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Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

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OPEN 1
    POWERBALL MANIA HITS AGAIN...PEOPLE ALL OVER WILL BE BUYING TICKETS OR GETTING IN OFFICE POOLS FOR TONIGHT'S BIG POWERBALL DRAWING

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OPEN 2
    THE AIRGAS PLANT IS SET TO REOPEN TODAY AFTER MONDAY'S SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS SENT TWO MEN TO THE HOSPITAL

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OPEN 3
    AND IRS AGENT...MEET FBI AGENT...THATS GOING DOWN TODAY IN DC AS THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE TARGETING OF CONSERVATIVES BY THE IRS GETS UNDERWAY

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WELCOME DBL BOXES
    GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER MCANDREWS

    AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY...

    THERE'S LOTS TO COVER TODAY...AND KATELYN SYKES JOINS US LIVE FROM OUT IN CHARLESTON WITH WHAT SHE'S WORKING ON TODAY.

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KATELYN STORY TEASE
    (KATELYN AD LIBS)

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TOSS TO WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHI

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I POWERBALL JACKPOT
    YOU CAN BET A LOT OF FOLKS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THEIR CHANCE TO BECOME FILTHY RICH TODAY

    NO IT'S NOT SOME KIND OF SCAM.

    THE POWERBALL LOTTERY PRIZE HAS JUMPED TO 360-MILLION DOLLARS!

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B POWERBALL JACKPOT
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US LIVE IN CHARLESTON WHERE THE EXCITEMENT OVER THE BIG PRIZE IS BREWING. KATELYN?

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L POWERBALL JACKPOT
    CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT YOU WOULD DO WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY? THAT BIG PRIZE IS 360-MILLION, OR IF YOU MATCH ALL FIVE NUMBERS AND THE POWERBALL, YOU CAN WALK AWAY WITH 229 MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH.

    THIS JACKPOT IS THE THIRD LARGEST POWERBALL -- AND THE SEVENTH LARGEST JACKPOT EVER!

    POWERBALL OFFICIALS SAID THE GAME REDESIGN LAST YEAR AND CROSS SELLING OF POWERBALL AND MEGA MILLIONS TICKETS INCREASED THE ODDS OF WINNING SOME KIND OF PRIZE. IN FACT, IF YOU BUY A TICKET AND JUST MATCH THAT RED POWERBALL THAT'S DRAWN, YOU WIN FOUR BUCKS!

    THE LAST MAJOR WIN WAS WHEN A NEW JERSEY MAN WON 338 MILLION ON MARCH 23. THAT WAS CONSIDERED THE FOURTH LARGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT IN HISTORY.

    WEST VIRGINIA HAS HAD SOME MAJOR POWERBALL WINNERS TOO. JACK WHITTAKER WON 349 MILLION DOLLARS BACK IN 2002, WHICH AT THE TIME WAS THE LARGEST JACKPOT EVER WON BY A SINGLE WINNING TICKET IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN LOTTERY.

    AND THEN THERE WAS THE "LUCKY EIGHT" -- EIGHT CO-WORKERS AT THE MON COUNTY TAX OFFICE WHO CLAIMED A WINNING TICKET WORTH 276-MILLION DOLLLARS. EACH TOOK HOME NEARLY 12 MILLION DOLLARS AFTER TAXES.

    THE DRAWING IS TONIGHT -- SO YOU HAVE ALL DAY TO GET YOUR TICKETS.

    NOW THE ODDS OF MATCHING ALL FIVE NUMBERS AND THE POWERBALL ARE ONE IN 175 MILLION -- SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A LONG SHOT TO WIN.

    BUT REMEMBER, YOU CAN'T WIN IF YOU DON'T PLAY!

    AND IF YOU DON'T WIN, A LARGE PORTION OF WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY PROCEEDS BENEFITS EDUCATION, TOURISM AND SENIOR CITIZENS SO YOU'D BE HELPING OUT SOME GOOD CAUSES.

    REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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CAR AX
    NEW THIS MORNING... AN S-U-V ENDED UP ON ITS ROOF ON CROWN HILL DRIVE LATE LAST NIGHT.

    THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR ROUTE 61 SHORTLY BEFORE ELEVEN.

    TWO PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR WHEN IT FLIPPED.

    THEY WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT WITH MINOR INJUIRES.

    NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE WRECK.

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SCIOTO HAZMAT WRECK
    A BUSY OHIO INTERSECTION WAS SHUT DOWN YESTERDAY AFTER A PROPANE TANKER FLIPPED.

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MAP SCIOTO HAZMAT WRECK
    IT HAPPENED HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 73 AND 104 IN WEST PORTSMOUTH.

    THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

    BUT SOME TENSE MOMENTS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS... A RELEASE VALVE WAS DAMAGED NEAR THE TOP OF THE TANKER-- IT CAUSED A SMALL LEAK.

    HOMES AND BUSINESSES WITHIN A HALF MILE RADIUS OF THE ACCIDENT WERE EVACUATED.

    ROADS WERE SHUT DOWN... CREATING QUITE THE HEADACHE FOR DRIVERS.

    very scary

    THE INTERSECTION WAS REOPENED ABOUT 8 LAST NIGHT.

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AIRGAS SAFETY
    THE AIRGAS PLANT THAT SHUT DOWN AFTER A SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON IS SET TO REOPEN TODAY.

    HAZMAT CREWS AND OSHA HAVE BEEN AT THE PUTNAM COUNTY SITE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED 50 CANISTERS OF ACETELYNE TO EXPLODE.

    THE GAS IS USED IN WELDING AND THE TANKS WERE ALL LESS THAN HALF FULL.

    TWO WORKERS WERE BURNED AND ARE RECOVERING AT CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL.

    THEIR NAMES HAVE STILL NOT BEEN RELEASED.

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WH BE TRUSTED?
    THIS WEEK IS A TOUGH ONE FOR THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION… WITH ISSUES WITH THE I-R-S TARGETING CONSERVATIVES...THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT COLLECTING A NEWS AGENCY'S PHONE RECORDS…

    AND RENEWED INTEREST IN THE BENGHAZI ATTACK...

    MANY ARE NOW QUESTIONING ITS CREDIBILITY.

    ED PAYNE HAS THE DETAILS.

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WH BE TRUSTED?
    -A REPORT FROM THE I-R-S INSPECTOR GENERAL REVEALS THAT FOR 18 MONTHS THE AGENCY SINGLED OUT SOME CONSERVATIVE GROUPS... LIKE THE TEA PARTY.

    IT LED TO LENGTHY DELAYS PROCESSING THE GROUPS' APPLICATIONS FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.

    NOW THE F-B-I AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING TO SEE IF ANY LAWS WERE BROKEN...

    AND THE PRESIDENT IS CALLING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.

    BUT SOME LAWMAKERS SAY THESE WORDS DON'T AMOUNT TO MUCH.

    THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO IN THE HOT SEAT...FOR COLLECTING TWO MONTHS OF PHONE RECORDS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS...

    IT DID NOT NOTIFY THE A-P... AND DEFENDS IT SAYING IT DID NOT WANT TO THREATEN ITS INVESTIGATION.

    AN EXECUTIVE EDITOR FOR THE NEWS AGENCY QUESTIONS THIS MOVE.

    QUESTIONS ARE ALSO RESURFACING ABOUT THE ATTACK ON THE U-S DIPLOMATIC POST IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA.

    REPUBLICANS BELIEVE LEAKED E-MAILS SHOW THAT ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS SCRUBBED THE MENTION OF AL-QAEDA TO COVER KNOWLEDGE OF A PLANNED ATTACK.

    BUT DEMOCRATS SAY THIS IS JUST ANOTHER DISTRACTION.

    I'M ED PAYNE REPORTING.

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WH BE TRUSTED?
    THE A-P SAYS THE STORY THAT SPARKED THE PROBE WAS NEWS ABOUT THE C-I-A THWARTING AN AL QAEDA PLOT TO BLOW UP A U-S BOUND JETLINER.

    MEANWHILE, THREE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ARE REVIEWING THE IRS' ACTIVITIES.

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$223 MILLION MEDICARE FRAUD
    DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN A MAJOR MEDICARE FRAUD BUST SPANNING EIGHT CITIES .

    THE U-S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS 89-PEOPLE...INCLUDING DOCTORS AND NURSES .... STOLE A TOTAL OF 223-MILLION DOLLARS FROM TAX PAYER-FUNDED PROGRAMS.

    OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARRESTED 25-PEOPLE IN MIAMI ...ACCUSED OF FALSLEY BILLING 44-MILLION-DOLLARS IN FAKE HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

    THREE SUSPECTS IN DETROIT APPARENTLY MADE 12-MILLION DOLLARS BY POSING AS DOCTORS.

    CHARGES WERE ALSO LEVIED AGAINST SUSPECTS IN LOUISIANA, TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS AND NEW YORK.

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RUSSIA US SPY
    AN AMERICAN ACCUSED OF SPYING ON RUSSIA WAS RELEASED TO THE CUSTODY OF U-S OFFICIALS.

    THE RUSSIAN COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY FSB SAID RYAN FOGLE WAS TRYING TO RECRUIT A STAFF MEMBER OF ONE OF THE RUSSIAN SPECIAL SERVICES.

    THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES HAVE TRADED CLAIMS ABOUT THE AGENTS.

    IN 2010, THE TWO NATIONS CARRIED OUT A "SPY SWAP" IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA.

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OJ TRIAL
    O-J SIMPSON WILL TAKE THE STAND TODAY AS HE FIGHTS TO GET A NEW TRIAL IN A LAS VEGAS COURTROOM.

    SIMPSON WANTS HIS 2008 CONVICTION FOR ROBBERY, ASSAULT AND KIDNAPPING THROWN OUT.

    HE WAS ARRESTED FOR ROBBING TWO SPORTS COLLECTIBLE DEALERS IN HIS HOTEL ROOM WHILE TRYING TO GET BACK SOME OF HIS STUFF. HIS NEW ATTORNEY FILED A 94-PAGE PETITION WITH THE CLARK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT SAYING HER CLIENT WAS POORLY REPRESENTED IN THE FIRST TRIAL.

    SIMPSON IS SERVING UP TO 33 YEARS IN PRISON.

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BAC LEVEL
    FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE RECOMMENDING TOUGHER DRINKING AND DRIVING RULES.

    THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SAYS STATES SHOULD CHANGE THE STANDARD CURRENT LEGAL BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT LIMIT FROM, POINT ZERO-EIGHT... TO POINT ZERO-FIVE.

    THE NEW LIMIT IS PART OF A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS AIMED AT REDUCING ALCOHOL RELATED HIGHWAY DEATHS.

    ACCORDING TO THEIR REPORT, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED COUNTRIES NOW HAVE LEGAL B-A-L's OF POINT ZERO-FIVE OR LOWER.

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ROLLER COASTER DEMOLISHED
    IT'S THE END OF A LONG RIDE FOR ONE NEW JERSEY ROLLER COASTER.

    YESTERDAY, CREWS BEGAN TAKING APART THE TWISTED METAL FROM THAT COASTER IN SEASIDE HEIGHTS.

    THE COASTER HAD PLUNGED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AFTER HURRICANE SANDY POUNDED THE EAST COAST.

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I BULLYING PREVIEW
    IT'S A HARSH REALITY THAT TAKES IT'S TOLL ON CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTY EVERY SINGLE DAY...BULLYING.

    IS IT JUST A PART OF GROWING UP, OR ARE KIDS THESE DAYS TARGETED BY A WHOLE NEW CLASS OF BULLIES?

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW OF HER SPECIAL REPORT AIMED AT EMPOWERING YOUNG GIRLS....

    IT'S ALL THROUGH A PROGRAM CALLED WINGS...A GROUP TRAVELING THE STATE TO INSPIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED GIRLS TO NOT ONLY TAKE A STAND, BUT TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET...

    THE PROGRAM STANDS FOR WOMEN INSPIRING AND NUTURING GIRLS SELF ESTEEM. AT AGES WHEN BULLYING AND SELF ESTEEM ISSUES ARE AT THEIR WORST - THIS PROGRAM OPENS THESE GIRLS EYES TO THE DOWNFALLS OF BEING A BULLY, ALSO GIVING THEM FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF HOW BEING A VICTIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. BULLYING TAKES ITS TOLL ON CHILDREN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FOR EVERY 100 KIDS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, EIGHT ARE BULLIED EVERY DAY, SEVEN ARE BULLIED EVERY WEEK, AND 33 ARE BULLIED ONCE IN A WHILE. WE'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE 8TH GRADE GIRL, WHO WAS APART OF THE WINGS PROGRAM - AND HER STORY ABOUT HOW SHE IS WORKING TO RISE ABOVE THE BULLIES IN HER LIFE - WITH THE HELP OF SOME NEW TECHNIQUES AND FRIENDS....

    TAKE SOT

    BUT HOW CAN YOU HAVE TALKS WITH YOUR KIDS ABOUT THESE SAME ISSUES IF THE WINGS PROGRAM CAN'T COME TO YOU? WE'LL HAVE MORE IN OUR SPECIAL REPORT TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 10 AND 11. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, LRU, EYN.

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WV MUSIC HOF
    IT'S A CELEBRATION OF LOCAL MUSIC IN CHARLESTON.

    THE WEST VIRGINIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTED SEVEN ARTISTS AT THE CAPITOL.

    THEY RANGE FROM BLUEGRASS TO GOSPEL... THERE'S EVEN A HOLLYWOOD STAR AND A WORLD RENOWNED OPERA SOPRANO.

    SOME OF THE INDUCTEES WILL PERFORM AT A CEREMONY IN NOVEMBER.

    HALL OF FAME DIRECTOR MICHAEL LIPTON SAYS WEST VIRGINIA HAS A LOT TO OFFER TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.

    There are musicians that are household names all over the world and they have really touched a lot of people's lives and it just added to the whole fabric of american music.

    "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT" WINNER LANDAU MURPHY WALKED AWAY WITH THE 2013 SPIRIT AWARD FOR BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE STATE, AND SERVING AS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR KIDS.

    FOR A LIST OF ALL THE INDUCTEES, LOG ONTO WCHSTV.COM.

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APPLE MILESTONE
    APPLE'S I-TUNES IS CLOSING IN ON A MILESTONE -- ITS 50-BILLIONTH APP DOWNLOAD.

    APPLE WILL SURPRISE THE LUCKY DOWNLOADER WITH A TEN-THOUSAND DOLLAR APP STORE GIFT CARD.

    THE NEXT 50 PEOPLE WILL GET 500-DOLLAR GIFT CARDS.

    AND, IF YOU'RE HOPING TO WIN THE PRIZE, I-TUNES HAS A COUNTDOWN TICKER ON ITS WEBSITE, SO YOU CAN TRY TO TIME IT IN YOUR FAVOR.

    THE WINNER IS EXPECTED TO BE NAMED SOMETIME TODAY.

    HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO HAVE COFFEE WITH APPLE'S C-E-O?

    WELL AN ANONYMOUS BIDDER PAID 610- THOUSAND BUCK FOR COFFEE WITH APPLE'S TIM COOK.

    COOK HAD ONLY HOPED TO RAISE 50- THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE ROBERT F. KENNEDT CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

    THE OFFER EXPIRES IN ONE YEAR IS IS GOOD FOR TWO PEOPLE

    A BEAR IS CAUGHT ON CANDID CAMERA CRASHING A POOL PARTY IN CALIFORNIA EARLIER THIS WEEK.

    RESIDENTS RAN FOR COVER AS A ONE-YEAR-OLD BLACK BEAR WALKS AROUND THE POOL.

    TWO SCHOOLS WERE ON LOCK DOWN AS OFFICIALS SEARCHED FOR THE FURRY INTRUDER.

    THEY EVENTUALLY CAUGHT THE BEAR...

    AND PLAN TO TAKE HER BACK TO THE NATIONAL FOREST.

    A TATTOO ARTIST IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO HERO CHARLES RAMSEY IN A PERMANANT WAY ... WITH A CALF TATTOO... OF RAMSEY'S FACE.

    RAMSEY RESCUED THREE CLEVELAND WOMEN FROM HIS NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, AFTER THEY WERE HELD CAPTIVE FOR A DECADE.

    HE QUICKLY BECAME AN INTERNET SENSATION - AND TO MANY A HERO.

    RAMSEY EVEN HAS A BURGER IN OHIO NAMED AFTER HIM.

    THE TATTOO ARTIST SAID HE WANTED TO HONOR RAMSEY.

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE


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TOWER CAM
    Towercam or

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FULL WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Radar

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ROAD TRIPPIN'
    ((prickett's fort mon

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LUTE SUPPLY
    AT THE OHIO HEADQUARTERS OF LUTE SUPPLY, EVERYONE IS GETTING READY FOR THIS WEEKEND'S HUGE ANNUAL CAR SHOW.

    TERRY BURHANS TAKES US TO PORTSMOUTH WHERE HE'S ROAD TRIPPIN'.

    IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHECK OUT ANY OF TERRY'S ROAD TRIPPIN' SEGMENTS, JUST HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE, WCHS-TV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE ROAD TRIPPIN' LINK.

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VETERANS PARADE
    THIS WEEKEND... SOUTH CHARLESTON HONORS THE ARMED FORCES...

    IT'S THE ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE.

    HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT IS... SHAREN SUMPTER DEITZ WITH THE SOUTH CHARLESTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU.

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G VETERANS PARADE
    ARMED FORCES PARADE

    Saturday May 18th

    Noon

    South Charleston

    First Ave., D Street, 7th Ave.

    Special Guest: Wayne Newton

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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

    Chroma Radar

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OPEN 4
    COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING... THE MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING THE MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF LAST MONTH WILL BE IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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OPEN 5
    START MAKING YOUR BUCKET LIST...AND ROUNDING UP YOUR FRIENDS....YOUR CHANCE TO BE A MILLIONAIRE IS TONIGHT AND POWERBALL MANIA IS GAINING MOMENTUM.

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OPEN 6
    THEY COULD USE A FEW HUNDRED MILLION IN CLAY COUNTY AFTER A BIG MINE CLOSED THERE, BUT UNTIL THEN, LOCAL LEADERS ARE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES AND GETTING TO WORK.

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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 WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH.

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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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MAYNARD COURT
    THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING A MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE TODAY.

    TENNIS MAYNARD WILL BE ARRAIGNED IN A CABELL COUNTY COURTROOM.

    HE WAS INDICTED LAST MONTH ON FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES STEMMING FROM THE APRIL 3rd SHOOTING DEATH OF SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM.

    MAYNARD HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED SINCE THAT INCIDENT.

    HE WAS SHOT BY A DEPUTY FOLLOWING A SHORT CHASE AFTER THE SHOOTING.

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I POWERBALL JACKPOT
    YOU CAN BET A LOT OF FOLKS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THEIR CHANCE TO BECOME FILTHY RICH TODAY.

    NO IT'S NOT SOME KIND OF SCAM.

    THE POWERBALL LOTTERY PRIZE HAS JUMPED TO 360-MILLION DOLLARS!

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B POWERBALL JACKPOT
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US LIVE IN CHARLESTON WHERE THE EXCITEMENT OVER THE BIG PRIZE IS BREWING. KATELYN?

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L POWERBALL JACKPOT
    CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT YOU WOULD DO WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY? THAT BIG PRIZE IS 360-MILLION, OR IF YOU MATCH ALL FIVE NUMBERS AND THE POWERBALL, YOU CAN WALK AWAY WITH 229 MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH.

    THIS JACKPOT IS THE THIRD LARGEST POWERBALL -- AND THE SEVENTH LARGEST JACKPOT EVER!

    POWERBALL OFFICIALS SAID THE GAME REDESIGN LAST YEAR AND CROSS SELLING OF POWERBALL AND MEGA MILLIONS TICKETS INCREASED THE ODDS OF WINNING SOME KIND OF PRIZE. IN FACT, IF YOU BUY A TICKET AND JUST MATCH THAT RED POWERBALL THAT'S DRAWN, YOU WIN FOUR BUCKS!

    THE LAST MAJOR WIN WAS WHEN A NEW JERSEY MAN WON 338 MILLION ON MARCH 23. THAT WAS CONSIDERED THE FOURTH LARGEST POWERBALL JACKPOT IN HISTORY.

    WEST VIRGINIA HAS HAD SOME MAJOR POWERBALL WINNERS TOO. JACK WHITTAKER WON 349 MILLION DOLLARS BACK IN 2002, WHICH AT THE TIME WAS THE LARGEST JACKPOT EVER WON BY A SINGLE WINNING TICKET IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN LOTTERY.

    AND THEN THERE WAS THE "LUCKY EIGHT" -- EIGHT CO-WORKERS AT THE MON COUNTY TAX OFFICE EMPLOYEES WHO CLAIMED A WINNING TICKET WORTH 276-MILLION DOLLLARS. EACH TOOK HOME NEARLY 12 MILLION DOLLARS AFTER TAXES.

    THE DRAWING IS TONIGHT -- SO YOU HAVE ALL DAY TO GET YOUR TICKETS.

    NOW THE ODDS OF MATCHING ALL FIVE NUMBERS AND THE POWERBALL ARE ONE IN 175 MILLION -- SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A LONG SHOT TO WIN.

    BUT REMEMBER, YOU CAN'T WIN IF YOU DON'T PLAY!

    AND IF YOU DON'T WIN, A LARGE PORTION OF WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY PROCEEDS BENEFITS EDUCATION, TOURISM AND SENIOR CITIZENS SO YOU'D BE HELPING OUT SOME GOOD CAUSES.

    REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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I CLAY COMMISSIONERS
    CLAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE TRYING TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THE NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLAR HOLE LEFT IN THE COUNTY BUDGET WHEN THE CONSUL MINE THERE CLOSED

    WITH THAT MASSIVE BUDGET SHORTFALL -- COMMISSIONERS ARE ACTUALLY ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES AND DOING SOME MANUAL LABOR TO SAVE THE COUNTY SOME MONEY, AND KEEP SOME SMALL PROJECTS MOVING. YESTERDAY, THREE COMMISSIONERS STARTED PUTTING IN A FENCE AROUND THE STILL UNFINISHED JUDICIAL ANNEX THEMSELVES. THE COURT'S BUDGET IS EXPECTED TO GET CUT IN JULY AND COMMISSIONERS DON'T SEE ANYWAY TO MAKE UP FOR THE TAX MONEY LOST BY THE MINE CLOSURE.

    COMMISSIONER MIKE PIERSON SAYS COAL SEVERANCE TAXES ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE COUNTY'S ENTIRE BUDGET.

    HE SAYS COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER COUNTY WORKERS WILL LIKELY BE DOING JOBS THAT MIGHT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONTRACTED OUT.

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I CAMP CREEK BRIDGE
    ALSO FROM CLAY, PLANS TO REPLACE THE CAMP CREEK BRIDGE ARE CAUSING SOME ANXIETY.

    TOMORROW, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL HOST A PUBLIC MEETING AS IT LOOKS AT ALTERNATIVES TO REPLACING THE RUSTING- PRIVATE ABRAHAM SAMS- MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

    ONE APPROACH WOULD BE TO BUILD A NEW BRIDGE WHERE THE EXISTING SPAN SITS.

    THAT WOULD MEAN IT WOULD BE CLOSED FOR MONTHS, AND SOME PEOPLE ARE WORRIED THAT WOULD MAKE IT HARD FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO GET TO THEM.

    NONE OF THE IDEAS HAVE BEEN SET IN STONE.

    THE MEETING TAKES PLACE TOMORROW FROM 4-TO-7 AT THE BURKE MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

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BEVERLY HILLS MIDDLE
    A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS IN CABELL COUNTY ARE ABOUT TO SHUT THEIR DOORS FOR GOOD.

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VO BEVERLY HILLS MIDDLE
    STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND ALUMNI TOOK A FINAL TOUR AT AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LAST NIGHT.

    THE STUDENTS AT ENSLOW AND BEVERLY HILLS WILL MOVE INTO THEIR NEW SCHOOL IN JANUARY.

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SOT BEVERLY HILLS MIDDLE
    "I can see where they're coming from in terms of feeling the emotion of the community actually losing a part of their heritage here with this building. With that being said once they get the opportunity to view the new building they will see that its just such a tremendous opportunity for their kids."

    STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO BUY ATHLETIC UNIFORMS, TROPHIES AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FROM BOTH THE MIDDLE AND JUNIOR HIGH ERAS

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CAMC NEW BABY ROOM
    CAMC WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INTRODUCED NEWLY RENOVATED PRIVATE ROOMS FOR GROWING FAMILIES.

    THE RENOVATIONS ARE PART OF THE HOSPITAL'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY.

    THERE ARE 31 PRIVATE POSTPARTUM ROOMS NOW.

    THESE NEW ROOMS OFFER PRIVACY FOR NEW PARENTS GETTING TO KNOW THEIR BABIES.

    "It's just one of those times in life when you want to capture it and make it the most special day of your life... Now we feel like we've got an environment to do that... And make it really the whole package for the patient"

    THE RENOVATIONS TOOK A LITTLE MORE THAN 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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FULL WEATHER
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DR ELIZABETH BROWN
    ASK THE DOCTOR

    ASK THE DOCTOR

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G DR ELIZABETH BROWN
    ((TAKE GRX

    Elizabeth Brown, MD

    401 Division Street

    Suite 302

    South Charleston, WV


    ebrownmd.com

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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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BARK OFF
    DO YOU LOVE YOUR DOG BUT HATE HEARING IT BARK? A LOT?

    FOR TEN BUCKS AN "AS SEEN ON TV" PRODUCT CLAIMS TO GIVE YOU PIECE OF MIND.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER TAISHA WALKER GAVE IT A TEST AND JOINS US NOW WITH THE RESULTS.

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L BARK OFF
    THE BARK OFF IS AN ULTRA-SONIC TRAINING AID THAT WORKS BY SENDING A SIGNAL TO DOGS ... STOPPING THEM AND THEIR BARKING IN THEIR TRACKS.

    I CALLED ON SOME OF MY FURRY FRIENDS TO HELP ME TEST THIS ONE OUT.


    THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON ANIMAL SHELTER IS FULL OF SOUNDS.


    BARKING CAN BE ANNOYING ... ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DOESN'T STOP.


    FOR ONLY 10 SECONDS ... THEN IT WAS BACK TO BARKING AS USUAL.






    I LEFT THE BARK OFF WITH THE ANIMAL SHELTER FOR A FEW DAYS TO SEE HOW WELL IT WORKED.

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DONNA CLARK SAID IT WORKED IN CONFINED AREAS BUT DIDN'T WORK AS WELL IN LARGER AREAS, SUCH AS THE KENNEL. SHE SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE THE DOGS WERE FEEDING OFF EACH OTHER.

    SO WHAT GRADE DID SHE GIVE THE BARK OFF?

    AN EIGHT OUT OF TEN. BUT PET OWNERS ON THE "AS SEEN ON TV WEBSITE" WEREN'T SO GENEROUS. THEY RATED IT A 5, AT BEST.

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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

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

    THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING A MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE TODAY.

    TENNIS MAYNARD WILL BE ARRAIGNED IN A CABELL COUNTY COURTROOM.

    HE WAS INDICTED LAST MONTH ON MURDER CHARGES STEMMING FROM THE SHOOTING DEATH OF SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM.

    CLAY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE DIGGIN- IN TO DEAL WITH A HUGE LOSS OF TAX BASE.

    THE CLOSURE OF A CONSOL MINE HAS CUT COUNTY REVENUE BY 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

    WITH THAT MASSIVE BUDGET SHORTFALL -- COMMISSIONERS ARE NOW DOING SOME WORK ON THEIR OWN AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE ... WHICH IS EXPECTED TO HAVE ITS BUDGET CUT IN JULY.

    THE POWERBALL LOTTERY PRIZE HAS JUMPED TO 360-MILLION DOLLARS.

    IF YOU MATCH ALL FIVE NUMBERS AND THE POWERBALL, YOU CAN WALK AWAY WITH 229 MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH.

    THIS JACKPOT IS THE THIRD LARGEST POWERBALL EVER!

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