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Saturday, November 14, 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. PRESHOW
MANY YEARS HAVE PAST..YET THE MEMORY OF THE MARSHALL UNIVERSITY PLANE CRASH LIVES ON..... BUT FIRST
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OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... GOOD EVENING, I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA AND I'M GILBERT CORSEY... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexSHOOTING VIEWING
IT IS CERTAINLY ON THE MINDS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY A HUNTINGTON POLICE OFFICER. THERE WAS A VIEWING FOR JOE PORTER TODAY AND THAT'S WHERE WE FOUND HIS LOVED ONES SPEAKING OUT ON HIS LIFE. NAT: TEARS, HUGS, AND HEARTBREAK FILLED THE AIR OUTSIDE 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH IN HUNTINGTON SATURDAY. A SOMBER TONE AS LOVED ONES REMEMBER JOE PORTER. BITE: FROM DAD GOOD GUY. HIS FAMILY SAYS HE WAS A GOOD GUY...WHO GOT CAUGHT UP IN BAD PLACES. BITE:FROM BRYANT SCRIPT A HUNTINGTON POLICE OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED PORTER AT CLUB BABYLON EARLY LAST SUNDAY MORNING. OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO A SHOOTING AT THE CLUB... AND SAY THEY FIRED BECAUSE PORTER POINTED A GUN IN THEIR DIRECTION. bite: ANGRY AT WHOLE SITUATION PORTER HAD SEVERAL RUN-INS WITH POLICE THROUGHOUT HIS 30 YEARS AND EVEN SERVED TIME IN PRISON. BUT THE PEOPLE HERE SAW MORE THAN THESE TRANSGRESSIONS... BITE:GF SO THEY GATHER TO REMEMBER NOT THE WAY HE DIED RATHER WHAT WAS GOOD ABOUT THE WAY HE LIVED BITE:SON BITE:GF POLICE ARE STILL FIGURING OUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED THAT NIGHT AT CLUB BABYLON. REMEMBER THREE PEOPLE WERE SHOT BEFORE OFFICERS EVEN ARRIVED. ONE OF THE VICTIMS, REGINALD MARBURY FACES ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES STEMMING FROM THE INCIDENT. THE OTHER TWO, CHRISTOPHER LEWIS AND SONTEZZ LOMAX HAVE ALL BEEN TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
Return to Story IndexSHOOTING ARREST
ACCORDING TO THE HERALD DISPATCH.....POLICE ARRESTED 22 YEAR OLD NICOLE GUTIERREZ HUGHES THURSDAY SAYING HUGHES GAVE REGINALD MARBURY THE GUN HE USED TO SHOOT SONTEZZ LOMAX.. HUGHES IS CHARGED WITH FELONY ACCESSORY BEFORE THE FACT TO ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Return to Story IndexDONOVAN FUNERAL
ALICE DONOVAN WAS BURIED THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CAROLINA. CHAD FULKS AND BRANDON BASHAM WERE CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING AND KILLING THE 44 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF TWO IN NOVEMBER OF 2002 WHILE SHE WAS OUT ON A SHOPPING TRIP. HER REMAINS WEREN'T FOUND UNTIL EARLIER THIS YEAR. THOSE SAME MEN ALSO ADMITTED TO KILLING 19 YEAR OLD MARSHALL UNIVERSITY STUDENT SAMANTHA BURNS AFTER ESCAPING FROM A KENTUCKY JAIL. BASHAM AND FULKS ARE ON DEATH ROW. THE BODY OF BURNS HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND.
Return to Story IndexMETH LAB BUST
DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND THE MAKINGS OF A METH LAB IN EDWARD GLENN'S CAR ON MILLSTONE ROAD. TONIGHT HE'S IN THE WESTERN REGIONAL JAIL ON A 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.
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A GROCERY CATCHES FIRE. THIS WAS THE SCENE AT THE KROGER IN ST. ALBANS EARLIER THIS MORNING. THE FIRE HAPPENED AROUND 7 O'CLOCK. FIREFIGHTERS SAY SOME WELDERS WERE INSTALLING A STEEL BEAM WHEN THE SPARKS CAUGHT ONTO A PIECE OF PLASTIC. WE'RE TOLD THERE'S ABOUT 100 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE GROCERY STORE WAS PRACTICALLY EMPTY SINCE IT'S BEING REMODELED THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED.
Return to Story IndexKY FATAL ACCIDENT
IT HAPPENED AROUND 9 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. STATE POLICE SAY 57 YEAR OLD JOHNNY BLEVINS WAS DRIVING A TRUCK WITH A STOCK TRAILER HEADING WESTBOUND ON I-64........ WHEN HE SWERVED INTO THE PASSING LANE AND STRUCK A CAR. THE FORCE CAUSED THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TO OVERTURN, EJECTING BOTH BLEVINS AND HIS 21 YEAR OLD PASSENGER ......DEVIN CAMPBELL. BOTH BLEVINS AND CAMPBELL WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SCENE. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER. THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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75 PLAYERS, COACHES AND FANS WERE KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH ON THEIR WAY BACK HOME FROM A GAME. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE HAS MORE FROM TODAY'S FOUNTAIN CEREMONY REMEMBERING THE TEAM. (water) SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT WATER...IS A SYMBOL OF IMMORTALITY. OTHERS BELIEVE IT STANDS FOR A CLEANSING, PURIFIED REBIRTH. BUT FOR THOSE IN ATTENDANCE AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITYS 1970 PLANE CRASH CEREMONY SATURDAY...ITS A CONSTANT REMINDER OF WHAT A TOWN LOST 39 YEARS AGO. TIMOTHY COLLINS WAS A PLAYER FOR THE YOUNG THUNDERING HERD BACK IN 1971, THE FIRST YEAR AFTER THE DEVASTATING PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED 75 COACHES, PLAYERS, STAFF MEMBERS AND FANS. BUT TO COLLINS, THEY WERE MORE THAN THAT...THEY WERE FRIENDS. HE SAYS HE REMEMBERS IT LIKE YESTERDAY, DRIVING BACK FROM MORGANTOWN...LISTENING TO THE RADIO. NOW, NEARLY FORTY YEARS LATER...HE'S FIGHTING BACK THE TEARS, FINALLY MAKING IT TO HIS FIRST FOUNTAIN CEREMONY. COLLINS BELIEVES THAT THE PLANE CRASH, THOUGH DEVASTATING, HAS MOLDED THE MARSHALL COMMUNITY INTO WHO THEY ARE TODAY. REFLECTING ON WHO WE WERE...INTO WHO WE ARE. REMEMBERING A TEAM...REMEMBERING A TRAGEDY TURNED TRIUMPH...AND REMEMBERING A DATE...THAT WILL LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF MANY FOREVER. IN HUNTINGTON; BSO; EYEWITNESS NEWS. THE CEREMONY ENDED WITH THE TURNING OFF OF THE FOUNTAIN. IT WILL BE TURNED BACK ON IN THE SPRING.
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THIS AFTERNOON THE HERD WAS BACK AT IT PLAYING HOST TO SOUTHERN MISS... IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH JOSH LEWIS. JOSH-GILBERT ADLIB... THE HERD WITH A CHANCE TO GET ALL IMPORTANT WIN NUMBER SIX ON THE SEASON... -- --GAME TIED AT 20 IN THE 4TH QUARTER... MARTEVIOUS YOUNG OF SOUTHERN MISS FINDS DEANDRE BROWN FOR THE 36 YARD TOUCHDOWN... --HERD LAST CHANCE... 4TH AND 16 AT THE 38... BRIAN ANDERSON IS PICKED OFF BY JUSTIN WILSON...BALLGAME... MARSHALL LOSES 27-20... HERD HAS LOST 2 STRAIGHT AND 3 OF THEIR PAST FOUR...
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-SC UP 7-0 1ST QUARTER...TYLER HARRIS TO EDWARD GORDON MAKES IT 14-0... --2ND QUARTER... SAME TWO HOOK UP AGAIN TO MAKE IT 28-7... BLACK EAGLES WITH A 35-7 HALFTIME LEAD... THEY WIN... WILL HOST MARTINSBURG NEXT WEEKEND IN A REMATCH FROM LAST YEAR...
Return to Story IndexFOOTBALL EXTRA OT
PLUS, COMPLETE HI-LITES FROM MARSHALL-SOUTHERN MISS... ALL THAT, PLUS THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT-- A BIT LATER IN SPORTS...
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Return to Story IndexSWINE FLU SHOTS
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ATISH BAIDYA TAKES US TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS FIRST SATURDAY CLINIC IN ST. ALBANS. ((NAT SOT "going to stick a little bit okay?" TWO YEAR OLD EMMA O'NEILL DOESN'T EVEN FLINCH AS SHE GETS AN H1-N1 VACCINE. NATS OF SCREAMING OTHER CHILDREN WEREN'T SO CALM. BUT THE VACCINATION HAS CALMED EMMA'S MOM'S FEARS ABOUT HER GETTING SICK. SOT14;57;08 i know all the harms of it and i want to keep her as healthy as possible. i thought it was very important to get it done. i don't want her to get it. IT'S THE FIRST SATURDAY CLINIC TO GET YOUNG CHILDREN VACCINATED FOR THE SWINE FLU -- CHILDREN THE KANAWHA COUNTY' HEALTH DEPARTMENT SCHOOL VACCINATION EFFORTS NORMAL DON'T REACH. STAND UP SOT15;23;27 the younger children 5 and under that weren in school needed a place to get their vaccine. A FEW WEEKS AGO...CRYSTAL MALCOMB WAS HESITANT AT FIRST TO GET HER CHILDREN VACCINATED WHEN IT WAS OFFERED AT THEIR SCHOOL. SOT15;09;44 they didn't not get them at the time because i was still an little uneasy of the thought of it but AT THE CLINIC KAYCEE GOT THE NASAL FORM OF THE VACCINE. SOT15;12;53 it was just like how things squirt up your nose and stuff. A LITTLE STICK OR A SQUIRT -- IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMFORTABLE FOR THE CHILDREN -- BUT FOR THEIR PARENTS GETTING VACCINATED HAS BROUGHT THEM PEACE OF MIND. IN ST. ALBANS ATISH BAIDYA EYEWITNESS NEWS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SWINE FLU CLINICS...YOU CAN LOG ONTO THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WEBSITE AT WWW DOT KCHDWV DOT ORG. VISIT WWW.KCHDWV.ORG
Return to Story IndexFREE HEALTH CLINIC
TO HELP THOSE IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE. THEY ARE AMONG HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS HELPING OUT AT A FREE HEALTH CLINIC FOR THOSE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. DOCTORS THERE TREATED THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS. TODAYS EVENT WAS HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FREE CLINICS. "" THE CLINIC ALSO CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH OTHER LOCAL FREE CLINICS THAT CAN INSURE THEY GET CARE IN THE FUTURE.
Return to Story IndexDEMOCRATIC DINNER
THIS WAS THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE DINNER IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. THE PURPOSE...WAS TO REVITALIZE AND RE-ENERGIZE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE CAPITAL CITY. MEMBERS SAY THEY HOPE THESE EVENTS WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED WITH LOCAL POLITICS. SECRETARY OF STATE NATALIE TENNANT WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THIS EVENING'S DINNER.
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EARLIER THIS SUMMER...... GENERATION CHARLESTON GAVE CHILDREN SEEDLINGS TO TAKE HOME AND CARE FOR. NOW THOSE SEEDLINGS ARE SOME OF THE FIRST PLANTS TO BE PLANTED AT THE GREENSPACE. GENERATION CHARLESTON SEES THE ACTIVITY AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE THE NEXT GENERATION TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE CITY. THE GREENSPACE IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE SOMETIME IN SPRING.
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THE NEED FOR ORGAN DONORS TOOK CENTER STAGE VIA CONCERT AT THE LITTLE THEATER IN THE CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER TONIGHT. IT WAS ...TO PROMOTE AWARENESS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE MOUNTAIN STATE RANKS NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST NATIONALLY FOR PEOPLE CHOOSING TO DONATE. THE WEST VIRGINIA MULTICULTURAL TASK FORCE TEAMED UP WITH CORE OUR REGIONAL TRANSPLANT ORGANIZATION TO SPONSOR THE EVENT. IT COINCIDES WITH THE NATIONAL DONOR SABBATH WEEKEND RECOGNIZING ORGAN DONORS AND RECIPIENTS. "" ONE DONOR CAN SAVE UP TO 50 LIVES. TO GET THE FACTS LOG ONTO DONATE LIFE WV.ORG
Return to Story IndexGOOD NEWS GARAGE
THE GOOD NEWS MOUNTAINEER GARAGE PUT SEVERAL SPORTS AND LUXURY CARS UP FOR GRABS. THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION RAISED MORE THAN 14-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP GET LOW-INCOME WEST VIRGINIANS BACK TO WORK. MECHANICS AT THE GARAGE FIX CARS IN NEED OF REPAIR AND GIVES THEM TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE NEEDING TRANSPORTATION. LAST YEAR THE BENEFIT RAISED MORE THAN 40 THOUSAND DOLLARS. "" THE GOOD NEWS MOUNTAINEER GARAGE IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR HELP AND IF YOU DONATE A CAR--YOU CAN GET A FEDERAL AND STATE TAX BREAK. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A DONATION OR VOLUNTEER, JUST GIVE THEM A CALL AT 1-866-GIVE-CAR. 1-866-448-3227.
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THE UNION MISSION HELD A SPECIAL AWARDS CEREMONY THIS AFTERNOON AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN KANAWHA CITY. EACH YEAR THE UNION MISSING ORGANIZES A FRIENDLY FUNDRAISING COMPETITION TO SEE WHO CAN COLLECT THE MOST FOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT DURING THE HOLIDAYS. THE COMPETITION WAS CALLED FOOD FIGHT...AND SUPPLIES ABOUT 30 THOUSAND FOOD ITEMS FOR HUNGRY WEST VIRGINIANS. THE TEAM FROM TICKETMASTER WON THIS YEAR'S FOOD FIGHT. "" SPORT MART, WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE, WAL-MART AND THE PURPLE ONION ALL SUPPLIED PRIZES TO THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAMS.
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OLD SAINT NICK SET UP SHOP IN BARBORSVILLE MALL TODAY. SANTA TOOK REQUESTS FROM HUNDREDS OF LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS. SOME KIDS SAY MEETING SANTA IS A TREAT...BUT GETTING THE PRESENTS CHRISTMAS MORNING IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT. "hello, its almost christmas, we're gonna have a lot of presents." "you get lots of presents...time when jesus was born." THE FIRST 300 CHILDREN TO MEET SANTA RECEIVED A FREE GIFT.
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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WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS Join Steve Borecky 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 IndexTALIBAN KILLED
FIERCE GUNBATTLES ERUPT IN PAKISTAN.... KILLING AT LEAST EIGHT TALIBAN MILITANTS. THE FIGHTING HAPPENED IN SWAT VALLEY. THE REGION HAS BEEN UNDER TALIBAN RULE FOR MONTHS PAKISTANI TROOPS SAY THEY RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THE MILITANTS' WHEREABOUTS... AND WERE ABLE TO COVER THEM FROM ALL SIDES. THE TOP TALIBAN LEADERSHIP IN THE VALLEY REMAINS AT LARGE
Return to Story IndexAFGHANISTAN/NATO FIGHT
BUT LOCAL LEADERS SAY THE OPERATION ALSO KILLED THREE CIVILIANS AND WOUNDED THREE CHILDREN. NATO REJECTS THE CLAIM -- SAYING ITS FORCES ACTUALLY PROTECTED WOMEN AND CHILDREN THERE. WE'RE TOLD THE INJURED CHILDREN ARE NOW RECOVERING IN A HOSPITAL. NATO SAYS THE AREA HAS BEEN SUSPECTED OF BEING ASSOCIATED WITH A LEADING BOMB MAKER.
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YUP... IT'S HAPPENING IN ITALY. THE PONTIFF IS FEATURED ON A NEW ALBUM BEING RELEASED AT THE END OF THE MONTH ... IT'S CALLED "ALMA MATER, MUSIC FROM THE VATICAN," AND IT ALSO CONTAINS A MIX OF MODERN MUSIC AND ANCIENT CHURCH HYMNS. THERE ARE EIGHT ORIGINAL PIECES OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IN ADDITION TO THE GREGORIAN CHANTS AND THE POPE'S VOICE.
Return to Story IndexHIGH HEELS ONE
WOMEN SAY THEY MAKE THEM FEEL TALL, POWERFUL, CONFIDENT- BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE PAINFUL AND CAUSE MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS. WE'RE TALKING HIGH HEELS. AND THIS SEASON THEY'RE BIGGER THAN EVER. AND IT ALL STARTS WITH A VISIT TO WENDY WILLIAMS FOR A LOOK AT THE PLATFORMS IN HER CLOSET. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THEY'RE SEXY, THEY'RE HIGH..AND THEY ARE HOT!! WILLIAMS says: men love 'em! THIS SEASON HEELS ARE REACHING NEW dangerous HEIGHTS...but THAT'S NOT STOPPING most high heel shoe lovers ONE BIT!! WILLIAMS says: look at these DON'T EVEN GET TALK SHOW HOST WENDY WILLIAMS STARTED ABOUT HER SIZE 11'S WILLIAMS says: "arent these rock star fab???" WILLIAMS says: i put these on and im 6-4 and i love it!! YOU'LL NEVER CATCH THIS DIVA WITHOUT HER HEELS!. WILLIAMS says: if you ever see me in a flat ..send me the memo WILLIAMS says: "they're all really big,..really high." WILLIAMS says: "these are collectors items." AND WENDY SAYS... ITS NOT JUST ABOUT STYLE..ITS' about attitude! WILLIAMS says: "my butt is out..boobs are out and im sashaying!!" BUT EVEN WENDY HAS HER LIMITS! WILLIAMS says: i can't do 6-7 inches..but i can do 5) AND WHAT ABOUT ABOUT FOOT PROBLEMS FROM SUCH HIGH HEELS?? WILLIAMS says: of course.... i always have foot problems! WILLIAMS says: my feet were so bad they were throwing up gang signs. WENDY'S HAD SURGERY ON BOTH FEET TO GET RID OF BUNIONS SHE DEVELOPED YEARS AGO FROM SQUEEZING INTO POOR FITTING SHOES. NOT UNCOMMON ACCORDING TO MANHATTAN FOOT SURGEON OLIVER ZONG. ZONG says: "Women try to cram their foot into heels..cause foot to deform..only way to fix is thru surgical procedure." AND BUNYONS ARE JUST THE BEGINING OF THE LONG LIST OF HIGH HEEL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES-WERE TALKING LOWER BACK PAIN..KNEE PAIN AND FOOT PAIN.. JUST ASK MONICA SIDLOWSKI... SIDLOWSKI says: "I could not put my foot down in flats. I was always in heels." BUT NOW HER HIGH HEELS ARE PAYING THE PRICE ZONG says: "When you wear a heel, it keeps the foot in this sort of in this position..where this becomes very short. and when you wear a flat..of your walking barefoot,,the foot has to go to this position and this gets longer." AS A RESULT THE TENDON STRECTHES AND SPRAINS...RESULTING IN ACHILLES TENDINITIS... ZONG says: "The higher the heel...the more pressure you;re putting on the ball of your foot." ZONG says: "That sudden change from wearing a 3-4 inch heel to a flat is usually what causes the pain to start." FORTUNATELY NO SURGERY REQUIRED for monica ..JUST LOTS OF THERAPY. PARIKH says: "And get this ladies- there's a new study out - women who make poor shoe choices early on in life ...pay for it now and later...with foot pain even decades later. but lets face it - despite all of this most of us are not willing to give up the high heels." SO WHAT'S THE COMPROMISE?? IF YOUR REALLY INTO HEELS YOU SHOULD BE DOING LOTS OF STRETCHES.. LIKE THESE... THAT WILL STRETCH THE TENDONS... OTHERWISE .. LOOK OUT. ZONG says: "You may turn a mild sprain into something that might require more aggressive treatment, possibly even surgery." AND SWITCH IT UP AS MUCH AS YOU CAN- WEAR THE COMFY SHOES WHILE YOU'RE WALKING WENDY ADMITS THAT NOW SHE WEARS HEELS IN MODERATION. AND WHEN SHE ISN'T ON THE SET SHOWING OFF A PAIR OF REALLY HI HEELS... SHE'S CONFESSES SHE CHILLS OUT IN FLATS.. BUT LIKE A LOT OF WOMEN... SOMETIMES...SHE'S WILLING TO SUFFER FOR A GREAT PAIR OF HEELS.. WILLIAMS says: "I wore these to an emmy party...my pinky toe was saying, how you doing all night long!!" TOMORROW NIGHT WE'LL TELL YOU HOW YOUR SHOES CAN GET A NEW LEASE ON LIFE...
Return to Story IndexSECOND WEATHER
WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS
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FOX'S JILL DOBSON HAS MORE ON THE THRIVING COUNTRY MUSIC SCENE IN NASHVILLE. ( "rhinestone cowboy" playing from a bar with broll of exteriors of nashville) IT'S LIKE A GREAT COUNTRY SONG, STRUGGLING MUSICIAN SETS OFF TO NASHVILLE GUITAR IN HAND LOOKING FOR THAT ONE BIG BREAK... HUFF says: "they flock here because they still feel something that really doesn't exist in the rest of the country. " IF YOU'RE COMING WITH THAT BIG DREAM - BE PREPARED TO KNOCK ON DOORS... WAYNE says: "three years after moving here I walked into a record label and sat down in front of a guy named Scott Bruchetta and played the guitar and sang a song called "Sarah Smile" which is my current single and he gave me a record deal." EVEN IF IT WAS AN AMERICAN IDOL TOUR BUS THAT GETS THEM HERE... IT'S A WELCOMING PLACE. PICKLER says: "I've always wanted to live here and now that I do I'm so blessed and it's kind of the town in general has been like the family ive never had." GOKEY says: "moving here and working on the project - ive been welcomed with open arms and its a bit of a relief because it can be intimidating because I'm a starting new artist." AT THE WORLD FAMOUS TOOTSIE'S ORCHID LOUNGE THEY STILL GET THEIR SHARE OF WALK-INS... HILL says: "everyone wants to come and play tootsies that's where a lot of people have been heard and discovered through the years this is an icon of nashville." AND EVEN FOLKS WHO HAVE ALREADY MADE IT LIKE TO COME BY AND SET A SPELL... HILL says: "cher comes here when she's in town, kid rock and pam anderson got married here at world famous tootsies orchid lounge...willie nelson used to play here quite a bit. kris kristofferson lived here and he swept the floor." SWEEPING FLOORS, WAITING TABLES OR PLAYING ON THE STREET CORNER, MUSIC CITY IS STILL ALIVE AND THRIVING! IN NASHVILLE, JILL DOBSON, FOX NEWS. NEARLY 17 MILLION PEOPLE TUNED INTO THE C-M-A AWARDS THIS PAST WEDNESDAY. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS WHO SWEPT THE C-M-A'S THIS YEAR, JUST LOG ONTO CMA AWARDS dot COM.
Return to Story IndexWILDLIFE CALENDAR
PATRICK MCMURTRY HAS A GREAT GIFT IDEA FOR ALL OF YOU WILDLIFE LOVERS IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE REPORT. Chances are you're either a wildlife lover or know someone who is-if so, we have the perfect thing for you-a West Virginia Wildlife 2010 calendar. :13Art Shomo/DNR Biologist says: "This is the 25th year of the calendar, our silver anniversary. We usually have three feature articles and this year, one of our articles is on all 25 years of covers, that's kind of neat to see all those through the years. We originally started as a 16 month calendar, but now we're a traditional calendar year. These calendars are full of little tidbits of information-things that are month specific. If something is going on in the wild in March, it's a pretty sure bet you'll find it on this page. Same goes for every other month of the year. :39Art Shomo/DNR Biologist says: "Every day there are facts about nature, like an owl starts nesting this time of year, how many young there are, the moon phases, the sunrise-sunset times, good fishing days, although as far as I'm concerned, any day you can get out is a good day for fishing!" But this 40th anniversary edition will be best remembered for the very thing that makes these calendars keepsakes-the artwork is breathtaking. 1:08Art Shomo/DNR Biologist says: "We have everything from birds, frogs, insects, mammals, a variety of things-mostly birds, people like to paint them. 1:38 It's a good stocking stuffer, it's full of information, things you can do each month to enjoy the outdoors better, tips on feeding birds." And the price is definitely right-it's only $10 and if you want to ship one to a buddy, it's only $4 more. Get your holiday shopping off on the right foot, or paw-you'll be glad you did. For West Virginia Wildlife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS YEAR'S WILDLIFE CALENDAR, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM SLASH WILDLIFE, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
Return to Story IndexI AWKWARD MOMENTS
A BEAUTY QUEEN THREATENED TO WALK OUT ON LARRY KING LIVE.... AND THAT IS JUST ONE OF MANY, MOST-UNUSUAL AWKWARD MOMENTS ON T-V LATELY. WE NEVER TURN UP OUR NOSE FOR NEWS... This is disgusting I know ESPECIALLY NOT AT THOSE WONDERFULLY... AWKWARD MOMENTS... Larry you're being inappropriate. You really are what? I'm asking a question. THIS WEEK HAD MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF AWKWARD TV MOMENTS, THANKS TO THE FORMER MISS CALIFORNIA USA. MAYBE YOU SAW HER GETTING MIFFED AT LARRY KING AND TAKING OFF HER MIKE... Did she hear the question? Is she leaving cause I asked what motivated the settlement? Did you hear the question? No I can't hear you. BUT I'M ANSWERING WHAT I CAN'T HEAR. And I'm about to leave your show Who are you talking to? Hello standup "But we crown Carrie Prejean "Miss Awkward Moment" because she inspired awkward moments on more than one show." And yet you say you're a victim. I don't totally buy it. Did you see the attacks I was under? It's the best thing that happened to you. I'm not worried about you Carrie. BUT OUR FAVORITE AWKWARD MOMENT WAS BARBARA WALTERS DESCRIBING PREJEAN'S X-RATED HOME MOVIE... You alone doing whatever you were doing with yourself (laughter) WHAT WAS SEAN HANNITY DOING ON FOX NEWS, JON STEWART WONDERED, USING VIDEO OF A MAJOR RALLY TWO MONTHS AGO TO ILLUSTRATE A SMALLER PROTEST AGAINST HEALTH CARE REFORM? Not a cloud in sky, leaves changed it's well attended but sparse. all of a sudden the trees are turned green again and it's cloudy. TRYING TO MAKE THE SMALLER RALLY SEEM BIGGER, SAID STEWART...INADVERTENT MISTAKE SAID HANNITY BUT HE APOLOGIZED. So Mr. stewart you were right. But by the way I wanna thank you and all your writers for watching. CNN'S SITUATION ROOM WENT TO POT THIS WEEK. So wolf would you know a marijuana plant? I'm not sure. I could smell it. you could smell it but probably not recognize a plant, am I right or wrong? well you're dead wrong. CERTITUDE PLUS ATTITUDE...WHAT A DUDE. LOU, WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU. This will be my last broadcast on CNN FROM VETERAN LEAVING TO CUB ARRIVING...THE TODAY SHOW ANNOUNCED THE WINNER OF ITS KID REPORTER COMPETITION. Deidre Shores. it's you deidre it's you. huh? you won the today show kid reporter winner (wide shot) you're the winner deidre! IF YOU'RE GONNA BE A REPORTER, KID, YOU GOTTA LEARN TO FILL DEAD AIR.... WE SAID FILL IT, NOT KILL IT. JEANNE MOOS CNN.... NEW YORK.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 6
BUT SOUTHERN MISS HAD PAYBACK ON IT'S MIND... JOSH LEWIS HAS HI-LITES FROM JOAN C. EDWARDS STADIUM... PLUS, THE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE... THAT AND MORE NEXT ON EYEWITNESS SPORTS...
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Return to Story IndexMARSHALL FOOTBALL
THE KNIGHTS USED THAT MOMENTUM TO UPSET NUMBER 15 HOUSTON TODAY... MARSHALL TRYING TO FORGET ABOUT THAT TOUGH LOSS AND BECOME BOWL ELIGIBLE AT THE SAME TIME WITH WIN NUMBER SIX... MARSHALL TAKES THE FIELD..VS. A SOUTHERN MISS TEAM THEY BEAT AT THEIR PLACE LAST SEASON.. 1ST QTR TORY HARRISON IN FROM 1 YD OUT... 7-0 SOUTHERN MISS... CUT SHOT CODY SLATE INJURED HIS KNEE ON THIS PLAY...OUT FOR THE GAME-- MAYBE THE YEAR.... AFTER A CRAIG RATANAMORN FIELD GOAL... BRIAN ANDERSON TO AARON DOBSON FOR THE 29 YD TD...MARSHALL TAKES A 10-7 LEAD... CUT SHOT ENSUING KICKOFF TRACEY LAMPLEY TAKES IT 93 YDS FOR THE TD... SPECIAL TEAMS KILLED MARSHALL TONIGHT!!! HERD'S LEAD DIDN'T LAST LONG-- THEY TRAIL 14-10.... CUT SHOT 3RD QTR MARTEVIOUS YOUNG TO DAMION FLECTHER FOR THE 39 YD TD....HERD DEFENSE DID A GOOD JOB ON FLETCHER RUNNING THE FOOTBALL-- HAD 13 CARRIES FOR 55 YARDS...BUT HE FINDS THE ENDZONE THRU THE AIR HERE... 4TH QTR TERRELL EDWARDS-MAYE IN FOR THE INJURED DARIUS MARSHALL WITH THE 1YD TD... ALL SQUARE AT 20 APIECE... CUT SHOT TIE GAME MARTEVIOUS YOUNG TO DEANDRE BROWN FOR THE 36 YD GO-AHEAD TD... IT'S 27-20.... ANDERSON INTERCPTION ON FOURTH AND LONG IN THE FINAL MINUTE.... PAD- SLOW MO OF YOUNG TAKING A KNEE.... AGAIN-- CODY SLATE KNOCKED OUT WITH A KNEE INJURY.... AND DARIUS MARSHALL INJURED HIS ANKLE.... MARK SNYDER'S TEAM GIVES IT A GOOD SHOT BUT COMES UP SHORT... THE HERD LOSES A 2ND STRAIGHT... AND A 3RD GAME IN FOUR CHANCES... BUT COACH DOESN'T SEEM TO BE TOO DISAPPOINTED IN HIS TEAM'S EFFORT....
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AND WHILE THE MOUNTAINEERS STAYED COMPETITIVE-- THEY DIDN'T WIN... CINCINNATI KNOCKED OFF WVU....AND WITH THAT-- TOOK AWAY WEST VIRGINIA'S BIG EAST TITLE HOPES.... THAT'S NOW 2 CONFERENCE LOSSES... WHILE PITT AND CINCINNATI REMAIN UNBEATEN IN THE BIG EAST... NEVER-THE-LESS... JARRETT BROWN IS STILL PROUD...
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THAT GAME SET FOR THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING...
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--DOWN 7-0 EARLY 2ND... 3RD AND GOAL... MICHAEL SCOTT TO PATRICK HENRY FROM 6 YDS OUT... TIES IT AT 7... --DOWN 14-7 NOW... SCOTT FINDS GARY JOSHWAY FOR THE SCORE TO TIE IT.... --GEORGETOWN GETS ONE RIGHT BEFORE THE HALF... MIKE LEWIS TO ADAM SCHMITZ....TECH LOSES 43-14 FINISHING THE SEASON 3-AND-8 OVERALL... 0-AND-6 IN THE MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE...
Return to Story IndexSC-LEWIS COUNTY
THAT INCLUDES THE DEFENDING CHAMPS IN TRIPLE-A.... --SC TAKING ON A LEWIS COUNTY TEAM MAKING ONLY ITS 2ND TRIP TO THE STATE PLAYOFFS... --SC'S 1ST POSSESSION... TYLER HARRIS TO MO MEKEHNE... 98 YARD TD!! 7-0... --14-0 SC.. PLAYING SOME DEFENSE... BRITT TUCKERS PASS IS TIPPED AND PICKED BY PERRY HENRY... WHO RETURNS IT FOR A SCORE... SC UP 35-7 AT THE HALF... BLACK EAGLES ADVANCE 45-18 TO HOST MARTINSBURG IN A REMATCH FROM LAST YEAR...
Return to Story IndexRIPLEY-NICHOLAS COUNTY
-1ST QTR-RIPLEY ADAM RUTTER 9 YD TD RUN....7-0 VIKINGS -SAME QTR-NC J.P. MCCLUNG FUMBLES THE PUNT....RIPLEY RECOVERS....BUT NO POINTS CAME OUT OF THE TURNOVER -2ND QTR-RIPLEY JUSTIN SORRELL FIELD GOAL IS BLOCKED.....RIPLEY GOES ONTO WIN 21-14
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--JOSH EASTERLING FINDS TODD TERRY FOR THE 18 YARD TD... TIGERS UP 6-0... --TIDE AIRS IT OUT... COLBY TREADWAY DEEP TO JACOB ROLLO... 75 YARD SCORE PLUS THE PAT GIVES THE TIDE A 7-6 LEAD... --TREADWAY AND ROLLO WOULD HOOK UP AGAIN... THE TIDE WINS 48-41... ADVANCING TO PLAY BLUEFIELD-- THE BEAVERS BEAT LIBERTY LAST NIGHT...
Return to Story IndexOAK GLEN-WAYNE
--1ST QTR... OAK GLEN'S SETH BARNHART PICKED OFF BY AUSTIN MILLS NEAR GOAL LINE...MILLS RETURNS IT 97 YARDS FOR THE SCORE!! --2ND QTR... CLYDE FERRELL SHORT TD RUN.. PIONEERS ADVANCE 34-12... WILL PLAY WINNER OF RAVENSWOOD-JAMES MONROE...
Return to Story IndexRAVENSWOOD-JAMES MONROE
-devils jump out to a 14-0 lead...first td by luke corley from 14 yards out...but by halftime james monroe had evened the count... -in the third quarter cole starcher finds bobby rymer...and the junior does the rest by going 98 yards for the touchdown...ravenswood advances to round two with a 24-14 victory over the mavericks...
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--1ST QTR... JAMES JONES TO JOEY LA-SUE... 17 YARD SCORE PUTS HOOVER IN A 7-0 HOLE... --2ND QTR... LA-SUE DOING IT ON THE GROUND... AROUND LEFT END AND DOWN THE SIDELINE FOR A 40 YARD SCORE.. IT'S 14-0... --3RD QTR NOW... JONES PLAYACTION... GOES DEEP TO LOGAN WOLFORD... 28-0.... HOOVER KEEPS FROM GETTING SHUTOUT BUT STILL COMES HOME ON THE WRONG END OF A 42-16 DECISION...
Return to Story IndexPENDLETON-RICHWOOD
-2ND QTR-UP 21-20....3RD AND 30....R'WOOD SAM TINDAL TO SETH POSTON FOR THE 32 YD TD.....28-20 RICHWOOD AT THE HALF -4TH QTR-UP 28-26.....R'WOOD TINDAL QB SNEAK FOR THE TD......35-26 LUMBERJACKS -R'WOOD DUSTIN BROWN 11 YD TD RUN.....42-26 RICHWOOD....THEY WOULD GO ONTO WIN 44-26
Return to Story IndexIAEGER-WIRT COUNTY
-wirt quarterback jake ferguson puts the tigers on the board with this td toss to #23 zach shev-ront...the score comes at the 5-minute mark of the first... -in the second the tigers go up 14-0 as ferguson connects with #8 dalton brindo
Return to Story IndexCATHOLIC-WIRT VOLLEYBALL
--MEGAN ELLISON GETS THE TIGERS A POINT HERE... --BUT CATHOLIC SETS UP MACKENIZE POLEN... WIRT CAN'T HANDLE IT... AND THE IRISH KNOCK OFF THE 4-TIME CHAMPS....
Return to Story IndexSPRING VALLEY VOLLEYBALL
THEY'D GET IT....3 GAMES TO-1... P'BURG CAN'T HANDLE THE OFFERING FROM AMBER CARPER.... SPRING VALLEY WINS IT'S 60TH GAME OF THE YEAR AND THE TRIPLE-A CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE SAME TIME...
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IT'S A GAME--MOST OF US PLAYED AS KIDS-- BUT CHANCES ARE--YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A DOMINO EFFECT LIKE THIS ONE.... CHECK IT OUT--YESTERDAY ORGANIZERS OF DOMINO DAY BROKE THE PREVIOUS WORLD RECORD WHEN MORE THAN FOUR-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOMINOES TUMBLED OVER IN THIS ELABORATE AND COLORFUL DISPLAY. IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING--THE PREVIOUS WORLD RECORD WAS FOUR-POINT-THREE MILLION DOMIONES.
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