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Tuesday, November 17, 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.
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Reporting Today: Deborah Linz
and Rick Lord
Jim Barach is in the Weather Center
and Mark Martin has Sports
Produced by: Jessica Reed
Directed by: Roger Kissinger


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  • PRESHOWOPEN
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS, NEW CHANGES TO THE WAY DOCTORS DETECT BREAST CANCER HAVE SOME WOMEN FEARING FOR THEIR HEALTH..

      BUT FIRST

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    PRESHOWOPEN 2
      A PERSON IS HIT AND KILLED BY A TRUCK WHILE TRYING TO SAVE MAN'S BEST FRIEND.. THAT TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IS OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT...

      GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ

      AND I'M RICK LORD WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    GREYHOUND STABBING
      A MAN HAS BEEN STABBED IN THE STOMACH AT THE GREYHOUND BUS TERMINAL DOWNTOWN

      IT HAPPENED JUST ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO..

      NO WORD ON IF THE VICTIM WAS A PASSENGER ON ONE OF THE BUSES AT THE TERMINAL OR JUST SOMEONE HANGING AROUND THE BUILDING..

      CHARLESTON POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR TWO PEOPLE- A BLACK MAN AND A WHITE MALE--BOTH WEARING DARK HOODIES, BLUE JEANS, AND TENNIS SHOES... THEY WERE LAST SEEN HEADING TOWARD THE HAMPTON INN ALONG THE ELK RIVER .

      IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 304-348-6480

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    HIT BY BIG RIG
      ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER BEING CRUSHED BY A BIG RIG IN NITRO...

      IT HAPPENED ON ROUTE 25 IN FRONT OF CHECKERS RESTAURANT.

      WE HAVE UNCONFIRMED REPORTS THAT A WOMAN WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE STREET TO CHASE HER DOG, AND THAT BOTH SHE AND THE DOG WERE HIT AND KILLED...

      PUTNAM COUNTY EMERGENCY WORKERS AND NITRO POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING.

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    TRAIN FATAL PUTNAM
      MEANWHILE A MAN IS DEAD AFTER A CSX TRAIN HIT AND KILLED HIM ON SOUTH POPLAR ROAD IN PUTNAM COUNTY.

      IT HAPPENED AROUND THREE THIS AFTERNOON.

      EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TELL US THE TRAIN WAS GOING FULL SPEED WHEN IT HIT THE MAN.

      WITNESSES SAY THE GUY HAD BEEN SEEN IN THE AREA RECENTLY, BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE IF HE LIVED NEARBY. PUTNAM COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING.

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    KROGER ROBBERY
      THREE MEN HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO ROB THE WEST SIDE KROGER THIS MORNING.

      POLICE SAY TWO OF THE SUSPECTS ARE FORMER EMPLOYEES.

      THE CASHIER TOLD POLICE HE THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE WHEN SOMEONE CAME UP BEHIND HIM AND STUCK WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN A GUN IN HIS BACK. WHEN THE CASHIER DIDN'T COOPERATE, ONE OF SUSPECTS RAN OUT OF THE STORE. POLICE CAUGHT ALL THREE ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY.

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    HUNTINGTON BODY NAMED
      THE IDENTITY OF A BODY FOUND A WEEK AGO IN AN ABANDONED HOME IN HUNTINGTON HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.

      HUNTINGTON POLICE USED MEDICAL RECORDS AND SAY THE PERSON FOUND IS 65 YEAR OLD FRED HUTCHISON WHO LIVED IN THE HOME.

      NEIGHBORS HAD TOLD EYEWITNESS NEWS THAT HUTCHISON HAD MOVED OUT AND HAD DIED OF CANCER.

      HIS BODY WAS FOUND LAST WEDNESDAY BADLY DECOMPOSED.

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    MINGO MURDER
      JURY SELECTION IS SET TO BEGIN IN APRIL FOR THE FEDERAL RE-TRIAL OF A WEST VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF ORDERING THE MURDER OF A DRUG INFORMANT.

      GEORGE LECCO COULD FACE THE DEATH PENALTY IF CONVICTED IN THE 2005 KILLING OF DRUG INFORMANT CARLA COLLINS. BACK THEN A JURY HAD FOUND LECCO AND CO-DEFENDANT VALERIE FRIEND GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES. BUT, A JUROR'S DISHONESTY LED TO THE CASE BEING DISMISSED...

      FRIEND HAS SINCE PLEAD GUILTY TO A ROLE IN THE SLAYING. LECCO REMAIN IN PRISON.

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    JACKSON ST FIRE
      A FIRE DAMAGED AN APARTMENT BUILDING ON JACKSON STREET THIS MORNING ON CHARLESTON'S EAST END.

      IT BROKE OUT IN AN UNOCCUPIED UNIT, AND FIREFIGHTERS PUT IT OUT BEFORE IT COULD SPREAD TO THE OTHER FOUR APARTMENTS IN THE BUILDING.

      THREE MEN WALKING BY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK... THEN RAN INSIDE, WOKE EVERYONE UP, AND GOT THEM OUT.

      FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS SUSPICIOUS.

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    FUGITIVE FILES
      WE'RE UP TO 186 CAPTURES HERE ON THE FUGITIVE FILES.

      BUT YOU CAN MAKE THAT NUMBER GROW TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TIP!

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    FUG FILES INTRO
      WE HAVE AN 82 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE HER ON THE FUGITIVE FILES. OUT OF THE 228 PEOPLE WE'VE PROFILED ON HERE 186 HAVE BEEN CAUGHT. AND THAT 186TH CAPTURE WAS A GUY NAMED TIMOTHY WARD.

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    TIMOTHY WARD CAPTURED
      LAST NIGHT STATE POLICE ARRESTED WARD IN ST. ALBANS. A FEW WEEKS AGO OUR FUGITIVE FILES TEAM GOT TIPS ON HIM AND WENT BANGING ON DOORS. HE WAS ARRESTED ABOUT A WEEK LATER BUT THEN ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY AT THE PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HE WAS WANTED FOR ESCAPE, OBSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING METH, FLEEING, AND FAILING TO APPEAR FOR COURT. NOW TROOPERS SAY HE IS SAFELY BEHIND BARS AT SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL.

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    TIPLINE
      AND YOU CAN HELP PUT MORE PEOPLE BEHIND BARS TONIGHT. THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

      IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

      NOW, LET'S RE-OPEN THE FUGITIVE FILES.

      CHARLESTON POLICE SAY ROBERT REEVES DAUGTHER TOLD THEM A DISTURBING TALE OF HER ALLEGED ABUSE AT THE HANDS OF HER OWN FATHER. SHE TOLD POLICE BACK WHEN SHE WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD, REEVES HAD HAD SEX AND PERFORMED ORAL SEX ON HER. NOT ONLY THAT, SHE TOLD POLICE HE ALSO SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER DAUGHTER... HIS OWN GRANDCHILD. REEVES IS SIX FEET TALL ABOUT 210 POUNDS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON DENTON STREET IN CHARLESTON.

      WILLIAM HEATH IS WANTED FOR FAILING TO APPEAR FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY BROKE INTO A WOMAN'S HOUSE AND STOLE MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF STUFF. ACCORDING TO HIS COURT DOCUMENTS HEATH DIDN'T STEAL JUST THE NORMAL RUN OF THE MILL STUFF. HE TOOK AN MP3 PLAYER, AND XBOX AND SOME GAMES... AND VARIOUS BABY ITEMS.. AS WELL AS A PIT BULL PUPPY. HEATH IS 5'7" 160 POUNDS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON GRANT STREET IN CHARLESTON.

      AFTER WILLIAM HILL WAS CONVICTED FOR FELONY POSSESSION OF COCAINE IN FLORIDA, BY LAW HE WAS NEVER TO OWN A FIREARM. BUT CHARLESTON POLICE FOUND HE HAD NOT ONE... NOT TWO... BUT THREE GUNS. HILL IS 5'9" 145 POUNDS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON 22ND AVENUE IN NORTH PETERSBURG.

      IF YOU'VE SEEN ROBERT REEVES, WILLIAM HEATH, OR WILLIAM HILL PLEASE CALL OUR TIPLINE.

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    TIPLINE
      AND THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

      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.

      IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, WE'LL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THOSE FUGITIVES ... WE'LL SEE YOU THEN.

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    NOWCAST WEATHER
      JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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    WAYNE BURN
      THEY'RE FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE IN THE WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST TODAY.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON FOUND OUT HUNDREDS OF ACRES ARE BEING BURNED ON PURPOSE DESPITE OBJECTIONS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS..

      BURNING A THOUSAND ACRES KEPT A U-S FOREST SERVICE CREW OF MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE BUSY TUESDAY. THE BIG BURN WAS DONE SLOWLY TO KEEP THINGS FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. "THE BIG THING IS SAFETY KEEP THE FIRE WAY FROM THEM. " THE FOREST SERVICE WANTS TO ELIMINATE DEAD WOOD THAT COULD FUEL UNCONTROLLED WILD FIRES AND ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF OAK AND HICKORY TREES.

      " WELL, PRESCRIBED BURNING HELPS US WITH OAK AND HICKORY TREE REGENERATION AND ALSO REDUCES THE HEAVY FUEL LOAD ON THE FOREST FLOOR. " ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS INCLUDING THE BUCKEYE FOREST COUNCIL SAY THIS FIRE IS A BAD IDEA BECAUSE IT ROBS THE SOIL OF NUTRIENTS AND UNDESIRABLE PLANTS MAY MOVE IN INSTEAD OF OAK. STANDUP. FORESTRY CREWS USED A PAINT GUN THAT SHOT FLAMMABLE BALLS THAT CAUGHT FIRE 30 SECONDS AFTER THEY LANDED TO IGNITE HARD TO REACH SPOTS BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, IN THE WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST.

      THE FOREST SERVICE IS CAREFULLY MONITORING THE BURN AREA TONIGHT. IT'S EXPECTED TO BURN ITSELF OUT IN 2 OR 3 DAYS.

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    I BREAST CANCER SCREEN
      NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ONE GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE ARE RAISING SOME SERIOUS QUESTION AND CONCERNS AMONG WOMEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY..

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH HOW LOCAL WOMEN FEEL ABOUT THESE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS....ELIZABETH?

      THESE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS SAY THAT WOMAN DON'T NEED A MAMMOGRAM BEFORE THEY ARE 50 YEARS OLD. IT'S A SUGGESTION MANY WOMEN FEEL COULD BE A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH.

      NEW BREAST CANCER SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE MANY WOMEN ON EDGE.

      THE U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE ISSUED A REPORT MONDAY CHANGING THE FREQUENCY AND AGE GUIDELINES FOR WOMEN GETTING MAMMOGRAMS..

      46:09 "I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE RIDICULOUS AFFTER DECADES OF THEM TELLING US WE NEEDED THEM MUCH SOONER....

      STACY STALNAKER IS ONE OF MANY WOMEN WHO DOESN'T AGREE WITH THE CHANGES.

      IN 2002 THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDED WOMEN WITH AN AVERAGE RISK OF BREAST CANCER GET YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS AFTER THE AGE OF 40... WOMEN WITH KNOWN RISK FACTORS WERE URGED TO GET THE TEST EARLIER. NOW, THE SAME PANEL SAYS WOMEN SHOULD NOT GET MAMMOGRAMS UNTIL THEY TURN 50... AND ONLY ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.

      STALNAKER IS 39 YEARS OLD AND SAYS SHE GETS A MAMMOGRAM EVERY YEAR AND FEELS THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR WOMEN UNDER 50 .

      47:26 " IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF PEOPLE DEVLOPING BREAST CANCER IN THEIR 30S IN YORU FAMILYY.....WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE YOU?"

      OTHER WOMEN WE SPOKE WITH AGREE.

      T 50:00 "YOU'D RATHER AIR ON THE SIDE OF TOO MUCH CAUTION WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A LIVE SAVING TEST THAT'S FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE TO PERFORM"

      L 52:09 "MY SISTER WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN SHE HAD IT IF IT WASN'T FOR A MAMMOGRAM AND SHE'S NOT 50."

      REBECCA NEWHOUSE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION SAYS THESE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DISTURBING.

      R 51:49 ITS REALLY A SHAME TO SEE A STEP BACKWARD IN WHAT WE'V EDONE OVER 25 YEARS....WE'VE CHANGED THE SURVIVAL RATE BECAUSE OF EARLY DETECTION."

      NEWHOUSE SAYS THE BOTTOM LINE COMES DOWN TO MONEY.

      R 52:47 'THEIR CONCERN IS WOME IN THE 40-49 RANGE WILL GET A MAMMOGRAMY AND FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IF THERE IS A LUMP. OFTEN IT WILL BE BENIGN WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR THEM BUT ITS NOT COST EFFECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS."

      STACY STALNAKER

      CHARLESTON

      TRACY FERGUSON

      LEE ANN BROWNING

      DUNBAR

      REBECCA NEWHOUSE

      THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SAYS THEY ARE ENCOURGAING WOMEN TO FOLLOW THE OLD GUIDELINES.

      THE SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THAT RECOMMENDATION.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO ELIZABETH NOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    GILMER SWINE FLU
      A NINTH PERSON IN WEST VIRGINIA HAS DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM THE SWINE FLU.

      GILMER COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A 44-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIED NOVEMBER 13TH AT RUBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MORGANTOWN.

      THEY SAY AN UNDERLYING CONDITION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HER DEATH. IT'S THE FIRST H-1-N-1 RELATED DEATH REPORTED IN GILMER COUNTY.

      ABOUT 500 GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE NOW PROTECTED AGAINST THE SWINE FLU.

      STUDENTS THERE WERE SOME OF THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS VACCINATED BY KANAWHA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKERS

      IT'S PART OF A MASSIVE EFFORT TO VACCINATE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY.

      SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SAY THEY WERE ANXIOUS TO GET THE SHOT, BUT KNOW IT WAS WORTH IT.

      "It's a serious thing, it's going around, I don't want to get it, it's the easiest way to prevent it, take an active stance against it, and be safe."

      THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE KANAWHA COUNTY CLINICS SCHEDULED IN THE COMING WEEKS. TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ONE NEAR YOU... JUST CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE AT K-C-H-D -W-V- DOT ORG.

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    BONHAM MEETING
      THE FINAL PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF BONHAM ELEMENTARY WENT OFF WITH A BANG TONIGHT.

      SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HELD THE LAST PUBLIC FORUM AT SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL--

      BEFORE THEY VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE BONHAM ELEMENTARY AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONSOLIDATION PLAN.

      THERE IS OPPOSITION FROM NUMEROUS PARENTS AND A FEW POLITICIANS.

      UNDER THE REORGANIZATION PLAN, STUDENTS FROM BONHAM IN KINDERGARTEN THRU 5th GRADE, WOULD BE SENT TO FLINN ELEMENTARY, OR SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL..

      BOARD MEMBERS WILL VOTE ON THURSDAY.

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    11 SPECIAL SESSION
      THE FATE OF MUNICIPAL PENSIONS IS BEING DEBATED AS THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE WORKS THROUGH ITS LATEST SPECIAL SESSION.

      LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING ON A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW CITIES TO VOLUNTARILY CLOSE THEIR CURRENT UNDERFUNDED PENSIONS, AND STRETCH OUT THE DEBT OVER 40 YEARS.

      NEW HIRES WOULD GO INTO A NEW SYSTEM WITH STATE OVERSIGHT.

      HUNTINGTON IS IN THE WORST SHAPE, WITH 22 PERCENT OF THE CITY'S BUDGET PAYING PENSION DEBT.

      MAYOR KIM WOLFE SAYS SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE HUNTINGTON'S BUDGET COLLAPSES.

      BARRING ANY SURPRISES, LEGISLATORS SAY THEY EXPECT THE PENSION BILL TO BE UP FOR A FLOOR VOTE BY AS EARLY AS TOMORROW MORNING.

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    LIBERTY NATIONAL
      FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS ON THE JOB FRONT...INSTEAD OF FIRING -- AN INSURANCE COMPANY IS DOING SOME HIRING.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD HAS MORE ON THE NEW JOBS.

      LIBERTY NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE IN HURRICANE IS GETTING A JUMP START ON HELPING REBOUND THE ECONOMY.

      THE COMPANY IS LOOKING TO HIRE 100 NEW EMPLOYEES -- A NOVEL IDEA -- HIRING INSTEAD OF FIRING.

      ROGER:EVERYWHERE YOU GO THERE ARE COMPANIES DOWNSIZING, CLOSING DOORS.

      2009 HAS BEEN A BAD YEAR FOR MANY WEST VIRGINIA WORKERS.

      BETWEEN JOB LOSSES AND PAY CUTS -- THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF GOOD NEWS.

      AT WORKFORCE WEST VIRGINIA THERE IS NO CRYSTAL BALL -- BUT THEY SAY THE OUTLOOK FOR 2010 IS POSITIVE.

      MICHELE:I CAN'T PREDICT THE FUTURE BUT KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

      ALABAMA BASED LIBERTY NATIONAL HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A CENTURY -- NOW IT IS TEAMING UP WITH SISTER COMPANY UNITED AMERICAN INSURANCE TO BETTER SERVE WEST VIRGINIA.

      THE NEW JOBS WON'T ALL BE IN THE HURRICANE AREA -- THEY WILL BE SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE STATE AND INTO OHIO AND KENTUCKY.

      AND YOU DON'T EVEN NEED PRIOR SALES OR INSURANCE EXPERIENCE TO APPLY FOR THE JOB.

      ROGER:IF YOU LIKE PEOPLE AND A HARD WORKER IT'S UP TO US TO GET YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

      THERE WILL BE A JOB FAIR FOR THE LIBERTY NATIONAL OPENINGS TOMORROW AT THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS IN HURRICANE.

      THERE WILL BE ONE AT 10 AM AND ONE AT 2 PM.

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    GREYHOUND STABBING
      CHARLESTON POLICE SAY A MAN HAS BEEN STABBED IN THE STOMACH AT THE GREYHOUND BUS TERMINAL DOWNTOWN DURING A ROBBERY.

      IT HAPPENED JUST ABOUT 45 MINUTES AGO..

      CHARLESTON POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR TWO PEOPLE- A BLACK MAN AND A WHITE MALE--BOTH WEARING DARK HOODIES, BLUE JEANS, AND TENNIS SHOES... THEY WERE LAST SEEN HEADING TOWARD THE WEST SIDE ALONG THE ELK RIVER .

      IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 304-348-6480

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    HOMELESS NIGHT OUT
      HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO NOT HAVE A HOME OR FOOD EVEN CLEAN CLOTHES.

      TONIGHT, PEOPLE IN CHARLESTON DECIDED TO EXPERIENCE A NIGHT WITHOUT WHAT MANY THINK ARE NECESSITIES.

      PEOPLE GATHERED AT MAGIC ISLAND FOR KANAWHA VALLEY COLLECTIVE'S ANNUAL "ONE NIGHT WITHOUT A HOME" AWARENESS SLEEP OUT. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE SAY ONE NIGHT OUTSIDE CAN'T GIVE THE FULL EFFECT OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE HOMELESS, IT DOES HELP RAISE AWARENESS, AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO LEND A HELPING HAND TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.

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      THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR DURING HUNGER AND HOMELESS AWARENESS WEEK.

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    MISSION COAT GIVEAWAY
      AND, THE MOUNTAIN MISSION IS TRYING TO MAKE THE WINTER A LITTLE WARMER FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE.

      THE GROUP HANDED OUT MORE THAN A HUNDRED JACKETS IN ONE HOUR TODAY TO THOSE WHO NEEDED THEM .

      IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COAT, GO TO THE MISSION ALONG 7TH AVENUE ON CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE TOMORROW FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 2:00 P.M..

      REMEMBER TO BRING IDENTIFICATION WITH A CURRENT ADDRESS ON IT..

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    CHILI'S ST JUDE
      IF YOU EAT AT CHILI'S RESTAURANT TONIGHT, YOU'LL BE HELPING A GOOD CAUSE.

      THE RESTAURANT IS DONATING TEN PERCENT OF EVERYONE'S BILL TO THE "ST. JUDE GIVE THANKS" WALK.

      THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO HELP FIND CURES FOR CHILDEREN BATTLING CANCER.

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    PAPA JOHN'S MARCH OF DIMES
      ALL TODAY PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA SOLD PIZZAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE..

      FOR EVERY MARCH OF DIMES PIZZA FOR PREEMIES ORDER THE STORES DONATED 20 PERCENT TO THE WEST VIRGINIA MARCH OF DIMES...

      YOU STILL GET YOUR PIZZA STORES CLOSE AT 12:30 A.M... HERE'S A LIST OF THE PARTICIPATING STORES ACROSS THE KANAWHA VALLEY...

      AND ALSO AT LOCATIONS IN CABELL COUNTY INCLUDING MARSHALL UNIVERSITY.

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    CONSUMER ALERT
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    GIFT CARD RULES
      GREAT NEWS FOR GIFT CARD USERS AND GIVERS...

      THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING RULES TO CRACK DOWN ON FEES AND UNFAIR EXPIRATION DATES...

      THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS SUGGESTING GIVING YOU AT LEAST FIVE YEARS TO USE THE GIFT CARD BEFORE IT EXPIRES, AND SAYING SERVICE OR INACTIVITY FEES SHOULD BE ALLOWED ONLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

      UNFORTUNATELY, THE NEW RULES WOULDN'T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL WELL AFTER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON -- WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT AUGUST.

      CONGRESS DIRECTED THE FED TO TAKE THE ACTION UNDER A LAW PASSED IN MAY.

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    HOLIDAY SPENDING
      AND AS AMERICANS TRY TO STAY WITHIN THEIR MEANS THIS YEAR, MORE PEOPLE WILL PAY FOR GIFTS WITH CASH.

      ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION, 25- PERCENT OF HOLIDAY SHOPPERS WILL PAY CASH FOR GIFTS, AN INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

      DEBIT CARDS WILL ALSO BECOME MORE POPULAR AS CONSUMERS MOVE AWAY FROM CREDIT CARDS.

      28- PERCENT OF PEOPLE WILL USE CREDIT CARDS-- STILL THE MOST POPULAR OPTION, BUT DOWN FROM THIRTY-ONE AND A HALF PERCENT LAST YEAR.

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    PARKING METERS
      MEANWHILE, CHRISTMAS SHOPPING DOWNTOWN GETS A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT... FREE PARKING.

      CITY COUNCIL VOTED LAST NIGHT TO APPROVE THEIR "CITIZEN APPRECIATION PARKING" FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

      STARTING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH IT WILL BE FREE TO PARK AT ALL METERED ON-STREET PARKING IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. THE FREE METERED PARKING RUNS THRU CHRISTMAS.

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    SARAH PALIN BOOK
      IF YOUR LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO GET FOR CHRISTMAS... THE WAIT IS OVER-- FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR AND LAST YEAR'S REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SARAH PALIN'S BOOK IS IN STORES .

      EVEN BEFORE IT HIT THE BOOKSHELVES, "GOING ROGUE" WAS ALREADY A BEST SELLER."

      PALIN HAS BEEN PROMOTING HER BOOK ON A WHIRLWIND MEDIA TOUR WHERE SHE TALKS ABOUT HER FAMILY LIFE, HER RUN ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET AND HER FUTURE.

      THE FORMER GOVERNOR DOES NOT SAY EXACTLY WHAT HER POLITICAL FUTURE HOLDS, BUT SHE ISN'T RULING OUT ANYTHING .

      SHE ALSO DOES NOT MENTION LEVI JOHNSTON, THE FATHER OF HER GRANDCHILD, WHO HAS A ROCKY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PALIN'S.

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    STOCK REJOINER
      ding ding ding....

      STOCKS CHALKED UP MODEST GAINS.

      THE DOW ROSE 30 POINTS. THE S&P WAS UP A POINT AND THE NASDAQ ADDED 6 POINTS.

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    USA UPDATE
      A LIGHT RAIL GOES OFF THE RAILS IN WASHINGTON... CURIOSITY GOT THE BEST OF A CAT AND A COP IN TEXAS... AND THEY'RE CHUGGIN' ALONG IN NEW YORK CITY... ALL ABOARD THIS USA UPDATE...

      WASHINGTON... A SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL DERAILS NEAR THE TRAIN YARD... THE CENTRAL LINK LIGHT RAIL CAME OFF THE TRACK ON THE ELEVATED PLATFORM NEAR SAFECO FIELD... NO PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD WHEN IT JUMPED THE TRACK... THE CONDUCTOR WAS NOT INJURED... NO WORD WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH...

      TEXAS... POLICE OFFICERS DEAL WITH SOME INTENSE SITUATIONS DAY-TO-DAY... BUT THIS COP SHOWED HE COULD KEEP HIS COOL WHEN PESTERED BY A FRISKY FELINE... WHILE TRYING TO WRITE A SPEEDING TICKET, A LOCAL KITTEN DECIDED TO USE THE OFFICER'S LEG AS A PERSONAL SCRATCHING POST... THE COP SHOO-ED THE KITTEN AWAY SEVERAL TIMES... BUT TH EKITTEN WAS PERSISTENT... CLIMBING UP HIS LEG, ARM, AND EVENUALLY ENDING UP ON TOP OF HIS HEAD... THE DRIVER STILL GOT THE TICKET, AND A PRETTY FUNNY STORY TO GO ALONG WITH IT...

      NEW YORK... THE HOLIDAYS ARE ROLLING INTO THE BIG APPLE -- ON A TOY TRAIN... THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN IS OPENING THIS HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW... THE EXHIBIT FEATURES FAMOUS LANDMARKS - AND DISPLAYS ALL KINDS OF MODEL TRAINS AND TROLLEYS ALONG A TRACK THAT'S MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE LONG... THE DISPLAY OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY AND RUNS THROUGH JANUARY TENTH... AND THAT'S THE LAST STOP ON THIS USA UPDATE...

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    COMING UP
      STILL TO COME, WE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE FUGITIVE FILES..

      PLUS, ONE BIG SHIP IS STUCK IN THE ICE..

      A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!

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    RAMSAY COOK ALONG
      HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO COOK ALONG SIDE THE PROS?

      WELL YOUR IN LUCK... WORLD RENOWED CHEF GORDON RAMSAY IS HOSTING A FEATURE AND YOU MIGHT JUST BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF IT.

      THE SHOW "FROM YOUR OWN HOME" WILL BE FEATURED RIGHT HERE ON FOX.

      THE SHOW WILL SHOWCASE ANYONE WITH A PASSION TO COOK AND WANTS TO LEARN FROM THE BEST GORDON RAMSAY!!

      THE ONE HOUR SPECIAL WILL AIR HERE ON FOX DECEMBER 15TH AT 9:00 PM.

      IF YOU WANT TO COOK UP SOME FUN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS APPLY..

      GRAB A PEN AND PAPER HERE'S THE EMAIL ADDRESS YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATIONS TO..

      COOK ALONG WITH GORDON RAMSAY@GMAIL dot COM OR GO TO FOX. dot COM BACK SLASH CASTING dot H-T-M.

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    JAMIE OLIVER
      CELEBRITY CHEF JAMIE OLIVER IS ALMOST FINISHED SHOOTING IN HUNTINGTON---AND THIS MORNING GOOD MORNING AMERICA HIGHLIGHTED HIS UPCOMING SHOW.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER STEVE BORECKY WAS UP EARLY FOR THE PREVIEW ..HE HAS MORE ON THE NATIONAL SHOW'S APPEARANCE IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE..

      (NATS)

      HUNTINGTON AND JAMIE OLIVER'S "FOOD REVOLUTION" GRABBED THE NATION'S ATTENTION---AS GOOD MORNING AMERICA BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE 3-RD AVENUE KITCHEN.


      HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE---INCLUDING GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN AND MAYOR KIM WOLFE SHOWED UP EARLY TO SEE THE CELEBRITY CHEF AND GET A HANDS ON LESSON.


      priyanka jagannath - i had read about him and watched his tv show. when i found out he was in huntington, i had to come down. it was a good experience and fun )

      ALSO IN ATTENDANCE---G-M-A'S OWN CAMERON MATHISON WHO IS HELPING TO SPOTLIGHT OLIVER'S SHOW THAT FOCUSES ON THE OBESITY PROBLEM IN THE TRI-STATE AREA.


      THE SHOW ALSO GAVE THE BRITISH CHEF THE CHANCE TO FULFILL A BET MADE WITH LOCAL RADIO D-J'S AT 93-POINT-SEVEN "THE DAWG".

      THE STATION'S MORNING SHOW BET OLIVER HE COULDN'T GET A THOUSAND PEOPLE COOKING AND EATING HIS HEALTHY MEALS.

      OLIVER IS HOSTING A FOOD FESTIVAL SATURDAY OUTSIDE HIS 3-RD AVENUE KITCHEN.

      IT RUNS FROM 10AM-4PM AND WILL FOCUS ON FRESH FOODS THAT MEET THE CHEF'S DEFINITION OF HEALTHY.

      THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE.

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    10 UP SPORTS
      ROUND TWO OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND....

      WHEELING ISN'T TOO FAR OFF!!

      IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN.

      JOSH-RICK ADLIB..

      RICHWOOD HAS MADE A RETURN TO THE PLAYOFFS...

      AND THE LUMBERJACKS HAVE DONE SO WITH A BANG!!

      RICHWOOD IS EXPLOSIVE... BUT AS A-J GOOD TELLS US-- SO IS THEIR ROUND TWO OPPONENT WIRT COUNTY...

      JOSH TOSSES...

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    GAZETTE HEADLINE
      IT'S TIME TO GET TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TONIGHT...

      ROBERT BYRD BECOMES THE LONGEST-SERVING MEMBER OF CONGRESS IN AMERICAN HISTORY ON WEDNESDAY.

      PLUS, THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM VISITS CHARLESTON.

      AND, SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYING IN THE LAST TWO GAMES COULD DETERMINE WHETHER WVU'S FOOTBALL SEASON IS A SUCCESS OR NOT

      YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN WEDNESDAY'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.

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    FULL WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WEATHER

      JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Jim Barach and the entire Storm Team at the Weather Center Online for the only regional web site that provides live, local updates, 24 hours a day!
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    IWITNESS NEWS
      IF YOU SEE NEWS HAPPENING, CLICK AWAY, AND SEND US THE PICTURES AT IWITNESS@WCHSTV.COM....

      IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!

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    FUGITIVE FILES
      NO CAPTURES FOR OUR FUGITIVE FILES TEAM TONGHT.

      HOWEVER, WE ARE NOW UP TO 186 CAPTURES, THANKS TO AN ARREST LAST NIGHT.

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    REEVES
      WE HAVE AN 82 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE HER ON THE FUGITIVE FILES. OUT OF THE 228 PEOPLE WE'VE PROFILED ON HERE 186 HAVE BEEN CAUGHT. BUT WE WANT THAT NUMBER TO GROW. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT TONIGHT'S FUGITIVES.

      ROBERT REEVES IS WANTED FOR FAILING TO APPEAR FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HIS DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILD. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON DENTON STREET IN CHARLESTON.

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    HEATH
      WILLIAM HEATH IS WANTED FOR FAILING TO APPEAR FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY BROKE INTO A WOMAN'S HOUSE AND STOLE MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF STUFF.. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON GRANT STREET IN CHARLESTON.

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    HILL
      WILLIAM HILL IS WANTED FOR FAILING TO APPEAR FOR ARRAIGNMENT AFTER POLICE FOUND OUT HE WAS A FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARMS.. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON 22ND AVENUE IN NORTH PETERSBURG.

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    TIPLINE
      AND THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

      SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER LOOK AT THE FUGITIVE FILES.

      REPORTING LIVE... RRA.. EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    REMOTE CONTROL BOMB
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS! IN WORLD NEWS....

      A REMOTE-CONTROLLED BOMB KILLS ONE PERSON IN THE LATEST ATTACK IN PAKISTAN.

      A BOMB PLACED ON A PARKED MOTORCYCLE EXPLODED KILLING A PASSER-BY.

      PAKISTANI OFFICIALS SAY SIX OTHERS WERE INJURED, INCLUDING A SENIOR POLICE OFFICIAL.

      ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE INJURED POLICE OFFICIAL PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE ARRESTS OF SOME PROMINENT MEMBERS OF SEPARATIST GROUPS IN THE PROVINCE.

      THE PAKISTAN ARMY HAS BEEN ON THE OFFENSIVE AIMING TO ROOT OUT TALIBAN MILITANTS.

      THE MILITANTS HAVE RETALIATED WITH A SURGE OF BOMB ATTACKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, KILLING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.

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    CRUISE SHIP STUCK
      A CRUISE SHIP TRAVELING AROUND ANTARCTICA IS STRANDED AS IT FACES A MAJOR OBSTACLE - ICE.

      THE SHIP IS CARRYING MORE THAN ONE-HUNDRED TOURISTS, SCIENTISTS AND JOURNALISTS.

      NO ONE IS IN DANGER.

      THE COMPANY SAYS WHEN CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT THEY WILL TRY TO MOVE THE SHIP..

      PASSENGERS ARE SPENDING THE EXTRA TIME TOURING THE SURROUNDING AREA.

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    JAPAN BLUE ROSES
      BLUE ROSES ARE IN BLOOM IN JAPAN AS THE FIRST GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED PETALS ARE UNVEILED.

      SUNTORY FLOWERS INTRODUCED THE CREATION FIVE YEARS AGO, BUT HAD TO WAIT FOR GOVERNMENT APPROVAL TO SELL THE FLOWERS.

      THE FIRST SIX-THOUSAND BATCHES HAVE SOLD OUT.

      THEY COST ABOUT 33 BUCKS FOR A SINGLE STEM.

      THE CREATORS OF THE ROSES SAY THE PETALS MAY NOT SEEM THAT BLUE, BUT THEY ARE THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO HAVE A BLUE PIGMENT.

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    SECOND WEATHER
      JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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    HOLLYWOOD BUZZ
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    NEW MOON LA PREMIERE
      TONIGHT IN THE HOLLYWOOD BUZZ....WE'VE GOT TWO WORDS NEW MOON...

      ITS THE BIGGEST STORY IN TINDEL TOWN THIS WEEK AS FANS COUNT DOWN TO THE MOVIE'S NATIONWIDE RELEASE ON FRIDAY.

      BUT THE FILM ACTUALLY PREMIERED LAST NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES..

      THE VAMPIRE FRANCHISE IS A HUGE HIT WITH ADOLESCENT GIRLS, BUT DOES WELL ENOUGH IN OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS THAT IT'S SURE TO HAVE AN ENORMOUS OPENING WEEKEND AT THE BOX OFFICE... TWILIGHT BROUGHT IN JUST SHY OF 70-MILLION DOLLARS IN ITS OPENING WEEKEND.

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    NICOLAS CAGE FORCLOSURE
      NOT EVEN OSCAR WINNERS ARE IMMUNE FROM THE RECESSION.

      IT SEEMS THAT ACTOR NICOLAS CAGE LOST TWO HOMES IN NEW ORLEANS IN A FORECLOSURE AUCTION.

      AUTHORITIES SAY CAGE BOUGHT THEM ORIGINALLY IN A DEAL SET UP BY SAMUEL LEVIN.

      HE'S THE FINANCIAL MANAGER CAGE IS SUING FOR MILLIONS.

      THE HOMES WERE APPRAISED AT NEARLY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. THEY SOLD FOR FOUR AND A HALF MILLION.

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    PARKER AWARD
      ACTRESS EVA LONGORIA PARKER HAS BEEN HONORED AT A "PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR" CEREMONY IN HOLLYWOOD.

      A RECEPTION WAS HELD AT BOA STEAKHOUSE IN WEST HOLLYWOOD LAST NIGHT.

      LONGORIA PARKER SAYS SHE'S THRILLED TO HAVE BEEN SINGLED OUT FOR THE HONOR.

      SHE SAYS GIVING MONEY TO PEOPLE IN NEED IS A REWARDING EXPERIENCE.

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    HEALTH RANKINGS
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS! IN HEALTH NEWS.... OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS -- WEST VIRGINIANS HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY HEALTHIER.

      THE MOUNTAIN STATE RANKS 42nd IN THIS YEAR'S HEALTH RANKINGS -- BUT DOCTORS ALSO LOOKED AT TRENDS FROM THE PAST TWO DECADES.

      THERE ARE TWO MAIN REASONS FOR THE LOW RANKING -- OBESITY AND SMOKING.

      WHILE THE NUMBER OF SMOKERS HAS DRAMATICALLY DROPPED ACROSS THE COUNTRY -- OBESITY-- WHICH LEADS TO MANY HEALTH PROBLEMS LIKE HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES-- HAS SKYROCKETED...

      DOCTORS URGE YOU TO TAKE ACTION NOW BY MAKING DIETARY AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES.

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    STD CASES UP
      THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS DIAGNOSED WITH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IS GROWING.

      ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, MORE THAN ONE MILLION CASES OF CHLAMYIDIA WERE REPORTED IN TWO THOUSAND EIGHT.

      THAT'S A RECORD NUMBER.

      BUT RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THE NUMBER IS RISING BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING SCREENED, NOT BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING INFECTED.

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    SPORTS TEASE
      DONNIE JONES LOOKS FOR 2-AND-OH...

      BUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE WOULDN'T GO AWAY EASY!!

      JOSH LEWIS HAS THE HI-LITES FROM THE CAM HENDERSON CENTER NEXT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...

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    SPORTS
      RICK TOSSES TO SPORTS ANCHOR

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    MARSHALL HOOPS
      MARSHALL CONTINUING WITH THE GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL THIS EVENING...

      THE HERD TAKING ON A MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE PROGRAM THAT HAS GOTTEN THE BEST OF THEM IN THEIR FOUR MATCHUPS-- WITH THE BLUE RAIDERS WINNING FOUR OF THOSE...

      7-FOOTER HASSAN WHITESIDE HAS A 7-FOOT-7 INCH WINGSPAN...

      --HERE HE BLOCKS TREVOR OTTLEY WITHOUT EVEN JUMPING!!!

      --SHOWTIME... DARRYL MERTHIE ALLI-OOP TO TIRRELL BAINES...

      --OUTSIDE TO CHRIS LUTZ FOR 3...

      --DONNIE JONES HAD A ONE POINT HALFTIME LEAD...

      --MONTARRIO HADDOCK HAD A CAREER HI 25 IN A WIN AGAINST OHIO ON SUNDAY... HERE HE GETS THE ROLL... HE HAD 9 IN A BACK-AND-FORTH BALLGAME..

      --HERD FROM THE OUTSIDE...

      --CAM MILLER..

      --TYLER WILKERSON...

      --OFF THE INBOUNDS... DAMIER PITTS WITH THE ACROBATIC LAYUP... HE MADE FOUR KEY FREE THROWS IN THE FINAL MINUTE... AND THE BLUE RAIDERS MISSED A 3 TO TIE AT THE BUZZER... MARSHALL WINS 63-60 IMPROVING TO 2-AND-OH...

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    UC HOOPS
      UC OPENED IT'S SEASON AT LOCK HAVEN PENNSYLVANIA...

      THIS GAME WAS TIED IN THE FINAL MINUTE...

      BUT LOCK HAVEN MAKES THEIR FREE THROWS DOWN THE STRETCH...

      GREG WHITE'S TEAM BEGINS THE SEASON 0-AND-1...

      UC IS AT HOME AGAINST OHIO UNIVERSITY EASTERN SATURDAY NIGHT...

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    WVU FOOTBALL
      TOUGH LOSS FOR THE MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL TEAM FRIDAY NIGHT...

      BUT JARRETT BROWN'S PERFORMANCE WAS ENCOURAGING...

      BROWN THREE FOR 188 YARDS AND A SCORE...

      HE ADDED 34 YARDS AND A T-D ON THE GROUND...

      COACH STEW SAYS THE FACT HE WAS PLAYING AT LESS THAN 100-PERCENT MADE IT ALL THAT MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE...

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    MARSHALL FOOTBALL
      IT'S SENIOR DAY FOR MARSHALL SATURDAY....

      THE HERD FINISHING UP THE HOME PORTION OF THE 2009 SCHEDULE...

      A WIN AGAINST SMU AND THE HERD BECOMES BOWL ELIGIBLE...

      MARK SNYDER HASN'T BEEN TO A BOWL GAME SINCE TAKING OVER AS HEAD COACH...BUT HE CERTAINLY UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF A POSTSEASON APPEARANCE...

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    MARSHALL FB SOUND
      RESULTS CAME BACK FROM CODY SLATE'S KNEE...

      HE DID TEAR HIS ACL AND IS OUT FOR THE YEAR.....

      SMU 4:30 SATURDAY....

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    JACK WOOLWINE
      FOR NINE YEARS JACK WOOLWINE HAD LED THE CAPITAL COUGARS....

      BUT HIS RUN WILL END THERE...

      WOOLWINE HAS RESIGNED FROM THE POSITION...

      HE WAS 57-AND-42 IN THOSE NINE SEASONS....

      BUT COACH STILL PLANS ON BEING AROUND THE PROGRAM...

      AND YOU COULD JUST SEE HIM BACK AS AN ASSISTANT AT SOME POINT...

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    JACK WOOLWINE SOUND
      WOOLWINE HELPED CAPITAL WIN 3 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AS AN ASSISTANT IN 1989... 91 AND 95...

      WE WISH HIM WELL!!

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    JR BRADLEY
      NITRO'S J-R BRADLEY IS HEADED TO RALEIGH....

      THE BASEBALL STAR SIGNED HIS LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY FOR N-C STATE TODAY....

      RALEIGH HAD GIVEN AN VERBAL COMMITTMENT TO MARSHALL...

      BUT WHEN PITCHING COACH TIM ADKINS LEFT...HE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART....

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    HURRICANE GOLF
      MARSHALL'S BASEBALL PROGRAM LET ONE GET AWAY...

      BUT THE GOLF PROGRAM MADE UP FOR IT BY SIGNING TWO...

      HURRICANE'S BRIAN ANANIA AND AARON BARNA BOTH SIGNED LETTERS OF INTENT TO PLAY GOLF FOR THE HERD...

      THEY'VE HELPED THE REDSKINS CAPTURE THREE STRAIGHT TRIPLE-A STATE GOLF TITLES....

      NOW THEY'LL PLAY TOGETHER IN COLLEGE...

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    WAKE UP WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WAKE UP WEATHER

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    TONIGHT AT ELEVEN
      WHEELCHAIR-BOUND PEOPLE ARE PLAYING MORE AND MORE AGGRESSIVE SPORTS THESE DAYS.

      AND THAT INCLUDES PLAYING FULL CONTACT SPORTS.

      COMING UP TONIGHT AT ELEVEN.... WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW ONE GROUP OF PARAPLEGICS ARE USING RUGBY TO STRENGTHEN THEIR MINDS AND BODIES.

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    OBAMA SCULPTURES
      FINALLY TONIGHT...PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FIRST STATE VISIT TO CHINA SPARKS A UNIQUE BRAND OF CREATIVITY.

      CHINESE SCULPTORS OF ALL CRAFTS ARE CREATING THEIR OWN VERSIONS OF OUR PRESIDENT.

      CHECK THIS OUT.

      ONE BEIJING HAIRDRESSER HAS MADE AN OBAMA BUST MADE ENTIRELY OF HAIR.

      INSTEAD OF THROWING IT AWAY, THE HAIR IS -RECYCLED- INTO THE MODEL.

      IN TIANJIN, ANOTHER SCULPTURE IS BEING MADE THE MORE TRADITIONAL WAY.

      THIS ONE ARTIST HAS BEEN WORKING FOR ALMOST A YEAR ON HIS WAX CREATION.

      THE SCULPTOR SAYS HE BEGAN WORK THE OBAMA BUST WHEN HE FIRST WON THE ELECTION LAST YEAR.

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