WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 08/30/99

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No matter what the addiction, the web has a way to take care of it..
whether it needs be fed or starved altogether.
Find out more on this week's WebWatch.
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Researchers at the University of Michigan looked for online information about one particular form of cancer... and found many sites listing experimental treatment... six percent were misleading or completely wrong.
Doctors conclude patients CAN find good medical information online, if they use caution.

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((DR. SYBIL BIERMAN/UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CANCER CENTER; OVERALL WE FOUND IT WAS PRETTY GOOD INFORMATION, HOWEVER WE FOUND SOME SERIOUS MIS-INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THAT COULD BE QUITE SCARY TO PARENTS OF PATIENTS WHO HAD THIS PARTICULAR CANCER.))

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Are you addicted to the internet? You can find out, online. The Center for On Line Addiction has an internet addiction test that will tell you if you've got a problem... if you do, they'll tell you how to get help.

If you're addicted to snack-food, this site could be a problem... snax-dot-com devoted to all things salty and crunchy.... check out the recipe page... make some potato-chip chicken, or potato chip and pretzel pie. And visit the history site and pay homage to the inventer of the chip... a New York cook who discovered them while playing a joke on a grumpy customer.

Burn off those calories with a little safari... At Africa-Dot-Com, journey through a huge photo-gallery, filled with breathtaking images, check out a live view of Capetown's Table Mountain, or hit the map and plan a real safari.

For links to these sites, click on WebWatch on the WDBJ website, at WDBJ-seven-dot-com.))

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A viewer voiced concern this week over changes at a Roanoke medical group.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean, with News-7's Feedback.
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((The doctors at Carilion Internal Medicine are leaving, one telling us he was forced to leave. Carilion said this wasn't "an adversarial process", that the company is just trying to keep up with changes in healthcare administration.
A viewer from Hardy [J. Gordon] wrote:
"The recent dismissal of the doctors at Internal Medicine has just left me completely bewildered. We, as the public, are expected to pay (high) prices for health care to Carilion and all like it. These doctors were released because they made the ill fated mistake of spending too much time with their patients. When I am Ill, I want my doctor's full attention. Yes, it may take longer because he or she is spending that same quality time with the patient before me, but I know that my time is coming...To the giants of Carilion, I ask you, what will you think when this happens to you or your loved one?"
We welcome your comments on our news coverage or issues of public concern and interest.
Send your letters to News-7, P.O. Box 7, Roanoke, 24022-0007.
If you prefer to send a fax, the number is 540-343-7269.
Our e-mail address is news@wdbj7.com.
And be sure to check out our moderated on-line forum at our web site, wdbj7.com.
Joe McKean, News-7. ))

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Here's a look at your Monday forecast...it will be mostly sunny with winds out of the northeast. Temperatures will be in the mid 70's-to-low 80's. Tonight will be cool and clear with diminishing winds temperatures will be in the low 50's.

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Christiansburg police still have not released the name of a man found dead yesterday in the middle of nieghborhood.

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A passing driver discovered the man yesterday morning on North Harless Street.
It happened a few feet away from Clara Hopkins' House.
Her son John says someone may be trying to send a message to the nieghborhood.
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The Hopkins family says they hope authorities will figure out what happened and who is responsible.
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A police manhunt continues for the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting death of Prentice Jordan last weekend.
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Police say 23 year old Timothy Buford is armed and dangerous..
Authorities have received information that he has made threats to kill other people and himself. [TAKE CRIMESTOPPERS FULL SCREEN]
Police are asking anyone with information on Buford's whereabouts to call the Roanoke City Crime Line at 344-8500.

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[45Wythe-Murder]

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In Wytheville, a 22- year old man faces murder charges.
Police arrested Jason Sanders Wolfe after deputies answered a disturbance call in the Stony Fork area of Wythe County and discovered a victim, who apparently died from a blow to the head.
The victim's name is being held until the family can be notified.
Wolfe is held at the New River Regional Jail without bond.

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The Virginia Department of Transportation is not the only state agency accused of threatening the environment.
A report in the Richmond Times-Dispatch says the Department of Corrections, Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia have all been cited by the Department of Environmental Quality for running afoul of environmental restrictions.

Gilmore last week ordered a criminal investigation of V-DOT because of two environmental violations.

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Taking a break from the news to check the weather...
Mostly sunny and windy today, with high temperatures in the upper 70s.
Clear and cool overnight, with diminishing winds and lows falling into the low to mid 50s.
The five day forecast doesn't change much...partly cloudy skies with highs in the 70s and 80s...lows in the 50s.

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Christiansburg police are still not releasing any additional information about the man found dead in the street yesterday morning.
Residents of the otherwise quiet neighborhood were shocked at the discovery.
Joy Sutton has details.
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(( A trace of blood remains on North Harless Street where a man's body was found.
It happened a few feet away from Clara Hopkins House.
She says no one in her family heard any noise but woke up to find police lights flashing outside their windows.
Hopkins says she was surprised to see a covered body lying in the street.
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Hopkins says her son John went outside to get a closer look at the body.
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John says the trail of blood down the street makes him believe the man may have been hit and dragged by a vehicle.

He says someone may be trying to change the quiet reputation of this neighborhood.
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The Hopkins family says they hope authorities will find whoever is responsible for this incident.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Christiansburg.))
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Nations Bank has a new look and a new name. Traffic on Jefferson Street in downtown Roanoke was blocked off yesterday in anticipation of the Bank of America debut today.
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The 10 Nations Banks in Roanoke will now officially become the Bank of America.
New signs went up throughout the city to show the change in names due to a merger between NationsBank and the BankAmerica Corporation.
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[8WebWatch]

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If you think you may be addicted to the internet, there is a site that can confirm it.
And you crave a snack, there's a place on the web with new recipes.
Eric Earnhart has more on this week's Web Watch.

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Researchers at the University of Michigan looked for online information about one particular form of cancer... and found many sites listing experimental treatment... six percent were misleading or completely wrong.
Doctors conclude patients CAN find good medical information online, if they use caution.

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((DR. SYBIL BIERMAN/UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CANCER CENTER; OVERALL WE FOUND IT WAS PRETTY GOOD INFORMATION, HOWEVER WE FOUND SOME SERIOUS MIS-INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THAT COULD BE QUITE SCARY TO PARENTS OF PATIENTS WHO HAD THIS PARTICULAR CANCER.))

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Are you addicted to the internet? You can find out, online. The Center for On Line Addiction has an internet addiction test that will tell you if you've got a problem... if you do, they'll tell you how to get help.

If you're addicted to snack-food, this site could be a problem... snax-dot-com devoted to all things salty and crunchy.... check out the recipe page... make some potato-chip chicken, or potato chip and pretzel pie. And visit the history site and pay homage to the inventer of the chip... a New York cook who discovered them while playing a joke on a grumpy customer.

Burn off those calories with a little safari... At Africa-Dot-Com, journey through a huge photo-gallery, filled with breathtaking images, check out a live view of Capetown's Table Mountain, or hit the map and plan a real safari.

For links to these sites, click on WebWatch on the WDBJ website, at WDBJ-seven-dot-com.))

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Checking the Monday forecast now...
Mostly sunny today, with gusty northeast winds and afternoon highs near 80.
Tonight should be clear and not as windy...with lows dropping into the 50s.
The five day outlook is partly cloudy and mild...with highs in the 70s and 80s...lows in the 50s.

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