WDBJ 7 morning news for 02/06/98

06:00-01

Headlines

ANCHOR=Melanie
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VO-NAT

A jury deliberated into the early hours to reach a verdict in the trial against Roanoke realtor Earl Frith.
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ANCHOR=Melanie

And new allegations of a presidential coverup.
ANCHOR=Kimberly

Same weather story-- different day.
Light rain continues falling this morning, with areas of freezing drizzle and some light snow mixed in.
But a drier outlook for the weekend-- we'll have that, coming up.
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Frith

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin'
WRITER=khu
TAPE#=98-5
GRAPHIC=Frith, Earl

A federal jury has found Earl Frith guilty of just ONE of the four counts against him.
Keith Humphry was there when the verdicts were read at 3:30 this morning.
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SUPER=01-Earl Frith/Realtor; :10
SUPER=@keith1; :43
SUPER=01-Richard Studenic/Juror; :55
SUPER=01-Louis Welch/Jury Foreman; 1:02
SUPER=01-Joe Mott/Prosecutor; 1:21
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(( 15:39:30 ((I'M DISAPPOINTED.))
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Always the diplomatic salesman. The 63-year old realtor left the courthouse still frustrated by the delay in the time between his indictment and trial. ((EIGHT YEARS IS A LONG TIME.))
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NINE years ago, Frith sold a farm in Floyd County to Columbian Cocaine trafficker Javier Cruz.
Then there was a large cash transaction- -that prompted Frith to structure deposits at the bank to come in UNDER 10-thousand dollars... trying to avoid the scrutiny from the IRS.
He was convicted of "structuring;" found NOT guilty of playing a part in Cruz's drug conspiracy.
After nine hours of deliberation the judge declared a mistrial on the one remaining charge. 15:54:30 ((THOUGH THE FOREMAN INDICATED TO THE JUDGE THAT IT DIDN'T APPEAR PROMISING THAT THE JURY COULD COME UP WITH A VERDICT ON THE MONEY LAUNDERING COUNT AGAINST FRITH, SEVERAL JURORS INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO STAY- -EVEN AT 3:30 IN THE MORNING- -AND CONTINUE TO DELIBERATE.))
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15:30:30 (( ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO RENDER A VERDICT? WE WOULD LIKED TO HAVE DECIDED IT.))
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15:31:20 (( I GUESS CLOSE TO FINDING HIM NOT GUILTY ON THAT LAST COUNT.))
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The foreman said the jury had trouble agreeing on the law in the case.
He emphatically rejected any notion that Frith might have been set up by the government.
Though Cruz's ex-WIFE testified the informant himself did NOT. 15:38:30 ((THERE WERE A NUMBER OF WITNESSES WE DIDN'T CALL IN THIS CASE. AND CERTAINLY WE FELT WE PROVED OUR CASE, EVEN WITHOUT MR. CRUZ AS A WITNESS.))
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The jury made short work of convicting the other defendant, J-R Castellanos, a Miami drug trafficker of conspiring to import and distribute cocaine. 15:56:45 CASTELLANOS FACES A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON. Keith Humphry, NEWS 7,Roanoke.

RUNS=:06))train-wreck

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=train derailment

In Rockbridge County, railroad workers today will begin replacing 250 feet of track in the wake of a train derailment.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Glasgow;

Just before dawn yesterday three locomotives from a Norfolk Southern train plunged into the Maury River when the train reached an 80 foot section of track that had been washed away by heavy rain.
The engineer and conductor managed to climb out a window, jumped into the river and swam to safety.
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((CHIEF RICHARD SPANGLER/GLASGOW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT THESE GUYS MIGHT HAVE DROWNED....WHICH I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. ))
SUPER=01-Chief Richard Spangler/Glasgow Volunteer Fire Dept.;
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OUT Q= I can understand that.
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VO-NAT

The train carried no hazardous materials, but the lead locomotive leaked diesel fuel into the river.
Four to six trains a day use the track, and workers hope to have it repaired by Saturday.
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LEWINSKY

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Clinton

"The New York Times" reports another alleged presidential cover-up attempt.
The paper says Clinton's secretary has told prosecutors the president tried to get her to agree that he and intern Monica Lewinsky were never alone and that he resisted Lewinsky's advances.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA;
4:01:18
Meantime, Lewinsky's attorney says he has a letter from prosecutors confirming an immunity deal for his client.
In a statement last night, William Ginsburg accused Kenneth Starr's office of pressuring Lewinsky into making statements that are not true.
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1-Sports

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=None

In sports,
It was a close score, as Roanoke College pulled off a home win.
Roy Stanley has highlights.
Good Morning Roy.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)

One-Steve

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record
SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;
ROLLS COLD OUT OF BREAK
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SUPER=12-Reidsville, NC; :42
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OUT Q=When the family was here

Steve Live

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STOCKS

COMM5-Blevins

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=legal scales

A teenage girl may have fallen victim to a Montgomery County teacher. 34- year- old Michael Blevins is a math teacher and wrestling coach at Shawsville High School --
He faces 15 counts of fornication and 30 counts of crimes against nature, including sodomy.
Authorities say the crimes occurred in Smyth County last summer.
State police say Blevins' 16- year- old victim was NOT one of his students.
Blevins was arrested Tuesday at Shawsville High School -- the personnel office says Blevins is suspended with pay to protect the students.
State police say they plan to press similar charges against Blevins in other jurisdictions.
Another Montgomery County educator -- John Breedlove -- goes to trial in April for allegedly raping and sodomizing four girls.

E-Bent-Mountain

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jda
TAPE#=97-92
GRAPHIC=NONE

Some areas are still feeling the effects of the major snowstorm the majority of our area managed to avoid.
Bent Mountain in Roanoke County was especially hard hit... A thick layer of ice there has broken limbs and taken down power lines.
Joe Dashiell reports, residents will have to wait for their electric service to be restored.
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SUPER=01-John Lancaster/Bent Mountain Resident; :11
SUPER=01-Don Powell/American Electric Power; :43
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OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke County

((Bent Mountain is no stranger to snow and ice, but residents say this is the worst winter weather they've seen in a long time.
John Lancaster should know. He's lived here for almost 70 years.
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((We had one a few years back that was almost this bad, but it didn't break the power lines down like it has today. I drove out a while ago, I was shocked to see how many poles had snapped and how many lines are down. We're going ot be a long time getting power back.))
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The evidence is everywhere, from the pasture to the power lines coated with a thick layer of ice. NAT SOUND OF WIRES BEING CLEARED
And the injuries that will be evident long after the ice has melted.
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((The majority of everything is blocked by trees that are down. WE've got an awful lot of wires and poles that are down up here, just slow going, huh? Yeah, we're making efforts but it's slow going.))
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STAND-UP CLOSE
American Electric Power estimates that 12-hundred customers on Bent Mountain, more than 5000 throughout the region are without power. For many of those people, it may be the weekend before their power is restored.

Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke County))Oral-History

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#598-5
GRAPHIC=NONE

The Virginia Museum of Transportation wants to make sure the legacy of black railroad workers is not lost.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

So they're putting together an oral history project--based on the memories and experiences of black workers with Norfolk and Western.
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((KAY HOUCK/VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM EXEC. DIR.: I REALLY BELIEVE THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN WAS THE BACKBONE FOR THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD SYSTEM. WHO LAID THE TRACKS IN CALIFORNIA IS WIDELY KNOWN AS THE ORIENTALS AND CERTAINLY UP NORTH WE CARE ABOUT THE IRISH THAT PLAYED A BIG ROLE. BUT, IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN-AMERICANS LAID THE TRACKS.))
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VO-NAT

Roanoke Councilman Carroll Swain approached museum officials with the idea for the project after seeing a Norfolk and Western exhibit at the museum.
Swain said it didn't adequately represent black workers.
The project is expected to be completed in early March and officials hope to follow it with a television documentary.
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2-Scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NBA

In sports,
Toronto trailed by 16 in the first half before handing Dallas its 20th straight road loss.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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Two-Steve

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#MR-1
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record
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SUPER=18-"Wag the Dog-New Line; :09
SUPER=18-Anna's Grade "B+"; :51
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((If you are not already totally cynical about politicians and political campaigns, "Wag the Dog" will finish the job. When a president is accused of sexual misconduct with a fire fly girl, his Mr. Fix-it, Robert De Niro, is called in to do damage control. De NIro and a presidential aid, Anne Heche, jet to the coast to bring in the number one movie producer, a brilliant performance by Dustin Hoffman to create a diversion. They plan a "Pageant which will look like war with albania, and they want Hoffman to produce it. So he does, complete with a theme song, slogans, commercial tie in and fake war footage. They even find a "war hero" (Woody Harrelson). The strategy sessions and brainstorming by Hoffman and his cronies create the best moments in the film; which sags a bit towards the end. "Wag the Dog" gets a B+. It is funny primarily because it is so plausible; but it does present a warped view of both politics and the gullibility of the American public.)) Steve Live

Double Boxes=SPA & KMC
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2-Frith

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin'
WRITER=khu
TAPE#=98-5
GRAPHIC=Frith, Earl

After deliberating into the morning hours, a federal jury has found Earl Frith guilty of just ONE of the four counts against him.
Keith Humphry waited it out and files this report.
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IN Q=I'm disappointed
SUPER=01-Earl Frith/Realtor; :10
SUPER=@keith1; :43
SUPER=01-Richard Studenic/Juror; :55
SUPER=01-Louis Welch/Jury Foreman; 1:02
SUPER=01-Joe Mott/Prosecutor; 1:21
RUNS=1:45
OUT Q=KH, N7, Roanoke
(( 15:39:30 ((I'M DISAPPOINTED.))
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Always the diplomatic salesman. The 63-year old realtor left the courthouse still frustrated by the delay in the time between his indictment and trial. ((EIGHT YEARS IS A LONG TIME.))
RUNS=:02

NINE years ago, Frith sold a farm in Floyd County to Columbian Cocaine trafficker Javier Cruz.
Then there was a large cash transaction- -that prompted Frith to structure deposits at the bank to come in UNDER 10-thousand dollars... trying to avoid the scrutiny from the IRS.
He was convicted of "structuring;" found NOT guilty of playing a part in Cruz's drug conspiracy.
After nine hours of deliberation the judge declared a mistrial on the one remaining charge. 15:54:30 ((THOUGH THE FOREMAN INDICATED TO THE JUDGE THAT IT DIDN'T APPEAR PROMISING THAT THE JURY COULD COME UP WITH A VERDICT ON THE MONEY LAUNDERING COUNT AGAINST FRITH, SEVERAL JURORS INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO STAY- -EVEN AT 3:30 IN THE MORNING- -AND CONTINUE TO DELIBERATE.))
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15:30:30 (( ARE YOU DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO RENDER A VERDICT? WE WOULD LIKED TO HAVE DECIDED IT.))
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15:31:20 (( I GUESS CLOSE TO FINDING HIM NOT GUILTY ON THAT LAST COUNT.))
RUNS=:04

The foreman said the jury had trouble agreeing on the law in the case.
He emphatically rejected any notion that Frith might have been set up by the government.
Though Cruz's ex-WIFE testified the informant himself did NOT. 15:38:30 ((THERE WERE A NUMBER OF WITNESSES WE DIDN'T CALL IN THIS CASE. AND CERTAINLY WE FELT WE PROVED OUR CASE, EVEN WITHOUT MR. CRUZ AS A WITNESS.))
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The jury made short work of convicting the other defendant, J-R Castellanos, a Miami drug trafficker of conspiring to import and distribute cocaine. 15:56:45 CASTELLANOS FACES A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON. Keith Humphry, NEWS 7,Roanoke.

RUNS=:06))CLINTON

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=clinton

There are new allegations against President Clinton in the White House sex scandal.
"The New York Times" reports Clinton's secretary has told prosecutors the president tried to get HER to agree that he and intern Monica Lewinsky were never alone, and that he resisted Lewinsky's sexual advances.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA;
4:01:18
Meantime, Lewinsky's attorney says he has a letter from prosecutors confirming a deal to grant her immunity.
And he's accusing them of trying to pressure her into statements that are not true.
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S-Drug-Bust

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=chu
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Drug Bust-Pot

Danville police arrested two men after finding 60-pounds of marijuana in their car.
Miguel Pena of Cascade Virginia and Fernando Medina of Mexico are in jail --each being held on 25-thousand dollars bail.
Officers seized the drugs Wednesday.
They estimate the street value of the pot at 90-thousand dollars.

Olympics

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE

Let the games begin!
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Nagano, Japan;
4:16:34
The 18th winter olympics get underway tonight in Nagano, Japan.
196 american athletes will be on hand for tonight's opening ceremonies.
Four years ago in Lillehammer, Norway, the U-S team won 13 medals -- an American record.
U-S Olympic officials think the team in Nagano can match that record over the coming 16 days.
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3-Sports

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=None

In sports,
It's going to be a big night in local ise hockey action.
Roy Stanley has a preview.
Good Morning Roy.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)
Lottery
Pick 3/Pick 4
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Three-Steve

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record
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ROLL COLD OUT OF BIRTHDAYS
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SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon; :00
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OUT Q=In the world is that

double Boxes=SPA & MEL

(toss to Melanie)E-Rehab-Clinic

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-96
GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check

In this morning's health check,
A local rehab program is helping set national standards for patients who've suffered industrial or work injuries.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The patient's progress with physical therapy is documented and sent to a national database called the (EYE-zern-hay-gen) Isernhagen program.
The information is then compared with others across the country and recommendations are made regarding treatment and when the patient can return to work.
Physical therapy patients at Rehab Services of Roanoke are taking part in program.
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IN Q=For instance
((TINA CADDEN/PHYSICAL THERAPIST:FOR INSTANCE SOMEONE WHO HAD A LUMBAR DISCECTOMY WHICH IS A LOW BACK SURGERY CAN BE COMPARED TO THE SAME PERSON WITH A SIMILAR HISTORY IN CALIFORNIA...WERE THE TREATMENTS DIFFERENT? DID THEY GET BETTER FASTER IN ONE PLACE THAN THE OTHER AND THAT MIGHT CHANGE HOW WE APPROACH OUR CARE.))
SUPER=01-Tina Cadden/Physical Therapist;
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OUT Q=our care.
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VO-NAT

The data is confidential for each patient.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
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BUMP

COMME-Train-Wreck

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#97-97
GRAPHIC=Train Derailment

Clean up continues today along the Maury River in Glasgow, at the sight of yesterday's train derailment.
Scott Goldberg has the story.
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(( It shut down one of Norfolk Southern's major routes.
It dumped a locomotive and gallons of diesel fuel into the Maury river.
It created a logistical nightmare for a railroad that must now find detours for daily shipments of freight.
But everyone who saw it said it could have been a lot worse.
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((CHIEF RICHARD SPANGLER/GLASGOW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT))
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But the rain was bad enough to wash away 250 feet of track.
Five of the freight train's 20 cars derailed.
The two men on board -- a conductor and an engineer -- jumped into the river and swam to safety.
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((CHIEF RICHARD SPANGLER/GLASGOW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT))
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Now it's up to the crews working around the clock.
Their job is to lift the derailed cars out of the Maury river, rebuild the washed away truck, and contain as much fuel as possible, before the rushing river carries it away.
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((SCOTT GOLDBERG/REPORTER: IN THE WAKE OF THE DERAILMENT, NORFOLK SOUTHERN SAID IT IS LUCKY THE TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD THE TRAIN WERE NOT HURT. IT IS LUCKY THE ONLY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ONBOARD WAS DIESEL FUEL IN THE LOCOMOTIVE. AND THE RAILROAD SAID IT WILL BE VERY LUCKY IF IT CAN GET THE TRACK UP AND RUNNING BY THE WEEKEND. SCOTT GOLDBERG, NEWS-7, GLASGOW.))
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales

Montgomery County school employee is facing charges of having sex with a child.
34- year- old Michael Blevins was arrested Tuesday at Shawsville High School, charged with 15 counts of fornication and 30 other counts including sodomy.
State police say the victim is 16- years- old, but she is NOT one of Blevins' students.
The crimes allegedly occurred last summer in Smyth County, where Blevins taught high school in the 19-80's.
He is currently a Montgomery County wrestling coach and math teacher but has been suspended WITH pay until trial.
State police say they plan to press similar charges against Blevins in other jurisdictions.

E-Clerk-Shooting

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-98
GRAPHIC=legal scales

Last summer a clerk was shot during an attempted robbery.
Now two Lynchburg men could face life in prison for the crime.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rustburg

Both 21- year- old Rodney Keith Holland and 19- year- old Derek Dewayne Smith were found guilty on nine charges yesterday in connection with the crime at Foster Fuels last August.
Police say both men had guns when they entered the store, but it was Smith who shot clerk Matthew Longerbeam in the head.
Longerbeam survived but still has a bullet fragment in his brain.
Sentencing for the two men is set for April.
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E-Carvin's-Cove

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=TST
TAPE#98-7
GRAPHIC=NONE

The recent rains have had a positive effect on the Carvin's Cove reservoir.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;

It's full again.
Carvin's Cove is Roanoke's primary water supply.
Water started spilling over the dam on Sunday afternoon. Almost a foot of water is now pouring over the spillway.
City officials say the cove hasn't been full since June 25th of last year.
The city is not encouraging people to start taking 20-minute showers, but the cove now contains enough water to last for about a year-and a-half -- even if we don't get another drop of rain.
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S-Floyd-Administrator

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#98-2
GRAPHIC=nONE

Floyd County is saying good-bye to its administrator.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Floyd Co./File Tape;

Roy Crawford is leaving after two years, to move to Charlotte, North Carolina.
That's where his wife has found a new job.
Crawford has been running Floyd County for two years.
He's spent more than 25 years in local government. He says he'll probably look for a job this time in business or industry.

(------------)4-Scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NBA

In sports,
Glen Rice scored 30 points in just three quarters as Charlotte cruised by Vancouver.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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Promo

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-55
GRAPHIC=NONE

About this time every week, most of us begin thinking about WHERE and HOW to get a little R and R.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;

For nearly eight years, The Oaks Bed and Breakfast has offered a luxurious refuge, with a touch of history.
Owners Tom and Margaret Ray understand the need for working people to get away from it all-- they say that's why they OPENED the inn.
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IN Q=WE just sort of
((MARGARET RAY/THE OAKS OWNER: WE JUST SORT OF REACHED A TIME IN OUR LIFE WHEN WE BURNT OUT. WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TOGETHER. WE'RE VERY HOME- CENTERED PEOPLE. ))
SUPER=01-Margaret Ray/The Oaks Owner;
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WEEKEND MORNING GRAPHIC-essC
In this week's "Time Off" segment, we'll pay a visit to this Christiansburg mansion that dates back more than a century.
Wake up for that and more tomorrow on News 7 Saturday morning at eight with Denise Allen and weather with Andrew Freiden.
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Double Boxes=Melanie/Kimberly and Steve
(toss)
ANCHOR=Steve
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
Double Boxes=Melanie/Kimberly and Steve
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