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Friday, February 3, 2012.

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  • FOX OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...A MASSIVE FIRE IN HUNTINGTON. IT DAMAGES AN APARTMENT BUILDING LEAVING MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE WITH OUT A HOME.

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    FOX OPEN 2
      THEN, ANOTHER HIGH LEVEL OFFICIAL IS LINKED TO THE VOTING SCANDAL IN LINCOLN COUNTY.

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    FOX OPEN 3
      AND, THE DEBATE OVER CHANGING THE NAME OF WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY CONTINUES.

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    FOX WELCOME
      IT'S FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD.

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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    HUNTINGTON APT FIRE
      A MASSIVE FIRE DESTROYED AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN HUNTINGTON LATE LAST NIGHT.

      FIREFIGHTERS GOT THE CALL AROUND 11:30 THAT THIS BUILDING IN THE 800 BLOCK OF WEST 9TH STREET WAS BURNING.

      BUILDINGS AROUND IT WERE EVACUATED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE EXPOSURE PROBLEMS.

      WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT 20 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 6 APARTMENTS... AND THAT EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY.

      NEIGHBORS FEELS BAD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE.

      THE SALVATION ARMY WAS THERE TO HELP THE PEOPLE BURNED OUT OF THEIR APARTMENTS.

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    HUNTINGTON SHOOTING
      A MAN IS RECOVERING IN A HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AND ANOTHER IS IN JAIL AFTER A SHOOTING LAST NIGHT.

      POLICE SAY GREG TRUSLOW WALKED INTO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AT THE 20TH STREET SUNOCO. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, HUNTINGTON POLICE CHARGED STEFON FERGUSON WITH THE SHOOTING. FERGUSON APPARENTLY HAD HIS CHILD IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.

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    SPENCER FATAL FIRE
      A WOMAN WAS KILLED AND HER HUSBAND CRITICALLY INJURED IN A HOUSE FIRE IN SPENCER.

      INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE STARTED ACCIDENTALLY IN A BEDROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR YESTERDAY MORNING.

      THE VICTIMS' HUSBAND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TRYING TO RESCUE HER... HE IS BEING TREATED AT THE CABELLL-HUNTINGTON BURN UNIT.

      THE COUPLE HAS THREE CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT HURT IN THE FIRE.

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    LINCOLN CORRUPTION
      A NEW PLAYER HAS COME OUT IN THE LINCOLN COUNTY VOTING SCANDAL.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS HAS LEARNED AN ACCOMPLICE IN LINCOLN COUNTY COULD BE COMMISSIONER THOMAS RAMEY.

      SOURCES TELL EYEWITNESS NEWS RAMEY IS THE QUOTE, "KNOWN PERSON" COUNTY CLERK DONALD WHITTEN PROVIDED ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO.

      RAMEY THEN ALLEGEDLY HAND-DELIVERED THOSE BALLOTS TO VOTERS.

      RAMEY DIDN'T PERSONALLY ATTEND LAST NIGHT'S COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING BUT DID CALL IN.

      COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE TO APPOINT REPLACEMENTS FOR WHITTEN AND SHERIFF JERRY BOWMAN, WHO HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED THEIR HAND IN THE SCANDAL, ONCE THEY OFFICIALLY RETIRE. IN A 2010 INTERVIEW WITH EYEWITNESS NEWS DURING A CANVASS OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY VOTE, RAMEY TALKED ABOUT HOW HE WENT AFTER ABSENTEE BALLOTS.

      RAMEY HAS NOT RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW.

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    RICHWOOD MAYOR
      THE MAYOR OF RICHWOOD IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW.

      JOHN MCCLUNG WAS ARRESTED FOR FRAUDULENT SCHEMES AND OBTAINING BY FALSE PRETENSES...

      THE CASE INVOLVES THE ALLEGED IMPROPER USE OF TOWN MONEY. THE CHARGES ARE FELONIES.

      MCLUNG POSTED A 5-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND AND IS NOW OUT OF JAIL.

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    JOHN KING II
      FORMER JAIL DIRECTOR JOHN KING WAS BUSTED ON DUI CHARGES AGAIN.

      SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE ARRESTED KING AFTER HE WAS SPOTTED SWERVING AND ALMOSTING HITTING SOME CARS. OFFICERS SAY HE FAILED PARTS OF ALL THREE FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS.

      KING WAS ALSO ARRESTED FOR D-U-I LAST APRIL.

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    JACOB'S VIGIL
      TRAGEDY BROUGHT A COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

      FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT KILLED IN A TRAIN ACCIDENT GATHERED FOR A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AT HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL.

      16 YEAR OLD JACOB BALL WAS WALKING ALONG THE TRACKS NEAR TEAYS VALLEY ROAD ON TUESDAY WHEN HE WAS HIT BY THE TRAIN.

      PRELIMINARY REPORTS SAY THE TEENAGER MAY HAVE BEEN WEARING HEADPHONES AND IT'S POSSIBLE HE DIDN'T HEAR THE TRAIN APPROACHING.

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    PIZZA FOR JACOB
      MEANWHILE, GIOVANNI'S IN HURRICANE WILL BE HOLDING A FUNDRAISER FOR JACOB NEXT WEDNESDAY.

      CALLED "PIZZA FOR JACOB."... IT WILL DONATE A PORTION OF ALL SALES TO JACOB'S FAMILY.

      THE WORKERS SAY THE COMMUNITY STICKS TOGETHER IN TIMES LIKE THIS, AND THEY WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW IT'S FOR THE FAMILY.

      ONCE AGAIN THAT FUNDRAISER WILL BE NEXT WEDNESDAY FROM 11 TO 10.

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    MARY SNOW MTG
      HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE PACK INTO THE WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ANOTHER PUSH TO CHANGE THE SCHOOL'S NAME...

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN WAS THERE AND HAS MORE ON THE MEETING BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY.

      WHAT'S IN A NAME? A LOT ACCORDING TO HUNDREDS OF WEST SIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS OF THE LATE MARY C. SNOW...KANAWHA COUNTY'S FIRST BLACK PRINCIPAL AFTER INTEGRATION..

      SOT: "She deserves this!"

      "When you know to do better, do better"

      "A great educator, a great role model."

      IN DECEMBER THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED 3-2, TO KEEP THE NAME WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY, CITIING IT WAS THE NAME THE STUDENT'S VOTED ON. BUT HUNDREDS CONTINUE THEIR PUSH TO SEE THE SCHOOL RENAMED FOR SNOW...A WOMAN THEY CALL A LEGENDARY TEACHER AND ICON WHO SERVED THE COMMUNITY...

      "I think Mary Snow did more for the education of Kanawha County students than George Washington, John Adams, Stonewall Jackson, Andrew Jackson!"

      ON THURSDAY, THE BOARD HOSTED A FORUM AT THE SCHOOL AND HEARD AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF SUPPORT TO CHANGE THE SCHOOL'S NAME. BOARD MEMBER BECKY JORDAN STOOD BY HER DEICISION TO KEEP THE NAME THE SAME

      SOT: "Aren't you all more worried about your test scores? I am...all of us are...Mary Snow I'm sure was more worried about your test scores!"

      THE SCHOOL SENT SURVEYS HOME WITH STUDENTS THIS WEEK, AND ANNOUNCED THAT 70% OF PARENTS WANT TO KEEP THE NAME WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY, ALONG WITH 65% OF STUDENTS, AND 90% OF THE STAFF. A VOTING PROCESS SOME SAY WAS FLAWED FROM THE BEGINNING.

      SOT: "Add the lady's name to the school and let's go home and be peaceful about this. That's all it takes"



      THE BOARD MADE NO DECISION ON CHANGING THE NAME, AND HAVE NOT SAID IF THEY ARE EVEN CONSIDERING IT.

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    GO RED DAY @ CTC
      WHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING YOUR OUTFIT THIS MORNING, YOU MAY WANT TO PICK RED...

      FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH... AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS ASKING YOU TO "GO RED FOR WOMEN" TODAY BY WEARING SOMETHING RED.

      AT THE CHARLESTON TOWN CENTER MALL, THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE IN THE CENTER COURT WILL RECIEVE A FREE RED CARNATION TO WEAR.

      AND FREE LITTLE RED DRESS PINS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY.

      HEART DISEASE IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF WOMEN.

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    TEASE 1/WX FONT
      THE MONSTER TRUCKS ARE HERE!

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ATISH BAIDYA IS LIVE AT THE CIVIC CENTER CHECKING THEM OUT...ATISH.

      ATISH TOSSES TO BREAK

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    FULL WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Doug Harlow 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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    I MONSTER JAM
      MONSTER JAM ROLLS INTO THE CIVIC CENTER THIS WEEKEND!

      IT PROMISES TO BE A GIGANTIC FUN FILLED EVENT WITH MONSTER TRUCKS LIKE GRAVE DIGGER AND MOUNTAINEER.

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

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    REV RECIPE
      THIS WEEK'S REVOLUTION RECIPE IS SO DELICIOUS... IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S REALLY HEALTHY! STEPHANIE SIAS DEMONSTRATES CORN CAKES WITH AN AVOCADO AND TOMATO SALSA.

      IF YOU MISSED ANY INGREDIENTS... CHECK OUT THE FOOD REVOLUTION NOW SECTION ON W-C-H-S- T V DOT COM.

      IF YOU HAVE A RECIPE YOU'D LIKE TO SEE FEATURED, SEND IT TO US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER!

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    SB ADS
      SUPERBOWL SUNDAY'S NOT JUST ABOUT SPORTS... IT'S ALSO ABOUT SOME PRETTY SUPER ADS...

      ALL BATTLING TO CAPTURE THE HEARTS...AND EYES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

      (Ferris commercial) "How can I handle work on a day like today?" FERRIS BUELLER... (cheetah growling) CHEETAHS... AND CARS.. *LOADS* OF CARS... THAT CAN MEAN ONLY ONE THING... THE SUPERBOWL OF COMMERCIALS IS HERE! AT AN AVERAGE COST OF THREE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IT'S THE MOST *EXPENSIVE* THIRTY SECONDS ON TELEVISION... (nat from Skechers) THAT MEANS EACH SECOND THAT THIS DOG WALKS IN SKECHERS... (nat from Honda ad) OR MATTHEW BRODERICK PLAYS HOOKY IN HIS HONDA C-R-V.. (graphic) IT COST THEM MORE THAN 1-HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN *THOUSAND* DOLLARS. WITH A TAB THAT STEEP... YOUR AD *BETTER* BE UNFORGETTABLE. (from Cars.com ad) "Woo! Hey baby, let's get those keys and gooooo!" NO WONDER HUMOR IS AT THE HEART OF MOST OF THEM.. (from Cars.com ad) "Let's get those keys." (Audi ad) ANOTHER TACTIC? USE WHAT'S HOT... LIKE AUDI DID.. TURNING TO VAMPIRES... TO SHOWCASE THEIR NEW L-E-D LIGHTS... (Beckham ad) THERE'S ALWAYS SEX APPEAL... IN THIS CASE...SOCCER SUPERSTAR DAVID BECKHAM... MODELLING HIS NEW LINE OF UNDERWEAR. WATCHING ONLINE OR ON MOBILE DEVICES...? GO DADDY'S TV ADS WILL FEATURE WHAT'S CALLED A QUICK RESPONSE CODE SCAN IT WITH YOUR SMARTPHONEAND YOU'LL GO DIRECTLY TO THE ADVERTISER'S WEBPAGE. (Coca Cola ad) AND COCA COLA'S POLAR BEARS...WILL COMMENT ONLINE ON THE ACTION IN THE STADIUM...LIVE AS IT HAPPENS. (VW dog Star Wars) AND SPEAKING OF ANIMALS.. THEY'RE USUALLY SUREFIRE CROWDPLEASERS.. VOLKSWAGEN'S BETTING THIS TALE OF BIG DOG VERSUS BEETLE IS A BIG *WINNER* WITH SUPERBOWL FANS. DIANA ALVEAR, ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES.

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    RE OPEN
      GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER MCANDREWS...IT'S 7:26...

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US NOW WITH A CHECK OF THE FORECAST.

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    WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Doug Harlow 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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    TODAY'S HEADLINES
      IN YOUR EYEWITNESS NEWS HEADLINES THIS MORNING...

      A MASSIVE FIRE DESTROYED AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN HUNTINGTON LATE LAST NIGHT. 20 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 6 APARTMENTS... AND THAT EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY.

      NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE.

      PLUS... FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH... AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS ASKING YOU TO "GO RED FOR WOMEN" TODAY BY WEARING SOMETHING RED.

      THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE IN THE CENTER COURT AT THE TOWN CENTER WILL RECIEVE A FREE RED CARNATION TO WEAR.

      AND FREE LITTLE RED DRESS PINS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY.

      HEART DISEASE IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF WOMEN.

      AND, MONSTER JAM WILL BE TONIGHT AT 7:30.

      FOUR TRUCKS INCLUDING THE EVER POPULAR "GRAVE DIGGER" WILL BE DAZZLING CROWDS THIS WEEKEND.

      ΒΆ((ON CAM

      REMEMBER YOU CAN ALWAYS KEEP UP TO DATE ON LINE AT WCHSTV.COM... AND THERE'S MORE NEWS AND WEATHER HEADED YOUR WAY RIGHT HERE, IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

      HAVE A GREAT MORNING.

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

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    FOX RE-OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...A MASSIVE FIRE IN HUNTINGTON. IT DAMAGES AN APARTMENT BUILDING LEAVING MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE WITH OUT A HOME.

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    FOX RE-OPEN 2
      THEN, THE FIGHT OVER FIRE FIGHTER'S WAGES HEADS TO FEDERAL COURT.

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    FOX RE-OPEN 3
      AND, COUNTDOWN TO THE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS...WE'LL CHECK OUT SOME OF THE COOL ADS.

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    FOX WELCOME
      GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS. WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...

      IT'S FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD.

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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    HUNTINGTON APT FIRE
      A MASSIVE FIRE DESTROYED AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN HUNTINGTON LATE LAST NIGHT.

      FIREFIGHTERS GOT THE CALL AROUND 11:30 THAT THIS BUILDING IN THE 800 BLOCK OF WEST 9TH STREET WAS BURNING.

      BUILDINGS AROUND IT WERE EVACUATED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE EXPOSURE PROBLEMS.

      WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT 20 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 6 APARTMENTS... AND THAT EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY.

      NEIGHBORS FEELS BAD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE.

      THE SALVATION ARMY WAS THERE TO HELP THE PEOPLE BURNED OUT OF THEIR APARTMENTS.

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    HUNTINGTON SHOOTING
      A MAN IS RECOVERING IN A HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AND ANOTHER IS IN JAIL AFTER A SHOOTING LAST NIGHT.

      POLICE SAY GREG TRUSLOW WALKED INTO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AT THE 20TH STREET SUNOCO. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, HUNTINGTON POLICE CHARGED STEFON FERGUSON WITH THE SHOOTING. FERGUSON APPARENTLY HAD HIS CHILD IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.

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    SPENCER FATAL FIRE
      A WOMAN WAS KILLED AND HER HUSBAND CRITICALLY INJURED IN A HOUSE FIRE IN SPENCER.

      INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE STARTED ACCIDENTALLY IN A BEDROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR YESTERDAY MORNING.

      THE VICTIMS' HUSBAND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TRYING TO RESCUE HER... HE IS BEING TREATED AT THE CABELLL-HUNTINGTON BURN UNIT.

      THE COUPLE HAS THREE CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT HURT IN THE FIRE.

      THE CITY OF CHARLESTON TAKES THE ON-GOING PROTEST OF FIREFIGHTER WAGES TO FEDERAL COURT.

      CONTROVERSY HAS BEEN BREWING FOR A FEW MONTHS OVER HOW TO CORRECTLY CALCULATE HOURLY, OVERTIME AND HOLIDAY WAGES. NOW THE CITY IS ASKING A FEDERAL JUDGE TO LOOK AT THE CASE AND DETERMINE WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO PAY CHARLESTON FIREFIGHTERS.

      THE CITY SAYS OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS IT HAS UNNCESSARILY PAID IN EXCESS OF 1.4 MILLION DOLLARS IN OVERTIME.

      MAYOR DANNY JONES SAYS IT COMES DOWN TO ONE THING.. PENSIONS... AND IF THE CITY CONTINUED PAYING ON THE FAULTY FORMULA, IT WOULD GO BROKE.

      CHARLESTON FIRE CHIEF CHUCK OVERSTREET SAYS HE THINKS IT'S GOOD THAT THE MATTER WILL BE LOOKED AT IN FEDERAL COURT.

      CHARLESTON FIRE CHIEF CHUCK OVERSTREET SAYS HE THINKS IT'S GOOD THAT THE MATTER WILL BE LOOKED AT IN FEDERAL COURT... MYRON BOGGESS, PRESIDENT OF A LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS' UNION... WILL NOT COMMENT AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH THEIR LAWYER, PAT MARONEY.

      MEANWHILE, TEN OPEN POSITIONS ON THE CHARLESTON POLICE FORCE WILL NOT BE FILLED

      MAYOR DANNY JONES SAYS THERE ARE CURRENTLY 163 OFFICERS ON THE PAYROLL... WITH 11 UNFILLED SPOTS... 10 OF THOSE WILL NOT BE FILLED AND TAKEN OUT OF THE BUDGET. POLICE CHIEF BRENT WEBSTER WANTS TO STRESS THAT THIS IN NO WAY WILL AFFECT CHARLESTON'S SAFETY, AND NO OFFICERS WILL BE LOSING THEIR JOBS OR TAKEN OFF THE STREETS.

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    BOONE MINE SHUT DOWN
      THE DOROTHY NUMBER THREE MINE HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN.

      THE MINE, LOCATED IN PRENTER HOLLOW, IS IN BOONE COUNTY.

      IT WAS CLOSED FOR BUSINESS AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT.

      WE'RE TOLD MORE THAN A HUNDRED MINERS ARE WITHOUT JOBS AT THIS MINE ALONE.

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    SUPER BOWL PREPS
      IT'S THE HOTTEST TICKET IN THE NATION RIGHT NOW: SUPER BOWL 46.

      FOOTBALL FANS ARE CONVERGING ON INDIANAPOLIS AHEAD OF THE SUNDAY SHOWDOWN.

      THE COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF IS ALMOST OVER.

      IN JUST TWO DAYS, THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WILL TAKE ON THE NEW YORK GIANTS IN INDIANAPOLIS.

      THOUSANDS OF GIANTS FANS....

      "Let's go Giants!"

      AND PATRIOTS FANS...

      "I'm rooting for the Patriots."

      ....HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TO THE CITY AHEAD OF THE BIG GAME.

      "Most exciting event that is held in the U.S."

      BOTH TEAMS HAVE BEEN PRACTICING HARD.

      GIANTS QUARTERBACK ELI MANNING SAYS HIS TEAM SHOULD JUST CONTINUE PLAYING THE WAY THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING.

      "They just gotta do what they've been doing all season. They don't have to do anything special. They don't have to try extra hard. You just got to go out there and compete and do your job."

      BUT THAT WON'T BE SO EASY, ACCORDING TO THE COMPETITION.

      "We're pretty confident too. That's why we're going to show up Sunday night and do our best."

      THE SPOTLIGHT WON'T JUST BE ON THE TEAMS.

      IT'S ALSO GAME ON FOR MADONNA WHO'LL BE THE HALF-TIME ACT.

      "I have never worked so hard or been so scrupulous or detail-oriented or freaked out as much as I have in trying to maintaining my sanity and trying to make the most amazing show for the Super Bowl."

      I'M NINETTE SOSA, REPORTING.

      THE SHOW WILL GO ON BEFORE 70-THOUSAND FANS AT LUCAS OIL STADIUM...AND MILLIONS OF FOOTBALL FANS WATCHING FROM HOME.

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    SB ADS
      SUPERBOWL SUNDAY'S NOT JUST ABOUT SPORTS... IT'S ALSO ABOUT SOME PRETTY SUPER ADS.

      ALL BATTLING TO CAPTURE THE HEARTS...AND EYES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

      (Ferris commercial) "How can I handle work on a day like today?" FERRIS BUELLER... (cheetah growling) CHEETAHS... AND CARS.. *LOADS* OF CARS... THAT CAN MEAN ONLY ONE THING... THE SUPERBOWL OF COMMERCIALS IS HERE! AT AN AVERAGE COST OF THREE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IT'S THE MOST *EXPENSIVE* THIRTY SECONDS ON TELEVISION... (nat from Skechers) THAT MEANS EACH SECOND THAT THIS DOG WALKS IN SKECHERS... (nat from Honda ad) OR MATTHEW BRODERICK PLAYS HOOKY IN HIS HONDA C-R-V.. (graphic) IT COST THEM MORE THAN 1-HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN *THOUSAND* DOLLARS. WITH A TAB THAT STEEP... YOUR AD *BETTER* BE UNFORGETTABLE. (from Cars.com ad) "Woo! Hey baby, let's get those keys and gooooo!" NO WONDER HUMOR IS AT THE HEART OF MOST OF THEM.. (from Cars.com ad) "Let's get those keys." (Audi ad) ANOTHER TACTIC? USE WHAT'S HOT... LIKE AUDI DID.. TURNING TO VAMPIRES... TO SHOWCASE THEIR NEW L-E-D LIGHTS... (Beckham ad) THERE'S ALWAYS SEX APPEAL... IN THIS CASE...SOCCER SUPERSTAR DAVID BECKHAM... MODELLING HIS NEW LINE OF UNDERWEAR. WATCHING ONLINE OR ON MOBILE DEVICES...? GO DADDY'S TV ADS WILL FEATURE WHAT'S CALLED A QUICK RESPONSE CODE SCAN IT WITH YOUR SMARTPHONEAND YOU'LL GO DIRECTLY TO THE ADVERTISER'S WEBPAGE. (Coca Cola ad) AND COCA COLA'S POLAR BEARS...WILL COMMENT ONLINE ON THE ACTION IN THE STADIUM...LIVE AS IT HAPPENS. (VW dog Star Wars) AND SPEAKING OF ANIMALS.. THEY'RE USUALLY SUREFIRE CROWDPLEASERS.. VOLKSWAGEN'S BETTING THIS TALE OF BIG DOG VERSUS BEETLE IS A BIG *WINNER* WITH SUPERBOWL FANS.

      YOU CAN WATCH THE COMMERCIALS AND THE GAME BETWEEN THE GIANTS AND PATRIOTS ON SUNDAY.

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    CHICKEN WING CUPCAKE
      A BAKER IN COLONIE, NEW YORK HAS BAKED UP AN UNUSUAL TREAT TO SERVE AT A SUPER BOWL PARTY THIS YEAR...A CHICKEN WING CUPCAKE.

      IT'S A CORNBREAD CUPCAKE WITH A BLUE CHEESE FROSTING, TOPPED OFF WITH AN ACTUAL CHICKEN WING.

      THE CREATOR SAYS IT'S A SAVORY CUPCAKE, NOT YOUR TYPICAL CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA.

      SHE SAYS THE CHICKEN WING CUPCAKES ARE ALREADY A HIT.... THEY POSTED THE NEW ITEM ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, AND ORDERS STARTED POURING IN.

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    TEASE 5/WX FONT
      COMING UP, CHURCHES COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.

      WE'LL TAKE YOU INSIDE THIS UNIQUE LITTLE ROUND CHURCH, NEXT.

      AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.

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    WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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

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

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

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

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    AM SPORTS
      THERE WAS COLLEGE BASKETBALL IN MONTGOMERY LAST NIGHT.

      AND ONE OF THE STATE'S VETERAN SPORTSWRITERS PASSES AWAY.

      MARK MARTIN JOINS US NOW WITH A LOOK AT SPORTS.

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    I MONSTER JAM
      MONSTER JAM ROLLS INTO THE CIVIC CENTER THIS WEEKEND!

      IT PROMISES TO BE A GIGANTIC FUN FILLED EVENT WITH MONSTER TRUCKS LIKE GRAVE DIGGER AND MOUNTAINEER.

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

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    RE OPEN
      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US NOW WITH A CHECK OF THE FORECAST.

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