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Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News. PRESHOWOPEN
COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS, A CAR CRASHES INTO HOUSE DURING A HIGH SPEED CHASE... SHOULD THE CHASE HAVE GONE THAT FAR?.... BUT FIRST 
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SEXUAL ASSAULT ACCUSATIONS AT A CHARLESTON HOTEL. OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... BOTH SIDES HAVE DIFFERENT STORIES TO TELL. GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ. AND I'M RICK LORD... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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A SUPERVISOR WAS ARRESTED AFTER A WORKER ACCUSED HIM OF SEXUAL ABUSE. EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR HAS BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY...GILBERT AND WHAT A STORY IT IS ANCHOR... HE'S 49...SHE'S 17 AND BY BOTH ACCOUNTS THE RELATIONSHIP WENT OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF WORK. NAT: THERE'S SOME HOUSE CLEANING GOING ON AT THE BEST WESTERN HOTEL IN CHARLESTON . TWO EMPLOYEES ARE ON PAID LEAVE AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. BITE: 19;30:30 we're looking for the truth. A TRUTH THAT COULDN'T BE MORE DIFFERENT TO THE PARTIES INVOLVED. 19:35:30 he started to shove me up against the wall and making out with me and I told him to let go and he wouldn't 17 YEAR OLD KELSEY SIMMONS SAYS SHE'S A LESBIAN AND THAT HER BOSS TED RHIM WANTED HER FOR MORE THAN JUST WORK. SHE SAYS ON SUNDAY AFTER BEING REPRIMANDED, RHIM PULLED HER INTO HIS OFFICE AND ATTACKED HER. SHE SAYS HE GRABBED HER CROTCH. BITE:19:36:32 SUPRISED? not knowing him. WHY? cause he's done it before TO WHO? to me. RHIM SAYS KELSEY IS LYING... AND THAT HE DID NOT SEXUAL ASSAULT HER... HE CLAIMS KELSEY WASNT DOING HER JOB. 19:30:47 I didn't see it coming. I was simply a boss that sent someone home for not performing their duties. SIMMONS IS A RELATIVELY NEW EMPLOYEE BUT THERE IS A BACKSTORY. THE TWO HAVE SPENT TIME TOGETHER OUTSIDE OF WORK. RHIM DOING FAVORS LIKE OFFERING HER RIDES.... EVEN GOING AS FAR AS TO HELP FURNISH HER APARTMENT. THEY MET THROUGH SIMMONS' MOTHER...ALSO A FORMER BEST WESTERN WORKER...WHO NOW SAYS SHE WAS HARASSED AS WELL. 19:40:12 IF IT HAD HAPPENED TO YOU WHY TRY TO GET YOUR DAUGHTER A JOB? I didn't think he'd do it to a 17 yar old girl. RHIM SAYS THE FAMILY'S MOTIVE IS MONEY 19:55:58 I feel sorry for Kelsey cause I did everything I could. THE SAME STORY WITH TWO VERY DIFFERENT VERSIONS....NOW IT'S UP TO THE COURT TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH. WE SPOKE WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES AT BEST WESTERN WHO SAY RHIM GIVES SEVERAL WORKERS RIDES AND THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON. RHIM IS CHARGED WITH 1ST DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM... GCO... EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexJAMES ALFRED KING
A DUNBAR OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER JAMES KING ON MONDAY NIGHT AFTER HE NOTICED THE CAR KING WAS DRIVING HAD NO REGISTRATION. KING LED HIM ON A CHASE THROUGH DUNBAR INTO NORTH CHARLESTON ARUND WOODWARD DRIVE. WHEN THE OFFICER GOT OUT OF HIS CRUISER KING RAMMED IT AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. THE CHASE WAS CALLED OFF BUT POLICE WERE TIPPED OFF TO WHERE KING WAS TODAY. KING IS NOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL FACING SEVERAL CHARGES.
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MANSFORD AND WANDA HAMMONDS HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE ALL DAY TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES. THEIR PROPERTIES -- INCLUDING TWO HOMES AND TWO VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED WHEN ERIC FIELDS CRASHED INTO THEIR PARKED VEHICLES WHILE THEY WERE SLEEPING DURING A HIGH SPEED POLICE CHASE. THE HAMMONDS ARE LUCKY THEY WEREN'T HURT -- BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS AND LIKELY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. ERIC FIELDS IS FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES -- HE IS STILL IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER RUDI RAYNES JOINS US LIVE IN OUR STUDIO WITH MORE ON WHAT HE SAYS HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. OUR FACEBOOK PAGE LIT UP TODAY OVER THIS STORY... MANY PEOPLE SAYING THE STATE POLICE NEVER SHOULD'VE PURSUED ERIC FIELDS INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT TROOPER MALCOM NAPIER SAYS FIELDS IS THE ONLY ONE AT FAULT. "Why is he running? You automatically assume it's for something serious." TROOPER MALCOLM NAPIER SAYS A HIGH SPEED CHASE IS SOMETHING NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EVER LIKES BEING INVOLVED IN. "Apart from the public and all it puts us in grave danger." CLOSE TO 1 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING TROOPER NAPIER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER 21 YEAR OLD ERIC FIELDS ON I-77 AROUND BIGLEY AVENUE FOR ALLEGEDLY DRIVING ERRADICALLY. "Various speeds 70-80 miles per hour. At one point he turned all his lights off, green lights were good all the way, I don't remember seeing any pedestrians at all, We literally passed two or three cars coming in the opposite direction. THE CHASE ENDED ON FALCON DRIVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHARLESTON WHEN FIELDS RAN INTO TWO CARS AND BROKE A GAS MAIN. "They should know not to chase them out here like that." WANDA HAMMONDS WHOSE HOME ALSO FELL VICTIM TO THE CRASH. SHE SAYS THE POLICE SHOULD NOT HAVE PURSUED FIELDS INTO HER NEIGHBORHOOD. AND MANY ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AGREE WITH HER. ONE PERSON SAID "The police endanger others lives and property when they chase at these types of speeds." ANOTHER SAID : "The chases will slow down when an innocent bystander is killed or maimed and a huge settlement is won." BUT SGT. LARRY O'BRYAN SAYS NAPIER DID THE RIGHT THING. Obryan:"This pursuit was a textbook pursuit. It was done within our guidelines. Napier even gave safe distance." Napier:"I could not see him at all by the time he crashed and my dashcam will support that. He chose to flee. We just responded. He's in charge of it. We just want it to end. That's all we want." NAPIER SAYS HE DID TALK TO CHARLESTON POLICE AND THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET SPIKE STRIPS SO FIELDS WOULDN'T WRECK, BUT THE CHASE WAS ONLY 2-3 MINUTES LONG. NAPIER ALSO SAID WHEN HE WAS ON SCENE THE HAMMONDS ONLY SEEMED ANGRY AT FIELDS AND HE TOLD THEM HE WOULD TRY TO HELP THEM REBUILD THEIR HOME. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE STUDIO... RRA... EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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DO YOU SUPPORT STIFFER PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE WHO RUN FROM THE POLICE? LOG ON TO WCHSTV.COM AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK.
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THE BILL IS NAMED AFTER CHARLESTON POLICE OFFICER JERRY JONES. JONES WAS FATALLY SHOT BY OFFICERS LAST SEPTEMBER WHILE THEY WERE CHASING SUSPECT BRIAN GOOD WHO WAS ALSO KILLED. THE BILL IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE SENATE. WE'LL HAVE MORE NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITOL A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST.
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THEY HELPED SAVE 17 PEOPLE FROM A CRASHED MILITARY HELICOPTER LAST MONTH. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON SAYS SEVERAL CRASH SURVIVORS JOINED NAVY BRASS IN PRAISING DOZENS OF NATIONAL GUARDSMEN, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS WHO SAVED THEIR LIVES. SOME OF THE MEN WHO WERE SAVED FROM A CRASHED NAVY HELICOPTER LAST MONTH AND THEIR NAVY BOSSES THANKED NATIONAL GUARD AND CIVILIAN RESCUERS FOR A MIRACLE ON THE MOUNTAIN. COMMANDER HEATH HOWELL. ALL 17 SURVIVED AND ONLY TWO REMAIN HOSPITALIZED FROM THE FEBRUARY 18TH CRASH. PO3 BEN CHELLEW. RESCUERS IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY BRAVED EXTREME COLD AND RUGGED TERRAIN TRANSPORTING THE CREW AND PASSENGERS TO MEDICAL FACILITIES. STAFF SGT. NICOLE HOPKINS WAS ONE OF 2 PARAMEDICS DROPPED BY HELICOPTER TO REACH THE SCENE FIRST. SSGT N. HOPKINS. THE NAVY GAVE RESCUERS PLAQUES AND LETTERS OF APPRECIATION DURING A CEREMONY WEDNESDAY AT THE ELKINS-RANDOLPH COUNTY AIRPORT. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS USING SNOWCATS BORROWED FROM A SKI RESORT HANDLED THE GROUND RESCUE. A NATIONAL GUARD GENERAL SAID YEARS OF WORKING WITH THE FIREMEN IN FLOODS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES MADE TEAMWORK EASY. GUARD. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, ELKINS.. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Return to Story Index7-11 ROBBERY
IT HAPPENED AROUND 7:30 AT THE 7-ELEVEN ON 4TH AVENUE. DISPATCHERS SAY THE MAN WALKED INTO THE STORE BY THE NITRO MOOSE LODGE, AND HANDED THE CLERK A NOTE DEMANDING MONEY. THE ROBBER IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MAN WEARING A TAN BAGGY SHIRT.
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THAT'S RIGHT, BRICKSTREET'S PROFITS FELL DRAMATICALLY. IN 2005, LAWMAKERS ESTABLISHED THE COMPANY TO REPLACE WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM. FOR THREE YEARS, BRICKSTREET HAD A MONOPOLY IN THE STATE, UNTIL THE STATE WAS OPEN FOR COMPETITION... NOW 161 COMPANIES ARE WRITING WORKERS' COMP POLICES. BRICKSTREET ALSO HAD A FEDERAL EXEMPTION TAX THAT EXPIRED ON DEC. 31, 2008. THAT YEAR, THEY EARNED 113 point 6 BILLION DOLLARS, LAST YEAR , 38 point 9 MILLON.
Return to Story IndexKANAWHA BUDGET
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW COUNTY EMPLOYEES WON'T GET RAISES... AND WE'RE TOLD THERE IS HARDLY ANY MONEY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OR EQUIPMENT, EITHER.. ALSO, INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE GOING UP, AND THE JAIL BILL WILL RISE 150 THOUSAND DOLLARS... COMMISSION PRESIDENT KENT CARPER SAYS THE COUNTY DID AVOID A FINANCIAL CRISIS WHEN THE CONSOLIDATED RETIREMENT BOARD INCREASED EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS ONE AND A HALF PERCENT INSTEAD OF THE SIX PERCENT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY SUGGESTED.
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LEGISLATORS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO ADD ABOUT 248- MILLION DOLLARS TO THE STATE BUDGET. FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY AND THE RECENT PENSION FUNDING CHANGE ALLOWED FOR THE EXTRA FUNDS. BUT THE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED AMENDED SENATE BUDGET BILL STILL CUTS SPENDING BY 47 MILLION DOLLARS THE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO ADVANCED A BUDGET BILL TODAY. IF PASSED, THE NEW BUDGET WOULD TAKE EFFECT JULY 1ST.
Return to Story IndexBUSINESS COURTS
THE SENATE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ALLOW THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO CREATE SPECIAL BUSINESS COURTS IN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS WITH MORE THAN 60-THOUSAND PEOPLE. THE MEASURE IS BACK IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES AFTER THE SENATE MADE A MINOR AMENDMENT.
Return to Story IndexPRESCRIPTION DRUGS
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH IN 2008, 15 POINT 2 MILLION PEOPLE USED A PRESCRIPTION FOR NON-MEDICAL PURPOSES. ONE OF THE BILLS WOULD CREATE AN ONLINE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DATABASE, SO PHARMACISTS CAN KEEP A CLOSER EYE ON PATIENTS WHO TRY TO FILL A PRESCRIPTION MORE THAN ONCE. THE OTHER BILL DEALS WITH TAMPER-RESISTANT PRESCRIPTION PADS, AND HELPS PROSECUTORS PROSECUTE DOCTOR-SHOPPING CASES.
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YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL CHECKED THIS MORNING AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE EVENT WAS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AMONG CITIZENS AND LEGISLATORS. THE EVENT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, IMMUNIZATIONS CLINICS, HEALTH SCREENINGS AND SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
Return to Story IndexMANCHIN EPA LETTER
MANCHIN, AND GOVERNOR STEVE BESHEAR FROM KENTUCKY JOIN THAT GROUP OF GOVERNORS. IN THE LETTER TO CONGRESS, THEY SAY "THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGULATIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES LINKED TO CLIMATE CHANGE COULD HARM THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS."
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THE PERMIT WAS FIRST DENIED DUE TO AN "INADEQUATE WATER TREATMENT PLAN," SO THE COMPANY MADE SOME CHANGES AND NOW THE PERMIT HAS BEEN REINSTATED. I-C-G HOPES TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THE TYGART NUMBER ONE UNDERGROUND MINE IN MID-20-11, THEY ALSO HOPE TO BE IN PRODUCTION BY LATE 20-12.
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IN JANUARY, FORTY-YEAR-OLD JOHN RENNER OF GRANVILLE CLAIMED TO HAVE INSPECTED A SEAL AT THE FEDERAL NUMBER TWO MINE NEAR FAIRVIEW BUT IN REALITY, HE NEVER DID. RENNER FACES UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON AND A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE WHEN SENTENCED.
Return to Story IndexMIKE HUCKABEE
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS TALKS WITH MIKE HUCKABEE ABOUT THE NATION'S ENERGY POLICY AND ITS IMPACT ON WEST VIRGINIA. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: FOX News host Mike Huckabee says coal is a vital part of the health of this nation, and he's not just talking about keeping the lights on. Mike Huckabee/FOX News Network: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: The former governor of Arkansas and Republican presidential candidate was the keynote speaker for the Massey Energy Safety and Environmental Innovations Expo. Now hosting a show on the FOX News Network, Huckabee's speech mirrored many of the points Massey CEO Don Blankenship has been making for years. Don Blankenship/CEO, Massey Energy: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Huckabee says the Obama administration's apparent dislike for coal as an energy source has far-reaching repercussions, beyond the thousands of jobs at stake in the Appalachian coalfields. Mike Huckabee/FOX News Network: YOU CAN WATCH THE FORMER GOVERNOR'S SHOW "HUCKABEE"... WEEKENDS ON THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL.
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TODAY, MORE THAN 500 MARSHALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE UP TIL DAWN PROGRAM. IT'S A FUNDRAISER THAT TOOK PLACE FROM NOON UNTIL TEN TONIGHT. PARTICIPANTS SENT LETTERS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY ASKING THEM TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE CAUSE. SARAH BRUNETT SAYS ITS IMPORTANT TO GET COLLEGE STUDENTS INVOLVED. "you grow older, you get money, you sometimes want to donate your money to a good cause, get that feeling inside and starting at the college age makes it fresh in their minds so once they get in the real world, i've done work with st. jude before, seems like a great cause." THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR FOR THE UP TIL DAWN PROGRAM. IN THOSE YEARS MARSHALL HAS RAISED MORE THAN 45 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ST. JUDE.
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THE SURVEY BY SPECTREM FOUND SEVEN-POINT-EIGHT MILLION U.S. HOUSEHOLDS WITH A NET WORTH OF AT LEAST ONE-MILLION DOLLARS. THAT'S STILL DOWN FROM THE RECORD NINE-POINT-TWO MILLION MILLIONAIRE HOUSEHOLDS IN 2007.
Return to Story IndexCISCO ROUTER
OR, STREAMING EVERY MOTION PICTURE EVER CREATED IN LESS THAN FOUR MINUTES? WELL, CISCO HAS ANNOUNCED ITS NEW INTERNET ROUTER, AND SAYS IT WILL FOREVER CHANGE THE INTERNET. "Clearly this is a landmark day for the industry. Both on the entertainment and the broadband side, and we are really excited because what we feel the C-R-S 3 or new router will forever change the foundation of the internet and really be the foundation for the next generation of internet, which is going to be used by the carriers to deliver video and cloud based services across both fixed and mobile networks. IN 2004, CISCO BROUGHT OUT THE C-R-S-ONE AND BILLED IT AS THE FINAL BRIDGE FROM THE ANALOG TO THE DIGITAL AGE. CISCO HAS SINCE SOLD ABOUT FIVE-THOUSAND OF THE SYSTEMS TO 300 CUSTOMERS. CISCO FOUND JOHN CHAMBERS IS A NATIVE OF CHARLESTON AND ATTENDED COLLEGE AT WVU. AND THAT'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REPORTS WEST VIRGINA LOST 24-THOUSAND JOBS LAST YEAR. KENTUCKY, OVER 42-THOUSAND, AND OHIO... 222-THOUSAND. THOSE LOSSES INCLUDE SEASONAL JOBS. NATIONALLY, MICHIGAN HAS THE NATION'S HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE... AT 14.3 PERCENT.
Return to Story IndexJOBLESS AID
THE U-S SENATE PASSES LEGISLATION TO CONTINUE UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS TO THOSE OUT OF WORK FOR MORE THAN HALF A YEAR. IT PASSED 62 FOR AND 36 AGAINST. THE BILL WILL ALSO HELP THE UNEMPLOYED PAY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE... AND EXTEND SOME TAX BREAKS FOR BUSINESSES. IT NOW HEADS TO THE HOUSE.
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STOCK PRICES GAINED MODEST GROUND AGAIN TODAY. THE DOW WAS UP 3 POINTS. THE S&P ROSE 5 POINTS, WHILE THE NASDAQ SURGED MORE THAN 18 POINTS.
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glad to have you on the boat on this TONIGHT'S USA UPDATE! KENTUCKY... THIS MOM MIGHT BE THE *ULTIMATE* MULTI-TASKER... THE HARRODSBURG WOMAN DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS PREGNANT... BUT ONCE SHE FOUND OUT - IT WAS TOO LATE - THAT BABY WAS ON ITS WAY... STAYING CALM, SHE DELIVERED INSIDE HER OWN HOME, CUT THE UMBILICAL CORD AND CLEANED UP THE NEWBORN BOY... THEN, SHE REMEMBERED SHE HAD TO PICK UP HER SEVEN YEAR-OLD FROM SCHOOL - SO SHE DID THAT FIRST---*THEN* WENT TO THE HOSPITAL... THE NEWBORN IS DOING WELL, AND WEIGHED IN AT 6 POUNDS, 15 OUNCES... WASHINGTON... A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR WARNING SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO GO UP ON A SEATTLE ROADWAY SLATED TO COME DOWN... THE GOAL IS TO STOP ANYONE FROM DRIVING ONTO THE CITY'S VIADUCT IF IT IS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE... BUT SOME ARGUE THE PLAN IS NOT A GOOD ONE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT HELP ANYONE ALREADY ON THE ROAD... AND... WHY SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON A WARNING SYSTEM FOR A ROAD THAT IS ABOUT TO BE DEMOLISHED... FLORIDA... SOME FISHERMAN SPOT THE *REALLY BIG* ONE. THEY FOUND AN EIGHT-HUNDRED-POUND MALE LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE OFF THE COAST OF RIVIERA BEACH... THEY SAY THE TURTLE WAS ALIVE WHEN THEY FOUND IT... BUT BY THE TIME THEY GOT HIM ONBOARD...IT DIED... A DIVE BOAT WAS ABLE TO TRANSPORT THE TURTLE REMAINS TO SHORE... RESEARCHERS ARE SHIPPING THE REMAINS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA... MALE LEATHERBACKS NEVER COME ASHORE SO THIS OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR SCIENTISTS... AND IT'S TIME TO GO BACK IN OUR SHELL ON THIS USA UPDATE
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, WE'LL TELL YOU HOW SMOKING COULD ACTUALLY HAVE AN UNINTENDED BENEFIT... A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
Return to Story IndexKID SPORTS INJURIES
AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT BLAMES AN INCREASE IN INJURIES ON MORE KIDS PLAYING DIFFERENT SPORTS YEAR ROUND WITHOUT ANY BREAKS. AWARENESS AND PREVENTION CAN HELP, BUT RESEARCHES POINT OUT KIDS ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO TRAUMATIC JOINT AND EXTREMITY INJURIES BECAUSE THEIR BODIES ARE STILL GROWING. DOCTORS THERE SAY LOOKING OUT FOR WARNING SIGNS... LIKE PAIN, SWELLING, AND JOINT LOCKING... WILL HELP PREVENT MORE SERIOUS TROUBLE.
Return to Story IndexGIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT
IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. SIX GAMES ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY...SIX MORE TOMORROW...SIX ON FRIDAY...AND THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS SATURDAY....
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RIPLEY'S JIMMY FRASHIER WILL BE THE HEAD COACH OF THE BEARS...FRASHIER HAS SERVED ON PREVIOUS NORTH COACHING STAFFS DURING HIS CAREER...HIS SEVENTH VIKING TEAM REACHED THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS THIS PAST SEASON... -BECKLEY'S JOHN H. LILLY WILL BE THE SOUTH'S HEAD COACH IN 2010...LILLY HAS BEEN AT THE HELM OF BECKLEY FOOTBALL FOR SEVERAL SEASONS...BEFORE THAT HE COACHED AT SHADY SPRING...GAME DIRECTOR BOB MULLETT IS PLEASED WITH THIS YEAR'S CHOICES...
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Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
As their Saturday deadline approaches, state lawmakers work on a compromise to a controversial abortion bill AND, WVU & MARSHALL PREPARE TO START POSTSEASON PLAY ON THURSDAY NIGHT PLUS, MORE ON THE STATE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT... WITH SOUTH CHARLESTON'S BLACK EAGLES AMONG THE VICTORS YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN THURSDAY'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 IndexIWITNESS NEWS
IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
Return to Story IndexBLACK BEAR DEN
EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY EXPLAINS IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE REPORT. We went to Boone County one snowy day looking for a black bear and her cubs wondering how they were riding out this long, cold winter. After tracking her to this tiny hole in the ground, biologists figured they were all doing fine. 35:20Eric Richmond/DNR Biologist says:(tighten this up a bit please) "As you can see by the hole, we had to excavate this ourselves to get in there. The hole was a little bit smaller than what you can see now. That much colder air was not able to enter the den being a tight fit in the rocks and the dirt around that-she was quite insulated from the cold weather." 32:33Patrick McMurtry/Eyewitness News says: (use the nats of cub inside to start the bite) "These cubs are still inside here. There's a lot of snow around here and it's been that way for the last several months and it doesn't look like it's going away any time soon. This is what they need to survive." Black bears find shelter for the winter in many different places, but they all have one common denominator: rain and snow can't get in. 25:33Gary Sharp DNR biologist says: Generally, the most common bear den is an excavation under a root ball, but whenever they get in a rock crevice like this, they can be a pretty tight fit. Typically when a bear picks its den, it's a place where if we get a lot of water, it will stay dry." 36:29 "Bears are just like us, they become wiser with age." That's why you'll see bears making their first dens in places you'd never expect-places which could use a little home improvements. 37:14Eric Richmond/DNR Biologist says: "We've found bears in brush piles, which offer very little cover from the elements, root balls, uprooted trees where they've excavated back in the earth. Rock holes like you see here which is what we all think of as a typical bear den, and, surprisingly enough, we've found bears in hollowed trees." And we've been there with the bears and the biologists every step of the way. For West Virginia Wildlife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BLACK BEARS, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
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ALL THREE SAID THEY WERE WELL -- FAMILY MEMBERS OF SHANE BAUER, SARAH SHOURD AND JOSH FATTAL SAY THEY RECEIVED PHONE CALLS FROM THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY. THE FAMILIES SAY THE THREE WERE CAPTURED WHILE HIKING IN NORTHERN IRAQ LAST JULY WHEN THEY ACCIDENTALLY CROSSED THE BORDER INTO IRAN. IRAN SAYS THE HIKERS ARE SPIES. U-S OFFICIALS HAVE CALLED FOR THEIR RELEASE.
Return to Story IndexWHEELCHAIR ATTACK
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE A MAN MOVING ALONG THE SUBWAY PLATFORM IN SYDNEY. AS HE ARRIVES AT THE ELEVATOR, A TEENAGER WALKS UP NEXT TO HIM. YOU CAN SEE THE ATTACKER PUSH THE TOURIST OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR. AFTER A SECOND YOUNG MAN ENTERS, THE 35-YEAR OLD CANADIAN VICTIM IS BEATEN FOR ABOUT 3 TO 5 MINUTES. POLICE ARRESTED A 17 YEAR OLD AND ARE LOOKING FOR THE OTHER TEEN.
Return to Story IndexSPAIN WEATHER
A BIG SNOW STORM HAS LEFT MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER, AND HAS SHUT DOWN RAIL LINES AND MANY ROADS. ALTHOUGH THE STORM HAS PASSED - BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE STILL HAMPERING TRANSPORTATION.
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Return to Story IndexCOREY HAIM
A HEART-THROB OF THE 80'S, 38 YEAR OLD COREY HAIM, DIED EARLY THIS MORNING. HAIM WAS KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES IN MOVIES LIKE "THE LOST BOYS" AND "LUCAS". THE CANADIAN-BORN ACTOR'S MOTHER CALLED PARAMEDICS SAYING HE WAS EXPERIENCING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. HAIM STRUGGLED WITH DRUG ABUSE FOR YEARS. HE TOLD CNN'S LARRY KING IN 2007 THAT HE WOULD BE "A CHRONIC RELAPSER" FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS STILL UNKNOWN.
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THE MUSIC PRODUCER IS PLEDGING HIS SUPPORT IN A NEW VIDEO, AIMED AT HELPING THE WORLD SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS. COWELL SAYS THE W-S-P-A CHARITY "STRUCK A CHORD" WITH HIM. THE NEW VIDEO IS ON "YOU TUBE"... COWELL SAYS INTERNATIONAL LAWS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT DEFENSELESS ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD.
Return to Story IndexMADONNA BRANDING
MADONNA IS TEAMING UP WITH ICONIX IN AN EXCLUSIVE BRANDING DEAL. HER NAME AND IMAGE WILL BE USED ON CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND OTHER PRODUCTS CALLED M-G ICON. ICONIX HAS ALREADY IRONED OUT THE FIRST RETAIL DEAL. IT'S AN EXCLUSIVE NEW LINE OF TEEN CLOTHING THAT WILL APPEAR IN MACY'S IN TIME FOR THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING SEASON. ICONIX ALSO HANDLE'S JAY Z'S LINE ROCA WEAR LINE.
Return to Story IndexSMOKING PARKINSON'S
BUT DON'T GO LIGHTING UP JUST YET. THE STUDY OUT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES FOUND CURRENT SMOKERS WERE 44 PERCENT LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP PARKINSON'S COMPARED TO PEOPLE WHO HAD NEVER SMOKED. THOSE WHO USED TO BE SMOKERS BUT QUIT WERE 22 PERCENT LESS LIKELY. BUT DOCTORS SAY THAT SMOKING CAN ALSO LEAD TO HEART DISEASE, STROKES, AND CANCER.
Return to Story IndexSTROKE FAMILY
A NEW STUDY OUT OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOUND MANY THINGS THAT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE FOR HAVING A STROKE, LIKE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, OBESITY AND SMOKING. BUT, FAMILY HISTORY CANNOT BE ALTERED. ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, STUDIES ALSO SHOW PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CAN HAVE UP TO AN 80-PERCENT LOWER RISK OF A FIRST STROKE, COMPARED TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG REPORT
HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.
Return to Story IndexSPORTS TEASE
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Return to Story IndexGIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT
IT WAS DAY ONE OF A BIG FOUR DAYS OF TOURNAMENT PLAY INSIDE THE CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER COLISEUM...AND OF THE SIX GAMES TODAY, FIVE INVOLVED LOCAL TEAMS...
Return to Story IndexBRIDGEPORT VS. SC
--1ST HALF... BRITTANY GORDON AHEAD TO ALEXA MORGAN FOR THE LAYUP... --SAME TWO HOOK UP FOR ANOTHER EASY BUCKET....13 POINTS --GORDON TAKES IT HERSELF THIS TIME...16 POINTS --BRIDGEPORT'S DAVE MARSHALL DOWN 11 AT THE HALF... --2ND HALF... MORGAN INSIDE TO GEL VILLANUEVA...8 POINTS --MORGAN TO KEKE ALLEN...10 POINTS --SOUTH CHARLESTON WINS 61-45... A 16 POINT WIN LOOKS LIKE IT WAS EASY... BUT GARY GREENE SAYS THAT'S NOT EXACTLY THE CASE...
Return to Story IndexNORTH MARION VS. RIPLEY
--SAMANTHA HATCHER FOR 3.... RIPLEY'S ONLY POINTS OF THE 1ST QTR... --2ND QTR.. HATCHER FOR 3.. --HATCHER AGAIN... --ALANNAH SHEETS AT THE HALFTIME BUZZER!! FROM BEYOND HALFCOURT!!! RIPLEY DOWN ONLY 5 AT HALF... --NORTH MARION IN 2ND HALF...KAITLIN ANTOLOCK FOR 3... --THEN COURTNEY SWIGER FROM OUTSIDE...
Return to Story IndexRAVENSWOOD-WESTSIDE
--RAVENSWOOD GOES INSIDE TO HANNAH GURTIS.... LAYUP UNDER THE BUCKET... --THEN EMILY RECTOR HITS FROM OUTSIDE... --CHRIS MICHAEL... --WESTSIDE.. CHEYANNA LUSK.. DRIVES THE LANE AND THROWS IT OFF THE GLASS... --WESTSIDE INSIDE TO MCKINSLEY DAVIS... --SARAH MCMILLAN FROM JUST INSIDE 3 POINT RANGE... DEVILETTES ADVANCE... WILL FACE WINNER OF SUMMERS COUNTY-FRANKFORT IN THE SEMI'S.......
Return to Story IndexFRANKFORT-SUMMERS
--SC...ASHLEY BROWN GOES OFF THE GLASS... S-C UP 25-2 AFTER 1 QTR... --MORE LADY BOBCATS IN THE 2ND QTR..HALLIE GUNNOE AHEAD TO KELSIE LIVELY... LAYUP... --THEN GUNNOE WITH THE AND 1... -state record 66th straight win
Return to Story IndexLIBERTY H. VS. SCOTT
-1ST QTR-SCOTT NICE BALL MOVEMENT TO MAKENZIE WHITE FOR THE JUMPER -SCOTT WHITE TO CIERA BIAS JUMPER......9 POINTS....SKYHAWKS UP 12 AT HALF -3RD QTR-SCOTT KATE TADLOCK FOR 3......9 POINTS -4TH QTR-SCOTT TADLOCK TO BRITTANI ADKINS LAYIN.....13 POINTS -SCOTT WHITE LAYIN......19 POINTS.....SCOTT GETS THE WIN 56-35 AFTERWARDS THE SKYHAWKS TALK ABOUT THEIR NEXT ROUND OPPONENT....
Return to Story IndexOAK GLEN VS. TOLSIA
--COURTNEY CRUM JUMPER...7 POINTS --OFF THE INBOUNDS... KATIE LAHODA BUCKET... TOLSIA UP 8 IN THE 1ST QTR...10 POINTS --AMBER FINLEY HITS FROM THE OUTSIDE... 6 POINTS....TOLSIA FOUND ITSELF UP 9 IN THE 1ST HALF... --2ND HALF.. KARA POLLINGER TO KARLI PURVIS...4 POINTS --TOLSIA HOLDS OAK GLEN TO 19 PERCENT SHOOTING FOR THE GAME IN A 40-30 VICTORY...
Return to Story IndexMAN-CATHOLIC
-bill mcclanahan -seth ritchie...40-31 c.c. -jordan simpson...cuts the leaad to 6... -logan riley... -simpson -sam wood...eight-point lead...
Return to Story IndexSTJOE-GILBERT
-1ST QTR-GILBERT CHRIS CARTER FOR 3 -ST JOES NATE HEDRICK JUMPER -GILBERT CODY HOUCK LAYIN -GILBERT KYLE SMITH TO RYAN AL-TIZER LAYIN -2ND QTR-ST JOES AARON WILLIAMS FOR 3....17 POINTS -GILBERT DALTON BAILEY TO ALTIZER LAYIN.....23 POINTS....LIONS UPSET THE IRISH 51-42
Return to Story IndexWAKE UP WEATHER
Return to Story IndexGHOST AUCTION
WELL, THERE WERE TWO FOR SALE IN NEW ZEALAND, AND THERE WAS AN ALL OUT BIDDING WAR TO GET THEM AVIE WOODBURY SOLD THESE TWO "SPIRITS IN A BOTTLE" IN ONLINE AUCTIONS. SHE SAYS THEY CONTAIN THE SPIRITS OF GHOSTS WHO WERE EXCORCISED FROM HER HOUSE. WOODBURY SAYS SHE DEFINITELY FEELS A NEW VIBE. BUT WHO BUYS BOTTLED GHOSTS? WOODBURY SAYS SOMEONE WITH LOTS OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SPIRITS. THE WINNING BIDDER IS SAID TO BE LOOKING FOR IDEAS ON HOW BEST TO USE THE BOTTLED HAUNTS.
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