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Saturday, February 4, 2012. 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. 10 COLD OPEN
A DEADLY FIGHT BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS transcribe sound bite here NOW A SON IS DEAD AND A FATHER CLINGS TO LIFE...WE TALK TO NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE SHOCKING SHOOTING.. transcribe sound bite here A LEGAL BATTLE IS BREWING IN HUNTINGTON... WE'LL TELL YOU WHY THE HAMMER MAY COME DOWN ON THE LEADER OF HUNTINGTON'S INDOOR FOOTBALL TEAM.. transcribe sound bite here TAKING THE PLUNGE! WHY THESE PEOPLE WERE DIVING IN THE COLD WATERS!.. ASHLEY ADLIB ON TAPE
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
AND I'M DAVE BENTON THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexCHESAPEAKE SHOOTING
A SON IS DEAD AND HIS FATHER IN THE HOSPITAL... EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS TALKED TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA WHO SAY THEY'RE SHOCKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOTOPS SOT"16:21:40"NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE THAT B4" A FIGHT BETWEEN FATHER AND SON TURNED FATAL FRIDAY NIGHT. SOTPOP 16:13:20 "IT DID SCARE ME...I WAS ALARMED." NEIGHBORS SAY THIS IS THE HOUSE WHERE IT HAPPENED. SHERRIF DEPUTIES SAY THE TWO GOT INTO AN ARGUEMENT OVER A PERSONAL MATTER. THATS WHEN POLICE SAY A SHOTS RANG OUT...THE FATHER WAS HIT TWICE...ONCE IN THE LEG AND TORSO. THE SON RECIEVED A FATAL WOUND TO THE HEAD. 15:18:46 "ITS VERY SHOCKING.......VERY..." STANDUP FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY...WHAT'S PERHAPS MOST SHOCKING IS THE TWO PEOPLE INVOLVED WERE RELATED. 16:19:25 " WELL I WAS CLOSE WITH MY FAMILY...I CANT IMAGINE." PATTY HARDY TOLD ME THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IS QUIET... AND EVERYONE PRETTY MUCH KEEPS TO THEMSELVES. 16:17:54 "UHH THIS IS A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD." A SMALL COMMUNITY SHOCKED...WHILE PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY. "ILL PRAY FOR THEM" THE FATHER IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL... POLICE HAVEN'T RELEASED ANY NAMES AS THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.
Return to Story IndexBRAHEM GRIFFIN
CHARLESTON POLICE ARRESTED BRAHEEM GRIFFIN ALONG WITH BRIAN DUNNIGAN AND THOMAS MCCOY... THEY SAY THE THREE WERE RIDING IN A CAR WITHOUT A BRAKE LIGHT NEAR CENTRAL AVENUE EARLY THIS MORNING... BUT DURING THE TRAFFIC STOP THEY FOUND MARIJUANA AND CRACK COCAINE... THEY'VE ALL BEEN CHARGED WITH POSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DELIVER.
Return to Story IndexBRAHEM GRIFFIN
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON FIRE
THE FIRE BROKE OUT AT A HOME ON DOULTON AVENUE IN HUNTINGTON AROUND 1 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING... TWO PEOPLE WERE INSIDE THE HOME WHEN THE FIRE STARTED.. THE MAN WASN'T HURT, BUT A WOMAN HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM THE HOME... SHE IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL.
Return to Story IndexPARKERSBURG FATAL FIRE
IT HAPPENED ON WEST VIRGINIA AVENUE, THIS AFTERNOON. TWO CHILDREN DIED IN THE FIRE AND A THIRD PERSON HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SMOKE INHALATION... AFTER FIRE TORE THROUGH THEIR DUPLEX APARTMENT BUILDING... THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Return to Story IndexKY FATAL
IT HAPPENED ON ROUTE 292 AROUND 7:45 THIS MORNING. DISPATCHERS SAY TWO PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. THE PASSENGER, WHO'S FROM MARTIN COUNTY, DIED. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.
Return to Story IndexHUNT. HAMMER LAWSUIT
PARENTHOOD FOR ANY NEW MOTHER CAN BE A CHALLENGE... BUT SHANNON BARNHOUSE NOW HAS A LEGAL BATTLE ON HER HANDS WITH HER FORMER EMPLOYER, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE HUNTINGTON HAMMER. BARNHOUSE- BARNHOUSE WAS THE FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR GENERAL MANAGER DANIEL FISHER AND CLAIMS HE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AND HARASSED HER DURING HER PREGNANCY. EYEWITNESS NEWS OBTAINED A COPY OF THE LAWSUIT BARNHOUSE FILED IN CABELL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT... IN IT SHE CLAIMS DANIEL FISCHER WAS: ..PLACING HIS ARM AROUND HER WAIST AND THEN ACROSS HER REAR END ON A DAILY BASIS, MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT THE SIZE OF HER BREASTS, UNWELCOMED RUBBING OF HER SHOULDERS, HEAD AND BACK... FURTHER DOWN IN THE LAWSUIT... IT STATES: FISHER TOLD HER TO CROSS HER LEGS SO THAT SHE WOULD NOT GO INTO LABOR AND HAVE THE CHILD IN THE OFFICE... TELLING HER NOT TO BLEED IN THE CHAIR WHEN SHE WENT INTO LABOR, ASKING TO TAKE MATERNITY PICTURES OF HER NAKED... BARNHOUSE... QUIT HER JOB, SHE SAYS BECAUSE OF THE HARRASSMENT... AND JUST LAST MONTH, THE HUNTINGTON HAMMER CALLED IT QUITS. CALLING OFF THEIR 2012 SEASON, STATING FINANCIAL ISSUES, NOT THE LAWSUIT. THE GENERAL MANGER, FISHER, SAYS HE CAN'T COMMENT ON THE ALLEGATIONS BUT DID HAVE ONE MESSAGE FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS... SAYING "ON THE ADVICE OF COUNCIL, MY ONLY STATEMENT AT THIS TIME IS TO COMPLETELY DENY ALL CHARGES." BARNHOUSE ALSO CLAIMS SHE WASN'T PAID THE STATE AND FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE, AS WELL AS, OVERTIME.
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Return to Story IndexDR. BATEMAN MEMORIAL
AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KRISTIN KEELING EXPLAINS... DR. MILDRED MITCHELL BATEMAN WAS A PIONEER WHO'S LEGACY WILL LIVE ON... WHEN MILDRED MICHTELL BATEMAN WAS TWELVE, A TORNADO TORE THROUGH HER HOME, LEAVING A PATH OF DEVASTATION. AFTER HELPING CARE FOR SURVIVIORS…SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO BE A NURSE OR A DOCTOR. ANYTHING TO HELP OTHERS. "It was a learning experience for me to grow up on the hospital grounds of the state mental institution and get a true understanding of what she was trying to do. These are people just like you and me and anyone can have the issues that those people were having." THAT WAS THE START OF A 60-YEAR LONG CAREER THAT TURNED HER INTO A BEACON OF HOPE IN THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS. IN 1999, GOVERNOR CECIL UNDERWOOD RENAMED THE HUNTINGTON STATE HOSPITAL "THE MILDRED MITCHELL BATEMENT HOSPITAL" TO HONOR HER ACCOMPLISHEMENTS. MILDRED DIED AT THE AGE OF 89 LAST WEEK. HUNDREDS CAME TO THE BREAM PRESBYERIAN CHURCH TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO A WOMAN REMEMBERED FOR HER PASSON...AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. REMEMBERING A WOMAN FOR HER DECADES OF SERVICE... BUT HER WORK AND LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON. "She really understood what the gift of life was IN CHARLESTON, KRISTIN KEELING EYEWITNESS NEWS. DR. BATEMAN WAS ALSO NOMINATED AS A LOCAL LEGEND BY REPRESENTATIVE SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO.
Return to Story IndexJACOB BALL FUNDRAISER
TODAY, ULTIMATE GUN AND PAWN AND PERFORMANCE DONATED TEN PERCENT OF THEIR SALES TO JACOB'S FAMILY. OWNERS SAY WHEN A FAMILY LOSES A CHILD, PARENTS EVERYWHERE CAN FEEL THEIR PAIN. GIOVANNI'S IN HURRICANE WILL BE HOLDING A FUNDRAISER FOR JACOB BALL NEXT WEDNESDAY... IT'S CALLED "PIZZA FOR JACOB."... AND THE COMPANY WILL DONATE A PORTION OF IT'S SALES ON WEDNESDAY TO JACOB'S FAMILY.
Return to Story IndexMINE SAFETY
STATE REGULATORS, COAL ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE UNITED MINE WORKERS, AND THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR INTO THE UBB DISASTER ARE ALL EXPECTED TO ADDRESS LAWMAKERS. THE 2010 EXPLOSION AT THE UPPER BIG BRANCH MINE KILLED 29 MINERS. PENDING LEGISLATION FROM GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN AND FROM HOUSE LEADERS EACH INCLUDE RESPONSES TO UBB.
Return to Story IndexPUBLIC HEARINGS
A HOUSE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL THIS WEEK.
Return to Story IndexCOLLEGE FINANCIAL AID
BUT NOW THERE'S AN EVENT TO HELP YOU FIGURE IT OUT! NEARLY 300 FINANCIAL AID EXPERTS WILL BE ON HAND AT ABOUT 20 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THEY WILL HELP STUDENTS AND FAMILIES COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE FEDERAL FORMS AND LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES. FOR LOCATIONS AND MORE INFORMATION ON COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY, JUST LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE AT WCHSTV dot COM.
Return to Story IndexENERGY PROJECTS
TEACHERS SAY THIS KIND OF HANDS ON LEARNING IS IMPORTANT IN A STATE THAT IS CRUCIAL TO ENERGY... THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM AND THE TEACHERS, WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE PART, WILL INCORPORATE THEIR PROJECTS INTO THEIR LESSON PLANS. THE COURSES WERE DEVELOPED BY AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER AND THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD.
Return to Story IndexHISTORY BOWL
THEY WERE FACING OFF IN THIS YEAR'S HISTORY BOWL AT HORACE MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN KANAWHA CITY TODAY... ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STATE'S HISTORY, LITERATURE, ART AND GEOGRAPHY. BRYAN WARD WITH THE STATE ARCHIVE SAYS IT AMAZING TO SEE WHAT THE STUDENTS SACRIFICE TO GET THE ANSWERS RIGHT.. "I KNOW THAT TEAMS SPEND HOURS, THEY GIVE UP THEIR LUNCH TIME THEY COME TO SCHOOL EARLY. THEY GET ON OUR WEBSITE AT HOME AND THEY STUDY AND THEY PUT HOURS IN AND OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THEY GET RIGHT GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY." TODAY'S BOWL WAS ONE OF EIGHT REGIONAL COMPETITIONS HELD THROUGHOUT THE STATE... THE WINNING AND RUNNER-UP TEAMS IN EACH REGIONAL COMPETITION WILL MOVE ON TO THE FINAL IN APRIL.
Return to Story IndexEGG RECALL
ACCORDING TO THE WEST VIRGINIA COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE FOOD DISTRIBUTORS AND MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HARD-COOKED EGGS.. THE EGGS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR CONCERNS OVER LISTERIA THE CONTAMINATED EGGS WERE NOT SOLD DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS.. BUT USED IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY. THEY WERE PRODUCED BY MICHAEL FOODS AND DISTRIBUTED IN 10- AND 25-POUND PAILS UNDER THE COLUMBIA VALLEY FARMS, GFS, GLENVIEW FARMS, PAPETTI'S, SILVERBROOK AND WHOLESOME FARMS BRAND NAMES. THE EGGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN 32 OTHER STATES TOO..
Return to Story IndexRAW MILK ILLNESS
THIS COMES AFTER HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING AGAINST CONSUMING MILK BOTTLED STRAIGHT FROM THE COW THE UNTREATED CONTAMINATED MILK COMES FROM A PENNSYLVANIA FARM.. THE CONFIRMED CASES OF CAMP-Y-LO-BACTER BACTERIAL INFECTION INCLUDE 31 PEOPLE IN PENNSYLVANIA, FOUR IN MARYLAND, TWO PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN WEST VIRGINIA AND ONE IN NEW JERSEY. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS UNPASTEURIZED MILK IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF PATHOGENS COWS MAY ENCOUNTER ON THE FARM.
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, THE BIG GAME IS TOMORROW AND WE'RE TAKING A SNEAK PEAK AT SOME OF THE COMMERICALS THAT YOU WILL SEE... A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
Return to Story Index10 UP SPORTS
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL WORLD WILL HAVE ONE LESS EARLY SEASON NON-CONFERENCE SHOWDOWN TO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.... IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH JOSH LEWIS. ADLIB... WEST VIRGINIA HAS A FULL PLATE ALREADY WITH THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE-- ASSUMING OF COURSE THAT WORKS OUT IN TIME FOR THE 2012 SEASON... BUT DANA HOLGORSEN WON'T HAVE TO GAMEPLAN AGAINST FLORIDA STATE.... WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE NOTIFIED FSU OFFICIALS THEY WILL PAY THE 350-THOUSAND DOLLAR ESCAPE FEE TO BACK OUT OF THE HOME-AND-HOME AGREEMENT.... THE GAME WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 8TH IN TALLAHASSEE.... WITH F-S-U RETURNING THE FAVOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN MORGANTOWN... NOW THE ONLY THING LEFT TO FIGURE OUT IS... WELL... EVERYTHING ELSE!!!! WILL THE MOUNTAINEERS BE APART OF THE BIG 12 BEGINNING THIS YEAR OR NOT?! BETTER FIGURE IT OUT SOON!!!! WE'RE BACK IN JUST A FEW TO TALK PLENTY OF HOOPS... MARSHALL WITH A TOUGH ONE AT TULSA... PLUS, WEST VIRGINIA PREPARING FOR A SUPER SUNDAY APPETIZER AT PROVIDENCE... ALL THAT AND MORE IN JUST A FEW....
Return to Story IndexPOLAR PLUNGE
BUT IT WAS STILL COLD!!! PEOPLE JUMPED INTO THE SOMEWHAT ICY WATER AT APPALACHIAN PARK THIS EVENING, FOR WHAT'S BECOME AN ANNUAL TRADITION... DIVERS DONNED THEIR BEST SWIMMING APPAREL AND HIT THE WATER ALL TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS... PARTICPANTS SAY ITS A GOOD WAY TO GIVE BACK.. PRIZES WERE HANDED OUT FOR THE TEAM WHO RAISED THE MOST MONEY AND WHO WORE THE BEST POLAR PLUNGE OUTFIT..
Return to Story IndexMONSTER JAM
THE MONSTER TRUCK JAM CRASHED ITS WAY INTO CHARLESTON.. THE MONSTER TRUCKS CRUNCH CARS AND POP WHEELIES. THE TRUCKS ARE 12 FEET TALL, 12 FEET LONG AND SIT ON TOP OF 66 INCH TIRES. THE POPULAR, GRAVE DIGGER, MONSTER MUTT, TRIPLE X AND MOUNTAINEER HIT THE DIRT TO ENTERTAIN THE CROWDS. AND IF YOU MISSED TONIGHT'S SHOW.. THERE'S ANOTHER SHOW TOMORROW AT 2 AT THE CIVIC CENTER..
Return to Story IndexMARDI GRAS FAMILY DAY
IT WAS FAMILY FUN DAY!! THE THEME OF THIS YEAR WAS CELEBRATE MARDI GRAS AND VALENTINE'S DAY... KIDS GOT TO MAKE DECORATIVE MASKS AND ALSO VALENTINE'S CRAFTS... ORGANIZERS SAY FAMILY DAYS ARE ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN. THE FAMILIES GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL "PARTY GRAS" EVENTS IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE OTHER EXHIBITS AT THE CLAY CENTER.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
HOTEL MAY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE PROBLEM PLUS DEATHS LINKED TO HEADPHONES SKY ROCKET AND, INCUMBENTS OUT RAISE OPPONENTS... YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TOMORROW'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS Join Ashley Smith 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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Return to Story IndexSUPERBOWL COMMERICAL PREVIEW
FOX'S SABRINA SABBAGH HAS A QUICK PREVIEW OF THE UPCOMING COMMERCIALS YOU CAN SEE DURING TOMORROW NIGHT'S GAME.
Return to Story IndexEYEWITNESS WEB
Return to Story IndexVIOLENT PROTESTS DAY
IT IS THE THIRD DAY OF VIOLENCE IN EGYPT. PROTESTERS ARE DEMANDING PAYBACK FOR WEDNESDAY'S DEADLY SOCCER RIOT. MANY HAVE BLAMED THE RIOT ON EQYPT'S LAX SECURITY. DEMONSTRATORS THREW STONES AT POLICE. AND AUTHORITIES FIRED BACK WITH TEAR GAS. THE PROTESTERS HAVE ALSO DEMANDED FOR THE COUNTRY'S MILITARY COUNCIL TO STEP DOWN AND HAND OVER AUTHORITY TO THE CITIZENS. AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED DURING THE PROTESTS AND MORE THAN FIFTEEN HUNDRED HAVE BEEN INJURED.
Return to Story IndexFLOOD EVACUATIONS
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE RETREATED TO EVACUATION CENTERS. BUT AROUND SEVENTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED THE AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED EIGHT DEFENSE FORCE HELICOPTERS AND THE STATE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS RESCUED DOZENS OF PEOPLE SINCE THE FLOOD BEGAN.
Return to Story IndexANTI-PUTIN PROTEST
CALLING FOR RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER VLADIMIR PUTIN TO END HIS RULE... PROTESTERS ARE ALSO DEMANDING FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS. ALL OF THS WAS SPARKED BY GROUPS CLAIMING THAT THE RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WERE MARRED BY FRAUD AND VIOLATIONS. PUTIN IS RUNNING IN A MARCH FOURTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BUT IS UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE TO SHOW HE CAN WIN FAIRLY.
Return to Story IndexIWITNESS NEWS
IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
Return to Story IndexDIFFERENCE BETWEEN COLD AND FLU
BUT THE REAL QUESTION IS DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COLD OR INFLUENZA. DOCTORS SAY THE FLU IS A SERIOUS ILLNESS, PEOPLE DIE FROM IT EVERY YEAR... AND A COLD... IS JUST A NUISANCE. COLDS ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A RUNNY NOSE, COUGHING, AND NO FEVER. SYMPTOMS OF THE FLU INCLUDE A RAPID ONSET OF FEVER, ACHES, CHILLS, AND FATIGUE. DOCTORS SAY IT'S THE SUDDEN ONSET AND THE ACHES THAT STAND OUT. IF YOU DO HAVE A FEVER YOU SHOULD STAY HOME... UNTIL AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER THE FEVER BREAKS.
Return to Story IndexTOO FEW ADULTS GETTING SHOTS
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION REPORTED THAT NOT ENOUGH ADULTS ARE GETTING THE VACCINES THEY NEED. IN TWO THOUSAND TEN ONLY THREE VACCINES SAW INCREASES. RESEARCHERS SAY VACCINE RESULTS REMAIN LOW FOR SEVERAL REASONS. ONE REASON THEY BELIEVE IS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT WHICH VACCINES ADULTS NEED.
Return to Story IndexVACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS
THESE NEW GUIDELINES MIRROR A RECOMMENDATION RELEASED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION LAST OCTOBER . THE H-P-V VIRUS CAN CAUSE CERVICAL, ANAL AND SOME HEAD AND NECK CANCERS AS WELL AS GENITAL WARTS. IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE THE VACCINE MUST BE GIVEN BEFORE SOMEONE IS EVER INFECTED... THAT'S WHY HEALTH EXPERTS RECOMMEND IT'S GIVEN IN THE PRE-TEEN YEARS. YOU CAN VIEW ALL THE NEWEST RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL "PEDIATRICS."
Return to Story IndexREV RECIPE
STEPHANIE SIAS DEMONSTRATES CORN CAKES WITH AN AVOCADO AND TOMATO SALSA. IF YOU MISSED ANY INGREDIENTS... GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND CLICK ON THE FOOD REVOLUTION LINK.. AND IF YOU HAVE A RECIPE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE FEATURED, SEND IT TO US ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER!
Return to Story IndexHUNTING IMPACT
AS EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY REPORTS IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE, THAT PUMPS MONEY INTO VIRTUALLY EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE. You see this all the time...hunters and anglers out in the woods enjoying nature, but what you might not realize is just how much the state depends on the money they spend before they head outdoors. :33Justin Gaull/WV SBC says, "It's both hunting and fishing and it's a year round economic benefit to the state, particularly some of the smaller businesses around WV that people are coming in out of state to go hunting and fishing. Fishing is more year round than hunting, which is mostly the fall season." Fishing is big..in fact, nearly 400 thousand people fish in the state, spending a whopping 6 point 9 million days collectively out on the water every year. Hunting is big, too with more than a quarter million hunters in West Virginia every year. In fact, deer season is the Black Friday of small businesses around the state. 1:07"It's their bread and butter around that time. A lot of smaller businesses around WV really depend on fall hunting season for a big boost in their yearly income. 1:38Lodging entities and guide outfitters, it covers nearly 16,000 employers throughout the state and over 95% of WV businesses are small businesses." But there's nothing small about the total economic impact of hunting and fishing in West Virginia. Recent studies show hunting and fishing bring in around 750 million dollars a year in economic benefits to the state and interest continues to grow. 2:22"WV has the 7th highest participation rate of any state-all the other states are west of the Mississippi River, so that's quite an accomplishment." And when you consider about 25 % of the people hunting here are from out of state, you can see just how important it is to both protect our fish and wildlife populations while making it enjoyable for folks to do a little hunting and fishing. For West Virginia Widllife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HUNTING AND FISHING, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR EMAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
Return to Story IndexSECOND WEATHER
WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS
Return to Story IndexNOW SHOWING
HERE'S WHAT'S NEW IN THEATERS... DANIEL RADCLIFFE IS LEAVING HIS "HARRY POTTER" DAYS BEHIND. IN "THE WOMAN IN BLACK" RADCLIFFE PLAYS ARTHUR KIPPS - A YOUNG LAWYER WHO IS CONSUMED BY GRIEF AFTER HIS WIFE DIES. HE IS SENT ON AN ASSIGNMENT TO A REMOTE VILLAGE WHERE A GHOST IS TERRORIZING RESIDENTS. THIS TOWN IS KEEPING A DEEP SECRET AND EVERYONE SEEMS DETERMINED TO KEEP KIPPS FROM UNCOVERING THE TRUTH. "THE WOMAN IN BLACK" IS RATED PG-13. "CHRONICLE" IS THE STORY OF THREE HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS WHO SUDDENLY OBTAIN SUPER POWERS. AT FIRST, THEIR NEW-FOUND TALENTS ARE FUN. BUT THEN THEIR WORLD STARTS SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL. "CHRONICLE" IS RATED PG-13 IN "BIG MIRACLE" ONE SMALL ALASKAN TOWN COMES TOGETHER TO SAVE A FAMILY OF GRAY WHALES TRAPPED BY ICE. STARRING DREW BARRYMORE AND "THE OFFICE'S" JOHN KRASINSKI, "BIG MIRACLE" WAS INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY ABOUT THE POWER PEOPLE HAVE TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE. "BIG MIRACLE" IS RATED PG. FOR NOW SHOWING, I'M PAUL CHAMBERS.
Return to Story IndexADELE AT THE GRAMMYS
THE BRITISH SONGSTRESS IS SET TO HIT THE GRAMMY'S MAIN STAGE IN LOS ANGELES, FEBRUARY TWELFTH. THIS IS A BIG FEAT FOR THE STAR WHO UNDERWENT SURGERY ON HER STRESSED VOCAL CORDS IN NOVEMBER. THE APPEARANCE WILL BE THE FIRST TIME ADELE HAS SANG ON A STAGE IN FIVE MONTHS. ADELE ALSO RECEIVED SIX NODS THIS YEAR, INCLUDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR AND BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM.
Return to Story IndexLADY GAGA'S RESTURANT
THE UPPER WESTSIDE RESTAURANT "JOANNE TRATTORIA" OPENED EARLIER THIS WEEK DURING THE CITY'S RESTAURANT WEEK. THE FAMILY-STYLE ITALIAN EATERY IS OWNED BY GAGA'S PARENTS, JOSEPH AND CYNTHIA GERMANOTTA. CHEF ART SMITH WILL BE SERVING UP THE GOURMET FOOD. HE'S COOKED FOR THE OBAMAS AND WAS OPRAH WINFREY'S FORMER PERSONAL CHEF. THE RESTAURANT IS NAMED AFTER THE SINGER'S LATE AUNT JOANNE WHO DIED OF LUPUS.
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Return to Story IndexTULSA-MARSHALL
BUT THE HERD ISN'T THINKING ABOUT STRINGING A BUNCH OF WINS TOGETHER TO MAKE UP FOR IT... AS EVERY COACH WILL TELL YA-- YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME... DO THAT AND MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE A 6-GAME WINNING STREAK AT SOME POINT... THAT'S THE RIDE TULSA WAS RIDING COMING INTO TONIGHT'S GAME AGAINST THE HERD.... TO OKLAHOMA WE GO... DEANDRE KANE TO A CUTTING DAMIER PITTS... UP AND IN... --PITTS THEN PULLS UP.... HE SCORES 21... SO DOES KANE... BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH.... THE GOLDEN HURRICANE HELD A 7 POINT HALFTIME LEAD... THEY COAST FROM THERE PICKING UP THE 9 POINT WIN-- THEIR 7TH WIN IN A ROW.... JORDAN CLARKSON WITH 21 IN THE WIN FOR TULSA... AFTER WINNING FOUR STRAIGHT... THE HERD HAS NOW DROPPED FIVE OF 6... A TOUGH ONE LOOMS WEDNESDAY AS A TRIP TO CENTRAL FLORIDA IS ON THE HORIZON...
Return to Story IndexWVU HOOPS
A GAME YOU CAN WATCH ON WCHS TV-8... THE MOUNTAINEERS ARE LOOKING TO SNAP THEIR 3-GAME SLIDE.... THEY TAKE ON A FRIARS TEAM THAT FINDS ITSELF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BIG EAST STANDINGS... BUT COACH HUGGINS ISN'T TAKING THEM LIGHTLY...
Return to Story IndexWVU WOMEN
--LINDA STEPNEY 3... WVU UP 5 WITH 5 TO GO IN THE 1ST HALF... --AFTER A TURNOVER... TAYLOR PALMER CONVERTS WITH ANOTHER 3... LEAD UP TO 8... --WVU WITH MORE DEFENSE... JESSICA HARLEE WITH THE LAYUP... LEAD UP TO 12... WVU LED BY 14 AT THE BREAK... --2ND HALF... LEAD WOULD STRETCH TO AS MANY AS 21... CHRISTAL CALDWELL CLEANS IT UP... WVU WITH THE UPSET WINNING 66-50....FIRST TIME WVU HAS UPSET A RANKED TEAM AT THE COLISEUM IN MORE THAN FOUR YEARS...
Return to Story IndexSTATE-AB
2) State comes back with a triple of their own... Delrico Lane shows the smooth touch 43-31 Battlers at the half. 3) Opening minute of the third... Corey Bethea gets the steal and it leads to easy points... Jackets within 10. 4) But from that point... AB would go on a 25-0 run... Corey Ainslie can't make the runner... Kirkland Bohanon bails him out. 5) Ainslie does't need bailed out this time... he buries the trey. Jackets fall 80-49.
Return to Story IndexWVU TECH MEN
-1ST HALF-TECH JOSH PROCTOR POST MOVE AND LAYIN -CU JUSTIN ENNIS TO REGGIE SMITH FOR 3 -TECH EDDIE HAYDEN REBOUND AND PUTBACK......BOB WILLIAMS -CU ENNIS TO JONAS BOHN (BOMB) HOOK SHOT......KEITH ADKINS -TECH BRANDON BURGRAFF SPIN MOVE AND JUMPER......TECH WINS 80-57
Return to Story IndexWVU TECH WOMEN
-2ND HALF-TECH JESSICA JOHNSON BACK DOOR TO AMY GARDNER LAYIN -CU CAROLINE OWEN PULLUP JUMPER -TECH NIA NOLAN DRIVE AND LAYIN.....JENNA EVERHART -CU CHELSEA CRAIG TO MACKENZIE LEE FOR 3......GINGER COLVIN -CU LEE TO COURTNEY CLIFTON LAYIN.......CAMPBELLSVILLE WINS 77-60
Return to Story IndexMIDLAND-SO CHAS
-3RD QTR-SC TRAVON REESE TO HUNTER MOLES LAYIN -SC RASHAUD KINCAID TO MOLES LAYIN......SC CHEERLEADERS -CM STEPHEN MATTHEWS DRIVE AND LAYIN -CM MATTHEWS TO DUSTIN SCARBERRY LAYIN AND ONE.....MATT STEAD -SC JON ELMORE TO REESE DUNK.......BLACK EAGLES WIN 77-69
Return to Story IndexPRINCETON-HURRICANE
-1ST QTR-HURR GARRETT TINSLEY REBOUND AND PUTBACK -PRINCE RYAN MEADOWS TO KYLE CARON FOR 3 -HURR TINSLEY JUMPER......LANCE SUTHERLAND -PRINCE MEADOWS FLOATER......ERNIE GILLARD -PRINCE CARON TO DARNELL PALMER FOR 3......HURRICANE WINS 66-61
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WEST VIRGINIA HAS BACKED OUT OF IT'S AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA STATE TO PLAY NEXT YEAR... THE TWO SCHOOLS HAD A HOME-AND-HOME AGREEMENT BEGINNING WITH A SEPTEMBER 8TH DATE IN TALLAHASSEE... BUT WVU SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE NOTIFIED F-S-U OFFICIALS THEY ARE GOING TO PAY THE 350-THOUSAND DOLLAR ESCAPE FEE TO SCRAP THE SERIES.... WEST VIRGINIA IS PLANNING A MOVE TO THE BIG 12 BEGINNING BY NEXT SEASON BUT HAS A LOT OF RED TAPE TO GET THRU BEFORE THEN...
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SUPER BOWL 46 FROM INDIANAPOLIS... TOM BRADY AND THE PATRIOTS ARE LOOKING FOR REVENGE-- EVEN THO THEY WOULD NEVER ADMIT TO IT... FORMER MARSHALL RUNNING BACK AHMAD BRADSHAW MISSED SOME PRACTICE TIME THIS WEEK WITH HIS CHRONICALLY INJURED FOOT... BUT SAYS HE'S READY TO GO... AHMAD ALSO SAYS HE'S GRATEFUL FOR THE GIANTS TAKING A CHANCE ON HIM IN THE 2007 DRAFT...
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Return to Story IndexPRIME PICKS THE BIG BANG THEORY Tonight at 7:30 PM The Euclid Alternative Leonard and his friends stage an intervention to force Sheldon to face his fear of driving |
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