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Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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Reporting Today: Elizabeth Noreika
and Gilbert Corsey
Steve Borecky is in the Weather Center
and AJ Good has Sports
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Directed by: Laura Coombs


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    Eyewitness News This Morning






  • PRESHOW
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      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS,

      IT'S THE END OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION......FIND OUT WHAT NEW LAWS YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE BUT FIRST

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    2 PRESHOW
      THE SEARCH CONTINUES.....AND THE HOPE IS STILL A LIVE.....A KANAWHA COUNTY FIREFIGHTER REMAINS MISSING IN FLOOD WATERS....AND THA'TS OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT...

      GOOD EVENING, I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA

      AND I'M GILBERT CORSEY. WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    ROAD CLOSED
      THE 58 HUNDRED BLOCK OF OHIO RIVER ROAD IN HUNTINGTON IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME WHILE CREWS WORK TO CLEAR POWER LINES WHICH FELL DUE TO AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED A SHORT TIME AGO.

      WE'RE TOLD NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT YOU ARE ASKED TO AVOID THE AREA AT THIS TIME.

      WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S BACK OPEN.

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    WHAT WE KNOW
      HOLDING ONTO HOPE.

      FAMILY...FRIENDS...AND CO -WORKERS ...ALL WISHING FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER. ....

      HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW TONIGHT......

      RESCUE CREWS PRESSED THE SEARCH ALONG BEAVER CREEK IN RALEIGH COUNTY TODAY...LOOKING FOR THE GLASGOW FIREMAN WHO WENT MISSING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

      WE'RE TOLD HIS BOAT CAPSIZED WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO RESCUE OTHERS.

      TODAY FELLOW VOLUNTEER HOLD TO HEAVY HEARTS....

      HOPING FOR THE BEST AND PEPARING FOR THE WORST

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    FIREFIGHTER UPDATE
      TODAY'S SEARCH TURNED UP MORE EVIDENCE THEY ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

      SEARCH CREWS FOUND WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THAT FIREFIGHTER'S GLOVE...YESTERDAY THEY FOUND HIS LIFE JACKET.

      THE WATER HAS DROPPED SIGNIFIACTNLY AT BEAVER CREEK, BUT IT'S STILL RACING DANGEROUSLY FAST AND THAT MAKES THE SEARCH ALL THE MORE DIFFICULT.

      ABOUT 100 FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS AND NATIONAL GUARDMENS ARE INVLOVED RIGHT NOW.

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      SEPARATELY, A BRADLEY WOMAN DIED AFTER BEING SWEPT AWAY IN A FLOODED STREAM NEAR HER HOME SATURDAY. HER BODY WAS RECOVERED. THE COMBINATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN A RATHER SHORT PERIOD OF TIME COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW CAUSED DISASTERS IN RALEIGH, GREENBRIER, FAYETTE AND MERCER COUNTIES.

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    MONSHOT
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    FIREFIGHTER REAX
      MEANWHILE......IT'S A TOUGH DAY AT THE SISSONVILLE FIRE SCHOOL.

      MANY MINDS ARE SOMEWHERE ELSE....BUT FOR SOME...... BEING TOGETHER IN SUCH AN UNCERTAIN TIME IS A WAY OF COPING.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ATISH BAIDYA WAS AT THE FIRESCHOOL AND HAS THIS STORY.

      MIKE FANNIN TRIES TO CONCENTRATE IN HIS FIRST RESPONDERS CLASS AT THE SISSONVILLE FIRE SCHOOL.

      FOR HIM AND A FEW OTHERS FROM THE GLASGOW FIRE DEPARTMENT IT'S THEIR WAY OF DEALING WITH THE DISAPPEARENCE OF ONE OF THEIR OWN.

      SOT16;11;55

      we were almost done with the fire school and for me it helps the grieving process to come out here and stay busy

      SEARCH CREWS ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND THE GLASGOW FIREFIGHTER THAT DISAPPEARED AFTER HIS BOAT FLIPPED DURING SWIFT WATER RESCUE.

      SOT16;12;25

      we've had tragedies before put we'll pull through we'll pull through this one.

      AND FANNIN WILL PULL THROUGH WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF FIREFIGHTERS.

      SOT

      IN SOME WAYS --THE NORMALCY OF FIRE SCHOOL -- FROM DRILLS FOR BEGINNING FIREFIGHTERS ON PUTTING ON THEIR GEAR IN TIME -- TO THE CLASS FANNIN IS TAKING -- ALL OF IT -- IS THE BEST THING FANNIN COULD USE RIGHT NOW.

      SOT16;13;13

      everyone has come up and offered condolences and let us know they can help and we appreciate that.

      DEALING WITH A TRAGEDY THE BEST HE KNOWS HOW AND HOPING FOR A HAPPY ENDING THAT MAY NOT BE COMING.

      FANNIN SAYS OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP COVER CALLS AND PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE DURING THEIR TIME OF NEED.

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    FLOODING UPDATE
      THE KANAWHA RIVER NARROWLY MISSED FLOOD STAGE AND HIT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2003 OVERNIGHT. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON DISCOVERED THAT WHILE THE THE RIVER DIDN'T FLOOD..

      THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS FEEDING INTO IT WASHED OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND INTO STREETS AND HOMES..

      THE KANAWHA RIVER CRESTED AT 28-POINT-8 FEET IN CHARLESTON. THAT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN A FOOT BELOW OFFICIAL FLOOD STAGE, BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH FLOODING TO GO AROUND. STANDUP.

      INSIDE YOU COULD SWIM IN THE POOL AND DAVIS CREEK AT THE SAME TIME. THERE WAS ENOUGH WATER TO TAKE A DIP ON THE BASKETBALL COURT TOO. WATER BACKED UP ALONG THE COAL RIVER TOO NEAR SAINT ALBANS. A BACKED UP ELK RIVER SWALLOWED A CAR THAT TRIED TO DRIVE THRU HIGH WATER. A COMBINATION OF BACKWATER FLOODING AND WATER BLASTING OUT OF A RAIN SWOLLEN PAINT CREEK FLOODED A TRAILER PARK IN PRATT. INTERVIEW. OTHER RESIDENTS WERE WAITING TO DROP BEFORE THEY TRIED TO CHECK DAMAGE. RAIN AND SNOW MELT CONTINUED ON A DESTRUCTIVE COURSE TO THE OHIO RIVER. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, CHARLESTON.

      THE RIVER IS NOT EXPECTED TO DROP QUICKLY ABOVE THE WINFIELD LOCKS. BACKWATER FLOODING PROBLEMS MAY CONTINUE IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS.

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    BOIL WATER LIFTED
      ALL OF THE FLOODING IN OUR REGION PROMPTED BOIL WATER ADVISORIES YESTERDAY...

      BUT IF YOU LIVE IN THE BECKLEY AREA, YOU'RE NO LONGER UNDER THAT ADVISORY.

      THE BECKLEY WATER COMPANY SAYS IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR CUSTOMERS TO BOIL THEIR WATER.

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    NOWCAST WEATHER
      WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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    SOUTH CHARLESTON FIRE
      FLAMES RIPPED THROUGH A SOUTH CHARLESTON BUSINESS EARLY TODAY.

      BRIAN ADKINS WAS TOO UPSET TO TALK ON CAMERA WHEN HE SAW PARTY KING, HIS BUSINESS, LEVELED THIS MORNING.

      THE FIRE HAPPENED AROUND 3-30 ON 3RD AVENUE. FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO USE AN EXCAVATOR TO REACH HOTSPOTS IN THE BURNING BUILDING AND TO KNOCK DOWN UNSTABLE WALLS. PARTY KING WAS A PARTY RENTAL SHOP.

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      FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE DESTRUCTION WAS SO EXTENSIVE IT MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE A CAUSE.

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    OHIO DRUG ARREST
      A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP LANDS AN ACCUSED DRUG DEALER BEHIND BARS.

      TROOPERS PULLED OVER 20 YEAR OLD ANTONIO KEITH ON U-S ROUTE 23 IN IRONTON YESTERDAY.

      WHEN THEY CHECKED THE REGISTRATION THEY FOUND OUT HIS LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED.

      THEY ALSO FOUND ONE AND A HALF POUNDS OF POT, ZIP LOCK BAGS AND A SET OF SCALES IN THE CAR.

      KEITH IS CHARGED WITH FELONY POSSESSION OF DRUGS AND DRUG TRAFFICKING.

      HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE SCIOTO COUNTY JAIL.

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    I LEG. SESSION REVIEW
      THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE.

      MORE THAN 100-BILLS PASSED ON THE FINAL DAY.

      TONIGHT WE LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES FROM THE LAST 60-DAYS AT THE CAPITAL.

      NAT: GAVEL

      WHEN THE GAVEL CAME DOWN ENDING THE 2010 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION LAWMAKERS HAD COMPLETED 217 BILLS.

      21:00:08 not as contentious as some sessions you haven't really seen the excitment.

      THE ABORTION BILL CASUED SOME EXCITEMENT AND CONTENTION.

      IT PALLOWS WOMEN WANTING ABORTIONS TO SEE AN ULTRASOUND OF THE BABY BEFORE THE PROCEDURE.

      NAT; ding has everyone voted

      SENATE BILL 230 WAS ALSO A HOT BUTTON ISSUE WITH OPTOMETRIST AND OPTOMOLOGIST.

      20:56:12 how much of this is patient safety and how much is a turf battle it's difficult for us to know

      IN THE END THE MEASURE PASSED DURINGP THE FINAL 30-MINUTES OF THE SESSION WITHOUT THE LASER SURGERY PROVISION OPTOMETRIST WANTED ...HOWEVER IT DOES GIVE THEM GREATER SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR OTHER PROCEDURES LIKE EYE INJECTIONS.

      NAT : g-ma

      HAVEN MCCARTHY'S FAMILY IS HAPPY WITH THE SCOPE OF THE NEW LAW CREATED IN HER MEMORY.

      HOUSE BILL 42-23 PASSED FORCING HARSHER PUNISHEMENTS FOR DRIVERS WHO FAIL TO OBEY THE FLASHING LIGHTS AND STOPS SIGNS OF A SCHOOL BUS.

      BITE:REP. CHICK

      LAWMAKERS ALSO OK'D A BILL IN MEMORY OF CHARLESTON POLICE PATROLMAN JERRY JONES..

      CREATING STIFFER PUNISHMENTS FOR CRIMINALS FLEEING FROM POLICE.

      BITE:ARMSTEAD

      BUT SOME PROMISING BILLS FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

      FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW LAWMAKERS FAILED TO PASS A BAN ON TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.

      BITE:21:03:35 sometimes good bills just don't make it through

      THE REGULAR SESSION HAS ENDED YET LAWMAKERS WON'T BE GONE ONG.

      THEY'LL RETURN TO CHAMBERS MONDAY TO BATTLE A BLEAK BUDGET.

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    SENATE LEAVING SESSION
      WE WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING INTERESTING FROM LAST NIGHT AND GET YOUR THOUGHTS.

      TAKE A LOOK.

      THE CLOSING MINUTES OF THE SESSION COINCIDED WITH THE CLOSING MINUTES OF THE MOUNTAINEER BASKETBALL GAME.

      DURING THE DEBATE ON THE OPTOMETRIST BILL SEVERAL SENATORS LEFT THE FLOOR TO GO WATCH THE END OF THE GAME.

      THIS IS THEM COMING BACK INTO SESSION.

      MOMENTS LATER THEY PASSED THE BILL.

      LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

      DIE HARD FANS...LAZY LAWMAKERS..

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    FACEBOOK FEEDBACK
      WE GOT SOME RESPONSES ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AFTER THIS STORY RAN AT SIX.

      DAVID SPENCER SAYS, "I DON'T THINK THERE WAS MUCH THEY WERE GONNA GET ACCOMPLISHED IN THAT ONE HOUR THAT THEY HADN'T ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED. AND TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT SOMETHING AS SILLY AS A BASKETBALL TEAM MIGHT BE A GOOD EXAMPLE TO THEM OF HOW THEY CAN FIND A WAY TO AGREEMENT. "

      JOSH RUTHERFORD SAYS "IF BASKETBALL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MAKING LAWS THEN THATS OBVIOUS PROOF THAT WE HAVE THE DUMBEST LEGISLATURE IN AMERICA"

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    EYEWITNESS WEB
      REMEMBER....YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND EYEWITNESS NEWS ON THE WEB AT WCHSTV.COM ON FACEBOOK AND ON TWITTER.

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    OBAMA HEALTHCARE
      IT'S CRUNCH TIME FOR HEALTHCARE. PRESIDENT OBAMA WANTS A VOTE ON THE LONG- DEBATED LEGISLATION BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

      DEMOCRATS STILL DON'T HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS THE BILL. BUT SUNDAY THEY EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE 216 VOTES *WILL BE THERE WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED IN THE HOUSE. PRESIDENT OBAMA DELAYED AN OVERSEAS TRIP TO SEE THE BILL THROUGH. HIS SENIOR ADVISOR SAYS THE 9-MONTH POLITICAL DEBATE OVER HEALTHCARE IS AT IT'S END.

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      HOUSE DEMOCRATS WANT TO PASS THE SENATE VERSION OF THE HEALTHCARE BILL, THEN MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF BUDGET RECONCILIATION. IT'S A PROCEDURE - USED FREQUENTLY BY REPUBLICANS IN THE PAST - THAT REQUIRES ONLY A STRAIGHT MAJORITY VOTE. REPUBLICANS SAY POLLS SHOW THE ELECTORATE IS AGAINST THE BILL, AND THEY ARE UNMOVED IN THEIR OPPOSITION.

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    CONSUMER ALERT
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    WN CARTOONS
      YOUR SUNDAY PAPER WILL SOON CUT BACK ON A ONCE FAMOUS SECTION...AND IT'S NO LAUGHING MATTER.

      THE SUNDAY FUNNIES ...SLOWLY CUTTING BACK. THIS DUE LARGLEY IN PART TO THE ECONOMY.MANY NEWSPAPERS HAVE CUT THE STRIPS THEY CARRY.THE ONES THAT REMAIN HAVE BEEN SQUEEZED ONTO SMALLER PAGES. KIDS ONCE FOLLOWED THE FUNNY PAGES RELIGIOUSLY BUT TODAY EXPERTS SAY NEWSPAPERS HAVE GIVEN WAY TO NINTENDO AND COMPUTERS.

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    3D TELEVISIONS
      OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW ...

      TWO MAJOR ELECTRONIC COMPANIES USHER IN A NEW ERA IN ENTERTAINMENT.

      SAMSUNG AND PANASONIC UNVEILED GROUNDBREAKING THREE-D TECHNOLOGY FOR T-V AT LAUNCHES ACROSS MANHATTAN EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

      PANASONIC - OPTING FOR A LOW KEY-ROLL OUT OF ITS LATEST AND GREATEST AT A BEST BUY STORE IN UNION SQUARE...

      SAMSUNG - CHANNELING CELEBRITY POWER - CALLING ON MUSIC POWERHOUSE "BLACK-EYED PEAS" TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR HOT NEW PRODUCTS.

      HOLLYWODD DIRECTOR JAMES CAMERON SAYS THIS IS THE WAY OF THE FUTURE.

      The 3D has been of a very high caliber the last three years, with Dreamworks films - I think Avatar was done right. There are a number of films which have really got people excited about the idea of 3D.

      SONY WILL SOON BE JOINING THE MARKET AS WELL.

      L-G IS ALREADY SELLING 3-D SETS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

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    NATIONAL NEWS
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    ACROSS AMERICA
      IN NATIONAL NEWS, ONE OF FOUR HORSES ATTEMPTING TO CROSS ARIZONA'S VALLEY RIVER IS STILL STRANDED...

      AND A PILOT MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN UNEXPECTED PLACE.

      IT'S TIME FOR US TO GO ACROSS AMERICA.

      ARIZONA

      A HORSE IS TRAPPED ON AN ISLAND

      IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIVER..

      AFTER FLOODING IN BUCKEYE.

      THIS HORSE--NAMED COLORADO...

      WAS ONE OF 3 HORSES RIDERS WERE USING TO TRY AND CROSS A RIVER ON FRIDAY..

      HEAVY FLOODING SWEPT EVERYONE AWAY.

      ALL THE RIDERS BUT ONLY ONE HORSE MADE IT TO SHORE.

      ANOTHER HORSE DIDN'T SURVIVE..

      AND COLORADO..IS STILL STUCK.

      MOS says: "Very worried..it's crazy...I never thought i'd be in a situation like this and I'll tell you I never will be again."

      RESCUERS SAY THEY'LL TRY AND GET COLORADO WHEN THE WATER RECEDES.

      NORTH DAKOTA

      THE RED RIVER IN FARGO IS SEVERAL FEET ABOVE FLOOD LEVEL.

      ONLY MINOR damage REPORTED SO FAR..

      BUT THIS RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE SEVERAL MORE FEET BY THURSDAY.

      CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR FLOODING IN THE AREA.

      FORECASTERS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE OUT...

      AND LOCALS HAVE BEEN PREPARING SAND BAGS FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

      INDIANA

      A CAR CRASHES INTO A BUILDING IN SOUTH BEND...

      THE BUILDING COLLAPSES..

      CRUSHING THE CAR...

      FLATTENING IT LIKE A PANCAKE.

      AMAZINGLY THE THREE PASSENGERS INSIDE WERE ABLE TO CRAWL OUT FROM THE WRECKAGE.

      BUT THE DRIVER NEEDED TO BE TAKEN OUT BY FIREFIGHTERS.

      MOS says: "Building is very unstable we had our rescue team come out."

      ALL FOUR PEOPLE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

      NO WORD ON THEIR CONDITIONS.

      POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING INTO WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO PLOW INTO THE VACANT BUILDING.

      CALIFORNIA

      A PILOT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PLANE MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING....

      RIGHT ON A BUSY STREET IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

      HE SAYS HE WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND HAD TO PUT THE PLANE DOWN.

      THE PILOT'S MOTHER WAS WITH HIM ON THE PLANE.

      NO ONE WAS HURT..

      BUT FRANTIC MOMENTS WHEN THE PILOTS WIFE HEARD FROM SOMEONE AT THE CONTROL TOWER THAT HER HUSBAND'S PLANE WAS GOING DOWN.

      MOS says: "She was frantic and I didn't have a cell phone to call her."

      AFTER THIS CLOSE CALL...

      THE PILOT SAYS HE MAY GIVE UP FLYING FOR GOOD.

      AND THAT'S A FOX WATCH... ACROSS AMERICA.

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    COMING UP
      STILL TO COME, PROCESSED FOODS MAY DO YOUR BODY MORE HARM THAT GOOD.

      PLUS, WE'VE GOT A LOOK AT SOME MUSICAL ACTS PLAYING AT THIS YEAR'S STATE FAIR...

      THAT'S A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!

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    HAITI BENEFIT CONCERT
      PERFORMING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE..... LOCAL ARTS GROUPS CAME TOGETHER FOR A COMMON CAUSE.

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      YOU'RE LISTENING TO MUSIC FROM THE HAITIAN BENEFIT CONCERT.

      IT TOOK PLACE TONIGHT AT THE CLAY CENTER.

      ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE EVENT WILL BE GIVEN TO THE SALVATION ARMY.

      THAT MONEY WILL THEN BE USED FOR RELIEF EFFORTS.

      THE EVENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

      17 DIFFERENT LOCAL ARTS GROUP PERFORMED IN TONIGHTS BENEFIT.

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    WVU HOOPS
      SELECTION SUNDAY... A BIG DAY FOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL.

      SOME TEAMS ARE FEELING UNEASY....BUT NOT WEST VIRGINIA..

      THE NEW BIG EAST CHAMPS ARE SITTING IN A GREAT POSITION.....

      IT'S TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH A.J. GOOD.

      GILBERT......THE MOUNTAINEERS NEEDED TWO DA'SEAN BUTLER MIRACLES TO WIN THE BIG EAST TITLE...BUT NOW ITS ONTO THE NCAA'S

      THE BIG QUESTION WAS WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE A 1 OR A 2 SEED....AND THE COMITTEE MADE THEIR SELECTION THIS EVENING....

      WEST VIRGINIA GOT THE A NUMBER TWO SEED AFTER A STRONG PERFORMANCE AT THE GARDEN IN NEW YORK....AND THE GOLD AND BLUE WILL GET TO STAY IN THE EMPIRE STATE......

      AS THEY WILL TAKE ON MORGAN STATE IN BUFFALO ON FRIDAY.....THE BEARS WON THE MEAC TITLE SATURDAY.....THIS IS THE FIRST EVER MATCHUP BETWEEN THE TWO SQUADS....AND THE MOUNTAINEERS SAY THEY ARE BETTER THAN A TWO SEED.....

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    OHIO HOOPS
      THE OHIO BOBCATS ARE HEADING TO THE DANCE AFTER A 81-75 OVERTIME WIN OVER AKRON.....THIS IS OHIO'S FIRST TRIP TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT SINCE 2005 AND FIRST OF THE JIM GROCE ERA....

      OU WILL PLAY GEORGETOWN THURSDAY IN PROVIDENCE IN THE MIDWEST REGION....THE HOYAS LOST TO WEST VIRGINIA LAST NIGHT IN THE BIG EAS TITLE GAME THANKS TO DA'SEAN BUTLER'S MIRACLE.....IF THE BOBCATS PULL OFF THE UPSET...THEY WOULD PLAY THE WINNER OF TENNESSEE AND SAN DIEGO ST.....

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    MARSHALL HOOPS
      MARSHALL WILL NOT BE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT BUT THEY WILL RECEIVE A POST-SEASON BIRTH....BUT IT WONT BE A NIT BIRTH EITHER......SO WHAT THAT WILL BE .....NOBODY KNOWS YET....THE HERD IS WAITING ON WORD FOR WHAT TOURNAMENT THEY WILL BE PLAYING.....WE WILL HAVE MORE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST...

      I'LL HAVE MORE FROM SELECTION SUNDAY PLUS A LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT COMING UP A LITTLE BIT LATER ON EYEWITNESS NEWS....

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    PUTNAM SHELTER
      BOWLING IN THE BUCKS.

      ball hitting pins

      A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TURNED OUT THIS AFTERNOON TO VENTURE LANES IN ST. ALBANS TO TAKE PART IN A BENEFIT TOURNAMENT FOR THE NEW PUTNAM ANIMAL SHELTER. JOHN AMOS POWER PLANT WAS THE BIG SPONSOR FOR THE DAY....DONATING FOOD AND PRIZES.

      PRAY CONSTRUCTION AND APACHE MOTORCYCLE EMPLOYEES ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT.

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      TODAY'S BENEFIT RAISED MORE THAN 14-HUNDRED DOLLARS. WORK ON THE PROPERTY WHERE THE NEW SHELTER WILL BE BUILT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS SPRING.

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    EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
      TAKE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT STINGER

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    I FAMILY TREE
      A SOUTH CHARLESTON FAMILY BIDS FAREWELL TO A PART OF HISTORY THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR GENERATIONS.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS PHOTOJOURNALIST TROY MORGAN BRINGS US THE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF HOW A THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEAR OLD TREE HAS MADE FOR SOME VERY SPECIAL MEMORIES.

      AMAZING....THAT TREE HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE BEFORE AMERICA WAS EVER A COUNTRY.

      THERE ARE PLANS TO ENSURE THE TREE LIVES ON....A TABLE WILL BE MADE FROM A SLICE OF THE TRUNK FOR EACH OF THE FOUR CHILDREN.

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    EYEWITNESS WEB
      YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND EYEWITNESS NEWS ON THE WEB AT WCHSTV.COM ON FACEBOOK AND ON TWITTER.

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    FULL WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO WX ANCHOR FOR WEATHER

      WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Steve Borecky 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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    IWITNESS NEWS
      IF YOU SEE NEWS HAPPENING, CLICK AWAY, AND SEND US THE PICTURES AT IWITNESS@WCHSTV.COM....

      IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!

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    CANADA AVALANCHE
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS... IN WORLD NEWS,

      AN AVALANCHE IN CANADA CRASHES DOWN ON A GROUP OF TWO HUNDRED SNOWMOBILERS - AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE DIED.

      THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF THE MISSING.

      IT HAPPENED SATURDAY IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

      YOU CAN SEE IN THIS AMATEUR VIDEO RESCUERS USING POLES TO SEARCH THE SNOW FOR SURVIVORS.

      RESCUERS RESUMED THEIR SEARCH AT DAYBREAK THIS MORNING ON BOULDER MOUNTAIN.

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    MEXICO VIOLENCE
      A MASSIVE SHOOTOUT IN MEXICO LEAVES TWENTY FOUR PEOPLE DEAD.



      IT HAPPENED SATURDAY ON THE PACIFIC COAST WHERE GANG VIOLENCE IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH.

      THIRTEEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A SERIES OF SHOOTOUTS INVOLVING SOLDIERS.

      ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY, TWO DECAPITATED MEN WERE FOUND ON A ROAD PACKED WITH NIGHTCLUBS.

      MEXICAN PRESIDENT CALDERON HAS DEPLOYED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TROOPS TO IN AN EFFORT TO ROOT OUT CARTELS.

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    JAPAN QUAKE
      A SIX POINT SIX MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE ROCKED JAPAN JUST OFF THE EASTERN COAST THIS MORNING.

      BUILDINGS RATTLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY....INCLUDING THE CROWDED CAPITAL.

      THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANY CASUALTIES.

      JAPAN IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST EARTHQUAKE-PRONE COUNTRIES.

      IN 19-95, A 7 point 2 MAGNITUDE QUAKE SHOOK THE WESTERN PORT CITY OF KOBE AND KILLED 64-HUNDRED PEOPLE.

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    UNHEALTHY FOOD COSTS
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS, IN HEALTH NEWS TONIGHT, IF YOU LOVE YOUR SHARE OF BAD FOODS, LISTEN UP.

      YOU COULD BE SHELLING OUT MORE CASH TO EAT THOSE UNHEALTHY FOODS.

      pizza into an oven

      THE STUDY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL LINKS AN INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES TO WEIGHT LOSS. RESEARCHERS SAY IT WILL TAKE STATE OR LOCAL POLICIES SET IN PLACE TO ALTER PRICES OF UNHEALTHY FOOD AND BEVERAGES TO GET AMERICANS ON THE TRACK TO HEALTHIER EATING.

      THE REPORT APPEARS IN THE MARCH EIGHTH ISSUE OF ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE.

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    PROCESSED MEATS
      PROTECTING YOUR HEART MAY BE AS SIMPLE AS PASSING UP PROCESSED MEATS.

      hamburger sizzles

      THAT BURGER MAY LOOK TASTY BUT IT COULD PACK A PUNCH TO YOUR OLD TICKER. .

      A NEW HARVARD STUDY SAYS THE SALT AND PRESERVATIVES FOUND IN PROCESSED MEAT INCREASES THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES.

      RESEARCHERS FOUND FOR EVERY ONE-POINT-EIGHT OUNCE SERVINGS OF PROCESSED MEAT, THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE JUMPS FORTY-TWO PERCENT... WHILE THE RISK OF DIABETES INCREASES NINETEEN PERCENT.

      RESEARCHERS DIDN'T SEE THE SAME THING WHEN PEOPLE ATE UNPROCESSED RED MEATS.

      THE ADDITIVES IN PROCESSED MEATS ARE TO BLAME.

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    OBESITY & COLON CANCER
      EXTRA WEIGHT IS AN EXTRA RISK - A SCARY REALITY FOR THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER.

      A NEW REPORT OUT OF THE CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH JOURNAL REVEALS A POORER PROGNOSIS FOR OBESE PATIENTS WITH THE DISEASE.

      THOSE PATIENTS ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR DEATH OR RECURRENT DISEASE COMPARED TO THOSE WITHIN A NORMAL WEIGHT.

      ADDITIONALLY - THAT IMPACT APPEARED TO BE STRONGER IN MEN THAN IN WOMEN.

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    BREAST FEEDING MOMS
      BREAST-FEEDING MAY HELP MOMS SHED SOME UNWANTED POUNDS.

      THIS STUDY COMES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. IT SUGGESTS WOMEN WHO BREAST FEED HAVE REDUCED AMOUNTS OF ABDOMINAL FAT, EVEN DECADES LATER.

      THE RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS WOMEN WHO HAVE BREAST-FED THEIR CHILDREN HAD LESS RISK FOR HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND METABOLIC SYNDROME.

      THE STUDY WAS RELEASED FRIDAY AT AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO.

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    SECOND WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO WX ANCHOR FOR WEATHER

      WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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    HOLLYWOOD BUZZ
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    GISELE BUNDCHEN SKIN
      TONIGHT IN THE HOLLYWOOD BUZZ....

      EVER WANT SUPER MODEL SKIN?

      VICTORIA SECRET SUPERSTAR GISELE BUNDCHEN IS LAUNCHING A NEW SKINCARE LINE.

      ACCORDING TO PEOPLE DOT COM.....THE LEGGY LOOKER IS SHARING THE SECRETS TO GREAT SKIN.

      HER LINE WILL LAUNCH ON MARCH 15 AND WILL BE ECO-FRIENDLY.

      LARGELY IN PART BECAUSE OF HER ROLE AS AN U-N AMBASSADOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

      BUNDCHEN PROMISES TO USES RECYCLED MATERIALS AND ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS...BUT THE LOOKING LIKE A SUPERMODEL PART ISN'T GURANTEED.

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    SCHWIMMER ENGAGED
      FRIENDS STAR DAVID SCHWIMMER IS READY TO SAY I DO.

      THE FORTY THREE YEAR ACTOR IS REPORTEDLY ENGAGED TO PHOTOGRAPHER ZOE BUCKMAN.

      THE TWO MET BACK IN 20-07 ON THE SET OF *RUN FATBOY RUN IN LONDON.

      A FILM SCHWIMMER DIRECTED.

      IT WILL BE THE FIRST MARRIAGE FOR BOTH OF THEM.

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    COUNTRY STARS WV FAIR
      SUMMER MAY STILL BE A WAYS OFF, BUT PLANS FOR THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE FAIR ARE ALREADY IN THE WORKS.

      COUNTRY SINGERS GEORGE JONES, RODNEY ATKINS, LADY ANTEBELLUM, AND JUSTIN MOORE ARE ALL SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT THE STATE FAIR IN LEWISBURG....

      THE STATE FAIR RUNS FROM AUGUST 13th THROUGH THE 21st.

      MAKE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDERS....TICKETS GO ON SALE THURSDAY AUGUST 14th AT 10am.

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    I MAPLE SYRUP MAKERS
      OLD MAN WINTER IS LOOSENING HIS GRIP... AND THAT MEANS IT'S TIME TO HARVEST MAPLE SYRUP.

      IN TONIGHT'S TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA, WE HEAD TO GREENBRIER COUNTY TO SEE HOW GRASSY MEADOWS MAPLE SYRUP GETS THE SWEET STUFF OUT OF THE TREES.

      IF YOU'D LIKE TO TRY GRASSY MEADOWS MAPLE SYRUP, GIVE LARRY A CALL AT 304-561-7433.

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    I DOG EATS DIAMOND
      YOU MAY HAVE USED THE EXCUSE ....MY DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK, BUT ONE DOG IS MAKING WAVES FOR SWALLOWING A GIRLS BEST FRIEND....A DIAMOND OF COURSE.

      NATS: "That is unbelievable."

      WORD IS SPREADING FAST HERE.

      NATS: "OMG. That is hilarious. Hilarious. The Enquirer."

      EVEN A TABLOID PICKED UP ON IT.

      NATS: "So the dog swallowed the diamond?"

      YEP!

      SOLLIE THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER... SWALLOWED A DIAMOND.

      AND NOT JUST ANY STONE.

      IT WAS ONE JUST LIKE THIS.

      3 CARROTS.

      VALUED AT 20-GRAND!

      KAUFMANN says: "I was shocked!"

      GEORGE KAUFMANN BRINGS "SOLLIE" TO WORK EVERYDAY.

      THE CO-OWNER OF ROBERT BERNARD JEWELERS IN ROCKVILLE MARYLAND... SAYS HE NEVER WORRIED BEFORE.

      KAUFMANN says: "It's like out of character. The dog normally doesn't eat a lot. Stones have dropped before and he didn't pay any attention."

      BUT "SOLLIE" DID THIS TIME!

      THE DIAMOND FELL.. AND LANDED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS MOUTH.

      NATS: "I went like this with him to see if it was in there."

      IT WAS GONE ALRIGHT!

      AND WHAT'S WORSE?

      THE GEM BELONGED TO A VISITING DIAMOND DEALER.

      SO KAUFMANN AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER... WERE ON THE HOOK FOR 20-THOUSAND.

      MOS says: "I haven't read the policy yet but I don't know if there's a "dog swallows diamond clause" in there."

      THE FIRST CALL.. WASN'T THE INSURANCE AGENT.

      IT WAS THE VET!

      THE ADVICE?

      LET NATURE TAKES ITS COURSE.

      KAUFMANN says: "When we took a walk in the evening and morning, he's pretty regular, I collected it and went through it. I made sure I didn't throw it out until the diamond was found. So I had a nice 3 day collection."

      3 DAYS OF CAREFUL INSPECTIONS-- PAID OFF.

      KAUFMANN says: "I screamed and woke up my son. He wanted to know what was going on at 7 in the morning!

      HE FOUND THE DIAMOND.

      AND IN DOING SO.. FOUND 15 MINUTES OF FAME.

      THE DIAMOND IS THREE-EIGHTHS OF AN INCH IN WIDTH.

      SO IT REALLY WAS LIKE FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK... SO TO SPEAK

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    TEASE 6
      ITS SELECTION SUNDAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY....A.J. GOOD WILL TELL YOU WHERE WEST VIRGINIA ENDED UP IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT NEXT IN SPORTS.......

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    SPORTS
      JOSH AT SPORTS

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    WVU HOOPS-TOURNEY
      ITS TOURNAMENT TIME ACROSS COLLEGE BASKETBALL.....AND SEVERAL TEAMS WERE SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THEIR PANTS EARLIER THIS EVENING TO SEE WHETHER THEY GO IN OR NOT......BUT WEST VIRGINIA WAS RELAXING COMFORTABLY AFTER A RUN THAT LED THE MOUNTAINEERS TO A BIG EAST TITLE.....

      WEST VIRGINIA GOT THE A NUMBER TWO SEED AFTER A STRONG PERFORMANCE AT THE GARDEN IN NEW YORK....AND THE GOLD AND BLUE WILL GET TO STAY IN THE EMPIRE STATE......

      AS THEY WILL TAKE ON MORGAN STATE IN BUFFALO ON FRIDAY.....THE BEARS WON THE MEAC TITLE SATURDAY.....THIS IS THE 2ND MATCHUP BETWEEN THE TWO SQUADS....AND THE MOUNTAINEERS SAY THEY AREN'T HAPPY WITH THE SEED....BUT THEY'LL MOVE ON AS A TWO.....

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    WVU SOUND
      WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK WDTV FOR ALL THE FOOTAGE SENT TO US TODAY......

      IF WEST VIRGINIA WINS AGAINST THE BEARS......IT WILL PLAY THE WINNER ON CLEMSON AND MISSOURI WHO WILL ALSO PLAY ON FRIDAY....THAT GAME WOULD BE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.......

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    KENTUCKY HOOPS
      -KENTUCKY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SEC TITLE AGAINST MISS ST

      -2ND HALF-MSU DEE BOST TO JARVIS VARNADO DUNK...BULLDOGS UP 4

      -UK DOWN 3.....JOHN WALL STEAL AND LAYIN....CATS WITHIN 1

      -UK DOWN 2....MISSED FT...WALL REBOUND MISSES....DEMARCUS COUSINS REBOUND AND PUTBACK AT THE BUZZER.....OT HERE WE COME

      -OT- ERIC BLEDSOE DRIVE AND LAYIN...CATS UP 2

      -WALL HITS THE 3......WILDCATS GET THE OT WIN 75-74

      KENTUCKY GOT THE #1 SEED....AND WILL PLAY EAST TENNESSEE ST THURSDAY IN NEW ORLEANS......IN THE EAST REGION....IF THE WILDCATS WIN OVER THE BUCCANEERS.....THEY WILL PLAY THE WINNER OF TEXAS AND WAKE FOREST ON SATURDAY......

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    OHIO STATE HOOPS
      -OHIO ST TAKING ON MINNESOTA FOR THE BIG TEN TITLE

      -2ND HALF-DAVID LIGHTY TO EVAN TURNER FOR 3.....BUCKS UP 7

      -LIGHTY DRIVE AND LAYIN.......OSU UP 9

      -TURNER TO LIGHTY FOR 3......BUCKS UP 14

      -TURNER STEAL LAYIN AND ONE.....31 POINTS.....BUCKEYES WIN EASILY 90-61

      OHIO STATE WILL PLAY UC SANTA BARBRA IN MILWAKEE ON FRIDAY IN THE MIDWEST REGION......IF THE BUCKEYS GET THE WIN.....THEY WILL PLAY THE VICTOR OF OKLAHOMA ST AND GEORGIA TECH ON SUNDAY.....

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    OHIO HOOPS
      THE OHIO BOBCATS ARE HEADING TO THE DANCE AFTER A 81-75 OVERTIME WIN OVER AKRON.....THIS IS OHIO'S FIRST TRIP TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT SINCE 2005 AND FIRST OF THE JIM GROCE ERA....

      OU WILL PLAY GEORGETOWN THURSDAY IN PROVIDENCE IN THE MIDWEST REGION....THE HOYAS LOST TO WEST VIRGINIA LAST NIGHT IN THE BIG EAS TITLE GAME THANKS TO DA'SEAN BUTLER'S MIRACLE.....IF THE BOBCATS PULL OFF THE UPSET...THEY WOULD PLAY THE WINNER OF TENNESSEE AND SAN DIEGO ST.....

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    MARSHALL HOOPS
      MARSHALL HAS FINNALLY FOUND IT POST-SEASON HOME AT THAT WILL BE IN THE COLLEGE INSIDERS.COM TOURNAMENT....AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF....THE HERD WILL RECEIVE AND NUMBER ONE SEED....

      THE HERD WILL PLAY WESTERN CAROLINA ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE CAM HENDERSON CENTER.....THE CATAMOUNTS ARE 22-11 ON THE SEASON.......THE TOURNAMENT IS IN ITS SECOND YEAR OF EXISTENCE WITH OLD DOMINION WINNING IT A SEASON AGO.....THIS IS THE HERD'S FIRST POST-SEASON BIRTH IN 22 YEARS,,,,,

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    WVIAC SCORES
      SADLY THE SEASON FOR WV STATE HAS ENDED THIS EVENING AS THE YELLOW JACKETS FELL TO INDIANA (PA) 91-76 IN THE DIVISION II REGIONAL....DARREN JONES LED ALL SCORERS WITH 40 PTS HOWEVER BO KING WAS THE ONLY OTHER YELLOWJACKET IN DOUBLE FIGURES WITH 17 POINTS....

      BUT THERE IS STILL ONE WVC SCHOOL STILL ALIVE IN THE DIVISION TWO REGIONALS AT THAT WOULD BE SECOND PLACE FINISHER WEST LIBERTY WHO BEAT ST AUGUSTINE 90-83 TONIGHT.....THE HILLTOPPERS WERE LED BY JOHN WOLO-SUN-CHUCK WHO HAD 20 PTS AND COREY PELLE WHO HAD 17......WEST LIBERTY WILL PLAY IUP ON TUESDAY.....

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    NOAH COTTRILL
      NOW UNTO THE BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.....NOAH COTTRILL HAS BEEN AROUND THE STATE WITH HIS 3RD TEAM IN 4 SEASONS......BUT HE HAS PERFORMED EVERYWHERE HE HAS GONE....AND NOW HE HAS RECEIVED THE STATE'S HIGH HONOR THE BILL EVANS AWARD...

      COTRILL WAS NAMED THE STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR TODAY BY THE WV SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION......THE SENIOR AVG'S 29 PTS PER GAME AND HAS LED THEM TO A FINISH AS THE TOP TEAM IN AAA....COTRILL LEAD HIS TEAM TO A REGIONAL WIN LAST TUESDAY OVER WINFIELD TO GET TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT....AND COACH MARK HATCHER SAYS HE HAS BEEN A VALUABLE ADDITION TO HIS SQUAD.....

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    LOGAN SOUND
      LOGAN WILL PLAY HEDGESVILLE ON WEDENSDAY AT 7:15

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    GW HOOPS
      TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AAA BRACKET.....GW AND SOUTH CHARLESTON WILL FACE OFF IN QUARTERFINAL ACTION..EARLIER DURING THE SEASON GW BEAT THE BLACK EAGLES BY 4 EARLY IN FEBURARY....THE PATRIOTS GOT TO CHARLESTON WITH A WIN ON THE ROAD AT GREENBRIER EAST LAST TUESDAY....GW HEAD COACH RICK GREENE SAYS HE WANTS TO GET THIS GAME WITH THE BLACK EAGLES OUT OF THE WAY EARLY.....

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    SO CHAS HOOPS
      TO THE PATRIOTS OPPONENT ON THURSDAY....SOUTH CHARLESTON GOT A NEW COACH THIS SEASON IN VIC HERBERT.....HERBERT TOOK OVER FOR BOBBY DAWSON WHO RETIRED FOR HEALTH REASONS......BUT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST LEGEND WHO HAS CAME IN AFTER WILLIE AKERS AT LOGAN AND LED THEM TO A STATE TITLE....AND HE HOPES TO KEEP THE TRADITION ALIVE WITH ANOTHER PROGRAM.....

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    BOYS TOURNAMENT
      CHECKING OUT THE BOYS TRIPLE A SCHEDULE.....AT 11:15 DEFENDING CHAMPION MARTINSBURG A SEVEN SEED WILL BATTLE NUMBER TWO WHEELING PARK.....AT 7:15 #1 LOGAN WILL TAKE ON THE EIGHT SEED HEDGESVILLE....THE WINNERS WILL PLAY FRIDAY AT 5:30

      AND MOVING ONTO TO THURSDAY.....AT 11:15 HOMETOWN CAPITAL THE FOUR SEED WILL TAKE ON NUMBER 5 MORGANTOWN......AND AT 7:15 ITS THE BATTLE OF THE BEST IN THE VALLEY AS NUMBER THREE GW TAKES ON THE 6TH SEED SOUTH CHARLESTON.....ALL THE WINNERS WILL PLAY ON FRIDAY EVENING AT 9:00

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    WAKE UP WEATHER
      ANCHOR TOSSES TO WX ANCHOR FOR EVENING WEATHER

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    GREEN RIVER
      ST. PATTY'S DAY IS JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY AND THE WINDY CITY IS GETTING READY.

      TENS OF THOUSANDS CAME OUT TO SEE THE CHICAGO RIVER TURN GREEN.

      BOAT

      THE VEGETABLE BASED DYE THAT TURNS THE WATER GREEN IS ACTUALLY ORANGE.

      THE RECIPE FOR THE DYE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST VALUED SECRETS.

      THE DYE KEEPS THE WATER GREEN FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS.

      IT'S BEEN DYED EVERY YEAR SINCE 19-62.

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    CLOSER
      FINALLY TONIGHT, WE LEAVE YOU WITH MORE FROM THE PUTNAM ANIMAL SHELTER BENEFIT.

      THANKS FOR WATCHING. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

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    CLOSE
      LIZ, GILBERT, WX ANCHOR AND SPORTS GUY

      END OF SHOW

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    ROAD CLOSED
      THE 58 HUNDRED BLOCK OF OHIO RIVER ROAD IN HUNTINGTON IS CLOSED AT THIS TIME WHILE CREWS WORK TO CLEAR POWER LINES WHICH FELL DUE TO AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED A SHORT TIME AGO.

      WE'RE TOLD NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT YOU ARE ASKED TO AVOID THE AREA AT THIS TIME.

      WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S BACK OPEN.

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    POWERBALL WINNER
      IN OTHER NATIONAL NEWS, A PERSON IN NEW JERSEY SHOULD BE FEELING IS PRETTY LUCKY.

      THE PLAYER MATCHING ALL FIVE NUMERS

      COLORADO AND OKLAHOMA EACH HAD ONE WINNING TICKET FOR THE POWER PLAY MATCH FIVE.

      THE PRIZE RISES TO AN ESTIMATED TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ON WEDNESDAY.

      ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - One of the tickets sold in New Jersey for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were:

      6-16-20-31-36

      Powerball: 8


      Power Play: 5

      The player matching all five numbers and the Powerball won the $211.7 Million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $20 million for Wednesday.

      Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, win $200,000 each, and there were twelve of those. They were sold in: Arizona, Colorado, Florida (4), Indiana, Massachusets (2), Montana, New York and Wisconsin.

      There were two Power Play Match 5 winners in the states of: Colorado and Oklahoma.

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