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		<title>Medical testimony in UVa. murder trial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The neuro-pathologist that examined Yeardley Love after she was killed told a Charlottesville court Tuesday morning that a bruise on her brain was caused by blunt force trauma.</p>
<p>Day 7 of the George Huguely murder trial started with testimony from Dr. Christine Fuller, the latest in a string of scientific and medically-oriented witnesses who are providing the prosecution's case saying that Love was killed and that she did not die of natural causes.</p>
<p>Love&rsquo;s mother left the courthouse during the graphic prosecution testimony from medical experts who spelled out how Love died from blunt force trauma.</p>
<p>Fuller says there were actually two different injuries to Love's brain. One occurred on the right side of her head, the other, more devastating wound, is a whiplash-style injury to her brain stem, one that would shut down her heart and lungs.</p>
<p>The witnesses are attempting to peg Huguely as the man who killed Love in May of 2010 by repeatedly hitting her head against a wall.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">TWITTER: <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ABC7Gail">Follow Gail Pennybacker (@ABC7Gail) for the latest updates from Charlottesville.</a></span></p>
<p>In a taped interview shown to jurors last Friday, Huguely claimed that Love beat her head against a wall on her own while he begged her to stop.</p>
<p>The testimony from Dr. Fuller comes a day after <a href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/02/huguely-love-letters-given-to-jury--72540.html">a series of caustic email exchanges between Huguely and Love</a>, who dated off-and-on while they both played lacrosse at the University of Virginia, were presented to the jury, along with a handwritten letter Huguely wrote her.</p>
<p>The doctor's testimony also comes the day after a coroner testified that Love had smothering injuries, but they did not cause the 22-year-old woman's death. The coroner, Dr. William Gormley, is expected to return to the stand Tuesday.</p>
<p>Some things that have yet to be revealed during testimony, however, are the results of DNA testing that were done on items of evidence that were taken from Love's off-campus apartment after she was killed. Evidence was also seized from Huguely's apartment and that of his neighbor.</p>
<p>Prosecutors allege that Huguely left Love's apartment after killing her and cleaned up at his neighbor's apartment across the hall from his residence. However, in the taped interview, detectives are heard interrogating Huguely <a href="http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/02/yeardley-love-murder-doctor-says-love-had-no-preexisting-conditions-72467.html">about fresh scrapes to his legs and knuckles</a>, which he attributed to injuries sustained while playing lacrosse.</p>
<p>Audrey Dewaele was originally called to be in the Huguely jury pool but was excused. she's following the case closely.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The only thing that's important is if she'd be alive if he hadn't put his hands on her,&rdquo; Dewaele says.</p>
<p>Dewaele says the medical testimony is crucial but the jury will need the entire picture from both prosecutors and defense to make a true assessment of what happened between the two UVA lacrosse players.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:51:44 EST</pubDate>
		<source>TBD</source>
		<category>Crime</category>
		<author>Gail Pennybacker</author>
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		<title>Montgomery County schools get multi-million dollar face-lift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Three schools in Montgomery County got a multi-million dollar face lift as part of a county-wide plan to boost enrollment.</p>
<p>Garret Park, Seven Locks and Cannon Road reopened Wednesday after renovations that took a year and half and more than $50 million dollars to complete.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I know the excitement for our family was that we started out in the holding school so for us to have this first day, it&rsquo;s been amazing,&rdquo; said Meredith Josef, parent.</p>
<p>After nearly a year-long wait, the schools are now bigger, better and have the latest teaching technology.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Oh definitely, definitely worth the wait,&rdquo; said Principal Elaine Chang-Baxter.</p>
<p>Officials are hoping that the upgrades will prompt a spike in enrollment. More than 7,000 students are expected to flood the system by 2017.</p>
<p>The schools have promethean boards in the classrooms, green gardens on the roof, bigger gyms and the ever-so coveted big-kid lockers &ndash; a huge hit the first-graders.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The promethean boards will be a big help actually,&rdquo; said Noah Drill, math teacher. &ldquo;The kids will be able to use them, it&rsquo;s very interactive for the students. It just makes everything a lot more engaging.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Still, the pencil and paper remain.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Some things stay the same, school is still school,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>While many are looking forward to using the new facilities, others are focusing more on what&rsquo;s next.</p>
<p>&ldquo;A lot of our schools need updating and we need to not only deal with the growth but also the updating of some of our facilities,&rdquo; said John Suhre, teacher.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:31:37 EST</pubDate>
		<source>TBD</source>
		<category>Education</category>
		<author>Whitney Wild</author>
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		<title>NewsChannel 8's Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest winners, worn live on air</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>http://www.tbd.com/articles/2011/12/newschannel-8-s-ugly-holiday-sweater-contest-winners-worn-live-on-air-70687.html</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:54:53 EST</pubDate>
		<source>TBD</source>
		<category>Nation</category>
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		<title>William Brawner, Howard University grad, in "25 to Life" documentary about AIDS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:58:02 EST</pubDate>
		<source>TBD</source>
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		<title>William Brawner, Howard University grad, in "25 to Life" documentary about AIDS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>A documentary featuring a Howard University graduate student with AIDS hopes to raise awareness about the stigma of having the disease.</p>
<p>The documentary called &quot;25 to Life&quot; details how William Brawner had unprotected sex with countless women, all while knowing he was HIV positive.</p>
<p>&quot;I suppressed my HIV status so much that I minimized it and because I couldn't express it, it didn't exist,&quot; Brawner said.</p>
<p>The documentary, produced by Yvonne Shirley and directed by Mike Brown,&nbsp; follows Brawner and his decision years later to tell former girlfriends and sexual partners with whom he had unprotected sex, that he has AIDS.</p>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/33186133" style="font-weight: bold;">Watch &quot;25 to Life&quot; trailer</a></p>
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<p>Brown attended Howard as an undergrad and had been roommates with Brawner. He was as shocked as anyone to learn his friend had AIDS.</p>
<p>&quot;Emotions were raging,&quot; Brown said. &quot;People were angry, scared, confused.&quot;</p>
<p>In 1981, then 18-month-old Brawner received a blood transfusion after a severe burn injury. The blood was tainted and Brawner contracted HIV.</p>
<p>&quot;As a family we agreed this would be kept amongst ourselves,&quot; Brawner said.</p>
<p>Two decades later at Howard Univ., Brawner was considered a heartthrob.</p>
<p>&quot;I was always looking for my next conquest,&quot; he said. &quot;That's how I expressed my manhood, my bravado.&quot;</p>
<p>In 2006, he decided to go public.</p>
<p>&quot;I feel terrible and want to apologize for that,&quot; he said.</p>
<p>After being featured in a story in Essence Magazine, Brawner's name became notorious on Howard's campus.</p>
<p>&quot;It kind of hits close to home because it was here, it's still here,&quot; said Howard senior Meleh Spikes.</p>
<p>The film follows Brawner as he starts a new life and a family, and also as he tries to track down past sexual partners.</p>
<p>So far, none of them have identified themselves as HIV positive.</p>
<p>&quot;In our country, young black Americans are disproportionately affected by this disease and we feel this film is unique in that it really targets that audience,&quot; said Shirley.</p>
<p>In the end, the filmmakers hope to raise awareness and provoke discussion about stigma in the black community and beyond.</p>
<p>&quot;It is happening elsewhere, not just my alma matter,&quot; Brown said.</p>
<p>For more information, check out <a href="http://25tolifefilmsite.com/">25tolifefilmsite.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/12/william-brawner-howard-university-grad-25-to-life-documentary-about-aids-70062.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:08:20 EST</pubDate>
		<source>TBD</source>
		<category>Health</category>
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		<title>NewsChannel 8 20th Year Anniversary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>NewsChannel 8 20th Year Anniversary</p>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/10/newschannel-8-20th-year-anniversary-68160.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:36:08 EST</pubDate>
		<source>TBD</source>
		<category>D.C.</category>
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