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Tuesday, August 31, 2010.

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  • FOX OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .....A SCARY SITUATION SENDS THREE PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A HAZMAT SITUATION AT A GROCERY STORE

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    FOX OPEN 2
      AND, KANAWHA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS WILL SEE BIG CHANGES WHEN THE BLOCK SCHEDULES COME TO AN END.

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    FOX OPEN 3
      AND, IF YOUR PLANS FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY INCLUDE A TRIP TO AN EAST COAST BEACH....HURRICANE EARL LOOKS LIKE HE MAY BE TRAVELING WITH YOU

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

      IT'S TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST.

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

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    HURRICANE EARL
      IF YOUR PLANS FOR THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY INCLUDE A TRIP TO AN EAST COAST BEACH....HURRICANE EARL LOOKS LIKE HE MAY BE TRAVELING WITH YOU! EARL IS NOW A CATEGORY 4 STORM HITTING THE CARIBBEAN...WITH A PATH THAT COULD GO STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE EAST COAST!

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    HUNTINGTON HAZMAT
      A SCARY SITUATION SENDS THREE PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A HAZMAT SITUATION AT A GROCERY STORE LAST NIGHT.

      HUNTINGTON EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS SAY IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE SIX AT THE FOODLAND ON CAMDEN ROAD .

      WE'RE TOLD A CUSTOMER BROUGHT NEARLY 80 DOLLARS WORTH OF PENNIES INTO THE STORE TO MAKE HIS PURCHASE.....THOSE COINS WERE COVERED IN A WHITE RESIDUE.

      A SHORT TIME LATER, EMPLOYEES BEGAN FEELING ILL.

      THAT'S WHEN FIREFIGHTERS AND HAZMAT CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE.

      THREE FOODLAND EMPLOYEES WERE DECONTAMINATED AT THE SCENE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT THEIR SYMPTOMS.

      TESTS ARE BEING RUN ON THE MONEY TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CHEMICAL IS. FOODLAND WAS CLEANED AND SHUT DOWN OVERNIGHT.

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    MURDER LATEST
      A ST. ALBANS MAN CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND HAS BEEN ARRESTED.

      CLAYTON "GENO" ROGERS WAS FOUND HIDING IN THE WOODS NEAR THE SCENE OF THE CRIME AFTER AN INTENSE MANHUNT. THE VICTIMS FAMILY SAID LAURA AMOS STAYED IN THE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH ROGERS AND THAT THE TWO GOT INTO A FIGHT AFTER *ANOTHER MAN PROPOSED TO HER.

      ROGERS STOPPED SHORT OF ADMITTING GUILT ON THE WAY TO COURT BUT DID APOLOGIZE FOR SOMETHING.

      ROGERS IS IN SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL WITHOUT BOND

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    POLICE CHASE
      ANOTHER METH BUST IS DISCOVERED....THIS ONE IS IN SOUTH CHARLESTON.

      POLICE DISCOVER THE LAB WHILE CHASING THREE MEN ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE. .

      DANNY PECK , JASON OXLEY, AND JONATHAN MORRIS ARE ALL CHARGED WITH FLEEING, OBSTRUCTING, AND OPERATING A CLANDESTINE DRUG LAB.

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    VO POLICE CHASE
      OFFICERS ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE WITH STOLEN PLATES NEAR RIVERWALK PLAZA.

      POLICE SAY THE PASSENGERS THEN THREW A DUFFLEBAG OUT THE WINDOW CONTAINING COLEMAN FUEL, AND OTHER METH MAKING MATERIALS. THE MEN LED OFFICERS ON A CHASE FOUR MILES UP CRYSTAL DRIVE THEN TOOK OFF ON FOOT WHEN THEY WERE CAUGHT.

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    NATIONAL NEWS
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    OBAMA PEACE TALKS
      PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WILL SPEAK TO THE NATION TONIGHT TO ON THE FORMAL END OF THE U.S. COMBAT MISSION IN IRAQ.

      THE PRESIDENT WILL SAY TONIGHT HE'S FULFILLED A CAMPAIGN PROMISE.

      AHEAD OF THE SPEECH, HE'S THANKING TROOPS AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS, FOR THE VALOR THEY'VE SHOWN IN IRAQ.

      WITH UNDER 50 THOUSAND U-S TROOPS LEFT, FROM TODAY THEIR ROLE IS NOT TO LEAD THE FIGHT BUT TO TRAIN IRAQIS AND BACK THEM UP.

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    TROOP DEPLOYS
      ABOUT 30 SOLDIERS WITH THE 1-30TH WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD HAVE LEFT FOR AFGHANISTAN.

      THE AIRMEN SAY LEAVING LOVED ONES BEHIND DOESN'T EVER GET ANY EASIER.

      CHIEF MASTER SGT. FRED TURNER

      The hardest part about this deployment? is leaving them.

      It just get's harder to do it everytime as I get older I guess I get more sympathetic.

      ADJ. GEN. ALAN TACKETT

      Everytime we turn around this organization headed out some where this is about the 8th, 9th, no 10th rotation of this wing since September 11, 2001.

      Reporter "Make it harder or what?

      MICHELE TURNER

      Ah little bit because they cry a bit more and say they're going to miss him more

      nats"See ya back home." "See ya General"

      ADJ. GEN. ALAN TACKETT

      It just goes to show you that the people in West Virginia serve when the time to protect this nation. They step forward and serve.

      MORE AIRMEN WILL MOVE OUT FRIDAY ...THE GUARDSMEN WILL BE DEPLOYED FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS...

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    SCHOOL CHANGES
      KANAWHA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS WILL SEE BIG CHANGES NEXT YEAR.

      HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE SWITCHING FROM THE 90 MINUTE BLOCK CLASSES BACK TO THE 45 MINUTE PERIOD CLASSES LIKE THEY HAD ABOUT FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.

      SCHOOL OFFICIALS THINK THIS WILL HELP STUDENTS WITH STANDARD TESTING AND ALSO OFFER MORE CLASSES TO STUDENTS.

      SIX OF THE COUNTY'S EIGHT SCHOOLS GO BY THE BLOCK SCHEDULING SYSTEM.

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    FOOTBALL TEAM DISSED
      A COMMUNITY IS UP IN ARMS AFTER THEIR CITY COUNCIL DENIES MONEY TO THIER MIDGET FOOTBALL TEAM.

      THE TWIN CITY MINERS ASKED THE MAYOR OF MARMET TO CONTACT THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A HUNDRED DOLLAR CHECK, TO HELP PAY FOR FUNDRAISER AND CONCESSION SUPPLIES.

      THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED NOT TO GIVE THE KIDS THE MONEY BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY HAD ALREADY CONTRIBUTED ENOUGH TO THE PROGRAM.

      THE MAYOR ENDED UP WRITING A PERSONAL CHECK TO THE GROUP.

      BUT THAT'S NOT THE END OF IT...ANGRY PARENTS ARE PLANNING TO MEET AT THE FIELD TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE.

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    I CABELL SWING SETS
      RECESS AT CABELL COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME...

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE WITH MORE ABOUT LONGTIME FAVORITE WILL BE DISAPPEARING FROM PLAYGROUNDS VERY SOON. DARRAH?

      IT SEEMS LIKE SWING SETS HAVE BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS RECESS ITSELF... THEY'VE ALWAYS GONE HAND IN HAND WITH PLAYTIME OUTSIDE... BUT IN CABELL COUNTY... THEY'RE ABOUT TO BE HISTORY.

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    CABELL SWING SETS
      SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE DECIDED TO REMOVE SWING SETS FROM PLAYGROUNDS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

      THEY SAY THEY'RE DOING IT BECAUSE OF SAFETY STANDARDS AND LAWSUITS THAT ARISE FROM INJURIES.

      KIDS... YOU BETTER GET YOU'RE FILL IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS... THE LAST ONE WILL BE REMOVED BY CHRISTMAS.

      THE SCHOOLS WILL GET DECIDE WHAT TO DO THE SWING SETS... AND THERE'S NO WORD IF THEY WILL REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT SINCE THE DISTRICT DOESN'T PAY FOR THEM.

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

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    TEASE 1/WX FONT
      COMING UP NEXT, DOCTOR JOE MATUSIC IS IN ...IF YOU HAVE A PEDIATRIC QUESTION....YOU CAN CALL 1-877-924-7888.

      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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    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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    SPORTSREPORT
      WELCOME BACK TO FOX'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING

      HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STARTED LAST WEEKEND...AND SEVERAL OF THE STATE'S SMALL COLLEGES GOT THEIR SEASONS UNDERWAY...NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE DIVISION I PROGRAMS TO GET GOING...MARK MARTIN JOINS US WITH DETAILS IN TODAY'S MORNING SPORTS REPORT...

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    GLASS EXHIBIT OPENS
      A NEW EXHIBIT IS OPENED AT THE CULTURE CENTER.

      THE RON HINKLE GLASS EXHIBIT IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

      THE THEME OF THE SHOW IS "WHILE YOU ARE SLEEPING" AND INCLUDES ONE-THOUSAND PIECES OF GLASS SHAPED LIKE FLOWERS, STARS AND MUCH MORE --- ALL ARE SET AGAINST THE BACK DROP OF A NIGHT SKY.

      HINKLE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED MASTER GLASS ARTIST FROM BUCKHANNON.

      RON HINKLE ALSO HAS 100 SIGNED AND NUMBERED PIECES ENTITLED "FLOWER OF THE EVENING," ON SALE FOR 40 DOLLARS.

      THE GLASS WILL REMAIN ON DISPLAY THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST.

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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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    TODAY'S HEADLINES
      HERE'S SOME OF THE STORIES WE ARE WORKING ON TODAY.

      KANAWHA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL SEE BIG CHANGES NEXT YEAR WHEN THEIR BLOCK SCHEDULES COME TO AN END.

      PLUS...THE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES ESTIMATE THAT MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE MONTCOAL DISASTER.

      AND, A SIX BLOCK STRETCH OF THE KANAWHA BLVD IS SET TO CLOSE TO WELCOME HUNDREDS OF HARLEY'S FOR THE WEST VIRGINIA HOG SHOW!

      JOINS US FOR MORE ON THESE STORIES AND MORE LATER ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT NOON.

      HAVE A GREAT DAY.

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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 ....AFTER ITS FIRST AUDIT IN FIVE YEARS -- ONE KANAWHA COUNTY TOWN GETS A FLUNKING GRADE.

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    FOX RE-OPEN 2
      AND, A LANDMARK DINER IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IS COMING BACK TO SERVE YOU!

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    FOX RE-OPEN 3
      AND, IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON THIS WEEK YOU MAY BE TAKING A FEW ALTERNATE ROUTES.

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

      IT'S TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST.

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

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    EAST BANK AUDIT
      ANOTHER TOWN IN KANAWHA COUNTY IS FACING SOME BOOKKEEPING PROBLEMS.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED WHEN EAST BANK WAS AUDITED.

      IT HAS BEEN 5 YEARS SINCE THE LAST AUDIT IN EAST BANK.

      WHEN THE REPORT CAME OUT THE NEWS WASN'T GOOD.

      CHUCK:THERE WAS SOME PAPERWORK MISSING TO DOCUMENT THE SPENDING OF THE MONEY. BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE ISN'T ONE CENT MISSING, JUST DOCUMENTATION.

      THE AUDIT TURNED UP A HOST OF PROBLEMS SWIRLING AROUND MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, INCLUDING INADEQUATE RECORDS ON UTILITY ACCOUNTS AND NOT KEEPING TRACK OF WHERE ALL COLLECTED FEES WERE SPENT.

      KATHRYN:IT'S NO REAL SURPRISE. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED A LONG TIME AGO.

      KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION PRESIDENT KENT CARPER SAYS EAST BANK ISN'T THE ONLY TOWN TO HAVE FINANCIAL ISSUES, AND THE COUNTY MAY NEED TO INTERVENE.

      KENT:NO ONE IS SAYING THEY HAVE DONE ANYTHING WRONG, BUT TO BE THAN DELINGUENT, THAT ENEPT IS REALLY A PROBLEM FOR THEM.

      MAYOR CHUCK BLAIR SAYS THE TOWN IS TAKING ACTION.

      CLERK DONNA JOHNSON WAS FIRED AND NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM HAS BEEN ORDERED TO HELP GET THE RECORDS ON TRACK.

      CHUCK:WE HIRED AN ACCOUNTANT, SOME NEW OFFICE PERSONEL. WE ARE GOING TO WORK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

      EAST BANK HAS HIRED JOHN YOUNG TO HELP GET THEIR BOOKS BACK ON TRACK.

      HE IS THE ACCOUNTANT THAT GOT NITRO INTO ORDER.

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    PLANE DIVERTED
      46 PASSENGERS ON A COMAIR FLIGHT FROM PHILADELPHIA TO CINCINNATI HAD TO BE BUSED TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION.

      THE PLANE WAS DIVERTED TO HUNTINGTON YESTERDAY AFTER THE FLIGHT DEVELOPED A GENERATOR PROBLEM.

      THE PLANE WAS ABLE TO SWITCH TO BACKUP POWER AND LANDED SAFELY.

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    11 BUNKER
      AIR AND ROAD TRAFFIC AROUND 175 ACRES SITE IN MASON COUNTY IS BEING RESTRICTED AMID NEW FEARS PART OF 400 -THOUSAND POUNDS OF GUNPOWDER AND PROPELLANT COULD EXPLODE IN STORAGE BUNKERS.

      POTTERS CREEK ROAD IS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC IN THE MCCLINTIC WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA. ARMY BOMB EXPERTS DECLARED SOME OF THOSE EXPLOSIVES UNSAFE DURING RAIDS ON MORE THAN 30 BUNKERS LAST WEEK. A BUNKER HOLDING ABOUT 25 THOUSAND POUNDS OF GUNPOWDER BLEW UP LAST MAY. NOW EXPERTS SAY THERE ARE PROBLEMS IN BUNKERS HOLDING AS MUCH AS 150-THOUSAND POUNDS OF AMMO PROPELLANT.

      SIX FIRE MARSHALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICEMAN ARE GUARDING THE AREA.

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    HUNTINGTON HAZMAT
      A SCARY SITUATION SENDS THREE PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER A HAZMAT SITUATION AT A GROCERY STORE LAST NIGHT.

      HUNTINGTON EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS SAY IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE SIX AT THE FOODLAND ON CAMDEN ROAD .

      WE'RE TOLD A CUSTOMER BROUGHT NEARLY 80 DOLLARS WORTH OF PENNIES INTO THE STORE TO MAKE HIS PURCHASE.....THOSE COINS WERE COVERED IN A WHITE RESIDUE.

      A SHORT TIME LATER, EMPLOYEES BEGAN FEELING ILL.

      THAT'S WHEN FIREFIGHTERS AND HAZMAT CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE.

      THREE FOODLAND EMPLOYEES WERE DECONTAMINATED AT THE SCENE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT THEIR SYMPTOMS.

      TESTS ARE BEING RUN ON THE MONEY TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CHEMICAL IS. FOODLAND WAS CLEANED AND SHUT DOWN OVERNIGHT.

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    FLU SHOTS
      IT'S FLU-SHOT SEASON ALREADY, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING NEARLY EVERYONE TO GET VACCINATED.

      THAT INCLUDES A NEW HIGH DOSE VERSION FOR PEOPLE 65 YEARS AND OLDER.

      THIS YEAR, A RECORD VACCINE SUPPLY IS EXPECTED....AN ALL IN ONE INOCULTION THAT NOW PROMISES PROTECTION AGAINST THAT SWINE FLU STRAIN PLUS TWO OTHER KINDS OF INFLUENZA.

      SHIPMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO HEALTH DEPARTMENTS...THE YEARLY DOSE IS RECOMMENDED FOR VIRTUALLY EVERYONE EXCEPT BABIES YOUNGER THAN 6 MONTHS AND PEOPLE WITH SEVERE ALLERGIES EGGS.

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    QUARRIER DINER
      A LANDMARK DINER IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON IS RETURNING.

      THE QUARRIER DINER IS BEING REVIVE .

      THE MOTHER AND SON OWNERS, TIM AND TINA POLLITT ARE KEEPING THE OLD RESTAURANT AS CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL DINER DESIGN.

      THE NAME WILL STAY THE SAME, AND THE DAIRY BAR AND BOOTHS WILL ALSO REMAIN. A SPORTS BAR IS PLANNED FOR THE BASEMENT WHICH WAS ONCE CALLED THE

      "TAP ROOM". IT WILL SERVE PIZZA, CALZONES AND BUFFALO WINGS.

      IN ADDITION, THEY ARE HOPING TO HAVE A ROOFTOP BAR.

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    BOULEVARD TRAFFIC
      IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN THE CAPITAL CITY THIS WEEK YOU MAY BE TAKING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

      A SIX BLOCK STRETCH OF KANAWHA BOULEVARD WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

      STARTING AT 9 THIS MORNING, THE BOULEVARD WILL BE CLOSED FROM CAPITOL STREET TO CLENDENIN STREET FOR THE HARLEY OWNER'S GROUP RALLY.

      THAT PART OF THE BOULEVARD WILL RE-OPEN SUNDAY EVENING.

      ON SATURDAY, KANAWHA BOULEVARD FROM PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE TO OHIO AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED FOR WEST VIRGINIA GAMES EVENTS AT MAGIC ISLAND.

      AND SEVERAL ROADS WILL ALSO BE CLOSED SATURDAY FOR THE CHARLESTON DISTANCE RUN AND THE ANNUAL FUNERAL PARADE.

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    TEASE 5/WX FONT
      YOUR KIDS MAY BE BRINGING HOME MORE THAN HOMEWORK...WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PINK EYE...THAT'S AHEAD IN THIS MORNING'S BABY STEPS.

      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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    BABY STEPS 8/30
      WITH KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL, IT'S TIME TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR COMMON VIRUSES TO START SPREADING AROUND. ONE IN PARTICULAR IS VERY EASY TO GET-- PINK EYE.

      PEDIATRICIAN DOCTOR JOE MATUSIC HAS MORE DETAILS IN TODAY'S BABY STEPS.

      If your son or daughter hasn't come home from day care or school with a case of pink eye... consider yourselves lucky. It's very common, and extremely contageous.

      Dr. Joe Matusic, MD/Pediatrician

      All you have to do is touch another child. Everyone does this once a minute (wipes eye). I've got it on my hands, I touch a door knob, another child or anything, and they touch their eye and bingo.

      Pink eye happens when the thin membrane covering the inner eye lid and the white part of the eye, get's inflamed.

      Traditionally pink eye is thought of as a bacterial conjunctivitis. And the regular version of the problem is what you see circulating and daycare's or schools. You generally see this;

      Dr. Joe Matusic, MD/Pediatrician

      1:19:51- 1;20:00

      You've got an infection in the eye and it doesn't have to be pink. You can actually have yellow or green discharge. And that's considered pink eye. You can have a pink eye without the discharge. And that's considered pink eye.

      Usually see the infection in the morning when the child wakes up. They don't feel it. You see it. Your doctor can prescribe drops to clear up the eyes... and the treatment at home you can use is a simple compress.

      Use a freshly laundered wash cloth, and warm water... leave it on for a minute or two. Then wipe out the residue from the around the eye. With this, you're trying to flush out the infection. Repeat this about every hour while your child's awake. And each time, use a fresh cloth.

      However, Dr. Matusic says any symptoms of itching may actually indicate allergies not pink eye.

      Dr. Joe Matusic, MD/Pediatrician

      Eye itching and rubbing and it's a clear tearing, that usually an allergy. Often you can use over the counter drops like Zaditor or Visine A.

      You'll want to make sure your child doesn't go back to school or daycare too soon, and spread this infection around..

      You're in a contageous period until there's no pink in the eye and no discharge. It could be anywhere from 1-7 days. Unfortunatelly there's no standard. And some antibiotic drops can take a few days to work.

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    WV GAMES
      CHERYL KING

      YMCA

      BEACH VOLLEYBALL SP[ONSORED BY YMCA

      MAGIC ISLAND

      SATURDAY & SUNDAY

      9:00AM- 7:00PM

      1. THE CITY OF CHARLESTON WILL HOST THE 2ND ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA GAMES LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

      THE YMCA HAS AN EVENT HAPPENING DURING THE EVENT....TELL US ABOUT IT!

      YMCA OF KANAWHA VALLEY IS SPONSORING A 4 ON 4 BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT FOR THE WV GAMES ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. WE ARE STILL TAKING TEAM REGISTRATIONS.

      WHY IS VOLLEYBALL ONE OF THE MANY SPORTS IMPORTANT TO THE YMCA?

      VOLLEYBALL WAS ACTUALLY INVENTED AT A YMCA IN MASSACHUSETTS IN 1895.

      HOW MANY PLAYERS ON A TEAM?

      THE TEAMS ARE TO BE CO-ED WITH 2 MEN AND 2 WOMEN PLAYING AT ONCE.

      WHAT TIME AND WHERE IS THE BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT?

      THE YMCA BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT STARTS AT 9 AM ON MAGIC ISLAND THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.

      WHAT IS THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOURNAMENT?

      IT WILL COST $60 PER TEAM AND YOU CAN GO TO YMCAWV.ORG AND CLICK ON THE VOLLEYBALL REGISTRATION FORM AND TAKE THE FORM AND PAYMENT TO THE YMCA FRONT DESK. ALL TOURNAMENT PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE CHARLESTON FAMILY YMCA.

      FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THE WV GAMES GO TO WWW.THEWVGAMES.COM HTTP://WWW.THEWVGAMES.COM/

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    LIST OF EVENTS
      LIST OF OTHER EVENTS FOR WV GAMES

      LABOR DAY WEEKEND


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    DWTS LINE-UP
      WELCOME BACK TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      THE NEW CAST OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS." THEY REPRESENT ACTING, MUSIC, SPORTS, COMEDY AND REALITY. AND THEY RANGE IN AGE FROM 19 TO 76! GEORGE PENNACCHIO INTRODUCES US TO THE NEW CAST.

      florence henderson: I want to be fun and sexy and really shake it up! you know? ha ha. she then shakes it a little. AT 76, BELOVED "BRADY BUNCH" MOM FLORENCE HENDERSON IS SEASON 11'S OLDEST STAR. THE YOUNGEST TWO ARE BOTH 19. kyle massey: it's pretty hard to cut off my energy. I pretty much have like an unlimited supply. they call me the sun mainly because, you know, they don't know what fuels my energy but it just doesn't end. ha ha ha! bristol palin: i'm just a down-to-earth girl. i'm an alaskan girl. I hunt , I fish, i'm kind of a tomboy. i'm stepping out of my comfort zone and i'm just going to enjoy myself. AND WHEN IT COMES TO THAT ENJOYMENT, SHE'S NOT ALONE. margaret cho: I can't wait to dance and I can't wait to compete and I can't wait to put on some sequins and eyelashes and go for it! audrina patridge: i'm looking forward to the costumes, hairstyles, learning all these glamorous sexy dances and all the music--everything about it. george: you're competitive by nature. you want that win. jennifer grey: i do? george: i think you do. jennifer: really? george: yes! don't you? jennifer: i just want to get past the first week. she then smiles. david hasselhoff: it's like jumping out of an airplane. you just hang onto your partner and hope that chute opens and then if you land, you make the next round. that's it! SINGER MICHAEL BOLTON... AND "THE JERSEY SHORE'S" MIKE "THE SITUATION" SORRENTINO ARE ALSO DANCING... BUT COULD NOT MAKE THE PRESS CONFERENCE. TWO BIG SPORTS STARS...ONE FROM BASKETBALL... AND ONE FROM FOOTBALL...ARE READY TO GIVE THIS A GO. kurt warner: you're going to be wondering the whole time: what do people think? you know, what are people seeing, you know? am I any good at this at all? rick fox: I miss competition. and I miss competing and this is--hey, last I saw, there's a trophy at the end of this and it'd be nice to get my hands on it. OH...THAT TROPHY... ONE STAR IS JUST HAPPY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DANCE AFTER LIVING THROUGH THE NIGHTMARE OF BEING INVOLVED IN A FATAL FREEWAY ACCIDENT. brandy: but we're not going to think like that. we are going to dance until I can't dance no more. george: hollywood loves a comeback, brandy! brandy: I know. i'm ready to come back. i'm here! i'm here, george! GEORGE ON-CAMERA CLOSE: YOU KNOW THE STARS BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PARTNERS? THE MATCH-UPS WILL BE REVEALED ON WEDNESDAY..

      Kyle Massey/ACTOR & RAPPER

      Bristol Palin/FORMER 1ST DAUGHTER OF ALASKA & SINGLE MOM

      Margaret Cho/COMEDIENNE--ACTRESS

      Audrina Patridge/REALITY STAR

      Jennifer Grey/ACTRESS

      David Hasselhoff/ACTOR--SINGER

      Kurt Warner/FORMER NFL QUARTERBACK

      Rick Fox/FORMER LAKER--CURRENT ACTOR

      Brandy/SINGER--ACTRESS

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    GLASS EXHIBIT OPENS
      A NEW EXHIBIT IS OPENED AT THE CULTURE CENTER.

      THE RON HINKLE GLASS EXHIBIT IS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

      THE THEME OF THE SHOW IS "WHILE YOU ARE SLEEPING" AND INCLUDES ONE-THOUSAND PIECES OF GLASS SHAPED LIKE FLOWERS, STARS AND MUCH MORE --- ALL ARE SET AGAINST THE BACK DROP OF A NIGHT SKY.

      HINKLE IS AN ACCOMPLISHED MASTER GLASS ARTIST FROM BUCKHANNON.

      RON HINKLE ALSO HAS 100 SIGNED AND NUMBERED PIECES ENTITLED "FLOWER OF THE EVENING," ON SALE FOR 40 DOLLARS.

      THE GLASS WILL REMAIN ON DISPLAY THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST.

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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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    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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