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Wednesday, September 1, 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
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THAT'S OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ... AND I'M RICK LORD... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS. WE'LL GET TO THAT STORY IN JUST A MINUTE...
Return to Story Index10-YR OLD PEDESTRIAN HIT
IT HAPPENED ON VIRGINIA AVENUE NEAR CRANDALL DRIVE IN HURRICANE AROUND 8:30 THIS EVENING. DISPATCHERS SAY THE CHILD IS ALERT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS STORY AS MORE DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE.
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DAVID BOOKER IS CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, A MISDEMEANOR. DETECTIVES ALLEGE HE PUNCHED OMAR THOMPSON OUTSIDE AN APARTMENT ON SOUTH PARK ROAD MONDAY. THOMPSON FELL, HIT HIS HEAD AND DIED TUESDAY FROM HIS INJURIES. BOOKER ONLY FACES A YEAR IN JAIL IF CONVICTED. BOOKER WAS CONVICTED OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN 2004 WHEN HE SHOT AND KILLED A MAN AT ANOTHER APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE CITY DURING A FIGHT.
Return to Story IndexCHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON IS IN JAIL ON CHARGES OF KIDNAPPING AND WOUNDING. THE WOMAN TOLD POLICE JOHNSON HAD BECOME ANGRY WHEN SHE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM HER EX-BOYFRIEND.
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COURT DOCUMENTS SAY BISHOP ALLEN TRIED TELLING POLICE HE WAS FORMER BOXER LEON SPINKS... BUT HE MADE A RUN FOR IT WHEN HE COULDN'T SPELL HIS OWN FAKE NAME... POLICE FOUND A REVOLVER, A SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL, OXYCONTIN AND CRACK COCAINE WHEN THEY CAUGHT HIM AFTER A CHASE. HE'S CHARGED WITH CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON AND POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE.
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THE ARREST FOUR YEARS AFTER HIS CRIME. POLICE SAY ANDREW BRYANT HORN BROKE INTO KANAWHA COUNTY DELEGATE RON WALTERS' HOME AND STOLE HIS VINTAGE COIN COLLECTION BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2006. TODAY THE COINS ARE VALUED AT ROUGHLY 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS. COURT DOCUMENTS SAY LATE LAST WEEK HORN SOLD A PIECE FROM THE COLLECTION TO KANAWHA COIN SHOP. 30-MINUTES AFTER THE DEAL, DELEGATE HORN WALKED INTO THE STORE AND RECOGIZED HIS COLLECTION. IT TURNS OUT HORN WAS A FRIEND OF WALTERS' SON AND NEW THE DELEGATES GARAGE CODE. TONIGHT OFFICERS SAY HE HAS ADMITTED TO THE THEFT AND NOW FACES BURGLARY CHARGES
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25 YEAR OLD DANIEL WATTS OF HUNTINGTON WAS INDICTED YESTERDAY. HE HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP. PROSECUTORS SAY WATTS PUT 83 OXYCODONE PILLS IN THE COFFEE OF A LIEUTENANT WITH THE OHIO HIGHWAY PATROL WHEN WATTS WAS LEFT ALONE IN A CRUISER OUTSIDE THE COUNTY JAIL. THE PILLS WERE DISCOVERED AND THE LIEUTENANT DID NOT DRINK THE COFFEE. WATTS IS FREE ON BAIL.
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ABOUT 50-THOUSAND AMERICAN TROOPS ARE NOW PREPARING IRAQI FORCES TO TAKE CHARGE OF SECURITY. TROOPS APPLAUDED AS ONE GENERAL STEPPED DOWN...AND GENERAL LLOYD AUSTIN TOOK OVER IN AN ADVISORY ROLE. HE SAYS HIS TROOPS REMAIN FULLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE IRAQIS THEY'VE TRAINED.
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A HUSBAND AND WIFE SERVING *TOGETHER IN AFGHANISTAN ARE NOW BACK IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE. EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR GILBERT CORSEY SPOKE WITH THE COUPLE WHEN THEY LANDED TONIGHT AT YEAGER AIRPORT... HE JOINS US NOW LIVE IN THE STUDIO... GILBERT... RICK THEY ARE HAPPY TO BE BACK ON AMERICAN SOIL THE MERS HAVE BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN FOR A YEAR. TONIGHT THEY WEIGH IN ON THE VOLITILE SITUATION THERE AND WHAT GOT THEM THROUGH THE TIME AWAY FROM HOME. NAT: HUGGING SHARON MERS AND HER TWIN SISTER KAREN WAITED NINE MONTHS FOR THIS MOMENT.. BITE: BITE: SHARON AND HER HUSBAND RICK SERVE AS *CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WITH THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN KANDAHAR AFGHANISTAN. RICK'S S A PROJECT MANAGER...OVERSEEING MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. SHARON'S A REAL ESTATE AGENT...BROKERING DEALS TO LEASE LAND FROM THE AFGHANI PEOPLE. NAT:BOOM JOBS THAT LED THEM INTO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS...HAND IN HAND WITH ROUGHLY 28-THOUSAND SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN ON BASE. BITE:BOMBINGS SHARON SHARED IT ALL WITH HER TWIN AT HOME. BITE: we've she would send emails...culture shock, so hard. I could feel it. I could feel her BITE: it's almost harder for the people at home. FOR CIVILIAN WORKERS THERE IS TREMENDOUS FINICAL INCENTIVE TO WORK IN THE MIDDLE EAST.. THOUGH THE MERS SAY IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY. BITE: this is our history. i am becoming a part of history. AND THOUGH THEY'RE HOME NOW.. THE MISSION IS NOT FINISHED.. SO THEY WILL BASK IN THE SUPPORT AND LOVED THAT HELPED PULL THEM THROUGH AND PREPARE TO GO BACK AGAIN. FOR THE MERS THE DEPLOYMENT SERVED AS SOME KIND OF BIZARE HONEYMOON. THEY MET ON THE JOB..WORKING FOR THE U-S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN HUNTINGTON. THEY'VE ONLY BEEN MARRIED A YEAR. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO GILBERT CORSEY EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS TELLS US ABOUT A NEW, INNOVATIVE WAY TO PRACTICE TIME-TESTED TECHNIQUES. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Small business owners from all types of fields meet once a week in Charleston, with a single goal, to drum up new customers for each other. Judith Chandler/Cleaning For Cure: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Chandler is the president of the Charleston chapter of Business Networking International. She says 97 percent of her cleaning company business comes from referrals. Judith Chandler/Cleaning For Cure: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Since January, Chandler and her fellow members have referred more than 110-thousand dollars worth of new business to each other. Every BNI chapter only allows one person from each professional classifications. The weekly meetings serve as roundtable discussions about where companies can find new clients. Cheryl Myers/Creative Solutions In Marketing: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: The Charleston BNI group formed in December of last year and has 28 members. It's one of 13 Mountain State chapters. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News in Charleston. IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHARLESTON CHAPTER OF BUSINESS NETWORKING INTERNATIONAL, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE B-N-I DOT COM.
Return to Story IndexNGK JOBS
NGK SPARK PLUGS IS CONSOLIDATING ITS PLUG MANUFACTURING FROM IRVINE, CALIFORNIA TO SISSONVILLE. THIS WILL ADD MORE THAN 25 JOBS TO THE PLANT. THE COMPANY WILL TRANSFER PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT STARTING NEXT MONTH AND MANUFACTURING IN IRVINE WILL END IN MAY OF NEXT YEAR. NGK HAS BEEN MAKING SPARK PLUGS IN SISSONVILLE SINCE 2008.
Return to Story IndexBLOSSOM DELI
THE BLOSSOM DELI IS CLOSING FOR GOOD SATURDAY NIGHT. OWNER BILL SOHOVICH SAYS BLOSSOM'S BUSTLING LUNCH-TIME CROWD WASN'T ENOUGH TO KEEP THE EATERY ALIVE. SOHOVICH SAYS NEARLY ALL OF BLOSSOM'S WORKERS WILL EITHER TRANSFER TO HIS OTHER RESTAURANT, SOHO'S, OR HAVE ALREADY FOUND JOBS WITH OTHER COMPANIES.
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THE THIRD-GENERATION ESTABLISHMENT... FAMOUS FOR ITS HOMESTYLE MEALS, OPENED ITS DOORS ON SEPTEMBER FIRST, 1960. THE RESTAURANT IS LOCATED ON MAIN AVENUE IN NITRO, AND IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS.
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NOT ONLY WILL THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE HOG RALLY RALLY BE ENTERTAINING... BUT EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER RUDI RAYNES TELLS US HOW THE RALLY IS REVVING UP THE ECONOMY IN THE CAPITAL CITY. RUDI... THIS RALLY HELPS PROMOTE TOURISM THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAIN STATE BUT CHARLESTON IS GOING TO BE FILLING UP A LOT OF HOTELS AND FEEDING A LOT OF HUNGRY BIKERS THIS WEEKEND. :nats: engine IT'S BEEN A LONG RIDE FROM TENNESSE FOR TOD WOOLDRIDGE. 37:20 12 hours total of riding time about 500 miles TOD WAS ASKED TO BRING HIS CUSTOM BIKE IN HONOR OF HIS UNCLE AND OTHER VETERANS TO THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE HOG RALLY. 37:35 they asked me to bring the bike here and put it in front of the capitol ONCE AGAIN CHARLESTON IS HOSTING THE RALLY. 41:28 we have seen people coming in non stop this afternoon. THAT MEANS A LOT OF HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES... :nats: engines AND A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE CAPITAL CITY. 49:02 the economic impact is somewhere around a million dollars 33:58 we expect a full house and that bleeds into the restaurants. this is very important for charleston IT TAKES ABOUT TWO YEARS TO PLAN THE RALLY FOR THE HARLEY DAVIDSON OWNERS GROUP, BUT BUSINESS MANAGERS SAY IT'S WELL WORTH IT. 34:53 it helps our hotel out tremendously and it helps people that work at the hotel, there are a lot of hours and that helps the paychecks NEW HARLEY DEALERS SAY THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE WHEN YOU WANT YOUR NEW SHOP TO GET EXPOSURE. 41:59 we have talented dealers all over the state.its an opportunity to have networking and meet new people BUT FOR TOD, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE RIDE... 38:00 a lot of time put into this bike but a lot more heart than money or time ABOUT 600 BIKERS ARE EXPECTED TO CRUISE IN FOR THE RALLY. BUT IT'S NOT JUST FOR BIKERS...THE EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC...SO YOU CAN CHECK OUT ALL THE FESTIVITIES ON THE BOULEVARD FROM NOW UNTIL SATURDAY. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, RUDI RAYNES, EYEWITENSS NEWS.
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AND AS A RESULT... BANKS ARE SEEING A BIG INCREASE IN APPLICANTS LOOKING TO REFINANCE THEIR HOMES. APPLICATIONS ROSE NEARLY THREE PERCENT LAST WEEK AS BORROWERS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE LOWEST RATES IN DECADES TO REDUCE THEIR MONTHLY MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. THE NUMBER OF LOANS TAKEN OUT TO PURCHASE A HOME ROSE NEARLY TWO PERCENT. REFINANCING IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE MAY OF LAST YEAR.
Return to Story IndexNEW IPODS
LIKE PREVIOUS VERSIONS, THE NANO HAS A BUILT-IN FM TUNER AND CAN DISPLAY PHOTOS. BUT INSTEAD OF BUTTONS... CONTROLS FOR PLAYING, PAUSING AND SELECTING MUSIC ARE RIGHT ON THE SCREEN. IT WILL COST A 149-DOLLARS FOR THE EIGHT-GIGABYTE VERSION AND A 179 DOLLARS FOR 16 GIGABYTES. JOBS WILL MAKE THE TOUCH SCREEN SYSTEM AVAILABLE THE FOR IPOD TOUCH, THE IPHONE AND IPAD. JOBS ALSO INTRODUCED A NEW IPOD SHUFFLE, THE LOWEST-END MUSIC PLAYER IN APPLE'S LINE. THE 49 DOLLAR DEVICE SPEAKS THE NAMES OF PLAYLISTS AND SONGS...LIKE PREVIOUS SHUFFLES. BUT THE NEW VERSION HAS A SQUARE SHAPE AND BUTTONS OF APPLE'S SECOND-GENERATION SHUFFLE. AND THOSE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
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ALL GOODS WITH THE ENERGY STAR LABEL THAT COST 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS, WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE STATES 6-PERCENT SALES TAX.. ENERGY STAR PRODUCTS INCLUDE MAJOR APPLIANCES LIKE WASHERS, DRYERS, AND REFRIGERATORS, AND EVEN SOME ELECTRONICS. THE TAX-FREE HOLIDAY WILL RUN THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS... LOG ON TO "WV TAX DOT GOV".
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THEY WILL BE REMOVED FROM 17 SCHOOLS STARTING THIS FALL, BECAUSE THEY ARE BECOMING COSTLY... THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS BEEN SUED IN THE PAST YEAR OVER SWINGING ACCIDENTS. IT'S ALSO COSTLY TO HAVE RUBBER BASED MATERIAL PUT DOWN ON THE PLAYGROUND. ONE MOTHER WE SPOKE WITH SAYS IT WILL BE HARD ON HER CHILD TO LOSE HIS FAVORITE PLAYGROUND PASTIME. He will be devastated, I mean he will be very upset because that is one thing that he loves to do is swing. All kids love to swing. THE LAST SWING SET WILL BE REMOVED BY CHRISTMAS. THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS WILL DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR ELIZABETH NOREIKA IS LIVE TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT YOUR PURCHASE OF A TICKET GETS YOU, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IT DOES FOR CHILDREN IN THE BATTLE OF THEIR YOUNG LIVES... ELIZABETH? RICK.....THE CHILDREN AT ST.JUDE ARE GOING THROUGH A VERY TOUGH TIME. BUT THANKS TO THE HOSPITAL'S SCHOOL PROGRAM....PATIENTS ARE GETTING A CHANCE TO BE NORMAL CHILDREN WITH HOMEWORK. 14:04 'I'TS REALLY A LITTLE PIECE OF NORMALITY IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS." LAURIE LEIGH IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL PROGRAM HERE AT ST. JUDE CHILDREN' RESEARCH HOSPITAL IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. FOR 23 YEARS....SHE HAS OPENED DOORS FOR SICK CHILDREN WANTING TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. 9:56 "THIS IS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING....SCHOOL IS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING...SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY CONTINUE WITH AS MANY NORMAL ACTIVITIES AS POSSIBLE...." THE SCHOOL HAS 6 FULL TIME TEACHERS......TWO CLASSROOMS AND A COMPUTER LAB. CATERING TO ALL GRADES AND AGES. IT IS LOCATED RIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL......PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO THE PATIENTS HERE. 13:21 "I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM..I THINK ONE THING PEOPLE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND IS THAT WHEN THEY COME HERE..YES THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ILL....AND BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER..BUT THE NEXT THING THEY THINK ABOUT IS..WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT SCHOOL." EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO THE CHILDREN AT ST. JUDE. IT HELPS THEM MAINTAIN A SENSE OF NORMALCY IN AN OTHERWISE TRYING AND UNCERTAIN TIME. ROUGHLY 160 PATIENTS ATTEND THE SCHOOL PROGRAM EACH YEAR......THEIR STORIES ARE NOTHING SHORT OF INSPIRING. 22;28 "I THINK IT'S AMAZING TO ME HOW IMPORTANT EDUCATIO NIS FOR THESE PATIENTS...EVEN PATIENS WHO ARE GOING TO DIE...." 22:47 'A FEW YEARS AGO..I HAD A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS IN ICU....AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO HIM WAS TO GRADUATE...AND HE WANTED TO GET A DIPLOMA....." 23:00 "HE WAS FROM A SCHOOL IN MISSISSIPPI.....AND WE CONTACTED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM....." 23:11 'SO WE ASKED THE SCHOOL TO DO SOMETHING EXTRADOINARY....AND TO AWARD THIS YOUNG MAN A DIPLOMA...AND THEY DID....." 24:01 "AND THREE WEEKS LATER HE DIED....AND THAT WAS AMAZING TO ME THAT WAS SO IMPORATNT TO HIM.....AND THAT TELLS THE STORY HOW IMPORTANT EDUCATION IS TO OUR PATIENTS." IT'S YOUR PURCHASE OF A ST. JUDE DREAM HOME TICKET....THAT HELPS THESE CHILDREN EXCEL ACADEMICALLY...PHSYICALLY...AND EMOTIONALLY. WITHOUT YOU...ALL THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE. 33:40 THEY WORK HARD AND THEY HAVE A GOAL..IT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM SO THAT MAKES IT IMPORTANT TO US."
Return to Story IndexDREAM HOME BMP
OR LOGGING ONTO OUR WEBSITE OR ONTO ST. JUDE'S WEBSITE YOU CAN ALSO PICK THEM UP AT OUR SPONORS LOCATIONS. AND WE'RE HELPING MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO GET YOUR TICKET. WE HAVE A TICKET KIOSK SET UP AT FRIDAY'S GAME AT APPALCHIAN POWER PARK. SO MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT AND SEE US AND BUY YOUR TICKET. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO...ELIZABETH NOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexANTHONY BIRD
TODAY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS CAME TOGETHER TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR HIS TREATMENTS. THE FUNDRAISER WAS HELD AT KROGER IN BARBOURSVILLE FOR ONE YEAR OLD ANTHONY BIRD. LITTLE ANTHONY HAS A PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY AND FACTOR FIVE LEIDEN. DOCTORS SAY IF ANTHONY DOES NOT HAVE TREATMENTS ONCE EVERY 48 HOURS HE COULD HAVE A STROKE. THOSE TREATMENTS ARE ABOUT 48-HUNDRED DOLLARS PER TREATMENT. THE FAMILY SAYS ANY MONEY CAN HELP. If the baby can not get his treatments he will die, there is no easier way to put it. The baby will not be able to survive without these treatments. And he has got to be on this medicine the rest of his life. ANTHONY IS AT CINNCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND HIS WEST VIRGINIA MEDICARE DOES NOT COVER HIM DUE TO THE RARITY OF HIS DISEASE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE YOU CAN SEND MONEY TO THE ANTHONY BIRD FUND AT FIRST SENTRY BANK ON MERRITS CREEK ROAD IN BARBOURSVILLE.
Return to Story IndexSTOCK REJOINER
STOCKS HAD A STRONG SHOWING TODAY TO BEGIN THE MONTH. THE DOW ROSE 255 POINTS. THE S&P WAS UP 31 POINTS, WHILE THE NASDAQ ADDED 63 POINTS.
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A HOSTAGE CRISIS AT THE DISCOVERY BUILDING IN SILVER SPRING... JUST AFTER ONE THIS AFTERNOON, JAMES LEE ENTERED THE BUILDING'S HEADQUARTERS WAVING A GUN... HE THREATENED TO BLOW UP THE BUILDING WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE EXPLOSIVES STRAPPED TO HIS CHEST... A MANIFESTO REVEALED HIS ANGER OVER THE NETWORK'S PROGRAMMING - AND LISTED HIS DEMANDS... HE TOOK THREE EMPLOYEES HOSTAGE, AND FOLLOWING A STAND-OFF WITH POLICE, LEE WAS EVENTUALLY SHOT AND KILLED... THE THREE HOSTAGES WERE NOT HURT... PENNSYLVANIA... A MASSIVE PROPANE TANK EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN DELAWARE COUNTY... THERE WERE REPORTS OF MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS AS FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE... THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS EVACUATED AS CREWS WORKED TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES... THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES.... COLORADO... A WHISKEY DISTILLERY IN DENVER IS USING A UNIQUE PROCESS TO BOTTLE ITS BOOZE... THE PUB BRINGS IN EAGER VOLUNTEERS TO HELP BOTTLE FIVE-THOUSAND BOTTLES AT A TIME... THEY DON'T GET ANY MONEY, BUT EACH PERSON DOES GET A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY FOR THEIR TIME. THE WAITING LIST TO VOLUNTEER ... HAS CLOSE TO A-THOUSAND PEOPLE ON IT... AND THAT'S THE LAST SHOT OF THIS USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, A NEW ADDITION TO THE "FULL HOUSE" FAMILY. A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
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IN A LIVE WEBCAST THIS MORNING -- THE UNIFORMS WERE UNVEILED. THE UNIFORMS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE 29 COAL MINERS WHO DIED LAST APRIL. THE MOUNTAINEERS WILL WEAR THE WHITE UNIFORMS DURING THE BACKYARD BRAWL AGAINST PITT. COINCIDENTALLY, PITT ALSO RECEIVED UNIFORMS AND WILL WEAR THEIRS DURING THE SAME GAME. YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON ONE OF THE JERSEYS STARTING NOVEMBER 22ND -- THE WEEK BEFORE THE BACKYARD BRAWL.
Return to Story IndexFACEBOOK QUESTION
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK? -- DROP US A LINE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND TELL US IF YOU LIKE THEM OR NOT.
Return to Story IndexWEAR YOUR COLORS
IT'S THE SIXTH ANNUAL COLLEGE COLORS DAY, A CELEBRATION PROMOTING THE TRADITIONS AND SPIRITS OF THE GAME. ON FRIDAY, LOYAL SUPPORTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DON THE GEAR OF THEIR FAVORITE TEAM AND SHOW IT OFF AT WORK OR SCHOOL. SPORT MART IN CHARLESTON IS STOCKED WITH THE OFFICIAL GOLD W-V-U FAN SHIRT. ORGANIZERS SAY THEY'RE SUPPORTING HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND BY FOCUSING ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND IMPORTANCE OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
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IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. WE ARE JUST A TAD OVER 24 HOURS AWAY FROM MARSHALL OPENING UP THE 2010 SEASON...A SEASON THAT BEGINS THE DOC HOLLIDAY ERA AS THE THUNDERING HERD HEAD COACH... TOMMORROW NIGHT MARSHALL WILL INVADE THE HORSESHOE TO TAKE ON OHIO STATE...THE LAST TIME THE HERD MADE THE TRIP TO COLUMBUS THEY GOT BEAT ON A LAST SECOND FIELD GOAL...BUT THAT LIKELY MIGHT NOT BE THE CASE THIS TIME AROUND...THE BUCKEYES ARE THE UNANIMOUS NUMBER 2 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY...AND NEW HEAD COACH DOC HOLLIDAY KNOWS THEY ARE STACKED ALL ACROSS THE FIELD...
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Return to Story IndexCROW AT CLAY CENTER
SHE'LL TAKE THE STAGE AT THE CLAY CENTER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH. THE SINGER WAS IN THE CAPITAL CITY IN 1993, SINCE THEN SHE'S EARNED NINE GRAMMY AWARDS AND RACKED UP ON HITS INCLUDING "IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY" AND ALL I WANNA DO." SINGLE TICKETS FOR THE SHOW GO ON SALE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH AT 10 A-M.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
THINK IT'S BEEN HOT THIS SUMMER? YOU'RE RIGHT; IT'S CHARLESTON'S HOTTEST SUMMER IN DECADES PLUS...MARSHALL FACES A TALL TASK IN ITS FOOTBALL OPENER THURSDAY NIGHT AGAINST SECOND-RANKED OHIO STATE MEANWHILE, EACH COACH IN SATURDAY'S WVU-COASTAL CAROLINA MATCHUP SAYS HE'S MORE WORRIED ABOUT HIS OWN TEAM THAN THE OPPONENT 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!
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Return to Story IndexFLOAT FISHING
FOR MANY, THAT MEANS BAD FISHING, BUT EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY HAS SOME TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN STILL LAND A FISH WHEN IT'S 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE. The dog days of summer don't usually make you think of fish, or fishing for that matter, but there are some fun ways to get on the rivers and streams and catch a mess of bass. How about a nice float fishing trip? Mark Scott, DNR Biologist says, "West Virginia is blessed with a lot of streams, the New, Greenbrier, Coal River, all these streams have floatable sections and the fisheries are starting to come back in the areas that were impacted. People have an option to get out and enjoy the day, even if the fish aren't biting, it's a fun day." Depending on the weather, the river, and the company, you can have a little or a lot of fun. You also need the right gear and be willing to get a little wet. But after all, that's half the fun of a float fish. Mark Scott, DNR Biologist says, "Float fishing allows you to cover a lot of territory. Wading is fun, it keeps you cool in the hot weather, but you can only cover a limited amount of territory. In a raft or pontoon boat, you can cover a lot of territory and find a lot of fish and have a better chance at catching fish." These kinds of inflatable boats won't cost you a lot, but you have to make sure you have the right bait. Mark Scott, DNR Biologist says, "Baits on the river depends on the time of year. Now it's so hot, you really need to fish early and late to do very well. Fishing at night, some use black jitterbugs, plastics. Durring the day, you need something that will get down deep, jigs, crank bait, or fish in swifter water." In the summer, you need to be flexible, patient, and willing to put up with some heat, but there are fish to be caught. For West Virginia Wildlife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FLOAT FISHING TRIPS, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
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 IndexWEST BANK TERROR
THE LATEST ATTACK COMES ON THE EVE OF A NEW ROUND OF MIDEAST PEACE TALKS IN WASHINGTON. THE ISLAMIC MILITANT GROUP HAMAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY. HUNDREDS OF HAMAS SUPPORTERS CELEBRATED THE ATTACK IN GAZA. BUT, OFFICIALS SAY 150 MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC MILITANT GROUP WERE ARRESTED IN AN OVERNIGHT RAID BY PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING.
Return to Story IndexINDONESIA VOLCANO
MORE THAN 27-HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE STAYING IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS SINCE MOUNT SINABUNG ERUPTED OVER THE WEEKEND. THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT IS REPORTING MORE THAN SIX-THOUSAND DISPLACED HAVE PACKED THEIR BELONGINGS AND ARE HEADING HOME DESPITE WARNINGS THE VOLCANO COULD ERUPT AGAIN. THE INITIAL BLAST WAS FOLLOWED BY A MORE POWERFUL ONE ON MONDAY, WHICH SPEWED SOOT AND DEBRIS MORE THAN A MILE INTO THE AIR.
Return to Story IndexINSOMNIA SHORTENS LIFE
A NEW STUDY SAYS MEN WHO DON'T MAY LIVE SHORTER LIVES. PENN STATE RESEARCHERS FOUND SELF-DESCRIBED MALE INSOMNIACS WHO SLEPT FEWER THAN SIX HOURS WERE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO DIE YOUNGER THAN GOOD SLEEPERS. NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN MORTALITY RATES WAS NOTICED IN FEMALE INSOMNIACS. THE RESULTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE JOURNAL "SLEEP."
Return to Story IndexMOVIE THEATER CALORIES
WELL ONCE YOU FIND OUT... YOU MAY TAKE A PASS. A LARGE POPCORN IS ON AVERAGE ABOUT A THOUSAND CALORIES WITH A 100 CALORIES FOR EACH TABLESPOON OF BUTTER. AND ACCORDING TO THE FDA, CONCESSION STAND CALORIES SHOULD BE POSTED. THE NEW HEALTH CARE REFORM LAW INCLUDES A PROVISION TO REQUIRE CALORIE COUNTS POSTED AT CHAIN RESTAURANTS AND VENDING MACHINES AND THE FDA BELIEVES MOVIE THEATRE CHAINS WITH 20 OR MORE LOCATIONS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS. THE RULES MUST BE FINALIZED BY MARCH OF NEXT YEAR.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG REPORT
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Return to Story IndexSWEETIN BABY BORN
JODIE SWEETIN HAS A NEW BABY. THE 28-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS DELIVERED A BABY GIRL NAMED BEATRIX YESTERDAY. DAD IS BOYFRIEND MORTY COYLE. IT'S THE COUPLE'S FIRST CHILD TOGETHER. SWEETIN ALSO HAS TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER ZOIE WITH HER EX-HUSBAND CODY HERPIN.
Return to Story IndexCONAN NAMES SHOW
THE LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST ANNOUNCED THE NAME FOR HIS NEW SHOW ON T-B-S... HE'S CALLING IT... SIMPLY... "CONAN." O'BRIEN POSTED A YOU-TUBE VIDEO AND SCRAWLED THE NAME ON A WHITE SHEET OF PAPER WITH A BLACK PEN. THE COMEDIAN JUST FINISHED A COMEDY CONCERT TOUR. "CONAN" DEBUTS NOVEMBER EIGHTH.
Return to Story IndexMONEY NEVER SLEEPS
"WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS" IS THE MUCH ANTICIPATED SEQUEL DIRECTED BY OLIVER STONE. THE ACTOR, WHO IS BEING TREATED FOR THROAT CANCER, IS REPRISING HIS ROLE AS GORDON GEKKO FROM THE 19-87 ACADEMY AWARD WINNING FILM "WALL STREET." THE FILM CENTERS AROUND THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS. LOOK FOR IT IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 24TH.
Return to Story IndexSPORTS TEASE
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Return to Story IndexMARSHALL FOOTBALL
MARSHALL WILL HAVE ITS HANDS FULL TOMMORROW NIGHT AS THEY INVADE THE HORSESHOE TO TAKE ON OHIO STATE.....THE BUCKEYES ARE RANKED 2ND IN THE PRE-SEASON POLLS AND THEY HAVE ONE OF THE MOST ELETRIC QBS IN THE COUNTRY IN TIRRELLE PRYOR.....THE STAR SIGNAL CALLER IS ONE OF THE FAVORITES TO WIN THE HEISMAN TROPHY THIS YEAR.....AND NEW HERD COACH DOC HOLLIDAY SAYS HES ONE SPECIAL PLAYER......
Return to Story IndexWVU FOOTBALL
WEST VIRGINIA IS COMING OFF BACK TO BACK 9-4 SEASONS IN BILL STEWART'S FIRST TWO YEARS AT THE HELM...WVU GETS THE SHONT-UH-CLEERS BEFORE A BIG FRIEND OF COAL BOWL MATCHUP IN HUNTINGTON WITH MARSHALL...BILL STEWART SAYS IT'S AN EXCITING TIME OF THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY FOR THE GUYS WHO PLAY...
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-BOT OF 6TH-POWER UP 6-4.....JAREK CUNNINGHAM RBI DOUBLE TO DEEP CENTER.....SCORES BENGIE GONZALEZ.....7-4 POWER -SAME INNING-POWER AARON BAKER RBI DOUBLE....SCORES 2......9-4 POWER -TOP OF 8TH-POWER UP 10-4...BASES LOADED....JOSE HERNANDEZ RBI SAC FLY.....SCORES CUNNINGHAM....11-4 POWER -SAME INNING-POWER RAMON CABRERA RBI GROUNDOUT.....SCORES EVAN CHAMBERS.....POWER WINS 12-4
Return to Story IndexWAKE UP WEATHER
Return to Story IndexBEER DRINKING DEER
A DEER IN CHINA IS KNOWN FOR DRINKING BEER. A WAITRESS OFFERED ITS FIRST TASTE OF BEER AND IT'S BEEN DRINKING AN AVERAGE OF TWO BOTTLES *A DAY* EVER SINCE. THE FINICKY ANIMAL WILL DRINK WINE TOO- BUT ONLY IF BEER IS NOT AVAILABLE. AND FORGET ABOUT GOOD OLD FASHIONED WATER... THIS DEER DOESN'T DRINK IT. THE ANIMAL PICKED UP HIS DRINKING HABIT LAST NOVEMBER.
Return to Story Index PRIME PICKS TWO AND A HALF MEN Tonight at 7:00 PM Hey, I Can Pee Outside in the Dark After trying a father/son talk, Alan and Judith decide to take a moody Jake to a therapist (Jane Lynch)  |
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