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Thursday, July 17, 2008. Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News. PRESHOWOPEN
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THIS MOTHER SAYS HER CHILD WAS ABUSED. OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... THE STATE IS INVESTIGATING A DAYCARE. GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ... AND I'M RICK LORD... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT TEN.
Return to Story IndexDAYCARE ALLEGATIONS
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE ON WHY ONE PARENT IS SPEAKING OUT ........ELIZABETH? RICK.....A MOTHER SAYS SHE'S TAKEN HER CHILDREN OUT OF KIM'S KID'S CHILDCARE IN BARBOURSVILLE BECAUSE SHE SAYS HER YOUNG SON WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED. THE WOMAN ASKED THAT WE CONCEAL HER IDENTITY. 45:11 "I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE HOW I FELT, VERY ANGRY MY KIDS WERE SUBJECTED TO THIS.' A WOMAN SAYS THIS DAY CARE IN BARBOUSVILLE ABUSED HER TRUST.....AND HER CHILD.... 47:46 " HE 'LL PROBABLY BE SCARRED FOR LIFE, HE'S VERY ANGRY HIMSELF......" THIS MOM SAYS SHE STARTED TO WORRY WHEN HER THREE YEAR OLD BEGAN ACTING DIFFERENT 43:16 "MY SON WAS DISPLAYING ABORNMAL BEHAVIOR.: 45:38 "THE MINUTE I SAW THE BEHAVIOR I DIDN'T GO BACK." SHE ALLEGES HER SON WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED WHILE AT KIMS' KIDS CHILD CARE. SHE ALSO SAYS THE DAYCARE'S WORKERS SMOKE AROUND CHILDREN AND ENGAGE IN OTHER INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR. SOT (I'M ELIZABETH WITH CHANNEL EIGHT, WE WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT SOME ALLEGATIONS...SURE COME IN." BUT WORKERS WANTED THE CAMERA TURNED OFF, SAYING ANY AND ALL ALLEGATIONS AREN'T TRUE. A SPOKEMAN FOR THE DEPARMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES SAYS AN INVESTIGATION HAS ONLY TURNED UP SIGNS OF WORKER INATTENTIVENESS....BUT DHHR SAYS IT WAS ENOUGH TO CLOSE THE FACILITY. 58:39 "WHEN THEIR LICENSE CAME UP FOR RENEWAL, WE TOLD THEM WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE SURVEY'S DONE." BUT KIM'S KIDS APPEALED AND THE DHHR HAD A CHANGE OF HEART. 59:47 "I DON'T REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEMS, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM VERY CLOSELY." HOWEVER, THIS MOM WANTS KIM'S KID'S CHILD CARE TO CLOSE DOWN.... 48:42 "HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF IT WAS YOUR CHILD?" A DHHR SPOKESMAN SAYS KIM'S KIDS CHILD CARE IS NOT ALLOWED TO ACCEPT ANY NEW CHILDREN UNTIL THE APPEAL IS FINISHED. LIVE IN THE STUDIO, ELIZABETH NOREIKA, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexCHILD NEGLECT TRIAL
WE MIS-SPOKE IN SAYING JERRY MCFARLAND WAS CONVICTED OF MURDERING HIS THREE-MONTH-OLD SON. IN FACT, A GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED MCFARLAND ON FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND CHILD NEGLECT CAUSING A DEATH... HE OF COURSE IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY... WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERROR... JERRY MCFARLAND'S THREE-MONTH OLD SON JACOB, DIED OF STARVATION AND DEHYDRATION IN FEBRUARY, 2005 . MCFARLAND WAS OUT OF JAIL ON HOME CONFINEMENT BUT FAILED A DRUG TEST AND WAS SENT BACK TO JAIL. IT SEEMS BEFORE MCFARLAND WAS GIVEN HOME CONFINEMENT HE TOLD THE COURT THAT HE HAD USED DRUGS, WHICH IS WHY THE TEST TURNED UP POSITIVE. JUDGE KING DECIDED THAT MCFARLAND CAN GO BACK HOME IF HE CAN COME UP WITH THE 150-THOUSAND DOLLAR BAIL.
Return to Story IndexBOBBY BREWSTER
25-YEAR-OLD BOBBY BREWSTER PLEADED GUILTY IN LOGAN COUNTY TO SECOND-DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT, MALICIOUS ASSAULT AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT KIDNAPPING OR HOLDING HOSTAGE. BREWSTER HAS AGREED TO TESTIFY AGAINST DANNY COMBS, WHOSE TRIAL IS SET FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER. BREWSTER, COMBS AND FOUR OTHERS WERE ARRESTED LAST SEPTEMBER... A SEVENTH PERSON WAS CHARGED LATER. AUTHORITIES SAY THE VICTIM, MEGAN WILLIAMS, WAS HELD FOR DAYS IN A TRAILER WHERE SHE WAS FORCED TO EAT ANIMAL FECES, SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND STABBED. BREWSTER WAS SENTENCED TO 13 TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON.
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TODAY IN FEDERAL COURT... 28 YEAR OLD MELISSA BROWN ADMITS TO BEING THE GET-AWAY DRIVER IN TWO BANK ROBBERIES. THE FORMER ART TEACHER AT STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CHARLESTON WAS ACCUSED OF AIDING AND ABETTING. BROWN SAYS... BACK IN APRIL SHE DROVE HER BROTHER TO THE CITY NATIONAL BANK IN CHARLESTON AND THE FIRST CENTURY BANK IN BARBOURSVILLE AT THE TIME OF THE ROBBERIES. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE REPORTS ON HER GUILTY PLEA. (nats of melissa walking out of courtroom) FORMER STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER...MELISSA BROWN HAD NOTHING TO SAY AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF HER ROLE IN TWO BANK ROBBERIES. WITH HER MOTHER AT HER SIDE...SHES NOW HEADED TO LOUISA, KENTUCKY...TO LIVE WITH HER PARENTS UNTIL BEING SENTENCED IN OCTOBER. IN FEDERAL COURT, BROWN PLED GUILTY TO DRIVING THE GETAWAY CAR IN TWO BANK ROBBERIES SHE COMMITTED WITH HER BROTHER, JEREMY. THE FIRST-- ON APRIL 15TH AT THE CITY NATIONAL BANK IN CHARLESTON. THE SECOND-- A WEEK LATER, AT THE FIRST SENTRY BANK IN BARBOURSVILLE. BROWN WAS A TEACHER AT STONEWALL JACKSON MIDDLE IN CHARLESTON.... SHE WAS TERMINATED LAST APRIL AS A RESULT OF HER ARREST. DURING HER TESTIMONY TODAY, BROWN CLAIMED AFTER THE /FIRST/ ROBBERY; SHE ONLY HAD A SUSPICION ABOUT WHAT HER BROTHER HAD DONE; BUT WASNT SURE. BUT TINNEY CLAIMS HIS CLIENT KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON... AND THAT SHE WAS SIMPLY NERVOUS IN COURT. FLASH NOW TINNEY SAYS BROWN PLANS ON GETTING HER AFFAIRS IN ORDER; BEFORE HEADING BACK TO COURT IN THREE MONTHS...TO LEARN HER FATE. IN HUNTINGTON; BSO...EYEWITNESS NEWS. BROWN IS NOW UNDER HOME CONFINEMENT AT HER PARENTS HOUSE IN LOUISA. SHE'LL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO RANDOM DRUG TESTING...AND SHE HAS TO WEAR AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE.
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SHE FACES UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON WHEN SHE'S SENTENCED ON OCTOBER 14TH. HER BROTHER, JEREMY BROWN, WILL BE IN COURT FOR HIS TRIAL ON AUGUST 19TH.
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THE ETHICS COMMISSION AND ANOTHER SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE GROUP ARE BOTH LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS OF WRONG DOING. CHRISTINE HABRLE FIRST BROKE THIS EXCLUSIVE STORY. SHE JOINS US NOW FROM THE NEWSROOM WITH THE LATEST. CHRISTINE THIS IS ABOUT DOUBLE DIPPING-- ALLEGEDLY CHARGING TAX PAYERS TWICE. WATCHDOG GROUP WEST VIRGINIA WANTS TO KNOW BROUGHT THE CONCERNS TO LIGHT LAST WEEK. AFTER LOOKING AT THIS DOCUMENTION THE TREASURER SENT IT RIGHT TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES. NAT: 5449 "The state treasurer was very surprised." BANKING ON MAKING TAXPAYER'S MONEY SAFE, WEST VIRGINIA STATE TREASURER JOHN PERDUE TAKES ACTION ON ALLEGATIONS SOME OF HIS EMPLOYEES ARE DOUBLE DIPPING. SOT: 55143 Nelson Sorah/WV Deputy Treasurer: "Treasurer Perdue feels very strongly about correcting any inefficiences or what ever difficiencies or whatever." NOW THE STATE ETHICS AND THE STATE SPECIAL INVESTIGATION COMMISSIONS ARE LOOKING INTO THE DOCUMENTATION WEST VIRGINIA WANTS TO KNOW PROVIDED. SOT: 5933 Wanda Carney/WV Wants to Know: "I'm tickled with that. I think it's an important move for the Treasurer to do." WATCHDOG GROUP PRESIDENT WANDA CARNEY SAYS HER PAPERWORK SHOWS GOVERNMENT SPECIALISTS CHARGING TWICE FOR EVENTS THEY ATTEND.. AS WELL AS GOING TO POLITICAL FUNCTIONS ON THE TAXPAYERS DIME, WHICH IS ILLLEGAL. SHE THINKS THERE'S MORE TO BE FOUND TOO AND THAT IT COULD ADD UP TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SOT: 0021 Wanda Carney/WV Wants to Know: "If there wasn't something there it would never be turned over. so ahh.." SOT: 5940 Wanda: "if youf find it in one. it's probably in more." NOT SO FAST SAYS DEPUTY TREASURER NELSON SORAH WHO AYS THE DEPARTMENT HAS A GOOD OVERSIGHT SYSTEM. SOT: 5610 Nelson Sorah/WV Deputy State Treasurer: "We have checks and balances. We have an auditor who looks at all thes things and we rely on those folks to to their jobs." NOW CARNEY WANTS THE TREASURER TO AS SHE SAYS MAKE ONE A MORE RIGHT MOVE.. IN THE INTEREST OF BANKING ON PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS BEING SPENT WISELY. SOT: 0144 Wanda Carney: "I'd like to see the investigation open." CARNEY HAS TAKEN HER OWN INVESTIGATON A STEP FARTHER. SHE FILED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS TO FIND OUT IF ANY OF THE GOVERNMENT SPECIALISTS HAVE STATE PURCHASING CARDS AND WHAT'S CHARGED ON THEM. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM CHRISTINE HABRLE EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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THE WEST VIRGINIA CHASE BEGAN WHEN A DNR OFFICER SPOTTED A BLACK FORD F250 SWERVING ON I-64 HEADING TOWARD CHARLESTON. THE OFFICER FOLLOWED THE SUSPECT UNDER THE PATRICK STREET BRIDGE, WHERE THE MAN DITCHED THE TRUCK NEAR CHARLESTON MARINE. THE SUSPECT THEN JUMPED INTO THE RIVER AND SWAM DOWNSTREAM. THE CHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT SENT OUT A BOAT, BUT THE SUSPECT GOT AWAY. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT THE TRUCK WAS STOLEN FROM OHIO. THE LICENSE PLATE IS REGISTERED TO SOMEONE IN DUNBAR.
Return to Story IndexFATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH
POLICE SAY 27- YEAR OLD RANDALL OSBORNE-- FROM CLENDENIN-- WAS SPEEDING DOWN CAPITOL STREET AROUND 3:30 THIS MORNING, WHEN HE PULLED A WHEELIE AS HE PASSED SOME CITY WORKERS, AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS BIKE... HE HIT A RAMP NEAR THE CAPITOL MARKET, WENT AIRBORNE, AND FLIPPED OVER THE HANDLEBARS. OSBORNE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
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IT HAPPENED ON ROUTE 60 WHEN AN SUV PLOWED INTO A TREE, FLIPPED AND LANDED ON A PORCH OF SOMEONES HOME. THE WOMAN AND CHILD IN THE CAR WERE SHAKEN UP BUT NOT INJURED.
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EYEWITNESS REPORTER BOB AARON GOES ON PATROL WITH A UNIQUE CRIME FIGHTER. TAKING A BITE OUT OF SUMMER CRIME IS HOT WORK, BUT IT'S NOT SO BAD IF YOU GET TAKE ANOTHER ONE OUT OF OUR OF YOUR BIG RED BALL. JUST PART OF WEARING THE BADGE. NATS. DEPUTY LIZARD IS THE ONLY DRUG SNIFFING PIT BULL WORKING FOR COPS IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE BREED'S VIOLENT REPUTATION AND BONE CRUSHING JAW STRENGTH HAS TENDED TO KEEP THEM OUT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. DEPUTY JACK CUTLIP. LIZARD WAS RETIRED FROM DRUG WORK WITH THE BORDER PATROL AND CUSTOMS AFTER BEING CRUSHED BY A CRATE ON A SEARCH. BUT HE'S BACK ON PATROL WITH WEBSTER COUNTY WITH SOME ARTIFICIAL KNEES. HE HASN'T SLOWED DOWN. THE 8-YEAR-OLD ANIMALS IS CREDITED WITH BAGGING ABOUT 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DOPE, BUT HE CAN BE HARD ON THE HEADREST IF THE WEED'S HIDDEN THERE. HE'S NOT AN ATTACK DOG AND IS VERY FRIENDLY, BUT TAKE A SWING AT HANDLER-PARTNER JACK CUTLIP AND IT'S ON. SO FAR NOBODY'S TRIED. YOU CAN DO HARD TIME IF YOU'RE CAUGHT WITH DRUGS IN WEBSTER COUNTY AND LIZARD CAN BE HARD ON YOUR VEHICLE'S FINISH CATCHING YOU. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, WEBSTER SPRINGS. DEPUTY CUTLIP SAYS HE'S THANKFUL PUBLIC DONATIONS HAVE HELPED THE SMALL COUNTY AFFORD TO KEEP THE DOG ON ROAD PATROL..
Return to Story IndexDRUG TESTING
BUT THEY DIDN'T GET FAR WITH IT... AND THEY COULDN'T LEGALLY. THEY HAD TO MAKE TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION A FIRST READING ONLY. TEACHERS UNION PRESIDENTS IMPLORED BOARD MEMBERS TO ABANDON THE IDEA ONCE AND FOR ALL. THEY FEEL THE 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS IT WOULD COST EACH YEAR COULD BE BETTER SPENT ON RESOURCES. PLUS, THEY SAY PRIVACY IS STILL A PROBLEM IN THE NEWLY PROPOSED POLICY WHICH MIRRORS ONE THAT BOARD MEMBERS COULDN'T AGREE ON IN THE PAST. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ROBIN RECTOR, THE NEWEST BOARD MEMBER, DECIDED SHE CAN'T SUPPORT DRUG TESTING TEACHERS AT THIS POINT. AFTER A LITTLE WRANGLING ABOUT THE STRENGTH OF ONE PROVISION IN THE PROPOSED POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS DECIDED TO PUT IT OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT STRATING AUGUST 21ST. THEY HOPE TO VOTE ON THE ACTUAL POLICY IN OCTOBER.
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IN 4 to 1 VOTE, KANAWHA COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS AGREED TO SUE... CLAIMING THE STATE FUNDING FORMULA FOR SCHOOLS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THEY SAY IT'S UNFAIR TO FORCE THE COUNTY TO PUT 2 point 6 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TOWARD THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET. THE STATE SUPREME COURT TOLD LAWMAKERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BACK IN DECEMBER AND THEY DID MAKE CHANGES. BUT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS SAY THE FORMULA IS STILL UNFAIR AND FAVORS ONLY 9 OUT OF 55 COUNTIES.
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THIS IN THE WAKE OF THE HEATHER BRESCH DEGREE SCANDAL. BILL CASE -- FORMER CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR PRESIDENT MIKE GARRISON -- HAS BEEN RE-ASSIGNED AS HEALTH POLICY AND RESEARCH INFORMATION DIRECTOR. CASE WILL NOW BE MAKING A LITTLE OVER 85-THOUSAND DOLLARS -- A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR DROP FROM THE 135-THOUSAND HE WAS MAKING AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.
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SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN'S CAMPAIGN OPENED IT'S WEST VIRGINIA HEADQUARTERS AT ONE-11 HALE STREET, IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. McCAIN'S STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN, LARRY SWANN, AND KANAWHA COUNTY CHAIRMAN MIKE STUART WERE AT THE EVENT ALONG WITH SEVERAL MCCAIN SUPPORTERS. he understand Virginians are struggling financially right now especially with high gas prices and the tax burdens they're under and he has a planned to address that. ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE-- BARACK OBAMA'S CAMP HAS YET TO ANNOUNCE A HEADQUARTERS LOCATION IN WEST VIRGINIA.
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GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN PINNED THE RANK OF BRIGADIER GENERAL ON WEST VIRGINIA GUARDSMAN COLONEL MELVIN BIRCH. THE NEW GENERAL SAYS IT'S AN HONOR. You could call it a reward but it's really more of an honor and a privilege to be name a general of the us. army and serve with the great citizen solders of the west Virginia national guard. THE GENERAL JUST GOT BACK FROM IRAQ AND BROUGHT ALL OF HIS SOLDIERS HOME.
Return to Story IndexMIDNIGHT BATMAN
BUT IN THE MIDST OF THE EXCITEMENT, EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER AND "SCREEN GEMS" HOST KENNIE BASS TELLS US THERE IS A TINGE OF SADNESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREMIERE. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: With a buzz that's been building for more than a year, fans say they're psyched to see the Caped Crusader take on the Clown Prince of Crime In "The Dark Knight," Batman squares against his arch nemesis, the Joker. Johanna Meisner/Charleston: I was afraid that the tickets would be sold out so I got out here early. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Marquee Cinemas at Southridge is showing the movie in its four biggest houses to accomodate the crowd. James Whittington/Charleston: It looks fantastic. Usually most of the time you don't see a sequel that goes above and beyond the original. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: However, some of the excitement is tempered by Heath Ledger's untimely death in January from an accidental drug overdose. His portrayal of the Joker is his final completed role. Johanna Meisner/Charleston: I really want to see Heath Ledger because everybody says it's a really memorable character and it's really sad that he died. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: "The Dark Knight" is opening in about 43-hundred theaters across the country, with a predicted weekend box office of about 130 million dollars. That would be one of the biggest opening weekends in history. THE DARK KNIGHT OPENS IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS.
Return to Story IndexSAFE TOMATOES
THE F-D-A SAYS THEY'RE SAFE. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS LIFTING ITS SALMONELLA WARNING... SINCE THE OUTBREAK HAS SLOWED DOWN... BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT. MORE THAN ELEVEN-HUNDRED HAVE GOTTEN SICK. RAW TOMATOES ARE THE CHIEF SUSPECT. FEDS ARE ALSO INVESTIGATING RAW JALAPENOS, FRESH SERRANO PEPPERS, AND FRESH CILANTRO.
Return to Story IndexBATTERY POWERED CIGARETTES
THIS IS THE "N-JOY." IT'S A BATTERY POWERED CIGARETTE. WHEN YOU INHALE, YOU GET A HIT OF NICOTINE. THERE'S NO SMOKE -- ONLY WATER VAPOR. THE N-JOY USES RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES... AND NICOTINE CARTRIDGES COST ABOUT FIVE DOLLARS A PIECE.
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CLOSING BELL STOCKS HAVE RISEN SHARPLY AGAIN, HELPED BY FALLING OIL PRICES. THE DOW TODAY GAINED 207 POINTS. THE S&P 500 ROSE NEARLY 15 POINTS WHILE THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE SURGED 27 POINTS. Dow11,446.66 +207.38 Nasdaq2,312.30 +27.45 S&P 5001,260.31 +14.95
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Dow 33.94 +1.06 Verizon 35.43 +0.05 Wal-Mart 57.68 +0.72 BB&T 27.63 +3.13 Huntington Bank7.98 +2.29
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TEXAS... A HOUSTON FAMILY IS IN MOURNING AFTER TWO CHILDREN WERE KILLED WHEN A BALCONY AT THEIR APARTMENT COLLAPSED... FIRE OFFICIALS CONFIRM TWO BROTHERS, TEN AND FOUR YEARS OLD, WERE KILLED... ANOTHER CHILD SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG... RESIDENTS SAY THEY HAD BEEN TELLING MANAGEMENT THE BALCONY WAS DANGEROUS... CALIFORNIA... A GIANT SINKHOLE CLOSED PART OF AN L-A FREEWAY.. YOU CAN SEE A BACKHOE DIGGING DIRT FROM THE HOLE, WHICH BASICALLY SWALLOWED TWO OF THE THREE LANES ON THE NORTHBOUND 110 FREEWAY, WHICH RUNS BETWEEN DOWNTOWN L-A AND PASADENA... KANSAS... A REAL SHOW-STOPPER... WHEN A SKYDIVER LANDS ON A GROUP OF MUSICIANS... AT THE FORT RILEY ARMY POST... A MILITARY CEREMONY WAS UNDER WAY... THE FIRST PARACHUTIST -- HE MADE IT DOWN O-K... BUT THE SECOND MISSED HIS TARGET... AND HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE ARMY BAND, CLIPPING THE LAST TWO ROWS OF PLAYERS AT AROUND FIFTY MILES AN HOUR... THREE BAND MEMBERS HAS MINOR INJURIES... AND TWO TUBAS WERE DESTROYED... IOWA... SOME SMASHED POTATOES ON THE HIGHWAY IN OXFORD... A TRUCKER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80 THIS MORNING WHEN HE SWERVED TO MISS ANOTHER VEHICLE... THE TRUCK HIT A GUARDRAIL -- AND TIPPED OVER -- SPILLING 44- THOUSAND POTATOES... THE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT... BUT THE POTATOES ARE TOAST... THANKS FOR KEEPING YOUR EYES ON THIS USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, WANNA KNOW WHO HAS THE CLEANEST KITCHEN IN KANAWHA COUNTY? TAKE A PEEK BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR... A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
Return to Story IndexTOO MANY KITTENS
AND OFFICIALS THERE NEED YOUR HELP IN FINDING THE KITTENS A HOME. THE OVERLOAD IS JUST TOO MUCH FOR THE SHELTER TO HANDLE AND THE KITTENS ARE ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR SOME NEW LOVING PARENTS TO ADOPT THEM. THE SHELTER HAS ABOUT 60 KITTENS RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE SEEING MORE DROPPED OFF EVERY DAY. DIRECTOR DONNA CLARK... SAYS IF YOU HAVE A BIG HEART, SOME SPARE TIME AND THE WILLINGNESS TO OPEN YOUR HOME ....YOU CAN HELP SAVE A LIFE. THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS... AT NOON, OUR VERY OWN JENIFER MCANDREWS AND HER DAUGHTER DONATED MONEY TO HAVE ONE OF THE KITTENS ADOPTED. AND A LADY FROM CHARLESTON WHO DIDN'T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED WENT TO THE SHELTER AND ADOPTED THE SHELTER'S TWO ELDEST CATS... AN EIGHT YEAR OLD AND A 10 YEAR OLD. DONNA SAYS THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH OF BOTH CATS AND KITTENS TO GO AROUND. AGAIN PLEASE SPAY AND NEUTER... MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND DOGS AND CATS WERE PUT DOWN AT THE SHELTER JUST LAST YEAR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADOPT....JUST VISIT THE SHELTER OR CALL AT 342-1576
Return to Story Index10 UP SPORTS
IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH JOSH LEWIS... JOSH-RICK ADLIB... IT MAY SEEM LIKE ALONG WAYS OFF BUT GAMEDAY WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.... TODAY MARSHALL UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED IT'S ALLOTMENT FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL GAME HAS BEEN SOLD OUT.... THERE'S STILL SOME HOPE THOUGH IF YOU'RE A STUDENT... 700 TICKETS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WITH A VALID SCHOOL I-D... THOSE WILL GO ON SALE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS SEPTEMBER 2ND AT 9-AM... THE COST WILL BE 52-DOLLARS.... IF YOU AREN'T ABLE TO GET A TICKET-- YOU CAN WATCH IT FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME ON OUR SISTER STATION WCHS TV-8.... KICKOFF IS SET FOR 3:30... JOSH TOSSES....
Return to Story IndexGMWV PROMO
JENIFER MCANDREWS JOINS US NOW TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S UP ON THE MORNING SHOW. JENIFER MCANDREWS- FOX 11'S GMWV ANCHOR SPEAKS ABOUT WHAT'S ON TOMORROW ON THE MORNING SHOW
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
WITH A NEW CONFIGURATION, THE KANAWHA SCHOOL BOARD DEBATES DRUG TESTING AND LIBRARY FUNDING AGAIN. AND, ONCE AGAIN, ONE AREA TRASH COLLECTOR FINDS ITSELF FALLING BEHIND. PLUS, THE BAPTISTS ARE COMING -- THOUSANDS OF THEM, TO CHARLESTON THIS WEEKEND. YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN FRIDAY'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.
Return to Story IndexIWITNESS NEWS
IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
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!
Return to Story IndexCANDLES WITH A TWIST
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR UNIQUE, CREATIVE CANDLES, THEN WE HAVE THE PLACE FOR YOU. PHOTOJOURNALIST BRAD RICE TAKES US TO NITRO FOR CANDLES WITH A TWIST. THEY CUT CANDLES EVERY SATURDAY AND WELCOME ANYONE TO COME IN AND WATCH FOR FREE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, JUST GIVE 'EM A CALL AT 759-1000.
Return to Story Index7/17 KITCHEN DOOR
LET'S CHECK IN WITH PATRICK MCMURTRY TO FIND OUT WHICH RESTAURANTS ARE MAKING THE GRADE IN THIS WEEK'S BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR. We have a scorching hot weekend ahead and many of you will be looking to beat the heat at a nice restaurant. But which ones are clean? Let's find out in this week's behind the kitchen door. The pizza hut in kanawha city tops our list. Inspectors found 11 violations including 3 critical. The walk in cooler wasn't keeping food cool enough, the salad bar was at an unsafe temperature and the dishwasher wasn't sanitizing.. The walk in cooler fan was dirty so was the soap nozzle and a couple of other things. We have plenty of places that had good, or even great reports. If you eat at lola's off bridge road, the barge restaurant on the kanawha river in charleston, the cafe de paris or blossom deli in downtown charleston or zheng's chinese buffet at the kanawha city mall, you're in luck, those places all had very good reports. That's this week's behind the kitchen door, don't forget, you can get your first look at behind the kitchen door thursdays on good morning west virginia. I'm patrick mcmurtry, i'll see you then.
Return to Story IndexCAMBODIA THAILAND RIOT
THEY ARE AT ODDS OVER WHICH COUNTRY OWNS AN ANCIENT TEMPLE. UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, THE PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE IS INSIDE CAMBODIAN TERRITORY --- BUT THAILAND HAS NEVER ACCEPTED THAT RULING --- AND THE BORDER HAS NEVER BEEN CLEARLY MARKED. NOW --- NEIGHBORING VILLAGERS FROM EACH COUNTRY ARE BRAWLING. BOTH COUNTRIES HAVE HUNDREDS OF TROOPS SURROUNDING THE TEMPLE. THE PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE IS ABOUT A THOUSAND YEARS OLD --- AND HAS HINDU ORIGINS. THAILAND AND CAMBODIA HAVE AGREED TO HOLD TALKS NEXT WEEK --- TO PREVENT MORE VIOLENCE.
Return to Story IndexMEXICO DRUG SUBMARINE
THE 30-FOOT MAKESHIFT SUB WAS FIRST DETECTED 200 MILES OFF THE COAST, AND WAS INTERCEPTED BY THE NAVY WHEN IT SURFACED A FEW HOURS LATER. THE GREEN-TOPPED, ARROWHEAD-SHAPED VESSEL HAD FOUR CREW MEMBERS ON-BOARD. POLICE ARRESTED THEM WITHOUT RESISTANCE. THE MEN CLAIM THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE HAULING. AUTHORITIES ARE STILL WORKING TO DETERMINE JUST HOW MUCH COKE WAS ON THE SUB.
Return to Story IndexITALY PICNIC BAN
POLICE IN THE ITALIAN CAPITAL HAVE BEEN CRACKING DOWN ON SNACKERS NEAR THE SPANISH STEPS AND OTHER TREASURED SITES. CITY HALL HAS BANNED FOLKS FROM EATING AND DRINKING NEAR THE FAMOUS MONUMENTS. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SAY THEY WANT TO BETTER PRESERVE THE PLACES VISITED BY MILLIONS EACH YEAR. VIOLATORS FACE AN 80-DOLLAR FINE. THE ORDINANCE RUNS UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER.
Return to Story IndexSECOND WEATHER
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STINGER
Return to Story IndexSJP MOLE REMOVED
SARAH JESSICA PARKER HAS BID AU-REVOIR TO HER FAMOUS BEAUTY MARK. ONE OF PARKER'S FRIENDS CONFIRMS SHE HAD THE MOLE REMOVED FROM HER CHIN, BUT FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. THE HUFFINGTON POST SUGGESTS THAT SHE MAY HAVE DONE IT BECAUSE OF A SCATHING MOVIE REVIEW IN THE NEW YORK OBSERVER CRITICIZING THE MOLE -- AND COMPARING HER TO A HALLOWEEN WITCH.
Return to Story IndexHEIDI AND MCCAIN
PAPARAZZI CAUGHT "THE HILLS" VILLAIN -- HEIDI MONTAG -- OUT AT LUNCH WITH THE DAUGHTER OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN. MONTAG AND MEGHAN MCCAIN DINED AT A TRENDY RESTAURANT IN SANTA MONICA ON TUESDAY. "THE HILLS" STAR IS NO STRANGER TO THE MCCAIN CAMP... A FEW MONTHS AGO... MONTAG ENDORSED MCCAIN FOR PRESIDENT. THE SENATOR SHARED WITH TIME MAGAZINE THAT HE NEVER MISSES AN EPISODE OF THE M-T-V SHOW.
Return to Story IndexLC CLOTHES DITCHED
THE ULTRA-TRENDY HOLLYWOOD BOUTIQUE -- KITSON -- IS DROPPING L-C'S CLOTHING LINE. THE STORE'S OWNER SAYS SALES ARE LACKLUSTER AND ATTRIBUTES THE POOR SALES TO L-C'S ABSENCE IN PROMOTING THE LINE. THE KITSON BREAK-UP HASN'T SLOWED CONRAD DOWN... SHE RECENTLY UNVEILED HER FALL... WINTER... HOLIDAY... AND RESORT-WEAR COLLECTIONS.
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WHAT YOU THINK TASTES GOOD MAY HAVE MORE TO DO WITH YOUR MIND THAN YOUR MOUTH... AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF RESEARCHERS HAS FOUND PERSONAL VALUES HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH WHAT FOODS A PERSON LIKES. RESEARCHERS ASKED SUBJECTS TO RATE WHETHER THEY LIKED A SAUSAGE ROLL BETTER THAN A VEGGIE ALTERNATIVE... AND, EVEN THOUGH THE ROLLS WERE MADE OF THE SAME STUFF, SUBJECTS CHOSE THE MEAT OPTION. SO, WHAT A SUBJECT *THOUGHT* THEY HAD EATEN INFLUENCED THEIR LIKING MORE THAN WHAT THEY HAD *ACTUALLY* EATEN. THE STUDY SUGGESTS THE RESULTS COULD PROMOTE HEALTHIER EATING HABITS, BECAUSE HEAVY MEAT EATERS COULD LEARN TO EAT ALTERNATIVES THEY THINK TASTE GOOD.
Return to Story IndexCANCER SURVIVAL
A NEW STUDY OUT OF THE LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE GATHERED INFORMATION FROM NEARLY TWO MILLION CANCER PATIENTS IN 31 COUNTRIES. IT FOUND U-S CANCER PATIENTS ARE OUTLIVING EUROPEANS. THE REASONS -- MONEY, HEALTH CARE, AND TREATMENTS AVAILABLE. WORLDWIDE -- AMERICA RANKED FIRST IN SURVIVAL RATES FOR BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER. IN THE U-S -- THE STUDY ALSO SHOWED WHITE CANCER PATIENTS LIVE LONGER THAN BLACK CANCER PATIENTS.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG REPORT
HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.
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BUT WOULD IT BE ENOUGH TO WIN IN A MATCHUP OF FIRST PLACE TEAMS?? JOSH LEWIS IS IN NEXT WITH ALL THE HI-LITES....
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WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT THE POWER DID FOR AN ENCORE TONIGHT!! BUCK NIGHT.. PERFECT NIGHT TO WATCH SOME BASEBALL AND EAT SOME POPCORN... --AMAURY RIVAS PITCHING.. AFTER GIVING UP 2 SOLO HOMERUNS IN THE 1ST.. K'S MAIKO LOYOLA TO END THE TOP OF THE 4TH... --BOTTOM OF THE 4TH.. CALEB GINDL SINGLES HOME STEFFAN WILSON.. POWER DOWN 2-1... --UNTIL AN INNING LATER!! POWER'S BATS GO NUTS... ERIC FARRIS INFIELD HIT SCORES LOGAN SCHAFER.. TIES IT AT 2... --WILSON SINGLES HOME MATT CLINE.. --ZELOUS WHEELER TO RIGHT WITH BASES LOADED... WOULD CLEAR THE BASES AFTER THE BALL GETS AWAY FROM CATCHER!! LEE HAYDEL ALSO HAD A BASES CLEARING TRIPLE IN THE 5TH... THE POWER SCORES 10 RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH AND PULL OUT THE VICTORY... LAKEWOOD ALSO WON TONIGHT-- THAT MEANS THE POWER STILL HOLDS A 3 GAME LEAD OVER THE BLUECLAWS FOR 1ST PLACE IN THE NORTHERN DIVISION....
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--STILL IN 4TH...EDWIN ENCARNACION 2 RUN H-R... --AFTER A JAY BRUCE RBI DOUBLE... JEFF KEPPINGER TRIPLE SCORES 2 MORE.. 5 RUNS OFF SANTANA IN THE 4TH...
Return to Story IndexJEREMY CUMMINGS
THE SOUTH CHARLESTON NATIVE-- WHO PLAYS FOR THE DURHAM BULLS IN THE TAMPA BAY ORGANIZATION-- TOOK PART IN THE TRIPLE-A ALL-STAR GAME AND PITCHED WELL... HE HAD A PAIR OF STRIKEOUTS WHILE PITCHING ONE SCORELESS INNING-- HOWEVER-- HIS TEAM LOST 6-5...
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THREE REALLY GOOD MATCHES.. WE BEGIN WITH THE MEN'S OPEN DOUBLES... NEIL RAJ-UH-POK-SOH AND SCOTT ZENT DEFEAT EDDIE SIZEMORE AND TOM COLLINS.... 6-3, 6-4... MEN'S OPEN SINGLES... IT WAS 21 YEAR OLD MARK HANNA DEFEATING 51 YEAR OLD RON WILLIAMS IN A GREAT MATCH 4-6, 6-2, 6-3... HANNA MOVES ON TO SATURDAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP.... FINALLY THE WOMEN'S OPEN SEMI-FINAL... ANNA BROVERMAN-- WHO PLAYS AT PITT-- WITH THE POINT AGAINST PARKERSBURG'S ALEX BUSH... BUT IT'S BUSH-- THE REIGNING WEST VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMP WITH THE VICTORY 6-4, 6-3... BUSH WILL PLAY FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE SAME COURTS WHERE SHE WON THE HIGH SCHOOL TITLE IN MAY...
Return to Story IndexBRITISH OPEN
--GREG NORMAN LONG CURVING BIRDIE PUTT!! RECENTLY MARRIED TO CHRISSY EVERETT-- 1 SHOT OFF THE LEAD... --ADAM SCOTT WITH THE BIRDIE HERE-- MOMENTARILY AT 2-UNDER.. WOULD FINISH EVEN PAR.. --ROCCO MEDIATE'S 4TH SHOT ON 17... CHIPS IN FROM THE ROUGH!! THAT BIRDIE PUT HIM EVEN... --FINISHES ON 18 WITH A BIRDIE.... ROCCO IN A THREE WAY TIE FOR FIRST PLACE... ANOTHER SURPRISE ON THE DAY: PHIL MICKELSON PLAYING HIMSELF OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT SHOOTING A 79... BACK TO ROCCO WHO WE ALL THOUGHT WAS ONE HIT WONDER AT THE U-S OPEN!!
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OTHERWISE-- YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK!! MARSHALL UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED TODAY THEIR ALLOTMENT IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!! 700 STILL REMAIN FOR STUDENTS... A SCHOOL I-D AND 52-DOLLARS WILL GET YOU ONE OF THOSE.... THEY'LL BE SOLD ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS SEPTEMBER 2ND BEGINNING AT 9-AM.... IF YOU CAN SEE THE GAME IN PERSON-- YOU'LL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR IT ON T-V.. SOMETIMES BETTER ON TV ANYWAY!! YOU CAN WATCH THE GAME ON WCHS TV-8-- KICKOFF SET FOR 3:30....
Return to Story IndexCHRIS HENRY
HENRY AND HIS AGENT SAY A RETURN TO THE BENGALS IS A POSSIBILITY... HE WAS CUT BY THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWING HIS FIFTH ARREST BUT THOSE CHARGES HAVE SINCE BEEN DROPPED.... FIRST HE NEEDS TO BE RE-INSTATED BY THE NFL... IF AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS-- THE BENGALS WILL BE ONE SEVERAL OPTIONS FOR THE FORMER MOUNTAINEER....
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CUP RACING HAS THE WEEKEND OFF-- THEY'LL RETURN TO ACTION NEXT WEEKEND AT THE BRICKYARD.... THE BOYS BETTER ENJOY THE TIME OFF-- BECAUSE IT'S THE LAST WEEKEND THEY'LL SEE UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER!!
Return to Story IndexWAKE UP WEATHER
Return to Story Index PRIME PICKS KING OF THE HILL Tonight at 8:30 PM Pour Some Sugar on Kahn Kahn's father-in-law, Gen. Gum, visits the Souphanousinphone family and makes him feel like a failure; Hank and the gang take Kahn under their wing  |
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