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Tuesday, June 30, 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
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GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ.. AND I'M RICK LORD.. WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexVAN FOOTBALL
IT'S TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. RICK, FOR YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN THREE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS TO FOLLOW IN BOONE COUNTY--THE SCOTT SKYHAWKS, THE SHERMAN TIDE AND THE VAN BULLDOGS...BUT THERE WILL BE ONLY TWO VAN HIGH SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL PROGRAM, AT LEAST FOR NOW, HAS COME TO AN END EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ELIZABETH NOREIKA IS JUST BACK FROM VAN...SHE JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH THE TOWNS REACTION....ELIZABETH CERTANLY A SAD DAY MARK...(ADLIB) MANY BROKEN HEARTS OUT THERE......AND BOTH PARENTS AND PLAYERS WANTING THEIR TEAM BACK. TG 22:36 "IT'S BEEN OUR HEART AND SOUL FOR YEARS AND IT'S A SAD DAY." IT'S THE END OF AN ERA HERE AT HERSCHEL JARRELL FIELD IN VAN. LD 19:41 "MY SON WANTS TO PLAY BUT HE'S NOT GOING TO GET A CHANCE....THEY'RE NOT GIVING HIM A CHANCE" A DECISION BY THE BOONE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD SPREAD THROUGH VAN QUICKLY AND PAINFULLY....THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL'S FOOTBALL PROGRAM HAD PLAYED IT'S FINAL SEASON. JH 14:11 "IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING...MY SON LIVES AND BREATHES FOOTBALL......AND TO KNOW THAT HIS SENIOR YEAR HE ISN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THAT." LD 20:55 " A FOOTBALL TOWN BRINGS A COMMUNITY TOGETHER...AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR A TOWN TO HAVE SPORTS....AND IT'S A SHAME THAT THEY ARE DOING AWAY WITH IT." TG 22:44 "I PLAYED HERE AT VAN, MY BROTHERS DID......AND I GOT A BABY ON THE WAY THAT CAN PLAY HERE..BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A TEAM." COACH BOB MULLETT TELLS US THE NUMBERS SIMPLY DIDN'T ADD UP....NOT ENOUGH PLAYERS TO GO AHEAD WITH A SAFE SEASON. BM 26:02 "I HAD 12 KIDS ELGIBLE....THE NEXT DAY I HAD TEN.....WE DECIDED AT THAT TIME IT JUST WASN'T SAFE TO CONTINUE FOOTBALL AT AN." BUT FOOTBALL PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY TELL US THEY BLAME COACH MULLETT FOR THE LACK OF KIDS WILLING TO GET OUT ON THE FIELD...... LD 18:34 'OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS HAS GONE DOWN....MAINLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO PLAY FOR THE HEAD COACH THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW." TG 23:40 "IT'S ABOUT THE KIDS....IF THE KIDS DON'T WANT TO PLAY FOR THE COACH..THE COACH SHOULD STEP ASIDE." YET COACH MULLETT SAYS IT'S NUMBERS NOT HIS COACHING THAT MADE THIS CALL. BM 29:05 "YOU CAN HANG IT WHERE YOU WANT TO HANG IT BUT ITS JUST BODIES...IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHIGN TO DO WITH COACHING....ITS STRICKTLY NUMBERS." BUT THE THING THAT EVERYONE AGREES ON....IS THE SADDNESS THE COMMUNITY WILL FEEL.....AS THE LIGHTS THEY LOOK FORWARD TOO ON FRIDAY NIGHT'S....WONT BE TURNED BACK ON. BM 27:06 "ITS A SAD LOSS FOR A COMMUNITY LIKE TAHT CUZ ON FRIDAY NIGHT..IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL....." WE TRIED CONTACTING THE BOONE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, BUT THE WERE UNAVAIABLE FOR COMMENT. ELIZABETH NOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS
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Return to Story Index11 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
WELL, A SMALL GROUPL OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS IN WEST VIRGINIA SAY A LOT. THREE OPPONENTS TO MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVA,L INCLUDING FORMER GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DENISE GIARDINA, ARE HOLDING A CONTEST FOR A NEW NICKNAME FOR THE MOUNTAIN STATE. THEY SAY OUR MOUNTAINS ARE DISAPPEARING BECAUSE OF SURFACE MINING AND THE OLD ADAGE DESCRIBING THE STATE NO LONGER FITS. MANY IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT -- BUT THEY STILL SEE US AS MOUNTAINEER COUNTRY. TO SUBMIT YOUR SUGGESTION, YOU MUST HAVE A WEST VIRGINIA ADDRESS. INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS/PHONE NUMBER SO YOU CAN POSSIBLY WIN A 100-DOLLAR PRIZE. SEND SUBMISSIONS TO NICKNAME CONTEST, P.O. BOX 20454, CHARLESTON, WV, 25362
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HERE ARE A FEW RESPONSES YOU EMAILED TO US. RUSSELL & CINDY ADAMS WROTE... "WV IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS MOUNTAIN STATE AND NO MATTER WHAT (INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP COAL MINING) THE MOUNTAINS ARE BEAUTIFUL, SAFE AND SECURE. BY THE WAY, THE COAL COMPANIES DOING THE MOUNTAIN TOP MINING DO RESTORE IT!" CHARLES ALLEN SENT THIS IN... "I WOULD CALL US STUPID FOR EVEN ENTERTAINING SUCH AN IDIOTIC NOTION." K. L. TILLIS HAD THIS TO SAY... "WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE NOT SPEAKING A WORD ABOUT MOVING MOUNTAINS FOR SHOPPING BUT WANT TO FUSS OVER KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON IN THEIR HOMES. I KIND OF BECAME USED TO HAVE THE A/C ON ALONG WITH WATCHING MY TV BECAUSE THE COAL MINERS DO WHAT THEY DO." REV. RONNIE TUCKER SAYS... "FLY OVER WV ANYTIME AND ONE CAN SEE THAT WE STILL MEET THE CRITERIA REQUIRED TO BE "THE MOUNTAIN STATE". IF WE SHOULD CHANGE IT, PERHAPS WE COULD CALL IT "THE SORE LOSERS STATE", SINCE THEY ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO SIT AND THINK OF THINGS TO DO SIMPLY FOR THE SAKE OF CHANGE."
Return to Story IndexFUGITIVE FILES
ONE OF THE GUYS TONIGHT ALLEGEDLY LIED TO HIS FRIEND'S GRANDPARENTS AND TOLD THEM THEIR GRANDSON WAS IN WRECK. THEN HE MUGGED THEM AND TOOK THEIR MONEY.
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IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS. NOW, LET'S OPEN THE FUGITIVE FILES. MARK WILLIAMS IS WANTED FOR ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO RUN OVER A WOMAN WITH WITH HIS CAR. HERE ON MACCORKLE AVENUE THE VICTIM BARELY MADE IT INTO HER DRIVER'S SEAT BEFORE WILLIAMS CRASHED INTO HER CAR. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND TOLD POLICE SHE THOUGHT WILLIAMS WAS TRYING TO KILL HER. HE WAS DRIVING A DARK BLUE CAR (POSSIBLY A BUICK CENTURY) WITH AN OHIO PLATE. WILLIAMS IS 5'9" 190. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS IN THE CHARLESTON AREA. JEREMY RUSSELL ALSO HAS A DISTURBING STORY. ACCORDING TO HIS CRIMINAL COMPLAINT HE KNOCKED ON HIS FRIEND'S GRANDPARENTS DOOR AND TOLD THEM THEIR GRANDSON HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THEY OPENED THE DOOR HE HIT THE COUPLE AND DEMANDED MONEY HE SAID THEIR GRANDSON HAD. RUSSELL WENT ON TO RANSACK THE HOUSE LOOKING FOR MONEY AND ONLY LEFT ONCE THE COUPLE SAID THEY WOULDN'T CALL THE POLICE. THANKFULLY THEY DID AND NOW YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO HELP LOCK HIM UP. RUSSEL ISN'T HARD TO MISS. HE'S 5'9" 360 POUNDS. HIS CRIME WAS ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED IN ST. ALBANS BUT HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS IN THE PARKESRBURG AREA. TIMOTHY JENT'S CRIME COMES OUT OF ST. ALBANS AS WELL.. HE ALLEGEDLY USED A FAMILY MEMBER'S CORPORATE CREDIT CARD TO GRAB SOME STUFF AT THIS ST. ALBANS KMART. HE ALSO WENT ON TO FORGE ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER'S CHECK. JENT IS 6 FEET TALL 180 POUNDS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS IN TORNADO, WV. IF YOU'VE SEEN MARK WILLIAMS, JEREMY RUSSELL, OR TIMOTHY JENT.. PLEASE CALL OUR TIPLINE.
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IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS. AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE FUGITIVES ANYTIME BY LOGGING ON TO OUR WEBSITE AT WCHSTV DOT COM. AND DON'T FORGET YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR CRIMETRACK REPORT ON OU WEBSITE TOO. JUST CLICK ON THE CRIMETRACK TAB AND YOU CAN SEE IF THERE ARE ANY PATTERNS IN CRIME GOING ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THOSE FUGITIVES ... WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.
Return to Story IndexCHILD PORN
48 YEAR OLD VANCE WILDER WAS ARRESTED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA I-C-A-C TASK FORCE. DEPUTIES ALLEGEDLY FOUND GRAPHIC PICTURES ON WILDER'S COMPUTER.
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STEVEN FOSTER SENIOR WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO TRIAL THIS MORNING FOR HIS ROLE FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF BRENDA YEAGER LAST YEAR IN CABELL COUNTY. HE IS CHARGED WITH CONCEALING A BODY AND ARSON. PROSECUTORS SAY PLEA NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BROKEN DOWN--HE WILL NOW GO TO TRIAL IN SEPTEMBER. FOSTER'S SON, STEVEN FOSTER JUNIOR, AND ROSEMARY FORNEY ARE CHARGED WILL KILLING YEAGER... THEY WILL GO TO TRIAL IN AUGUST.
Return to Story IndexUNDERAGE STING
59 YEAR OLD LARRY SMITH ALLEGEDLY SOLD BEER TO A MINOR AT THE SAM'S CITGO, AND 24 YEAR OLD MANDY KENNEDY WAS CITED SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO A MINOR AT THE CRUZ THRU... THE STING OPERATION IS PART OF THE COUNTY'S "PREVENTING UNDERAGE DRINKING PROGRAM."
Return to Story IndexSPENCER FATALITY
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED AROUND 9-30 THIS MORNING ON ROUTE THREE...NEAR REEDYVILLE ROAD IN SPENCER. 57-YEAR OLD KATHY SAUNDERS AND HER FOUR-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON DIED AT THE SCENE. SAUNDERS' OTHER GRANDSON...WHO'S EIGHT... WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
Return to Story IndexBYRD RELEASED
DOCTORS RELEASED THE 91-YEAR-OLD DEMOCRAT FOLLOWING A MONTH-LONG HOSPITAL STAY. BYRD'S OFFICE SAYS HE IS CONTINUING PHYSICAL THERAPY AS HE RECOVERS FROM A STAPH INFECTION HE CONTRACTED WHILE HOSPITALIZED FOR ANOTHER INFECTION. BYRD SAYS, "I AM PLEASED TO BE HOME IN ANTICIPATION OF CELEBRATING OUR NATION'S BIRTHDAY WITH MY LOVING FAMILY. I ALSO THANK EVERYONE WHO SENT ME THEIR GOOD WISHES AND PRAYERS."
Return to Story IndexCONSUMER ALERT
STINGER
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THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING A HARD LOOK AT THE ROLE ACETAMINOPHEN IS PLAYING IN OVERDOSE AND LIVER DAMAGE. A PANEL OF 35 EXPERTS SAYS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS LIKE VICODIN AND PERCOCET-- WHICH COMBINE THE PAINKILLER WITH STRONGER NARCOTICS-- SHOULD BE PULLED FROM THE MARKET BECAUSE OF HOW OFTEN THE PILLS ARE THE CAUSE OF DEADLY OVERDOSES... ACETAMINOPHEN IS ALSO FOUND IN OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINE LIKE TYLENOL AND EXCEDRIN. PANELISTS WANT TO REDUCE THE MAXIMUM DOSE FOR THOSE AND DOZENS OF OTHER PAINKILLERS.
Return to Story IndexCASH FOR CLUNKERS
ITS A NEW ONE BILLION DOLLAR PROGRAM THAT GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW -- BUT THERE ARE COME CATCHES. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ATISH BAIDYA JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE ON THE NEW PROGRAM. ATISH? THE GOVERNMENT HOPES CASH FOR CLUNKERS WILL HELP THE ENVIRONMENT AND SPUR NEW BUSINESS FOR THE AUTO INDUSTRY. BUT WHILE IT MAY BE AN EASY SELL TO CONSUMERS -- DEALERS AREN'T COMPLETELY SOLD ON THE PROGRAM JUST YET. THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE CALLS IT THE CAR ALLOWANCE REBATE SYSTEM BUT MOST PEOPLE CALL IT CASH FOR CLUNKERS. ITS A NEW PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE PEOPLE MONEY FOR GETTING NEW MORE FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES. DEALERS LIKE ROYAL SUBURU HOPE IT WILL BRING IN SOME BUSINESS. SOT17;15;12 hopefully it will spur some car sales because the car industry needs it right now PEOPLE WITH A CAR LESS THAN 25 YEARS OLD THAT GETS 18 MILES PER GALLON OR LESS CAN GET A VOUCHER WORTH 35 HUNDRED DOLLARS IF THE BUY A CAR GETTING AT LEAST 22 MILES PER GALLON. BUY A CAR GETTING TEN MILES PER GALLON MORE THAN YOUR OLD ONE -- AND YOU GET A VOUCHER WORTH 45 HUNDRED DOLLARS. SOT gets old cars off the road and gets business going. BUT DEALERS ARE STILL TAKING A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH TO THE PROGRAM WHICH HASN'T BEEN FINALIZED YET. SOT17;16;27 i hope they don't leave the car dealers hanging in the lurch with any addtional costs which really honestly we can't afford right now. AND THAT COULD HAPPEN SINCE DEALERS HAVE TO SCRAP THE OLD CARS PEOPLE BRING IN FOR A VOUCHER -- POSSIBLEY AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. THAT ALSO MEANS YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GETTING AN ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR TRADING IN THE CAR. BUT IF YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND AN OLD CLUNKER -- THIS MIGHT JUST BE THE INCENTIVE NEEDED TO GET YOURSELF A NEW CAR. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CASH FOR CLUNKERS YOU CAN VISIT WWW.CARS.GOV -- YOU CAN ALSO VISIT FUELECONOMY.GOV TO COMPARE THE GAS MILAGE OF VARIOUS VEHICLES. THE PROGRAM TECHNICALLY GOES INTO EFFECT JULY FIRST AND WILL END IN NOVEMBER BUT THE FEDS ARE RECOMMENDING PEOPLE WAIT UNTIL THE COMPLETE SET OF RULES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED BEFORE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM THOSE SHOULD COME OUT BY THE END OF JULY. REPORTING LIVE, ATISH BAIDYA, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexAMBULANCE KRT LEVY
THE AMBULANCE AUTHORITY AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WANT TO CUT MORE THAN TWO MILLION DOLLARS FROM THEIR LEVY REQUEST. KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION PRESIDENT KENT CARPER SAYS BOTH ORGANIZATIONS REALIZE PEOPLE NEED A BREAK FROM TAXATION IN THIS ECONOMY. CURRENTLY, THE MASS TRANSIT... EMERGENCY SERVICES LEVY BRINGS IN 15 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. THE CUT COULD ALSO MEAN SCALING BACK SOME SERVICES. THE LEVY WILL COME UP FOR A VOTE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS NEXT MAY.
Return to Story IndexSHOENBAUM PLANS
MRS. BETTY SHOENBAUM PRESENTED MAYOR DANNY JONES AND CITY COUNCIL WITH THE PLANS FOR THE NEW SHOENBAUM STAGE, ON THE LEVEE AT HADDAD RIVERFRONT PARK... THE STAGE WILL BE BIG ENOUGH FOR THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AND SHAPED LIKE A STERNWHEELER'S WHEEL. I think...from now on when we talk about Charleston they'll show this design of this stage and I thing it will be with us forever. It'll be important part of when we go out and publicize. charleston wv. THE SHOENBAUM FAMILY DONATED 350-THOUSAND FOR THE STAGE, WHICH WILL BE BOTH WEATHER AND BOATER FRIENDLY. THE CITY WILL HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE REST OF THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE HALF MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.
Return to Story IndexSLACK PLAZA
CITY LEADERS WANT TO GIVE SLACK PLAZA A NEW LOOK. AND THEY WANT TO GET RID OF THE OLD FOUNTAIN AND SPIKED WALLS. USING FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY, THE PARK WOULD GET GRASS, TREES AND A CENTRALLY LOCATED SPLASH PAD. THE NEW PLAN USES THE LAWN AND WATER FEATURES TO SEPARATE THE WALKWAY FROM THE SITTING AREA TO MAKE IT MORE INVITING. THEY ALSO PLAN ON ADDING A TEMPORARY STAGE AND CANOPIES FOR VARIOUS EVENTS IN THE CITY.
Return to Story IndexSTIMULUS BUILDINGS
THE MOUNTAIN STATE HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN THIRTEEN MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENC IN STATE BUILDINGS. THAT WOULD INCLUDE WINDOWS, LIGHTING, BOILER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. THE MONEY MAY ALSO BE USED TO CREATE A REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM AND A GREEN COLLAR JOBS TRAINING PROGRAM.
Return to Story IndexMILTON MAYOR
GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN SWORE IN THE TOWN'S MAYOR-ELECT TOM CANTERBURY ALONG WITH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE TOWN'S RECORDER. CANTERBURY SAYS HIS TOP PRIORITY IS KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE--- AND HE PLANS TO MOVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BACK TO DOWNTOWN. HE OFFICIALLY TAKES OFFICE TOMORROW.
Return to Story IndexWVU PRESIDENT
JAMES CLEMENTS IS REPLACING INTERIM PRESIDENT C. PETER MAGRATH. (McGRAW) MAGRATH HAD BEEN KEEPING THE SEAT WARM SINCE FORMER PRESIDENT MIKE GARRISON LEFT AMID A DEGREE SCANDAL INVOLVING GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN'S DAUGHTER.
Return to Story IndexGOVERNOR AUTISM
GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN SIGNED INTO LAW A BILL THAT WILL ALLOW FAMILIES WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN TO GET A TWO-THOUSAND DOLLAR TAX CREDIT THE MONEY WILL THEN BE PUT INTO A TRUST THE CHILD CAN ACCESS WHEN HE OR SHE BECOMES AN ADULT. FAMILIES SAY THE CREDIT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING THEM SAVE FOR THEIR CHILD'S FUTURE. TODAY'S SIGNING TOOK PLACE AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITY. WEST VIRGINIA IS THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO ENACT THIS TYPE OF TAX CREDIT.
Return to Story IndexBRICKSTREET LOAN
BRICKSTREET INSURANCE SAYS IT HAS COMPLETED AN EARLY PAYOFF ON A $200 MILLION STARTUP LOAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA. THE COMPANY SUBMITTED THE FINAL $85 MILLION TUESDAY ON THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL. ORIGINALLY THE COMPANY HAD TEN YEARS TO PAY BACK THE LOANS WHICH LAWMAKERS PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY BACK IN 2006..
Return to Story IndexSTOCK REJOINER
STOCKS LOST GROUND ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE SECOND QUARTER. THE DOW FELL 82 POINTS... THE NASDAQ LOST 9 POINTS... AND THE S&P DROPPED 8...
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MICHIGAN... SEVEN TEENAGERS WERE SHOT AT A DETROIT BUS STOP... TWO ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION... IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER SUMMER CLASSES HAD LET OUT AT A HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY... NO WORD YET ON HOW MANY OF THE VICTIMS WERE STUDENTS... AND SO FAR, NO REPORTS OF ANY ARRESTS... VIRGINIA... THREE PEOPLE WERE SLIGHTLY HURT AFTER A CARNIVAL RIDE COLLAPSED AT A FAIR IN BUCHANAN... A FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON SAYS ONE OF THE SUPPORTS COLLAPSED AS THE OCTOPUS RIDE WAS ENDING... TWO TEENS AND A CHILD WERE ON THE RIDE WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED... THE RIDE HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN INDEFINITELY... INDIANA... FOR SOME... 19-30'S GANGSTER JOHN DILLINGER IS AN AMERICAN ICON... SO MUCH THAT HIS GRAVE SITE HAS BECOME A TOURIST ATTRACTION... AND WITH THE NEW JOHNNY DEPP MOVIE COMING OUT, CROWN HILL CEMETERY IN INDIANAPOLIS IS PREPARING FOR EVEN MORE ATTENTION... DILLINGER STOLE NEARLY FIVE-MILLION DOLLARS BEFORE HE WAS SHOT DEAD BY THE F-B-I OUTSIDE A CHICAGO THEATER IN 19-34.... HE WAS BURIED THREE DAYS LATER... THE MOVIE-- "PUBLIC ENEMIES" -- OPENS NATIONWIDE TOMORROW... COLORADO... IT'S A LOST AND FOUND STORY -- MORE THAN 120 YEARS IN THE MAKING... A BAG FOUND LYING ON A DOWNTOWN DENVER STREET... AND ITS CONTENTS DATE MORE THAN 125 YEARS... INSIDE ARE FOUR CHECKS -- WRITTEN IN FOUNTAIN PEN -- ONE FOR MORE THAN 50 BUCKS-- BIG MONEY IN THE 1880'S... POLICE STILL CAN'T TRACK DOWN THE RIGHTFUL OWNER... THANKS FOR CHECKING IN WITH US ON THIS USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, WALKERS AND CANES ARE A DANGEROUS MIX FOR THE AGING A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
Return to Story IndexHABITAT HOUSE
THIS IS THE ORGANIZATION'S 70-TH HOME AND IS BEING BUILT BY CANCER SURVIVORS AND THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN WAS ON HAND AS THE FIRST WALL WENT UP THIS AFTERNOON. THE HOME IS LOCATED ON WEST 5TH AVENUE. DELORES SMITH WILL BE THE HOME'S OWNER AND SAYS SHE'S HAPPY TO HAVE THE HOME BUILT BY CANCER SURVIVORS. THE HOME SHOULD BE FINISHED IN SEPTEMBER. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP BUILD HABITAT HOMES FOR DESERVING FAMILIES... GO TO HUNTINGTON AREA HABITAT-DOT-ORG.
Return to Story IndexMASSEY DONATION
AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS TELLS US, A BIG DONATION FROM MASSEY ENERGY WILL HELP KEEP THE SPOTLIGHTS SHINING FOR THIS SEASON'S HUNTINGTON OUTDOOR THEATER SHOWS. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Huntington Outdoor Theater is revving up for its 16th season with a production of "All Shook Up." The show features the music of Elvis Presley and tells how the people of a sleepy 1950's town change when a charismatic young "roustabout" rides into their lives. The theater's budget is about a hundred thousand dollars a season. To help the show go on, Massey Energy has donated five thousand dollars to H.O.T. Troy Andes/Massey Energy: Well, at Massey we're always looking for ways to give back to the communities where our members live and work and when we learned of the need here in Huntington for the outdoor theater we knew it was an investment we wanted to make. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Massey's donation allowed H.O.T. to buy brand new spotlights and a rehearsal sound system. But the theater's president and artistic director says the money means much more than just new equipment. Helen Freeman/Huntington Outdoor Theater: It shows that the importance of the arts is still there. I mean, we desperately need to support the arts, especially in a recession time. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: "All Shook Up" premieres July 10th at Huntington's Ritter Park Ampitheater, with shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for three straight weekends. Gates open at 6:30 for picnicking. The pre-show entertainment starts at seven, with "All Shook Up" taking the stage at 8:30. Tickets are 16 dollars for adults, 14 dollars for seniors and children. Kids five and under are free. Helen Freeman/Huntington Outdoor Theater: What a wonderful thing that we have here and I'm so pleased with Massey Energy because they saw that and helped us out in our time of need. Kennie Bass, Eyewitness News in Huntington. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HUNTINGTON OUTDOOR THEATER AND THE SHOW "ALL SHOOK UP," LOG ONTO HOT WV DOT ORG OR CALL 304-523-8080.
Return to Story IndexBELL X-1 DEDICATION
THE NEW BELL X-1 PLAYGROUND CLIMBER HAS A SPACE THEME, BECAUSE OF IT'S PROXIMITY TO THE SPECIAL METALS PLANT--WHICH HAS MADE METALS FOR THE SPACE INDUSTRY. IF THE NAME OF THE CLIMBER SOUNDS FAMILIAR--- THE BELL X-1 IS THE AIRCRAFT THAT WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE CHUCK YEAGER FLEW WHILE BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER IN 1947. SPECIAL METALS DONATED 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP BUILD THE PLAYGROUND.
Return to Story IndexJULY 4TH IN CHARLESTON
APPALACHIAN POWER PARK AND THE CITY OF CHARLESTON ARE BOTH BE PUTTING ON A SHOW THIS YEAR.. THE FESTIVITIES WILL KICK OFF AROUND 9:30 P.M. AT HADDAD RIVERFRONT PARK... THE GAME WILL START AT 7:05 P.M. WITH A FIREWORKS SHOW AFTERWARD..
Return to Story IndexVIEWER CHOICE
NOW YOU CAN... BY VOTING YOUR FAVORITE BUSINESS THE "VIEWER'S CHOICE!" EACH WEEK, WCHS AND FOX 11 WILL PROVIDE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF LOCAL SHOPS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO... IS LOG-IN AND MAKE A CHOICE FOR YOUR FAVORITE AMONG THE LIST. WE'LL COUNT THE VOTES AND AWARD "VIEWER'S CHOICE" TO THE WINNER YOU CHOSE. YOU CAN LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE AT WCHSTV.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
AN INCREASE IN TURNPIKE TOLLS SEEMS ALL BUT CERTAIN -- BUT HOW MUCH AND WHEN? AND, AFTER WEEKS OF CONSTRUCTION, A LOCAL BRIDGE COULD REOPEN TOMORROW. ALSO, MORE ON THE KANAWHA RIVERFRONT IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON GETTING A PERMANENT STAGE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN WEDNESDAY'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 IndexFUGITIVES RECAP
NOT ONLY THAT, THEY SAY SOME OF THEM COULD BE DANGEROUS.
Return to Story IndexWILLIAMS
LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THOSE FUGITIVES WE PROFILED A LITTLE EARLIER. MARK WILLIAMS IS WANTED FOR ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO RUN OVER A WOMAN WITH WITH HIS CAR. HE WAS DRIVING A DARK BLUE CAR (POSSIBLY A BUICK CENTURY) WITH AN OHIO PLATE. WILLIAMS IS 5'9" 190. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS IN THE CHARLESTON AREA.
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IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS. AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE FUGITIVES ANYTIME BY LOGGING ON TO OUR WEBSITE AT WCHSTV DOT COM. AND AGAIN DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON THE CRIMETRACK TAB WHILE YOU'RE THERE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY PATTERNS IN CRIME DEVELOPING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY FOR ANOTHER EDITION OF OUR FUGITIVE FILES. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, RUDI RAYNES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexPULLBACK CELEBRATIONS
IRAQI FORCES ARE TAKING THE REIGNS FROM AMERICAN SOLDIERS. RESIDENTS ARE CELEBRATING THE MILESTONE WITH A FIREWORKS DISPLAY AND AN OUTDOOR CONCERT. THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT IS NAMING JUNE THIRTIETH "NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY DAY", AND HAS DECLARED IT A PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
Return to Story IndexCAR BOMBING
THE CAR EXPLODED IN A CROWDED MARKET. NO WORD YET ON WHO'S RESPONSIBLE. SO FAR, BOMBINGS IN CITIES HAVE KILLED MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE IN THE LAST TEN DAYS -- AS AMERICAN FORCES BEGIN THEIR WITHDRAWAL.
Return to Story IndexYEMEN AIRPORT
OFFICIALS SAY THE GIRL WAS PLUCKED FROM THE WATER CLOSE TO WHERE THE PLANE WENT DOWN.. THE YEMENIA AIR AIRBUS 330 WAS IN ROUTE FROM PARIS TO COMOROS... AN ISLAND NATION OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA. THERE WERE 153 PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD WHEN IT WENT DOWN. SEARCH EFFORTS ARE UNDER WAY.
Return to Story IndexITALY DEADLY TRAIN ACCIDENT
ONE CAR FILLED WITH LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS EXPLODED, COLLAPSING FIVE BUILDINGS AND STARTING A FIRE. OFFICIALS SAY THE INCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DAMAGE TO THE TRACKS OR A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAIN'S BRAKING SYSTEM.
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Return to Story IndexJACKSON UPDATE
THE APOLLO THEATER IS HOLDING A PUBLIC TRIBUTE FOR THE LEGENDARY SINGER. EAGER FANS AT THE APOLLO THEATER WHERE THERE'S A PUBLIC TRIBUTE TO THE KING OF POP. THE FAMOUS VENUE HELPED JUMP START MICHAEL JACKSON'S CAREER. NOW, THOUSANDS ARE PAYING THEIR RESPECTS AND LEAVING FLOWERS AND MEMORABILIA. PROCOPE says, "He did so much to revolutionize this genre and the impact of his music is tremendous and it's his legacy." SHARPTON says, "You have got to come from the stage of the Apollo and all over the world to understand Michael. And we understand his journey because we've been with him every step of the way " THE MAN WHO INVESTED SO MUCH IN JACKSON'S COMEBACK TOUR WAS WITH HIM IN HIS LAST HOURS. PHILLIPS says: "He gave me a hug me and whispered in my ear, I'm ready for this..he was that energetic, that's motivated." RANDY PHILLIPS SAYS HE WILL NEVER FORGET THE CHILDREN'S FACES WHEN THEY WERE TOLD OF THEIR FATHER'S DEATH. PHILLIPS says: "I'll never forget the fear in their faces." KATHERINE JACKSON HAS BEEN GIVEN TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIP OF HER SON'S THREE CHILDREN... BUT THE FAMILY CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOR PERMANENT CUSTODY. THE JUDGE ALSO GAVE HER CONTROL OVER SOME OF HER SON'S PERSONAL PROPERTY. JACKSON'S PARENTS CLAIM THAT THERE IS NO WILL. MICHAEL JACKSON'S BODY IS HEADED BACK TO HIS BELOVED NEVERLAND RANCH FOR A PUBLIC VIEWING. THE BEGINNING OF A FINAL GOODBYE TO THE MAN WHO CHANGED POP MUSIC THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OBTAINED FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS CLAIMING MICHAEL JACKSON HAD A NET WORTH OF TWO-HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX MILLION DOLLARS IN TWO-THOUSAND-SEVEN (2007). MICHAEL JACKSON'S 50-PERCENT STAKE IN A MUSIC PUBLISHING CATALOG ALONE IS ESTIMATED TO BE WORTH TWO BILLION DOLLARS. SO THE LEGAL BATTLE OVER THE KING OF POP'S FORTUNE IS LIKELY TO BE A LONG PROCESS.
Return to Story IndexAIR TRAFFIC PATTERNS
A NEW REPORT SAYS SO.. THE "NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE" FOUND COUNTRIES WHO RECEIVED THE MOST AIRLINE PASSENGERS FROM MEXICO IN THE SPRING HAD THE MOST H-ONE-N-ONE CASES. AUTHORS SAY THIS SHOWS THAT DOCTORS CAN USE FLIGHT PATTERNS TO DETERMINE WHERE AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE MAY STRIKE. THE TEAM LOOKED AT THE AIRLINE ITINERARIES OF MORE THAN TWO-MILLION TRAVELERS. FROM MEXICO, NEARLY EIGHTY-ONE PERCENT OF AIR PASSENGERS FLEW TO THE U-S OR CANADA. OF THE TOP TWENTY DESTINATIONS, ONLY ONE -- VENEZUELA -- HAD NO CONFIRMED CASES OF H-ONE-N-ONE.
Return to Story IndexCANES AND WALKER INJURIES
A NEW STUDY FROM THE THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION SHOWS 47-THOUSAND SENIOR CITIZENS ENDED UP IN THE E-R FROM FALLS INVOLVING WALKERS AND CANES BETWEEN 2001 AND 2006. 78-PERCENT OF THE INJURIES INVOLVED WOMEN. THE C-D-C SUGGESTS DOCTORS TAKE MORE TIME TO ENSURE PATIENTS KNOW HOW TO USE CANES AND WALKERS PROPERLY.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG REPORT
HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.
Return to Story IndexSPORTS TEASE
ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
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Return to Story IndexGENO SMITH-WVU FOOTBALL
INCOMING FRESHMAN QUARTERBACK GENO SMITH HAS SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LEFT FOOT THAT COULD SIDELINE HIM UP TO TWO MONTHS...SMITH WAS EXPECTED TO COMPETE FOR THE JOB AS JARRETT BROWN'S BACKUP...THE INJURY TOOK PLACE AWAY FROM THE FOOTBALL FIELD...WVU TRAINER DAVE KERNS TOLD THE MORGANTOWN DOMINION POST THAT TO ALLOW THE BONE TO HEAL COULD BE IN THE NEIGHORHOOD OF SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS... WHILE THE MOUNTAINEERS ARE SOLID WITH BROWN, A PRO PROSPECT, AS THE STARTING Q-B...THE SECOND TEAM SLOT IS UNSETTLED WITH SMITH, COLEY WHITE AND BRADLEY STARKS EXPECTED TO CONTEND...STARKS, THOUGH, IS A TALENTED WIDE RECEIVER...
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AND THE EVENT'S KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS ONE OF TECH'S ALL-TIME GREAT SUCCESS STORIES...FORMER BASKETBALL PLAYER MIKE BARRETT, WHO STARRED FOR TECH IN THE 60S BEFORE EARNING A SPOT ON THE 1968 USA GOLD MEDAL TEAM AND LATER PLAYING IN THE OLD AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION...BARRETT, A NATIVE OF RICHWOOD, SAYS IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO BE INVOLVED WITH EVENTS AT HIS ALMA MATER...WHERE HE HAD THE CHANCE TO PLAY AND LEARN FROM THE LEGEND NEAL BAISI...
Return to Story IndexMIKE BARRETT SOUND
Return to Story IndexVAN FOOTBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS IN WEST VIRGINIA ARE JUST A MONTH AWAY FROM BEGINNING PRESEASON DRILLS...SADLY, THERE WON'T BE A PRESEASON OR A SEASON AT VAN HIGH SCHOOL IN 2009... THE TINY BOONE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL HAS ANNOUNCED IT IS DROPPING THE SPORT THIS COMING FALL DUE TO A LACK OF NUMBERS...VAN HIGH'S PROGRAM IS GUIDED BY LONG-TIME VETERAN COACH BOB MULLETT...AT ONE TIME THE BOONE COUNTY SCHOOL WAS A FIXTURE IN THE CLASS SINGLE-A STATE PLAYOFFS...COACH MULLETT AND THE VAN ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO MAKE THE DECISION NOW SO THAT OPPONENTS ON THE 2009 SCHEDULE COULD PERHAPS FIND A REPLACEMENT...
Return to Story Index7-ON-7 FOOTBALL
Return to Story IndexST. ALBANS BASKETBALL
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Return to Story IndexYUENGLING ANNIVERSARY
AMERICA'S OLDEST BREWERY IS ANOTHER YEAR OLDER. YUENGLING BEER HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 180 YEARS NOW. MADE IN POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, YUENGLING CAN BE FOUND IN 14 STATES INCLUDING WEST VIRGINIA. TO CELEBRATE THE BREWERY THREW A FREE PARTY YESTERDAY WITH FOOD AND ALL THE FIXINS. PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL OVER FOR THE BIG DAY, THEY EVEN GOT TO TOUR THE FACILITY.
Return to Story Index PRIME PICKS TWO AND A HALF MEN Tonight at 7:00 PM Does This Smell Funny to You? Charlie unknowingly sleeps with an elderly man's (guest star Orson Bean) hot young trophy wife  |
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