolds says the temperature guns cost about 300 dollars each and have paid for themselves over the past few months.
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S-Score


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The word for the night is Liberty, as the LU men and women advance to the Big South title games. Also, Liberty - the high school keeps alive its hopes of another state title as the Minutemen and Salem gets regional wins along with Glenvar and Floyd.
Those highlights after these scores.
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TAKE A BREAK

S-Region-C


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A couple of great games tonight down at the Dedmon Center in Radford as Floyd and Glenvar earned trips to the state tournament with semi-final wins in Region C.
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Floyd head coach Alan Cantrell gave his team a little pep talk heading to the third period.
And like father, like son. Travis Cantrell drives inside for the underhanded layin. The ball bounces off by Brian Swortzel cleans up the mess.
Cantrell would then zip the pass to Jason Dalton - who scores to make it a 15 point lead.
Grayson would mount a rally with Chad McMillan hitting the trey to make it a three point game. But Floyd wins it 60-to-52
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In the nightcap, Glenvar met up with their old arch rival from the Pioneer days - Parry McCluer.
Glenvar's Bryan Fasnacht drives in for the acrobatic jump shot to cut the Blues lead early to two points.
Parry McCluer's Chip Coleman would then get this nice jump shot late in the second.
But Glenvar would take a four point lead as Hunter Allen bounces it inside
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to Seth Noonkester as the Highlanders beat Parry McCluer 52-to-46 in overtime.
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S-Salem


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-1
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In Salem, Liberty and the hometown Spartans picked up semi-finals wins in Region III.
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Generals Head coach Pat Paye sets up a play to start the second half.
But the Spartans have a play too. Andy Beach takes it up the middle and scores the jumper in the paint and Salem led by 10.
William Campbell comes back Chauncey Walker takes it to the hoop and scores off the Glass but the Generals trailed by 8.
Salem finished the fourth quarter SUPER=33-Salem/69/William Campbell/

53/;with a big rally Marshall Woolridge knocks down the three pointer and the Spartans win it 69 to 53.
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The Defending state champion Minutemen of Liberty were ready for their game against the Gretna Hawks.
In the first quarter, Liberty's Cheyney Preston makes the no look pass to Robert Carson for the layup and Liberty took its first lead.
The Hawks get it out to Darrio Scott gets the slam but the Hawks still trailed by four points.
Liberty took control of the game SUPER=33-Liberty/77/Gretna/54/;in the

second half and the Minutemen come out on top by a score of 77 to 54.
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Liberty and Salem advance to tomorrow night's title game and next Saturday's state quarterfinals.

S-South


ANCHOR=mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=twe
TAPE#-S6-28
GRAPHIC=Big South


Radford and Liberty renewed their rivalry tonight in the semifinals of the Big South men's tourney.
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SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Highlanders vs. Flames;


Radford came in looking to break a 16 year drought against the Flames in the city of Lynchburg.
It looked as if the trend would continue early. Peter Aluma gets his shot blocked but stays with it and gets the put back with the up and under. Aluma had 18 in the first half and 27 on the night.
Radford hung tough. Leslie Ballard strokes a triple, but the Highs trailed by 11 at the break.
Liberty opened things up in the second half, leading by as many as 17. Aluma starts the break with the reject, and Larry Jackson finishes it with the flush.
Anthony Walker gutted out his last college game. He knocks in the second
of three straight treys, and the lead SUPER=33-Liberty/85/Radford/73;

was down to 6, but the Highlanders season ends in flames, 85 to 73.
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Liberty hosts Charleston Southern in the finals tomorrow at Noon.

S-UVA


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#vb97-1
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At the ACC women's tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina, Duke, Clemson and UVa have advanced to tomorrow's semi-finals.
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The UVa women whipped Georgia Tech 77-to-63 in the quarterfinals as first team all-ACC selection Tora Suber scores 2 of her 20 points on the break.
DeMya Walker did her damage inside SUPER=33-Virginia/77/Clemson/63;

with a game high 21 and UVa beats the Yellow Jackets by 14. They play Clemson tomorrow at 4:30.
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Sports Tease


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WRITER=Mike
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Still to come tonight we'll check in on the women's Big South action
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from this afternoon, as Steve Mason reports on a semi-final win by Liberty and an unusual setback for Radford U.
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S-Women


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=BB97-4
GRAPHIC=Big South


UNC Greensboro and Liberty will meet for the Big South Women's Basketball tournament championship tomorrow.
Steve Mason has more on how these two teams reached the finals.
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Racing-Region


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE# 96-106
GRAPHIC=None


The Southside tourist industry hopes it'll move into high gear now that the area has officially been named "Virginia's Racing Region".
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The state legislature has approved a measure that communities in Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania, and Halifax County have been requesting.
The area is home to two racetracks, plus several top drivers and racing teams.
A joint marketing effort by Virginia's Racing Region will include a brochure about various attractions.
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Royal-Webpage


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Next time you're surfing the net- how about clicking onto the Queen of England.
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SUPER=03-London;


The British royal family will now have its own website.
You can scan 150 pages on everything from palaces to princes.
Some say it'll help the royal family to improve its public image.
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((VANESSA HOLTHAM/PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT: I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA ESCPECAILLY FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY ITSELF. IT CERTAINLY ALLOWS THEM TO OPEN THEMSELVES UP WITHOUT OPENING THEMSELVES UP PERSONALLY. THEY CAN BE AS ACCESSIBLE OR INACCESSIBLE AS THEY LIKE.))
SUPER=01-Vanessa Holtham/Public Relations Consultant;
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OUT Q=as they like."
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The British Royal Family won't be the first to join the information superhighway.
Sweden and Spain are leading the way with websites. (----------------)
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