WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 03/01/99

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A man trying to keep his apartment warm dies in an apartment fire in Danville.
We'll got the story LIVE from DANVILLE up top on NEWS 7.
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And the higher cost of watching T-V ... if you live here in the Roanoke Valley.

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Tonight in sports, Steve Mason profiles an athlete from Staunton River who is a model of courage on the mat.
Vinny and the Jets are worth much more today.
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And the Express hopes to avoid another Storm in the Roundhouse tomorow night.
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Snow for some on the first day of March, big wind for others. Tomorrow looks delightful by comparison. Details and our monthly almanac just ahead. [open]
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Police help two people get out of a burning building. But a third person isn't so lucky.
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Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.[Apartment-Fire]

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Flames destroyed an apartment building in Danville early this morning.
Two people were able to get out with their lives, but one was not.
Investigators now say the fire started with a charcoal grill in the living room of one of the apartments.
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Christy Hubley is in our newsroom in Danville with the latest.
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Investigators say the tenant who died in this fire was using a grill in his apartment for heat.
They say nearby combustibles ignited, and fire erupted.
The body of that tenant was discovered in the rubble after firefighters got the flames under control.
Meantime, one man who fled the building unharmed says he's lucky to be alive.
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Two police officers, out on routine patrol, were the first to spot the fire just before six in the morning.
They suspected people were still inside and pounded on the door.
Donald James, who works as a cook at a local convenience store, awoke to the noise the officers were making.
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((DONALD JAMES/ESCAPED BURNING APARTMENT: ALL I COULD SEE WAS FIRE COMING THROUGH THE WALLS FROM THE OTHER SIDE. I OPENED THE DOOR IT WAS THE POLICE. HE SAID GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW. ALL I HAD TIME TO DO WAS GRAB MY SNEAKERS AND RUN OUT OF THERE, DIDN'T GO BACK FOR NOTHING.))
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The fire lit up the morning sky.
Firefighters couldn't do much but try to keep the flames from spreading to neighboring buildings.
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By the afternoon, the apartment building was already being demolished.
As investigators searched for the origin of the fire, they pulled a small charcoal grill out of the debris.
The manager of a neighboring car cleaning business says the man who died in the fire had been making his own heat.
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((LES BURNETT/MANAGES BUSINESS NEXT DOOR: ONE OF THE TENANTS, THE GUY THAT DIED THERE, HE USED TO START FIRES IN TRASH CANS AND DIFFERENT THINGS, DIDN'T HAVE ANY ELECTRICITY.))
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The name of the man who died in the fire has not been released. Police say they believe they know who he is, but say his body was badly burned and are waiting for an autopsy to confirm his identity.
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If you live in the Roanoke Valley, your cable bill is going up again.
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Cox Cable has announced a one-dollar-76-cent increase in its most popular basic cable package.
In Roanoke, Roanoke County and Vinton that means your monthly rate will come close to 32 dollars.
Premium channel prices will go up as well.
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That's just fine with a Salem company that sells satellite-dish programming.
Its president says, every time cable rates go up, he gets more customers.
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((PHILLIP CULLUM/DIGITAL DIMENSIONS: YOU CAN GET A 40-CHANNEL PACKAGE WITH A MOVIE SERVICE THAT HAS FIVE HBOs FOR ABOUT 30-DOLLARS A MONTH.))
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Digital Dimensions expects its business to increase 25-to-30 percent when this latest cable hike takes effect.
The big drawback to satellite packages is that in most cases, they're not allowed to carry broadcast networks.
That means you would have to use an old-fashioned antenna to get programming like professional football and local news.
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Zachary Ranson finally got his Pepsi today.
The Bedford County toddler who was the subject of an intensive search over the weekend told the man who found him all he wanted was a Pepsi all to himself.
Zachary's back home with his family today.. Steve Smallshaw has their story.
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Less than a day after he'd spent a long, cold, wet night alone in the woods, three- year- old Zachary Ranson still didn't know what all the fuss was about.
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((ZACHARY RANSON: I TOLD YOU I WAS COMING BACK..))
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What Zachary took for granted was still in doubt all Saturday night and much of Sunday as hundreds of volunteers scoured a portion of Bedford County.. looking for the little boy who'd lost his way.
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((CHARLES CARTER/FATHER: HE SAID HE HEARD US CALLING AND HE SAW THE LIGHTS, SAW THE FOUR- WHEELERS AND THE RESCUE WORKERS.. HE JUST HID, HE WAS SCARED.))
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With his dog Shelly for warmth and companionship, Zachary made it through the night unscathed.
It was a much tougher ordeal for his family.. mom Vicki Stowe couldn't believe what always happened to "someone else" was instead happening to her.
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((VICKI STOWE/MOTHER: YOU SEE IT ON T-V AND YOU HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT IT, AND YOU FEEL A LOT OF SORROW AND A LOT OF GRIEF FOR THEM BUT UNTIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU, IT'S NOTHING LIKE THAT.))
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With Zachary back home, police say they're wrapping up the case... but his parents are left wondering how a little boy could turn up in the same spot that dozens of people had searched several times over.
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((MISSY CARTER/STEPMOTHER: THERE'S STILL A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST THANKFUL HE'S SAFE AND HE'S BACK AND GOD WAS INVOLVED IN THAT.))
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Along with about 250 of His helpers... to whom Zachary's family will be forever grateful.

Steve Smallshaw, News7.[Severed-Head]

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Police in Richmond face a much different kind of investigation ... after a severed head was found on a footbridge in a city park.
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A couple walking mid-morning in a park along the James River found the head.
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((TERESA GOOCH/RICHMOND DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF: WE HAD A COUPLE, TWO PEOPLE, WALKING ALONG THE JAMES RIVER FOOTBRIDGE, WHICH IS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME, IN THE 19-HUNDRED BLOCK OF TEXAS AVENUE. THEY CALLED US AND WE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A SEVERED HEAD, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE FOOTBRIDGE AS IT CROSSED OVER, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO WALK DOWN SOME STEPS INTO THE JAMES RIVER PARK SYSTEM.))
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((CENCERAY COLES/NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENT: WE'VE NEVER REALLY HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT. USUALLY IT'S BEEN JUST BREAK-INS AND PEOPLE FALLING IN. BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN THIS SERIOUS.))
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Authorities located a torso about three quarters of a mile down the James River, partially submerged in the river.
Police say the body parts are those of a middle- aged white male.
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High school students help farmers keep their land. Still ahead on News 7, a program that keeps soil from washing away.
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And could the days of taking the scenic short-cut through the park be near an end? Roanoke is starting to think about it.
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Don't forget the disabled.
That was the message to Roanoke City Council today, as one resident raised questions about possible changes in city parks.
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The sewer interceptor project now under construction, and flood control improvements that are planned will bring changes to the city property that lies along the Roanoke River.
It's possible that a portion of the road around Wasena Park may have to be closed.
Today, Christene Montgomery urged council members to think of the disabled when they are making those decisions.
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((CHRISTENE MONTGOMERY/ROANOKE RESIDENT: I HAVE ENJOYED THIS PARK FOR MORE THAN 38 YEARS TO GET AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK IN THE MORNING OR DURING LUNCH OR WHENEVER I CAN FIND A FEW MINUTES TO DRIVE THROUGH IT. AND I ENJOY THE BIRDS AND SQUIRRELS AND PEOPLE WATCHING AND REMINISCING. AND YEARS AGO IT TOOK MY CHILDREN DOWN THERE AND NOW I TAKE MY GRANDCHILDREN AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE TRADITIONAL PARK SETTING.))
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No decisions have been made, but city manager Bob Herbert says if a portion of the road is closed, picnic shelters and other recreation areas may be moved to provide adequate access.
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Some farmers are sick of fighting floods -- so they're turning their streambanks into wooded areas.
Tina Tenret shows us why property-owners sacrifice thousands of dollars and several acres of farmland to make the change.
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With those marching orders, an army of eighth and ninth-graders donned their armor and trekked into battle.
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Their mission is to repair and protect 550-feet of streambank on the Slotnick farm.
So they plant trees to stop soil and pollution from washing off the bank.
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The students are helping out -- but this project really belongs to several local environmental groups plus Ferrum College and Virginia Tech.
They ultimately want to convince about 260 farmers from Callaway to Smith Mountain Lake to protect their streambanks.
It's a tough sell -- this is some of the richest land for planting corn and other feed.
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Farmers must pay at least 25-percent of the cost and care for the plants for at least a decade.
Gerry Slotnick and his wife have already spent about five-thousand-dollars and a hundred hours building buffers like riprap.
He says he's only sacrificing about two acres.
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((THE EROSION WAS TAKING MORE THAN THAT. OVER SIX YEARS WE'VE LOST BOUT TWO ACRES. SO IF THAT KEPT UP NO QUESTION HOW LONG IT'D BE BEFORE THE CREEK CAME RIGHT ACROSS THE FIELD. ))
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The kids, too, look forward to the payoff.
They say come summertime, they'll be able to swim in deeper water and catch more crawdads.
Tina Tenret News7 Franklin County.

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An "up" day on Wall Street, but nothing dramatic. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE ]
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The Dow climbed 18 points, to 93-25. NASDAQ rose seven.
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Almost everyone's a winner in the aftermath of the 1999 Virginia General Assembly session.
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An almost one BILLION dollar budget surplus set up few conflicts over the all-important budget.
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((ROBERT HOLSWORTH/VCU POLITICAL ANALYST: WHAT YOU SAW HERE IS THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS CAPABLE OF CUTTING TAXES AND RAISING SPENDING ON ISSUES LIKE EDUCATION, WHERE THE PEOPLE HAVE SAID THEY WANT THE GOVERNMENT SPENDING ITS MONEY.))
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In fact, political analyst Bob Holsworth sees only one group that didn't win big.
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((ROBERT HOLSWORTH/VCU POLITICAL ANALYST: IF ANY GROUP LOST OUT HERE, IT SEEMS TO BE SOME OF THE SOCIAL AGENDA PUT FORTH BY THE SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES DIDN'T DO AS WELL AS THEY MIGHT HAVE HOPED. WE SAW THE ABORTION RESTRICTIONS NOT PASSED IN THE PARTICULAR WAY THAT THEY'D WANTED THEM....LARGELY ON HER SIDE.))
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Despite the Finn case, Holsworth rates Governor Jim Gilmore as having done well -- largely because of the budget surplus.
But he says the Governor also carved out a nice political niche for himself battling out-of-state trash.

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Coming up tonight in sports, the Express turns up for it's game of the Month - and March is just getting started.

The Winston Cup warriors are back at work this week.
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And he may not look like his Airness, but this Jordan is also soaring to unprecedented heights.
Steve Mason will explain in a moment.
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The Express and Storm meet tomorrow night at the Round House in what could be a preview of the Northern Conference finals.
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The Storm is third in the conference with a 30-17 and 5 record while the Express is the number one team in the conference. Toledo is 2-0 and 1 against Roanoke. This is one of 18 games before the playoffs for the, hopefully, well rested Express.
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The NASCAR winston cup circuit rolls back into action this week for the Las Vegas 400 out in the desert.
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But several drivers spent today testing at Darlington.
The fastest was rookie Tony Stewart with a lap at 168 point 931 miles an hour.
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On the major league scene, the other half of last year's homerun derby checked into training camp today.
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Sammy Sosa went through his workout of the season with the Cubs in Mesa, Arizona and as you might expect he was all smiles and in a joking, jovial mood.
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The Orioles are working out in Ft. Lauderdale this spring.
New catcher Charles Johnson is looking good with his new $3 point 6 million dollar contract.
And the Ironman is back in the infield, as well as he begins his _____ season with the Orioles.
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The New York Jets rewared home boy Vinny Testeverde for his excellence this past season by giving a new fat contract extension today.
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The New York native received a three year deal worth over $19 million dollars.
He led the Jets within a win of the Super Bowl as was 13-and-2 as a starter in the regular season.
Vinny is 35 years old.
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The State wrestling tournament invades the Salem Civic Center this week. Staunton River freshman Jordan Karnes did not make the field, but Steve Mason says, for this teenager, to be competing is like winning Olympic gold.
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((Jordan lost in his first regional tournament match at William Byrd and finished the season with only one win, but his life has been all about victory ever since that horrible doctors appointtment. ((:)) ((:)) ((:)) He has been in remission since the summer of 97. His scheduled check ups at the Roanoke memorial Radiology center involve cat scans which search his entire body for the cancer that cost him 35 percent of his left quadricep. But the pain Jordan has been through has made him, and those around him stronger. ((:)) In addition to school, wrestling and his church involvment, Jordan also video tapes his dad's girls basketball games. While he prefers to be behind the camera, this 15 year old doesn't hesitate to step up to the mic with an encouraging word to other people with cancer. ((:))

Jordan's next check up is sometime this summer, In Bedford steve mason, news 7 sports.))[Wx-Almanac]

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It definitely came in like a lion. In West Virginia, big snow. In southwest Virginia, BIG wind. Here's Patrick Evans with our sneak peak into March.
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If you're upset about the cable rate increase we told you about a few minutes ago, before you consider cutting the cord and buying a satellite system...
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you need to watch news 7 at 11... Jean Jadhon is here with a preview. [take Jean full]
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Keith satellite dish retailers are expecting an increase in business.
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Tonight we'll tell you how satellite programming prices compare to basic cable... what you get, and what you don't.
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We'll also show you the latest thing in satellite technology Keith... it's a rock.
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