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Thursday, May 16, 2013.

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OPEN 1
    KILLER TORNADOES RIPPED THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST, WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE STORM AND THE DAMAGE

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OPEN 2
    THE SAME JURY THAT CONVICTED JODI ARIAS OF MURDER RULED SHE COULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY WHEN SHE'S SENTENCED FOR MURDER AND THAT COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS MONDAY.

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OPEN 3
    THE FIRST CASUALTY IN THE FBI INVESTIGATION INTO THE TARGETING OF CONSERVATIVES AND IT'S A BIG ONE...THE HEAD OF THE IRS IS OUT.

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HELLO
    GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS.

    AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY.

    WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .

    IT'S THURSDAY, MAY 16TH.

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

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WEATHER GLANCE
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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TORNADO THURS
    A TORNADO HAS SWEPT THROUGH THE AREA NEAR DALLAS-FORT WORTH CAUSING MULTIPLE FATALITIES AND SCORES OF INJURIES..

    NOW EMERGENCY WORKERS ARE EVACUATING RESIDENTS AND SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE AMONG THE RUBBLE.

    VICTOR BLACKWELL HAS MORE FROM GRANBURY, TEXAS.


    VIDEO FROM A STORMCHASER IN NORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

    AND THIS...


    THIS IS WHAT A TORNADO LOOKS LIKE...IN THE DARK...LIT UP BY LIGHTNING.

    THAT'S WHAT THIS MAN DID WHEN THE STORM HIT.

    OFFICIALS SAY IT "HOPSCOTCHED" THROUGH THE AREA...TOUCHING DOWN AND LIFTING UP AS IT CUT THROUGH NORTH TEXAS...

    THIS MAN RODE OUT THE STORM WITH HIS FAMILY... IN HIS BATHTUB.

    "You could see the whole, the roof collapse and you could see it, the twister, just there facing you. It's horrible."

    AS THE STORMS PASSED… REPORTS OF INJURIES AND FATALITIES CAME IN.

    THOSE WHO COULD... MADE THEIR WAY OUT OF THEIR HOMES...

    WHILE CREWS WORKED TO FREE PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE FLATTENED BUILDINGS.

    OFFICIALS SENT SCHOOL BUSES TO THE HARDEST HIT AREAS TO HELP WITH EVACUATIONS…

    AS RESDENTS COPE WITH LOSING EVERYTHING...IN AN INSTANT.

    "There's just nothing left--I'm sorry. There's just nothing left."Victor Blackwell .

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    THE HOOD COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THREE TORNADOES MAY HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN HIS COUNTY.

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL SURVEY THE DAMAGE AND DETERMINE THE OFFICAL NUMBER OF TORNADOES, AS WELL AS THEIR STRENGTH.

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ARIAS TRIAL
    AN ARIZONA WOMAN CONVICTED OF BRUTALLY MURDERING HER EX-BOYFRIEND IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO GETTING THE DEATH PENALTY.

    LAST WEEK, A JURY CONVICTED JODI ARIAS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF TRAVIS ALEXANDER.

    YESTERDAY, THAT SAME JURY FOUND THAT CASE MET THE STANDARD UNDER ARIZONA LAW FOR THE DEATH PENALTY.

    NOW THE SENTENCING PHASE BEGINS AND JURORS WILL HEAR FROM THE VICTIM'S FREINDS AND FAMILY... AS WELL AS ARIAS HERSELF.

    THEY WILL THEN DECIDE IF SHE SPENDS THE REST OF HER LIFE IN PRISON OR WILL FACE THE DEATH PENALTY. THAT COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS MONDAY

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NO SHOOTER ARRESTED
    THE SUSPECT IN THE MOTHER'S DAY SHOOTING IN NEW ORLEANS, HAS BEEN ARRESTED.

    POLICE SAY THE 19 YEAR OLD WAS TAKEN IN TO CUSTODY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, IN THE LITTLE WOODS SECTION OF EASTERN NEW ORLEANS.

    INVESTIGATORS AREN'T PLANNING TO RELEASE ANY MORE DETAILS, UNTIL LATER TODAY.

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11 MAYNARD HEARING
    STILL IN HIS HOSPITAL GOWN....THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING THE MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT

    EYWWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE A CABELL COUNTY COURTROOM YESTERDAY. KATELYN?

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M MAYNARD HEARING
    THIS COURT ROOM WAS CROWDED...AS DOZENS OF POLICE OFFICERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY PILED IN TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LATE MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM.

    TENNIS MAYNARD, THE MAN POLICE SAID SHOT SHERIFF CRUM TO DEATH, PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER , ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FLEEING.

    MAYNARD HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE APRIL--YOU MAY REMEMBER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM.

    THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME CRUM'S WIDOW, ROSIE, CAME FACE TO FACE WITH THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND...

    MAYNARD'S LEGAL TEAM SAYS THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW THEY WILL BASE HIS DEFENSE .

    "We havent started yet, we'll make that decision pretty soon. i think hes suprised to be sitting in there like he is right now"

    THE STATE SUPREME COURT APPOINTED A CABELL JUDGE TO PRESIDE OVER THE CASE AFTER MINGO COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE MICHAEL THORNSBURY RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE PROCEDINGS.

    SINCE THE DEATH OF SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM, IT'S BEEN TOUGH NOT ONLY FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE OF MINGO COUNTY.

    THE PARKING SPOT WHERE SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM WAS GUNNED DOWN... IS A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL... BLOCKED OFF WITH ORANGE CONES... DECORATED WITH FLOWERS... AND A PHOTO OF THE SHERIFF.

    A CONSTANT REMINDER FOR PEOPLE ABOUT THE DEATH OF THEIR SHERIFF. HERE'S WHAT ONE MAN SAID ABOUT TENNIS MAYNARD PLEADING NOT GUILTY.

    "I think it's messed up he pleaded not guilty. From what i understand, everything that happened it's pretty obvious he was the guy that did it."

    MAYNARD WILL STAY IN JAIL UNTIL A BOND HEARING JUNE 17TH.

    THE TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR OCTOBER 21ST.

    REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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INTRO RUSSELL BLACK
    A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER IS IN JAIL ON A SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE.

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GRX RUSSELL BLACK
    46 YEAR OLD RUSSELL BLACK WAS ARRESTED ON SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT.

    POLICE SAY IT INVOLVED A MENTALLY CHALLENGED WOMAN.

    BLACK IS CURRENTLY IN THE WESTERN REGIONAL JAIL, HIS BOND WAS SET AT 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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G CHILD PORN
    AND A HUNTINGTON MAN IS IN JAIL ON CHARGES OF HAVING CHILD PORN ON HIS COMPUTER.

    POLICE SAY THE VIDEOS WERE FOUND BY A TECHNICIAN, WHEN BRAD MAYNARD TOOK HIS COMPUTER TO A REPAIR SHOP.... MORE CHARGES COULD BE COMING IN THIS CASE.

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IRS MILLER RESIGNS
    THE FALLOUT FROM THE SCANDAL AT THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... IS STARTING FROM THE TOP.

    ACTING I-R-S COMMISSIONER STEVEN MILLER WAS ASKED TO RESIGN YESTERDAY.

    ACCORDING TO THE I-R-S MILLER WAS AWARE THAT THE AGENCY WAS PUTTING CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL GROUPS UNDER EXTRA SCRUTINY.

    THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE I-R-S MISCONDUCT INEXCUSABLE AND VOWED TO WORK WITH CONGRESS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

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IRS BUDGET CUTS
    AND AMID THE SCANDAL THE I-R-S FORCED TO SHUT DOWN ALL SERVICES FOR 5 DAYS BECAUSE OF THE MARCH BUDGET CUTS.

    THE DAYS WILL BE SPREAD OUT BETWEEN LATE MAY AND LATE AUGUST.

    ALL I-R-S WORKERS WILL BE FURLOUGHED WITHOUT PAY FOR THOSE DAYS.

    TAX FILING DEADLINES WON'T CHANGE.

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W.H. BENGHAZI EMAILS
    THE WHITE HOUSE RELEASED DOZENS OF PAGES WORTH OF EMAILS LINKED TO LAST SEPTEMBER'S FATAL ATTACK IN BENGHAZI.

    ACCORDING TO THE E-MAILS, IT APPEARS THE C-I-A TOOK CHARGE OF CREATING TALKING POINTS ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT KILLED FOUR AMERICANS, INCLUDING AMBASSADOR CHRISTOPHER STEVENS.

    THEY ALSO SHOW INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS ORIGINALLY WEREN'T SURE IF ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS TOOK PART IN THE ATTACK.

    PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THESE EMAILS, THE TALKING POINTS WERE A TOUCHY POLITICAL TOPIC.

    SOME LAWMAKERS SAID OFFICIALS KNEW THE INCIDENT WAS A PLANNED TERRORISTIC ACT... BUT TOLD THE PUBLIC IT WAS A VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION RELATED TO A VIDEO THAT RIDICULED THE ISLAMIC RELIGION.

    CRITICS OF THE PRESIDENT ALSO ACCUSED THE WHITE HOUSE OF NOT INCREASING SECURITY BEFORE THE ATTACK AND MISHANDLING ITS REACTION AFTERWARDS.

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I OIL PRICE MANIPULATION
    IF YOU FEEL THAT GAS PRICES HAVE BEEN A LITTLE TOO HIGH ...YOU AREN'T THE ONLY ONE. NOW EUROPEAN OFFICIALS ARE STEPPING IN TO INVESTIGATE.

    INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST OIL COMPANIES ON SUSPICIONS OF PRICE MANIPULATION OVER MORE THAN A DECADE.

    SHELL, B-P AND STATOIL ALL SAY THEY'RE CO-OPERATING WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION.

    THE INVESTIGATION IS CENTERED ON REPORTING AT PLATTS -- THE MARKET LEADER IN PROVIDING OIL BENCHMARK FIGURES.

    THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION SAYS EVEN SMALL DISTORTIONS COULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT WORLDWIDE ON PRICES OF CRUDE OIL AND GASOLINE.

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CWA RALLY
    THE COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA ARE HOLDING A RALLY FOR FRONTIER WORKERS IN CHARLESTON TODAY.

    THE C-W-A UNION IS HOLDING THE RALLY TO SHOW UNITY BEFORE UPCOMING CONTRACT TALKS.

    THE CONTRACT THAT IS SET TO EXPIRE AUGUST 2nd, AFFECTS 16 HUNDRED FORMER VERIZON WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

    THOSE WORKERS MOVED TO FRONTIER WHEN THEY BOUGHT OUT VERIZON.

    NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN FRONTIER AND THE C-W-A UNION WILL START IN JUNE IN CHARLESTON.

    THE RALLY STARTS AT 11 O'CLOCK IN FRONT OF THE FRONTIER OFFICES.

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NO POWERBALL WINNER
    PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE ON EDGE OF THEIR SEATS LAST NIGHT... WAITING FOR THOSE SIX LITTLE NUMBERS TO BE DRAWN...

    BUT THE BIG QUESTION OF THE MORNING IS...DID ANYONE HIT ALL THE NUMBERS *AND THE POWERBALL...

    ACCORDING TO THE POWERBALL WEBSITE....THERE WERE *NO JACKPOT WINNERS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S DRAWING.

    THAT MEANS THE JACKPOT HAS CLIMBED TO $475 MILLION DOLLARS AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE MORE BEFORE THE NEXT DRAWING.

    THAT DRAWING WILL BE HELD SATURDAY NIGHT.

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POWERBALL NUMBERS
    AND IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE ONES WHO ARE HOPING YOU WON A LITTLE SOMETHING...BUT DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO CHECK THE NUMBERS LAST NIGHT...HERE YOU GO..

    THE NUMBERS ARE 2, 11, 26, 34, 41...THE POWERBALL WAS 32.

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PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL
    HUNTINGTON POLICE RECOGNIZED SEVERAL OF THEIR OWN DURING A CEREMONY.

    THE TRIBUTE AT HARRIS RIVERFRONT PARK WAS DEDICATED TO FORMER MARSHAL ISAAC MITCHELL, THE FIRST HUNTINGTON OFFICER TO DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

    HE WAS KILLED IN THE LATE 1800S.

    SEVERAL OF MITCHELL'S RELATIVES TRAVELED TO HUNTINGTON FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

    SOME DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PART OF THEIR FAMILY'S HISTORY UNTIL VERY RECENTLY, AND SAY THEY ARE HAPPY TO HONOR HIS SACRIFICE.

    "He was very popular here, did a lot of groundwork for Huntington, so I think it's very important he was remembered."

    FAMILY MEMBERS OF SEVEN FALLEN OFFICERS WERE GIVEN ROSES AT THE EVENT.

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RIDE OF SILENCE
    BICYCLIST HIT THE ROAD TO HONOR FELLOW BIKERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED.

    DOZENS STARTED THE "RIDE OF SILENCE" AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

    CYCLIST PEDALED SLOWLY DOWN KANAWHA BOULEVARD TO PATRICK STREET AND BACK.

    THE RIDE RECOGNIZES LIVES LOST AND ALSO RAISES AWARENESS AMONG DRIVERS, TO WATCH OUT FOR CYCLISTS ON THE ROAD.

    "We're wanna show them that we're not going to stop riding. That we're still gonna be out here still doin this every day because it's part of our lives..."

    THIS WAS THE 10th YEAR FOR THE EVENT.

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OBAMA ASSESTS
    THE WHITE HOUSE HAS RELEASED DOCUMENTS THAT REVEAL THE ASSETS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE FIRST FAMILY.

    THE DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REQUIRED BY THE ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT.

    THEY SHOW THE OBAMAS HOLD ASSETS VALUED BETWEEN NEARLY NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS AND NEARLY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.

    THE FORMS PROVIDE A RANGE FOR THE VALUE OF EACH ASSET, LEADING TO THE WIDE ESTIMATES OF WEALTH.

    MISTER OBAMA'S LARGEST ASSET IS IN THE FORM OF TREASURY NOTES AND BILLS.

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SUBWAY STROLLER
    SOME HEART-STOPPING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OUT OF PHILADELPHIA.

    A STROLLER GOT AWAY FROM A MOTHER AT A SUBWAY STATION, AND THE BABY ENDED UP ON THE TRACKS.

    THE CHILD WAS STRAPPED IN, BUT HER PINK BLANKET WENT FLYING.

    THE MOTHER JUMPED DOWN TO SAVE HER BABY, WHILE OTHER COMMUTERS CAME TO HER AID.

    THE 14-MONTH-OLD GIRL WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A CUT ON HER FOREHEAD BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY.

    TRANSIT POLICE SAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, SO THE MOTHER IS NOT FACING ANY CHARGES.

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DEER ON BUS
    A BUS DRIVER IN PENNSYLVANIA GOT AN UNEXPECTED PASSENGER ON HIS ROUTE EARLIER THIS WEEK.

    THE DEER CRASHED THROUGH THE WINDWHIELD OF THE BUS WHILE IT WAS MOVING...

    THIS HAPPENED UP IN JOHNSTOWN PENNSYLVANIA.

    THE DEER SCRAMBLED AROUND THE BUS WHILE THE DRIVER BROUGHT IT TO A STOP.

    HE OPENED THE DOOR AND THE ANIMAL WAS ABLE TO GET OUT... APPARENTLY UNHARMED.

    LUCKILY THERE WAS ONLY ONE PASSENGER ON THE BUS.

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DISNEY DISABLED GUIDES
    WEALTHY NEW YORK FAMILIES HAVE FOUND A WAY TO SKIP TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE AT DISNEY WORLD.

    THEY HIRE DISABLED TOUR GUIDES.

    THAT'S ACCORDING TO SOCIAL RESEARCHER WEDNESDAY MARTIN.

    HE SAYS HE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE "UNDERGROUND NETWORK" WHILE WORKING ON A BOOK ABOUT NEW YORK CITY'S PARK AVENUE ELITE.

    DISNEY OFFERS V-I-P TOURS AND A FASTPASS SERVICE THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO AVOID LONG LINES.

    BUT MARTIN SAYS IT'S CHEAPER TO HIRE A BLACK MARKET DISABLED GUIDE.

    A WALT DISNEY SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DISNEY IS GOING TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO DETER THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY.

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TOWER CAM
    Hunt. Towercam

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FULL WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Radar

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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
    A GIANT RUBBER DUCK DEFLATES, A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL, AND AN APARTMENT GOES BATTY.

    CHECK OUT THE LATEST VIDEO THAT WILL HAVE YOU TALKING IN "TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!"

    TAKE A LOOK AT THIS!

    A NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION IN HONG KONG HAS GONE FLAT...

    THE 54-FOOT INFLATABLE RUBBER DUCK, FROM A DUTCH ARTIST, WENT ON DISPLAY EARLIER THIS MONTH.

    IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BOBBING IN VICTORIA HARBOR UNTIL JUNE, BUT MYSTERIOUSLY LOST ITS SPUNK WEDNESDAY.

    SPECTATORS WERE LEFT TO WONDER WHAT WENT WRONG, UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY, WHEN ORGANIZERS SAID IT WAS A PLANNED DEFLATION.

    A TWEET ON THE OFFICIAL HARBOR CITY TWITTER ACCOUNT SAID THE DUCK NEEDS TO "FRESHEN UP. STAY TUNED FOR ITS RETURN."

    HERE'S A DIZZYING LOOK AT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK AT THE TOP OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

    THIS VIDEO, FROM THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, GIVES A HELMET-CAM VIEW OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL.

    THE MONUMENT IS NOW COMPLETELY COVERED IN SCAFFOLDING.

    WORKERS ARE REPAIRING ITS MARBLE AND GRANITE EXTERIOR, WHICH WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EARTHQUAKE IN 2011.

    A CANADIAN WOMAN HAS GONE BATTY AFTER AN INFESTATION IN HER APARTMENT.

    SHE SAYS SHE'S BEEN SEEING BATS SINCE APRIL -- AS MANY AS 12 IN ONE WEEK.

    SHE SAYS SHE'S GONE THROUGH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RABIES SHOTS TO ENSURE HER SAFETY.

    HER LANDLORD HAS NOT COMMENTED, BUT SHE SAYS SHE'S BEEN TOLD HER LEASE WILL NOT BE RENEWED.

    FOR TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, I'M RENE MARSH.

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I POWER BASEBALL
    THE WEST VIRGINIA POWER IS LIGHTING IT UP ON THE FIELD THIS SEASON.

    HERE TO TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE BALL PARK IS KRISTIN CALL WITH THE POWER...

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G POWER BASEBALL
    AND... WE HAVE A FAMIL;Y FOUR PACK OF TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY FOR AN UPCOMING GAME...

    JUST BE THE 11TH CALLER RIGHT NOW TO 866-831-0811.

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

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

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WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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OPEN 4
    COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...THE MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM WAS IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU'LL HEAR FROM HIS ATTORNEY

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OPEN 5
    KANAWHA COUNTY DEPUTIES HAD A BIG SURPRISE YESTERDAY WHEN A GUY WENT ALL NINJA ON THEM...WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.

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OPEN 6
    A CONVICTED FELON IS BACK IN JAIL, AFTER STATE POLICE FOUND GUNS, DRUGS AND CASH STASHED AROUND HIS BELLE HOME.

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HELLO
    GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS.

    AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY.

    WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .

    IT'S THURSDAY, MAY 16TH.

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

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WEATHER GLANCE
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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11 MAYNARD HEARING
    STILL IN HIS HOSPITAL GOWN....THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING THE MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT

    EYWWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE A CABELL COUNTY COURTROOM YESTERDAY. KATELYN?

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M MAYNARD HEARING
    THIS COURT ROOM WAS CROWDED...AS DOZENS OF POLICE OFFICERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY PILED IN TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LATE MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM.

    TENNIS MAYNARD, THE MAN POLICE SAID SHOT SHERIFF CRUM TO DEATH, PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER , ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FLEEING.

    MAYNARD HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE APRIL--YOU MAY REMEMBER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM.

    THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME CRUM'S WIDOW, ROSIE, CAME FACE TO FACE WITH THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND...

    MAYNARD'S LEGAL TEAM SAYS THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW THEY WILL BASE HIS DEFENSE .

    "We havent started yet, we'll make that decision pretty soon. i think hes suprised to be sitting in there like he is right now"

    THE STATE SUPREME COURT APPOINTED A CABELL JUDGE TO PRESIDE OVER THE CASE AFTER MINGO COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE MICHAEL THORNSBURY RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE PROCEDINGS.

    SINCE THE DEATH OF SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM, IT'S BEEN TOUGH NOT ONLY FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE OF MINGO COUNTY.

    THE PARKING SPOT WHERE SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM WAS GUNNED DOWN... IS A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL... BLOCKED OFF WITH ORANGE CONES... DECORATED WITH FLOWERS... AND A PHOTO OF THE SHERIFF.

    A CONSTANT REMINDER FOR PEOPLE ABOUT THE DEATH OF THEIR SHERIFF. HERE'S WHAT ONE MAN SAID ABOUT TENNIS MAYNARD PLEADING NOT GUILTY.

    "I think it's messed up he pleaded not guilty. From what i understand, everything that happened it's pretty obvious he was the guy that did it."

    MAYNARD WILL STAY IN JAIL UNTIL A BOND HEARING JUNE 17TH.

    THE TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR OCTOBER 21ST.

    REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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I WOOLINE GUN HOARDER
    A CONVICTED FELON IS BACK IN JAIL, AFTER STATE POLICE SAY THEY FOUND DOZENS OF GUNS, AND DRUGS IN HIS HOME.

    DORSEY WOOLWINE JUNIOR WAS ARRESTED AT HIS HOME ON SIMMONS CREEK ROAD IN BELLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

    STATE POLICE WENT TO WOOLWINE'S HOME TO EXECUTE A SEARCH WARRANT... AND WHEN THEY WENT INTO THE HOME, THEY FOUND DRUGS, MONEY AND MORE THAN 100 GUNS.

    COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT WOOLWINE TOLD TROOPERS HE'D BEEN SELLING DRUGS FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS.

    WOOLWINE SAYS NOW THAT HE'S BEEN CAUGHT... HE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF A FUTURE TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

    are you worried about the future or anyhing?

    "WHAT FUTURE? NOW I'LL SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE I N THE PEN. AND YOU KNOW TOUGHEN UP, BE A MAN."

    WOOLWINE IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER...ALONG WITH BEING A CONVICTED FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM..

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I SWORD THREAT
    A MAN LEARNS A VERY OLD LESSON...YOU DON'T TAKE A KNIFE TO A GUN FIGHT....EVEN IF IT'S A FOUR FOOT LONG SAMURAI SWORD. AND NOT WHEN YOU PULL IT ON A KANAWHA COUNTY DEPUTY.

    DEPUTIES SAY CHATEN NELSON WAS WALKING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF RAVEN DRIVE IN RAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT -- WHEN A DEPUTY IN AN UNMARKED CRUISER NOTICED THAT HE HAD A LARGE SAMURAI SWORD ON HIS BACK.

    THE DEPUTY SAID HE STOPPED TO QUESTION HIM AND NELSON REACHED AROUND AND PULLED THE SWORD OUT OF A SHEATH AND TOOK AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE... THE DEPUTY HAD TO ORDER HIM TO PUT IT DOWN TWICE, AT GUNPOINT.

    NELSON SAID HE HAD NO IDEA WHO WAS IN THE UNMARKED CAR AND WAS JUST DEFENDING HIMSELF.

    "The unmarks went by and i didn't know who they were, and this is rand i was just protecting myself... this is a major embarrasment everyone knows me and is thinking i'm some big ninja and that's just not me."

    SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ALSO SAY THEY BELIEVE NELSON WAS HIGH AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

    DEPUTIES FOUND ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTION PILLS ON HIM AND OTHER KNIVES.

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CHEERING FOR MAKAYLA
    A 17-YEAR-OLD WHO CONTINUES FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE IS GETTING TO HAVE SOME FUN...

    MAKAYLA CLARK HIT THE WATER AT THE YMCA TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS LATER THIS WEEK.

    MAKAYLA WAS BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME, AT AGE TWO SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA, BY AGE 12 SHE NEEDED AND RECEIVED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, AND HAS BEEN FIGHTING CANCER FOR THE PAST YEAR.

    HER MOTHER SAYS IT'S OBVIOUS THAT MAKAYLA IS A FIGHTER.

    "Oh i'm feeling wonderful. Just to see her in the water swimming and doing what she likes to do is wonderful. I just, i am so blessed..."

    MAKAYLA WILL BE COMPETING IN THE COUNTY TRIALS THIS FRIDAY, MAY 17TH

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WILDLIFE BUMP
    ((trout mon wall

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TROUT IN CLASSROOM
    SPRING GIVES US OUR BEST OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AND CATCH SOME TROUT. IT'S ALSO THE TIME OF YEAR KIDS AROUND THE STATE RELEASE THE TROUT FINGERLINGS THEY'VE RAISED FROM EGGS.

    IN THIS WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE, WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM

    Amanda Craig's school is here after a nearly year long committement to raising a bunch of fingerlings ready to be released today.

    That's a lot of work, but it's also a lot of fun, especially today when these little guys get to go free, and their little managers get to feel like proud parents watching their little ones leave the nest. They learned a lot this year.

    That's some good stuff, you can tell these kids are committed to their trout. They have been since the very beginning.

    That's the beginning of wildlife management, and maybe one day one of these bright kids will make a profession out of working with animals. For WVWL, PM EWN

    IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR SHOOT ME AN E-MAIL DIRECTLY

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ASK THE VET
    KANAWHA CITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL

    1-877-924-7888

    ASK THE VET

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G ASK THE VET
    For More Information

    Kanawha City Veterinary

    Hospital

    5405 MacCorkle Avenue SE

    www.kcvh.net


    OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 5405 MCCORKLE AVE SE


    HOURS: M-F 7:30 -6:00 PM

    SATURDAY 8:30 -NOON

    WWW.KCVH.NET

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TEASE SIX
    THERE IS MORE NEWS STILL AHEAD RIGHT HERE ON FOX 11 EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

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PETS
    DONNA CLARK

    KANAWHA CHARLESTON HUMANE ASSOCIATION

    THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HUMANE ASSOC.

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CLOSE ONE
    STICK AROUND, DOUG HAS YOUR FORECAST AND WE'LL HAVE A CHECK OF YOUR MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK.

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RE OPEN
    GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER MCANDREWS...IT'S 7:56.

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

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WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Chroma Radar

    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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G TODAY'S HEADLINES
    IN YOUR EYEWITNESS NEWS HEADLINES THIS MORNING...

    THE MAN A KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SAYS CAME AFTER HIM WITH A SWORD IS OUT ON BOND.

    DEPUTIES SAY CHATEN NELSON WAS WALKING IN RAND WITH A SWORD ... WHEN A DEPUTY STOPPED TO QUESTION HIM. NELSON WAS ARRESTED FOR PULLING THE SWORD OUT ON THE DEPUTY.

    COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA IS HOSTING A RALLY FOR FRONTIER WORKERS IN CHARLESTON TODAY.

    THE OBJECTIVE IS TO SHOW UNITY IN THE FACE OF UPCOMING LABOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.

    THE CONTRACT THAT IS SET TO EXPIRE IN AUGUST AFFECTS 16 HUNDRED FORMER VERIZON WORKERS.

    THERE WERE *NO JACKPOT WINNERS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S 360- MILLION DOLLAR DRAWING.

    THAT MEANS THE JACKPOT HAS CLIMBED TO 475 MILLION DOLLARS AND WILL MOST LIKELY GROW BEFORE SATURDAY'S DRAWING.

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