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Friday, November 30, 2012.

Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News.
Tonight on
Eyewitness News at 10 PM
Eyewitness News at 10 PM
Reporting Today: Rick Lord
and Elizabeth Noreika
Jim Barach is in the Weather Center
and Mark Martin has Sports
Produced by: Latasha Hughes
Directed by: Bill Sigler


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10 PM PRE-PRO COLD OPEN ONCAM
    COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS.......

    DIGGING OUT AFTER A DEADLY TORNADO...

    PAUSE

    THE LATEST FROM OKLAHOMA... AND WHY IT'S STIRRING UP RAW EMOTIONS FOR SOME PEOPLE IN OUR REGION.

    PAUSE

    MOUNTAINEERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE...

    WE TALK WITH WVU BASEBALL PLAYERS LENDING A HELPING HAND IN THE MIDWEST...

    PAUSE

    A SERIOUS PRANK COMES WITH CONSEQUENCES...

    WE HIT THE STREETS TO SEE IF YOU THINK THE PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME?

    JIM AD LIB

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WELCOME
    ((ANCHOR LEAD LINE

    ...... RAIN AND THUNDER ARE NOW PASSING THROUGH OUR REGION...

    ((DISSOLVES TO CAM 1

    GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK LORD...

    AND I'M KALLIE CART... THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

    WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE LATEST ON THAT SEVERE WEATHER...

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RUFFNER TREE DOWN
    THIS STORM HAS BLOWN TREES ONTO POWER LINES THROUGHOUT THE TRI-STATE AND INTO THE SOUTHERN COALFIELDS...

    THIS IS VIDEO JUST BACK OF A TREE DOWN ON RUFFNER AVENUE... RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF CHARLESTON'S EAST END.

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POWER OUTAGES
    ALL OF THOSE DOWNED TREES -- AND THE HIGH WINDS HAVE LEFT THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLD WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT.... CABELL, LINCOLN AND LOGAN COUNTIES ARE AMONG THE HARDEST HIT...

    IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS ELDERLY OR DISABLED... YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK ON THEM AFTER THE STORM MOVES THROUGH...

    NOW LET'S SEND IT OVER TO METEOROLOGIST JIM BARACH WITH MORE ON THIS STORM... JIM?

    AT LEAST 24 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED...INCLUDING NINE CHILDREN... SADLY, THAT DEATH TOLL IS EXPECTED TO RISE.

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS UPGRADED THE TWISTER TO AN E-F-FIVE... IT WAS TWO-MILES WIDE AT TIMES...WITH WIND SPEEDS UP TO 200 MILES PER HOUR...

    AND INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL IN THE RACE AGAINST TIME TO FIND SURVIVORS...

    VICTIMS OF THE STORM SAY IT WAS SIMPLY FRIGHTENING...

    We grabbed our motorcycle helmets and held on like hell and the only room that was spared was the room we were in

    the tornado went in and i was so afraid i was hanging on to one of the desks and i fell back all the dirt was getting in my eyes and my clothes"

    TWENTY-ONE COUNTIES ACROSS OKLAHOMA ARE NOW IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY .

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WEST LIB CONNECTION
    WEST LIBERTY, KENTUCKY WAS SMASHED BY A TORNADO IN MARCH OF 2012 -- A STORM THAT KILLED SIX PEOPLE. THE OKLAHOMA TORNADO HAS BROUGHT BACK UGLY MEMORIES AND CONCERN FOR NEW VICTIMS.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH THIS STORY..ELIZABETH?

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ELIZABETH @ KIOSK MON
    RICK.....THE TRAGEDY IN OKLAHOMA REALLY HITS HOME FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH A SIMILIAR SITUATION.....AND THAT'S THOSE LIVING IN WEST LIBERTY KENTUCKY.

    WE WERE THERE TODAY..AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN A YEAR THE DAMAGE IS STILL APPARENT.

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I ROGER ROSE REACTION
    IRONICALLY -- A BUSINESS OWNER IN WEST LIBERTY -- HAS A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE LATEST COMMUNITY DESTROYED BY A TORNADO.

    ROGER ROSE OWNED A FURNITURE STORE IN WEST LIBERTY FOR 38 YEARS -- UNTIL IT WAS DESTROYED BY THE TORNADO LAST YEAR .... HE SAYS A FLOOD OF EMOTIONS CAME BACK AS HE WATCHED THE DAMAGE UNFOLD IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA. NOT JUST BECAUSE HE CAN RELATE, BUT BECAUSE HE *IS* RELATED TO A MOORE RESIDENT... HIS SISTER TERESA LIVES THERE.

    ROGER SAYS HIS SISTER EVENTUALLY FOUND OUT THAT HER HOME WAS NOT DAMAGED.

    REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO ELIZABETH NOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS

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WX SERVICE CONNECTION
    A LOCAL METEOROLOGIST WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOWS FIRSTHAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SURVIVE A TORNADO.

    LIZ SOMMERVILLE GREW UP AND WENT TO COLLEGE IN TORNADO ALLEY.

    SHE WAS RAISED IN TEXAS AND GRADUATED FROM OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY.

    SHE RECALLS HOW COMPLETE STRANGERS PITCHED-IN TO HELP WHEN DISASTERS STRUCK... JUST LIKE THEY DID WHEN THE DERECHO HIT OUR REGION.

    SOMMERVILLE SAYS THAT HER FRIENDS IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA ARE ALL SAFE AND ACCOUNTED FOR.

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I WVU BASEBALL HELP
    THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM IS IN OKLAHOMA FOR THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP...

    WHEN THEY LANDED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO...THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS IN STORE FOR THEM..

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN TALKED WITH ONE PLAYER AND HIS FAMILY ABOUT HOW THE TEAM CAME TOGETHER... NOT FOR A WIN....BUT TO HELP A COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN DEVASTATED....

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10P WVU BASEBALL HELP
    "IT WAS CRAZY BECAUSE WE SEE WHAT HAPPENED, AND WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHERE WE WERE AT. WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW BAD IT WAS OR HOW SEVERE IT WAS UNTIL IT WAS ALL OVER."

    JUST A FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE TORNADO'S PATH OF DESTRUCTION...THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BASBEBALL TEAM FOUND SHELTER IN THEIR HOTEL AS WARNING SIRENS ROARED AND THE WIND BLEW.

    "WE WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT BUT YET FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO NOT TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE PEOPLE WENT THROUGH."

    BUT AS THE TEAM WATCHED THE TELEVISION...TAKING IN THE IMAGES OF HOMES DESTROYED BY THE TORANDO ... SEEING THE INJURED PEOPLE AND KNOWING MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, THE TEAM KNEW THEY HAD TO DO SOMETHING...

    "ME AND MY TEAM ARE GETTING APPEARL FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE TORNADO TODAY..."

    MATERIAL ITEMS THEY HOPE MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE VICTIMS...LIKE A WOMAN THEY MET IN THE STORE....

    "SHE WAS ONE THAT REALLY LOST HER HOME AND IT HAPPENED JUST DAYS BEFORE THAT AND WE'RE JUST SITTING IN OUR HOTEL ROOM WATCHING IT ON TV WHILE SHE WAS THERE FIGHTING HER HER LIFE BASICALLY."

    WHILE THE TEAM WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP OUT

    "I THINK WE'RE DOING A GREAT THING."

    "I THINK THIS IS AWESOME"

    "IT'S A GREAT THING, A GREAT THING WE'RE DOING."

    "JUST TRYING TO HELP THE CAUSE."

    FRAZER KNOWS MORE HELP IS NEEDED.

    "IT'S REALLY SAD BUT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL COME TOGETHER AND GIVE BACK SOMEHOW."

    SIGOUT

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RED CROSS/SALVATION ARMY
    OUR LOCAL RED CROSS IS HELPING OUT -- THEY HAVE SENT A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO OKLAHOMA AND PLAN TO SEND OTHER WORKERS IN THE COMING DAYS... YOU CAN ALSO HELP.

    IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THE RED CROSS, JUST TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 AND FOR THE SALVATION ARMY, YOU CAN TEXT "STORM" TO 8-0-8-8-8.... TO MAKE A 10-DOLLAR DONATION.

    YOU CAN FIND A COMPLETE LIST OF WAYS TO HELP THE TORNADO VICTIMS ... BY LOGGING ONTO OUR WEBSITE ... WCHSTV dot COM.

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HOUSE FIRE
    STILL NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED A FIRE THAT DESTROYED A HOME IN EAST BANK.

    IT STARTED JUST AFTER FIVE THIS MORNING AT A HOME ON WALNUT STREET.

    FIREFIGHTERS SAY WHEN THEY GOT ON SCENE, FLAMES WERE SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF AND WINDOWS.

    A FIREFIGHTER WHO LIVES ACROSS THE STREET SAID HIS DOG WAS OUTSIDE BARKING. THAT'S WHEN HE RAN OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

    "when i came out on the porch to check to see what was going on, i thought someone might be out in the yard messing around or something, and looked over and heard two or three loud explosions and the fire was already through the roof."

    THREE PEOPLE INSIDE THE HOME WERE ABLE TO GET OUT AND ARE OK.

    FIRE OFFICIALS DON'T THINK THE FIRE IS SUSPICIOUS, BUT IT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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MEIGS STANDOFF ENDS
    A STANDOFF IN MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO THAT LASTED FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS....COMES TO A PEACEFUL END TONIGHT

    80-YEAR-OLD JACK RICHIE, OF CHESTER, IS IN CUSTODY.

    OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE CALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

    WHEN THEY GOT THERE, RICHIE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE OF HIS HOME WITH A GUN.

    NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE STANDOFF... BUT THE ROAD WAS CLOSED DOWN FOR MORE THAN A DAY WHILE POLICE TRIED TO TALK RICHIE OUT OF HIS HOME.

    AT THIS TIME, IT IS UNKNOWN IF RICHIE WILL FACE CHARGES.

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I MINGO FED UPDATE
    NOW TO THE LATEST ON A STORY WE BROKE HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS -- WE ARE CONTINUING TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN MINGO COUNTY...

    ONCE AGAIN TODAY -- WE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO MINGO COUNTY'S ONLY JUDGE... SOURCES TELL US THAT HE IS ONE OF THE TARGETS OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE F-B-I, STATE POLICE AND THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE...

    BUT TODAY -- ONE DAY AFTER OUR STORY BROKE -- JUDGE MICHAEL THORNSBURY WASN'T AT WORK... A SECRETARY IN HIS OFFICE TELLS US THAT A TRIAL WAS SET FOR TODAY BUT THAT AT THE LAST MINUTE, HE CANCELLED THE TRIAL AND SENT THE JURY HOME.. NO REASON WAS GIVEN... EYEWITNESS NEWS HAS CONFIRMED THROUGH VARIOUS SOURCES THAT HE IS AMONG ELECTED OFFICIALS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGED ELECTION VIOLATIONS AND OTHER FEDERAL CRIMES.

    INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COME DOWN IN THIS CASE SOON.

    WE ARE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THIS STORY -- AND WILL BRING YOU THE DETAILS AS THEY BREAK.

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I WAYNE PUNISHMENT
    20 WAYNE COUNTY HIGH SENIORS WHO TOOK PART IN A PRANK THAT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE AT THE SCHOOL WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE AT TOMORROW NIGHT'S GRADUATION...

    BUT THE PUNISHMENT IS JUST BEGINNING... EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR DAVE BENTON HAS DETAILS.

    AFTER A 2 1/2 HOUR MEETING... THE WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDED TO STRIP STUDENTS OF THE RIGHT TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE GRADUATION NIGHT. PARENTS SAY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FOUGHT FOR THE KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CEREMONY... BUT THE BOARD VOTED AGAINST IT.

    LAST WEEK, 20 STUDENTS BROKE INTO THE SCHOOL... SOME OF THEM SMEARED DEER GUTS AND URINE INSIDE THE BUILDING... OTHERS JUST FILLED CUPS OF WATER AND PLACED THEM IN THE HALLWAY.

    PLYMALE SAY NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED... IF THEY PAY RESTITUTION AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. SO, ARE THESE KIDS GETTING OFF TOO EASILY... OR IS THE PUNISHMENT DEAD ON. WE TO TOOK THAT QUESTION TO THE STREETS.

    SOME STUDENTS HAVE HELPED CLEAN UP THE MESS AND THAT WILL GO TOWARD THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE... IN WAYNE COUNTY, DAVE BENTON EYEWITNESS NEWS.

    GRADUATION AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL IS TOMORROW AT 7:00.

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FUGITIVE FILES
    POLICE SAY A MAN WHO USED A SHOVEL TO BREAK THROUGH HIS NEIGHBOR'S DOOR IS ON THE RUN TONIGHT...

    BUT YOUR TIPS COULD HELP POLICE TRACK HIM DOWN...

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LESLIE @ KIOSK
    ONCE AGAIN WE NEED YOUR TIPS TONIGHT TO BRING THESE THREE FUGITIVES TO JUSTICE...

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FUG FILES TIP LINE
    AND THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

    IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

    NOW, LET'S OPEN THE FUGITIVE FILES.

    DOUGLAS KIDD THE THIRD IS WANTED FOR BURGLARY AFTER CHARLESTON POLICE SAY HE USED A SHOVEL TO BREAK THROUGH HIS NEIGHBORS FRONT DOOR. HE ALSO ALLEGEDLY SWUNG THE SHOVEL AT THE VICTIM. KIDD IS 6'09 - 190 LBS AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON STUART STREET IN CHARLESTON.

    THOMAS LANHAM IS WANTED FOR ESCAPING HOME CONFINEMENT AND GRAND LARCENY STEALING HIS HOME CONFINMENT EQUIPMENT. ORGINALLY SERVING A NIGHTIME BURGLARY SENTENCE, HE BLEW IT OFF AND TOOK OFF WITH THE NEARLY 2-THOUSAND DOLLAR IN ANKLE MONITORING EQUIPMENT. LANHAM IS 5'11, 210, AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON ROANE STREET IN CHARLESTON.

    THOMAS WAGNER JUNIOR IS WANTED FOR DAYTIME BURGLARY. DEPUTIES SAY HE WENT INTO A WOMAN'S SOUTH CHARLESTON HOME AND STOLE JEWLREY AND ELECTRONICS AND THEN PAWNED THE ITEMS. WAGNER IS 5'11 - 155 POUNDS AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON GREEN VALLEY DRIVE IN SAINT ALBANS..

    IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND DOUGLAS KIDD, THOMAS LANHAM, OR THOMAS WAGNER JUNIOR - PLEASE CALL OUR TIPLINE.

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FUG FILES TIP LINE
    AND THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

    IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

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GRX FUGITIVE FILES
    WITH YOUR HELP - 517 FUGITIVES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. TO SEE THE FUGITIVES THAT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AND THE ONES WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR...LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE AT WCHSTV DOT COM AND CLICK ON THE FUGITIVE FILES ICON.

    DON'T GO AWAY IN JUST A FEW MINUTES WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT TONIGHT'S FUGITIVES...

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I STATION PLACE REPAIRS
    TONIGHT, WE HAVE ANOTHER WASTE WATCH SEGMENT FOR YOU.

    WE'RE TRACKING PUBLIC MONEY AND HOW ITS BEING USED.

    IN THIS REPORT WE'RE FOCUSING ON A HISTORIC BUILDING ON CHARLESTON'S SOUTH SIDE.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS HAS THE DETAILS.

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STATION PLACE REPAIRS
    Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: As part of the latest round of historic preservation grants the state handed out federal money to projects all across West Virginia.

    One of those was to Station Place on MacCorkle Avenue at the foot of the Southside Bridge.

    Built in 1905, Station Place is one of Charleston's most storied structures. But the building is definitely showing its age. Its owners receivd $30,713 in grant money, which they have to match, to assist with roof repair, the painting of gutters, soffits downspouts and window trim.

    Although Station Place is privately owned, Brad Rowe of General Corporation says the grant will help defray some of the costs incurred while dealing with a historic structure and allow more work to be done.

    He says Station Place is a gateway to the Capital City that should be protected.

    Brad Rowe/General Corporation: It's important to preserve the historical properties so that future generations can enjoy them. When you talk about this building in particular this building was built in 1905 by the railroad. And if you look at the history of the rail industry in West Virginia that coincides with the history and the growth of the coal industry so I certainly think its significant. And what a lot of people don't realize it's actually an operating train station today. Amtrak runs three times a week out of here. So this building is the first thing people see when they get off the train.

    Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Rowe says the repair work at Station Place should be finished by this fall.

    And now we want to know what you think. Is the $30,000 grant awarded to Station Place money that is being well spent? Or should the owners have paid for the repairs solely by themselves. Log onto our Facebook page and join in on the conversation.

    If you want to submit a story idea to Waste Watch, or see some of the stories that we've already done log onto our Facebook page and join in on the conversation.

    Or just call our tip line at 304-346-1147. You can remain anonymous.

    Reporting here in the studio, Kennie Bass Eyewitness News.

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FELMAN LAYOFFS
    LAYOFFS ARE COMING TO A PLANT IN MASON COUNTY...

    A FURNACE AT THE FERRO ALLOYS PLANT IN NEW HAVEN WILL BE IDLED AT THE END OF THE MONTH FORCING THE LAYOFFS OF UNION WORKERS... BUT NO WORD ON HOW MANY WORKERS WILL BE AFFECTED.

    THE PLANT EMPLOYS MORE THAN 200 MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STEELWORKERS...

    THE COMPANY SAYS THEY'VE ALREADY ELIMINATED SEVERAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTRACT POSITIONS AND ATTRIBUTES THE CUTS TO A DECLINE IN SILICOMANGANESE PRICES AND INCREASING MANUFACTURING COSTS.

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SOCIAL IMPACT BUMP
    SOCIAL IMPACT BUMP

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INTRO SOCIAL IMPACT
    IN THIS DAY AND AGE, TEENAGERS ARE GROWING INCREASINGLY DEPENDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

    FROM SUN UP TO SUNDDOWN, THEY ARE TURNING TO TECHNOLOGY AS THEIR PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH A GROUP OF TEENS AT HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR AN OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT SOCIAL NETWORKING... TO FIND OUT HOW THEY USE IT... AND FOR HOW LONG.

    When I wake up, I generally check Twitter.

    FROM THE MOMENT THEY GO TO BED

    What did you miss in your sleep?

    TO THE MOMENT THEY WAKE UP....TEENAGERS LIKE LUKE COOLEY SAY THEY ARE CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO STAY CONNECTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

    Luke Cooley

    Whenever I have free time I just check it. A lot. NATS laughter

    AND LUKE ISN'T ALONE.WE SAT DOWN WITH HIM AND HIS PEERS TO TRY AND GAUGE JUST HOW DEPENDENT THE AVERAGE TEENAGER IS ON APPLICATIONS LIKE TWITTER AND FACEBOOK..AND WHY?

    DEW: From wake-up to go to sleep. What are you on Facebook for?

    I'm mostly just checking who I'm friends with is just posting and stuff. I usually just ignore a lot of it.

    DEW: In the last year would you say you've ever gone a day without checking social media?

    If I'm like camping or something!

    TEENS SAY THEY FEEL DISCONNECTED WITHOUT IT.

    DEW:

    Do you all remember a world where Facebook and Twitter and all these things didn't exist? Brianna- Yeah when we had Myspace! Laughter

    THESE DAYS IT'S NOT JUST FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, VINE, TUMBLR AND SNAPCHAT ARE ALL OUTLETS TO STAY SOCIALLY NETWORKED.

    DEW:Why do you think we live in a world who has to be so connected?

    "It's just like a habit now. You can't exactly just stop it."

    "I don't think it's like at the point where you can just stop now. It's only going to progress."

    "Yeah I think we've gotten used to having everything at our fingertips in such a short amount of time and without it we wouldn't know what to do."

    WHAT ARE YOU TWEETING ABOUT? ON AVERAGE... 100,000 TWEETS ARE SENT EACH MINUTE... BUT ACCORDING TO THESE TEENS...

    "It's usually pretty pointless

    Leah

    "Yeah if I looked back at all my Tweets they could easily go without it."

    GRX on time spent online

    BUT TIME SPENT ON THOSE "POINTLESS" POSTS AND PICS AND TWEETS... CERTAINLY ADD UP.

    Luke Cooley /

    I'd say about three maybe. Laughter. Is that a lot? Yes! Alright... um an hour and forty-five minutes!

    ACCORDING TO SOCIALLY ACTIVE DOT COM, 70% OF young adults spend almost 17 hours a week online.

    ALLTWITTER SHOWS NEARLY 700,THOUSAND PIECES OF FACEBOOK CONTENT SHARED EACH MINUTE.

    AND OF COURSE THERE ARE PITFALLS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL TEENS ON SOCIAL NETWORKS ADMIT TO BEING CYBERBULLIED.

    A lot of times I just read by it. Scroll by it. You don't really do anything about it. You just see it.

    BUT WHAT STARTS OUT AS JUST A SIMPLE COMMENT OR PICTURE... CAN QUICKLY TURN VIRAL.

    Rachele Subik

    "People can take screen shots of it. Someone's always going to find out about it."

    AND... IT CAN HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.

    "She was sweet and she was kind"

    AUDRIE POTT WAS A CALIFORNIA TEENAGER WHO WAS REPORTEDLY RAPED BY THREE TEEN BOYS, WHO ALLEGEDLY POSTED PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

    POTT COMMITTED SUICIDE A WEEK LATER.

    "She's missed every day."

    SO DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK YOUR KIDS QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR SOCIAL NETWORKING LIFE.

    Blue-

    "You should also make your child feel comfortable enough so that they can come to you if they see something that they don't like or someone's talking to them in a way they don't like because often people aren't going to find out about it.

    WHILE THERE IS A VERY DARK SIDE TO SOCIAL MEDIA, TEENS ALSO KNOW THERE ARE PERKS TO POSTING

    Leah:

    "Knowing that I was applying to some art schools I was like well if they do check it and I post some of my art on here then that might be cool."

    A COMMON HASHTAG CAN UNITE COMMUNITIES AND EVEN THE COUNTRY.

    SO, WHILE YOU ARE TWEETING, POSTING AND LIKING AWAY THE MINUTES EACH DAY... DON'T FORGET THE WORLD WIDE WEB DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YOUR WHOLE WORLD.

    sigout

    PARENTS CAN ALSO BE PROACTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNICATING WITH KID ABOUT SOCIAL NETWORKING.

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G EXPERT ADVISE
    KNOW YOUR NETWORKS. WHAT IS TWITTER? HOW DO YOU POST A PICTURE TO INSTAGRAM? THE MORE YOU UNDERSTAND SOCIAL NETWORKING, THE EASIER IT WILL BE TO TALK TO YOUR TEENS ABOUT IT.

    ALSO- BE OPEN. THE GROUP WE SAT DOWN WITH SAY THEY ARE LISTENING TO THEIR PARENTS! SO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

    REMIND THEM NOT TO SHARE TOO MUCH... WHETHER IT'S A PICTURE, PERSONAL INFORMATION, OR LOCATION-BASED SERVICES.

    TWO out of the train EARLY THIS MORNING.... It's believed the train was carrying ethanol, SO A hazmat team was scent to the scene... NO WORD YET ON HOW THOSE ENGINEERS ARE DOING TONIGHT...

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COMING UP GRX
    PLUS...AMERICANS CONTINUE TO LEAD UNHEALTHY LIVES...

    THESE STORIES AND MORE A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!

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WVU FOOTBALL
    WE ARE MONTHS AWAY FROM THE START OF FOOTBALL SEASON.....BUT MOST FANS ARE GEARED UP NOW FOR THINGS TO START......ESPECIALLY IN MORGANTOWN WHERE ITS HEAD COACH MADE A VISIT TO SUMMERSVILLE THIS EVENING.....

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HOLGS IN SUMMERSVILLE
    MOUNTAINEER HEAD FOOTBALL COACH DANA HOLGORSEN IS BUSY CRISS-CROSSING THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA FOR VARIOUS EVENTS...TONIGHT HE WAS A NORTHSIDE CHEVROLET IN SUMMERSVILLE FOR A VISIT WITH AREA FANS...HE WAS ALSO THE GUEST DURING THE HOUR-LONG METRONEWS STATEWIDE SPORTSLINE WITH TONY CARIDI...THE SHOW ORIGINATED TONIGHT FROM THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE...HOLGORSEN SAYS THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR TO RELATE TO THOSE WHO FOLLOW AND SUPPORT HIS PROGRAM...

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HOLGORSEN SOUND
    "May is the time when we get our all the coaches and do a lot of MAC stuff. The Mountaineer Athletic Club. Just to get out and visit with the people. This is the first time in Summersville this year. Love getting down here to Summersville. A lot of good people, love coming to Northside and hanging out with the guys as well."

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MARSHALL FOOTBALL
    MARSHALL'S HOME SLATE IS FINISHED FOR THE 2013 SEASON AS THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED THE FINAL THREE GAMES YET TO BE DETERMINED.....THE HERD'S 2ND GAME OF THE SEASON AGAINST GARNDER WEBB WILL START AT 6:30......HOMECOMING AGAINST TEXAS SAN ANTIONIO WILL GET GOING AT 2 PM......AND THE HOME DATE WITH UAB WILL START AT 2 PM AS WELL.........MARSHALL'S 1ST GAME OF THE SEASON WILL BE SATURDAY AUGUST 31ST AT 7 AT HOME AGAINST MIAMI OH

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AJ @ KIOSK
    COMING UP......HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL REGIONALS ARE UNDERWAY ACROSS THE STATE.....PLUS DANA HOLGORSEN VISITS SUMMERSVILLE.....THATS ALL A LITTLE LATER ON EYEWITNESS NEWS....

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KCEAA EMT DINNER
    HONORING THOSE WHO PROVIDE DAY TO DAY LIFE-SAVING SERVICES.

    E-M-T'S WERE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT...

    THE KANAWHA COUNTY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE AUTHORITY IS CELEBRATING NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK WITH A FREE DINNER FOR WORKERS.

    THIS WEEK HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO HONOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY TO SAVE LIVES.

    THAT DINNER RAN NEARLY ALL DAY TO COVER ALL THEIR SHIFTS.

    THE CLAY CENTER ANNOUNCED IT'S FALL CONCERT LINEUP TODAY. SINGING SENSATION DIANA ROSS, THE BEACH BOYS AND THE DOOBIE BROTHERS ARE AMONG SOME OF THE ACTS.

    FOR A COMPLETE LOOK AT THE CLAY CENTER LINEUP FOR THE FALL 2013 SEASON .... LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE .. WCHS TV dot COM.

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JIM WEATHER BUMP
    JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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WEATHER 3-SHOT
    ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WEATHER

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FULL WEATHER
    JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Join Jim Barach 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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LESLIE @ KIOSK
    WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.

    LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THOSE FUGITIVES WE PROFILED A LITTLE EARLIER.

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DOUGLAS KIDD
    DOUGLAS KIDD THE THIRD IS WANTED FOR BURGLARY AFTER CHARLESTON POLICE SAY HE USED A SHOVEL TO BREAK THROUGH HIS NEIGHBORS FRONT DOOR. KIDD IS 6'02 - 190 LBS AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON STUART STREET IN CHARLESTON.

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THOMAS LANHAM
    THOMAS LANHAM IS WANTED FOR ESCAPING HOME CONFINEMENT AND GRAND LARCENY STEALING HIS HOME CONFINMENT EQUIPMENT. ORGINALLY SERVING A NIGHTIME BURGLARY SENTENCE, HE BLEW IT OFF AND TOOK OFF WITH THE NEARLY 2-THOUSAND DOLLAR IN ANKLE MONITORING EQUIPMENT. LANHAM IS 5'11, 210, AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON ROANE STREET IN CHARLESTON.

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THOMAS WAGNER JR
    THOMAS WAGNER JUNIOR IS WANTED FOR DAYTIME BURGLARY. DEPUTIES SAY HE WENT INTO A WOMAN'S SOUTH CHARLESTON HOME AND STOLE JEWLREY AND ELECTRONICS AND THEN PAWNED THE ITEMS. WAGNER IS 5'11 - 155 POUNDS AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON GREEN VALLEY DRIVE IN SAINT ALBANS..

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FUG FILES TIP LINE
    AND THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

    SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT TUESDAY...

    REPORTING LIVE... LESLIE RUBIN.. EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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ON CAPITOL HILL
    TAKE STINGER

    TAKE STINGER

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OBAMACARE BY IRS
    GROWING CONCERNS TONIGHT ABOUT THE COMPETENCY OF THE I-R-S AND ITS ABILITY TO OVERSEE OBAMACARE.

    SARA HALL INGRAM, THE SAME EXECUTIVE THAT WAS IN CHARGE OF THE TAX-EXEMPT OFFICE UNDER SCRUTINY FOR TARGETING CONSERVATIVE GROUPS -- IS NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING DOZENS OF NEW HEALTH CARE LAWS.

    HERE'S NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT KRISTINE FRAZAO WITH MORE.

    WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH SARAH HALL INGRAM KNEW ABOUT THE TARGETNG WHILE SERVING AS COMMISSIONER OF THE I-R-S FIELD OFFICE IN CINCINNATI.

    THE SAME OFFICE UNDER INTENSE SCRUTINY AND CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.

    INGRAM NOW OVERSEES THE IRS' AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OFFICE TASKED WITH ENFORCING HEALTH CARE LAWS. AMONG THEM --DECIDING WHICH BUSINESS OR INDIVIDUAL GETS A TAX BREAK.

    [DAVE SWARTZ]

    SOT IN 9:42:37 "That's the sick irony."

    TRT=;02

    DAVE SWARTZ IS WITH 'AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY.' A GRASSROOTS GROUP THAT WAS NOT TARGETED BY THE IRS.

    SOT IN 9:43:05 "She can not be the person that implements our health care. I don't think the public trust is there for that to happen."

    TRT=:04

    [WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND NEWSOURCE VIDEO OF PFEIFFER]

    SENIOR WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR DAVID PFEIFFER DEFENDED INGRAM SAYING SHE HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG.

    [CAN YOU LAYER IN 56 PERCENT]

    A NEW WASHINGTON POST/ABC POLL FOUND THAT 56 PERCENT OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THE IRS WAS DELIBERATELY INTRUSIVE OF TEA PARTY GROUPS.

    SOT IN 9:17:38 "Confidence in government has become an oxymoron, trust in government has become an oxymoron. We are at a almost a historic low in terms of the level of trust the average American places in government entities."

    TRT=:12

    AND WITH THE SAME I-R-S EXECUTIVE NOW IN CHARGE OF SOMETHING AS PERSONAL HEALTH CARE -- WELL, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION'S MICHAEL FRANC SAYS IT WILL GIVE RISE TO YET, ANOTHER LEVEL OF DISTRUST.

    SOT IN HOW MUCH ACCESS WILL THE IRS HAVE TO OUR MEDICAL HISTORY? CONSIDER THAT JUST THIS WEEK, A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST THE IRS FOR, ACCORDING TO THE SUIT, STEALING THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF ROUGHLY TEN MILLION PEOPLE.

    TRT=:13

    IN 8:58:38 "When government abuses power it effects us more personally and can upset our lives even more."

    trt=:06

    HOW MUCH MORE?

    [SOT SWARTZ]

    SOT 9:42:50 "God forbid somebody needs emergency surgery and their birthday is on September 12, 9/12 or they have a patriotic name -- they might be waiting for that surgery for a while."

    trt=:09

    A JOKE - BUT FOR GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS ONE THAT HITS TOO CLOSE TO HOME.

    I'M KRISTINE FRAZAO REPORTING

    THERE'S TALK ON CAPITOL HILL OF TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THE I-R-S WILL RECEIVE TO ENFORCE OBAMACARE. AND SENATOR DEAN HELLER PLANS TO INTRODUCE SUCH A MEASURE.

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AMERICANS UNHEALTHY CHOICES
    IN HEALTH NEWS TONIGHT... THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SAYS THE OVERALL HEALTH OF AMERICANS IS NOT IMPROVING MUCH.

    C-D-C RESEARCHERS ANALYZED DATA FROM NEARLY SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BETWEEN TWO THOUSAND EIGHT AND TWO THOUSAND TEN.

    THEY DISCOVERED.. ABOUT SIX IN TEN PEOPLE ARE EITHER OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE..

    AND LARGE NUMBERS STILL ENGAGE IN UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS LIKE SMOKING, DRINKING OR NOT EXERCISING...

    ONLY ONE IN FIVE ADULTS MET FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR BOTH AEROBIC AND MUSCLE-STRENGTHENING EXERCISE..

    AND ONE IN THREE WERE COMPLETELY INACTIVE WHEN IT CAME TO ANY LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY.

    THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT CAME IN THE AREA OF SLEEP BEHAVIOR..

    SEVEN IN TEN ADULTS MET THE FEDERAL OBJECTIVE FOR GETTING THE PROPER AMOUNT OF SLEEP..

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LOSING WEIGHT AND HEARTBURN
    IF YOU SUFFER FROM A CERTAIN TYPE OF HEARTBURN.... LOSING WEIGHT MAY HELP EASE YOUR SYMPTOMS.

    RESEARCHERS EVALUATED MORE THAN 200 OVERWEIGHT MEN AND WOMEN ...

    AT THE START, NEARLY FORTY PERCENT HAD A TYPE OF HEARTBURN CALLED GASTRO-INTESTINAL ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX ... BETTER KNOWN AS "GERD."

    AFTER SIX MONTHS... AS THE AVERAGE WEIGHT DECREASED... FEWER PEOPLE STILL HAD "GERD."

    THOSE PATIENTS WHO REGAINED SOME OF THEIR WEIGHT.. HAD THEIR GERD COME BACK MORE FREQUENTLY..

    WHILE THOSE WHO KEPT IT OFF FOUND THEIR HEARTBURN CONTINUED TO DECLINE...

    IN ADDITION, THE TEAM ALSO DISCOVERED EXERCISE APPEARED TO HELP EASE HEARTBURN SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN.. BUT NOT IN MEN.

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BLOOMBERG REPORT
    APPLE'S CEO WAS ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY, DEFENDING THE COMPANY AGAINST CHARGES IT DODGES TAXES.

    AND MICROSOFT HOPES THE NEW BELLS AND WHISTLES FOR ITS NEXT XBOX WILL FEND OFF A GROWING NUMBER OF COMPETITORS.

    HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.

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SECOND WEATHER
    JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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RAY MANZAREK DIES
    IN THE HOLLYWOOD BUZZ... A FOUNDING MEMBER OF LEGENDARY ROCK GROUP THE DOORS -- HAS PASSED AWAY

    RAY MANZAREK DIED DIED IN GERMANY YESTERDAY.

    THE 74-YEAR-OLD KEYBOARDIST HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BILE DUCT CANCER.

    HE HELPED SELL 100 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE WITH THE DOORS, INCLUDING FIVE MULTI-PLATINUM ALBUMS IN THE U-S.

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WALTERS DAUGHTER DUI
    BARBARA WALTER'S DAUGHTER WAS ARRESTED IN FLORIDA ON D-U-I CHARGES.

    OFFICERS IN NAPLES TOOK 44-YEAR-OLD JACQUELINE DANFORTH INTO CUSTODY SUNDAY.

    ACCORDING TO T-M-Z, POLICE RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF AN S-U-V BEING DRIVEN WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS.

    THEY REPORTEDLY FOUND DANFORTH AND A MALE PASSENGER HEAVILY INTOXICATED.

    T-M-Z REPORTS DANFORTH TUSSLED AND SHOUTED AT COPS WHEN THEY ARRESTED HER.

    SHE WAS RELEASED ON ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.

    DANFORTH WAS ADOPTED BY WALTERS AND THEN-HUSBAND LEE GUBER IN 1968.

    THE COUPLE DIVORCED IN 1976.

    WALTERS CHRONICLED HER DAUGHTER'S TROUBLED CHILDHOOD AND PAST DRUG ABUSE IN HER 2008 AUTOBIOGRAPHY "AUDITION."

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SPORTS TEASE
    ITS REGIONAL TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL....AND A CONFERENCE RIVALS WERE BATTLING TO MOVE AHEAD.....A.J. GOOD HAS THE HIGHLIGHTS NEXT IN SPORTS....

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AJ @ KIOSK
    WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX...GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US ON THIS MONDAY...

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HS BASEBALL
    ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE EVERY INNING EVERY AT BAT AND EVERY PITCH MATTERS......OF COURSE WE ARE TALKIING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL REGIONALS ACROSS THE STATE......TONIGHT WAS DOUBLE A'S TURN AS A PAIR OF CONFERENCE AND REGIONAL RIVALS HOOKED UP IN FALLING ROCK.....

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SISSONVILLE-HOOVER
    -THAT WOULD BE SISSONVILLE VISITING HOOVER.....

    -BOT 4TH-HOOVER UP 3-2.......RYAN SHAMBLIN RBI SINGLE....SOCRES COREY BIRD.....4-2 HUSKIES

    -BOT 6TH-HOOVER SEAN CRAZE SINGLE UP THE MIDDLE......SCORES CODY BOWDEN.....5-2 HUSKIES

    -SAME INNING-HOOVER MATT HOLESTEIN GROUNDER THROWN AWAY......SCORES HUNTER WHITE.....6-2 HUSKIES

    -SAME INNING-HOOVER BIRD GROUNDER CANT BE HANDLED.....CRAZE SCORES......HOOVER WINS 10-2

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WAYNE-SCOTT
    OVER IN MADISON......WAYNE GETS A RUN IN THE TOP OF THE 8TH AND SHUTS DOWN SCOTT IN THE BOTTOM TO WIN 4-3......THE PIONEERS ADVANCE TO PLAY HOOVER ON THURSDAY IN FALLING ROCK.....

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WVU BASEBALL
    WEST VIRGINIA IS IN OKLAHOMA CITY FOR ITS FIRST FORAY INTO THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT......BUT THE MOUNTAINEERS GOT AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR IN AS A DEADLY TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH SEVERAL OF THE CITY'S SUBURBS......BUT THE GOLD AND BLUE DIDNT STANDBY BY IDLELY AS THEY IMMEADIATLEY STEPPED INTO ACTION......

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WVU IN OKC
    THE TWISTER HIT ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY FROM THEIR TEAM HOTEL AS THEY TOOK SHELTER UNTILL THE COAST WAS CLEAR......AFTER IT WAS OVER....HEAD COACH RANDY MAZEY IMMEDAITLEY TOOK HIS TEAM TO A NEARBY WALL-MART AS THEY GATHERED SUPPLIES FOR THE LOCAL VICTIMS.......THE MOUNTAINEER PLAYERS AND COACHES TOOK THE EVENT VERY SERIOUSLY GETTING VERY INVOLVED WITH PICKING OUT CLOTHES AND FOOD......TODAY A VERY EMOTIONAL MAZEY SAYS BALLS AND STRIKES WON'T MEAN THAT MUCH TO HIS TEAM AFTER YESTERDAY.....

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WVU SOUND
    "Baseball is just trivial when something like that happens. We just feel so bad. Actually when we were at Wal-Mart last night a lady who had lost her home was there last night shopping. So we were able to give her a lot of the stuff. Whether we win or lose games down here this weekend, our kids have been impacted."

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HARRISON MUSGRAVE
    SOME GOOD NEWS OUT OF OKLAHOMA CITY TODAY.....WEST VIRGINIA PITCHER HARRISON MUSGRAVE WAS NAMED BIG 12 PITCHER OF THE YEAR......THE BRIDGPORT NATIVE WENT 5-0 WITH A 1.02 ERA IN LEAGUE PLAY THIS YEAR......MUSGRAVE IS A YEAR REMOVED FROM TOMMY JOHN SURGERY WHERE HE OBVIOUSLY GOT MUCH STRONGER SINCE THE SURGERY......HE IS EXPECTED TO START AGAINST KANSAS TOMMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 PM FOR THEIR 1ST GAME IN THE BIG 12 TOURNAMENT.......

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AARON BLAIR
    TO HUNTINGTON NOW.....WHERE ANOTHER PITCHER WAS MAKING HEADLINES.......AARON BLAIR WAS NAMED TO THE C-USA 1ST TODAY......BLAIR WAS 5-5 WITH A 2.85 ERA ON THE SEASON........BLAIR WAS IN THE TOP 5 IN ALL LEAGUE PITCHING CATEGORIES.......HE ALSO GOT SOME GOOD NEWS YESTERDAY AS HE WAS INFORMED THAT WE WAS INVITED ON SET AT MLB NETWORK FOR THE MLB DRAFT THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 6TH.....HE IS EXPECTED TO BE A 1ST ROUND PICK.......HE WAS ALSO JOINED ON THE 1ST TEAM LIST BY MARSHALL OUTFIELDER ISSAC BALLOU.......

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WV POWER
    THE WV POWER GETS A WIN ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AT KANNAPOLIS 9-3.....THE POWER WAS LED BY STETSON ALLIE WHO HIT 2 HOME RUNS AND HAD 3 RBIS......THE TWO WILL PLAY AGAIN TOMMORROW AT 10:05 AM....



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HOLGORSEN-NORTHSIDE
    WEST VIRGINIA HEAD COACH DANA HOLGORSEN WAS IN SUMMERSVILLE THIS EVENING AT NORTHSIDE CHEVROLET...HOLGORSEN IS ON THE CIRCUIT THIS WEEK OF MEETING WITH FANS...HE ALSO WAS THE GUEST ON THE METRONEWS STATEWIDE SPORTSLINE WITH TONY CARIDI...WITH GENO SMITH GONE, HOLGORSEN'S QUARTERBACK POSITION WILL HAVE A NEW LEADER...AND THINGS GOT MORE INTERESTING WITH THE ADDITION OF FLORIDA STATE TRANSFER DANA HOLGORSEN...

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HOLGORSEN SOUND
    West Virginia kid he really understands how things are around here. He's been in games, there wasn't any guarantees he was going to be the guy. He knows that. But he's anxious to get started. We started school yesteday. He was in the team meeting, he understands all that. Ten long weeks ahead of us to try to get them all a little bit better."

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MARSHALL FOOTBALL
    MARSHALL'S HOME SLATE IS FINISHED FOR THE 2013 SEASON AS THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED THE FINAL THREE GAMES YET TO BE DETERMINED.....THE HERD'S 2ND GAME OF THE SEASON AGAINST GARNDER WEBB WILL START AT 6:30......HOMECOMING AGAINST TEXAS SAN ANTIONIO WILL GET GOING AT 2 PM......AND THE HOME DATE WITH UAB WILL START AT 2 PM AS WELL.........MARSHALL'S 1ST GAME OF THE SEASON WILL BE SATURDAY AUGUST 31ST AT 7 AT HOME AGAINST MIAMI OH

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KEATON MILES
    WVU FORWARD KEATON MILES HAS DECIDED TO TRANSFER......MILES PLAYED IN 29 GAMES THIS PAST SEASON AND AVERAGED 2.6 POINTS AND 1.7 REBOUNDS PER GAME.....HE IS THE 4TH MOUNTAINEER TO TRANSFER....

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KEVIN JONES
    FORMER MOUNTAINEER KEVIN JONES WAS IN THE CAPITAL CITY THIS PAST WEEKEND......

    K-J WAS ALL OVER THE KANAWHA VALLEY-- INCLUDING A TRIP TO THE POWER GAME SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH DASEAN BUTLER AND TRUCK BRYANT...

    JONES BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS AND THE NBDL LAST YEAR...

    HE DOMINATED THE D-LEAGUE AVERAGING 27 POINTS AND 14 REBOUNDS...

    HE ALSO GAINED THE OH SO IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE...

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KEVIN JONES SOUND
    "IT WAS AN UP AND DOWN YEAR BETWEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH. BUT I LEARNED A LOT, GAINED A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. I THINK I FINISHED THE SEASON UP STRONG PLAYING WITH THE CAVS. I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR."

    JONES HAS HIS BASKETBALL COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS...

    HE'S GONE FROM ONE LOCATION LAST YEAR-- IN CHARLESTON...

    TO THREE LOCATIONS THIS YEAR...

    CHARLESTON, BECKLEY AND PARKERSBURG...

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AJ @ KIOSK
    MARK TOSSES TO BREAK

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WAKE UP WEATHER
    ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WAKE UP WEATHER

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CLOSE
    THAT'LL DO IT FOR TONIGHT'S EDITION OF FOX-11 NEWS...

    HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYONE.

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BREAKING NEWS MONWALL


    SCHOOLS OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE ALSO SEEING MORE DISTRACTIONS IN THE CLASSROOM BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA... IF IT INTERERES TOO MUCH, ADMINISTRATORS SAY THEY CAN AND WILL INTERVENE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CYBER BULLYING.

    *Todd Alexander / Cabell County Schools.

    "Anytime anything happens on social media that impacts a student's education, and most of the time that's that they don't want to be in school any more, when that occurs, then we deal with it."

    PARENTS CAN ALSO BE PROACTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNICATING WITH KID ABOUT SOCIAL NETWORKING.

    THE BASEBALL GAME IS STILL SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW AT 5PM EASTERN TIME.

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