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Friday, July 18, 2008. Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News. PRESHOWOPEN
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FIRE KILLS FOUR PEOPLE OVERNIGHT.. NOW A COMMUNITY IS IN MOURNING. THE TRAGEDY IN PORTSMOUTH, OHIO IS OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ... AND I'M RICK LORD... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT TEN.
Return to Story IndexFOUR DEATHS
IT HAPPENED AROUND THREE-THIRTY THIS MORNING IN PORTSMOUTH, OHIO. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW.
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THEY FOUND THREE ADULTS AND A CHILD DEAD IN THE TWO STORY HOME. POLICE OFFICERS PATROLLING THE NEIGHBORHOOD SMELLED SMOKE, AND CALLED FOR HELP WHEN THEY SAW FLAMES BREAK THROUGH A WINDOW OF THE HOUSE.
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CHRISTINE RICK, THE VICTIM'S NEIGHBORS ARE UNDERSTANDABLY TRAUMATIZED. NOT JUST BY THE DEATHS OF PEOPLE THEY LIKED, BUT BY WHAT THEY SAW. NAT:. fire truck noise NAT:2236 "they started to carry out a couple of bodies." NAT: fire truck noise NAT: 2638 "smoke lots of smoke.. you didnt see fire." THICK CHOKING SMOKE BILLOWING FROM A FIRE NO ONE COULD SEE FROM THE OUTSIDE JOLTS NEIGHBORS LIVING ON THIS QUIET PORTSMOUTH STREET. SOT: 2515 Richard Fletcher/Neighbor: "Something as traumatic as this.. it's Oh My God." SHOUTING AND BANGING BECOMES THE ALARM THAT WAKES SOME FROM THEIR OVERNIGHT ROUTINES. ONE OFFICER ON PATROL SNIFFS OUT THE TROUBLE FIRST. SHORTLY AFTER ANOTHER ARRIVES ON THE SCENE A WINDOW BREAKS OUT... SOT: 2656 Harry Pratt/Neighbor: "it was smoking pretty bad up top" FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO SAVE THE PEOPLE INSIDE BUT CAN'T GET THERE IN TIME... AND NEIGHBORS WIND UP WATCHING ANOTHER DEVISTATING SCENE UNFOLD. SOT: 2236 Richard Fletcher/Neighbor: they started to carry out a couple of bodies SOT: 2257 "they had them on stretchers but one they brought from behind the house" SOT: 2425 "they didn't look burned just looked unconscious" COLBY LYNCH AND SANDI SCHALIT PERISH IN THEIR HOME. SO DO THEIR VISITORS LEA ANN WOODS AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER MEYLEIGH SNIPES FROM WESTERVILLE, OHIO. SOT: 4119 Art Sanford/Neighbor: "We were really shocked when we found out...nobody got out alive" INVESTIGATORS WILL RELY ON AN ARSON DOG AND THEIR OWN EXPERTISE TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY HAVE A CRIME ON THEIR HANDS. SOT: 3707 Bill Raison/Portsmouth Fire Chief: "we want to treat it as a crime scene in ase it turns out to be one." THEY DO KNOW THE FIRE STARTED ONE THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE BACK AND THAT THEY FOUND THE VICTIMS IN DIFFERENT PARTS FO THE HOUSE. NOW... NEIGHBORS MUST DEAL WITH LOSING PEOPLE THEY REALLY LIKED. SOT: Harry: "i spoke to them.. they're good people. they're good people." WE'RE TOLD ONE FIREFIGHTER DID SUFFER SMOKE INHALATION WHILE TRYING TO GET THE BLAZE OUT. NOW.. AND AN OFFICER CUT HIS ARM TRYING TO RESCUE THE VICTIMS BEFORE FIREFIGHTERS GOT ON THE SCENE... NOW JUST TO RECAP THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS IDENTIFIED THE FOUR VICTIMS WHO DIED. THEY ARE 41-YEAR-OLD COLBY LYNCH AND 53-YEAR-OLD SANDI SCHALIT, BOTH OF PORTSMOUTH. THE OTHER TWO NOT PICTURED.. ARE 53-YEAR-OLD LEA ANN WOODS AND HER GRANDCHILD-- MEYLEIGH SNIPES, BOTH OF WESTERVILLE, OHIO FIRE OFFICIALS AREN'T GIVING THE AGE OF THE CHILD OR IF THE VICTIMS ARE RELATED. SO FAR THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN AN OFFICIAL CAUSE OF THE BLAZE EITHER. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM CHRISTINE HABRLE EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexSMOKE DETECTORS
IN TODAYS FIRE THERE *WERE* SMOKE DETECTORS *PRESENT*... BUT INVESTIGATORS DO NOT KNOW IF THEY WERE WORKING. REMEMBER, SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES.... AND WHEN THEY ARE INSTALLED CORRECTLY YOU DOUBLE YOUR CHANCE OF ESCAPING A FIRE... ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE THEM ON EVERY LEVEL OF YOUR HOME. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE BATTERIES EVERY MONTH AND VACUUM OUT THE DUST ONCE A YEAR.
Return to Story IndexPUTNAM FATAL
THE WRECK HAPPENED NEAR THE HURRICANE EXIT ON I-64 IN PUTNAM COUNTY. THE DRIVER OF A WESTBOUND VEHICLE LOST CONTROL... CROSSED THE MEDIAN... AND ROLLED OVER. THE INJURED PERSON HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SAINT MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER IN HUNTINGTON. AT THIS TIME WE DON'T KNOW THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED.
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JAMES ROSE OF ELKVIEW IS FACING SIX CHARGES, INCLUDING RECKLESS DRIVING AND A FLEEING FROM A POLICE OFFICER. A CONSERVATION OFFICER SPOTTED ROSE ON I-64 YESTEDERDAY SWERVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING A BLACK FORD F-250 THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED STOLEN. AFTER A BRIEF CHASE, ROSE FINALLY PARKED THE TRUCK, JUMPED OUT, AND JUMPED INTO THE KANAWHA RIVER NEAR PATRICK STREET. AND, THAT'S WHERE CHARLESTON POLICE FOUND HIM THIS MORNING AFTER A SEWAGE PLANT WORKER SPOTTED HIM.
Return to Story IndexJACQULINE DAVIS
THE VICTIM SAYS JACQULINE DAVIS AND DAVIS'S DAUGHTER CHASED HER DOWN, ATTACKED HER, STOLE HER CELL PHONE, AND TRIED TO SELL IT BACK TO HER. THE VICTIM SAYS IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN THE 600 BLOCK OF ROCK LAKE DRIVE. DAVIS IS CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERY.
Return to Story IndexTRAVIS CROWSE
TRAVIS CROWSE IS CHARGED WITH FELONY POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER MARIJUANA. OFFICERS ALLEGEDLY FOUND 116 GRAMS OF POT IN CROWSE'S CARGO PANTS WHILE CONDUCTING A SOBRIETY TEST ON ROUTE 21 .
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IT HAPPENED AROUND 1:30 THIS AFTEROON ON SECOND STREET BETWEEN NINTH AND TENTH AVENUE. POLICE SAY THEY RECOVERED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CRACK COCAINE AND MONEY FROM THE MEN IN THIS CAR. THE NAMES OF THE TWO SUSPECTS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED.
Return to Story IndexI DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TONIGHT, MEN AND WOMEN ALIKE LEARNED THE FACTS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH HOW A LOCAL AGENCY IS TRYING TO HELP....ELIZABETH? DEB, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING CENTER HELD A Q AND A OF SORTS TONIGHT, FOCUSING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT. (NATS) THEY GATHER IN PRAYER IN HOPE OF PUTTING AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. "SOME OF THE FACTS ARE THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE, ONE OF THE MYTHS IS THAT IT IS NORMAL IN RELATIONSHIPS." A VICTIM HERSELF, ELIZABETH WANTS OTHERS TO KNOW THEY HAVE A WAY OUT. "BEING A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD." NUMBERS SHOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS VERY COMMON IN WEST VIRGINIA. 19-YEAR-OLD NALISHA GRAVELY IS THE MOST RECENT TRAGIC STATISTIC. HER BOYFRIEND, DESMOND CLARK IS CHARGED WITH GUNNING HER DOWN AT A CHARLESTON TACO BELL. "" IN JANUARY 2007, HEIDI PEIFER WAS BRUTALLY ATTACKED BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND AFTER LEAVING A DOWNTOWN GALLIPOLIS BAR AND GRILL. FELIPE BEACH NEARLY KILLED HER BECAUSE PEIFER REFUSED TO LEAVE WITH HIM. BEACH IS NOW SERVING SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON. BUT WOMEN AREN'T THE ONLY VICTIMS. IN 2004, CRYSTAL PATTERSON SHOT HER HUSBAND ON CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE AND THEN DANCED AROUND HIS BODY IN CELEBRATION. THESE PEOPLE JUST WANT THE VIOLENCE TO STOP. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN FOR HELP. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM ELIZABETH NOREIKA, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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WORKERS AT MILDRED MITCHELL BATEMAN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL SAY THEY'RE UNDERSTAFFED AND OVERCROWDED AND IT'S CAUSING THEM TO PULL DOUBLE EVEN TRIPLE SHIFTS. BRYANT SOMERVILLE HAS MORE. (they say cut-back, we say fight back - NAT) WITH PROTESTING... LOTS OF HONKING...AND HAND HELD SIGNS...WORKERS AT THE MILDRED-MITCHELL BATEMAN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL ARE DEMANDING DIGNITY AND RESPECT. RITCHIE KINGERY HAS BEEN A COOK AT THE HOSPITAL FOR 15 YEARS...AND SAYS THE PATIENTS HERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HIS MAIN CONCERN. BUT SAYS LATELY...WITH THE HOSPITAL BEING UNDERSTAFFED... HE'S WORKING MORE HOURS...AND IS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET. FLASH AND FOR KINGERY...HIS TIGHT BUDGET COULDNT HAVE COME AT A WORSE TIME...BECAUSE RECENTLY HE'S ADOPTED A SIX YEAR OLD BOY. A REPORT RELEASED THIS MONTH BY THE STATE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SAID THE HOSPITAL IS ROUTINELY OVERCROWDED. THE REPORT DESCRIBED THREE PATIENTS STAYING IN SINGLE ROOMS, OFTEN WITH NO BATHROOMS. IT ALSO REPORTED LOW MORALE AMONG EMPLOYEES AND TENSION BETWEEN PATIENTS AND WORKERS. NONA RINGLER IS THE UNIONS LOCAL VICE PRESIDENT; AND SAYS OTHER THAN BETTER PAY...WORKERS ARE DEMANDING A MORE FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE...BECAUSE WORKING TOO MUCH, SUCH AS BACK TO BACK SHIFTS...CAN AFFECT THEIR DUTIES. BRYANT TRIED CONTACTING THE HOSPITAL FOR A COMMENT...BUT HE DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE.
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HINO PLANS TO HIRE ABOUT 30 MORE PEOPLE... THE PLANT WILL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF ITS EXPANSION... THIS WEEKEND.... THEY PLAN TO ADD TWO MORE ASSEMBLY LINES AND EXPAND THE CONVEYOR BELT. RIGHT NOW, A TRUCK IS ASSEMBLED EVERY 42 MINUTES...
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IT'S ABOUT THE TRASH... SAME AS LAST MONTH. SEEMS THAT THE GARBAGE COLLECTION FROM CUMMINGS IS ABOUT FIVE DAYS LATE... AND RESIDENTS ARE NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT. THEY'VE COMPLAINED TO THE STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SAYING THE MOUNDS OF TRASH IS MORE THAN JUST AN EYE-SORE. CUMMINGS COLLECTION OFFICIALS DECLINED AN ON-CAMERA INTERVIEW, BUT SAY THE PILE-UP IS ONCE AGAIN DUE TO LACK OF MAN-POWER AND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.
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THE COMMISSION SENT IT BACK TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR A CLARIFICATION. THEY ARE HOPING TO INCLUDE AN ENFORCEMENT SECTION TO AN ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBITS THE USE OF ATV'S ON PARK PROPERTY. SIGNS BANNING THE VEHICLES ARE UP.... BUT THE PATHS CONTINUE TO BE DESTROYED. THE UPDATED ORDINANCE FINES RIDERS BREAKING THE LAW. WILLIAMSON SAYS ITS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE TRAILS CLEAN, ESPECIALLY WHEN ATVs AND MOTORBIKES TEAR THEM UP SO FAST.
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CLOSING BELL STOCKS CLOSED MIXED TODAY, BUT IT WAS A POSITIVE SHOWING FOR THE WEEK. THE DOW GAINED NEARLY 50 POINTS, WHILE THE NASDAQ DROPPED 29 AND THE S&P WAS LITTLE CHANGED.
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TO FLORIDA.. AUTHORITIES SAY THREE PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR VANDENBURG AIRPORT IN SEFFNER. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE PLANE CRASHED IN FLAMES ON AIRPORT PROPERTY, ABOUT 100 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE CRASHED ABOUT SIX MINUTES AFTER THE PILOT ASKED FOR CLEARANCE. SUPERS: Seffner, FL =================================================== TO NEVADA... POLICE IN LAS VEGAS ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN CAUGHT BEATING AND ROBBING AN ELDERLY WOMAN... POLICE SAY THE ATTACK HAPPENED IN THE STAIRWELL OF A BUILDING. THE VIDEO SHOWS A WOMAN WAITING FOR A BUS WHEN A MAN WALKS PAST HER. HE LATER RETURNS AND REPEATEDLY PUNCHES HER IN THE FACE AND HEAD. AFTER THE WOMAN FELL THE MAN TOOK HER PURSE AND LEFT. LAS VEGAS, NV ======================================= TO COLORADO... A WILD AFTERNOON ON THE EASTERN PLAINS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, PACKING SUBSTANTIAL HAIL HAD PEOPLE RUNNING FOR COVER. JUST EAST OF DENVER, HAIL RANGING FROM PEA-SIZED TO LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS CAME RAINING DOWN, CATCHING SOME OFF-GUARD. NEAR DEER TRAIL, CO ====================================== TO CALIFORNIA.. A BLUE WHALE IS SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA MOST LIKELY LOOKOING FOR FOOD. BLUE WHALES ARE THE LARGEST ANIMALS ON EARTH. THEY CAN BE UP TO 100 FEET LONG... AND WEIGHT SOME 400-THOUSAND POUNDS. BLUE WHALES DON'T NORMALLY SWIM AROUND IN THESE WATERS... BUT IT'S THE THIRD SUMMER IN A ROW THEY'VE BEEN SPOTTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. NEAR SAN PEDRO, CA
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, IT'S THE MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIE OF THE SUMMER...GET A SNEAK PEAK AT THE DARK NIGHT...A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
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IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. ESPN HIT THE MT. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA EARLIER TODAY...THE ALL-SPORTS NETWORK WAS IN PARKERSBURG AS THE CITY MAKES ITS CLAIM TO BECOME TITLETOWN USA... PARKERSBURG'S THREE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE COMBINED FOR 192 STATE TITLES DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS...PARKERSBURG IS ONE OF 20 CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY VYING FOR THIS HONOR...
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THE GAMES ARE HELD EVERY OTHER YEAR TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF ORGAN AND TISSUE TRANSPLATS AND TO HONOR THE DONORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MAX STULL RECEIVED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO... AND DAVE LOCKWOOD IS A HEART RECIPIENT...THEY BOTH EARNED GOLD MEDALS IN THE MENS TENNIS DOUBLES FOR THEIR AGE GROUP. JOY HARRIS, WHO IS ALSO A LIVER RECIPIENT, EARNED A SILVER MEDAL IN BOTH THE WOMENS 100 AND 200 METER DASH. MORE THAN 13-HUNDRED ATHLETES COMPETED...THERE WERE NEARLY 50 TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE US.
Return to Story IndexMARSHALL WAYNE
THEY TOOK PART IN THE BOOTH SCHOLARS SUMMER PROGRAM AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITY THIS WEEK. THE TOP 25 STUDENTS FROM WAYNE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED BASED ON AN ESSAY, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND THEIR GRADES. THE STUDENTS SAY THEY ENJOYED LEARNING...BUT ALSO LIKED MEETING NEW PEOPLE. THE PROGRAM IS SET TO WRAP UP NEXT WEEK...THE STUDENTS WILL THEN HEAD TO BOSTON.
Return to Story IndexHOMECOMING QUEEN
GABRIELLE WRIGHT RECENTLY RECEIVED THE TITLE OF WEST VIRGINIA'S HOMECOMING QUEEN. THE COMPETITION IS A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AS WELL AS A PAGEANT. THE HIGHER GABRIELLE ADVANCES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL THE MORE MONEY SHE'LL HAVE TO GO TOWARD HER COLLEGE FUND. SHE'LL LEAVE AUGUST SECCOND FOR THE NATIONAL HOMECOMING QUEEN COMPETITION IN CALIFORNIA.
Return to Story IndexHOG RALLY
THOUSANDS OF HARLEY DAVIDSON ENTHUSIASTS ARRIVED IN TUCKER COUNTY YESTERDAY IN SEARCH OF WHAT MAKES WEST VIRGINIA WILD AND WONDERFUL. THE HARLEY OWNERS GROUP... OR HOG... IS HOLDING A RALLY AT CANAAN VALLEY RESORT THIS WEEKEND. We had 700 people pre-registered here and we'll probably have close to 1000 when it's all said and done. I'll say they'll probably drop half a million dollars into the local economy. THE GROUP CHOSE THE AREA FOR ITS FRIENDLINESS AND SCENIC BEAUTY.
Return to Story IndexBIG DIPPER TURNS 50
THE 'BIG DIPPER' IS 50 YEARS OLD. THE CLASSIC WOODEN ROLLER COSTER WAS BUILT IN 19-58 AND IT COST A WHOPPING 35-HUNDRED DOLLARS. IT'S 45 FEET HIGH AND NEARLY 19-HUNDRED FEET LONG. THE 'BIG DIPPER' REPLACED CAMDEN PARK'S ORIGINAL ROLLER COASTER, "THE NEW SENSATION." THE RIDE LASTS JUST UNDER TWO MINUTES.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS TORPEDOED A DEAL BETWEEN W-V-U AND UNION CARBIDE FOR A RESEARCH CENTER AND, THE KANAWHA COUNTY PARKS DIRECTOR WANTS SOME OF HIS BOARD MEMBERS TO STEP DOWN PLUS, IN THE AGE OF 4-DOLLAR GAS, THE MUCH-MALIGNED MOTOR SCOOTER IS BECOMING AN OPTION YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TOMORROW'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.
Return to Story IndexIWITNESS NEWS
IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
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JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS Join Jim Barach and the entire Storm Team at the Weather Center Online for the only regional web site that provides live, local updates, 24 hours a day!
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AND JUST AS MYSPACE PROVIDES A PLACE FOR FRIENDS, A NEW ONLINE COMMUNITY IS PROVIDING A PLACE FOR MOMS. HERE'S MORE THEY SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD...WELL THEY MIGHT BE RIGHT. THIS WEEK BABYCENTER BECAME SILICON VALLEYS MOST RECENT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE, WITH A BAG OF GOODIES, OR SUBSCRIBERS, ALREADY UP IT'S SLEEVE. THOMAS says: "Instead of having to monitor all of these different social networking sites to just have the one that is for just moms is really going to simplify our lives." AS GENERATION X GOES ON-LINE...GENERATION Y IS BEING BORN THERE MAKING THE WORLD YOUR VIRTUAL VILLAGE...WITH NEARLY SEVEN MILLION MOTHERS WORLD WIDE, THAT VILLAGE COULD BE LOOKING PRETTY CROWDED... BUT ACCORDING TO CEO TINA SHARKEY, THAT'S A GOOD THING. SHARKEY says: "You get the wisdom of all the moms who have been there before you or are coming after you, to share the tips and advice that you can't get from your pediatrician or your mom." AND ALL THAT WISDOM COULD MEAN BIG BUCKS IN TARGETED ADVERTISING REVENUE. LAST YEAR U.S. ADVERTISERS SPENT NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER AMERICAN, MUCH OF IT ON-LINE. AND WHILE OTHER SOCIAL PLATFORMS PROVIDE VIRTUAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR ADVERTISERS, BABYCENTER BOASTS NEARLY FIVE MILLION (MOTHERS) ACROSS THE COUNTRY...SOMETHING ADVERTISERS CAN SINK THEIR TEETH INTO PENNELL says: And they have. Internet advertising set records in each of the last four years, topping out at a whopping twenty one billion dollars last year, up twenty six percent from two thousand and six. AND THOSE REVENUES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE. YAHOO ALONE HAS EIGHTY THOUSAND PLUS MOM GROUPS, MANY OF WHICH PROVIDE HUGE ADVERTISING BUCKS TO THE WEB GIANT. BUT WITH MILLIONS OF GENERATION Y MOMS ALREADY ON BOARD, BABY CENTER IS COUNTING ON IT'S ONE STOP SHOP, BECOMING A PLACE FOR MOMS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VISIT THE SITE.. JUST LOG ONTO BABY CENTER dot COM.
Return to Story IndexTAIWAN TROPICAL STORM
ANOTHER SIX ARE HURT AND SEVERAL MORE ARE STILL MISSING. THE STORM DUMPED HEAVY RAIN ON CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TAIWAN... PACKING WINDS OF UP TO 52 MILES PER HOUR. THE RAINFALL SET OFF FLASH FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES....AND CUT OFF WATER SUPPLIES FOR MORE THAN 650-THOUSAND PEOPLE. FLOOD WATERS ROSE TO TWO STORIES IN ONE CITY. CREWS ARE STILLING LOOKING FOR A MAN AND HIS MOTHER WHO WERE WASHED AWAY WHILE BEING RESCUED FROM THEIR HOME.
Return to Story IndexMEXICO FLOODS
THE CONTINUOUS RAIN HAS CAUSED THE PANUCO AND TAMESI RIVERS TO OVERRUN THEIR BANKS. THE HIGH WATER HAS AFFECTED NEARLY 150-THOUSAND PEOPLE OVERALL. SOME VILLAGERS HAVE TO USE BOATS TO NAVIGATE THE STREETS. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SENT MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO FLOODED AREAS AND PROVIDED EXTRA FUNDING TO THE TOWNS THAT HAVE BEEN HIT THE WORST.
Return to Story IndexUK GRANNY FIGHTS THIEVES
THE SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO SHOWS THE TWO MEN ARMED WITH HAMMERS GOING INTO THE STORE SHORTLY AFTER IT OPENED. THEY ATTACKED THE OWNER. THAT'S WHEN ANN WITHERS TOOK HER BROOM AND STARTED HITTING THE MEN....AND TOLD THEM IF THEY WANTED MONEY THEY HAD TO EARN IT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES. WITHERS - WHO HAS FOUR GRANDCHILDREN - WASN'T HURT AND FINISHED HER SHIFT AS NORMAL. THE STORE'S OWNER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS HANDS AND LEGS.
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Return to Story IndexBRAD PAISLEY
'JAMBOREE IN THE HILLS' THAT IS... THE ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE FOR COUNTRY MUSIC FANS IS UNDERWAY JUST OUTSIDE OF WHEELING. PAISLEY-- A WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE -- IS JUST ONE OF COUNTRY MUSIC'S BIGGEST STARS WHO TOOK TO THE STAGE FOR THE MEGA-MUSIC FESTIVAL. JEWEL... AND JULIANNE HOUGH ALSO PERFORMED TONIGHT THE JAMBOREE RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY.
Return to Story IndexJEN GARNER PREGNANT
HER FORMER CO-STAR...VICTOR GARBER...TOLD "US MAGAZINE" GARNER AND HUSBAND...BEN AFFLECK...ARE EXPECTING THEIR SECOND CHILD. SOURCES SAY THE ACTRESS IS ALREADY FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT. HER DAUGHTER VIOLET WILL BE THREE YEARS OLD IN DECEMBER.
Return to Story IndexBRIT/KFED SETTLEMENT
SPEARS GAVE SOLE CUSTODY TO KEVIN FEDERLINE LAST NIGHT. SHE WILL STILL KEEP HER CURRENT VISITATION RIGHTS AND MAY GET MORE TIME WITH THEM DOWN THE ROAD. SPEARS HAS HAD MONITORED VISITS WITH HER BOYS SINCE FEBRUARY.. AFTER SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED IN A PSYCH WARD. SINCE THEN, SHE'S BEEN IN THE CARE OF HER FATHER, WHO WAS APPOINTED HER CONSERVATOR. THE COURT WILL RULE LATER THIS MONTH WHETHER OR NOT TO END THAT.
Return to Story IndexTHE DARK KNIGHT
IN TONIGHT'S SCREEN GEMS, KENNIE BASS SCHEDULES A TRIP TO GOTHAM CITY FOR HIS REVIEW OF "THE DARK KNIGHT." Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Director Christopher Nolan returns to helm his second superhero feature in "The Dark Knight." Christian Bale's Batman and Gary Oldman's police lieutenant Jim Gordon are still working together to clean up Gotham City. They join forces with Aaron Eckhart's crusading District Attorney Harvey Dent to finally take down the mob by grabbing its money. But the accountant they need to squeal is on the run, so the men discuss how to bring him back for trial. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: With the crime bosses under serious pressure, they turn to a new criminal for help. But in this case, Heath Ledger's Joker may be a cure that's far worse than the problem. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: To call "The Dark Knight" just another superhero movie is really not doing this film justice. It feels more real, with a greater sense of urgency than any other "comic book" movie I've ever seen. The way the story moves is brilliant. The characters make logical choices and it doesn't take leaps of faith to make the different pieces of the plot fit together. In addition, the filmmakers make a pretty bold decision here, to show bad results from good deeds. It's very impressive. Despite the best efforts of Batman, the police and Dent, events in Gotham start spiraling out of control. Even with good intentions, the result is chaos and death, with very little silver lining evident in a storm cloud of trouble. But every great story needs equally great performances and "The Dark Knight" also delivers on that end. Although Bale's Bruce Wayne lacks emotion, depth and feels a little empty, I think it's a good interpretation of the reality of Batman. Wayne is his disguise, used to interact with people in his daily life. Batman is truly who this guy is, an avenging force so scarred by the murder of his parents he puts on a mask and fights crime as a vigilante. As good as Bale is, Ledger is even better. This is not a cartoonish, zany Clown Prince of Crime. This Joker is a dangerous, unpredictable force of nature. Everything from his scarred, makeup-covered face, to the way he walks, to his voice defines the character as never before. I've been a Batman fan for years, both in the movies and the comics, and this Joker is as good as I've seen. Seemingly without a plan, he manages to outwit and outthink just about everyone, even our masked hero. That being said, it's Eckhart's Dent who serves as the movie's lynchpin. Batman and Gordon wager everything on his image as Gotham's savior. This is Eckhart's best work both as a heroic crime fighter and a horribly wounded crime victim. The rest of the cast, including Oldman, Michael Caine as Wayne's faithful butler Alfred, Morgan Freeman as Wayne Enterprises chief and Batman's gadget maker, and Maggie Gyllenhaal taking over as Rachel Dawes, really brings it home. They all have substantial parts and contribute mightily to the success of the movie. I loved "Iron Man." I thought "The Incredible Hulk" and "Hellboy 2" were very good, but this movie is on another level. On my rating scale, "The Dark Knight" hits a home run. You can see it in high definition in the Charleston area at Marquee Cinemas at Southridge and in Huntington at Pullman Square. For Screen Gems I'm Kennie Bass. Enjoy the show. "THE DARK KNIGHT" IS RATED PG-13 FOR INTENSE SEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE AND SOME MENACE. YOU CAN CHECK OUT ALL OF KENNIE'S REVIEWS ON OUR WEBSITE, WVAH DOT COM. NOW YOU CAN WIN TWO TICKETS TO THE MOVIE OF YOUR CHOICE. THE ELEVENTH CALLER AT 866-831-0811 WINS A PAIR OF PASSES TO MARQUEE CINEMAS AT SOUTHRIDGE OR PULLMAN SQUARE IN HUNTINGTON.
Return to Story IndexNICOTINE VACCINE
A NEW VACCINE COULD HELP YOU KICK THE HABIT. RESEARCHERS IN SWEDEN SAY THE SHOT WILL GET RID OF THE "SMOKER'S HIGH" BY PREVENTING NICOTINE MOLECULES FROM ENTERING THE BRAIN. RIGHT NOW...THEY ARE TESTING THE VACCINE ON PEOPLE WHO HAVE QUIT...BUT WANT TO AVOID A RELAPSE. THEY HOPE TO ON ACTIVE SMOKERS SOON. THE DRUG SHOULD BE ON THE MARKET WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
Return to Story IndexMUSIC/ALCOHOL
ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY...LOUD MUSIC IN A BAR LEADS TO MORE DRINKING IN LESS TIME. THEY SAY THERE COULD BE TWO REASONS FOR THE PHENOMENA. ONE, THE MUSIC COULD LEAD TO HIGHER AROUSAL. OR TWO, PEOPLE MAY BE TALKING LESS BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC, LEADING TO MORE DRINKING. RESEARCHERS SAY THE STUDY COULD HELP DRUNK DRIVING LEVELS, IF BARS PLAYED MUSIC AT MORE MODERATE LEVELS.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG REPORT
HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.
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-CHRIS WADE -ERIC FRYER WITH A HARD SMASH IN THE INFIELD...BRINGS HOME CLINE... GAME TIED AT 1 IN THE FIRST... -BOT OF 5TH-ERIC FARRIS HOT SHOT AT THE THIRDBASEMAN SCORES LEE HAYDEL, GAME TIED AT 4 -BOT OF 7TH-ERIC FARRIS SINGLE, SCORES HAYDEL, 6-4 POWER -SAME INNING-STEFFAN WILSON DOUBLE, CLEARS THE BASES, 9-4 POWER
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-THE SHARK...LURKING FOR A BRITISH OPEN TITLE... FOR BIRDIE ON THE PAR 3 7TH....GOT IT... -FOR BIRDIE ON THE PAR FOUR ...8TH -ON THE PAR 4 11TH...SAVES PAR... -NORMAN WITH A SECOND ROUND 70...EVEN FOR THE TOURNAMENT ...ONE SHOT BEHIND K.J. CHOI... - TRYING FOR HIS THIRD BRITISH OPEN TITLE THE 53-YEAR OLD NORMAN IS A NEWLYWED HAVING RECENTLY MARRIED TO TENNIS GREAT CHRIS EVERT...
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WEST VIRGINIA WILL PLAY IOWA ON NOV. 28 IN LAS VEGAS. THE WINNER HEADS TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NOV. 29 TO FACE THE WINNER OF THE GAME BETWEEN KANSAS STATE AND KENTUCKY. THE LOSERS OF THOSE TWO MATCHUPS ALSO WILL PLAY ON NOV. 29. WVU WILL PLAY LONGWOOD ON NOV. 20 IN MORGANTOWN IN THE TOURNAMENT'S FIRST ROUND. THE MOUNTAINEERS FACE DELAWARE STATE IN THE SECOND ROUND AT THE CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER ON NOV. 25.
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Return to Story IndexDIFFERENT SKIN TWINS
A PAIR OF TWIN BOYS WERE BORN WITH...GET THIS...TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT SKIN COLORS. RYAN AND LEO GERTH WERE BORN IN BERLIN---TO A WOMAN FROM GHANA AND HER HUSBAND WHO'S GERMAN. RYAN'S SKIN IS MUCH LIGHTER THAN LEO'S. RESEARCHERS SAY THE CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING IS ONE IN A MILLION. THE PARENTS --- STEPHAN AND FLORENCE GERTH --- SAY THEY WERE SHOCKED, AT FIRST, BY THEIR DIFFERENT-LOOKING BOYS, BUT THEY'RE JUST PLEASED THE BABIES ARE HEALTHY.
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A major gambling facility wants you to see it's progress, we'll take you on the tour.Watch Eyewitness News at 10 tomorrow, only on WVAH Fox 11  PRIME PICKS TWO AND A HALF MEN Tonight at 7:00 PM Those Big Pink Things With Coconuts Evelyn takes drastic measures to get back into her sons' lives after Alan cuts her off, and Charlie and Alan play along, unaware that Evelyn is still a step ahead of them  |
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