WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/26/98

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It's back to school today for students at the Oregon high school terrorized by a teen gunman.
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And a game of horshoes leads to with multiple shootings and murder.
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Aside from scattered light showers, things are improving this morning.
Expect partly sunny skies as you head back to work after the long holiday weekend.

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One school announcement today.
The Hurt Park Child Development Center is closed for the day and will re-open tomorrow.

Apparently vandalism has forced the closing.[CHURCH-BOMBING]

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Federal officials are trying to determine if there is a link between Sunday's church explosion in eastern Illinois and one that happened in the same county in December.
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Yesterday the F-B-I confirmed the blast was caused by a bomb.
Thirty three worshippers were injured.
Few details have been released about the explosion.
One Illinois newpaper quotes sources as saying it was caused by a homemade pipe bomb.
Bomb fragments will now be examined by the Bureau of Alchol, Tobacco and Firearms to determine if there is any resemble to the blast in December and others throughout the country.
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In Springfield, Oregon today, classes will be back in session at Thurston High school
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Counselors will be on hand to help students cope with last weeks school shooting.
Thursday's gunfire in the school cafeteria left two students dead and 18 others wounded.
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Students will dismissed from school early today to attend the funeral of one of the students killed.
About 500 mourners turned for the funeral of 16 year old Ben Walker who died after he was shot in the head.
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An Amherst COunty man was killed and another man is in critical condition after a weekend shooting.
Police say 29-year old Kenneth Branham killed 43-year old Richard Eubank, then wounded Bobby Beverly and Ricky McDaniel after a game of horseshoes Saturday night.
Witnesses say the three men were arguing when Branham pulled a 12-gauge shotgun from his car and started shooting.
Beverly is in critical condition at Lynchburg General Hospital and McDaniel was released.

Branham is charged with murder and two counts of malicious wounding. [E-Danville-Ax]

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A 5-year-old boy is in good condition after a drunk driver ran over him in Danville Saturday night.
Jerrick Blackstock was riding in the back of a pickup truck.
Police say the driver, Larnell Hampton, started backing the truck out of a driveway.
The child slipped off but Hampton continued in reverse and hit the child.

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President Clinton payed tribute to fallen American soldiers yesterday during a Memorial day ceremony in Arlington.
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He placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns.
The tomb is now partially empty while scientists test the remains of a the soldier from the Vietnam war.
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Veterans of that war gathered in Washington at the Vietnam Wall memorial.
Some spoke of how the war's fallen soldiers and veterans became forgotten to a generation of Americans, and the challenge of carrying on their memory.
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And Veterans of World War II, were among those gathered at Pearl Harbor.
It has been a hallowed site since a surprise Japanese bombing raid on December 7th, 19-41 which propelled the U-S into war.
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Observance of the holiday in Roanoke brought people
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to Lee Plaza, to pay respect to those who gave their lives for our country.
Mayor Bowers said a few words in rememberance of the soldiers.
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Jim Maye gave the Memorial Address. He spoke about Lieutenant Robert Mooney who gave his life fighting for his country.
Participants prayed for peace and sang the National Anthem.
A wreath was laid at the memorial and family members left flowers next to the names of their loved ones.
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It may have been a long weekend, but boaters at Smith Mountain Lake didn't get to enjoy most of it because of rain.

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But the sun finally came out on Memorial Day, the last day of vacation.
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Marina managers eagerly helped renters into boats-- anxious to recoup the money they lost this weekend.
They say they lose thousands of dollars when boats stay tied to the docks.
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((MARC DETOURNILLON/MARINA OWNER: OUR FUEL DOCKS AND FUEL SALES HAVE SUFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. PERSONALLY I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A RAIN DATE FOR MEMORIAL DAY BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ALWAYS RAIN HERE AT THE LAKE ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.))
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Boaters may be catching on.
Marina owners say visitors used to reserve boats well before Memorial Day.
This year, they waited for the sun to come out.
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In sports, NCAA division 3 baseball championships roll on.
Steve Mason has highlights from yesterday's action in Salem.
Good Morning Steve.
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Seven people lost their lives on Virginia's Highways this past Memorial Day weekend.
But Virginia State Police say that's down significantly from last year's death toll of 13.
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People all across the country are encouraging travelers to buckle up. Roanoke County resque squad member Mike Unroe knows first hand the importance of wearing a seatbelt.
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Small children should also be properly secured. The safest place for them is in the middle of the back seat.

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A lesson in construction for some Virginia Tech students, who will help out Habitat for Humanity.
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The College of Architecture and Urban Studies will transform this empty lot in Blacksburg into a home for a low income family.
Students enrolled in the class will do most of the work, from the design to the actual building.
Habitat for Humanity will choose the family who will move into the three bedroom house.
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((TERRI FITZWATER/NRV HABITAT FOR HUMANITY:WE LOOK AT THREE BASIC REASONS FOR HOME OWNERSHIP, THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE SHELTER, THE ABILITY TO PAY A MORTGAGE AND THE WILLINGNESS TO PARTNER, THE FAMILIES ARE SELECTED FOR THOSE THREE REASONS, DENIED FOR THOSE THREE REASON, HABITAT IS NOT A HAND OUT IT'S A HAND UP. ))
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Applications for the Blacksburg Habitat home are currently being accepted.

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Some Jewish settlers in the Middle East are voicing concern that evangelist Pat Robertson will try to convert Jews to Christianity.
Middle East Television, a subsidiary of Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network, has tentative plans to move to the West Bank settlement of (R-E-L) Ariel.
The network has been broadcasting from Israel's self-declared buffer zone in southern Lebanon, but is looking for a new location because of growing talk about an Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon.
M-E-T-V doesn't broadcast in Hebrew and says it isn't trying to convert Jews.

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In medical news, a recall of some dialysis machines is underway after several illness and 2 deaths of kidney patients.
Rick Jackson explains in today's Health check.
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AND THAT'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS. I'M RICK JACKSON. CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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The F-B-I confirms it was a bomb that caused sunday's explosion at a church in Danville, Illinois.
It is the second such attack on a church in the same county in less than 6 months.
Agents are trying to determine if there's any connection between the two.
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President Clinton paid tribute Memorial Day to those veterans who ``paid the ultimate price'' for freedom.
He said thanks to the veterans of the 20th century, ``the 21st century can be one of peace.''
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And Roanoke Valley music fans ended the Memorial Day weekend with a little hip hop and R and B.
Six bands entertained at the Star party at Victory Stadium.
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And that's what's making news on this Tuesday May 26TH.
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News 7 Mornin' will be right back. [2WX-Hello]

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One school announcement today.
The Hurt Park Child Development Center is closed for the day and will re-open tomorrow.

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Federal agents are looking for the bomber who terrorized a church full of people in eastern Illinois Sunday.
Thirty-three worshipers were injured, most of them teenagers.
Dave Fehling reports.
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Federal agents say a bomb tore a hole in the side of the First Assembly of God Church, injuring thirty three people, most of them teenagers. Pastor Dennis Rogers gave thanks that no one was killed by the explosion, the force of which shattered windows 100 yards away and left broken glass and twisted metal littering the street.
Rev. Dennis Rogers, Pastor That's the good news today...all the kids are gonna be OK.
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The explosion was the second church bombing in the area in five months. But so far investigators see no similarities between this and a bombing which killed one person at the Methodist church in Oakwood, fifteen miles away. ATF agents are trying to figure out why someone bombed the Danville church just as parishioners bowed their heads to pray Sunday morning.
Jerry Singer, Special Agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Many times the motive is not readily apparent, but develops as the case goes on.
Rev. Dennis Rogers, Pastor 8:48:14 Evil finds itself in large cities, small cities and villages, whereever there is an individual willing to respond to it..there's no rhyme or reason to this.
But investigators are determined to figure out the reason, sending bomb fragments to the national lab for analysis. Agents say they have a number of leads.

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Some terrifying moments over the skies of California and Arkansas.
Last night a Southwest Airlines jetliner made an emergency landing at the Ontario, California, International Airport.
The F-A-A says a Boeing 737 landed safely.
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And a safe landing for a Northwest Airlines DC-9 jet in Little Rock.
The plane was on its way from Wichita to Memphis when the pilot noticed an engine trouble light was on.
After landing the plane was checked out and so far no problems have been found.
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A weekend shooting left one Amherst COunty man dead, and another man in critical condition.
Police say 29-year old Kenneth Branham killed 43-year old Richard Eubank, then wounded Bobby Beverly and Ricky McDaniel after a game of horseshoes Saturday night.
Witnesses say the three men were arguing when Branham pulled a 12-gauge shotgun from his car and started shooting.
Beverly is in critical condition at Lynchburg General Hospital and McDaniel was released.

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President Clinton spent his memorial day paying tribute to veterans whom he says paid the ultimate price for freedom.
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Yesterday, the president placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and urged Americans to remember those still missing.
The tomb is now partially empty while scientists test the remains of one of the soldiers it housed.
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Amid the patriotic ceremony came word that the remains of two American soldiers have been recovered in North Korea and are now on their way back to the United States.
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The long holiday weekend saw a decrease in fatal accidents on VIrginia's highways compared with last year's Memorial Day weekend.
State police say there were seven fatalities on the state's roads between noon Friday and midnight last night, down from 13 a year ago.
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Five of the dead were involved in single-car accidents according to police, and another man was killed when he wandered intoxicated into a roadway.

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Boating businesses at Smith Mountain Lake lost thousands of dollars to rain this past holiday weekend.
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Memorial Day visitors were finally able to hit the water -- or the sand, when the sun broke through on the last day of vacation.
But marinas say most boats stayed tied to the docks this weekend -- meaning few profits from rentals or fuel.
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But there were also no accidents on the lake this weekend -- and the calm was a welcome change for some.
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Lake residents expect more crowds to return for the Fourth of July.
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In sports, it was an ending filled with as many twists as the best whodunnit.
And it turned out that Reggie Miller did it, with a 3-pointer less than one second to go in Indiana's faceoff with the Chicago Bulls.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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(tease and toss)
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Pick 3/Pick 4/Cash 5
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[Birthdays]
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[Three-Steve]

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[On Record]
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[SUPER=13-Joanne Anderson/"Small-Town Restaurants in Va.";]
(I'll call for video)
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[Steve Live]

[double Boxes=SPA & MEL]
(toss to Melanie)

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[E-Slamming]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[TAPE#=98-33 53:24]
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A new type of crime is quickly becoming one of the most common complaints with the Better Business Bureau.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Thousands of Americans, like Karl Vandegriff, are victims of phone slamming.
It happens when someone changes your long-distance carrier without your permission.
In Vandegriff's case, a telemarketer got the name of someone who works at his business and said that person OK'd the switch to a new phone company.
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[IN Q=telemarketers]
((KARL VANDEGRIFF/PHONE SLAMMING VICTIM: TELEMARKETERS WILL CALL AND GET THE NAME OF SOMEONE IN THE OFFICE OR JUST WHOEVER ANSWERS THE TELEPHONE AND THEN WILL TURN AROUND AND SLAM THE LONG DISTANCE BY SAYING THAT JACKIE HALL OR CARL VANDEGRIFF AUTHORIZED THE CHANGE.))
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Bell Atlantic says there are some things you can do to prevent your phone from getting slammed.
You can put a freeze on the line.
That makes it harder to switch the long-distance carrier.
You also should look through your phone bill each month to catch any changes.
And read the fine print whenever you sign your name on a sweepstakes form or a credit card application.
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[E-Henry-Budget]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Meals and race tickets could soon be taxed in Henry County to bring in new revenue.
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The county's proposed budget calls for a four percent meals tax, and a two percent admissions tax on tickets to Martinsville Speedway events.
The Speedway tax would have to get General Assembly approval.
County administrator Sid Clower says the two new taxes would bring in about one-point-three million dollars each year.
Clower says the money would help make up for the revenue lost when the Dupont nylon plant closed.
He says the money is needed for education.
Clower wants to give students in the fourth and eighth grades access to computers.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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He's also set an adult education goal.
Five years from now, Clower wants to make sure 80 percent of the adults in Henry County hold a high school diploma.

[E-Police-Translators]

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Local authorities are looking to the public for help when it comes to translating and speaking Spanish.
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State police are looking for volunteer translators, especially in Martinsville and Henry County.
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[IN Q=We have situations]
((CAPT. CHARLES COMPTON/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: WE HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE TROOPERS MAY BE INVOLVED INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT, OR IT MAY BE A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE TO SERVE AS A TRANSLATOR, PRIMARILY SPANISH TRANSLATORS.))
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Volunteers would be on-call, and may, at times, have to appear in court.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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If you'd like to become a volunteer translator, you can contact Captain Compton at state police division headquarters in Salem.

[E-Festival]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Roanoke's long, holiday weekend wrapped up under the stars last night.
Valley music lovers were grooving to the sounds of six bands.
Scott Goldberg has the highlights.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-David Lee Michaels/WJJS Radio; :15]
[SUPER=07-India Miller; :32 --quick]
[SUPER=07-Mitchell Worrell; :47]
[SUPER=01-Mark Anthony Brown/Food Vendor; 1:02]
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((DAVINA: THIS SONG RIGHT HERE IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME.)) [RUNS03]
[OUT Q=TO ME]

It was a special treat for the Star City when national artist Davina and five other acts had Victory Stadium jammin'.

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[IN Q=we got]
((DAVID LEE MICHAELS/WJJS RADIO: WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. WE GOT DANCE. WE GOT HIP HOP WE GOT R&B. IN THE BACKGROUND A LITTLE JAZZ, KIND OF R&B THING GOING ON. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.)) [RUNS08]
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[nat sound fans in front row yelling]
And for the MOST part, it was enough to keep the crowd happy. [19 14 02]
Some sang along. [davina trips over mic cord]
Some thought it was a trip. [kids sleeping]
But some, well, some were not all that impressed.
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((INDIA MILLER: BASICALLY THE MUSIC IS ALL RIGHT. IT'S JUST NOT WHAT I PREFER.)) [RUNS04]
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The concert brought to a close what most people consider the first weekend of summer.
But even as they partied into the night, a few of the revelers kept in mind the real reason for celebrating Memorial Day.
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[IN Q=you get]
((MITCHELL WORRELL: YOU GET TO SEE THE PEOPLE'S GRAVE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE WAR.)) [RUNS06]
[OUT Q=died in the war]
[nat sound of grill/people in line for food]
Vendors all over the city look forward to Memorial Day Weekend.
Even though Sunday's rain slowed business a little, by Monday night, food sales were cookin'.
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((MARK ANTHONY BROWN: INITIALLY IT WAS KIND OF SLOW. BUT WE HAD AN INTERMISSION, THE CROWD PICKED UP, AND EVERYTHING WENT WELL. )) [RUNS06]
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This Star Party was the closing act in Roanoke's fun-filled weekend. But Festival-in-the-Park activities continue Tuesday with the Salute to Seniors -- an event whose music promises to be a little bit softer.
Scott Goldberg, News-7, Roanoke.))

[3-Sports]

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To sports now, Michael Jordan misses a 3-pointer in the final seconds and the Indiana Pacers even up series play against the Bulls.
Steve Mason has details.
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[OUT Q=great Tuesday.]

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[2-Shot=Mel/Kmc]
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
A fatal shooting Saturday night in Amherst County. Police say 29-year old Kenneth Branham killed 43-year old Richard Eubank and injured two others.
Police say the shootings took place when the men were arguing following a game of horseshoes. One man remains in critical condition.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

A ceremony in Lee Plaza yesterday was one of many around the area intended to honor those who gave their lives protecting our country.
Those who attended prayed for peace and left flowers next to the names of loved ones.
On the roads this weekend, seven people died as a result of car accidents.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Boating businesses at Smith Mountain Lake are trying to recover from a washed-out holiday weekend.
Some business owners say they lost thousands of dollars over the weekend. A break in the clouds yesterday helped, but now business owners are looking forward to the Fourth of July.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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