WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 05/11/98

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Coming up on NEWS 7 at Six a woman accused of killing her own baby on Mother's Day.

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The likelihood of a major power outage, caused by peak demand- -and whether a big new transmission line is the answer.
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And what's new at Festival in the Park this year.[Sports-Head]

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Tonight in sports, the Hammerin Hokies are forced to play in Philadelphia, the Saturn Cup bike races are ready to invade downtown, practice continues today at the Brickyard,
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and the Virginia Independent Conference high school golf tournament is winding down at Ole Monterey.
A first round update coming up tonight in sports.
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Another typical spring-98 day. The clouds will dominate tomorrow as well. Details coming up.[open]
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An eight-month old baby is dead -- investigators say she was murdered by her own mother.
The incident happened in Martinsville on Mother's Day --
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Tina Tenret reports the infant was not the only one hurt.
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According to court papers, Sharon Denise Alley's nine-year old son was in the next room when the murder occurred.
The boy told investigators when his baby sister started crying, his mother went into the bedroom.
The boy says she came out from behind the closed door yelling I killed her, I killed her.
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(( 29-year-old Sharon Denise Alley was living in her parents' trailer home with her two children.
Investigators say she killed her eight month old daughter with a kitchen knife as the infant lay in her crib.
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((LT. KIMMY NESTER/HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT: MRS. ALLEY IS MARRIED. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FOR SOME TIME. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR TWO YEARS AND HAD THE TWO CHILDREN BETWEEN THEM. APPARENTLY THE MOTHER HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HER HUSBAND BY TELEPHONE. AFTER HAVING VERBAL CONTACT OVER THE TELEPHONE, THAT'S WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.)) [RUNS:14]
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Deputies say Sharon Alley headed for the hospital with both children, but car trouble stopped her.
A nearby resident called 9-1-1 but the baby could not be revived.
Alley has been in trouble before -- charged with felony child neglect when the baby was only five- weeks old.
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((TINA TENRET/NEWS7: ACCORDING TO COURT PAPERS -- THE BABY'S FATHER SAYS HE WAS ON THE COUCH WITH HIS EYES CLOSED AND SHARON WAS HOLDING THE BABY AT THE KITCHEN TABLE. HE SAYS ALL OF A SUDDEN HE HEARD SOMETHING FALL AND SAW THE BABY LYING ON THE FLOOR, EIGHT FEET AWAY FROM SHARON. HE SAYS SHARON HEARD VOICES TELLING HER TO KILL HERSELF, AND HE THINKS VOICES ALSO TOLD HER TO THROW THE BABY.)) [RUNS:22]
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Alley told the court she wanted a psychiatric exam and planned to make that part of her defense.))
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Last time the baby suffered a fractured skull after hitting the floor -- but Alley was released on a two-thousand-dollar bond and the court gave her custody of her two children.
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This time, Alley is in jail on a million - dollar bond and her 9 year old son is staying with his grandparents.[City

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Harry Davis won't be returning to the Roanoke City School Board when his term expires.
Davis did not have the votes as council made two appointments this afternoon.
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Joe Dashiell reports on that decision and the pension issue that has divided council.
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A Lynchburg man has avoided trial by pleading guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to defraud.
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Prosecutors say 45- year- old George Calvin Kelly helped bilk the Ericsson Corporation of more than a million dollars between 1992 and 1997.
Former Ericsson employee Robert Sager hired Kelly's firm.. Lynchburg Drafting Services.. to draft hundreds of schematic drawings.
Ericsson paid for but never received the drawings, and Kelly and Sager split the proceeds.
Sager pled guilty to HIS involvement last week.. both men will be sentenced this summer.
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The level of assistance drug informant Javier Cruz provided the government may be a matter of national security.
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Cruz wants to tell the judge about information he provided the feds... hoping to get a break when it comes to sentencing.
The government says Cruz provided invaluable information that spawned investigations all over the country.
Cruz spent several YEARS- -out on bond- -living in Roanoke County, trying to infiltrate the upper levels of the Columbian drug cartels.
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In court today the government argued revealing the details might jeopardize law enforcement "trade-craft techniques."
The D-E-A will review the case and decide whether it can now be told OR if it's information only the judge gets to
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Night golf is coming to the Star City, complete with glow in the dark balls,
Coming up we'll have a preview of this year's Festival in the Park.
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Plus,
A-E-P's proposed new powerline is creating a controversy.
In our first installment of "Power Struggle" we'll look into whether NO new powerline would leave residents in the dark.
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Tonight we begin a series of reports on an issue that has sparked passionate debates across Southwest Virginia.
American Electric Power wants to build a 765-kilovolt power line -- a huge, high-voltage line -- [DISSOLVE TO FULLSCREEN MAP] stretching from Wyoming, West Virginia, to Cloverdale, just north of Roanoke.
The power company says, without it, we face the risk of major power outages.
But there are plenty of opponents who have spent their time and energy trying to knock down the line A-E-P wants to build. [DISSOLVE TO FULLSCREEN BOARD "POWER STRUGGLE"]
Scott Goldberg begins our series with a look at why the power company says we need the line ... and how strong opposition to the project is turning this debate into a high-voltage power struggle.
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((If the power unexpectedly went out at R-R Donnelley, it would not be a pretty picture for the company that prints a million books a month.
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The problem is: The equipment here and at other high-tech companies might be demanding more than the power company can supply.
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Since American Electric Power built its last backbone transmission line -- 25 years ago -- the company reports demand for electricity has more than doubled.
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A-E-P says there's only one practical way to handle the growing load:
Add a new high-voltage line to the old transmission system.
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The line A-E-P wants to build snakes through miles of national forest and a handful of small communities.
There's no doubt it would bring more power here.
There's also no shortage of critics who say there has to be a better way.
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John McLeod is a Virginia Tech researcher who did [shot of mcleod thumbing through research on tape 2 at 10 29 20 or 10 29 54] his own, independent study.
He concluded the risk of a blackout is not as bad as the power company says it is.
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A-E-P is distributing a video that describes this scenario:
High demands for electricity and failing power lines lead to a widespread blackout. [pre pro mcleod's numbers]
McLeod's study says, based on the demand in Southwest Virginia, there's only one hour every 129-years when the conditions would be right for that kind of power failure.
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Tomorrow, in part two of our report, Scott looks at possible alternatives to the power line.

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The state watchdog agency that oversees how every other state agency's doing has a game plan for this year.
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The bi-partisan Joint Legislative Audit Review Commission will look into how well the State Board of Elections is being run, and how it works with local voter registrars.
It will look into how the state health department is handling citizen comments and complaints about their HMOs.
The increasing use of private consultants by the Virginia Department of Transportation will be analyzed.
Should the beachfront Camp Pendleton -- where governors vacation -- be turned from a national guard facility to a state park?
The commission will examine how effective Virginia's Department for the Aging really is.
Ongoing projects from last year include a look at whether state agencies have solved the Year 2000 computer problem.

A report on the adequacy of training programs for commercial drivers is due soon.
And in December, a report on the ongoing study of welfare reform in Virginia is due.

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Roanoke's Festival in the Park kicks off a week from Thursday.
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Organizers have added a few events, including an antique show, and a glow-in-the-dark night time golf tournament.

The festival's corporate sponsors have pitched in to add more activities for children this year.
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Shultz says she doesn't expect any entertainment problems.
The festival sued performer Even Steven, an Elton John impersonator who cancelled at the last minute last year.

The bands Foghat, and the Back Doors are among the bands scheduled to perform this year. [Sports Tease]

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Coming up tonight in sports, the Virginia Independent conference high school golf tournament is winding down at this hour at Old Monterey, the Hammerin Hokies get rained on once again, an NHL star who was hit by a puck in the heart area yesterday is much better,
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and the Saturn Cup bike races are poised to take over the streets of downtown Roanoke this Memorial Day weekend.

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The Virginia Independent Conference golf tournament teeed off over at Ole Monterey golf course today under some less than ideal conditions.
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Tee times were pushed back due to the rain, which has been a nuisance all day long.
Brandon LaCroix, and his North Cross teammates are gunning for their seventh straight conference title today.
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At this point the golfers are still out on the course trying to finish before darkness sets in.
However, Lacroix, the defending champ has an up and down day.
He finishes the tournament with a 3 over 74. But the clubhouse leader right now is Covenant schools Andy Dofflemyer.
I'll let you know tonight at 11, if it holds up for the win.

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The Virginia Tech Hokies and the rest of the Atlantic 10 conference's baseball teams are hoping to finally get a chance to play their tournament tomorrow.
The A-10 championships were scheduled to start last Friday in Boyertown, Pennsylvania - but rain has forced the tourney to be postponed three straight days.
They are now moving it to the astro-turf field at Veteran's stadium in Philadelphia tomorrow.
Tech plays U-Mass at 11 tomorrow morning. If the Hokies win they will play for the title tomorrow night. [S-Satu

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The Saturn Cup bike races were among the topics of conversation this morning at the Festival in the Park News conference.
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The Patrick Henry Hotel served as the host for sponsors and media members.
The memorial day weekend activities include a night time golf tournament, musical concerts and arts.
And this year, the cycling events should be their best yet in terms of the talent level.
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The Washington Capitals are in action tonight as their Eastern conference semi-final series with Ottawa resumes in Canada.
The Caps lead the best of seven two games to none.
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Elsewhere, watch the St. Louis Blues player standing in the front of the screen get hit in the chest with a puck during yesterday's game with Detroit.
Defenseman Chris Pronger, took the puck full force in the heart area and collapsed on the ice.
He spent last night in a hospital for observation, and was released this morning in good condition.
Doctors say his heartrate slowed momentarily but quickly recovered. They also say there is a good chance the 6-6, 210-pound Pronger will be able to play tomorrow night.
That series is tied at a game a piece.

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Closer to home those of you Express fans keeping score know that the Hampton Roads Admirals have tied up the ECHL championship series at a game apiece.
Pensacola won game one 7-to-4, but lost game two 3-to-1.
The Ice Pilots must now travel to Norfolk for games three through five on the Admirals home ice at the Scope.
Game three of the best of seven series takes place tomorrow night in Tidewater.

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After taking this past weekend off in honor of Mother's Day, many of the Winston Cup cars were testing today in Richmond.
Later this week the drivers will invade Charlotte for the start of the Winston all-star weekend.
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Meanwhile, this afternoon in Indianapolis the open wheeled machines gave the brickyard a workout as practice for this year's Indy 500 began.
Tony Stewart, who also moonlights on the Busch series for Joe Gibbs, ran a lap at 223 point 703 miles an hour this afternoon.
That is the fastest lap at the track since the IRL adopted a new chassis-engine formula.
Stewart's is the Indy Racing league's defending champion.
Scott Sharp was second fastest today at 222 and one tenth miles an hour.
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The topic of racial equality in the Lynchburg school system is up for discussion tonight..
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Jean Jadhon is here to tell us more.. Jean?
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Keith, last winter E.C Glass football coach Bo Henson raised some eyebrows when he claimed he was fired because there weren't enough white students on his team.
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School officials denied that, but the controversy sparked the formation of a citizens committee to look into the racial makeup of the city's school populations, its sports teams and faculty.
The committee and the school board are meeting at this hour to discuss the results of that survey..
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We'll have the story, plus all the latest news, weather, and sports tonight on News 7 at 11--Keith?

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