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One woman is dead and police are searching for the driver of a tractor- trailer after an accident on Interstate-81.
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Police say yesterday afternoon, a pickup truck was traveling in the emergency lane, trying to merge into traffic off exit 141, when it swerved to avoid some debris and hit a tractor trailer.
The pickup spun out of control and rolled into the median.
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((NANCY WALLEN: IT LOOKED LIKE TWO TIRES HAD GONE OFF THE ROAD AND I TOLD MY PASSENGERS, I SAID THAT CAR'S GONNA WRECK.))
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The driver, 69-year-old Geneva Lou Caroli of Bluefield, was killed. Her mother was injured in the crash.
Police say the tractor-trailer involved was NOT at fault, but didn't stop.
If they find the truck, the driver will be charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
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[7E-Sex-Offenders]
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[***NOTE ANCHOR TAG***]
It's now possible to search through a database of Virginia's more than 46- hundred violent sex offenders.
And you can do it without even leaving your living room--
Ellen Qualls got a demonstration from the State Police-- who just got the internet site on-line this week.
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[OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.]
(( So what does a violent sexual predator look like?
Some you'd expect.
Some you may not.
Whatever the quality of the pictures, they are all recent.
And while State Police don't guarantee accuracy, the names, addresses, and offenses are a starting point for the public to protect itself a little better.
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((DEL. CREIGH DEEDS/D-WARM SPRINGS: SOME PEOPLE ARGUE WELL IF THEY'VE PAID THEIR PRICE TO SOCIETY, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE. BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT TIME AFTER TIME, PEOPLE THAT COMMIT SEXUAL OFFENSES, PARTICULARLY SEXUAL OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN, REPEAT, THEY RECIDIVATE... PUBLIC INTEREST IN SAFETY.))
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Creigh Deeds sponsored the bill.
And the fear of policy makers like him is that publicly posting such heinous crimes might encourage a lynch mob mentality.
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((COL. WAYNE HUGGINS/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I THINK WE AS VIRGINIANS ARE MORE CIVILIZED THAN THAT. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE PUT THE WARNINGS.))
[runs:12]
The warnings are reminders that harassment or intimidation of these criminals would be a crime itself.
[ATTACH STANDUP]
Virginia has 17-hundred more NON-violent sex offenders-- indecent exposers, peeping toms, and the like -- who have done nothing so heinous as to get their picture on this website.
But they are available to schools and day care centers through the Virginia State Police.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
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[TAKE WEB WATCH FULL SCREEN}]
If you'd like to check out the sex offender registry, you can access it from the webwatch section at WDBJ7-dot-COM.
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[TAPE#98-71 1:09:02]
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Police have recaptured a Pittsylvania County inmate who walked away from a work detail Monday.
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[VO-NAT]
40-year old Stephen Ore was serving a 12-month sentence for obscene phone calls and failure to appear in court.
Police believe someone on the outside supplied him with civilian clothes.
Deputies found his orange prison uniform near the spot where he had been working.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[SS=None]
Authorities are not yet releasing details of Ore's capture... but he was booked at about 9-thirty last night.
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Turning now to the forecast..
Look for clouds and some snow flurries today, with gusty winds.
Highs should reach the mid-30s.
There's a possibility for some light snow overnight, as lows drop into the upper- teens.
The extended forecast is calling for...
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[7BIRTHDAYS!] 12/31/98
Thursday:
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[SUPER=130-/Kathy Edwards/Salem]
[SUPER=130-8/Elizabeth Tickle/Roanoke]
[SUPER=130-12/Marijo Smith/Blue Ridge]
[SUPER=130-6/Amanda Barnett/Roanoke]
[SUPER=130-3/Jamie Sprouse/Roanoke]
No Pictures:
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[SUPER=131-14/LeAnne Oakes/Snow Creek]
[SUPER=131-/Kathy Overstreet/Snow Creek]
[SUPER=131-/J. D. Strait/Snow Creek]
Anniversary:
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[45Bowls]
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[TAPE#=sp-28]
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The Crimson Tide drowned in a sea of Virginia Tech defense, as the Hokies come away with the first- ever Music City Bowl championship.
Steve Mason reports from Nashville.
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[TAPE#98-82 8:44]
[GRAPHIC=Business news]
There's a new business coming to Bland County.
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[SUPER=03-Bland Co./File Tape;]
"Biological and Popular Culture" of Radford is selling "General Injectibles and Vaccines" to Henry (Shine) Schein, Incorporated.
Schein is the world's largest supplier of healthcare products to doctor's offices in the U-S.
A G-I-V spokesman says the company's 180- employees are expected to keep their jobs.
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Taking a break from the news to check the mid- week forecast--
It'll be cloudy, with very breezy conditions and a good chance of snow flurries.
Look for temperatures to fall through the 30s today.
Light snow is possible tonight, with lows in the teens.
The extended outlook is calling for very cold weather as we head into New Year's-- with a big ice story on tap by the weekend....
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[TAPE#=98-75 1:46:50]
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A tractor trailer sped away from a fatal accident on Interstate 81 yesterday, and police are trying to track it down.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]
Police say a pickup truck was traveling in the emergency lane trying to merge into traffic off exit 141, when it swerved to avoid some debris and hit a tractor trailer.
The pickup spun out of control and rolled into the median.
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[SOT 1:14:18]
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((NANCY WALLEN: IT LOOKED LIKE TWO TIRES HAD GONE OFF THE ROAD AND I TOLD MY PASSENGERS, I SAID THAT CAR'S GONNA WRECK.))
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[VO-NAT]
The driver, 69-year-old Geneva Lou Caroli of Bluefield, was killed. Her mother was injured in the crash.
Police say the tractor-trailer involved was NOT at fault, but didn't stop.
If they find the truck, the driver will be charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=cutins]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#98-83]
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After a two -hour meeting to decide the fate of its director, the Smith Mountain Lake Policy Advisory Board ended up taking NO official action.
At least for now, Hilde Hussa still has her job.
Tina Tenret reports.
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[SUPER=03-Franklin Co./File Tape; :00]
[SUPER=01-Bob Halstead/Lake Volunteer;:37]
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(( Board members say Hilde Hussa is under fire for being an environmental activist rather than an advisor.
She took news media on a boat tour to show how volunteers had cleaned up 12-hundred tons of trash from the lake --
then suggested a fulltime professional be hired to check the water quality.
Business leaders like Ed Waters and Ron Willard have written letters saying Hussa gives the lake a dirty image and have put pressure on local county administrators to fire her.
Board members met with two attorneys but took no action.
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[SOT 21:30:50]
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((BOB WEBSTER/BOARD CHAIRMAN: NO COMMENT.))
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((BOB HALSTEAD/LAKE VOLUNTEER: I HOPE THEY WEIGH IN THE FINAL DECISION HOW IMPORTANT SHE IS TO THE LAKE. AS I SAID EARLIER SHE'S A ZEALOT AS FAR AS SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE. SHE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB. I WORK WITH HER ON LAKE CLEANUP. IF IT WEREN'T FOR HILDE I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE LAKE CLEANUP.))
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((HILDE HUSSA IS OUT OF TOWN SKIING AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT. TINA TENRET NEWS7))
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[8E-Slam-Duncan]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=98-72 1:23:15]
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You'll no longer be able to hear popular country music D-J Slam Duncan on J-93.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@File;]
Duncan says he and the station are parting company.
He has created an annual spectacle in recent years, living in a camper hanging from a crane during the holiday Bikes of Bust campaign.
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[SOT 15:01:17]
[IN Q=all i can say]
((SLAM DUNCAN; ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE PAST 7 YEARS, BOTH ON AND OFF THE AIR, I'VE SERVICED THE COMMUNITY HERE IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY, AND I'M JUST VERY SAD THAT IT HAD TO END LIKE THIS))
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[VO-NAT]
Duncan won't say why he's leaving, but referred us to J-93 management.
Station management could not be reached for comment last night.
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[8S-Meals-Wheels]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=tfl]
[TAPE#=98-69]
[GRAPHIC=None]
For 25 years, the Radford Meals on Wheels program has been feeding the community.
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The program brings nutritious meals to people who are homebound and unable to cook for themselves.
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((CLAUDE VIPPERMAN: IT'S MEANT EVERYTHING TO US.))
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[VO-NAT]
Volunteers are dedicated to delivering hot meals to needy homes no matter if it's Christmas day or cold winter weather.
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[IN Q=Our volunteers are fabulous]
((PHYLLIS KING/MEALS ON WHEELS: OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE FABULOUS. I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEER, HOLIDAYS THEY'RE CALLING ME WANTING TO KNOW IF THEY CAN DRIVE.))
[SUPER=01-Phyllis King/Meals on Wheels]
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[OUT Q=they can drive.]
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[VO-NAT]
The program started with only two recipients of the meals and has grown to serve 36 members of the community.
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Before we wrap up the morning updates, here's one more look at the forecast.
Cloudy, windy, with snow flurries likely today.
Expect temperatures to drop throughout the day into the 30s.
Light snow is possible overnight, with lows dropping in the upper teens
The four day forecast stays very cold...with a major ice storm likely by the weekend.
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