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Thursday, March 11, 2010. Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News. PRESHOWOPEN
COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS, A BUS DRIVER IS IN HOT WATER FOR ALLEGEDLY MAKING THAT THREAT ON SCHOOL GROUNDS... BUT FIRST 
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GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ.... AND I'M RICK LORD... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW. FARLEY RHODES HEADED TO COURT THIS MORNING AND PLEAD GUILTY TO MURDERING 28 YEAR OLD STARLENA PRATT.. RHODES SAYS HE SPRAYED PRATT WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND LIT HER ON FIRE. BEFORE SHE DIED, PRATT WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR A MONTH WITH BURNS OVER 40 PERCENT OF HER BODY. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD WAS THERE AS FARLEY RHODES TOLD THE COURTROOM WHAT HAPPENED. STARLENA PRATT WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR A MONTH AFTER GETTING SPRAYED WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND SET ON FIRE IN 2008... IN THE END, HER BURNS WERE TOO SEVERE TO SURVIVE ON THURSDAY, HER FAMILY FINALLY GOT SOME CLOSURE -- FARLEY RHODES PLEAD GUILTY TO MURDER AND TOLD EVERYONE IN JUDGE CHARLES KING'S COURTROOM WHAT HE DID. FARLEY:I GOT MAD SO I WENT OUTSIDE, GOT THE LIGHTER FLUID AND PUT IT ON HER. RHODES SAYS HE STRUCK A MATCH AND THREW IT ON PRATT -- FLAMES INSTANTLY ENGULFED HER BODY. FARLEY:WHEN SHE WAS IN FLAMES I JUST PANICED, PUSHED HER OUTSIDE AND TOOK OFF RUNNING. AS PART OF PLEA DEAL -- THE KANAWHA COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE DISMISSED THE ARSON CHARGES AGAINST RHODES. NOW HIS FUTURE IS IN JUDGE KING'S HANDS....RHODES CAN GET LIFE WITH OR WITHOUT MERCY. PROSECUTOR MARK PLANTS SAYS THE DETAILS OF THIS CASE WERE HARD TO HEAR -- AND THAT RHODES DESERVES THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE. PLANTS:MY OFFICE WILL SHOW UP AT SENTENCING AND ARGUE THAT HE SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN JAIL. MEANWHILE, PRATT'S NAME WILL LIVE ON, IN THE FORM OF THE STARLENA PRATT FOUNDATION -- AN ALL IN ONE LOCATION WHERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS CAN GO TO GET HELP-- IN HONOR OF A 28 YEAR OLD WHO TRIED TO GET AWAY FROM AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP BUT JUST COULDN'T. PLANTS:IT'S GOING TO HELP ALL VICTIMS BUT WE WILL HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. RHODES WILL BE SENTENCED IN MAY.
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KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS *SUSPENDED A BUS DRIVER FOR HIS ALLEGED COMMENTS. EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR GILBERT CORSEY BREAKS THE STORY. DEB THESE COMMENTS WERE OVERHEARD IN A PRIVATE CONVERSATION. BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO GET THIS DRIVER IN THE HOT SEAT. NAT:bus driving through WATCH YOUR MOUTH...MAY BE THE LESSON OF THE DAY AT DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL. STUDENTS FOUND A SUBSTITUTE DRIVER ON BUS 804. THEIR NORMAL DRIVER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION NAT:door opens AN INVESTIGATION THAT STARTED WHEN CAROL BASS OVERHEARD A CONVERSATION. 17:05:42 his remark that if he worked there he would line them all up and shoot them. and I though that's inappropriate. SHE SAYS SHE WAS PICKING HER GRANDCHILDREN UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE DRIVER HAD JUST EXITED THE BUILDING AFTER SCHOOL LEADERS TELL US HE HAD A MINOR ALTERCATION WITH SOME OF THE KIDS INSIDE. WE'RE TOLD THE DRIVER WAS DISCUSSING THE ENCOUNTER WITH ANOTHER ADULT, WITH NO KIDS IN SIGHT, BUT BASS OVERHEARD. 17:06:18 I was concerned that he would say something like this when they're there to protect our kids and get them home safely. SHE TOOK THESE CONCERNS TO SCHOOL LEADERS WHO IN TURN SUSPENDED THE DRIVER WHILE THEY REVIEW THE BUS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO...LOOKING TO SEE IF THIS THREAT WAS REAL OR PERCEIVED. 16:51:35 what was said and what was the intent of what was said. NAT: BASS ADMITS HER GRANDCHILDREN RIDE THIS BUS OCCASIONALLY AND HAVE HAD RUN INS WITH THE DRIVER IN THE PAST. 17:07:20 Adam is a difficult child I admit it. 17:08:00 THEN ONE HAS TO ASK IS THIS IN RETALIATION. Oh No, I would never. I heard what the man said it scared me. WE MUST SAY CAROL BASS IS THE MOTHER OF EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS. KENNIE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE WRITING OR EDITING OF THIS PIECE. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM GILBERT CORSEY EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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ANDRE COLEMAN HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL AND ANOTHER BUS DRIVER HAS BEEN DISCIPLINED. YOU MAY RECALL COLEMAN WENT TO ANNE BAILEY ELEMENTARY IN ST. ALBANS ANGRY AFTER HIS 6-YEAR OLD SON WAS PUT ON THE WRONG BUS AND THEN ALLOWED OFF AT THE WRONG BUS STOP WITHOUT HIS PARENTS THERE TO PICK HIM UP. THE SCHOOL WAS PLACED ON LOCKDOWN AFTER A STAFF MEMBER SAID COLEMAN THREATENED TO SHOOT EVERYONE INSIDE.
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DETECTIVES SAY THE SUSPECT BROKE INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OF A CAR AND STOLE A PURSE. THE VICTIM'S CREDIT CARD WAS THEN USED AT TWO SOUTHRIDGE STORES. POLICE BELIEVE THE THIEF IS IN HIS LATE 30S OR EARLY 40S. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT (304) 348-6480.
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JOSHUA ROBINSON'S BOND WAS RAISED FROM 25- TO 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS MORNING BECAUSE HE FAILED TO TURN HIMSELF IN MONDAY. ROBINSON IS CHARGED WITH MALICIOUS WOUNDING, EMBEZZLEMENT AND OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE IN A STRUGGLE WITH A LEGAL CLIENT OVER ALLEGED MISSING MONEY. COPS SAY A SWAT TEAM FOUND HIM IN BED ABOUT 7 HOURS AFTER MISSING A COURT DEADLINE TO POST BOND. " I contacted the police department..( Judge Duke Bloom: " Then how come you didn't cooperate with Office (Cpl.Keith) Peoples? " ) " I was under the impression that I had some time with my wife. He allowed me that time, gave me some time to report to him." ROBINSON WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH FELONY FAILURE TO APPEAR. CHARLES HAMILTON WAS NAMED AS HIS COURT APPOINTED LAWYER.
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THIS AS MELTING SNOW AND RAIN THREATEN TO BRING THIS WINTER'S SECOND ROUND OF FLOODING. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON FOUND OUT THE REMAINING SNOW STILL HOLDS A LOT OF WATER. THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 60 DEGREES BUT RANDOLPH COUNTY STILL SPORTS A WINTER WONDERLAND LOOK. BARBOUR, NICHOLAS, RANDOLPH, UPSHUR, WEBSTER AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER A FLOOD WARNING. THIS IS HOW IT LOOKED WEDNESDAY IN ELKINS. IT'S ALMOST SHORT SLEEVE WEATHER, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF SNOW. THE RAIN IS THE WILD CARD. " Right, the rain is the wild card, but the main key is temperatures and the wind. If they all release at the same time we could have some, some big problems." NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST JOHN SIKORA SAYS IF YOU LOOK AT SIX INCHES OF THE REMAINING SNOW IT CONTAINS THREE INCHES OF WATER. AND THERE ARE SHADED SPOTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH THREE OF FOUR FEET OF SNOW REMAINING. FLOODING HAS ALREADY HIT THIS WINTER ALONG THE GREENBRIER RIVER IN A JANUARY SNOW MELT THAT PUSHED MOUNTAIN RIVERS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE STATE IS PREPARING AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE. JIMMY GIANATO. THE BEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING COMES ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHEN RAIN COULD COMBINE WITH MELTING SNOW. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, ELKINS. THE FLOOD DANGER IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE OHIO RIVER NEXT WEEK.
Return to Story IndexEXTENSION FOR LEGISLATURE
BUT GOVERNOR MANCHIN IS ALREADY CALLING FOR AN EXTENSION INTO NEXT WEEK TO FINISH WORK ON THE STATE BUDGET. FEDERAL STIMULUS DOLLARS AND A RECENT CHANGE IN PENSION FUNDING HAVE ALLOWED LAWMAKERS TO ADD 248 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE BUDGET. BUT THE BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE YESTERDAY STILL CUTS OVERALL STATE SPENDING BY NEARLY 3 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS HAS THE LATEST. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Motorists ignoring school bus stops signs and warning lights face stiffer penalties under a bill passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Ron Stollings/(D) Boone: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Already unanimously approved by the House, the measure is called "Haven's Law" in memory of a 6-year old Lincoln County girl who was struck and killed by a car in December 2007 as she was getting off of her school bus. Sen. Jeff Kessler/(D) Marshall: Kennie Bass/Eyewitnes News: A similar measure stalled last year in Wayne County Senator Robert Plymale's Education Committee. That left the fate of this bill up in the air but strong support from Stollings, Kessler and Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, who represents Lincoln County, made the difference. Sen. Earl Ray Tomblin/(D) Senate President: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Should it pass the legislature, the governor has already signaled his support for the measure. Kennie Bass, Eyewitness News in Charleston. PRESIDENT TOMBLIN SAYS THE BILL IS SCHEDULED FOR A FINAL SENATE VOTE ON SATURDAY. IF APPROVED, IT GOES BACK TO THE HOUSE, WHERE DELEGATES WILL HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS TO THE MEASURE.
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CHAIRMAN JEFF KESSLER SAYS HE WAS SURPRISED IT WAS OVERLOOKED SINCE IT WAS A HOT TOPIC EARLIER IN THE SESSION.
Return to Story IndexABORTION BILL
THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE DOCTORS WHO DETERMINE A FETAL ULTRASOUND IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY TO ASK PREGNANT WOMEN IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THE IMAGE BEFORE FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH AN ABORTION.
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BOONE COUNTY SENATOR RON STOLLINGS PROPOSED IT DUE TO CONCERNS OVER SKIN CANCER. BUT SOME TANNING BED OWNERS SAY THEY ALREADY REQUIRE MINORS TO GET PARENTAL CONSENT. THE SESSION ENDS MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY... AND NOW YOU ARE UP-TO-DATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE CAPITOL
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COMMISSIONERS PASSED A VERY TIGHT BUDGET. THERE WILL BE NO RAISES THIS YEAR. NO NEW SHERIFF'S CARS... NO NEW EMPLOYEES WILL BE HIRED... AND THERE WILL BE NO COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS THIS YEAR. COMMISSIONERS SAY THEY WORKED VERY HARD TO HOLD THE LINE AND NOT LAY ANYONE OFF OR CUT SALARIES.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS "PUTNAM COUNTY" REPORTER RUDI RAYNES JOINS US LIVE IN OUR NEWSROOM WITH MORE ON HOW THE CLOSURE WILL AFFECT SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. RUDI... PEOPLE THROUGHOUT PUTNAM COUNTY SAY THE ROSS BOOTH MEMORIAL BRIDGE DESPERATELY NEEDS REPAIRS, BUT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF HEADACHES BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL. Leslie Delapas: It is a nightmare. You have two or three consturction projects going on at once and then the bridge is right here." LESLIE DELAPAS SAYS DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP HER SON AT WINFIELD ELEMENTARY IS A HEADACHE. Leslie Delapas: i live about 5 minutes away and to get throught tow in half an hour now to bring him to school. BUT IT'S NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS WHAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE TO DEAL WITH ONCE THE ROSS BOOTH MEMORIAL BRIDGE BETWEEN ELEANOR AND WINFIELD IS SHUT DOWN. Leslie Delapas: it stinks. they'll have to go down to buffalo or nitro. COMMISSIONER JOE HAYNES SAYS THE SHUTDOWN IS A NECESSARY INCONVENIENCE. Joe Haynes: 57:18 the work needs to be done we're gonna have a better rbidge. it'll have a sidewalk and we'll fix the overpass over 817 :nats: buses ALTHOUGH COMMUTERS WILL HAVE TO FIND NEW ROUTES TO GET TO SCHOOL, THE COORDINATOR OF TRANSPORTATION FOR PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS SCHOOL BUSES WILL ONLY HAVE TO MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. Charlie Tribble: "The vocational kids it affects them mainly. Evening pickup around lunchtime, they'll probaly lose a little lunchtime but not so much classtime. The special needs kids may have to get up a little earlier, probably get home a little later." BUT TRIBBLE SAYS THE INCONVENIENCE SHOULDN'T LAST TOO LONG. Tribble: 52:52 It came down to the fact of do we want to close the bridge 4 1/2 months or stretch it out 2 or 3 years with one lane. And we've all felt it was best to just shut it down four months and get it over with. Leslie Delapas: When im driving over it I hold my breath. I hope they do a good job so it doesnt have to be done again THE BRIDGE IS DOWN TO ONE LANE FROM 9 PM TO 6 AM NOW AND WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE ON APRIL 5TH. IT'S SCHEDULED TO RE-OPEN AUGUST 20TH. REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM... RRA... EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexBREAST CANCER TEST
FIRST, A BLOOD TEST TO SPOT BREAST CANCER MAY BE ON THE HORIZON. THE COMPANY "CHRONIX BIOMEDICAL" SAYS IT'S WORKING ON A TEST THAT SPOTS D-N-A THAT LEAKS OUT OF DEAD AND DYING CELLS. THE TEST IS BASED ON DECODED GENOMES FROM BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, AS WELL AS FROM HEALTHY WOMEN. THE THEORY IS, IF A CELL IS EXPRESSING D-N-A BECAUSE IT'S DYING... THERE MUST BE SOMETHING KILLING IT. DOCTOR STEVEN GARNER IS A RADIOLOGIST AT NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL. HE SAYS THIS COULD BE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE FOR MAMMOGRAMS. GARNER says: "Starting from age 30 years old, the women can go once a year for a blood test and you see, what they look for is DNA particles that the breast cancer tumor makes. If you see that in the blood, you know that there's breast cancer." DOCTOR GARNER SAYS THE BLOOD TEST WILL LIKELY DETECT CANCER AS SOON AS IT APPEARS. RIGHT NOW, THE TEST IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND A FEW YEARS AWAY... BUT DOCTOR GARNER SAYS THE SAME TECHNOLOGY MAY ONE DAY BE ABLE TO SPOT OTHER TYPES OF CANCER TOO.
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QUEST DIAGNOSTIC'S "OVA-ONE" IS A BLOOD TEST THAT HELPS DOCTORS DISTINGUISH WHETHER GROWTHS IN THE CERVIX ARE CANCEROUS OR NOT. IT LOOKS FOR FIVE PROTEIN BIOMARKERS IN THE BLOOD. THE COMPANY SAYS IT CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED 92- PERCENT OF CERVICAL CANCER CASES IN TRIALS, WHEN USED WITH RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING AND STANDARD PATIENT WORK UPS. USUAL DETECTION METHODS FOUND 72-PERCENT. ONE DOWNSIDE THOUGH IS A RISK OF "FALSE POSITIVES."
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A NEW UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDY SAYS DRINKING AT LEAST ONE DAILY CUP OF GREEN TEA REDUCES THE RISK OF OVARIAN CANCER BY 54-PERCENT. AND BREW UP SOME BLACK TEA AS WELL, A SIMILAR STUDY FOUND TWO OR MORE CUPS SLASHES THE CANCER RISK BY NEARLY 50-PERCENT. PREVIOUS RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT BOTH TEAS ALSO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE, AS WELL AS BOOSTS BRAIN POWER. AND STAY TUNED, STICK WITH US,,, A LITTLE LATER WE'LL TELL YOU HOW JUST THINKING ABOUT FAST FOOD COULD MAKE YOU A DIABETIC...
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Return to Story IndexCABELL UNEMPLOYMENT
AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE REPORTS TONIGHT, THAT'S A GOOD THING.. .BUT THERE'S STILL MORE WORK TO BE DONE. (nats) TAKE A DRIVE IN HUNTINGTON...AND YOU'LL SEE AT LEAST ONE. NOW HIRING, HEAT UP YOUR CAREER...HELP WANTED. DESPARATE PLEAS...FOR HOPEFUL EMPLOYEES. BUT IF HIRING IS UP...WHY ARE JOBS DOWN? MAKING CABELL COUNTYS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLOSE TO EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT. BUT CABELL COUNTY COMMISSIONER NANCY CARTMILL SAYS ITS TAKE GRX BETTER THAN MOST, IN FACT CABELL COUNTY IS ONE OF FOUR OUT OF THE STATES 55 COUNTIES THAT IS BELOW THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE OF TEN AND A HALF PERCENT. THE OTHER THREE BEING KANAWHA COUNTY JUST ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF. PUTNAM COUNTY AT JUST OVER 8, AND MARION COUNTY AT EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT. TAKE GRX IN CASE YOURE WONDERING WHERE THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE IN OUR REGION. 16 AND A HALF PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN CLAY COUNTY ARE UNEMPLOYED. ROANE COUNTY IS NOT MUCH BETTER AT NEARLY 17 PERCENT. BUT THE WORST IN THE STATE...CALHOUN COUNTY...OVER 21 PERCENT. HOLDING OUT FOR SOMETHING THAT MORE FITS THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE, WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE. IN HUNTINGTON; BSO; EYEWITNESS NEWS. CARTMILL ALSO SAYS WITH KENTUCKY AND OHIO SO CLOSE, SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING ACROSS STATE LINES TO GET JOBS.
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THE CAPITOL CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS OFFERING AN "ENERGY AUDIT" THAT COULD CUT YOUR ELECTRIC AND GAS BILLS! THE GROUP HAS HELPED ONE CHARLESTON FAMILY DROP THEIR EXPENSES FROM 500 DOLLARS A MONTH TO ABOUT 100 DOLLARS PER MONTH. SHEPARD ALSO SUGGESTS INSTALLING ITEMS NOW LIKE ENERGY EFFICIENT FAWCETT HEADS, A WATER HEATER INSULATION JACKET, AND A COMPACT LOW ENERGY BULBS. IF YOU DO.... YOU COULD QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY TAX CREDITS. HOMEOWNERS CAN GET MORE INFORMATION BY CALLING (304) 539-0736.
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IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. RICK, IT WAS DAY TWO OF THE GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT HERE IN THE CAPITAL CITY...WE WILL GET TO THAT IN JUST A MOMENT...FIRST, AN UPDATE FROM NEW YORK, WHERE THE MOUNTAINEERS OPENED BIG EAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT PLAY AGAINST CINCINNATI...
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CENTURY ALUMINUM SAYS IT'S MORE OPTIMISTIC THAN IT'S BEEN IN A WHILE ABOUT REOPENING ITS PLANT IN JACKSON COUNTY. AND, LAWMAKERS CONSIDER EARLY PAROLES FOR SOME INMATES AND RAISING THE SCHOOL DROPOUT AGE AS THEIR SESSION WINDS DOWN. PLUS, MORE HOOPS HYSTERIA: AS WVU, MARSHALL AND LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS ALL HIT THE FLOOR THURSDAY NIGHT. YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN FRIDAY'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.
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JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS Join Jim Barach and the entire Storm Team at the Weather Center Online for the only regional web site that provides live, local updates, 24 hours a day!
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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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IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
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HERE'S EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY WITH THIS WEEK'S BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR. We're coming to you this week from Chef Robert Wong's new place on Virginia Street in Charleston. Unlike the Bridge Road Bistro, you can pick up a good breakfast here before you start your day-and you can get lunch and dinner to. You can also get all three meals at the IHOP in Kanawha City, but Kanawha Charleston health inspectors found they need to do a little work. The IHOP had a total of 8 violations, including 1 critical. There was an open drink in the food prep area, no towels at the sink, not enough sanitizer in the wiping cloth bucket and the shelves in the walk in cooler were dirty. Up next, the Applebee's right down the road at the Kanawha Mall. Inspectors found 5 violations, but three were critical. There was mold growing in the ice machine, no sanitizer in the bar sink and an employee didn't wash his hands between handling dirty and clean utensils. Now for the good news, and there's plenty of it. All five of these places were absolutely perfect: Sushi Atlantic, Sahara, Taste of India, Alladin's and Ichiban. That's the first time that's happened since we've been doing these reports. Don't forget, you can get your first look at Behind the Kitchen Door Thursday on Eyewitness News This Morning. I'm Patrick McMurtry, I'll see you then.
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THE FIGHTING IS PART OF AN ONGOING CIVIL WAR BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND MILITANTS. gunfire... THE INSURGENTS PLACED A SERIES OF HIT AND RUN ATTACKS ARMED WITH SNIPERS AND MORTAR FIRE. THE GOVERNMENT OUTGUNNED THE INSURGENTS WITH TANKS AND ARMED VEHICLES. MEANWHILE AFRICAN UNION PEACEKEEPERS MANAGED TO STOP THE MILITANTS FROM GETTING TO THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE IN SOMALIA'S CAPITAL.
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AFTERSHOCKS WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDES OF 5.1, 7.2, 6.9 AND 6.0, ROCKED CHILE THROUGHOUT THE INAUGURATION. THE CHILEAN NAVY ISSUED A TSUNAMI WARNING. AND AFTER THE NEW PRESIDENT, SEBASTIAN PINERA, WAS SWORN IN, HE URGED COASTAL RESIDENTS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. CHILE SUFFERED A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE LAST MONTH. IT KILLED AT LEAST FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE -- AND, DESTROYED AT LEAST HALF A MILLION HOMES.
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THE 88-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS WILL HOST THE SHOW MAY 8TH! THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWED A CAMPAIGN ON FACEBOOK URGING THE SKETCH SHOW TO MAKE WHITE A HOST. THE GROUP ATTRACTED NEARLY HALF-A-MILLION SUPPORTERS. LORNE MICHAELS SAYS HE CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO SPEND MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND THAN WITH WHITE.
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THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE WILDLY POPULAR "TWILIGHT" FRANCHISE ISN'T HITTING THEATERS FOR MONTHS, BUT THE FIRST TRAILER IS OUT. IN "ECLIPSE," VAMPIRE EDWARD AND HIS MORTAL GIRLFRIEND BELLA FACE AN ENEMY VAMPIRE OUT FOR REVENGE. JACOB IS ALSO BACK... AND HE STILL WANTS BELLA TO CHOOSE HIM OVER EDWARD. "ECLIPSE" HITS THEATERS JUNE 13TH.
Return to Story IndexDRUGGED DRIVING
A NEW STUDY SHOWS DRIVING WHILE ON DRUGS IS A GROWING PROBLEM. THE NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY OFFICE SAYS ON ANY GIVEN WEEKEND --ONE IN SIX CARS-- HAS A MOTORIST THAT IS IMPAIRED BY A SUBSTANCE. LEGAL OR NOT, DRUGS CAN HAMPER JUDGMENT, REACTION TIME, DRIVING SKILLS, AND MEMORY. MARIJUANA IS A BIG CULPRIT... AS WELL AS CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
Return to Story IndexELDERLY AND DRUGS
IT TURNS OUT, IN 2007 THEY SPENT NEARLY 19-BILLION DOLLARS OF THE TOTAL 82-BILLION SPENT. THE BIG SELLERS? DRUGS TO HELP FIGHT HIGH CHOLESTEROL, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, ARTHRITIS, AND PAIN...JUST TO NAME A FEW...
Return to Story IndexMEAL ANTICIPATION
BUT FOUND ONE-PERCENT OF STUDIED DIABETICS *DEVELOPED THE DISEASE* BECAUSE OF HOW THIS MUTATION CAUSES THEIR BODIES TO REACT WHEN EXPECTING FOOD.
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HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.
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ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
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-1ST QTR-CC MEG WHALEN FOR 3 -CC ERIN CASEY TO ALI HOYER LAYIN......ASHLEY SHEPLER -CC WHALEN DRIVE AND LAYIN....IRISH UP 13-1 AT END OF 1ST -2ND QTR-PC KAREN WILFONG LAYIN -PC SHELBY SNEAD FOR 3......TIM MCCLUNG -CC VICTORIA THOMAS FOR 3......
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--1ST HALF... LAKIAH SMITH LAYUP... --DUSTY CHAPMAN STEAL/LAYUP... ONE OF 25 STEALS FOR ST. JOE... --THEN STEPHANIE DORSEY FOR 3.. HUNTINGTON ST. JOE UP 47-10 AT THE HALF... --2ND HALF.. INSIDE TO BROOKE KEATON... --SMITH AGAIN...
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--TRINITY'S HAYDEN GUILIANI STEPS UP AND HITS THE MIDRANGE JUMPER... --TUCKER COUTNY'S AUDRA HALL FROM OUTSIDE.... --OFF THE MISS... CAITLIN MAXWELL GETS THE AND 1... --END OF THE 1ST QTR.... CAROLINE BENNETT BEATS THE BUZZER!!! --THEN AMBER EVANS GOES BASELINE FOR THE MOUNTAIN LIONS....
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-1ST QTR-H'TON LEAH CHING LAYIN -M'BURG JACQUELINE BREWER FOR 3....14 POINTS.....MIKE MACKEY -H'TON ERIN BAILES JUMPER.....12 POINTS...HIGHLANDERS UP 5 AT HALF -3RD QTR-H'TON BAILES TO TALEQUIA HAMILTON LAYIN -H'TON CHING TO HAMILTON LAYIN.....17 POINTS....LONNIE LUCAS -4TH QTR-BAILES TO HAMILTON TO CHING FOR THE LAYIN.....19 POINTS....HUNTINGTON GETS THE WIN 56-43 AFTERWARDS COACH LONNIE LUCAS WAS HAPPY WITH THE EFFORT.....
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--W-P EMILY PUSKARICH OFF THE GLASS... --PUSKARICH AGAIN OFF THE GLASS... --P'BURG SOUTH.. NICE PASSING LEAVES MARY SEAGRAVES WITH THE LAYUP... --WP... HALEY ROBB FOR 3... --OFF INBOUNDS... JESSICA MOORE LAYUP.....
Return to Story IndexCHAPMANVILLE-SISSONVILLE
-chapmanville's zac maynard... -sissonville's cody williams -lucas walker
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-devils bobby rymer hits the three. -luke murray -jared blatt...16 -murray---19 -magnolia wins it 47-44
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craig ponder 56
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Return to Story IndexELEPHANT BIRTH
A BABY ELEPHANT "BACK FROM THE DEAD." AT FIRST, ZOOKEEPERS IN AUSTRALIA THOUGHT "MISTER SHUFFLES" WAS STILLBORN. HIS MOM WAS IN LABOR FOR NINE DAYS! AND MISTER SHUFFLES VITAL SIGNS WERE NON EXISTANT. EARLY WEDNESDAY, HE STARTED SHUFFLING AROUND. IT WAS CHAMPAGNE ALL AROUND FOR "SHUFFLES" AND ESPECIALLY FOR MOM. HER BOY WEIGHS TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE POUNDS.
Return to Story Index PRIME PICKS 'TIL DEATH Tonight at 7:00 PM The New Neighbors Eddie and Joy meet Tommy and April, their new unconventional neighbors; Tommy and April want to buy everything Joy and Eddie are selling in their yard sale  |
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