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Monday, January 30, 2012.

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  • FOX OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...THE MAN ACCUSED OF THE KANAWHA COUNTY SNIPER SHOOTINGS WILL BE BACK IN COURT... FIND OUT ABOUT THE CHARGES HE FACES TODAY.

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    FOX OPEN 2
      THEN, A FAMILY IS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

      A MAN IS HIT AND KILLED AND THE DRIVER NEVER STOPPED.

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    FOX OPEN 3
      AND, FIND OUT WHAT HAS SOME PUTNAM COUNTY HOMEOWNERS SAYING-- "NOT IN MY BACK YARD"...

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    FOX WELCOME
      IT'S MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH.

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

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    I SHAWN LESTER TRIAL
      THE MAN CHARGED IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY SNIPER CASE WILL APPEAR IN COURT LATER TODAY.

      ATISH?

      JEN,

      SHAWN LESTER IS SET TO PLEAD GUILTY TODAY TO UNRELATED FEDERAL GUN CHARGES.

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    SHAWN LESTER TRIAL
      A FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTED 36-YEAR-OLD SHAWN LESTER ON TWO COUNTS OF ILLEGAL FIREARM POSESSION IN NOVEMBER.

      THE FEDERAL CHARGES WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE STATE'S CASE AGAINST LESTER.

      A KANAWHA COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED HIM FOR THE MURDERS OF JEANNIE PATTON, OKEY MEADOWS, JUNIOR AND GARY CARRIER.

      THE THREE WERE KILLED IN SNIPER STYLE SHOOTINGS ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO.

      LESTER WILL STAND TRIAL FOR THE MURDERS LATER THIS SPRING.

      LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM ATISH BAIDYA EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    HIT & RUN VICITIM FAMILY
      THE DRIVER IN A DEADLY HIT AND RUN IS STILL ON THE LOOSE THIS MORNING.. AND NOW THE VICTIM'S FAMILY IS PLEADING FOR HELP.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KRISTIN KEELING SPOKE WITH THEM.

      JUST DAYS AFTER LOSING A MAN WHOM THEY LOVED SO MUCH...

      IT'S HARD FOR HIS FAMILY TO FIND WORDS, MUCH LESS, ANSWERS.

      "Why did you do it? How come you didn't stop? You took so much in a minute. You took a lifetime away from people."

      FRIDAY NIGHT CUT 47-YEAR OLD DENNIS JAMES' LIFE SHORT.

      DENNIS WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME IN ELKVIEW THAT NIGHT WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND. THEY PARKED THEIR CAR IN A LOT ACROSS FROM THE HOME AND ATTEMPTED TO CROSS ELK RIVER ROAD...BUT IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE...TRAGEDY STRUCK.

      "All I could see were the tail lights of the vehicle and there was no way I could chase it down."

      "It was just like boom...just like a sledge hammer had hit something. I thought his father's truck had been hit."

      "He flipped him over and tried to help him. And I prayed for him and now he's gone."

      THE PERSON WHO HIT DENNIS... TOOK OFF.. NEVER STOPPING AND NEVER TO BE SEEN SINCE.

      NOW HIS FAMILY IS REACHING OUT FOR HELP.

      "He can't rest. We can't rest. Because you can't just let somebody like that do something to your family and never know who they are."

      AND UNTIL THEN, A FAMILY IS LEFT WITH HEARTACHE, MEMORIES, AND HOPE...THAT JUSTICE CAN SOMEHOW BE DONE.

      "I'm in disbelief that he's going to walk in the door anytime...and he's certainly not."

      IN KANAWHA COUNTY, KRISTIN KEELING EYEWITNESS NEWS.

      THREE YEARS LATER AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS ABOUT AN ARSON FIRE THAT KILLED FIVE PEOPLE.

      THE FAMILY IS DESPRATE FOR ANSWERS.

      FIRE MARSHALS ARE STILL OFFERING A 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARSON.

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    3RD BOONE HOSTAGE ARREST
      A THIRD PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN A VIOLENT HOSTAGE SITUATION CASE, FROM BOONE COUTNY.

      40-YEAR OLD DARRELL McNEEDLY OF JULIAN WAS ARRESTED... AND IS FACING CHARGES OF ACCESSORY TO KIDNAPPING AND ASSAULT.

      THE ARREST COMES AFTER POLICE SAY BARRY CLARK HELD 5 PEOPLE HOSTAGE AND ALLEGEDLY ABUSED HIS ESTRANGED WIFE... THE VICTIMS HOUSE IN MORRISVALE WAS ALSO SET ON FIRE.

      A PROPOSED DRUG REHAB CENTER IN PUTNAM COUNTY HAS LEFT A SMALL TOWN DIVIDED.

      COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE TOWN OF BUFFALO WERE AT A MEETING SATURDAY MORNING ABOUT A PROPOSED IN-PATIENT REHAB CENTER A LOCAL GROUP IS TRYING TO ESTABLISH..

      THAT GROUP SAYS THE CENTER WILL BE CALLED, "THE ROCK HOUSE" AND IT'S GOAL WILL BE TO HELP RECOVERING ADDICTS.

      SUPPORT FOR THE PLAN, IS MIXED.

      "You're wanting to bring all of this down to our community where all these people live and dump it in our lap while you go home to Nitro every night."

      "We've felt this resistance before, and we're ready for it. And I think part of it is because people feel uncomfortable having addicts in their community which I completely understand. It's just unfortunately, the addicts are already here that's who we're trying to help."


      THE FACILITY PLANNERS SAY THEY'RE JUST LOOKING AT PROPERTIES RIGHT NOW.

      THERE IS NO SET TIMELINE OR LOCATION FOR THE DRUG RE-HAB CENTER.

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    CRACKER PLANT
      GOVERNOR TOMBLIN IS FRESH OFF A TRIP TO HOUSTON TO LOBBY FOR A NATURAL GAS CRACKER PLANT...

      HE SAYS HE'S OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A FACILITY BEING BUILT IN THE STATE... BUT THERE MAY BE MORE TO CONSIDER.

      TOMBLIN'S EFFORTS IN TEXAS WITH POTENTIAL INVESTORS, WERE BACKED BY ENORMOUS TAX-BREAKS THE LEGISLATURE PUT ON THE FAST-TRACK FOR PASSAGE.. BUT THE GOVERNOR SAYS MORE INCENTIVES TO LURE A BUILDER, MAY HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED.

      THERE ARE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TYPE OF CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT... BUT IT'S ESTIMATED ONE WOULD BRING THOUSANDS OF JOBS.

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    UNCONTESTED SEATS
      THE LOCAL FILING DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR OFFICE IN 20-12 HAS COME AND GONE...

      AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD ON TO A MAJORIY IN THE STATE SENATE.

      ONLY HALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE ARE ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR AND BECAUSE OF A LACK OF OPPOSING CANDIDATES, DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD AT LEAST 23 OF THE 34 SEATS.

      THIS YEAR, ALL 100 HOUSE OF DELEGATES SEATS ARE ON THE BALLOT WITH DEMOCRATS GUARANTEED 23 OF THEM... REPUBLICANS CAN BANK ON ONLY 16.

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    ELECTION FRAUD PROBE
      FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES ARE SET TO UNVEIL DETAILS LATER TODAY OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUD.

      THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND U-S ATTORNEY

      WILL ONLY SAY THAT THE PROBE INVOLVES THE SOUTHERN FEDERAL COURT DISTRICT.

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    LINCOLN VOTING PROBLEMS
      MORE RECENTLY, A JUDGE THREW OUT MORE THAN 300 CONTESTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAST IN LINCOLN COUNTY'S 2010 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY. THAT CHANGED THE OUTCOME IN THE CIRCUIT CLERK'S RACE.

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    STADIUM CELL SIGNAL
      CHANGES MAY BE COMING TO THE MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL FIELD... TO MAKE IT MORE CELL-PHONE FRIENDLY.

      W-V-U IS SEEKING BIDS FOR A NEW ANTENNA SYSTEM, THAT WOULD IMPORVE CELL SERVICE.. IT WOULD INCLUDE THE AREA AROUND W-V-U HOSPITALS AND THE STADIUM.

      THE UNIVERSITY IS HOPEFUL THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE RUNNING FOR THE NEXT FOOTBALL SEASON.

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    TEASE 1/WX FONT
      COMING UP, AWARD SEASON CONTINUES IN TINSLETOWN. FIND OUT WHO WENT HOME A WINNER, NEXT.

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

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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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    SAG AWARDS WRAP
      VIOLA DAVIS AND OCTAVIA SPENCER WERE THE "MAIDS" OF HONOR AT THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS. HERE'S HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BIG HOLLYWOOD CEREMONY.

      brad pitt: and the actor goes to the cast of 'the help' yay! THE FILM VERSION OF THE BEST-SELLING NOVEL "THE HELP" WENT ON TO EARN 170 MILLION DOLLARS AT THE BOX OFFICE. AND SUNDAY NIGHT, IT ALSO EARNED TOP HONORS FROM THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD. THE FILM'S STAR, VIOLA DAVIS, ALSO EARNED AN INDIVIDUAL HONOR AS OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTRESS. BACKSTAGE, SHE SAID SHE'S PROUD TO HAVE WORKED ON A FILM THAT TELLS STORIES THAT AREN'T OFTEN FRONT AND CENTER. viola/ 8:04:12- 4:32 they are the stories of our mothers and grandmothers, and we absolutely feel these stories are worth it.. I don't care how putrid or ordinary a life is, if going thru something Stories deserve to be heard. CO-STAR OCTAVIA SPENCER TOOK HOME THE PRIZE IN THE SUPPORTING ACTRESS CATEGORY. SHE CALLED THE WIN "BEYOND PROFOUND." spencer 19:20 its Your peers saying you're the best you can be tonight, I am thrilled to hold this honor.. Thrilled its Shining a light on women who haven't been given a voice in our history19:34 FRENCH STAR JEAN DUJARDIN WON 'THE ACTOR' FOR OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE FOR HIS NEAR SILENT ROLE IN THE ARTIST." BACKSTAGE, WHEN TALK TURNED TO HIS OSCAR CHANCES.. jean: 7;55:45- 55:53 hums, with fingers in ears.. SUPPORTING ACTOR HONORS WENT TO 82 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, WHO WON HIS FIRST SAG AWARD FOR HIS ROLE IN "BEGINNERS." plummer; 17 26:43 this is a lovely award, cuz your friends the actors turn into nice guys.. Usually madly jealous of each other 28:53 THE SAG AWARDS ALSO HONORS THE BEST IN TELEVISION. BOTH TROPHIES WENT TO LAST YEAR'S WINNERS, "BOARDWALK EMPIRE" IN THE DRAMATIC CATEGORY... AND "MODERN FAMILY" IN THE COMEDY CATEGORY.

      THE NEXT AWARD SHOW IS A MONTH AWAY. THE OSCARS WILL BE HANDED OUT FEBRUARY 26TH.

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    OSCARS APP
      LOOKING TO ADD TO YOUR OSCARS EXPERIENCE...THERE IS AN APP FOR THAT.

      THERE WILL BE SPECIAL CAMERAS FOR THE THANK YOU CAM, BACKSTAGE CAM, CONTROL ROOM CAM, AND PRESS ROOM CAM - FEATURING MOMENTS WITH THE BIG WINNERS.

      THE APP WAS DEVELOPED BY THE ACADEMY AND DISNEY ABC TELEVISION GROUP'S DIGITAL MEDIA TEAM.

      THE OSCARS APP IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE.

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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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    OHIO AMISH COUNTRY
      WELCOME BACK TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      WE ALL LOVE THOSE POPULAR APPETIZERS. YOU KNOW THE ONES THAT EVERYONE WANTS THE RECIPE FOR AFTER THEY'VE TRIED IT.

      WELL, LEE ANN MILLER FROM THE MILLER HAUS IS SHARING AN APPETIZER CALLED FRENCH QUARTER CHEESE, ONE OF HER FAVORITES.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OHIO'S AMISH COUNTRY, CHECK OUT O A COUNTRY.COM.

      AND FOR THIS WEEK'S RECIPE VISIT OUR WEBSITE WCHSTV.COM

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    RE OPEN
      GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER MCANDREWS...IT'S 7:23...

      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...

      THE ALLEGDED KANAWHA COUNTY SNIPER SHOOTER IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT TODAY.. SHAWN LESTER MAY PLEAD GUILTY TO TWO COUNTS OF ILLEGAL FIRE ARM POSSESSION.

      PLUS... GOVERNOR TOMBLIN HAS WRAPPED UP A LOBBYING MISSION TO HOUSTON.. HE SAYS HE'S OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A CRACKER PLANT BEING BUILT IN THE STATE. BUT, MORE INCENTIVES MAY HAVE TO BE OFFERED.

      AND, W-V-U IS SEEKING BIDS FOR A NEW ANTENNA SYSTEM, THAT WOULD IMPORVE CELL SERVICE IN THE AREA AROUND W-V-U HOSPITALS AND THE STADIUM.

      THE UNIVERSITY IS HOPEFUL THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE RUNNING FOR THE NEXT FOOTBALL SEASON.

      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...THE MAN ACCUSED OF THE KANAWHA COUNTY SNIPER SHOOTINGS WILL BE BACK IN COURT... FIND OUT ABOUT THE CHARGES HE FACES TODAY.

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    FOX RE-OPEN 2
      THEN, A FAMILY IS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

      A MAN IS HIT AND KILLED AND THE DRIVER NEVER STOPPED.

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    FOX RE-OPEN 3
      AND, EVER HAVE TROUBLE USING YOUR CELL PHONE AT A WVU GAME. THE SCHOOL MAY A SOLUTION FOR THAT.

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

      IT'S MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH.

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

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    I SHAWN LESTER TRIAL
      THE MAN CHARGED IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY SNIPER CASE WILL APPEAR IN COURT LATER TODAY.

      ATISH?

      JEN,

      SHAWN LESTER IS SET TO PLEAD GUILTY TODAY TO UNRELATED FEDERAL GUN CHARGES.

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    SHAWN LESTER TRIAL
      A FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTED 36-YEAR-OLD SHAWN LESTER ON TWO COUNTS OF ILLEGAL FIREARM POSESSION IN NOVEMBER.

      THE FEDERAL CHARGES WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE STATE'S CASE AGAINST LESTER.

      A KANAWHA COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED HIM FOR THE MURDERS OF JEANNIE PATTON, OKEY MEADOWS, JUNIOR AND GARY CARRIER.

      THE THREE WERE KILLED IN SNIPER STYLE SHOOTINGS ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO.

      LESTER WILL STAND TRIAL FOR THE MURDERS LATER THIS SPRING.

      LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM ATISH BAIDYA EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    ARSON MURDER UPDATE
      IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE AN ENTIRE FAMILY WAS KILLED IN A HOUSE FIRE AND INVESTIGATORS SAY, IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS SPOKE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

      20:25:30

      "I SEEN ELECTRIC SPARKS...SMOKE FIRE...THERE'S NO WAY THEY WOULD HAVE SURVIVED."

      RANDY DAILEY RELIVES LOSING HIS FAMILY....EVERYDAY.

      IN 2009 HIS WIFE MELINDA DAILEY AND THEIR THREE YOUNG CHILDREN...KAITLYN...RANDY AND TREY.. WERE ALL MURDERED WHEN SOMEONE SET FIRE TO THEIR HOME IN LOGAN COUNTY.

      DEWYANE ELLIS WAS ALSO KILLED IN THE FIRE.

      20:22:23

      "THEY PUT ALL FOUR IN THE SAME CASKET."

      THREE YEARS LATER...THE PAIN...STILL REMAINS.

      "GRANDMA: IT'S A LIVING HELL."

      ALL THE FAMILY HAVE LEFT...ARE HEART BREAKING REMINDERS...BUT WHAT'S ANGERING ...IS THE PERSON WHO SET FIRE TO THE HOME...AND MURDERED THESE PEOPLE IS STILL ON THE LOOSE.

      "I HOPE THOSE BABIES HAUNT YOU...YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE."

      AS FAMILY AND POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR ANSWERS...THEY ASK FOR ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING TO COME FORWARD.

      20:27:27

      "YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL....THERE AINT ANYTHING LIKE BURYING ALL YOUR KIDS."

      IN LOGAN COUNTY

      DAN MATICS

      EYEWITNESS NEWS



      THE FAMILY ALSO SAYS THEY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

      FIRE MARSHALS ARE STILL OFFERING A 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARSON.

      THE FAMILY OF A MAN KILLED IN A HIT AND RUN FRIDAY NIGHT ARE SPEAKING OUT.

      47-YEAR OLD DENNIS GLEN JAMES WAS HIT AND KILLED ALONG ELK RIVER ROAD IN ELKVIEW.. HE WAS CROSSING THE STREET FROM HIS PARKING SPOT TO HIS HOUSE.

      NOW AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR THE DRIVER OF THAT CAR... AND THE VICTIMS FAMILY IS PLEADING FOR THE PERSON BEHIND THE WHEEL, TO COME FORWARD.

      "Why did you do it? How come you didn't stop? You took so much in a minute. You took a lifetime away from people."

      "He can't rest. We can't rest. Because you can't just let somebody like that do something to your family and never know who they are."

      IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP POLICE AND DENNIS' FAMILY IN THIS INVESTIGATION, CALL THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT 304-357-0169.

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    3RD BOONE HOSTAGE ARREST
      A THIRD PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN A VIOLENT HOSTAGE SITUATION CASE, FROM BOONE COUTNY.

      40-YEAR OLD DARRELL McNEEDLY OF JULIAN WAS ARRESTED... AND IS FACING CHARGES OF ACCESSORY TO KIDNAPPING AND ASSAULT.

      THE ARREST COMES AFTER POLICE SAY BARRY CLARK HELD 5 PEOPLE HOSTAGE AND ALLEGEDLY ABUSED HIS ESTRANGED WIFE... THE VICTIMS HOUSE IN MORRISVALE WAS ALSO SET ON FIRE.

      A PROPOSED DRUG REHAB CENTER IN PUTNAM COUNTY HAS LEFT A SMALL TOWN DIVIDED.

      COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE TOWN OF BUFFALO WERE AT A MEETING SATURDAY MORNING ABOUT A PROPOSED IN-PATIENT REHAB CENTER A LOCAL GROUP IS TRYING TO ESTABLISH..

      THAT GROUP SAYS THE CENTER WILL BE CALLED, "THE ROCK HOUSE" AND IT'S GOAL WILL BE TO HELP RECOVERING ADDICTS.

      SUPPORT FOR THE PLAN, IS MIXED.

      "You're wanting to bring all of this down to our community where all these people live and dump it in our lap while you go home to Nitro every night."

      "We've felt this resistance before, and we're ready for it. And I think part of it is because people feel uncomfortable having addicts in their community which I completely understand. It's just unfortunately, the addicts are already here that's who we're trying to help."


      THE FACILITY PLANNERS SAY THEY'RE JUST LOOKING AT PROPERTIES RIGHT NOW.

      THERE IS NO SET TIMELINE OR LOCATION FOR THE DRUG RE-HAB CENTER.

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    CRACKER PLANT
      GOVERNOR TOMBLIN IS FRESH OFF A TRIP TO HOUSTON TO LOBBY FOR A NATURAL GAS CRACKER PLANT...

      HE SAYS HE'S OPTIMISTIC ABOUT A FACILITY BEING BUILT IN THE STATE... BUT THERE MAY BE MORE TO CONSIDER.

      TOMBLIN'S EFFORTS IN TEXAS WITH POTENTIAL INVESTORS, WERE BACKED BY ENORMOUS TAX-BREAKS THE LEGISLATURE PUT ON THE FAST-TRACK FOR PASSAGE.. BUT THE GOVERNOR SAYS MORE INCENTIVES TO LURE A BUILDER, MAY HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED.

      THERE ARE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TYPE OF CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT... BUT IT'S ESTIMATED ONE WOULD BRING THOUSANDS OF JOBS.

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    UNCONTESTED SEATS
      THE LOCAL FILING DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR OFFICE IN 20-12 HAS COME AND GONE...

      AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD ON TO A MAJORIY IN THE STATE SENATE.

      ONLY HALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE ARE ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR AND BECAUSE OF A LACK OF OPPOSING CANDIDATES, DEMOCRATS WILL HOLD AT LEAST 23 OF THE 34 SEATS.

      THIS YEAR, ALL 100 HOUSE OF DELEGATES SEATS ARE ON THE BALLOT WITH DEMOCRATS GUARANTEED 23 OF THEM... REPUBLICANS CAN BANK ON ONLY 16.

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    ELECTION FRAUD PROBE
      FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES ARE SET TO UNVEIL DETAILS LATER TODAY OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED ELECTION FRAUD.

      THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND U-S ATTORNEY

      WILL ONLY SAY THAT THE PROBE INVOLVES THE SOUTHERN FEDERAL COURT DISTRICT.

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    LINCOLN VOTING PROBLEMS
      MORE RECENTLY, A JUDGE THREW OUT MORE THAN 300 CONTESTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAST IN LINCOLN COUNTY'S 2010 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY. THAT CHANGED THE OUTCOME IN THE CIRCUIT CLERK'S RACE.

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    STADIUM CELL SIGNAL
      CHANGES MAY BE COMING TO THE MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL FIELD... TO MAKE IT MORE CELL-PHONE FRIENDLY.

      W-V-U IS SEEKING BIDS FOR A NEW ANTENNA SYSTEM, THAT WOULD IMPORVE CELL SERVICE.. IT WOULD INCLUDE THE AREA AROUND W-V-U HOSPITALS AND THE STADIUM.

      THE UNIVERSITY IS HOPEFUL THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE RUNNING FOR THE NEXT FOOTBALL SEASON.

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    TEASE 5/WX FONT
      COMING UP, IT'S THE BATTLE FOR FAVORITE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL. WE'LL HAVE A PREVIEW OF THE ADS, 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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    SUPER BOWL VILLAGE EXPERIENCE
      THE SUPER BOWL IS THIS WEEKEND, AND PRE-GAME ACTIVITIES ARE IN FULL SWING IN INDY. THE SUPER BOWL VILLAGE AND THE N-F-L EXPERIENCE ARE READY TO GO.

      NATS/ zip line

      SOMMER says: "I'm not nervous at all , i'm just excited, hope i can get a ticket."

      THE LINE FOR THE ZIP LINE STRETCHING DOWN CAPITOL AVENUE

      ROMERO says: "I dion't know where the end was we were the end about 40 minutes go."

      THOSE ON THE OTHER SAID SAY IT'S WORTH THE WAIT-

      INSIDE...THE NFL EXPERIENCE.. .

      NATS// clapping

      LITTLE ONES WERE PLAYING ON GROUND LEVEL

      AMMERMAN says: "I tried to kick it in the goal."

      AS PART OF THE FREE NFL PLAY 60 CLINICS

      AMMERMAN says: "im having fun

      NATS

      COLTS RUNNING BACK JOSEPH ADDAI TEACHING A THING OR TWO TO KIDS AGES 6 TO 12

      KHEREIN says: "A once in a life opportunity

      MCCLURE says: "The nfl play 60 program isn't just for fun / it's to teach kids to hike themselves off the couch/ and be acive for at least 60 minutes a day."

      KEHREIN says: "Active kids are better than kids just sitting on the couch playing video games"

      THE CONVENTION CENTER BUSTLING WITH ACTIVITY IN EVERY CORNER- MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND PRESALE TICKETS SOLD FOR SATURDAY -

      MOS says: "it's awesome/ really cool."

      MOS says: "it's awesome."

      SOMETHING FOR FAN OF EVERY TEAM TO SEE ...

      GENTIL says: "i'm converting her slowly. hopefully she'll be on a winning team soon "

      BOTH AGREE THIS IS A WINNING EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER-

      VANESSA MCCLURE FOX 59 NEWS.

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    SUPER BOWL TROPHY
      THE VINCE LOMBARDI TROPHY HAS ARRIVED IN INDY.

      TIFFANY UNVEILED THE PRESTIGIOUS TROPHY AT A PRIVATE CEREMONY OVER THE WEEKEND.

      THE TROPHY, HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION EVERY YEAR SINCE 1967.

      IT IS HAND CRAFTED BY THE MASTER ARTISANS OF TIFFANY AND COMPANY.

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    SUPER BOWL ADS
      FOR A LOT PEOPLE THE BEST PART OF THE SUPER BOWL IS THE COMMERICALS.

      HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK OF SOME OF THE ADS YOU'LL BE SEEING.

      One of the first big changes here, the super bowl ads coming out long before the game even begins. VOLKSWAGEN's minute long teaser of a canine chorus performing the Darth Vader theme. Shoe company SKETCHERS hoping to run away with this ad competition even before the game. The second big change in ads this year..many of them will be much longer. There is a one minute ad from Audi celebrating its LED technology. It's only bad news if you're a vampire. And lastly, the ads this year will try to reach out to your technology. Because an estimated 60% of viewers will have a SECOND screen right in their in hand, their smart phone. (Go Daddy) : This ad has that pattern in the box - It's called a QUICK RESPONSE CODE - viewers can hold their smart phones right up to the TV. It will take their smart phones directly to the advertiser's website. And Doritos hope to cash in on that too. having some fun with the i-phone's Siri, who helps users find things.( DORITOS ad) :: " send me three hot, wild girls. Phone says sending "Three Rotweillers!"

      YOU CAN SEE THE COMMERCIALS ALONG WITH THE GAME BETWEEN THE GIANTS AND THE PATRIOTS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH.

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    SPORTS
      WELCOME BACK TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      NO TIME TO LOOK BACK!!!

      THE MOUNTAINEERS CAN'T AFFORD TO DWELL ON THEIR DIFFICULT LOSS AT SYRACUSE.

      JOSH LEWIS JOINS US NOW TO LET US KNOW WHY. PLUS, MARSHALL IS ON A SKID AS WELL.

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    EYEWITNESS WEB
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