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Tuesday, March 16, 2010.

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  • FOX OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .....RECOVERY TEAMS WILL BE OUT AGAIN THIS MORNING SEARCHING FOR A MISSING KANAWHA COUNTY FIREFIGHTER

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    FOX OPEN 2
      AND, AFTER A DECADE OF WORK, ONLY 13 COUNTIES ARE MAPPED OUT FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS.

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    FOX OPEN 3
      AND, WE'LL SEE WHO BROUGHT HOME THE BACON AT THIS YEARS FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA HAM, BACON & EGG SALE.

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

      IT'S TUESDAY, MARCH 16TH.

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

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    FLOODING SEWAGE
      FLOOD VICTIMS WILL BE OUT AGAIN TODAY CLEANING UP AFTER THIS WEEKEND'S HARSH RAINS.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN CHARLESTON WITH MORE ABOUT THE CLEANUP EFFORTS. DARRAH?

      FOR MOST OF THE FLOOD VICTIMS ... THE CLEANUP PROCESS WILL BE A LONG AND SLOW ONE.

      FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY HAS LEFT MANY PEOPLE WITH NOTHING.

      AS EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR ELIZABETH NORIKA FOUND OUT ONE PRATT FAMILY SAYS IN ONLY A MATTER OF MINUTES...EVERYTHING THEY OWNED WAS GONE.

      A 36:46 'IT'S AWFUL I MEAN THERES NOTHING WE CAN DO....I MEAN OUR KIDS ARE DEVASTATED...EVERYTHING WE GOT IS GONE."

      ANGIE COOPER SAYS SATURDAYS STORM HAS CHANGED HER LIFE FOREVER.

      A 35:37 "TOOK 15 MINUTES TOTAL....EVERYTHING WAS GONE."

      SHE, ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE KIDS WERE LIVING IN THE BASEMENT OF HER PARENT'S HOME IN PRATT.

      A 35:42 "FIRST THING THAT CAME IN WAS SEWER..THEN OF COURSE THE CREEK CAME UP.....IT'S A COMBINATION OF SEWER AND CREEK IN OUR HOME."

      STANDUP 48:07 "THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE......YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IT DID TO HOMES HERE."

      31:39 'THE PLACE THE WATER STARTED COMING IN IS THROUGH THE COMMODE.....IT STARTED BUBBLING....IT WAS UP TO THE DOORNOB ON THAT DOOR.:

      COOPER'S FATHER, BILL RIGHT....SAYS THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN HIS 30 YEARS LIVING HERE THE SEWER HAS BACKED UP DURING A STORM.

      B 41:44 'IT DESTROYED EVERYTHING."

      SATURDAY.....ROUGHLY 1 AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN KANAWHA COUNTY...WHILE THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE....

      THE PROBLEM WAS THE GROUND WAS ALREADY SATURATED...

      SINCE THE KANAWHA RIVER WAS CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE ALREADY...MORE RAIN CAUSED PAINT CREEK TO BACK UP....AND INTO ANGIE AND BILL'S YARD.

      A 37;12 "WE TRIED TO SAVE WHAT WE COULD...BUT IT CAME IN SO FAST..IT WAS GONE....I'VE NEVER SEEN IT COME UP SO FAST BEFORE."

      THE FLOOD WATERS RECEDED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.... BUT NOW ANGIE AND FAMILY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE..

      A 38"04 'WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN DO AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH NOTHIGN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE NO HELP."

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    KANAWHA FLOOD DEBRIS
      MEANWHILE, THE KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION HAS A OPENED A FLOOD DEBRIS SITE.

      IT WILL BE OPEN TODAY AND TOMORROW AT THE CHELYAN COUNTY CLEANUP SITE BEHIND GO MART FROM 8:00 TO FIVE.

      YOU CAN BRING FLOODED FURNITURE, WASHERS, REFRIGERATORS, AND CLOTHES.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE KANAWHA COUNTY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ATE 304-357-0570.

      REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    11 FIREFIGHTER SEARCH
      RECOVERY TEAMS WILL BE OUT AGAIN THIS MORNING SEARCHING FOR A MISSING KANAWHA COUNTY FIREFIGHTER WHOSE RESCUE BOAT FLIPPED IN A FLOODED CREEK NEAR BECKLEY.

      32-YEAR-OLD DONALD ADKINS WAS AMONG A GROUP SENT FROM KANAWHA COUNTY TO ASSIST THE FLOOD EFFORTS.

      ADKINS AND HIS CREW HAD RESCUED ELEVEN PEOPLE BEFORE THE BOAT OVERTURNED.

      YESTERDAY SEARCHERS USED CHAIN SAWS AND AXES TO CUT THRU HUGE PILES OF DEBRIS DEPOSITED BY FLOODWATERS.

      "He was just a good, all around type person......He'd be one of the first one's here (the fire station) and always wanted to be there to help somebody. "

      FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY'LL KEEP LOOKING UNTIL THEY FIND HIS BODY.

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    POWER OUT
      GOOD NEWS THIS MORNING IF YOU'RE IN THE HUNTINGTON AREA, YOUR TIME WITHOUT POWER IS FINALLY OVER!

      AEP CREWS WERE OUT ALL NIGHT WORKING TO RESTORE A MAIN POWER LINE AT THE SUB-STATION BEHIND THE MARSHALL UNIVERSITY PARKING GARAGE.

      THAT STATION SUPPLIES MOST OF DOWNTOWN'S POWER, AFFECTING NEARLY THREE THOUSAND CUSTOMERS.

      THE POWER OUTAGE AFFECTED DOWNTOWN AREAS INCLUDING PART OF MARSHALL UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS, PULLMAN SQUARE AND THE BIG SANDY SUPERSTORE ARENA.

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    LANDLORD BILL
      THE CONTROVERSIAL LANDLORD BILL STILL HASN'T MADE IT TO CHARLESTON CITY COUNCIL FOR A FINAL VOTE.

      THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET WITH MANY LOCAL LANDLORDS TO DISCUSS THE BILL LAST NIGHT.

      THE CITY WANTS LANDLORDS TO REGISTER THEIR PROPERTIES AND HAVE THEM INSPECTED, BUT THE LANDLORDS SAY THAT IS REDUNDANT AND A SYSTEM IS ALREADY IN PLACE.

      LANDLORDS ARGUED THAT THE BILL HAD TO BE PRINTED IN THE NEWSPAPER BECAUSE, UNDER THE BILL, IF A UNIT DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION THERE WOULD BE A 50 DOLLAR FEE. THEY ALSO SAID THIS BILL WILL INCREASE INSPECTION BUREAUCRACY.

      COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE BILL AFTER IT IS PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER. ESTIMATES SHOW THERE ARE MORE THAN 12 THOUSAND RENTAL UNITS IN CHARLESTON.

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    ST. ALBANS COUNCIL
      ST. ALBANS HAD A HEAVY AGENDA AT ITS CITY COUNCIL.

      COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED TO PULL 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF THEIR EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY FUND TO GIVE TO THE LIBRARY. MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY COMMISSION PETITIONED COUNCIL TO HAVE THE MONEY REINSTATED AFTER IT WAS TAKEN AWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

      COUNCIL WAS ALMOST EVENLY SPLIT. THEY VOTED 6 TO 5 TO GIVE THE LIBRARY THE MONEY.

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    LINCOLN PAYRAISES
      LINCOLN COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE GETTING A BIG RAISE...23 PERCENT TO BE EXACT...

      THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES...22 OTHER COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL SEE MORE IN THEIR PAYCHECKS...AND ITS ALL BASED ON PROPERTY VALUES.

      IN LINCOLN COUNTY, THE INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE TRIGGERED A CLAUSE THAT MAKES THE COMMISSIONERS FULL TIME WHICH MEANS BIG RAISES. THE PAY RAISES WILL TAKE PLACE JULY 1ST.

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    MARMET FIREFIGHTERS
      THE BIG TOPIC AT MARMET CITY COUNCIL WAS THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

      MARMET'S VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT AN AUDIT OF THEIR DEPARTMENT.

      THERE WAS A CONFLICT WITH THE CLOTHING ALLOWANCE. THE TOWN'S CPA SAYS VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE COMPLETING A W-2 FORM AND PAYING THE APPROPRIATE PAYROLL TAXES.

      THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS HE IS VERY FRUSTRATED THAT HIS MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES ARE UNDER SUCH SCRUTINY.

      THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WILL MAKE SURE THEIR CLOTHING ALLOWANCE ALLOTMENTS FOLLOW ALL GUIDELINES IN THE FUTURE.

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    MAPPING PROJECT
      WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE MAPPING PROJECT THAT BEGAN MORE THAN TEN YEARS AGO.

      AFTER A DECADE OF WORK, ONLY 13 OF THE STATE'S 55 COUNTIES ARE MAPPED OUT FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS.

      THE PROJECT WAS INTENDED TO HELP POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS AND EMS WORKERS FIND YOU FASTER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY.

      TO DATE, THOUSANDS OF ROADS HAVE BEEN GIVEN NAMES AND STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN GIVEN PHYSICAL ADDRESSES.

      NOW, THE PROJECT IS BEING LEFT UP TO INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES TO COMPLETE.

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    WEST SIDE SCHOOL
      A NEW WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS GETTING CLOSER TO REALITY.

      THE KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY OF CHARLESTON ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THE PROJECT HAPPEN -- BY TRYING TO SWAP LAND.

      SUPERINTENDENT RON DUERRING SAYS THEY WANT TO SWAP THE SITE OF THE CURRENT GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR PART OF CATO PARK.

      RIGHT NOW BOTH SIDES ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON FEDERAL PAPERWORK -- BECAUSE CATO PARK IS FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT MONEY.

      WHILE THEY WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROPOSAL -- THE B-O-E WILL ASK THE SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY FOR MONEY FOR THE PROJECT.

      THE KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL GO IN FRONT OF THE S-B-A LATER THIS MONTH TO REQUEST FUNDING -- BUT IT WILL LIKELY BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE LAND SWAP WOULD BE APPROVED.

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    TEASE 1/WX FONT
      COMING UP NEXT, DOCTOR JOE MATUSIC IS IN ...IF YOU HAVE A PEDIATRIC QUESTION....

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

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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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    CUB SCOUT GREETING
      CUB SCOUT PACK 369 FROM ALUM CREEK

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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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    JOE MATUSIC
      DR. JOE MATUSIC JOINS US NOW.

      THE NUMBER TO CALL US TOLL FREE IS 1-877-924-7888

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    TEASE 2/EGGS
      STICK AROUND...WE'LL SEE WHAT TOOK TOP PRIZE AT THE ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA HAM, BACON & EGG SALE.

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    EGGS BACON HAM
      IT'S TIME FOR BACON AND EGGS AND NO, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BREAKFAST.

      WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA HAM, BACON & EGG SALE.

      THE TOP EATS WERE PRODUCED BY F-F-A STUDENTS AND AUCTIONED OFF FOR SOME BIG BUCKS....

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    GRX EGGS BACON HAM
      THE GRAND HAM WAS PURCHASED for 4,485 DOLLARS.

      THE GRAND BACON WENT for 5,600 DOLLARS

      WHILE THE DOZEN GRAND EGGS went for 5,600 DOLLARS TOO.

      THE GRAND TOTAL FOR THE EVENT WAS 46,515 DOLLARS.

      SINCE 1941, FFA MEMBERS HAVE NETTED OVER A MILLION DOLLARS SELLING THEIR WARES.

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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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    TRAFFIC
      JACKIE WEST

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    11 FIREFIGHTER SEARCH
      RECOVERY TEAMS WILL BE OUT AGAIN THIS MORNING SEARCHING FOR A MISSING KANAWHA COUNTY FIREFIGHTER WHOSE RESCUE BOAT FLIPPED IN A FLOODED CREEK NEAR BECKLEY.

      32-YEAR-OLD DONALD ADKINS WAS AMONG A GROUP SENT FROM KANAWHA COUNTY TO ASSIST THE FLOOD EFFORTS.

      ADKINS AND HIS CREW HAD RESCUED ELEVEN PEOPLE BEFORE THE BOAT OVERTURNED.

      YESTERDAY SEARCHERS USED CHAIN SAWS AND AXES TO CUT THRU HUGE PILES OF DEBRIS DEPOSITED BY FLOODWATERS.

      "He was just a good, all around type person......He'd be one of the first one's here (the fire station) and always wanted to be there to help somebody. "

      FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY'LL KEEP LOOKING UNTIL THEY FIND HIS BODY.

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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 .... AN ITALIAN COMPANY THAT WAS GOING TO OPEN UP A BRANCH IN CHARLESTON HAS DROPPED ITS PLANS.

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    FOX RE-OPEN 2
      AND, WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A MAN WHOSE CHARGED WITH PUNCHING CHILDREN IN THE HEAD FOR KICKS...

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    FOX RE-OPEN 3
      AND, WE'LL TELL YOU WHY SONY IS ASKING THEATER OWNERS TO OFFER MORE THAN POP AND POPCORN AT THE MOVIES.

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

      IT'S TUESDAY, MARCH 16TH.

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

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    MEDICARE FRAUD
      THIS MORNING THE PRESSURE IS ON THREE DOZEN DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS WHO HOLD THE FATE OF HEALTH CARE REFORM IN THEIR HANDS.

      BUT, PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS ELIMINATING FRAUD IN THE NATION'S HEALTH SYSTEM WILL HELP PAY FOR HIS 1-TRILLION DOLLAR REFORM PACKAGE.

      BUT ROOTING OUT THOSE CRIMINALS.. WON'T BE EASY.

      PRESIDENT OBAMA "Reigning in waste and inefficiency we are going to be able to help ensure medicare's solvency for an additional decade."

      IT'S A KEY PART OF THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH REFORM PACKAGE.. ELIMINATE FRAUD IN MEDICARE.

      PRESIDENT OBAMA "Improper payments cost taxpayers almost a hundred billion dollars last year alone."

      THOSE TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SAVED... WOULD BE USED TO GIVE CARE TO AMERICANS WHO CAN'T AFFORD THEIR OWN INSURANCE.

      BUT EVEN WITH NEW REWARDS BEING OFFERED TO WHISTLE BLOWERS.. ELIMINATING FRAUD WON'T BE EASY.

      MICHAEL TANNER "Presidents have been talking about eliminating fraud, waste and abuse at least since Ronald Reagan. And somehow that fraud and waste is still there.

      MEDICARE'S BUDGET IS ABOUT 450-BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

      A LOT OF PAYMENTS ARE SENT OUT AUTOMATICALLY.

      THOSE FACTORS.. COMBINED WITH LIMITED ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES.. MAKE FRAUD RELATIVELY EASY.

      MITCH MCCONNELL "Do we really need to pass a $2.5 trillion spending bill, raise taxes and slash Medicare to go after fraud and abuse?"

      IN FACT.. DEFRAUDING MEDICARE IS A RELATIVELY LOW RISK CRIME.

      ACCORDING TO THE U-S SENTENCING COMMISSION... THE MEDIAN PRISION TERM FOR A HEALTH CARE FRAUD IS JUST 20 MONTHS WHILE THE MEDIAN SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IS 5 YEARS.

      AND EVEN AMONG WHITE COLLAR CRIMES, PUNISHMENT IS LIGHT.

      A CRIMINAL STANDS TO MAKE $140,000 IN A HEALTH FRAUD, MORE THAN TRIPLE CREDIT CARD ...OR COMPUTER FRAUD...AND YET THEIR JAIL TIME IS ALMOST THE SAME.

      GEORGE LEMIEUX "Its become much easier for the criminals to be involved in defrauding Medicare or Medicaid than to be involved in dealing with illicit drugs like cocaine. The penalties aren't as strong and plus there aren't guys shooting at you."

      PRESIDENT OBAMA "..We know what will happen if we fail to act. We know our government will be plunged deeper into debt. We know millions more people will lose coverage.

      THE REFORM BILL ON CAPITOL HILL WOULD STIFFEN PENALTIES, BUT CRITICS SAY IT DOESN'T DO ENOUGH TO STOP FRAUD ON THE FRONT END.

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    FINAL PUSH - OHIO
      THE PRESIDENT WAS IN OHIO YESTERDAY PROMOTING HIS HEALTH PLAN.

      OBAMA SPOKE IN STRONGVILLE.. THE HOMETOWN OF A CANCER VICTIM WHO SAYS SHE GAVE UP HER HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE OF THE COST.

      HE SAID THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD IMPROVE THE GOVERNMENT'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN FOR THE ELDERLY AND ADD "ALMOST A DECADE OF SOLVENCY."

      HE SAYS THE PLAN WOULD CLOSE A GAP IN MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE AND PROVIDE FREE PREVENTIVE CARE.

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    MANUFACTURING JOBS
      AN ITALIAN COMPANY THAT WAS GOING TO OPEN UP A BRANCH IN CHARLESTON HAS DROPPED ITS PLANS.

      BACK IN 2006, CA-TAL-FER, AN ITALIAN BASED COMPANY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO BRING 40 JOBS, TO THE NORTH AMERICAN SITE THAT WAS CALLED THE "NEW FINISHING LINE."

      ACCORDING TO THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE THAT COMPANY NO LONGER EXISTS, AND CALLS TO THE COMPANY'S PRESIDENT WERE NOT RETURNED.

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    WVU HIRING
      WVU HAS FILLED 30 OF THE 100 FACULTY JOBS THAT PRESIDENT JAMES CLEMENTS PROMISED TO CREATE BY 2012.

      ABOUT HALF THE JOBS ARE IN SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH.

      THOSE HIRES WILL HELP REDUCE THE STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS, SINCE ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN.

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    TOYOTA LAWSUITS
      TOYOTA IS BEING SUED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WANT THEIR MONEY BACK.

      THE LAWSUITS WERE FILED IN WASHINGTON AND ARIZONA,

      TOYOTA IS ALREADY THE TARGET OF DOZENS OF LAWSUITS, AFTER A NATIONWIDE RECALL BECAUSE OF FLOOR MATS THAT CAN SNAG GAS PEDALS OR ACCELERATORS THAT SOMETIMES STICK.

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    RUNAWAY PRIUS
      MEANWHILE, TOYOTA IS CHALLENGING A MAN'S CLAIM THAT HIS PRIUS SPED OUT OF CONTROL.

      THE COMPANY RELEASED VIDEO OF A PRIUS TEST IN A LARGE PARKING LOT.

      LAST WEEK, JIM SIKES CALLED 9-1-1 SAYING HIS GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK.. AS HE SPED DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 90-PLUS MILES-AN-HOUR.

      SIKES SAID HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT COULDN'T STOP.

      THE AUTO MAKER SAYS SIKES STORY DOESN'T ADD UP.

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    B RUNAWAY PRIUS
      "The system was tested under driving conditions and found to be functioning

      normally. Indicating that if the accelerator pedal was stuck, pressing the

      brake pedal would have resulted in dramatically reduced power to the wheels."

      SIKES WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP AFTER A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER INSTRUCTED HIM TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME.

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    WALMART SHOPPER
      POLICE IN COLUMBUS OHIO HAVE BROUGHT MORE CHARGES AGAINST A WALMART SHOPPER ACCUSED OF PUNCHING CHILDREN IN THE HEAD FOR KICKS.

      TWO MORE CHARGES WERE FILED SUNDAY AGAINST 68 YEAR OLD RALPH CONONE.

      POLICE SAY CONONE SMACKED A WOMEN'S SONS WITH A KEY STICKING OUT OF HIS FISTS.

      THE NEW CHARGE INVOLVES A 2 YEAR OLD BOY BEING STRUCK IN THE HEAD.

      CONONE TOLD POLICE THAT IT WAS EXCITING TO HIT CHILDREN WITH THEIR PARENTS NEARBY.

      HE IS IN JAIL ON A 150 THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.

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    OHARE BODY SCANS
      IF YOU ARE FLYING OUT TODAY...YOU MAY NEED TO ALLOW A LITTLE EXTRA TIME IF YOU ARE FLYING THROUGH CHICAGO.

      BODY SCANNERS ARE NOW BEING USED AT O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT....HERE'S WHAT SOME PASSENGER HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE NEW FORM OF SECURITY.

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    CONTENTIAL AIRLINES CHARGE
      CONTINENTAL AIRLINES WILL NOW CHARGE FOR FOOD.

      A SPOKESMAN SAYS THE AIRLINE EXPECTS A 35 MILLION DOLLAR ANNUAL BENEFIT, FROM COST SAVINGS AND ADDED REVENUE.

      CONTINENTAL PASSENGERS ON SOME INTERNATIONAL ROUTES AND DOMESTIC FLIGHTS OVER SIX HOURS WILL CONTINUE TO GET FREE FOOD.

      SNACKS LIKE PRETZELS AND NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FREE.

      THE CHANGES TAKES EFFECT IN THE FALL.

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    HEALTHY SNACKS
      AND, SONY IS ASKING THEATER OWNERS TO OFFER MORE THAN POP AND POPCORN AT THE MOVIES.

      THE HEAD OF THE COMPANY CITED A SURVEY THAT FOUND TWO-THIRDS OF MOVIE-GOERS SAID THEY WOULD BE LIKELY TO BUY HEALTHY CONCESSIONS IF AVAILABLE.

      THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT 42 PERCENT OF PARENTS WOULD BUY CONCESSIONS AT THEATERS MORE OFTEN IF HEALTHIER CHOICES WERE OFFERED.

      AT AN AVERAGE THEATRE, A LARGE SIZE BAG OF MOVIE THEATER BUTTERED POPCORN, POPPED IN COCONUT OIL HAS 1640 CALORIES, 126 GRAMS OF FAT--73 GRAMS OF THAT ARE SATURATED FATS.

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    TEASE 5/WX FONT
      COMING UP NEXT, IT'S A BIRTHDAY FOR BABY STEPS, WE TAKE A LOOK BACK

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

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    CUB SCOUT GREETING
      CUB SCOUT PACK 369 FROM ALUM CREEK

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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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    BABY STEPS 3/15
      WE'RE CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF BABY STEPS... THAT'S RIGHT, BABY STEPS IS HAVING A BIRTHDAY!

      HERE'S A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE MOMENTS..

      OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS YOU'VE ALLOWED US INTO YOUR HOME, EVERY WEEK, TO DELIVER ADVICE ON PARENTING.

      THE LOOKS MAY HAVE CHANGED, BUT THE MESSAGE STAYED THE SAME... A DOSE OF GOOD MEDICINE-- YOUR RESOURCE FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY BABY.

      AND THEN, THERE WERE OUR BEAUTIFUL MODELS! THE PRECIOUS BOYS AND GIRLS WHO HELPED US PRESENT THE STORIES TO YOU.

      YOU CAN WATCH MORE OF BABY STEPS ONLINE AT WCHSTV.COM

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    SPORTS MINUTE
      THE MOUNTAINEER MEN'S TEAM ISN'T THE ONLY ONE DANCING THIS MARCH...MARK MARTIN HAS THAT STORY, PLUS STATE TOURNAMENT BASKETBALL PREVIEWS IN TODAY'S MORNING SPORTS REPORT...

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    CHESS BOXING
      A NEW SPORT IS TAKING OVER THE U-K, COMBINING BRAINS AND BRAUN.

      IT'S CALLED CHESS BOXING.

      OPPONENTS ALTERNATE SIX ROUNDS OF CHESS WITH FIVE ROUNDS OF BOXING.

      AFTER EACH BOXING ROUND, GLOVES ARE REMOVED AND A CHESS BOARD IS PLACED IN THE RING.

      DURING THE FOUR MINUTE CHESS ROUNDS, BOXERS WEAR HEADPHONES TO ENSURE THEY CAN'T CHEAT.

      TO WIN, ONE BOXER MUST EITHER KNOCK OUT, GET A CHECKMATE OR A JUDGE'S DECISION.

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    TEASE 6/BUNNY
      COMING UP, IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE'S FAVORITE BUNNY!

      WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN CHECK HIM OUT!

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    EASTER BUNNY
      GUESS WHO IS COMING TO THE TOWN CENTER?

      THE EASTER BUNNY!

      EVERYDAY, CHILDREN CAN SEE HIM ON THE SECOND LEVEL.

      PHOTOS WITH THE BUNNY CAN BE PURCHASED AND EACH KID WILL GET A FREE SET OF BUNNY EARS WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

      HERE ARE THE HOURS YOU CAN VISIT THE BUNNY PATCH.

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    CLOSE 1
      STICK AROUND, DOUG HAS OUR FORECAST AND WE'LL HAVE A CHECK FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK.

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

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

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    WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO QUICK FORECAST

      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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    TRAFFIC
      JACKIE WEST

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