WVAH Fox 11 Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia
Home Shows Newsroom Schedule Community WVAH Fox11

Advertisement






Sunday, February 5, 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.
Tonight on
Eyewitness News at 10 PM
Eyewitness News at 10 PM
Reporting Today: Kallie Cart
and Dave Benton
Ashley Smith is in the Weather Center
and Josh Lewis has Sports
Produced by: Bethany Simmons
Directed by: Matt McKinney


More News
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday

    Eyewitness News This Morning






  • 10 COLD OPEN
      NOW ON EYEWITNESS NEWS.......

      COULD A DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK HAVE BEEN PREVENTED?

      transcribe sound bite here

      WHAT A GUEST WHO STAYED AT THIS HOTEL, DAYS BEFORE THE DEADLY LEAK, SAYS SHE SAW AND HEARD.

      transcribe sound bite here

      A SHOOTING OUTSIDE A BAR IN CHARLESTON AND THE GUNMAN REMAINS ON THE RUN TONIGHT.

      transcribe sound bite here

      HE'S BEING CALLED A MIRACLE... BUT THIS LITTLE BOY STILL HAS A LONG ROAD TO GO.. HOW YOU CAN HELP.

      ASHLEY ADLIB ON TAPE

    Return to Story Index




    WELCOME
      GOOD EVENING, I'M KALLIE CART.

      AND I'M DAVE BENTON. THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

    Return to Story Index




    CO LEAK UPDATE
      WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A FOLLOW UP ON THE CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK THAT KILLED A MAN AT THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ON CORRIDOR G IN SOUTH CHARLESTON..

      TONIGHT, WE HEAR FROM A WOMAN WHO SAYS SHE STAYED AT THE HOTEL BEFORE THE LEAK BECAME DEADLY, SHE CONSIDERS HERSELF LUCKY AND SAYS THE HOTEL COULD HAVE DONE MORE.

      :48:08-ALARM DID GO OFF SEVERAL TIMES IN THE EVENING AND AT NIGHT.

      WHEN LORI BURNSIDE SPENT THE NIGHT AT THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS IN SOUTH CHARLESTON LATE LAST MONTH... SHE SAYS HOTEL STAFF TOLD HER THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH VENTILATION IN THE POOL AREA... AND THAT SET OFF THE ALARMS.

      LORI BURNSIDE-50:20-I THINK THEY KNEW THERE WAS A POOL PROBLEM BUT NOT A PROBLEM WITH CARBON MONOXIDE.

      10 DAYS LATER, A MAN FROM RHODE ISLAND WAS FOUND DEAD IN A ROOM ON THE FIFTH FLOOR... OFFICIALS SAY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WAS THE CULPRIT. THE POOL HEATING UNIT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK.

      53:47-IT WAS VERY SCARYCOULD'VE BEEN US... IT WAS SCARY.

      54:10-MY DAUGHTER WAS NAUSEOUS.

      BURNSIDE SAYS SHE'S NOT GOING TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS... SHE JUST PEOPLE TO KNOW THE PROBLEM SHOULD'VE BEEN FIXED.

      BURNSID-51:55-THEY DROPPED THE BALL... BETWEEN THE TIME WERE THERE AND WHEN THE MAN DIED... SHOULD'VE INVESTIGATED AND DONE WHATEVER WAS NEEDED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

      WE TRIED TO GET A COMMENT FROM HOLIDAY INN... BUT OUR CALLS WERE NOT RETURNED.

    Return to Story Index




    WHAT YOU THINK
      DO YOU THINK THE DEATH AND INJURIES CAUSED BY THE CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED?

    Return to Story Index




    WHAT WE KNOW
      POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR A MAN WHO SHOT A PERSON OUTSIDE A BAR IN CHARLESTON...

      HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW...

      IT HAPPENED AROUND 2-O'CLOCK THIS MORNING OUTSIDE OF "THE KICKBACK" BAR ON CENTRAL AVENUE ON CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE...

      POLICE SAY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURED A MAN SHOOTING ACROSS THE STREET AT A MAN NAMED LARRY CREWS... CREWS WAS SITTING OUTSIDE OF THE BAR AND WAS HIT TWICE.

      CREWS REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL AND THE SHOOTER IS STILL ON THE RUN TONIGHT.

    Return to Story Index




    CHARLESTON SHOOTING
      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KRISTIN KEELING SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF THE BAR, WHO SAYS SHE'S FED UP WITH THE VIOLENCE.

      IT ALL UNFOLDED AROUND 2-O'CLOCK SUNDAY MORNING OUTSIDE OF "THE KICKBACK BAR".

      POLICE SAY LARRY CREWS...WAS SHOT TWICE BY A MAN ACROSS THE STREET.

      CREWS RAN FOR HELP AND WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL.

      "There was actually someone monitoring a surveillance camera that happened to be active last night."

      LUCKILY, POLICE SAY THIS CAMERA CAPTURED THE SHOOTER WHILE HE FIRED OFF SHOTS AT CREWS.

      BRINGING THEM ONE STEP CLOSER TO NARROWING IN ON A SUSPECT.

      "Not very often do we get that type of information when there's actually an eyewitness to the crime."

      "I'm a little fed up too with the whole situation."

      TALISHIA JOHANNES HAS OWNED THE KICKBACK FOR THREE YEARS.

      SHE SAYS HER BAR HAS BEEN CRITICIZED FOR THE VIOLENCE THAT'S UNFOLDED ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE.

      SHE'S FED UP...AND DESPERATE FOR SOMETHING TO CHANGE.

      "I cannot constantly be the blame and I don't want my neighbors angry with me that you own this bar. If this bar is here or not, these same things are going to happen over here is how I feel."

      TALISHIA SAYS SHE'S DONE EVERYTHING IN HER POWER TO KEEP THE VIOLENCE OUT OF HER BUSINESS.

      BUT STILL... SHOTS CONTINUE TO RING OUT.

      "I've tried you know, and I'm going to keep trying. We're just running a safe, little neighborhood bar. That's pretty much it."

      IN CHARLESTON KRISTIN KEELING EYEWITNESS NEWS.

      POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER REMAINS ON THE RUN...

      BUT THEY DID MAKE ONE ARREST WHILE ON SCENE INVESTIGATING.

      THEY PICKED UP THE VICTIM'S COUSIN, CAMERON CREWS, FOR FELONY POSESSION OF A FIREARM.

      THEY SAY HE HID A GUN OUTSIDE OF THE BAR, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE STOLEN. AND HE'S NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A GUN BECAUSE HE'S A CONVICTED FELON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING.

      BUT AGAIN, POLICE HAVE NOT ARRESTED THE PERSON WHO SHOT LARRY CREWS.

    Return to Story Index




    OHIO SHOOTING UDPATE
      MEANWHILE, WE SHOULD KNOW MORE TOMORROW ABOUT A SHOOTING THAT LEFT A SON DEAD AND HIS FATHER IN THE HOSPITAL.

      THE WIFE AND MOTHER OF THE VICTIMS CALLED POLICE AND SAID THE TWO MEN HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ARGUMENT WHEN ONE OF THEM GRABBED THE GUN AND BEGAN FIRING.

      THE DAD WAS SHOT IN THE UPPER TORSO AND THIGH AND IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL, THE SON WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AND DIED AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

      THEIR NAMES HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED, BUT MORE DETAILS ARE SET TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW.

    Return to Story Index




    PARKERSBURG FIRE UPDATE
      THE INVESTIGATION INTO A FIRE THAT KILLED TWO YOUNG GIRLS IS UNDERWAY.

      IT HAPPENED AT A DUPLEX APARTMENT IN PARKERSBURG YESTERDAY.

      THE FIRE KILLED TWO LITTLE GIRLS, JUST 2 AND 4 YEARS OLD.

      THEIR BODIES HAVE BEEN SENT HERE TO CHARLESTON FOR AUTOPSIES.

      A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY AND AN ADULT MALE SURVIVED THE FIRE, BUT HAD TO BE TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION.

      THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNKNOWN.

    Return to Story Index




    HUNT. ARSONS UPDATE
      IN HUNTINGTON, SEVERAL LIVES HAVE BEEN PUT IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE OF FIRES... AND INVESTIGATORS SAY ARSONISTS ARE TO BLAME...

      LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

      AND YESTERDAY INVESTIGATORS SAY SOMEONE SET FIRE TO A HOME ON DAULTON AVENUE... ONE PERSON HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM THAT FIRE.

      THE TWO ARSON'S ARE NOT BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED.

      BUT THE FIRE MARSHAL SAYS IT'S ALARMING.

      FIRE MARSHALS SAY IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY OF THESE FIRES CALL THE ARSON HOTLINE AT 1-800-233-FIRE.

    Return to Story Index




    NOWCAST WEATHER
      WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Return to Story Index




    CRYSTAL CLARK
      A MINGO COUNTY WOMAN WHO PLEADED GUITY TO KILLING HER HUSBAND AND THEN TAKING OFF WITH THEIR BABY IS EXPECTED TO BE SENTENCED TOMORROW.

      33-YEAR-OLD CRYSTAL CLARK PLEAD GUILTY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER LAST MONTH.

      POLICE SAY SHE FATALLY SHOT HER HUSBAND, DAVID CLARK, AT THEIR HOME IN VARNEY IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR.

      AN AMBER ALERT WAS THEN ISSUED FOR THEIR LITTLE GIRL ... CHLOE...WHO WAS JUST 13 MONTHS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE MURDER.

      BOTH CRYSTAL AND CHLOE WERE FOUND UNHARMED ... AT A JACKSON, TENNESSEE MOTEL.

      CLARK FACES UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON.

    Return to Story Index




    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
      ALL TOO OFTEN RELATIONSHIPS DO REACH A BREAKING POINT AND BEING ABUSED BY SOMEONE YOU LOVE AND TRUST IS A SAD REALITY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

      THIS WEEK LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WERE RECOGNIZED FOR TAKING STEPS THAT MAKE IT TOUGHER FOR ABUSERS TO SLIDE BY.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS EXPLAINS.

      WITH THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY COMES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

      15:52:44

      "IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO PERPETRATORS THAT THEY WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE."

      PEOPLE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE TAKING STEPS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE... A PROBLEM THAT OFFICIALS SAY IS ON THE RISE.

      EARLIER THIS WEEK, A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD FOR CAROL RHIM...SHE WAS MURDERED AND DISMEMBERED BY HER EX BOYFRIEND...IN ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KANAWHA COUNTY HAS EVER SEEN.

      NATSPOP

      US ATTORNEY BOOTH GOODWIN...RECOGNIZED LOCAL AGENCIES THAT ARE TAKING STEPS THAT SEND A MESSAGE ENOUGH IS...ENOUGH.

      15:47:58

      "THESE GUYS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES EVERYDAY."

      SOMETHING THOSE FIGHTING SEE ALL TOO OFTEN... DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FIRE ARMS...A DEADLY COMBINATION..... 33% OF THE HOMICIDES IN WEST VIRGNIA ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED.

      15:47:07

      "IF YOU HAVE A PRIOR RECORD...YOU CANT HAVE A FIREARM...THATS WHEN OUR OFFICE GETS INVOLVED."

      CHARLOTTE HEATER WAS IN A DANGEROUS RELATIONSHIP FOR 16 YEARS.

      15:59:14

      "MENTALLY...PHYSICALLY...SEXUALLY."

      FOR HER, SEEING AGENCIES ON ALL LEVELS COME TOGETHER TO FIGHT, IS LIBERATING.

      15:59:45

      "IT'S EXCITING, IT GIVES FREEDOM TO OTHERS GOING THROUGH WHAT I DID."

      IN CHARLESTON, DAN MATICS, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

      FOR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW WHO'S BEING ABUSED CAN GET HELP...JUST HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE...WCHSTV.COM

    Return to Story Index




    CAPITAL FOCUS
      AT THE CAPITOL...

      TWITTER AND SMARTPHONES HAVE MADE IT EASY FOR ANYONE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEIR LAWMAKERS... BUT HERE IN WEST VIRGINIA, DELEGATES ARE BEING REMINDED TO BE CAREFUL.

      THE SENATE HAS A SIMILAR RULE.

    Return to Story Index




    MANCHIN BIRTH CONTROL
      DEMOCRATIC U-S SENATOR JOE MANCHIN IS VOICING CONCERN OVER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO REQUIRE RELIGIOUS EMPLOYERS TO COVER BIRTH CONTROL.

    Return to Story Index




    WV FAMILIES SAVINGS
      DID YOU KNOW ONE IN FIVE WEST VIRGINIANS HAVE ALMOST NO SAVINGS OR OTHER ASSETS IN CASE OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS.

      THE REPORT SAYS WHILE MANY PEOPLE HAVE JOBS, THEY LACK ADEQUATE SAVINGS OR OTHER ASSETS TO COVER EXPENSES FOR THREE MONTHS IF THEY LOSE STEADY INCOME.

    Return to Story Index




    HOMEOWNERSHIP FALLS
      IT SEEMS THE AMERICAN DREAM IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO ACHIEVE.

      NEW CENSUS BUREAU NUMBERS RELEASED EARLIER THIS WEEK SHOW FEWER AND FEWER AMERICANS OWN HOMES NOW.

      THE AGENCY REPORTS 66 PERCENT OF US OWNED HOMES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER LAST YEAR.

      THAT WAS SLIGHTLY DOWN FROM THE THIRD QUARTER.

      ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS BUREAU, HOME OWNERSHIP IS NOW AT THE SAME LEVEL IT WAS BACK IN 1998.

      BLOOMBERG REPORTS ANALYSTS BLAME TIGHT LENDING STANDARDS AND FORECLOSURES FOR THE SLIP.

    Return to Story Index




    BEEF PRICES
      YOU COULD SOON BE DIGGING A LITTLE DEEPER IN YOUR POCKET TO BUY BEEF AT THE GROCERY STORE.

      THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE NATION'S CATTLE HERD IS THE SMALLEST IT'S BEEN IN 60 YEARS.

      THE U-S-D-A SAYS THERE WERE ABOUT 91-MILLION CATTLE IN THE U.S. AS OF JANUARY FIRST.

      THAT'S DOWN TWO MILLION FROM LAST YEAR.

      EXPERTS BELIEVE THE EXTREMELY DRY WEATHER IN THE SOUTHWEST IS PLAYING A BIG PART IN THE SHORTAGE.

      BECAUSE OF THE SMALL HERD, WE COULD SEE BEEF PRICES SHOOT UP FIVE PERCENT THIS YEAR.

    Return to Story Index




    LIQUOR SALES UP
      2011 PROVED TO BE A GOOD YEAR FOR LIQUOR MAKERS.

      ACCORDING TO THE DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL, SALES WERE UP FOUR PERCENT LAST YEAR.

      THE TRADE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING SAYS PEOPLE SPENT NEARLY 20-BILLION DOLLARS ON HIGH-END BOOZE.

      THE GROUP'S PRESIDENT AND C-E-O SAYS THE INCREASE

      SHOWS PEOPLE ARE FEELING BETTER ABOUT THE ECONOMY AND ARE MORE WILLING TO SPEND THEIR MONEY ON PREMIUM BEVERAGES.

    Return to Story Index




    JOSH POWELL EXPLOSION
      IN NATIONAL NEWS TONIGHT... A HOME EXPLOSION KILLS A MAN WHO HAS BEEN IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT REGARDING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HIS WIFE....

      A CASE WORKER HAD JUST DROPPED OFF THE CHILDREN FOR A SUPERVISED VISIT ... BEFORE POWELL SHUT AND LOCKED THE DOOR. THE WORKER REPORTED SMELLING GAS FUMES, BEFORE AN EXPLOSION RIPPED THROUGH THE HOME.

      POWELL'S WIFE, SUSAN, WAS REPORTED MISSING IN DECEMBER 2009.

    Return to Story Index




    MT PLANE CRASHES HOME
      AND THREE PEOPLE ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER A PLANE CRASHES INTO A HOME IN MONTANA ....

      OFFICIALS THINK THE PLANE LOST CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM KALISPELL AIRPORT.

      ALL THREE PEOPLE INSIDE THE PLANE WERE ABLE TO GET UP AND WALK AWAY -- WITH ONLY MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.

      SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTED THE PASSENGERS -- HELPING THEM OUT OF THE TWISTED WRECKAGE.

    Return to Story Index




    PENGUIN SUPERBOWL PREDICTION
      SOME PEOPLE MAKE A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO PREDICT WHO WILL WIN THE SUPER BOWL...

      BUT IN FLORIDA, THEY'RE LEAVING THE PREDICTIONS UP TO A PENGUIN!

      PEBBLES THE PENGUIN MADE HER PICK FOR THE WINNER OF TONIGHT'S BIG GAME ....

      PEBBLES LIVES AT THE FLORIDA AQUARIUM ... SHE LIKES TO SWIM AND HANG OUT WITH HER PALS, AND TODAY SHE GOT THE FOOTBALL BUG... AND WADDLED DOWN THE RUNWAY TO MAKE HER PREDICTION... SHE PEGGED THE NEW YORK GIANTS AS THIS YEAR'S SUPER BOWL WINNER.

    Return to Story Index




    COMING UP
      STILL TO COME, ALL THOSE SUPER BOWL SNACKS ARE HARD TO RESIST ... FIND OUT JUST WHAT IT TAKES TO WORK OFF THOSE EXTRA CALORIES ....

      PLUS, WE'RE GETTING AN INSIDE LOOK AT A CHURCH NESTLED IN THE HILLS OF THE MOUNTAIN STATE ... IN THIS WEEK'S TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA, WHICH IS A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!

    Return to Story Index




    10 UP SPORTS
      ALL EYES ON INDY!!!

      FOOTBALL FANS AND NON-FOOTBALL FANS TUNED IN TO SEE THE REMATCH BETWEEN THE GIANTS AND PATRIOTS....

      IT'S TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH JOSH LEWIS.

      AD-LIBS

      JOSH ADLIB...

    Return to Story Index




    WVU HOOPS UPSPORTS
      --WVU VS. PROVIDENCE IN A MUST WIN... TRAILED BY 15 IN THE 1ST HALF... BUT MOUNT A COMEBACK...

      --CLOSING SECONDS OF OVERTIME... WVU DOWN 2... TRUCK BRYANT INTO THE LANE.... WOULD SEND IT TO OVERTIME...

      10) In OT... PC up 1 with 1:30 to go... DENIZ KILICLI drops the grenade... WVU

      goes back up 84-83.

      11) A PC free throw ties it at 84... WVU tosses it in with :10 left...

      Truck 3 for the lead... GOOD AGAIN... last chance for the Friars...

      Vincent Council... 3 for double OT... it rims out... WVU comes from 15

      points down to pick up a key road victory 87-84

    Return to Story Index




    GABE GRIFFITH
      THE COMMUNITY IS RALLYING AROUND A LITTLE BOY WHO HAS OVERCOME REMARKABLE ODDS... BUT HE STILL HAS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY.

      HE'S NOW IN A HOSPITAL IN MORGANTOWN FOR TREATMENT, WHERE'S HE'S RESPONDING TO COMMANDS AND SITTING UP.. BUT IT COULD STILL BE A YEAR OR MORE BEFORE HE'S FUNCTIONING.

      HIS DAD IS A PASTOR AT A CHURCH IN CHARLESTON AND SAYS THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING... HE SAYS THAT AND THEIR FAITH HAS HELPED THEM THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

      "5754 it has been a roller coaster of emotions time and time again preparing for the worst and then the worst didn't happen we've had to rely on family, friends our faith in God and he has pulled us through as well as our friends and the community"

      FEBRUARY 11TH AT THE HIGHLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH IN ST. ALBANS... WHERE MR. GRIFFITH USED TO BE A YOUTH PASTOR. THEY WILL OFFER DINNER, A BENEFIT GOSPEL SING AND HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS TO AUCTION OFF... INCLUDING SPORTS MEMORABILIA FROM BARRY SANDERS AND W-V-U FOOTBALL PLAYERS... SINGER BLAKE SHELTON EVEN MADE A DONATION FOR THE AUCTION.

      THE BENEFIT WILL START AT FIVE.

    Return to Story Index




    SURVIVOR RUNS RACE
      MAJOR BRAIN TRAUMA AFTER A SERIOUS BIKE ACCIDENT.. LEFT ONE WOMAN WITH LITTLE HOPE OF RECOVERY...

      BUT FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS... AND ROBIN WIENER IS NOW RUNNING FOR HER LIFE!

      TODAY SHE TOOK PART IN A 10-K RUN HERE IN CHARLESTON.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS PHOTOJOURNALIST AAKASH VAGHELA HAS HER INSPIRATIONAL STORY.

      WHILE EVERYDAY FOR ROBIN ISN'T PERFECT SHE SAYS THAT SHE DOES TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER THAT EACH DAY IS A BLESSING.

    Return to Story Index




    SUNDAY JAMS
      ""

      FORGET ABOUT BEING QUIET... THEY WERE JAMMING OUT AT THE LIBRARY TODAY!!

      SULLIVAN AND KRACK WERE THERE... FIDDLE PLAYER JACK KRACK WAS PERFORMING AND SARAH SULLIVAN WAS SHOWING OFF HER PCITURE BOOK, WHICH IS BASED ON KRACK'S MUSICAL JOURNEY.... IT'S ALL PART OF THE KANAWHA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY'S SUNDAY JAMS EVENT... THE ANNUAL FREE CONCERT SERIES KICKED OFF TODAY!

      ""

    Return to Story Index




    GAZETTE HEADLINE
      IT'S TIME TO GET TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TONIGHT...

      THE CITY OF CHARLESTON WILL CLARIFY ZONING DEFINITIONS ...

      PLUS, NEW RETAILORS WILL CREATE WOMEN'S SHOPPING NEIGHBORHOOD....

      AND, PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS THE U-S WILL WORK WITH ISRAEL TO PREVENT IRAN FROM BECOMING A NUCLEAR POWER ....

      YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TOMORROW'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.

    Return to Story Index




    FULL WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO WX ANCHOR FOR 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!
    Return to Story Index




    TEXAS TORNADO CLEANUP
      WHILE THE WEATHER IS PRETTY CALM HERE, THEY'RE DEALING WITH WILD WEATHER IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND WORLD...

      IN TEXAS PEOPLE ARE CLEANING UP FROM A SEVERE STORM...

    Return to Story Index




    UK SNOW
      ACROSS THE POND, THEY'RE DEALING WITH SNOW IN MANY EUROPEAN CITIES...

      FORCING LONDON'S HEATHROW AIRPORT - EUROPE'S BUSIEST - TO CANCEL FLIGHT, STRANDING MANY DRIVERS OVERNIGHT ON HIGHWAYS. UP TO 6 INCHES - FELL IN SOME PLACES. STANSTED, BIRMINGHAM AND LUTON AIRPORTS SUSPENDED OPERATIONS OVERNIGHT AS SNOW PILED UP ON RUNWAYS, BUT RESUMED OPERATIONS TODAY.

    Return to Story Index




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

    Return to Story Index




    AFGHANISTAN BOMBING
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS ... IN WORLD NEWS, MORE VOLENCE OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST ....

      AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE DIED AMID A VIOLENT ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN.

      IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING IN KANDAHAR WHEN A CAR BOMB EXPLODED RIGHT OUTSIDE OF POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

      AT LEAST FIVE POLICE OFFICERS AND TWO CIVILIANS DIED IN THE BLAST AND SOME 19 PEOPLE WERE HURT. WITNESSES SAY THE EXPLOSION WAS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SHATTER WINDOWS IN NEARBY BUILDINGS. NO ONE HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK.

    Return to Story Index




    EYGPT PIPELINE BOMB
      THERE WAS A MASSIVE FIRE BALL IN EGYPT ... AFTER MASKED GUNMEN BLOW UP A GAS PIPELINE ....

      THE SUSPECTS SET FIRE TO A TERMINAL, SUNDAY IN EL-ARISH, ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SINAI PENINSULA.

      IT'S THE TWELFTH ATTACK OF ITS KIND SINCE LAST YEAR'S UPRISING TO OUST EGYPTIAN LEADER HOSNI MUBARAK.

      THE PIPELINE SUPPLIES GAS TO JORDAN AND ISRAEL. NO WORD ON A MOTIVE FOR THE ATTACK.

    Return to Story Index




    BOSNIA SNOW
      IT'S A WINTER WONDERLAND IN BOSNIA.... AS THREE FEET OF SNOW COVERS SARAJEVO...

      THE SNOWFALL BREAKING RECORDS AND CLOSING DOWN THE BOSNIAN CAPITAL. SNOW PLOUGHS, BULLDOZERS AND SPARE HANDS ALL GOT IN ON THE ACTION TO CLEAR THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SNOW TODAY.

    Return to Story Index




    BOSNIA SNOW RESCUES
      MEANWHILE, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO LEAVE SOME AREAS OF BOSNIA....AFTER BEING RESCUED FROM THEIR CARS.

      RESCUERS RUSHED TO DIG MOTORISTS OUT FROM NEARLY 92 INCHES OF SNOW. .. AND SOME EVEN HAD TO BE RESCUED BY HELICOPTERS.

      REPORTS SAY SOME PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED FOR UP TO 20 HOURS.

      ABOUT 100 REMOTE VILLAGES REMAIN CUT OFF BY THE SNOW.

      MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

    Return to Story Index




    IWITNESS NEWS
      IF YOU SEE NEWS HAPPENING, CLICK AWAY, AND SEND US THE PICTURES AT urlIWITNESS@WCHSTV.COM.../url.

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

    Return to Story Index




    FOOD REV NOW
      IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL... YOU COULD OVER EAT ON THIS SUPERBOWL SUNDAY AND END UP PAYING FOR IT WEEKS LATER.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX SHOWS US HOW TO MAKE A HEALTHIER GAME PLAN IN THIS WEEK'S FOOD REVOLUTION NOW.

      Most of us know Americans consume more calories on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year... but right behind Turkey Day... is the Superbowl!!

      "I think a lot of people look at that like, it only comes around once a year, let's take advantage of it."

      Pizza, hot wings... chips... dips... you name it... we eat it.

      "Instead of making it a lifestyle choice of having just a little bit of what they want, instead of overindulging, they really haven't learned that."

      You may not realize how many calorie-bombs are lurking in your favorite pizza box!

      "It's amazing, I don't want to say the lack of knowledge, but the lack of understanding the calorie content of some of those foods."

      Just for fun... we check out just how hard you'd have to work out to burn off about three slices of meat-lovers pizza...

      "You know if we were looking at things we would have to do in our facility, you would have to row on a rower for an hour to burn that."

      You could also spend more than 20 hours Tebowing.

      To burn off six bottles of the average beer... try doing the wave 4,280 times... or about as many squats.

      The good news... you have options!!

      "You can use the chicken wing as a primary example. There are multiple different ways to have a chicken wing that's actually healthier and not neccessarily laden with all the calories."

      Unless you want to run the length of a football field 249 times to burn off just a few of your deep-fried faves... take a timeout to make a healthier call.

      "There's going to be a Superbowl each year. There's going to be a Thanksgiving, you know, family dinner each year. Those are things that are going to happen, and if you want to have long-term success, you're going to have to make that part of your life."

      FOR MORE WAYS TO CUT BACK... CHECK OUT THE FOOD REVOLUTION NOW SECTION ON W-C-H-S- T V DOT COM.

    Return to Story Index




    I ALBERT'S CHAPEL
      NESTLED ON TOP OF SOME SCENIC WEST VIRGINIA HILLS LIES "A LITTLE ROUND CHURCH," THAT WILL SURELY CATCH YOUR EYE.

      PHOTOJOURNALIST BRAD RICE TAKES US TO CALHOUN COUNTY FOR A LOOK AT THE UNIQUE DESIGN OF ALBERT'S CHAPEL IN THIS WEEK'S TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA.

    Return to Story Index




    G ALBERT'S CHAPEL
      YOU CAN VISIT ALBERT'S CHAPEL ON STATE ROUTE 119 AT SAND RIDGE IN CALHOUN COUNTY.

      IF YOU GO ON SUNDAY, CHURCH STARTS AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING... EVERYONE'S WELCOME.

    Return to Story Index




    AM MORNING TEASE
      NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MORNING ON EYEWITNESS NEWS.

    Return to Story Index




    SECOND WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO WX ANCHOR FOR WEATHER

      WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Return to Story Index




    MOORE ENTERS REHAB
      TONIGHT IN THE HOLLYWOOD BUZZ....

      ACTRESS DEMI MOORE HAS REPORTEDLY CHECKED HERSELF INTO REHAB....

      MEDIA OUTLETS ARE REPRTING, FOR AN EATING DISORDER AND ADDICTION ISSUES.

      E-NEWS SAYS THE 49-YEAR-OLD IS SEEKING TREATMENT AT A UTAH CENTER.

      MOORE WAS HOSPITALIZED ON JANUARY 23-RD AFTER THE SHE SUFFERED SEIZURE-LIKE SYMPTOMS.

      HER SPOKESPERSON HAS NOT COMMENTED.

    Return to Story Index




    ROSEANNE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
      COMEDIAN ROSEANNE BARR IS PUTTING HER NAME ON THE GREEN PARTY'S TICKET .... TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.

      THE COMEDIC ACTRESS BEST KNOWN FOR PORTRAYING A BLUE-COLLAR MOTHER AND WIFE IN HER HIT SIT-COM -- ROSEANNE SAYS SHE WANTS TO FORCE THE MEDIA TO FOCUS ON THE PROBLEMS OF WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE.

      BARR IS PROMOTING A PLATFORM OF FEEDING THE HUNGRY, DEVELOPING CLEAN FUELS, AND CLEAN WATER.

      THE GREEN PARTY WILL SELECT ITS NOMINEE AT ITS CONVENTION IN JULY.

    Return to Story Index




    SPORTS
      JOSH AT SPORTS

    Return to Story Index




    SUPER BOWL XLVI
      SO MANY STORYLINES TO SUPER BOWL 46...

      SO MANY...

      TOM BRADY LOOKING TO PUT HIMSELF NEXT TO TERRY BRADSHAW AND JOE MONTANA...

      BILL BELICHICK LOOKING TO JOIN CHUCK KNOLL AS THE ONLY COACHES WITH 4 SUPER BOWL TITLES...

      BUT SOMEONE FORGOT TO TELL THE NEW YORK GIANTS!!!!

      --TOM BRADY WITH 16 POSTSEASON WINS...ALREADY TIED WITH MONTANA FOR MOST EVER...

      --GIANTS BEAT THE PATRIOTS FOUR YEARS AGO... ALSO BEAT THEM IN THE REGULAR SEASON...

      --AND THEY SCORE FIRST... AFTER AN EARLY SAFETY... ELI MANNING TO VICTOR CRUZ... IT'S 9-0...

      --BUT AFTER A KEY HOLDING CALL ON 3RD AND SHORT NULLIFIED A GIANTS FIRST DOWN... THE PATRIOTS GO TO WORK... TOM BRADY TO CAPS A 96 YARD DRIVE WITH A TD PASS TO DANNY WOODHEAD BEFORE THE HALF... PATS TAKE THE LEAD...

      --THEY GET THE BALL TO START 3RD QTR... AND SCORE AGAIN... BRADY TO AARON HERNANDEZ...

      --17-15 PATRIOTS WITH UNDER 4 MINUTES TO PLAY... MANNING TO MARIO MANNINGHAM... GREAT CATCH ALONG THE SIDELINE...

      --ANOTHER LOOK...

      --THE GIANTS WERE LOOKING TO RUN THE CLOCK DOWN THE KICK A GAME-WINNING FIELD GOAL... BUT AHMAD BRADSHAW STUMBLES INTO THE ENDZONE... COULD HAVE BEEN A COSTLY MISTAKE...

      --REPLAY...

      --TIME FOR ONE LAST PLAY... BRADY LAUNCHES TO THE ENDZONE... BALL FALLS TO THE GROUND JUST OUT OF THE REACH OF ROB GRONKOWSKI... GIANTS WIN 21-17....MANNING NAMED MVP... SAYING TAKE THAT BRADY!! AND BIG BROTHER PEYTON!!!

    Return to Story Index




    WVU HOOPS
      --WITH PITT AND LOUISVILLE UP NEXT WVU HAD TO HAVE THIS ONE...

      1) The Friars could not miss in the opening minutes... LaDontae Hinton

      gets 3 from the top of the key... PC up 17-9.

      2) Now on a 17-4 run... Gerard Coleman cuts hard to the hoop... the Friars

      would lead by as many as 15.

      3) WVU would crawl back into it... Gary Browne feeds Deniz Kilicli for the

      slam... 'Eers within 4.

      4) Final minute of the half... Truck Bryant gets 3 from the corner... WVU

      within 6 at the break... trailing 42-36.

      5) 2nd half... PC extends their lead... Bryce Cotton drops a 3... Friars

      up 7... 60-53.

      6) Under 2:00 left... WVU had trailed for 32 minutes of game time... until

      Kilcli barrels in for 2 of his career-high 22... we're tied at 72.

      7) Next trip for PC... Coleman puts back his own miss... Friars regain the

      lead 74-72... Coleman led the Friars with 30.

      8) A free throw makes the lead 3... :15 left... Kevin Jones scores on the

      putback... he had 20... 75-74 WVU within 1.

      9) PC gets a free throw... WVU down 2... Truck into the lane... GOOD...

      we're tied at 76 headed to OT.

      10) In OT... PC up 1 with 1:30 to go... the Turk drops the grenade... WVU

      goes back up 84-83.

      11) A PC free throw ties it at 84... WVU tosses it in with :10 left...

      Truck 3 for the lead... GOOD AGAIN... last chance for the Friars...

      Vincent Council... 3 for double OT... it rims out... WVU comes from 15

      points down to pick up a key road victory 87-84

    Return to Story Index




    MARSHALL HOOPS
      THE MARSHALL BASKETBALL TEAM LOST AT RED-HOT TULSA LAST NIGHT..

      DAMIER PITTS AND DEANDRE KANE EACH SCORED 21...BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH...

      THE GOLDEN HURRICANE WINS A 7TH IN A ROW WHILE THE HERD LOSES FOR THE 5TH TIME IN SIX GAMES...

      HERD IS AT CENTRAL FLORIDA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

    Return to Story Index




    PJ REYES
      FROM DETROIT TO JUNIOR COLLEGE IN COLORADO...

      TO SOUTH ALABAMA...

      NOW TO CHARLESTON...

      P-J REYES WAS FIRST RECRUITED TO U-C TO PLAY BASKETBALL BY HIS COUSIN-- MARCUS KNOTT-- A POINT GUARD FOR THE GOLDEN EAGLES...

      REYES HAS FOUND HIMSELF A HOME... AND HIS HEAD COACH COULDN'T BE ANY HAPPIER....

      THE TATOOS GIVE OFF QUITE A FIRST IMPRESSION...

      BUT DON'T LET THE INK FOOL YOU-- THERE'S A LOT MORE TO P-J REYES...

      SOUND

      REYES HAS ALREADY BECOME A FAN FAVORITE AT U-C...

      AND WITH HIS HI-LITE REEL DUNKS IT'S NOT HARD TO SEE WHY...

      SOUND

      IT TOOK REYES AWHILE TO GET COMFORTABLE WITHIN UC'S SYSTEM...

      HE WAS USED TO PLAYING PLAYGROUND STYLE BASKETBALL...

      BUT COACH DOWNEY'S SYSTEM IS ANYTHING BUT...

      SOUND

      P-J'S STINT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON MARKS HIS 3RD COLLEGE...

      WHICH MEANS AFTER THIS YEAR HIS ELIGIBILITY IS UP...

      UNFORTUNATELY FOR COACH DOWNEY...

      SOUND

      REYES HOPES TO PLAY SOME PRO BALL AFTER THIS YEAR... BUT ADMITS HIS MID-RANGE JUMPER NEEDS SOME WORK...

      HE ALSO NEEDS TO WORK MORE ON DRIVING LEFT...

      WITH THE GOLDEN EAGLES JOSH LEWIS EYEWITNESS SPORTS....

    Return to Story Index




    FAN PHOTO
      TIME TO LOOK AT TODAY'S FAN PHOTO.

      IT'S A PICTURE OF ????

      TO SUBMIT YOUR FAN PHOTOS, EMAIL THEM TO urlNEWS@WCHSTV.COM../url. BE SURE TO

      PUT "FAN PHOTO" IN THE SUBJECT LINE...MIT ONE PHOTO PER E-MAIL AND YOU

      CAN SEND AS MANY AS YOU'D LIKE.

    Return to Story Index




    WAKE UP WEATHER
      ANCHOR TOSSES TO WX ANCHOR FOR EVENING WEATHER

    Return to Story Index




    THAILAND ELEPHANT
      FINALLY TONIGHT....

      THEY SAY ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET....

      AND THIS ONE WILL CERTAINLY ALWAYS REMEMBER THE KINDNESS IT'S BEING SHOWN IN THAILAND.

      THIS *LITTLE* GIRL IS AN ORPHAN... BUT NOT FOR LONG.

      A CONSERVATION PARK IS TAKING IN THE 5-YEAR-OLD ELEPHANT THEY'VE NAMED PHACHI.

      SHE SEEMS TO BE HAVING A LOT OF FUN IN HER NEW HOME .. PLAYING AROUND IN THE WATER... AND ENJOYING SOME GOOD FOOD.

    Return to Story Index












    PRIME 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





    HOME | PROGRAMS | NEWSROOM | SCHEDULE | COMMUNITY


    Copyright ©2011 WVAH-TV Fox 11. All rights reserved.
    This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.