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Monday, November 16, 2009. 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. PRESHOWOPEN
IT'S OUR RUN REPORT... BUT FIRST 
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GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK LORD AND I'M DEBORAH LINZ.. WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexCARTER COUNTY
POLICE SAY THE BODIES OF 49-YEAR-OLD VIRGINIA MASSARD AND 27-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH COX WERE FOUND IN A HOUSE IN THE MOCABEE CREEK AREA EARLIER THIS EVENING.. RIGHT NOW POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.. BOTH OF THE BODIES HAVE BEEN SENT OFF FOR AUTOPSIES.. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS INVESTIGATION, CALL THE ASHLAND DETACHMENT OF THE STATE POLICE AT (606) 928-6421.
Return to Story IndexJACKSON CO GAS LEAK
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST...ELIZABETH? RICK....IT ALL STARTED AROUND 4:30 TONIGHT.....CREWS IN RIPLEY WORKED FOR HOURS AFTER THAT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO RETURN HOME. IT'S A SITUATION MANY SAY THEY FIND BOTH SCARY AND UNSETTLING. JM 38:45 "IT WAS LOUD, IT'S THE LOUDEST THING I WAS EVER NEXT TO ID IMAGINE." JIM MILLER IS ONE OF DOZENS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE WALTERS RUN AREA OF JACKSON COUNTY WHO WAS FORCED TO LEAVE HIS HOME WHEN A NATURAL GAS HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION LINE RUPTURED. MILLER SAYS HE WITNESSED THE WHOLE THING. JM 38:40 'I WAS ABOUT 50 YARDS FROM IT I JUMPED RIGHT STRAIGHT IN THE AIR AND LEFT." JM 40:20 "IT LOOKED LIKE A STEAM PIPE..LIKE THEY WERE RELEASING STEAM FROM SOMEWHERE." MILLER SAYS HE KNEW INSTANTLY IT WAS A NATURAL GAS LEAK....AND QUICKLY RUSHED TO HELP HIS NEIGHBORS. JM 39:10 "I WENT AND GOT EVERYONE I COULD THINK OF AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE..AND WE GOT OUT." 31:20 'THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE......OFF OF ROUTE 21." THE DIRECTOR OF JACKSON COUTY 911 WALTER SMITTLE SAYS THEY HAD TO EVACUATE THE AREA AND ADVISE SOME PEOPLE TO SHELTER IN PLACE AS A PRECAUTION. 32:09 "WE HAD A WELL HEAD BLOW...RELEASING A BAD ODOR AND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS...." A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE...... 34:27 "IF WE HAD AN IGNTION THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT EXPLOSION." POLICE OFFICERS HAD TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY AS THEY UNKNOWINGLY ATTEMPTED TO GO HOME.... 36::55 "IT'S PRETTY SCARY." JM 40:37 "JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO TELL ME I CAN GO BACK UP THE ROAD THERE." AND MILLER ALONG WITH HIS NEIGHBORS WERE ABLE TO RETURN HOME ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO. WE'RE ALSO TOLD THAT 2MILE STRETCH OF ROUTE 21 THAT WAS CLOSED IS NOW OPEN. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO ELIZABETH NOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY MURDERED AN EXOTIC DANCER OVER THE WEEKEND WILL REMAIN BEHIND BARS. 21 YEAR OLD TOMMY VANCE WAS NOT GRANTED BOND WHEN HE WENT IN FRONT OF A JUDGE FACING A MURDER CHARGE. VANCE ALLEGEDLY RAN OVER AND KILLED 29 YEAR OLD MALE DANCER JASON LEE OF MYRTLE BEACH. ACCORDING TO COURT RECORDS -- THE TWO MEN WERE FIGHTING IN THE PARKING LOT, VANCE TOLD LEE HE WAS A STATE POLICE TROOPER AND FLASHED A GUN BEFORE TAKING OFF AND EVENTUALLY HITTING LEE AND DRAGGING HIS BODY ABOUT 30 FEET. POLICE AREN'T CERTAIN OF A MOTIVE -- BUT IT MAY HAVE ALL STARTED OVER A GIRL WHO WAS AT THE CLUB. DEPUTIES CAUGHT UP WITH VANCE WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE SCENE AND FLED ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. VANCE IS ALSO FACING CHARGES OF DUI, FLEEING AND IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER. VANCE WILL HAVE AN PRE-LIMINARY HEARING IN ABOUT WEEK.
Return to Story IndexWAYNE MURDER
ROY STEELE IS ACCUSED OF KILLING BRAD STAPLETON OF EAST LYNN DURING A FIGHT EARLY SATURDAY. INVESTIGATORS SAY DURING THAT FIGHT---STEELE HIT STAPLETON IN THE HEAD WITH A METAL OBJECT. STAPLETON DIED AT THE SCENE.
Return to Story IndexTHOMAS BESS
THOMAS "DREW" BESS PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO THE MURDER OF BRANDON GREENE. BESS AND HUBERT SCRUGGS ARE ACCUSED OF KILLING GREENE OUTSIDE CLUB MYSTIQUE IN AUGUST, 2005. SCRUGGS WAS SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON BACK IN APRIL FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER, AFTER SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN FOUR TIMES OUTSIDE OF A TENNESSEE NIGHTCLUB.
Return to Story IndexPARK MART ROBBERY
FIRST THE PARK MART IN KANAWHA CITY WAS ROBBED JUST BEFORE THREE THIS MORNING. CHARLESTON POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT, WHO WAS WEARING A SKI MASK...CAME IN THE STORE GRABBED THE CLERK FROM BEHIND, WRESTLED HIM TO THE FLOOR, PEPPERED SPRAYED HIM AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD SEVERAL TIMES. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A BLACK MAN ABOUT 5'8" TALL. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CALL THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Return to Story IndexLEWIE'S ROBBERY
HE ALLEGEDLY SHOWED THE CLERK A KNIFE, DEMANDED CASH AND TOOK OFF HEADING SOUTH ON OAK STREET. THE CLERK TOLD POLICE THE ROBBER IS ABOUT 6 FEET TALL. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CALL THE ST. ALBANS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Return to Story IndexGALLIA ROBBERY FOLO
GALLIA COUNTY SHERIFF ARRESTED 22 YEAR-OLD ZACHARY ALLEN HALLEY, OF GALLIPOLIS OHIO .. POLICE SAY HALLEY ROBBED A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE IN GALLIPOLIS AT KNIFE POINT SATURDAY NIGHT.. HALLEY IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY.. HE IS CURRENTLY IN THE GALLIA COUNTY JAIL.
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SOME OF KANAHWA COUNTY'S FINEST EMS WORKERS HAVE TEAMED UP WITH EYEWITNESS NEWS TO BRING YOU THE RUN REPORT. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER RUDI RAYNES JOINS US LIVE AT THE KANAWHA COUNTY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE AUTHORITY WITH THE SECOND PART OF HER SERIES. RUDI. LAST WEEK WE TOOK YOU TO THE SCENE OF A CAR ACCIDENT.. THIS WEEK WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU HOW EMS WORKERS HANDLE A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT AND A CARDIAC EMERGENCY. WHENEVER THERE'S AN EMERGENCY PARAMEDICS LOG EVERYTHING THEY SEE. THIS IS THE RUN REPORT. :nats: sirens IT'S THE END OF THOMAS ROBINSON AND DARREN JOHNSON'S SHIFT, BUT SUDDENLY THEIR RELATIVELY CALM DAY TAKES A TURN. cardiac arrest? ok... THE KANAWHA COUNTY EMS WORKERS FIND A WOMAN EXPERIENCING A CARDIAC EMERGENCY... AND BEGIN ASKING HER A SERIES OF QUESTIONS. have you ever had this happen before? havin trouble talkin? haven't taken any new medicine or anything have ya? no. THE WOMAN IS CONSCIOUS AND ABLE TO PERFORM A SERIES OF SMALL TESTS TO SHOW THE SEVERITY OF HER PROBLEM. Now I want you to pull back on my hands with your feet. Ok... good job. Feels like I got stung? Feels like you got stung...ok. I'm gonna start an IV... gonna give you some oxygen. I haven't eaten. You haven't had anything to eat. huh-uh. ok, you just got the dry heaves were you siCk at your stomach before this started? You may be having a mini stroke or a stroke. FINALLY THE AMBULANCE IS OFF AND JOHNSON CONTACTS THE MED BASE. This is Darren Johnson Kanawha medic 259. I'm gonna have a stroke protocol for Charleston General. ETA should be about 10 minutes. THE PATIENT BEGINS SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. squeeze my fingers with this hand now. now your'e doing a little better. starting to get some of it back. do em both at the same time. squeeze hard. your'e doing better. AND WHILE JOHNSON AND ROBINSON ARE ENDING THEIR SHIFT, SOME ARE JUST BEGINNING THEIRS. :nats: motorcycle accident SHAWN PETTRY AND HIS PARTNER MARK HARRISON ARE RESPONDING TO A CALL INSIDE THE CITY OF CHARLESTON. A MOTORCYCLE HAS HIT A CAR. Hospital call here.. I have a 21 year old male who's involved in a motorcylce accident Said he was traveling about 20 miles an hour when he struck a vehicle. Said the vehicle was almost at a standstill. he's not complaining of any back pain, neck pain, anything like that. only complaint he has is shoulder pain. has a knot on his right shoulder. we have it in a sling at this time. he has a full face helmet it does have some scratches on it. but he had negative loss of consciousness. LUCKILY, THIS CALL ISN'T TOO HIGH STRESS. AND THE HOSPITAL IS JUST A COUPLE MINUTES AWAY. Goin to charleston general we got about 2 minutes. HOWEVER, IT'S STANDARD PROCEDURE IN THE BACK OF AN AMBULANCE TO BE GIVEN AN I-V. SOMETHING THE MOTORCYCLIST DOESN'T REALLY WANT ANY PART OF. I'm gonna start an IV on ya, oh you dont' want an IV? No... some pain meds probably We're here now... I'm just gonna have you sign a refusal for me. A RELATIVELY QUIET START TO THE NIGHT... AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL STAY THAT WAY. BUT JOHNSON SAYS THOSE TWISTS AND TURNS ARE SOMETHING THEY'RE USED TO. it's great greatest feeling i the world to know you made a difference in someone's life that's why you get into this that's the feeling that keeps you coming back. we're the eyes and ears of the doctor YOU COULD PROBABLY TELL THE MOTORCYCLIST WAS A LITTLE BANGED UP BUT NOTHING TOO SERIOUS... HOWEVER THE WOMAN WAS IN FACT SUFFERING FROM A STROKE. NEXT MONDAY WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE OF THE MOST IN-DEPTH LOOKS IN THE BACK OF AN AMBULANCE YET WITH OUR RUN REPORT. REPORTING LIVE AT THE KANAWHA COUNTY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE AUTHORITY IN CHARLESTON, RUDI RAYNES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexNOWCAST WEATHER
GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN PUTS A PLAN INTO ACTION ON THE WAR ON DRUGS.. THE GOVERNOR UNVEILED A NEW PLAN THIS MORNING THAT WILL HELP KEEP DRUGS OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN STATE. STATISTICS FROM 2006 SHOW A DIRECT COST OF 470-MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. GOVERNOR MANCHIN WANTS TO COMMIT 5 PERCENT OF THAT COST... OR 23-POINT-5 MILLION DOLLARS... EACH YEAR TOWARD PREVENTION, EARLY INTERVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. There's not a person listening to us right now, nor a person I've ever been in an audience with, that hasn't been affected, either directly or indirectly, whether it's their family, extended family, or close friend, that they don't know that's affected their lives by illegal drug use. It's something we've got to win." THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFITS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO TACKLE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AS A TEAM.
Return to Story IndexBYRD MILESTONE
THE TRIBUTE TO BYRD WILL BE AT THE CAPITOL THIS WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBIT SHOWING PHOTOS AND MEMORABILIA OF BYRD'S CAREER, INCLUDING HIS FAMOUS FIDDLE. BYRD WILL TURN 92 YEARS OLD THIS FRIDAY.
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WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN HAS CALLED LAWMAKERS TO CHARLESTON TO TRY AND FIND A WAY TO DEAL WITH UNDERFUNDED POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER PENSIONS. MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE FACED WITH MILLIONS IN LIABILITIES THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY. MANCHIN SAYS THE SOLUTION BEING PROPOSED, WHICH WOULD ALLOW CITIES TO VOLUNTARILY CLOSE THEIR EXISTING PENSIONS AND OPEN NEW PLANS UNDER STATE DIRECTION, DOESN'T RAISE ANYONE'S TAXES. THE SPECIAL SESSION IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT ONE O'CLOCK TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
Return to Story IndexPARK DEER HUNT
It's a gorgeous day for lunch on the golf course. But with tree stands, bows and guns replacing the 9 iron, not a safe place for deer. While they joked at a safety briefing about no open season on tourists, the hunting locations in the park have been carefully picked for safety. For people. Not deer. Interview. About 40 people hunted in the first day of an effort to cut the size of the herd at Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park. Sam England. A similar hunt last year was a first after 50 years of no hunting inside a state parks. The deer have caused thousand dollars of dollars in landscaping damage. Standup. Some have tags allowing them to take a buck, but the emphasis is on killing a doe this week. Interview. Except for signs, guests at meetings may not even be aware hunters are in the park. Bob Aaron, Eyewitness News, Lewis County. HUNTERS THAT WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE PARK HAVE ALREADY BEEN SELECTED THRU A LOTTERY. THE HUNT CONTINUES THRU WEDNESDAY.
Return to Story IndexNEED TO KNOW
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Return to Story IndexDOGGIE CARS
FOR MORE EXAMPLES OF PET FRIENDLY VEHICLES...GO TO PETSIDE.COM..AND THAT'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.
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Return to Story IndexAMTRAK THANKSGIVING TRAVEL
THE RAIL LINE SAYS IT MAY CARRY MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND PASSENGERS ON THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING-- NOVEMBER 25TH. ON A NORMAL WEDNESDAY AMTRAK CARRIES ABOUT 70-THOUSAND PASSENGERS. THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S SCHEDULING EXTRA TRAINS TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXTRA RIDERS, BUT THEY ALSO ADVISE YOU TO PLAN AHEAD IF YOU'RE THINKING OF TRAVELLING BY TRAIN.
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U-P-S SAYS IT'LL SEE A FORTY-PERCENT INCREASE OVER NORMAL DELIVERY NUMBERS ON DECEMBER TWENTY-FIRST. DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON -- THANKSGIVING TO CHRISTMAS -- IT EXPECTS TO DELIVER ABOUT FOUR-HUNDRED-MILLION PACKAGES WORLDWIDE. THAT'S UP SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR'S HOLIDAY SEASON.
Return to Story IndexSTOCK REJOINER
STOCK PRICES RALLIED THE INDEX ROSE 136 POINTS, WHILE THE S&P WAS UP ABOUT 16 POINTS AND THE NASDAQ SURGED 30 POINTS.
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WASHINGTON... AN IRONIC CRASH IN SPOKANE - AS A STOLEN S-U-V PLOWS RIGHT THROUGH A JAIL!.. POLICE GOT A CALL SAYING A BLACK LINCOLN NAVIGATOR HAD BEEN STOLEN... A SHORT WHILE LATER - THE S-U-V RAMMED RIGHT THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE COUNTY JAIL, CAREENING THROUGH THE PRISONER INTAKE AREA... NO ONE INSIDE WAS HURT... THE SUSPECT STRUGGLED WITH OFFICERS AS THEY ARRESTED HIM... DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT FOURTEEN-THOUSAND DOLLARS... PENNSYLVANIA... A BRIDGE COMES FALLING DOWN IN PORT MARION, AS HUNDREDS MADE SURE THEY GOT A GOOD SPOT TO SEE IT... THE SPAN WAS DEMOLISHED AFTER STATE OFFICIALS FOUND IT TO BE STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT... IT HAD BEEN USED FOR SEVENTY-NINE YEARS TO CARRY TRAFFIC ON ROUTE EIGHTY-EIGHT ACROSS THE MONONGAHELA RIVER... IT WAS ATRICKY IMPLOSION... THE GOAL WAS NOT TO DAMAGE THE NEW BRIDGE THAT WAS JUST BUILT RIGHT NEXT TO THE OLD ONE... NEW JERSEY... WOULD YOU RECYCLE MORE OFTEN IF IT MEANT DISCOUNTS AND GIFT CARDS TO YOUR FAVORITE STORES?... AND WHAT ABOUT IF THOSE RECYCLABLES WERE PICKED UP FOR YOU... FROM YOUR FRONT STEP? THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN CHERRY HILL... IT'S SORT OF LIKE EARNING POINTS WHEN YOU USE YOUR CREDIT CARD... YOU GET POINTS BASED ON POUNDS THAT YOU RECYCLE, AND YOU GET TO REDEEM THOSE POINTS AT LOCAL STORES AND RESTAURANTS... AND THAT'S AN ECO-FRIENDLY USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, WORLD LEADERS GATHER TO HELP THE HUNGRY A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
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THIS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. MOUNTAIN MISSION WILL BE HANDING OUT COATS.. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS COME TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE ACTIVITIES BUILDING LOCATED ALONG 7TH AVENUE ON CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE. YOU WILL HAVE TO BRING IDENTIFICATION WITH A CURRENT ADDRESS ON IT.. COATS WILL BE HANDED OUT TO IMMEDIATE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.
Return to Story Index10 UP SPORTS
BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY TO PLAY FOR... IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. JOSH-RICK ADLIB... WEST VIRGINIA ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE BACKYARD BRAWL AGAINST PITT WILL KICKOFF AT 7PM AND BE TELEVISED ON ESPN2... BILL STEWART'S TEAM WILL GO INTO THE GAME WITH TWO FULL WEEKS OF REST... WEST VIRGINIA HAD SOME SUCCESS RUNNING THE FOOTBALL AGAINST CINCINNATI IN FRIDAY NIGHT'S 24-21 LOSS.... WVU TOTALED 202 YARDS ON THE GROUND... 88 COMING FROM NOEL DEVINE... RYAN CLARKE ADDED 60 ON JUST FIVE CARRIES... JEFF MULLEN SAYS THE GAMEPLAN WAS TO TRY AND KEEP THE BEARCATS OFFENSE ON THE SIDELINE...
Return to Story IndexRUNNING GAME SOUND
Return to Story IndexMARSHALL FOOTBALL
AND DARIUS MARSHALL-- WHO LEFT WITH AN INJURED ANKLE IN THE 3RD QUARTER.... THE HERD SHOWED SOME HEART IN MAKING IT A BALLGAME WITHOUT THEIR TWO OFFENSIVE STARS....BUT AS MARK SNYDER SAYS-- FELL JUST A LITTLE SHORT....
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Return to Story Index6 BLIND MECHANIC
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT ONE MAN IN SOUTHERN OHIO IS DOING. ED RIFE LOST BOTH OF HIS EYES IN A WORK RELATED EXPLOSION BACK IN 1995---HE'S BE BLIND EVER SINCE. SINCE THAT TIME---HE'S CONTINUED HIS PASSION OF REBUILDING CARS---AND HAS REBUILT NEARLY 200 VEHICLES WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE HIS WORK. INSTEAD HE USES HIS KNOWLEDGE OF CARS AND A KEEN SENSE OF TOUCH---HE ALSO HAS SOME HELP FROM HIS GIRLFRIEND'S SON. RIFE PLANNED TO RETIRE AFTER HE FINISHES HIS CURRENT PROJECT---BUT HAS NOW ORDERED A FEW MORE CARS TO REPAIR.
Return to Story IndexOLIVER GMA
THE MORNING SHOW WILL BE LIVE OUTSIDE OF JAMIE OLIVER'S KITCHEN ON THIRD AVENUE FROM SEVEN TO NINE A.M. THE CELEBRITY CHEF HOPES TO WIN A BET WITH DJ ROD WILLIS FROM 93-POINT-7 THE DAWG TO GET ONE-THOUSAND RESIDENTS TO MAKE A HEALTHY MEAL. EYEWITNESS NEWS PLANS TO BRING YOU LIVE COVERAGE STARTING TOMORROW MORNING AT SIX.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
STATE AGENCY DOESN'T LIKE DEAL FOR VERIZON TO SELL ALL OF ITS LINES IN WEST VIRGINIA PLUS, QUESTIONS ARISE AFTER A LOCAL WOMAN DEVELOPS A RARE DISEASE SHORTLY AFTER GETTING HER FLU SHOT AND, TWO-WEEK BREAK FOR WVU'S FOOTBALL TEAM LEAVES PLENTY OF TIME FOR SECOND-GUESSING YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TUESDAY'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.
Return to Story IndexFULL 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!
Return to Story IndexBABY STEPS 11/16
EVERY YEAR MORE THAN HALF-A MILLION BABIES ARE BORN TOO SOON, TOO SMALL AND OFTEN VERY SICK... IN WEST VIRGINIA ONE IN SEVEN BABIES IS BORN TOO EARLY. JENIFER MCANDREWS TAKES A CLOSER LOOK IN TONIGHT'S BABY STEPS REPORT AT WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER DELIVERING A PREEMIE. For new mothers the expectation of a storybook delivery is high. But it doesn't always happen that way. Sometimes, babies are born early. And the immediate care of your preemie takes on an approach you may not have been prepared for. Dr. Joe Matusic has some info on what you may expect. If you are in jeopardy of delivering a premature baby, the number of weeks you're looking to make it to is 37. A full-term pregnancy is anywhere between 37 and 40 weeks. If your baby is born sooner, at 35-weeks or earlier, they will most likely be going to the neo-natal intensive care unit, or NICU. Specialized doctors and nurses will be in charge of your baby's care at that point, not your pediatrician. Dr. Joe Matusic, MD/Pediatrician Those babies that go to the NICU, they often do before I ever even see the baby. I don't know the baby's been born sometimes. So you're scared about your baby, the NICU doctors are excellent at talking to you. The nurses are excellent. They're going to walk you through everything. This is a rare look inside the NICU at Women and Children's Hospital, where the youngest babies born, fight to survive. To help enhance existing educational resources, The March of Dimes has opened the 55th NICU Family Service Center in the country. It will help parents who are entering a new world, one they likely did not expect. Peggy Engelkemier/Mother of Preemie Twins I never once looked up to see there were so many parents going through what I was going through. Katie Foster/March of Dimes We provide parent hours which is a time for the families to get together, a time to get support from graduate NICU parents. For parents not able to hold their babies, the NICU Family Support also offers a scholastic reading program so you can at least sit, and read to your baby. Peggy Engelkemier/Mother Sometimes you're even scared to look up and leave their bed side. Katie Foster/March of Dimes We give each family a care kit when they enter the NICU and it helps teach them about all the traumatic things they're going to see. The medical equipment, the medical terms and technology. It helps make the NICU a little less scary for them. At the point when your baby is released from the NICU, and you're ready to go home, you'll be seeing your pediatrician immediately. Dr. Joe Matusic When you go home, we want to see you in a day or two. I mean very quickly after you go home from the NICU. Especially an extreme preemie, they've really got to be watched very closely. That is your first visit. There is a potential for it to be complicated. Your doctor will discuss topics like medicines and growth of your baby. But parents who have been through it, say educating yourself and keeping a positive attitude can take you a long way on the road to good health. AND WATCH TOMORROW ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING, TO FIND OUT HOW ONE BUSINESS IS HELPING RAISE MONEY FOR THE MARCH OF DIMES RESEARCH.
Return to Story IndexPOLICE STATION BOMBING
THE BLAST KILLED FOUR PEOPLE AND INJURIED AT LEAST 20 MORE... POLICE OPENED FIRE ON THE TRUCK AS IT APPROACHED THE CHECKPOINT, BUT THE DRIVER WAS STILL ABLE TO DETONATE THE EXPLOSIVES. THE ATTACK DAMAGED THE STATION AND DESTROYED A SMALL MOSQUE AND HOUSE NEARBY. THE AREA AROUND PESHAWAR HAS SEEN MORE ATTACKS SINCE MID-OCTOBER, WHEN THE PAKISTANI ARMY LAUNCHED ITS OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE TALIBAN.
Return to Story IndexOBAMA AND PRESIDENT HU MEET
OBAMA WAS GREETED BY THE PRESIDENT IN BEIJING EARLIER TODAY. THE TWO THEN SAT DOWN FOR A MEETING JUST HOURS AFTER OBAMA ENCOURAGED CHINA TO STOP CENSORSHIP INTERNET ACCESS. TODAY'S MEETING FOCUSED ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TRADE AND ECONOMIC ISSUES. OBAMA IS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH THE PRESIDENT AGAIN TOMORRROW.
Return to Story IndexUN FOOD SUMMIT
SOME EXPERTS ARE AGAINST THE MEETING, CALLING IT A WASTE OF TIME, BECAUSE GOVERNMENTS AREN'T DOING ENOUGH TO HELP MORE THAN ONE BILLION PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT. THE CHIEF CONCERN IS THAT WHILE FOOD PRICES ARE FALLING, THE NUMBER OF HUNGRY PEOPLE IS INCREASING, AND MUCH OF THE AID IS GOING TO FARMERS IN WEALTHY COUNTRIES.
Return to Story IndexSECOND WEATHER
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Return to Story IndexMJ FUNERAL COST
NOW, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WANTS THE MONEY BACK IT SPENT ON MICHAEL JACKSON'S MEMORIAL. THE CITY COUNCIL'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW A REPORT THAT SHOWS L-A SPENT THREE POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS ON THE JULY MEMORIAL AT THE STAPLES CENTER. TWO MILLION DOLLARS WENT TOWARD POLICE OVERTIME. THE REPORT SAYS THERE WAS NO ORDINANCE IN PLACE IN JULY THAT REQUIRED STAPLES OWNER A-E-G TO REIMBURSE THE CITY. HOWEVER, THE CITY'S ATTORNEY IS STILL PURSUING REIMBURSEMENT. JACKSON DIED JUNE 25TH... HIS DEATH FROM CARDIAC ARREST HAS BEEN RULED A HOMOCIDE.
Return to Story IndexSJP SURROGATE TRAIL BEGINS
JURY SELECTION BEGAN FOR THE TRIAL OF ONE OF TWO OHIO MEN ACCUSED OF SNOOPING ON THE WOMAN WHO CARRIED TWINS FOR PARKER AND HER HUSBAND MATTHEW BRODERICK. BARRY CARPENTER WAS CHIEF OF POLICE IN MARTINS FERRY, WHERE THE SURROGATE LIVED. CARPENTER AND BRIDGEPORT SHERIFF CHAD DOJACK ARE ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING TO STEAL ITEMS FROM THE WOMAN'S HOME. THE TWO MEN ALLEGEDLY PLANNED TO SELL THEM TO CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHERS. BOTH MEN HAVE PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
Return to Story IndexSCREAM 4
COURTENEY COX AND OTHER SCREAM ACTORS ARE SET TO RETURN TO THE BIG SCREEN. ACTRESS NEVE CAMPBELL, WHO STARRED AS THE SERIES' HEROINE SIDNEY PRESCOTT, WILL ALSO RETURN FOR NUMBER FOUR. THE FIRST "SCREAM" MOVIE WAS FILMED IN 19-96.
Return to Story IndexFEMALE VIAGRA
THE ANSWER MAY BE FOUND IN THE ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG KNOWN AS *FLIBANSERIN* IT'S BEEN CALLED THE FEMALE VERSION OF VIAGRA.. IT IS A PRESCRIPTION DRUG USED TO TREAT ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IN MEN. BUT, ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS FLIBANSERIN CAN INCREASE THE LIBIDO IN WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCE LOW SEXUAL DESIRE.
Return to Story IndexCARDIAC DEATH AND MEN
THE STUDY SAYS THE LIFETIME RISK IN MEN AGE 40 AND OVER IS ONE IN EIGHT..THAT'S TRIPLE THE NUMBER FOR WOMEN, WHICH IS ONE IN 24.. THESE NEW NUMBERS ARE THE FIRST LIFETIME ESTIMATES FOR SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH. THE STUDY LOOKED AT SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH DATA ON NEARLY FIVE-THOUSAND ADULTS IN THE U.S. INVOLVED IN THREE MAJOR HEART STUDIES.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG REPORT
HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.
Return to Story IndexSPORTS TEASE
JOSH LEWIS CHECKS IN WITH THE RAVENSWOOD RED DEVILS NEXT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
Return to Story IndexIWITNESS NEWS
IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
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Return to Story IndexWVU-DEFENSE
WEST VIRGINIA'S DEFENSE DID A BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED JOB AGAINST CINCINNATI FRIDAY NIGHT.... THE MOUNTAINEERS GOT U-C TO TURN IT OVER TWICE...A RARE OCCOURENCE FOR BRIAN KELLY'S TEAM.... JEFF CASTEEL'S UNIT WAS PROUD TO HOLD THE BEARCATS HIGH POWERED OFFENSE TO JUST 24 POINTS...
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Return to Story IndexMARSHALL FB 10-11
WE SHOULD KNOW THE RESULTS SOMETIME TOMORROW MORNING... BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD... IN HIS ABSENCE WILL BE FELLOW SENIOR LEE SMITH....WHO HOPES TO KEEP FROM HAVING TO CHANGE THE HERD'S GAMEPLAN UP A WHOLE LOT...
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Return to Story IndexRAVENSWOOD FOOTBALL
SATURDAY RAVENSWOOD WILL TAKE ON TOP SEEDED WAYNE... MARK MARTIN HAS MORE WITH THE RED DEVILS ON THE "ROAD TO WHEELING....."
Return to Story IndexUK-MIAMI HOOPS
--KENNY HAYES FOR 3... THAT TIES IT WITH 6 SECONDS TO PLAY... --BUT THE FRESHMAN-- JOHN WALL-- BEATS THE BUZZER FOR THE CATS!! UK SURVIVES A SCARE 72-70...
Return to Story IndexSTATE-SALEM
-1ST HALF-STATE COOKIE MILLER TO FRED HARRIS FOR THE DUNK -DARREN JONES FOR 3 -IN TRANSITION....JONES FOR 3 AGAIN.....35 POINTS -MILLER MISSES HARRIS FOLLOWS WITH A SLAM......14 POINTS -MILLER FADEAWAY JUMPER.....13 POINTS -SALEM-CAPTAL'S RIO BERKELY FOR 3....32 POINTS -STATE-JONES TO BO KING FOR 3.....16 POINTS
Return to Story IndexSAMANTHA SNODGRASS
TODAY SHE SIGNED THE DOTTED LINE TO ATTEND YOUNGSTOWN STATE..... SHE SAYS TODAY IS THANKS TO YEARS OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION...
Return to Story IndexSAMANTHA SOUND
Return to Story IndexWAKE UP WEATHER
Return to Story IndexHAMSTER HOTEL
WELL YOUR IN LUCK YOU COULD LIVE LIKE A RODENT AT A NEW HAMSTER HOTEL IN FRANCE. FOR ABOUT 148 DOLLARS A NIGHT, GUESTS GET TO TRY TO LIVE LIKE A HAMSTER, THEY RECEIVE A MASK AS WELL. GUESTS CAN ALSO SPIN IN A HUGE WHEEL, EAT HAMSTER FOOD, AND DRINK WATER FROM A FOUNTAIN. THE OWNERS OF THE HOTEL SAY THEY HOPE TO INSPIRE IMAGINATION IN THEIR GUESTS.
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