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Tuesday, February 2, 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
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GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK LORD AND I'M DEBORAH LINZ.. WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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TROOPERS PULLED OVER 28-YEAR OLD CLAUDE HEGLAR, JR OF DAYTON OHIO. 37-YEAR-OLD ERIC SEALEY ALSO OF DAYTON WAS ALSO IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE CHASE. IT HAPPENED EARLIER TODAY AROUND D- STREET . POLICE WERE ONLY PULLING HEGLAR OVER FOR AN OBSTRUCTED LICENSE PLATE.. WHEN HE DECIDED TO BOLT AND ENDED UP HITTING A PARKED TRUCK ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE. A MAN WHO LIVES NEARBY AND WITNESSED THE CRASH SAY HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. HEGLAR WAS ARRESTED AND FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES INCLUDING OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER AND RECKLESS DRIVING. BOTH HEGLAR AND SEALY ARE CHARGED WITH SIMPLE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.
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IT ALL HAPPENED JUST BEFORE SIX THIS EVENING ON ROUTE 26 JUST SOUTH OF VAN. EMERGENCY WORKERS TELL US THAT ABOUT TWO HUNDRED GALLONS OF DIESEL LEAKED ONTO THE ROAD. ROUTE 26 IS STILL SHUT DOWN NO WORD ON WHEN IT WILL RE-OPEN.. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES THAT DO NOT APPEAR TO BE LIFE THREATENING.
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BOONE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 27 YEAR OLD VICTORIA SHEPARD, FROM PRENTER, LOST CONTROL AND WENT OVER A HILL ON STATE ROUTE THREE IN FOSTER EARLY THIS MORNING. SHE AND HER 18 MONTH OLD LITTLE GIRL WERE EVENTUALLY FOUND, AND FLOWN BY HELICOPTER TO C-A-M-C GENERAL.
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IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT JUST AFTER 6 P.M. ON CLAREMONT AVENUE IN ST. ALBANS. 22-YEAR OLD AMBER MORGAN TOLD POLICE THAT A BLACK MAN DRESSED ALL IN BLACK APROACHED HER AND ASKED HER FOR A CIGARETTE. MORGAN SAYS SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER STOMACH, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, AND WHEN SHE WOKE UP SHE FOUND HER DEBIT CARD AND CASH WERE MISSING.. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THOMAS HOSPITAL... HER INJURIES ARE NOT LIFE THREATENING.
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KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S ARRESTED SCOTT HASTINGS TIFFANY GRALEY AND TERESA LINVILLE AT A WEBERWOOD DRIVE HOME JUST AFTER THREE O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S RECEIVED A TIP ABOUT THE LAB. DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND THE THREE PEOPLE WITH METH MAKING MATERIALS INSIDE THE HOME. IF YOU KNOW OF METH ACTIVITY GOING ON IN KANAWHA COUNTY CALL THE TIP LINE AT 304-357-4693.
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TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THESE GRAINY SURVEILLANCE PICTURES. DEPUTIES SAY THESE MEN STOLE CREDIT CARDS AND CHECKS FROM A CAR, AND USED THEM AT LOCAL STORES. IF YOU RECOGNIZE THEM CALL THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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THEIR BUSINESS HAS LITERARLLY.....GONE UP IN SMOKE. EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE CHARLESTON NEWSROOM TO EXPLAIN ELIZBAETH WHAT'S GOING ON? IT'S SOMETHING MANY PEOPLE SAW COMING, THE BLACK HAWK SALOON MAY LOSE IT'S LIQUOR LICENSE FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE SMOKING BAN. 25;58 'IT DID HAVE MY LICESNE IN IT BUT IT'S GONE NOW AS YOU CAN SEE." AN EMPTY FRAME...AND AN EMPTY BAR. 29:01 "I PRETTY MUCH DON'T KNOW WHAT I'N GOING TO DO IN THE MORNING" BLACK HAWK SALOON OWNER KERRY ELLISON ISN'T SURE OF HIS NEXT MOVE. THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL ADMINISTRATION SUSPENDED HIS LICENSE. 26:05 "RIGHT NOW I'M PRETTY MUICH AT THE MERCY OF THE COMISSION." WHILE HIS BUSINESS IS IN LIMBO....ELLISON SAYS HE'S HAD A GOOD RUN. SINCE THE KANAWHA COUNTY SMOKING BAN TOOK AFFECT IN 2008, ELLISON HAS OPENLY DEFIED IT. EVEN HOLDING SMOKING NIGHTS AT HIS BAR...ENCOURAGING PATRONS TO LIGHT UP. FROM SMOKING NIGHTS TO CITATIONS....ELLISON MAY HAVE ALLOWED HIS BUSINESS TO GO UP IN SMOKE. G 44:09 "WE VIEW IT AS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS ALLOWING CRIMINAL ACITIVY TO OCCUR." G 43:47 'THE WEST VIRGINIA ABCA SUSPENDED THE LICENSE TO BLACK HAWK AS A RESULT OF AN UNDERVOCER OPERATION OCCURING THIS PAST FIRDAY." G 43:53 "IT WAS FOUND THAT NOT ONLY PATRONS BUT EMPLOYEES WERE SMOKING IN THE PROPERTY." SINCE THE ABCA DIDNT' REVOKE ELLISON'S LICENSE..HE COULD STILL GET IT BACK...BUT IF NOT.... 29:42 "I MAY HAVE TO REINVENT MYSELF...I MAY NOT...I MAY STILLBE ABLE TO BE ME....JUST IN A MORE SUBSUDE WAY.' ELLISON WILL NOW SOMETINE THIS WEEK WHETHER OR NOT HE'LL GET HIS LICENSE BACK. REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, ELIZABETH NOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS
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BUT BE LEERY, THEY SAY ONE OF THESE MEN COULD BE ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
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IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS. NOW, LET'S RE-OPEN THE FUGITIVE FILES. KERRY JEMISON JUNIOR IS ACCUSED OF SOME VIOLENT CRIMES AND HAS BEEN ON THE LOOSE SINCE LATE NOVEMBER. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO POLICE SAY JEMISON AND SOME OTHER SUSPECTS ATTACKED TWO MEN OUTSIDE THEIR CHARLESTON HOME. JEMISON ALLEGEDLY BEAT ONE MAN IN THE HEAD WITH A BELT, PUT A GUN TO THE OTHER MAN'S HEAD, AND THEN PISTOL WHIPPED THEM BOTH BEFORE ENTERING THEIR HOME AND ROBBING THEM. POLICE SAY THEY BELIEVE JEMISON TO BE ARMED AND DANGEROUS. HE'S ABOUT 6'0" 160. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON SOUTH PARK ROAD IN CHARLESTON. DEPUTIES SAY MICHAEL DUDLEY DIDN'T PULL OVER WHEN THEY THREW ON THE BLUE LIGHTS AND SIRENS BEHIND HIM IN CROSS LANES. IN FACT AT FIRST HE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR THEN SPED UP TO ABOUT 90. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN DUDLEY PULLED ONTO SOMEONE'S FRONT LAWN. FROM THERE POLICE HANDCUFFED HIM AND HAD HIM DO ONE SOBRIETY TEST. WHICH HE FAILED AND THE OFFICER DEEMED HIM TOO DRUNK TO PERFORM ANYMORE TESTS. DUDLEY IS 6'0" 143 POUNDS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS RUSSET DRIVE IN CROSS LANES. DEPUTIES SAY ERIC HANNA ALLEGEDLY STOLE HIS GRANDMOTHER'S CREDIT CARD AND RAN UP MORE THAN 1700 DOLLARS WORTH OF CHARGES ON IT AT KMART AND SPEEDWAY. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FROM THE GAS STATION SHOWED HANNA MAKING A PURCHASE AT THE SAME TIME AND PLACE WHERE THE STOLEN CREDIT CARD WAS USED. HANNA IS 5'10" 180 POUNDS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON FRAME ROAD IN ELKVIEW. IF YOU'VE SEEN KERRY JEMISON, MICHAEL DUDLEY, OR ERIC HANNA PLEASE CALL OUR TIPLINE.
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IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS. AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE FUGITIVES ANYTIME BY LOGGING ON TO OUR WEBSITE AT WCHSTV DOT COM. WE WILL BE AIRING A SPECIAL COMMERCIAL FREE NEWSCAST NEXT TUESDAY. DURING THAT NEWSCAST, WE WILL TARGET THREE FUGITIVES IN KANAWHA, THREE FROM PUTNAM, AND THREE FROM CABELL COUNTIES. NINE ALTOGETHER. IT'S A BROADCAST YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS. AND YOU DON'T WANNA MISS TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT TONIGHT'S FUGITIVES AND THAT'S IN JUST A FEW MINUTES..
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EYEWITNESS NEWS POLITICAL ANALYST KENNIE BASS REPORTS THAT SPIKE MAYNARD SAYS HE'S CHALLENGING INCUMBENT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN NICK RAHALL FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT SEAT. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: For 12 years, Elliott "Spike" Maynard wore the robes of a state supreme court justice as a democrat. Maynard left the bench after losing in the 2008 primary. The Mingo County native has decided to give politics another try, this time as a republican candidate for the 3rd congressional seat held by Democrat Nick Rahall. Elliott "Spike" Maynard/(R) Congressional Candidate: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Two years ago, Maynard's supreme court candidacy was plagued with allegations of impropriety after pictures surfaced of him and Massey CEO Don Blankenship together while both were vacationing on the Riviera. Maynard says he knows those snapshots will be brought up once again now that he is officially a congressional candidate. Elliott "Spike" Maynard/(R) Congressional Candidate: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Maynard says while Rahall is a friend, he believes more must be done to protect coal jobs throughout southern West Virginia. Elliott "Spike" Maynard/(R) Congressional Candidate: FOUR REPUBLICANS HAVE FILED TO RUN FOR IN THE THIRD DISTRICT. IN ADDITION TO MAYNARD THEY ARE CONRAD LUCAS AND LEE BIAS OF CABELL COUNTY AND MARTY GEARHEART OF MERCER COUNTY. RAHALL HAS PRIMARY OPPOSITION FROM FELLOW DEMOCRAT BRUCE BARILLA OF MERCER COUNTY.
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FOUR-TERM MONONGALIA COUNTY STATE SENATOR MIKE OLIVERIO IS CHALLENGING INCUMBENT ALAN MOLLOHAN. MOLLOHAN HAS HELD THE OFFICE SINCE WINNING THE SEAT IN 1982. THIS MARKS ONE OF THE FEW SERIOUS PRIMARY CHALLENGES HE HAS EVER FACED. OLIVERIO SAYS HE'S RUNNING BECAUSE HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND WEST VIRGINIA JOBS. THERE ARE SIX REPUBLICANS ALSO VYING TO REPRESENT WEST VIRGINIA'S FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Return to Story IndexTAX CREDIT
THE "E-I-T-C" IS A REFUNDABLE CREDIT THAT HELPS WORKING PEOPLE'S WALLET. THE MOUNTAIN STATE IS ONE OF A FEW STATES THAT PROVIDES THIS TYPE OF OUTREACH. THE IRS WANTS PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF TAX LAW CHANGES BEFORE THEY FILE. THERE WILL BE FREE TAX PREPARATION SITES OPEN IN MORE THAN 80 LOCATIONS STATEWIDE. FOR A COMPLETE LIST LOG ONTO THE WEB AT WVEITC.COM OR DIALL 211 IF YOU LIVE IN WEST VIRGINA.
Return to Story IndexUNCLAIMED PROPERTY
STATE TREASURER JOHN PERDUE SAYS NEARLY 13-THOUSAND WEST VIRGINIANS HAVE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. THE OFFICE IS PUTTING OUT A LIST TO LOCATE THE RIGHTFUL OWNERS OF CASH.. STOCK SHARES...UNCLAIMED INSURANCE POLICIES. THOSE NAMES WILL BE IN INSERTS IN YOUR LOCAL PAPERS THAT WILL BE OUT SOME TIME THIS MONTH.
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GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN WANTS TO PASS LEGISLATION TO ALLOW THE WEST VIRGINIA PARKWAYS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM AUTHORITY TO SELL BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS... THE AGENCY COULD THEN CHARGE TOLLS TO PAY OFF THOSE BONDS. MANCHIN'S PROPOSAL WOULD ALSO LIMIT THE AUTHORITY TO DEAL WITH JUST ROADS.
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BARGES ARE USING A BACKUP GATE WHILE A BROKEN HINGE ON THE MAIN GATE IS BEING REPAIRED AT THE GREENUP LOCK AND DAM. IT HAD BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY, REOPENED ON SATURDAY, THEN CLOSED AGAIN SUNDAY. THE U-S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SAYS IT WILL TAKE SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS TO MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.
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AS KEITH DANIELS TELLS US, THE PROPOSAL COULD PUT UP TO A MILLION MORE ARMED OFFICERS ON AIRPLANES WITHOUT COSTING A DIME. ((PKG AIRLINE SECURITY.. UNDER SCRUTINY AGAIN... AFTER A MAN IS ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING EXPLOSIVES ON BOARD A PLANE.. AND TRYING TO DETONATE IT CHRISTMAS DAY. NEW RECOMMENDATIONS CALL FOR ANALYSTS TO FOLLOW UP ON LEADS... A MORE EFFECTIVE WATCH LIST.. MORE SECURITY.. AND MORE SKY MARSHALS. BUT FOR THE "FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCATION".. AN EFFECTIVE RESOURCE REMAINS UNTAPPED. THE GROUP IS NOW ASKING PRESIDENT OBAMA TO ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT WOULD ALLOW 800-THOUSAND ACTIVE AND 200-THOUSAND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY THEIR GUNS ABOARD AIRPLANES. AND WHILE THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LATEST FAILED ATTACK..... THE GROUP POINTS TO THE CHRISTMAS DAY INCIDENT AS AN EXAMPLE OF A FLAWED SYSTEM. UMAR FAROUK ABDUL-MUTALLAB BOARDED THE PLANE DESPITE BEING ON A TERROR WATCH LIST. REPORTING FROM BWI THURGOOD MARSHALL AIRPORT.. I'M KEITH DANIELS. THE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION SAYS LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO CARRY THEIR FIREARMS.. BUT SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE. NO WORD YET FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
Return to Story IndexCANADA SURGERY
CANADIAN PREMIER DANNY WILLIAMS OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR IS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR A HEART PROCEDURE HIS DEPUTY PREMIER SAYS THE SURGERY WASN'T AVAILABLE IN HIS HOME PROVINCE.. BUT WON'T SAY IF IT IS AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE IN CANADA. WHEN THE HEALTH REFORM DEBATE BEGAIN IN THE UNITED STATES.. CRITICS POINTED TO CANADA AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE CAN HURT QUALITY. see how long people have to wait. very very long waiting periods. why do you think so many people from canada come here when they have a problem. A LIBERAL PARTY LEADER IN NEWFOUNDLAND SAYS WILLIAMS SHOULD RELEASE WHAT PROCEDURE HE'S HAVING DONE.. AND SHE SAYS HIS DECISION TO BE TREATED IN AMERICA COULD FURTHER SHAKE THE PUBLIC'S FAITH IN CANADA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
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JUDY SHEPARD DESCRIBED WHAT SHE SAW AFTER SHE AND HER HUSBAND INITIALLY RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. ...As we approached the bed I saw that this indeed was my precious son. I could tell by the cute little bump on top of his ear. JUDY SHEPARD IS THE MOTHER OF MATTHEW SHEPARD. IN OCTOBER 1998, MATTHEW, A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES AFTER BEING TIED TO A FENCE POST IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES, AND BEATEN FOR BEING GAY. HE DIED A FEW DAYS LATER. HIS MOTHER, HAS BECAME A GAY-RIGHTS ACTIVIST, SPEAKING OUT AGAINST HATE CRIMES. People don't understand, they fear what they don't understand. All they need to do is just pay attention and ask questions it's just as simple as thatn. If we stereotypes and don't learn the facts yes we will learn prejudice. LAST YEAR, PRESIDENT OBAMA EXPANDED HIS HATE CRIMES BILL TO INCLUDE SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY...
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STOCK PRICES CHALKED UP more GAINS TODAY. THE DOW SURGED 111 POINTS. THE S&P WAS UP 14 AND THE NASDAQ ADDED 19 POINTS.
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ALABAMA... A MAN IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER HE DROVE HIS TRUCK THROUGH A GAS STATION... INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN WENT INTO THE STORE ARGUING THAT HE COULDN'T GET THE GASOLINE... THE CLERK SAID THE STORE HAD A PAY-FIRST POLICY... APPARENTLY HE WASN'T OKAY WITH THAT, AND TOLD THE CLERK SHE WAS GONNA DIE... HE THEN LEFT THE STORE AND CAME BACK THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW... POLICE HAD TO EVENTUALLY SUBDUE HIM WITH A STUN GUN, AND SENT HIM TO JAIL ON CHARGED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND RESISTING ARREST... OKLAHOMA... A TULSA EATERY IS OFFERING A DISCOUNT OFF THE TAB FOR FOLKS WHO'VE LOST A LITTLE OFF THE TOP... AT THIS MEXICAN RESTAURANT, CUSTOMERS GET A DISCOUNT DEPENDING ON THE DEGREE OF THEIR BALDNESS... THE DEAL HAS BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT A YEAR AS A WAY OF INCREASING BUSINESS IN THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK... THE DISCOUNT IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON TUESDAYS... NEBRASKA... THE OMAHA ZOO DOESN'T NEED ANY STINKIN' GROUNDHOGS... THEY HAVE BAMBIO THE GORILLA... EACH YEAR, BAMBIO CHOOSES BETWEEN TWO CONTAINERS WHICH HAVE IDENTICAL TREATS INSIDE - THE GREEN ONE REPRESENTS AN EARLY SPRING, WHITE MEANS SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER... AND WHITE IT WAS, SO PEOPLE IN NEBRASKA CAN KEEP THEIR SHORTS PACKED AWAY... AND WITH THAT WE'VE PUT AWAY ANOTHER USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, A NEW OPTION FOR MAKING QUITTING SMOKING JUST A LITTLE EASIER A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
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BUT BEFORE THAT...THIS THURSDAY ONE SPECIAL VEHICLE WILL BE ROLLING INTO THE TOWN CENTER MALL. IF YOU BRING A DONATION FOR THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HUMANE ASSOCIATION YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN FOR FREE WITH THE MONSTER MUTT DALMATION... IT LOOKS JUST LIKE IT SOUNDS... WHITE WITH BLACK SPOTS. PICTURE PEOPLE WILL TAKE PHOTOS AND WILL PROVIDE ONE FREE 8 BY 10 TO EACH FURRY GUEST. SHELTER DONATIONS NEEDED INCLUDE DRY CAT FOOD AND DOG FOOD... CLEANING SUPPLIES, BLEACH, PAPER TOWELS, CAT LITTER AND USED TOWELS AND SHEETS. PICTURES WITH THE MONSTER MUTT DALMATION WILL TAKE PLACE THIS THURSDAY OUTSIDE MACYS FROM 12 TO 2 PM.
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THE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS THE DUCK COUNT WAS 835 BIRDS HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR'S COUNT. THE NUMBER OF GEESE WAS 45-HUNDRED BIRDS HIGHER. CANADA GEESE, MALLARDS AND BLACK DUCKS WERE THE MOST COMMON BIRDS COUNTED. WEST VIRGINIA RECORDS HIGHER COUNTS WHEN NORTHERN STATES EXPERIENCE HARSH WINTERS.
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AND A YOUNG MAN AT SISSONVILLE IS MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF.... IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH JOSH LEWIS... JOSH-RICK ADLIB... CALEB KELLER HAS GOOD SIZE AND A NICE LOOKING JUMP SHOT.... AND THAT COMBINATION IS GETTING THE SISSONVILLE SENIOR SOME COLLEGE ATTENTION.... A-J GOOD NOW WITH MORE FROM THE LAND OF THE INDIANS.... JOSH TOSSESS....
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PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL SAYS GET READY FOR SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER -- BUT OUR WEST VIRGINIA PREDICTOR HAS A MORE POSITIVE OUTLOOK. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD WAS THERE AS FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE STEPPED OUT INTO THE LIGHT. CROSSING FINGERS --- RUBBING A RABBIT'S FOOT --- CALLING ON THE LUCK OF THE IRISH ALEX:THIS RED HAIR, DO YOU THINK YOUR ARE LUCKY. WHEN IT COMES TO PUTTING AN END TO WINTER -- IT CAN'T BE LEFT TO CHANCE.... NATS:YOU ARE GOING TO NOT SEE YOUR SHADOW. EVEN FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE'S NEIGHBORS -- A COUPLE OF FISHERS -- ARE SPEAKING UP. NATS:FISHERS WHEN IT WAS HIS TIME TO SHINE -- FREDDIE WAS A LITTLE TEMID -- BUT ONCE OUT -- HIS SHADOW DIDN'T SCARE HIM -- JUST THE DOZENS OF SPECTATORS. FREDDIE RAN AMOK IN HIS CAGE -- BEFORE FINALLY SETTLING DOWN FOR A FEW PRESSING QUESTIONS. NATS:YOU DIDN'T SEE YOUR SHADOW WAS THIS PLANNED PER OUR TALK. OR MAYBE LADY LUCK WAS JUST SHINING DOWN -- READY TO PUT AN END TO A LONG COLD WINTER -- WHICH BROUGHT CHARLESTON MORE SNOW THAN CLEVELAND, CHICAGO AND DETROIT. ALEX:I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO SEE IT. STANDUP:LOOKS LIKE MY LUCKY RABBIT'S FOOT WORKED, SO IF FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE'S PREDICTION IS RIGHT, YOU BETTER GET YOUR FEEL OF SNOW, SO GET TO PLAYING. NATS:FREDDIE COMPARED TO PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL -- FREDDIE GET TO SLEEP IN -- WHICH COULD ACCOUNT FOR HIS POSTIVE OUTLOOK ON THE WEATHER. BUT WHATEVER THE REASON -- FREDDIE NOT SEEING HIS SHADOW WAS GOOD NEWS TO MANY. CIERRA:BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE SPRING. BILL:DID I EXPECT GOOD NEWS? WELL, THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR. I EXPECTED GOOD NEWS, HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. PERHAPS -- FREDDIE IS JUST A GREAT DIPLOMAT -- CAMPAIGNING AGAINST PHIL TO BE THE FAVORITE GROUNDHOG. IF ALL ELSE FAILS -- MAYBE HE CAN GET A JOB AS A METEOROLOGIST. IN UPSHUR COUNTY, MEREDITH WOOD, EYEWITNESS NEWS. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY MORE PRECISE -- BUT THE CALENDAR SAYS SPRING ARRIVES ON MARCH 20TH -- WHICH IS SIX WEEKS AWAY. SO, DON'T PUT AWAY THE WINTER COATS JUST YET.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
THE GOVERNOR SAYS MORE STATE AGENCIES COULD MOVE TO THE TECH CENTER IN SOUTH CHARLESTON PLUS, THOUSANDS OF KANAWHA COUNTY RESIDENTS SEE THEIR PROPERTY TAXES SPIKE AND, IT'S NATIONAL SIGNING DAY, AND THE MOUNTAINEERS AND THUNDERING HERD ARE READY YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN WEDNESDAY'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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IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
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LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THOSE FUGITIVES WE PROFILED A LITTLE EARLIER. KERRY JEMISON JUNIOR IS WANTED FOR ROBBERY, BURGLARY, AND ASSAULT. POLICE SAY THEY BELIEVE HE IS ARMED AND DANGEROUS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON SOUTH PARK ROAD IN CHARLESTON.
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SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT TUESDAY FOR A SPECIAL EDITION OF THE FUGITIVE FILES. REPORTING LIVE... RRA.. EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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AND SHE SAYS IT'S ALL THANKS TO THE BOOGIE-BOARD SHE WAS USING IN THE WATER. THIS IS 14-YEAR-OLD LYDIA WARD.. SHE WAS IN WAIST-DEEP WATER WITH HER BROTHER WHEN THE SHARK GRABBED HER HIP. SHE SAID SHE HAD NO IDEA THE SHARK WAS THERE UNTIL IT STARTED ATTACKING HER. "I wasn't quite sure what it was, but I looked towards my brother's face and he was just shocked. So, I looked at my side and just saw this massive grey thing and wasn't quite sure what it was still. I knew it was right beside me, but I didn't actually feel it biting me. So, I just hit it with one short sharp hit of the boogie board." THE GIRL'S MOTHER SAID THE SHARK'S TEETH WENT THROUGH HER WET SUIT AND HIT HER SKIN--- BUT SHE DIDN'T NEED STITCHES.
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ONE WORKER IS REPORTED DEAD WHILE ANOTHER IS SAID TO HAVE BURNS. PEOPLE ARE BEING WARNED TO STAY INDOORS BECAUSE OF CONCERNS THE SMOKE WILL SICKEN THEM. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY, BUT THEY ADMIT SAID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING COULD BE A THREAT.
Return to Story IndexCANARY ISLAND FLOODING
CHECK OUT THE DAMAGE.. ROADS TURNED INTO RIVERS AFTER TWO HOURS OF RAIN FELL IN SANTA CRUZ. THAT DIDN'T STOP SOME DRIVERS -- DETERMINED TO GET AROUND. THE FLOODS DESTROYED OTHER ROADS-- MAKING THEM IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE ON. IN OTHER AREAS, TREES WERE OVERTURNED AND A FAMOUS CHURCH WAS BADLY FLOODED.
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EARLIER TODAY... ARTISTS INCLUDING CELINE DION AND THE JONAS BROTHERS-- WERE RECORDING THE NEW VERSION. THE NEW NAME IS *WE ARE THE WORLD, TWENTY-FIVE FOR HAITI.* IT'S BEEN TRANSFORMED TO HAVE A HIP-HOP, POP TWIST. PRODUCER LIONEL RICHIE -- SAYS THE SONG IS POWERFUL. RICHIE says "..And this one right here. i must tell you the enthusiasm, what we just witness in there i must tell you i never witness anything like it, again it's the new generation doIng it." PROCEEDS FROM THE NEW SONG WILL INITIALLY GO TO THE NEWLY FORMED CHARITY *WE ARE THE WORLD FOUNDATION L-L-C* AND THEN BE DISTRIBUTED TO HAITI... THE ORIGINAL WAS WRITTEN BY RICHIE AND MICHAEL JACKSON.
Return to Story IndexRAZZIES AWARDS
MILEY CYRUS PICKED UP A NOD FOR WORST ACTRESS FOR HER SHOW "HANNAH MONTANA" AND BEYONCE ALSO DID FOR HER ROLE IN "OBSESSED." THE AWARD HONORS THE WORST ACTING PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR. MADONNA AND MARIAH CAREY WERE CHOOSEN FOR WORST ACTRESSES OF THE DECADE. MADONNA RECEIVED THE NOD FOR "SWEPT AWAY" AND MARIAH CAREY FOR "GLITTER." RAZZIES ARE GIVEN OUT ON MARCH SIXTH.. THAT'S THE DAY BEFORE THE OSCARS.
Return to Story IndexDEPRESSION GENES
THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY.. THE STUDY HAS IDENTIFIED FIVE GENE VARIANTS THAT APPEAR TO RAISE THE RISK OF A SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION. WHAT'S MORE, THEY FOUND CARRIERS OF THE THREE MORE PROMINENT GENE VARIANTS WERE FOUR-AND-A-HALF TIMES MORE LIKELY TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE THAN THOSE WITHOUT THE THREE. RESEARCHERS HOPE THIS WILL ONE DAY LEAD TO NEW TARGETS FOR DRUG THERAPY.
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A NEW STUDY OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SAYS STAYING ON THE PATCH FOR 24 WEEKS -- NOT THE STANDARD EIGHT -- CAN DOUBLE A SMOKER'S CHANCE OF QUITTING SUCCESSFULLY. IN FACT RESEARCHERS SAY AT LEAST EIGHT PERCENT OF THE TEST GROUP THAT STAYED ON THE PATCH LONGER WERE ABLE TO QUIT SUCCESSFULLY.
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HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.
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GW-SOUTH CHARLESTON HI-LITES ARE STRAIGHT AHEAD ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
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Return to Story IndexGW-SOUTH CHARLESTON
BUT THERE WAS A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA TO TONIGHT'S MATCHUP... YOU'LL HAVE THAT WHEN IT'S #5 VS. #1.... --UNBEATEN GW PLAYING IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.... --TINO DITRAPANO WITH A 3... HE HAD 10 POINTS FOR THE PATRIOTS... --PERIA HENRY DRIVES LEFT AND PUTS IT OFF THE GLASS... --TYQUAN GOARD LAYUP IN THE OPEN FLOOR... --RICK GREENE'S TEAM LOOKING TO GET TO 14-AND-0.... --JOSH HUDSON FOR 3 FROM THE RIGHT WING... HUDSON FIRED UP... --PATS ROTATE TO GOARD IN THE CORNER... BIG GUY SHOWS SOME TOUCH FROM THE OUTSIDE... --VIC HERBERT WOULD SAY AFTERWARD THAT HIS TEAM GAVE THIS GAME AWAY.... --RONNIE BEATTY FOR 3... --HENRY WITH THE STEP BACK 3... --SC HAD A 9 POINT 4TH QUARTER LEAD IN THIS ONE.... --DITRAPANO AGAIN FOR 3.... G-W WOULD GET A BUCKET FROM GOARD WITH 3 SECONDS LEFT TO COMPLETE THE COMEBACK... PATRIOTS KEEP THEIR RECORD PERFECT WITH A 58-54 VICTORY....
Return to Story IndexSCOTT-CATHOLIC
--WHITE WITH THE JUMP STOP... --COACH PORTER... --EMILY BLAKE WITH THE LAYUP IN THE OPEN FLOOR... --ASHLEY SHEPLER'S TEAM HUNG IN THERE AND PLAYED PRETTY WELL AGAINST A GOOD DOUBLE-A TEAM... --BUT WATCH THIS MOVE FROM WHITE... SCOTT WINS 46-37....
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GAMETIME SET FOR 7 O'CLOCK.... PITT HAS LOST 3 OF 4.... BUT THAT MAY BE MORE OF A TESTAMENT TO HOW TOUGH THE LEAGUE IS... AS OPPOSED TO PITT'S STRUGGLES.... YOU BETTER EAT YOUR WHEATIES WHEN YOU PLAY IN THE BIG EAST.... A STATEMENT BOB HUGGINS AGREED WITH AFTER HIS TEAM BEAT LOUISVILLE SATURDAY...
Return to Story IndexWVU-UCONN WOMEN
--1ST HALF...LIZ REPELLA FOR 3 IN THE 1ST HALF.. WVU DOWN 8 AT THE BREAK... --GENO AURIEMMA'S TEAM WOULD PULL AWAY IN THE 2ND.... --TINA CHARLES AND 1... --CHARLES.. ANOTHER HOOP AND FOUL... UCONN WINS A 61ST STRAIGHT 80-47...
Return to Story IndexKOBE BRYANT
AND LAST NIGHT WAS THE NIGHT... KOBE BRYANT SURPASSED WEST VIRGINIA'S VERY OWN JERRY WEST AS THE LAKERS ALL-TIME SCORING LEADER.... KOBE DID SO WITH A DUNK IN THE 3RD QUARTER AGAINST O-J MAYO AND THE GRIZZLIES LAST NIGHT... BRYANT TOTALLED 44 POINTS ON THE NIGHT... HOWEVER, IT WAS THE GRIZZLIES THAT CAME OUT ON TOP 95-93...
Return to Story IndexCHRIS RIPPON
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED THE HIRING OF CHRIS RIPPON WHO WILL SERVE AS THE THUNDERING HERD'S DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.... RIPPON HAS 16 YEARS OF FBS COACHING EXPERIENCE INCLUDING FIVE YEARS AS THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT SYRACUSE....
Return to Story IndexREED WILLIAMS
THE FORMER MOUNTAINEER LINEBACKER HAS BEEN NAMED THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR..... HE BECOMES THE 3RD WEST VIRGINIA PLAYER TO BE HONORED IN THAT WAY IN SIX YEARS.... THE MOOREFIELD NATIVE WILL RECEIVE A 2-THOUSAND DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO GRAD SCHOOL OR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES...
Return to Story IndexSUPER BOWL MEDIA DAY
AND ALL THE SILLINESS THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT.... A BIT OF THREE-RING CIRCUS DOWN THERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA..... BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT?!?!
Return to Story IndexNASCAR
AND NEITHER IS THE OPENING OF THE NASCAR HALL-OF-FAME... HERE'S AN INSIDE LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WHEN THE HALL OF FAME OPENS ITS DOORS IN CHARLOTTE... EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WINSTON KELLEY SAYS THERE WILL BE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE THERE....
Return to Story IndexNASCAR SOUND
DON'T FORGET YOU CAN WATCH THE DAYTONA 500 RIGHT HERE ON FOX-11 FEBRUARY 14TH....
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Return to Story IndexJUMP ROPE RECORD
EIGHTY-THOUSAND STUDENTS SIMULTANIOUSLY JUMPED ROPE FOR TEN MINUTES TO BREAK THE RECORD.. THE EXISTING RECORD WAS ONLY FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND PEOPLE... THREE-HUNDRED CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT.
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