WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/21/98

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In the news this morning, Indonesia's long time leader is out.
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And it looks like there's a winner in the record powerball lottery.
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms are pushing into the region-- otherwise expect variable cloudiness.
And temperatures will begin cooling off by this evening.
Today's outlook, plus a peek at the holiday weekend, coming up.
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The dispute between Rocky Mount and Franklin County over sewer lines and land is headed to court.
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Rocky Mount wants to make room for more businesses, but there are no sewer lines.
So town officials say they will build sewer lines and annex surrounding land so Rocky Mount can get a share of the taxes.
But the county insists the town also share in the cost of building sewer lines in the less profitable Franklin Heights subdivision.
Town leaders don't like that idea so they're filing a lawsuit.
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(( JERRE LUMSDEN/COUNTY SUPERVISOR: THE WORST CASE SCENARIO IS IF THE TOWN WANTS TO ANNEX JUST THE HIGH PROFIT CORRIDOR AND THE COUNTY FIGHTS IT, IT MAY CAUSE EACH A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND TAKE SEVERAL YEARS IN THE MEANTIME. WE LOSE MILLIONS EVERY YEAR. ))
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The county says a major company wants to build a shopping center on route 40 bringing millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.
It's just waiting for a sewer line solution, but the company may now be losing interest.

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The search for victims is finished.
The hunt for clues is just beginning.
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Work crews began tearing down the remains of the Church Avenue apartment building that went up in flames Monday morning.
Police are still interviewing witnesses, trying to learn if the suspicious fire was indeed arson.
The Fire Chief says it will take some time to put the physical evidence together.
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((JIM GRIGSBY/ROANOKE FIRE EMS CHIEF; WE HAVE SENT OFF SAMPLES, FOUR SAMPLES WE'VE TAKEN TO THE LAB TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY RESIDUE THERE, AND TRYING TO WORK ON THE FORENSIC EVIDENCE AND PUT OUR REPORT TOGETHER, WHICH WILL TAKE US ACTUALLY ANOTHER COUPLE-THREE MONTHS TO GET THAT REPORT PUT TOGETHER.))
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Meanwhile a small memorial is growing in a corner of the property. Friends and relatives of the victims are leaving flowers, notes and photographs in memory of those who died.
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The search is on in Danville for a suspect who robbed a bank courier yesterday morning.
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It happened outside the People's Bank on Kentuck Road.
The bank courier parked his pickup truck and went inside.
That's when police say a man wearing a black "uniform-like" outfit smashed out the truck's windows.
He took a bag of cash with an undetermined amount of money-- it belonged to the bank.
Police say the suspect drove off in a blue compact car with stolen tags.
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[POWERBALL]

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Dreams of sudden riches seem to have been dashed for all but one lucky Powerball player.
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Officials of the multi-state lottery confirm a winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin.
The jackpot is worth a record 195 MILLION dollars.
The Wisconsin lottery says the cash option ticket is worth more than 104 million .. meaning the winner would receive a lump sum rather than annual installments.
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[INDONESIA]

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President Suharto of indonesia has resigned.
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Suharto's announcement today comes after the country's economic crisis sparked anti-government riots that left at least 5-hundred people dead.
The 76-year old Suharto named his Vice- President as Indonesia's new leader.
At Indonesia's parliament.. hundreds of students cheered.. others danced.. after learning that 32 years of Suharto rule had come to an end.
In Washington, president clinton welcomed suharto's decision.. offering U-S support to help create a stable democracy in the country.
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Frank Sinatra has been laid to rest at a cemetary near Palm Springs, California.
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Yesterday, hundreds of mourners bid farewell to the music legend at a Beverly Hills church for a private funeral.
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His coffin was then flown to Palm springs.
Barbara Sinatra and the immediate family also flew to Palm Springs for a private burial service.
Sinatra died last thursday at age 82.
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In sports, an active night on the diamond as regional semifinals got underway in high school baseball.
Roy Stanley has details.
Good Morning Roy.
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The 21-st century is just around the corner.
And one new business is banking on the new millenium to bring in business now.
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The Software Factory celebrated its grand opening yesterday afternoon in South Boston.
The high-tech firm trains people for computer programming jobs and specializes in "Year 2000" remediation.
President Jerry Hill demonstrated the company's ability to telecommunicate with its business partners.
Virginia's Secretary of Commerce and Trade was on hand for yesterday's ceremony and noted that technology jobs are the fastest growing jobs in the state.
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Big savings could be in store if you don't mind a car with a few dings.
A hail storm in Salem last week is bringing a hefty markdown on a lot of new cars.
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The hail left tiny dimples on cars up and down Salem's East Main Street.
That means if a few dings don't bother you, you can get a sizable chunk knocked off the price of a new car.
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((PAT PHAM/NEW CAR BUYER: THEY GAVE US A CHOICE. THEY COULD FIX IT FOR US OR WE COULD GET OUR PAYMENTS LOWER. AND LIKE I SAID, WE CHOSE TO GET OUR PAYMENTS LOWERED.))
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Some dealers are hiring dent repairmen to fix the damage.
That means lots of business for people like Steve Hunter.
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((STEVE HUNTER/DENT REPAIRMAN: BRINGS IN A LOT OF EXTRA BUSINESS THAT YOU NORMALLY WOULDN'T HAVE. USUALLY YOU JUST HAVE SIDE DOOR DINGS. AND THIS JUST CAUSES A LOT MORE WORK FOR US. ))
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There is a downside to buying a hail-damaged car.
Money you save now is money you could lose down the road if you trade in your car.
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[Health-Check]

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In today's Health Check, more evidence that alcoholism could be genetic.
Mika Brzezinski has the latest on the medical front.
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GOOD MORNING.
ARE SOME PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME ALCOHOLICS THAN OTHERS?
RESEARCHERS THINK THE ANSWER MAY LIE IN OUR D-N-A.
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OFFICIALS AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM SAY MORE STUDIES ARE LINKING THE DISEASE TO GENETICS.
REPORTS SUGGEST SEVERAL GENES MIGHT INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOMEONE BECOMING AN ALCOHOLIC.
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PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES MAY NOT BE GETTING ALL THE MEDICAL ATTENTION THEY NEED.
ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE...
DOCTORS TREATING PATIENTS FOR SERIOUS DISEASES LIKE DIABETES AND EMPHYSEMA.. OFTEN MISS OTHER HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS.
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AND YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE WARNINGS ABOUT WHAT THE SUN DOES TO YOUR SKIN.. BUT APPARENTLY NOT EVERYONE IS GETTING THE MESSAGE.
GOVERNMENT HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ONLY ABOUT A THIRD OF ADULTS USE SUNSCREEN.. OR OTHER MEASURES TO PROTECT THEIR SKIN FROM HARMFUL RAYS.
EXPERTS FIND THIS SHOCKING SINCE THE NUMBER OF CASES OF SKIN CANCER HAS DOUBLED SINCE 19-73....MAKING IT THE MOST COMMON FORM OF CANCER IN THE U-S.
AND THAT'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS. I'M MIKA BRZEZINSKI, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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Celebrations in the streets of Jakarta replaced riots today as Indonesia's President announced his resignation.
President Suharto ruled the nation for 32-years, but in the end, deadly riots stemming from economic collapse proved to be his undoing.
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The second Church Avenue building torched by Monday's deadly fire was torn down yesterday.
Investigators are still interviewing witnesses as they try to determine whether the blaze was arson.
Five people were killed in the fire, two remain hospitalized.
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Most of us can only dream of it.
But somebody's got it.
Powerball lottery officials in Iowa, say someone has a winning ticket in the biggest jackpot in lottery history.
The ticket was sold in Wisconsin, the buyer choosing the all-cash option of 104 million dollars.
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And that's what's making news on this Thursday May 21st.
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News 7 Mornin' will be right back. [2WX-Hello]

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The search for clues continues today in the rubble of a Roanoke apartment building.
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Work crews yesterday began tearing down the remains of the Church Avenue building that went up in flames Monday morning.
Police are still interviewing witnesses, trying to learn if the suspicious fire was indeed arson.
The Fire Chief says it will take some time to put the physical evidence together.
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Meanwhile a small memorial is growing in a corner of the property. Friends and relatives of the victims are leaving flowers, notes and photographs in memory of those who died.
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Danville police are still looking for the man who robbed a bank courier yesterday morning.
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It happened outside the People's Bank on Kentuck Road.
The bank courier parked his pickup truck and went inside.
That's when police say a man wearing a black "uniform-like" outfit smashed out the truck's windows.
He took a bag of cash with an undetermined amount of money-- it belonged to the bank.
Police say the suspect drove off in a blue compact car with stolen tags.
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The town of Rocky Mount says negotiations are going nowhere -- so it's suing Franklin County for more land.
Tina Tenret reports.
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One of those areas is the Route 40 East corridor.
Several businesses apparently want to move here -- except there are no sewer lines.
So Rocky Mount says it will build sewer lines and annex the surrounding land so it can get a share of the taxes.

But the county insists the town also share in the cost of building sewer lines in the less profitable Franklin Heights subdivision.
Town leaders say they have exhausted all means of negotiation-- so they're taking the county to court.
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Both sides say they are still willing to negotiate.[2-INDONESIA]

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Indonesia's President Suharto has resigned, ending 32 years as leader of the world's fourth most populous nation.
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Suharto's announcement comes after the country's economic crisis sparked anti-government riots that left at least 5-hundred people dead.
The 76-year old Suharto named his Vice- President as Indonesia's new leader.
At Indonesia's parliament.. hundreds of students broke into applause over the resignation.
In Washington, President Clinton welcomed Suharto's decision.. offering U-S support to help create a stable democracy in the country.
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It looks like the state of Wisconsin has a new multi-millionaire this morning.
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Powerball Lottery officials in Iowa say someone in Wisconsin bought a winning ticket for the biggest jackpot in lottery history.
The results won't be final until an auditor confirms the numbers later this morning.
The prize totaled just shy of 195 million dollars.
But the Wisconsin player took the all-cash option, and if that proves to be the only ticket, it would be worth 104 million dollars.
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Frank Sinatra has been laid to rest next to his parents at a cemetery in Palm Springs, California.
Yesterday a number of Hollywood legends said a final farewell at a private ceremony in Beverly Hills.
Jennifer Sabih reports.
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GENERATIONS OF CELEBRITIES CAME OUT TO SAY GOODBYE TO A SINGER WHOSE CAREER SPANNED GENERATIONS.
GREGORY PECK, WHO DELIVERED A REMEMBRANCE OF FRANK SINATRA TO A CHURCH FULL OF HIS FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS. LIZA MINELLA CAME. TONY DANZA SEEMED TO CRY.
AND TONY BENNETT, THE SINGER SINATRA HIMSELF SAID WAS WITHOUT PEER, WAS CHOSEN TO SING AT SINATRA'S MASS.
IT WAS AN INVITATION ONLY SERVICE BUT FANS WITHOUT INVITATIONS CAME ANYWAY, BLOCKED OFF BEHIND A FENCE ACROSS THE STREET. BUT THAT WAS OK BECAUSE IT WAS A WAY TO SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION FOR AN ENTERTAINER WHO TOUCHED THEM FOR YEARS.

ON THE STREETS OF BEVERLY HILLS, BENTLEYS AND ROLLS ROYCES AND LIMOSINES DROPPED THE MOURNERS OFF AT THE CHURCH. IN THE SKY ABOVE IT, A SKYWRITER HAD DRAWN A HEART AS IF TO SAY THANKS FOR THE SONGS, FRANK SINATRA, WE LOVED THEM AND YOU.
THEN AFTER THE CERREMONY, SINATRA'S COFFIN BEGAN ITS FINAL JOURNEY. TO HIS RESTING PLACE, A CEMETREY NEAR PALM SPRINGS. THERE HE'LL BE BURIED NEXT TO BOTH HIS MOTHER AND FATHER. JENNIFER SABAH, CBS NEWS BEVERLY HILLS.))

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In sports, Salem tops Lynchburg and Danville loses one to Frederick.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards. [Wipe to Motion]
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[E-Thermachoice]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[TAPE#=98-39 27:45]
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It's a new procedure that can help some women avoid hysterectomies and it's being practiced here in our area.
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The alternative is uterine balloon therapy and it uses a latex balloon catherter filled with heated fluid to destroy the uterine lining.
The procedure takes only eight minutes and the patient can resume normal activity the next day.
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((DR. JAMES WESTON/OBGYN:THERMACHOICE IS A NEW TECHNIQUE WHICH OFFERS WOMEN A NEW APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF VERY HEAVY PAINFUL PERIODS WITHOUT REQUIRING EXTENSIVE SURGERY.))
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Women who wish to become pregnant or who have latex allergies are not recommended for the therapy.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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Radford and Roanoke Community Hospitals are the only facilities offering the procedure right now.

[E-Sexual-Harassment]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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The lesson for some teachers and school administrators is words can hurt--
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especially if they're sexually harassing in nature..
That according to speakers at a conference called "Understanding Sexual Harassment in High Schools".
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((PATRICIA THOMAS/RAPPAHANOCK COUNCIL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: IT HAPPENS. I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY PREVALENT. IT'S A PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF. AND, I THINK WHAT THIS CONFERENCE IS GIVING US ARE THE TOOLS TO TEACH OUR YOUTH TO EMPOWER OUR DAUGHTERS AND TO LET OUR SONS KNOW WHAT SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS.))
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Speakers taught teachers and administrators new ways of dealing with the problem.
They stressed responding to the harassement, rather than ignoring it.
Ignoring it, they said, can indicate that the harassment is acceptable.
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[E-Galaxy-4]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[TAPE#=98-32 37:36]
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It may some time before the Galaxy-Four communications satellite is back on line.
That could mean millions of pagers nationwide will remain silent.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

The problem has not been so bad for Roanoke-area businesses. Pagers used by local hospitals run on local ground-based systems, so they had few problems.
Radio and television stations, which depend on the satellite for news feeds and weather statistics, are feeling the brunt of the problem. The owners of Galaxy Four estimate it will take five days to replace the crippled satellite.
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[E-Lake-Rentals]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tte]
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Forget about renting a house on the Franklin County side of Smith Mountain Lake for Memorial Day Weekend.
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It is now illegal to rent in a residential area for less than a month.
That's because neighbors say crowds of people often pack into a house meant for four -- then throw loud parties and destroy property.
So short-term rentals are now confined to condominiums.
In contrast -- the Bedford and Pittsylvania County sides of the lake have NO restrictions on short-term rentals.

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[S-History-Wing]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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More than five million artifacts from 16- thousand years of Virginia history are now under one roof-- open to the public.
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[SUPER=03-Richmond;]

The privately-supported Virginia Historical Society now has a new wing.
In it, the Virginia Department of Natural Resources can conduct the work of discovering and documenting state history under the eyes of the public.
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[IN Q=You have]
((MELBA MYERS/DEPT. OF HISTORIC RESOURCES: YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE CURATOR HERE AND YOU CAN COME SEE OBJECTS FROM OUR COLLECTION.))
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((THIS GLORIOUS COMMONWEALTH OF OURS HAS BRED SOME OF THE GREATEST LEADERS AND EVENTS IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY.))
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The wing was built with a seven million dollar private gift from Richmond philanthropist Claiborne Robins.
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[3-Sports]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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In sports, it was qualifying night in Charlotte as Nascar drivers prepare for the Coca Cola 600.
Roy Stanley has highlights.
Good Morning Roy.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

A make-shift memorial is being created at the site of Monday's Church Avenue fire.
Friends and relatives mourn the victims, as Roanoke police continue to investigate the cause of the blaze that is still being called suspicious.
Fire officials say there will be no quick answers.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Rocky Mount town officials say the town is taking Franklin County to court since negotiations over proposed sewer lines stalled.
Rocky Mount plans to build sewer lines and annex land along Route 40 East to make room for several new businesses.
Franklin County wants help building sewer lines in a less profitable, residential area.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Danville police are searching for a man they say broke into a bank courier's car yesterday and stole a bag of money.

Police say the suspect smashed the window of a pick up truck outside of the People's Bank on Kentuck Road and took a bag of cash with an undisclosed amount of money belonging to the bank.
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