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Monday, March 15, 2010. 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
COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS, AN EX-ARMY DESERTER CONVICTED OF KILLING A HUNTINGTON PASTOR IS SENTENCED... BUT DOES THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME? BUT FIRST, 
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A 36:14 "SEWER WAS GUSHING OUT OF THE COMMODE LIKE A WATERFALL....." THE WATER MAY BE GONE... BUT AN EVEN BIGGER MESS IS LEFT BEHIND... THAT'S OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ... AND I'M RICK LORD... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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32-YEAR-OLD DONALD ADKINS WAS AMONG A GROUP SENT FROM KANAWHA COUNTY TO ASSIST THE FLOOD EFFORTS. ADKINS AND HIS CREW HAD RESCUED ELEVEN PEOPLE BEFORE THE BOAT OVERTURNED. TODAY, SEARCHERS USED CHAIN SAWS AND AXES TO CUT THRU HUGE PILES OF DEBRIS DEPOSITED BY FLOODWATERS.
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FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY'LL SEARCH UNTIL HIS BODY IS FOUND.
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IT WILL BE OPEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT THE CHELYAN COUNTY CLEANUP SITE BEHIND GO MART. IT WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO FIVE PM. FLOODED FURNITURE, WASHERS, REFRIGERATORS, AND CLOTHING WILL BE ACCEPTED. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE KANAWHA COUNTY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ATE 304-357-0570.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO....WITH SOME OF THE DAMAGE IN KANAWHA COUNTY...ELIZABETH? DEB.... FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY HAS LEFT MANY PEOPLE WITH NOTHING. WE WENT TO PRATT...WHERE ONE FAMILY THERE SAYS IN ONLY A MATTER OF MINUTES...EVERYTHING THEY OWNED WAS GONE. A 36:46 'IT'S AWFUL I MEAN THERES NOTHING WE CAN DO....I MEAN OUR KIDS ARE DEVASTATED...EVERYTHING WE GOT IS GONE." ANGIE COOPER SAYS SATURDAYS STORM HAS CHANGED HER LIFE FOREVER. A 35:37 "TOOK 15 MINUTES TOTAL....EVERYTHING WAS GONE." SHE, ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE KIDS WERE LIVING IN THE BASEMENT OF HER PARENT'S HOME IN PRATT. A 35:42 "FIRST THING THAT CAME IN WAS SEWER..THEN OF COURSE THE CREEK CAME UP.....IT'S A COMBINATION OF SEWER AND CREEK IN OUR HOME." STANDUP 48:07 "THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE......YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IT DID TO HOMES HERE." 31:39 'THE PLACE THE WATER STARTED COMING IN IS THROUGH THE COMMODE.....IT STARTED BUBBLING....IT WAS UP TO THE DOORNOB ON THAT DOOR.: COOPER'S FATHER, BILL RIGHT....SAYS THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN HIS 30 YEARS LIVING HERE THE SEWER HAS BACKED UP DURING A STORM. B 41:44 'IT DESTROYED EVERYTHING." SATURDAY.....ROUGHLY 1 AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN KANAWHA COUNTY...WHILE THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THIS KIND OF DAMAGE.... THE PROBLEM WAS THE GROUND WAS ALREADY SATURATED... SINCE THE KANAWHA RIVER WAS CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE ALREADY...MORE RAIN CAUSED PAINT CREEK TO BACK UP....AND INTO ANGIE AND BILL'S YARD. A 37;12 "WE TRIED TO SAVE WHAT WE COULD...BUT IT CAME IN SO FAST..IT WAS GONE....I'VE NEVER SEEN IT COME UP SO FAST BEFORE." THE FLOOD WATERS RECEDED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.... BUT NOW ANGIE AND FAMILY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE.. A 38"04 'WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN DO AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH NOTHIGN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE NO HELP." RIGHT SAYS A SOLUTION TO ALL THE FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR THE AREA WOULD BE TO MOVE THE DITCH THAT PAINT CREEK RUNS INTO....ON TOP OF THE HILL BEHIND HIS HOUSE...INSTEAD OF AT THE BOTTOM OF IT. THEY HAVE CONTACTED FEMA...AND ARE AWAITING A RESPONSE. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, ELIZABETH SNOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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AEP CREWS ARE WORKING TO RESTORE A MAIN POWER LINE THAT WENT DOWN JUST BEFORE SEVEN THIS EVENING. THE POWER OUTAGE IS AFFECTING CUSTOMERS BETWEEN SIXTH STREET AND SIXTEENTH STREET AND FIFTH AVENUE ALL THE WAY TO THE OHIO RIVER. IT'S IS SPORADICALLY COMING BACK ON...WERE TOLD AT IT'S PEAK NEARLY TWO THOUSAND CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER.
Return to Story IndexDOLLAR GENERAL ROBBED
IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER FIVE THIS EVENING. THE STORE IS LOCATED ON WEST 14th STREET. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING WERE TOLD, THE MAN GOT AWAY GOT AWAY WITH SOME CASH.
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57-YEAR-OLD RANSON WARD WAS ARRESTED FOR THE HOLDUP LAST WEDNESDAY OF A 7-11 CONVENIENCE STORE IN NITRO. POLICE SAY HE PASSED A NOTE TO A CLERK THAT SAID " I NEED 50 DOLLARS NOW!"... COURT DOCUMENTS SAY POLICE FOUND THE GETAWAY TRUCK AT WARD'S HOME IN MILL CREEK CROSSING.
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LINCOLN COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 32-YEAR- OLD WILLIAM KING HELD 28-YEAR-OLD CANDY TURLEY HOSTAGE AND THREATENED TO KILL HIMSELF. WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND CONVINCED HIM TO SURRENDER. KANAWHA DEPUTIES THEN TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY. KING WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ON A MENTAL HEALTH PETITION.
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HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW..... TODAY, STEVEN WILSON, APPOLOGIZED TO THE COURT FOR HIS PART IN THE MURDER OF REVERAND MARK MCCALLA. IN JUNE 2008, MCCALLA WAS FOUND SHOT IN THE HEAD AFTER BEING ROBBED AT THE BEECH FORK RIFLE RANGE. LAST YEAR, THE OTHER SUSPECT, DANIEL SMITH, WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE WITH MERCY ON MURDER AND ROBBERY CHARGES. AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER STEVE BORECKY EXPLAINS---THE JUDGE FELT STEPHEN WILSON NEVER SHOWED REMORSE FOR WHAT HE DID. (11:25:10/stephen wilson - i am sorry) BEFORE RECEIVING HIS SENTENCE-- STEPHEN WILSON APOLOGIZED FOR HIS ROLE IN THE DEATH OF PASTOR MARK MCCALLA ----BUT JUDGE DARRELL PRATT WASN'T BUYING IT, AND SENTENCED THE ARMY DESERTER TO 160 YEARS BEHIND BARS. A JURY FOUND WILSON AND DANIEL SMITH GUILTY OF MURDER AND ROBBERY LAST YEAR. THE TWO ROBBED MCCALLA OF HIS GUNS AND THEN KILLED HIM AT THE BEECH FORK STATE PARK SHOOTING RANGE BACK IN 2008. THEY FLED TO COLUMBUS, BUT WERE ARRESTED A FEW DAYS LATER. JUDGE PRATT SAYS A JURY LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN SENTENCED THE TWO TO DEATH IF WEST VIRGINIA HAD CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. IN WAYNE COUNTY---STEVE BORECKY---EYEWITNESS NEWS. THE JUDGE GAVE WILSON 40 YEARS FOR THE SECOND DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION AND 120 YEARS FOR THE ROBBERY CONVICTION.
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JENEA (GINA) SHERMAN PLEAD GUILTY TO LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DEATH... THE HIT AND RUN TOOK PLACE LAST JULY IN ST. ALBANS. 50 YEAR OLD MARY MCCALLISTER DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE MISDEMEANOR CHARGE OF DRIVING WITH A REVOKED LICENSE WAS DROPPED AS A PART OF THE PLEA DEAL. SHERMAN WILL BE SENTENCED ON MAY 18TH -- SHE FACES UP TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON. AND those are a few cases THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN COURT.
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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET WITH MANY LOCAL LANDLORDS TO DISCUSS THE BILL TONIGHT. THE CITY WANTS LANDLORDS TO REGISTER THEIR PROPERTIES AND HAVE THEM INSPECTED, BUT THE LANDLORDS SAY THAT IS REDUNDANT AND A SYSTEM IS ALREADY IN PLACE. LANDLORDS ARGUED THAT THE BILL HAD TO BE PRINTED IN THE NEWSPAPER BECAUSE, UNDER THE BILL, IF A UNIT DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION THERE WOULD BE A 50 DOLLAR FEE. THEY ALSO SAID THIS BILL WILL INCREASE INSPECTION BUREAUCRACY. COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE BILL AFTER IT IS PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER. ESTIMATES SHOW THERE ARE MORE THAN 12 THOUSAND RENTAL UNITS IN CHARLESTON.
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COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED TO PULL 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OF THEIR EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY FUND TO GIVE TO THE LIBRARY. MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY COMMISSION PETITIONED COUNCIL TO HAVE THE MONEY REINSTATED AFTER IT WAS TAKEN AWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO BALANCE THE BUDGET. COUNCIL WAS ALMOST EVENLY SPLIT. THEY VOTED 6 TO 5 TO GIVE THE LIBRARY THE MONEY.
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MARMET'S VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WERE ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT AN AUDIT OF THEIR DEPARTMENT. THERE WAS A CONFLICT WITH THE CLOTHING ALLOWANCE. THE TOWN'S CPA SAYS VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE COMPLETING A W-2 FORM AND PAYING THE APPROPRIATE PAYROLL TAXES. THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS HE IS VERY FRUSTRATED THAT HIS MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES ARE UNDER SUCH SCRUTINY. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WILL MAKE SURE THEIR CLOTHING ALLOWANCE ALLOTMENTS FOLLOW ALL GUIDELINES IN THE FUTURE.
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AFTER A DECADE OF WORK, ONLY 13 OF THE STATE'S 55 COUNTIES ARE MAPPED OUT FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS. THE PROJECT WAS INTENDED TO HELP POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS AND AMBULANCE DRIVERS FIND YOU FASTER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY. TO DATE, THOUSANDS OF ROADS HAVE BEEN GIVEN NAMES AND STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN GIVEN PHYSICAL ADDRESSES. NOW, THE PROJECT IS BEING LEFT UP TO INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES TO COMPLETE.
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THE KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND CITY OF CHARLESTON ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THE PROJECT HAPPEN -- BY TRYING TO SWAP LAND. SUPERINTENDENT RON DUERRING SAYS THEY WANT TO SWAP THE SITE OF THE CURRENT GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR PART OF CATO PARK. RIGHT NOW BOTH SIDES ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON FEDERAL PAPERWORK -- BECAUSE CATO PARK IS FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT MONEY. WHILE THEY WAIT TO HEAR ABOUT THE PROPOSAL -- THE B-O-E WILL ASK THE SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY FOR MONEY FOR THE PROJECT. THE KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL GO IN FRONT OF THE S-B-A LATER THIS MONTH TO REQUEST FUNDING -- BUT IT WILL LIKELY BE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE LAND SWAP COULD BE APPROVED.
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BACK IN 2006, CA-TAL-FER, AN ITALIAN BASED COMPANY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO BRING 40 JOBS, TO THE NORTH AMERICAN SITE THAT WAS CALLED THE "NEW FINISHING LINE." ACCORDING TO THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE THAT COMPANY NO LONGER EXISTS, AND CALLS TO THE COMPANY'S PRESIDENT WERE NOT RETURNED.
Return to Story IndexWVU HIRING
ABOUT HALF THE JOBS ARE IN SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. THOSE HIRES WILL HELP REDUCE THE STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS, SINCE ENROLLMENT HAS GROWN.
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THE LAWSUITS WERE FILED TODAY IN WASHINGTON AND ARIZONA, TOYOTA IS ALREADY THE TARGET OF DOZENS OF LAWSUITS, AFTER A NATIONWIDE RECALL BECAUSE OF FLOOR MATS THAT CAN SNAG GAS PEDALS OR ACCELERATORS THAT SOMETIMES STICK.
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THE COMPANY RELEASED VIDEO OF A PRIUS TEST IN A LARGE PARKING LOT. LAST WEEK, JIM SIKES CALLED 9-1-1 SAYING HIS GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK.. AS HE SPED DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 90-PLUS MILES-AN-HOUR. SIKES SAID HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT COULDN'T STOP. THE AUTO MAKER SAYS SIKES STORY DOESN'T ADD UP. "The system was tested under driving conditions and found to be functioning normally. Indicating that if the accelerator pedal was stuck, pressing the brake pedal would have resulted in dramatically reduced power to the wheels." SIKES WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP AFTER A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER INSTRUCTED HIM TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME.
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RESEARCHERS AT THE AMERICAN LEGACY FOUNDATION SAY ADS FOR CAMEL NUMBER NINE CIGARETTES WERE A HIT WITH GIRLS AGES 12 to 16. THE ADS RAN IN MAGAZINES SUCH AS VOGUE, COSMOPOLITAN AND GLAMOUR IN 2007. THEY FEATURED A PINK CAMEL AND OFFERED PROMOTIONAL GIVEAWAYS. THE FREEBIES INCLUDED BERRY-FLAVORED LIP BALM, CELL PHONE JEWELRY, PURSES AND WRISTBANDS. A YEAR AFTER THE ADS RAN, 22-PERCENT OF GIRLS IN THE STUDY LISTED CAMEL AS THEIR FAVORITE CIGARETTE AD. THAT'S TWICE THE NUMBER FROM PREVIOUS STUDIES. CAMEL NUMBER NINE IS STILL ON STORE SHELVES, BUT R-J REYNOLDS HAS STOPPED MARKETING THE PRODUCT IN STORES AND IN PRINT.
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A RECENT STUDY FOUND WOMEN WHO GOT THEIR CAFFEINE FIX FROM A CUP OF COFFEE HAD A LOWER RISK OF HYPERTENSION THAN THOSE WHO DRANK REGULAR OR DIET SODA. RESEARCHERS THINK IT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH THE CORN SYRUP OR ARTIFICIAL COLORING IN COLA... THINGS THAT COFFEE DOESN'T HAVE. AND REMEMBER IF YOU HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE... DOCTORS RECOMMEND YOU AVOID ALL CAFFEINE.
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RESEARCHERS AT DUKE UNIVERSITY FOUND THAT HEART ATTACK INCIDENTS ROSE WHEN THE STOCK MARKET WENT DOWN. SCIENTISTS FOUND A LINK BETWEEN HOW A KEY STOCK INDEX PERFORMED AND HOW MANY HEART ATTACKS WERE TREATED AT THEIR NORTH CAROLINA FACILITY SHORTLY AFTER THE RECESSION BEGAN. THE DATA WAS COLLECTED IN 2008 AND 2009. HOWEVER, THE SCIENTISTS SAY THEY PLAN TO CONDUCT A LARGER ONE, OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, TO DETERMINE WHETHER A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STOCK MARKET AND HEART ATTACK RATES ACTUALLY EXIST. AND THOSE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
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Return to Story IndexMEDICARE FRAUD
BUT ROOTING OUT THOSE CRIMINALS.. WON'T BE EASY. PRESIDENT OBAMA "Reigning in waste and inefficiency we are going to be able to help ensure medicare's solvency for an additional decade." IT'S A KEY PART OF THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH REFORM PACKAGE.. ELIMINATE FRAUD IN MEDICARE. PRESIDENT OBAMA "Improper payments cost taxpayers almost a hundred billion dollars last year alone." THOSE TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS SAVED... WOULD BE USED TO GIVE CARE TO AMERICANS WHO CAN'T AFFORD THEIR OWN INSURANCE. BUT EVEN WITH NEW REWARDS BEING OFFERED TO WHISTLE BLOWERS.. ELIMINATING FRAUD WON'T BE EASY. MICHAEL TANNER "Presidents have been talking about eliminating fraud, waste and abuse at least since Ronald Reagan. And somehow that fraud and waste is still there. MEDICARE'S BUDGET IS ABOUT 450-BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. A LOT OF PAYMENTS ARE SENT OUT AUTOMATICALLY. THOSE FACTORS.. COMBINED WITH LIMITED ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES.. MAKE FRAUD RELATIVELY EASY. MITCH MCCONNELL "Do we really need to pass a $2.5 trillion spending bill, raise taxes and slash Medicare to go after fraud and abuse?" IN FACT.. DEFRAUDING MEDICARE IS A RELATIVELY LOW RISK CRIME. ACCORDING TO THE U-S SENTENCING COMMISSION... THE MEDIAN PRISION TERM FOR A HEALTH CARE FRAUD IS JUST 20 MONTHS WHILE THE MEDIAN SENTENCE FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IS 5 YEARS. AND EVEN AMONG WHITE COLLAR CRIMES, PUNISHMENT IS LIGHT. A CRIMINAL STANDS TO MAKE $140,000 IN A HEALTH FRAUD, MORE THAN TRIPLE CREDIT CARD ...OR COMPUTER FRAUD...AND YET THEIR JAIL TIME IS ALMOST THE SAME. GEORGE LEMIEUX "Its become much easier for the criminals to be involved in defrauding Medicare or Medicaid than to be involved in dealing with illicit drugs like cocaine. The penalties aren't as strong and plus there aren't guys shooting at you." PRESIDENT OBAMA "..We know what will happen if we fail to act. We know our government will be plunged deeper into debt. We know millions more people will lose coverage. THE REFORM BILL ON CAPITOL HILL WOULD STIFFEN PENALTIES, BUT CRITICS SAY IT DOESN'T DO ENOUGH TO STOP FRAUD ON THE FRONT END.
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OBAMA SPOKE IN STRONGVILLE.. THE HOMETOWN OF A CANCER VICTIM WHO SAYS SHE GAVE UP HER HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE OF THE COST. HE SAID THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD IMPROVE THE GOVERNMENT'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN FOR THE ELDERLY AND ADD "ALMOST A DECADE OF SOLVENCY." HE SAYS THE PLAN WOULD CLOSE A GAP IN MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE AND PROVIDE FREE PREVENTIVE CARE.
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THE HEAD OF THE COMPANY CITED A SURVEY THAT FOUND TWO-THIRDS OF MOVIE-GOERS SAID THEY WOULD BE LIKELY TO BUY HEALTHY CONCESSIONS IF AVAILABLE. THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT 42 PERCENT OF PARENTS WOULD BUY CONCESSIONS AT THEATERS MORE OFTEN IF HEALTHIER CHOICES WERE OFFERED. AT AN AVERAGE THEATRE, A LARGE SIZE BAG OF MOVIE THEATER BUTTERED POPCORN, POPPED IN COCONUT OIL HAS 1640 CALORIES, 126 GRAMS OF FAT--73 GRAMS OF THAT ARE SATURATED FATS.
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STOCKS FINISHED MIXED ON WALL STREET. THE DOW GAINED 17 POINTS, THE S&P WAS UP A FRACTION, WHILE THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE FELL 5 POINTS.
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TEXAS... A CITY BUS CRASHES RIGHT INTO A DALLAS BUILDING... APPARENTLY, A CAR RAN A RED LIGHT AND T-BONED THE BUS... AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE ON THE BUS WERE HURT, TWO HAD TO GO THE HOSPITAL... NO ONE INSIDE THE BUILDING WAS HURT. MISSOURI... THREE KIDS WERE INJURED WHEN A SIDEWALK COLLAPSED UNDER THEIR FEET... THE KIDS WERE WALKING TO SCHOOL THIS (monday) MORNING IN SPRINGFIELD - WHEN A SECTION OF SIDEWALK CAVED IN... ALL THREE FELL ABOUT SIX FEET INTO THE GAPING HOLE... WITNESSES RUSHED OVER TO HELP GET THE KIDS OUT OF THE HOLE... THE SIDEWALK PASSED ITS LAST INSPECTION IN 2008... IT WAS BUILT SOMETIME IN THE 19-30'S... WASHINGTON... THOUSANDS IN SEATTLE GOT INTO THE SAINT PATRICK'S DAY SPIRIT WITH THE ANNUAL THREE MILE DASH... MANY PARTICIPANTS CAME DRESSED IN THEIR FINEST IRISH ENSEMBLES, BRAVING CHILLY TEMPERATURES IN THE THIRTIES... ALTHOUGH THEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN WARMING THEMSELVES UP A LITTLE BEFOREHAND, AND MAYBE EVEN DURING THE RACE... THE DASH HAS BEEN A SEATTLE TRADITION FOR ALMOST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS... AND THAT'S THE FINISH LINE ON THIS USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, HOLLYWOOD SAYS GOODBYE AGAIN... A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
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COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND GEORGE JONES IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AUGUST 14TH AT THE FAIR. RODNEY ATKINS, IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AUGUST 14TH AS WELL, WHILE LADY ANTEBELLUM IS SET FOR AUGUST 19TH, AND JUSTIN MOORE FOR AUGUST 21ST. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATE FAIR LOG ON TO THE WEB AT STATEFAIROFWV.COM.
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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA HAM, BACON & EGG SALE. THE TOP EATS WERE PRODUCED BY F-F-A STUDENTS AND AUCTIONED OFF FOR SOME BIG BUCKS....
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THE GRAND BACON WENT for 5,600 DOLLARS WHILE THE DOZEN GRAND EGGS went for 5,600 DOLLARS TOO. THE GRAND TOTAL FOR THIS EVENING'S EVENT WAS 46,515 DOLLARS. SINCE 1941, FFA MEMBERS HAVE NETTED OVER A MILLION DOLLARS SELLING THEIR WARES.
Return to Story IndexWVU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. RICK, IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE SEASON FOR MIKE CAREY'S PROGRAM...THEY WERE IN THE TOP 10 THIS SEASON AND MADE IT TO THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, FALLING TO POWERFUL UCONN, WHICH EARNED THE NO. 1 SEED OVERALL IN THE TOURNAMENT... EARLIER THIS EVENING ESPN UNVEILED THE WOMEN'S BRACKET...AND WEST VIRGINIA WILL BE IN THE MEMPHIS REGION AS THE NO. 3 SEED...WEST VIRGINIA WILL PLAY LAMAR IN AN OPENING ROUND GAME IN AUSTIN, TEXAS ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT 9:30...A WIN WOULD PIT WEST VIRGINIA AGAINST THE WINNER OF TEXAS AND SAN DIEGO STATE...TENNESSEE IS THE NO. 1 SEED OF THE MEMPHIS REGION, DUKE IS NO. 2...THE WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR IS IN SAN ANTONIO...
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WEST VIRGINIA LANDED A NO. 2 SEED IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT'S EAST REGION YESTERDAY...THE MOUNTAINEERS WILL TANGLE WITH NO. 15 MORGAN STATE OUT OF BALTIMORE IN THE FIRST ROUND ON FRIDAY...A WIN PUTS WEST VIRGINIA AGAINST THE SURVIVOR OF MISSOURI AND CLEMSON ON SUNDAY...COACH HUGGINS IS READY FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD, BUT WONDERS ABOUT THE SEED HIS TEAM RECEIVED...
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Bob Huggins: "The disappointing thing is when they stand up there and say, 'Let's take a look at the full body of work.' If you look at the full body of work, we were probably a 1. But I didn't think we were going to be a 1. I thought we'd be a 2, but the 3rd 2...I don't understand that." COMING UP LATER IN SPORTS...WE'LL PREVIEW THE BOYS STATE TOURNAMENT, WHICH STARTS WEDNESDAY...WE'LL HEAR FROM TWO AREA COACHES LEADING THEIR TEAMS INTO THE AA FIELD...THAT'S LATER, HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
OWNERS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN FLOODED RALEIGH COUNTY FACE THE QUESTION OF WHETHER TO STAY OR LEAVE SUPPORTERS OF A LEGISLATIVE ETHICS BILL KILLED AT THE LAST MOMENT BY STATE SENATORS SAY THEY WON'T GIVE UP IF THE REGULAR SEASON IS ANY GUIDE, WVU'S ROAD IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT WILL BE FULL OF CLOSE SHAVES. YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TUESDAY'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.
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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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IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
Return to Story IndexBABY STEPS 3/15
HERE'S A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE MOMENTS WITH EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR JENIFER MCANDREWS. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS YOU'VE ALLOWED US INTO YOUR HOME, EVERY WEEK, TO DELIVER ADVICE ON PARENTING. THE LOOKS MAY HAVE CHANGED, BUT THE MESSAGE STAYED THE SAME... A DOSE OF GOOD MEDICINE-- YOUR RESOURCE FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY BABY. AND THEN, THERE WERE OUR BEAUTIFUL MODELS! THE PRECIOUS BOYS AND GIRLS WHO HELPED US PRESENT THE STORIES TO YOU. YOU CAN WATCH MORE OF BABY STEPS ONLINE AT WCHSTV.COM
Return to Story IndexINDIA BUS ACCIDENT
POLICE SAY THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND PLUMETTED INTO A DRY RIVER BED. THE VICTIMS WERE FROM A TEACHER'S TRAINING INSTITUTE RETURNING TO KHANPUR AFTER VISITING THE HINDU PILGRIMAGE CENTER OF HARIDWAR. ACCIDENTS ARE A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE IN INDIA-- MANY ARE BLAMED ON AGING VEHICLES, OVERLOADING AND RECKLESS DRIVING.
Return to Story IndexCANADA AVALANCHE
AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND 30 HURT. IT HAPPENED IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES, YESTERDAY. THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE BELIEVE THE SLIDE WAS TRIGGERED BY A STUNT KNOWN AS HIGH-MARKING. THAT'S A CONTEST TO SEE WHO CAN RACE UP A SLOPE AND LEAVE THE HIGHEST MARK. NO WORD IF THE SNOWMOBLIERS WILL FACE CHARGES OR THEY ARE AMONG THE DEAD.
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ABOUT 20-THOUSAND U-S MARINES GATHERED WITH SOUTH KOREAN SOLDIERS AT THE COUNTRY'S RODRIGUEZ RANGE FOR THE START OF AN ELEVEN DAY EXERCISE. NORTH KOREA IS NOT BUYING THE CLAIMS, SAYING THEY'RE NOTHING MORE THAN ATTACK PREPARATIONS. THE NORTH KOREANS ARE UNDER CLOSE SCRUTINY OVER CONCERNS THEY HAVE ENOUGH WEAPONIZED PLUTONIUM FOR AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN BOMBS.
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IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AS THE ACTOR RETURNED HOME FROM BRUNCH WITH HIS FAMILY. GRAVES BECAME FAMOUS FOR HIS WORK IN THE LONG-RUNNING TELEVISION SERIES *MISSION IMPOSSIBLE,* WHICH RAN FROM 19-67 TO 19-73. HE'S ALSO KNOWN FOR PLAYING BUMBLING AIRLINE PILOT 'CLARENCE OVEUR' IN THE 19-80 DISASTER MOVIE SPOOF "AIRPLANE!" GRAVES CAREER SPANNED MORE THAN 60 YEARS-- HE WOULD HAVE TURNED 84 THIS WEEK.
Return to Story IndexKATE WINSLET
THE 34- YEAR OLD ACTRESS SEPARATED FROM SAM MENDES EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE OSCAR-WINNING COUPLE WED IN 2003 AND HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD SON -- WINSLET ALSO HAS A NINE-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FROM A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE. THEIR LAWYERS SAY THE SPLIT IS ENTIRELY AMICABLE.
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THE 34 YEAR OLD TORE IT DURING THE CLOSING MINUTES OF A SOCCER MATCH YESTERDAY IN ITALY. DOCTORS PUT HIS RECOVERY TIME FROM TWO WEEKS TO A MONTH, THEN HE WILL HAVE TO REHAB HIS FOOT. THEY ALSO SAY HE WON'T MAKE IT TO THE WORLD CUP THIS SUMMER.
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IT'S BASED ON GENETIC TESTING. IN THE STUDY - RESEARCHERS OFFERED ONE OF THREE GENETIC TESTS: G-BANDED KARYOTYPE TESTING, FRAGILE X TESTING AND CHROMOSOMAL MICRO-ARRAY ANALYSIS- OR (CMA). THEY SAY C-M-A DETECTED MORE CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS THAN THE OTHERS, MAKING IT BETTER AT DETECTING ABNORMALITIES THAT PREDISPOSE A CHILD TO AUTISM.
Return to Story IndexDEPRESSED ALCOHOLICS
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FOUND USING THE ANTIDEPRESSANT ZOLOFT AND THE ALCOHOLISM DRUG NALTREXONE HELPED 54 PERCENT OF THE STUDY GROUP TO STOP DRINKING COMPLETELY. THAT WAS COMPARED TO ABOUT 28 PERCENT OF PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED A PLACEBO, ZOLOFT ONLY, OR NALTREXONE ONLY.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG REPORT
HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.
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ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
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Return to Story IndexWVU WOMEN
AS WE TOLD YOU EARLIER IN OUR NEWSCAST, THE WOMEN'S BRACKET WAS ANNOUNCED TONIGHT AND WVU IS THE NO. 3 SEED IN THE MEMPHIS REGION...WINNING TWO GAMES WOULD PUT THEM THERE, BUT FIRST COMES WORK IN AUSTIN, TEXAS..WVU WILL GO AGAINST LAMAR ON SUNDAY NIGHT AT 9:30...A VICTORY IN THAT GAME WOULD SEND WEST VIRGINIA UP AGAINST THE WINNER OF TEXAS AND SAN DIEGO STATE...TENNESSEE IS THE NO. 1 SEED IN THE MEMPHIS REGION WITH DUKE COMING IN AS THE NO. 2...WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN A TOP 10 TEAM MOST OF THE SEASON...THE MOUNTAINEERS FELL IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO UCONN, WHICH IS THE OVERALL NO. 1 SEED IN THIS YEAR'S NCAA EVENT...
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WEST VIRGINIA LANDED A NO. 2 SEED IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT'S EAST REGION YESTERDAY...THE MOUNTAINEERS WILL TANGLE WITH NO. 15 MORGAN STATE OUT OF BALTIMORE IN THE FIRST ROUND ON FRIDAY...A WIN PUTS WEST VIRGINIA AGAINST THE SURVIVOR OF MISSOURI AND CLEMSON ON SUNDAY...COACH HUGGINS IS READY FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD, BUT WONDERS ABOUT THE SEED HIS TEAM RECEIVED...
Return to Story IndexMARSHALL BASKETBALL
MARSHALL BEGINS PLAY IN THE COLLEGEINSIDER.COM TOURNAMENT TOMORROW EVENING AGAINST WESTERN CAROLINA...THE HERD COULD BE PLAYING FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES AT THE CAM HENDERSON CENTER...WESTERN IS AN OLD FOE FROM MARSHALL'S SOUTHERN CONFERENCE DAYS...WESTERN'S PROGRAM IS GUIDED BY FORMER OHIO HEAD COACH LARRY HUNTER...TOMORROW NIGHT'S GAME TIPS AT 7 O'CLOCK...
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Return to Story IndexCHESS BOXING
A NEW SPORT IS TAKING OVER THE U-K, COMBINING BRAINS AND BRAUN. IT'S CALLED CHESS BOXING. OPPONENTS ALTERNATE SIX ROUNDS OF CHESS WITH FIVE ROUNDS OF BOXING. AFTER EACH BOXING ROUND, GLOVES ARE REMOVED AND A CHESS BOARD IS PLACED IN THE RING. DURING THE FOUR MINUTE CHESS ROUNDS, BOXERS WEAR HEADPHONES TO ENSURE THEY CAN'T CHEAT. TO WIN, ONE BOXER MUST EITHER KNOCK OUT, GET A CHECKMATE OR A JUDGE'S DECISION.
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