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Wednesday, February 1, 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. 10 COLD OPEN
transcribe sound bite here WHAT HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT A CLASSMATE HIT AND KILLED BY A TRAIN . transcribe sound bite here ANOTHER MASSIVE FIRE RIPS THRU LOGAN... WE'LL UPDATE THE INVESTIGATION AND TELL YOU WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE SUSPICIOUS. transcribe sound bite here A VICTIM FIRES BACK... A PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER TELLS THE COURT HOW HE STOPPED A ROBBERY JIM ADLIB ON TAPE 
Return to Story Index WELCOME
AND I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 10 O'CLOCK.
Return to Story IndexI HURRICANE STUDENT DEATH
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KRISTIN KEELING WAS THERE AS STUDENTS STRUGGLED TO ADJUST TO NOT SEEING THEIR FORMER CLASSMATE 16 YEAR OLD JACOB BALL. "It was very heartbreaking..." JACOB BALL WAS A JUNIOR AT HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL. FRIENDS WHO ARE USED TO SEEING HIM EVERY DAY, ARE NOW TRYING TO COPE WITH HIM BEING GONE FOREVER. "I saw him yesterday after school and I said hey and he said hey. And usually he rides the bus home but on sunny days he walks home...and then...he just happened to walk home yesterday." DESTINY RUTLEDGE WAS THE ONE WHO TOLD JACOB'S FATHER WHEN SHE FOUND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. "I felt bad because when I walked over I could see it in his eyes that it hurt." STUDENTS WROTE LETTERS AND SAYINGS TO JACOB TODAY, CHOOSING TO REMEMBER HIS HAPPINESS AND LOVE FOR PEOPLE. "The best description I heard of Jacob this morning was that he had a gentle soul." "He started opening up more this year. More than I've ever known him. This is the one year he's opened up to anyone." POLICE THINK JACOB WAS WEARING HEADPHONES... SO WHILE IT'S POSSIBLE THAT HE DIDN'T HEAR THE TRAIN COMING, IT'S STILL TROUBLESOME THAT HE WOULDN'T HAVE FELT IT COMING. AS INVESTIGATORS TRY TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT, A HIGH SCHOOL IS LEFT TO HEAL ONE DAY AT A TIME. "God will take good care of him." IN HURRICANE, KRISTIN KEELING EYEWITNESS NEWS. STUDENTS WILL HOLD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR JACOB AT 6-30 TOMORROW NIGHT AT HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL.
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Return to Story IndexLOGAN FIRE
AND EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON SAYS IT FOLLOWS A SERIES OF ACCIDENTAL BLAZES THAT HAD ALREADY BURNED OUT A LARGE CHUNK OF THE AREA. The fire ripped through a vacant building that had housed lawyers' offices. Smoke and water poured into another largely vacant building next door with a barber shop on the first floor. It worried the family that owned it. SOT. The Dollar General next door had minor smoke and water damage, but was quickly back business as were other nearby offices. SOT. Logan Firefighters immediately suspected arson. Standup SOT. It's the latest in a series of unrelated blazes like the Aracoma hotel fire that have gutted the downtown. SOT. Gary Glick, who has a restaurant, across the street, recently bought the law office building that burned this day for about 50-thousand dollars. In Logan, Bob Aaron, Eyewitness News. STATE FIRE MARSHALS OBTAINED A SEARCH WARRANT AND BEGAN THEIR INVESTIGATION THIS AFTERNOON.
Return to Story IndexWELCH FIRE UPDATE
THE BUILDING HAD TO BE DESTROYED AFTER PART OF IT COLLAPSED, BUT WELCH'S MAYOR SAYS THE CITY DID SALVAGE SOME OF ITS ORNATE FIXTURES.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE ON HOW DA'SEAN SAUNDERS ALLEGED CRIME SPREE CAME TO AN END... LESLIE? ELIZABETH... SAUNDERS IS NO STRANGER TO THE COURTROOM...BUT A PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER WHO DIDN'T HESITATE TO FIGHT BACK TESTIFIED TODAY THAT HE SHOT SAUNDERS BEFORE SAUNDERS COULD SHOOT HIM... POLICE SAY ROBBERY IS NOTHING NEW TO 20-YEAR-OLD DA'SEAN SAUNDERS...THEY SAY THIS IS HIM ROBBING SMILEY'S LOUNGE IN JEFFERSON...AND HE'S SUSPECTED OF TAKING DOWN A CLERK AT JOLI'S IN NITRO...OUR VIEWERS EVEN HELPED GET HIM OFF THE STREETS WHEN HE WAS PROFILED FOR THOSE CRIMES RIGHT HERE ON OUR FUGITIVE FILES... CAPTURED NATS BUT SAUNDERS POSTED BAIL...AND POLICE SAY HIS CRIME SPREE CONTINUED...FIRST ROBBING TWO PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVERS IN CHARLESTON...AND THEN A HUSSON'S DRIVER IN TEAYS VALLEY...BUT THAT'S WHEN HIS PLAN BACKFIRED. MORGAN VANDERGRIFF SAYS HE WAS DELIVERING A PIZZA TO THE SABLE POINT APARTMENTS WHEN SAUNDERS LURED HIM TO A STAIRWELL... SOT: "The defendant turned around, with his face covered, and his hands in his pants to show me he had a gun. Told me to put the pizza down, put down the soda and empty my pockets." BUT VANDERGRIFF HAD MORE THAN MONEY IN HIS POCKETS... "In my right pocket I had a Derringer and I quickly drew and fired." VANDERGRIFF SAYS SAUNDERS RAN OFF...BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR PUTNAM DEPUTIES TO FIND HIM... "Apartment 14 in the closet under some clothes." DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WERE QUICK TO POINT OUT VANDERGRIFF WAS CARRYING AN ILLEGAL GUN AND COULDN'T SAY FOR SURE IT WAS SAUNDERS WHO ROBBED HIM IN THE DARK...BUT A MAGISTRATE SAID THERE WAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO MOVE THE CASE FORWARD..BRINGING SAUNDERS ALLEGED PIZZA DELIVERY MAN ATTACKS TO AN END.... SAUNDERS WILL BE BACK IN COURT IN KANAWHA COUNTY TOMORROW TO FACE MORE ROBBERY CHARGES.REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, LESLIE RUBIN, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexCHADWICK TAYLOR
23-YEAR-OLD CHADWICK TAYLOR WILL SPEND FIVE YEARS IN JAIL FOR SHOOTING LYDIA SPENCER LAST JUNE. HE PLED GUILTY TO ONE COUNT OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT. HIS LAWYER SAYS THAT TAYLOR WAS IN A CUSTODY BATTLE WITH SPENCER'S FRIEND, WHO WAS WITH HER AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.
Return to Story IndexSUSAN WEBB
POLICE SAY WEBB ROBBED A 90-YEAR-OLD MAN IN HIS HOUSE, STOLE THE PURSE OF AN 85-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AT A GROCERY STORE, AND USED HER CREDIT CARD ON AT LEAST SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WEBB IS ALSO ACCUSED OF SHOPLIFTING FROM THE RITE AID STORE IN MARMET. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAUGHT A WOMAN STEALING MORE THAN 20 CARTONS OF CIGARETTES, TWO DVD PLAYERS, A CHILD LAPTOP COMPUTER AND A MAKEUP KIT.
Return to Story IndexROBERTA STEWART
POLICE SAY ROBERTA STEWART STOLE A CAR IN JUNE... SHE WAS ARRESTED TODAY WITH THAT STOLEN CAR. SHE'S ALSO ACCUSED OF STEALING AN ELDERLY WOMAN'S CREDIT CARD. STEWART IS NOW CAPTURE NUMBER 417 FOR THE FUGITIVE FILES.
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Return to Story IndexCAROL RHIM MEMORIAL SERVICE
53-YEAR-OLD CAROL RHIM WAS KILLED JANUARY 17TH. DEPUTIES SAY NATHANIEL LAWTON MURDERED HER AND THEN DISMEMBERED HER BODY IN THEIR BATHTUB. CHARLESTON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES ARE INVITING THE PUBLIC TO ATTENED A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR RHIM TOMORROW AT 11 A-M AT FIRST BAPTISH CHURCH IN CHARLESTON. THEY ASK THAT EVERYONE WEAR PURPLE TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS SPENT THE DAY TALKING WITH LEADERS ABOUT THE ISSUE. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: It's something people do every day. Check into a hotel. Very little thought is given to the possibility that it could be a fatal experience. But that's what happened at the Holiday Inn Express in South Charleston, when a man died and more than a dozen people went to the hospital following a carbon monoxide leak. The hotel does not have CO detectors. State lawmakers, many of whom spend their nights in hotel rooms...say the tragedy has brought an important issue to light. The House Judiciary Chairman says legislation requiring carbon monoxide monitors in hotels is something worth looking at. Del. Tim Miley/(D) Harrison: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: The mayors of South Charleston and Charleston...two cities which depend heavily on hotel business...say they're in favor of putting CO detectors in hotels to try and avoid any future tragedies. Mayor Frank Mullens/(R) South Charleston: Mayor Danny Jones/(R) Charleston: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: All of the elected leaders say they want to work with the hotel industry to ensure any new regulations would serve to protect their overnight guests. DELEGATE MILEY SAYS HE WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD RESPONSIBLY, BUT THAT THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY. MAYORS JONES AND MULLENS SAY THEY'LL FOLLOW THE STATE'S LEAD... BUT ADD THAT THEY EXPECT THEIR OWN CITY COUNCILS TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC... MAKING SURE HOTEL GUESTS ARE SAFE.
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WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN RECENTLY SPENT TIME IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASKING COMPANIES TO CONSIDER WEST VIRGINIA AS THE SITE FOR A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR PLANT. TOMBLIN SAYS EFFORTS BY HIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE LEGISLATURE TO SWEETEN THE DEAL THROUGH TAX BREAKS AND CONSISTENT REGULATION COULD PAY HUGE DIVIDENDS. THE GOVERNOR SAYS AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE LOCATION OF A NEW CRACKER PLANT SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. TOMBLIN ADDS WEST VIRGINIA IS WELL-POSITIONED TO HOST AT LEAST ONE FACILITY... AND POSSIBLY TWO.
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(NATS) STRIKING A POSE FOR YOUR PROTECTION AT THE AIRPORT.... C 46:17 "THEY ARE THOUROUGHLY CHECKING EVERYBODY AND NO ONE CAN BRING ANYTHING ILLEGAL ON THE PLANES." A 48:16 "IT'S ENCOURAGING I KNOW THAT MY FLIGHT IS GOING TO BE SAFE SO I DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT." PASSENGERS LIKE AMANDA JENSEN ARE ALL FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY ..ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY...AND IT'S RIGHT HERE AT YEAGER AIRPORT. 37:13 "THIS TECHNOLOGY IS ONE OF SEVERAL WAYS TSA IS WORKING TO STAY AHEAD OF THE EVOLVING THREATS THAT OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FACE. ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLGY OR AIT....SCREENS PASSNEGERS FOR BOTH METALLIC AND NON MENTALLIC THREATS. THIS SOFTWARE ENCHANCES PRIVACY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO LONGER PASSENGER SPECIFIC. IMAGES, YOU MAY REMEMBER THOSE DETAILED IMAGES OF INDIVIDUAL PASSENGERS WHO EITHER WENT THROUGH THE FULL BODY SCAN OR A THRUOUGH PAT DOWN......THIS MACHINE GETS RID OF ALL THAT. 37:51 'RATHER THAN THEIR BEING ANY IMAGE OF THE PASSENGER PRODUCED BY THIS TECHNOLOGY THE SOFTWARE AUTO DETECTS OR IN OTHER WORDS DOES THE VIEWING FOR US.....SO WE'VE GOTTEN RID OF THE IMGAGE ASSOCIATED WITH AIT." THIS AIT UNIT IS ONE OF 130 PLACED AT AIRPORTS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND NOT TO WORRY...TSA OFFICIALS SAY THE PROCESS IS QUICK....SO MISSING YOUR FLIGHT TO GET THROUGH SECURITY IS NOW LESS LIKELY. RICK ADKINSON 42:01 "IT PROVIDES BETTER SECURITY FOR PASSENGERS AND A FASTER SECURITY TIME." 38:15 'IT TAKES JUST A FEW SECONDS AND THEY WILL BE ON THEIR WAY.' AND FOR PASSENGERS LIKE AMANDA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT THINGS. A 48:37 "I THINK IT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE PIECE OF MIND WHILE I'M ON MY FLIGHT KNOWING I'LL GET TO MY DESTINATION SAFELY." YEAGER OFFICIALS SAY THE ADDED SCREENING CAPACITY WILL HELP REDUCE LINES WHEN THE LARGER AIRCRAFT USED BY LOW-COST CARRIERS ARE GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF.
Return to Story IndexKAN PLAN WEBSITE
THE SOUND OF EMERGENCY SIREN ALERTS IN KANAWHA COUNTY IS NOW AVAILABLE 24 HOURS ON A NEW WEBSITE WWW-DOT-KPEPC-DOT-ORG. THE GOAL OF THE KANAWHA PUTNAM EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE IS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE AREA RECOGNIZE THE SIRENS AND WHAT THEY MEAN AND ALSO BETTER PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO CHEMICAL AND OTHER TYPES OF EMERGENCIES. THE WEBSITE ALSO LAYS OUT THE ALL-EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND KANAWHA COUNTY'S EVACUATION PLAN.
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LILLA ADKINS OF ST. ALBANS AND DUSTIN MEADOWS OF MOUNT HOPE WERE SWORN-IN TODAY BY JUDGE DUKE BLOOM. ADKINS WORKED AT THE KANAWHA COUNTY DAY REPORT CENTER WHICH PROVIDES REHABILITATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS. MEADOWS WORKED AS A PAROLE OFFICER FOR THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS IN BECKLEY. THE TWO WILL REPLACE TWO OTHERS WHO BECAME SEX OFFENDER INTENSIVE SUPERVISION OFFICERS.
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ANOTHER STATE IS NOW RECOGNIZING YOUR GUN PERMIT. THOSE WITH A VALID PERMIT IN WEST VIRGINIA CAN NOW CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS IN KANSAS... THE MOUNTAIN STATE NOW HAS SIMILAR RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS WITH 22 STATES.
Return to Story IndexGAS PRICES
TRIPLE-A SAYS THE PRICES ARE UP ALMOST FOUR CENTS A GALLON FROM A WEEK AGO. THAT MEANS THE AVERAGE PRICE OF REGULAR UNLEADED GAS WILL NOW COST YOU 3.51 A GALLON.
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Return to Story IndexFED TAX REFUNDS
THE I-R-S SAYS SOME RETURNS ARE BEING HELD UP BY A WEEK DUE TO A CRACK DOWN ON IDENTITY THEFT AND TAX REFUND FRAUD. OFFICIALS HAVE TARGETED MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE IN 23 STATES IN THE PAST WEEK. I-R-S OFFICIALS SAY THE USE OF STOLEN IDENTITIES TO FILE FRAUDULENT TAX RETURNS, GENERALLY INVOLVING STOLEN SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, IS A GROWING PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM'S LIMITED TO TAXPAYERS WHO FILED BEFORE LAST THURSDAY.
Return to Story IndexJC PENNEY
THE COMPANY IS NOW OFFERING AN EVERYDAY PRICE, WHICH IS A PERMANENT DISCOUNT OF AT LEAST 40-PERCENT ON ALL ITEMS. J-C PENNEY SAYS THEY HOPE THE NEW PLAN WILL TURN AROUND ITS BUSINESS AND MAKE ITS BRAND HIP, COOL AND AFFORDABLE.
Return to Story IndexSTOCK REJOINER
STOCKS POSTED SOLID GAINS THIS FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY THE DOW ROSE 84 POINTS. THE S&P WAS UP 12, WHILE THE NASDAQ ROSE 34 POINTS.
Return to Story IndexUSA UPDATE
HEROISM CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN NEW JERSEY... AND A WILD CARD IN MISSOURI, ON TONIGHT'S USA UPDATE! OKLAHOMA... A CRANE COLLAPSED AT A HOSPITAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY... THE OPERATOR WAS WORKING ON A COOLING TOWER ON THE ROOF WHEN THE CRANE FELL... STILL NO WORD YET ON WHAT CAUSED IT TO FALL, BUT BOTH THE TOWER AND THE CRANE COLLAPSED ONTO SOME CARS... SO FAR, NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED... NEW JERSEY... DRAMATIC VIDEO RELEASED OF POLICE SAVING A MAN FROM A BURNING VEHICLE... CHECK IT OUT... TWO OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF A CAR FIRE... WHEN THEY ARRIVED TO THE SCENE, THE OFFICERS FOUND THE CAR FULLY ENGULFED, AND A MAN INCAPACITATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT... THEY QUICKLY OPENED THE CAR DOOR AND PULLED THE FIFTY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD OUT OF HARM'S WAY.. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SMOKE INHALATION, BUT SHOULD BE OKAY... MISSOURI... FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, TOPPS IS RELEASING A BASEBALL CARD OF A PLAYER.... WITHOUT THAT PLAYER'S FACE ON IT... THE SKIP SCHUMAKER CARD DOES SHOW ONE OF HIS FEET, BUT FOCUSES ON THE RALLY SQUIRREL THAT BECAME A CULT FAVORITE OF CARDINLAS FANS DURING THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR... THE LIMITED EDITION CARD IS ALREADY GOING FOR 600-BUCKS ON E-BAY... TOPPS WON'T MAKE MANY OF THESE... THEY HAVE ANOTHER SHUMAKER CARD READY TO GO THAT ACTUALLY SHOWS SKIP SHUMAKER... AND WITH THAT, ALL OF OUR CARDS HAVE BEEN DEALT ON THIS USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LATEST BIRTH CONTROL RECALL... THESE STORIES AND MORE A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
Return to Story IndexGLOCK MAGAZINE
THE 2012 GLOCK AUTO PISTOL MAGAZINE FEATURED THE WEST VIRGINA NATURAL RESOURCE POLICE OFFICERS. THE MAGAZINE FEATURED THE NEW WEAPON THAT THEY CARRY, A GLOCK 21-S-F. THE OFFICERS TEND TO WORK IN REMOTE AREAS WITH NO BACKUP IN SIGHT AND NEED A RELIABLE WEAPON . "knowing everytime we squeeze the trigger, that gun is going to go off, knowing that if we drop the gun, it won't go off and knowing if you get a little dirt in it or mud in it it's going to go off when we need it too." THE OFFICERS, WHO QUALIFY WITH THEIR WEAPONS FOUR TIMES A YEAR, SAY THEY HAVE SEEN A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN THIER SHOOTING SCORES.
Return to Story IndexWVU FOOTBALL
IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST BLOCK, TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. IT IS THE DAY THAT CAN PROVE TO BE LIKE CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR DIVISION I COLLEGE COACHES AROUND THE COUNTRY...ITS THE DAY FUTURE PLAYERS CAN SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE FOR THEIR RESEPCTIVE SCHOOLS...IN MORGANTOWN, DANA HOGLORSEN HAS INKED 26...21 FOR THE 2012 YEAR AND 5 FROM 2011... COACH SAYS THERE WASN'T ONE SPECIFIC AREA HE AND HIS STAFF TARGETED... "Really wasn't any one area we had to stockpile. But if you look at the class going from one quarterback, 2 running backs, 4-o-lineman, 1 tight end, 6 wide rec., 3 d. linemna, 3 linebackers, 4 safties...a little bit of everything."
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"You know there was four on at one time you couldn't watch. Fortunate our game was the only show on that night. Kids got the opportunity to watch that. They saw what type of team we had and how we played. Want to be a part of that which is good. Being Florida even better, got to see that."
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-1ST HALF... SHAQUILLE JOHNSON FOR 3 --DEANDRE KANE SCOOPING LAYUP WITH HIS LEFT... --KANE FROM THE OUTSIDE... --2ND HALF... HERD ON THE RUN... ROBERT GOFF WITH THE DUNK... HERD WINS...
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Return to Story IndexCRUSH HUNGER
ONE OF THE TRUCKS WAS AT THE CHARLESTON TOWN CENTER MALL TO HELP CRUSH HUNGER. IT'S ALL PART OF THE MONSTER JAM SHOW THIS WEEKEND. ALL THE FOOD COLLECTED GOES TO MOUNTAIN MISSION. TWO OF THE DRIVERS IN THE SHOW ARE FROM WEST VIRGINIA..... R.B MOLER AND HIS WIFE KRISSY. HE DRIVES THE 'MOUNTAINEER' AND SHE DRIVES 'XXX.' R.B SAYS HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEKEND. THE MONSTER JAM SHOW STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER AND RUNS UNTIL SUNDAY.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
SOME WONDER IF ANYTHING COULD HAVE PREVENTED A HURRICANE TEEN'S DEATH PLUS...THE SENATE PASSES A BILL TO HELP PAY DOWN THE MASSIVE OPEB LIABILITY AND SIGNING DAY: WVU AND MARSHALL LAND NEW FOOTBALL RECRUITS YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN THURSDAY'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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AS EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY REPORTS IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE, THAT PUMPS MONEY INTO VIRTUALLY EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE. You see this all the time...hunters and anglers out in the woods enjoying nature, but what you might not realize is just how much the state depends on the money they spend before they head outdoors. :33Justin Gaull/WV SBC says, "It's both hunting and fishing and it's a year round economic benefit to the state, particularly some of the smaller businesses around WV that people are coming in out of state to go hunting and fishing. Fishing is more year round than hunting, which is mostly the fall season." Fishing is big..in fact, nearly 400 thousand people fish in the state, spending a whopping 6 point 9 million days collectively out on the water every year. Hunting is big, too with more than a quarter million hunters in West Virginia every year. In fact, deer season is the Black Friday of small businesses around the state. 1:07"It's their bread and butter around that time. A lot of smaller businesses around WV really depend on fall hunting season for a big boost in their yearly income. 1:38Lodging entities and guide outfitters, it covers nearly 16,000 employers throughout the state and over 95% of WV businesses are small businesses." But there's nothing small about the total economic impact of hunting and fishing in West Virginia. Recent studies show hunting and fishing bring in around 750 million dollars a year in economic benefits to the state and interest continues to grow. 2:22"WV has the 7th highest participation rate of any state-all the other states are west of the Mississippi River, so that's quite an accomplishment." And when you consider about 25 % of the people hunting here are from out of state, you can see just how important it is to both protect our fish and wildlife populations while making it enjoyable for folks to do a little hunting and fishing. For West Virginia Widllife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HUNTING AND FISHING, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR EMAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
Return to Story IndexAM MORNING TEASE
LEARN THE TWO THINGS THAT COULD DAMAGE YOUR GROWING BABY'S HEART PLUS...THIS SUPER BOWL PARTY FOOD IS SO SUPER POPULAR... THAT IF YOU LINED IT UP, IT WOULD CIRCLE THE WORLD... TWO TIMES! FIND OUT WHAT IT IS AND IF YOU'RE A PET PARENT , THE VET WILL BE LIVE WITH US TO TAKE YOUR CALLS THAT'S COMING UP THURSDAY ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING AT SEVEN O' CLOCK.
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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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Return to Story IndexWHAT YOU THINK?
16-YEAR OLD JACOB BALL WAS HIT AND KILLED BY A TRAIN YESTERDAY. EARLIER IN THE NEWSCAST WE ASKED YOU TO LEAVE YOUR CONDOLENCES TO THE BALL FAMILY ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
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Return to Story IndexVACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS IS RELEASING ITS NEW IMMUNIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS. THE GROUP SAYS ALL ELEVEN AND TWELVE YEAR OLD BOYS SHOULD RECEIVE THE THREE DOSE VACCINE FOR THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (H-P-V). H-P-V CAN CAUSE CERVICAL, ANAL AND SOME HEAD AND NECK CANCERS AS WELL AS GENITAL WARTS. IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE VACCINE MUST BE GIVEN BEFORE SOMEONE IS EVER INFECTED... THAT'S WHY HEALTH EXPERTS RECOMMEND THAT IT'S GIVEN IN THE PRE-TEEN YEARS. OTHER CHANGES TO THE VACCINATION SCHEDULE INCLUDE ADDING A MENINGOCOCCAL (men-in-joe-co-cal) BOOSTER SHOT AGAINST MENINGITIS AT SIXTEEN. AND KIDS BETWEEN SIX MONTHS AND EIGHT YEARS WHO DIDN'T GET A FLU SHOT LAST YEAR.. SHOULD GET TWO DOSES THIS YEAR.
Return to Story IndexBIRTH CONTROL PILL RECALL
THE DRUGMAKER SAYS THE RECALL INVOLVES LO/OVRAL-28, NORGESTREL (NOR-JES-TREL), AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL (ETH in il, ESS tra dy ol) (GENERIC) TABLETS. IT SAID AN INVESTIGATION FOUND SOME BLISTER PACKS MIGHT CONTAIN AN INEXACT COUNT OF INERT OR ACTIVE INGREDIENTS. PFIZER SAID THE PILLS POSE NO HEALTH THREAT TO WOMEN.. THEY URGE AFFECTED CONSUMERS TO "BEGIN USING A NON-HORMONAL FORM OF CONTRACEPTION IMMEDIATELY."
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG REPORT
HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.
Return to Story IndexSECOND WEATHER JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS
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OFFICIALS SAY CORNELIUS DIED FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND. THE DEADLY SHOOTING HAPPENED AROUND FOUR THIS MORNING AT HIS HOME IN SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA. CORNELIUS IS CREDITED FOR HELPING BREAK DOWN RACIAL BARRIERS AND BROADEN THE REACH OF BLACK CULTURE WITH FUNKY MUSIC, GROOVY DANCE STEPS, AND CUTTING EDGE STYLE. HE WAS SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS-OLD.
Return to Story IndexAMBASSADOR SEAN PENN
HE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS HUMANITARIAN WORK SINCE THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE... THE HOLLYWOOD STAR RECEIVED THE HONOR FROM THE HAITIAN PRESIDENT AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY LAST NIGHT AT THE NATIONAL PALACE IN PORT-AU-PRINCE. PENN WAS THANKED FOR KEEPING THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE CARIBBEAN NATION... HIS RELIEF ORGANIZATION WAS SET UP A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE TO OVERSEE A SETTLEMENT CAMP WHICH HOUSED THOUSANDS OF DISPLACED PEOPLE.
Return to Story IndexADELE GRAMMYS
SHE WILL SING AT THIS YEAR'S GRAMMY AWARDS. IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME SHE TAKES THE STAGE SINCE UNDERGOING VOCAL CORD SURGERY LAST FALL. THE BRITISH SONGSTRESS WON'T JUST BE PERFORMING, SHE'S ALSO UP FOR SIX AWARDS. THE GRAMMYS WILL BE HANDED OUT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH.
Return to Story IndexSHELTON LAMBERT DUET
THE COUPLE WILL SING "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL" AT THE SUPER BOWL IN INDIANAPOLIS SUNDAY. IF YOU JUST CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THEN, THE COUPLE PRE-RECORDED A VERSION OF THEIR DUET FOR FANS TO DOWNLOAD ON ITUNES. AND 'IDOL' WINNER AND POP SUPERSTAR KELLY CLARKSON WILL SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND MADONNA WILL DO THE HALFTIME SHOW FOR THE BIG GAME.
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ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
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COACH HOLGORSEN IS PLEASED WITH HOW HE AND HIS STAFF SPREAD THINGS OUT IN THEIR 2012 RECRUITING CLASS....
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Dagostine: "Of course he's been one of our leaders. Two-time All-State, Player of the Year at his position, great leader, great player. Difficult to replace."
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Return to Story IndexMARSHALL BASKETBALL
-MARSHALL TRYING TO SNAP A FOUR GAME LOSING STREAK -1ST HALF-DENNIS TINNON TO SHAQUILLE JOHNSON FOR 3 -DAGO PENA TO JOHNSON FOR 3 AGAIN.....12 POINTS.....TOM HERRION -DEANDRE KANE DRIVE AND LAYIN -JOHNSON TO KANE FOR 3.......HERD UP 13 AT HALF -2ND HALF-DAMIER PITTS TO ROBERT GOFF FOR THE SLAM.....10 POINTS -NIGEL SPIKES TO PITTS FOR 3.....10 POINTS -PENA TO KANE DRIVE AND LAYIN......13 POINTS.....MARSHALL WINS 63-44 AFTERWARDS THE HERD TALKS ABOUT FINNALLY GETTING BACK INTO THE WIN COLUMN......
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Return to Story IndexUC MEN VS. OVU
--MARCO RICHARDSON OPEN FLOOR LAYUP... --PJ REYES OPEN FLOOR DUNK!!! --ELADIO ESPINOSA TO THE HOOP FOR THE DUNK!!! --RICHARDSON ANOTHER OPEN FLOOR LAYUP... --MARK DOWNEY GETS AN ALLI-OOP TO REYES ON THE BREAK... UC WINS 105-65....
Return to Story IndexUC WOMEN VS. OVU
--CHRISSY KEIR PULLS UP... --LAUREN DAVIS WITH THE STEP BACK... --LEANNE ROSS FOR 3 FROM THE CORNER... UC WINS 82-63....
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Return to Story IndexAUSTRALIA WATER SKI RECORD
THEY'RE HOPING TO REACH A NEW MILESTONE. ONE-HUNDRED-FORTY-FIVE WATER SKIERS WANT TO BREAK THE WORLD RECORD FOR HAVING THE MOST SKIERS TOWED BEHIND ONE BOAT. THE WATER SKIERS HAD TO REMAIN UPRIGHT FOR ONE NAUTICAL MILE IN ORDER TO BREAK THE PREVIOUS RECORD HELD BY THEMSELVES. NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO, THEY SET THEIR PREVIOUS RECORD OF ONE-HUNDRED-FOURTEEN IN THE SAME PLACE. THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THE ACHIEVEMENT YET.
Return to Story Index PRIME PICKS KITCHEN NIGHTMARES Tonight at 8:00 PM Park's Edge Chef Ramsay heads to Atlanta to help the owners of Park's Edge restaurant revitalize their menu and service  |
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