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Thursday, March 18, 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.
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IT'S THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE ON THE PHONE WITH THE STORY, DARRAH, WHAT DO YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW? THE HOUSE IS LOCATED AT 115 CIRCLE AVENUE IN SPENCER. NEIGHBORS TELL US THE OWNER WAS 50 YEAR OLD LEWIS FIELDS. THEY SAY THEY SAW FIELDS EXIT THE HOUSE...BUT, HE WENT BACK IN TO SAVE HIS DOGS .
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FAYETTE COUNTY POLICE ARE REPORTING THAT ONE OF THEIR OFFICERS WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST. THE OFFICER IS REPORTLY O-K BECAUSE HE WAS WEARING HIS BULLET PROOF VEST. THE SUSPECT IS A BLACK MALE, DRIVING A BLACK CADALAC WITH OHIO TAGS. HE WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING BECKLEY HEADING TOWARD MONTGOMERY. POLICE HAVE SEVERAL ROADS BLOCKED ALONG ROUTE 61 AND SEVERAL OTHER ROADS AT THIS TIME. NO SCHOOL BUSES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT NEW RIVER OR VALLEY ELEMETARY WILL RUN THIS MORNING. IF YOU SEE THIS CAR AND THE SUSPECT...CALL THE LOCAL POLICE HE IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. WE HAVE A CREW ON THE STORY AND WILL HAVE MORE WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON HAS THE LATEST AS A COLD CASE HEATS UP. WILLIAM "SETH "DENMARK (WILLIAM ALBERT DENMARK) IS CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING VERONICA COTRILL. COURT DOCUMENTS ALLEGE THAT KIDNAPPING TOOK PLACE WHEN SHE WAS FORCED AT GUNPOINT TO HELP BURY 17-YEAR-OLD DAVID WAYNE BEACH OF SPENCER. HE DISAPPEARED IN 2006. THIS IS THE PROPERTY IN THE COMMUNITY OF BEECH NEAR ARNOLDSBURG WHERE THE KIDNAP VICTIM SAYS BEACH WAS BURIED. STANDUP. THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SAYS BEACH HELPED DIG HIS OWN GRAVE. THE 22-YEAR-OLD .DENMARK'S PARENTS WERE ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND. WILLIAM ANTHONY DENMARK IS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO INFLICT BODILY INJURY, AND HIS WIFE, JACKIE LYNN DENMARK, IS CHARGED WITH AIDING AND ABETTING KIDNAPPING. MOST CASES ARE TOUGHER TO SOLVE OVER TIME. INTERVIEW. COURT DOCUMENTS CLAIM BEACH WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD. TROOPERS TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO GET COURT DOCUMENTS SEALED AND DECLINED TO COMMENT ON ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT. WILLIAM SETH DENMARK HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, CALHOUN COUNTY. NEIGHBORS SAY THE DENMARKS HAD MOVED OFF THE PROPERTY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.
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DELLA JACKSON SAYS SHE TOOK A PICTURE OF A TWO YEAR OLD BOY WITH HIS MOUTH, ARMS AND LEGS DUCT TAPED. AS PART OF THE PLEA, JACKSON WILL TESTIFY AGAINST JAMES USHER AND JESSICA MCCLURE DURING THEIR JUNE TRIALS... IN EXCHANGE FOR COOPERATING, JACKSON PROBABLY WON'T GET ANY JAIL TIME. METRO 9-1-1 IS LAUNCHING A NEW PROGRAM THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SAVE MORE LIVES. DISPATCHERS WILL NOW BE ABLE TO GIVE OUT SCRIPTED INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. THERE ARE 35 SCENARIOS OR PROTOCOLS THAT HAVE SCRIPTS... INCLUDING SITUATIONS LIKE CHILDBIRTH, BURNS, AND SEVERE BLEEDING. METRO HAS WORKED WITH DOCTORS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO PUT THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION POSSIBLE INTO THE SCRIPTS. "Any time anyone's in a crisis it's a hard situation to be involved in, so whoever's on the phone needs to stay calm, and listen to the telecommunicator, and they'll get them through it." SOME STATES ALREADY REQUIRE THAT SCRIPTED INFORMATION BE AVAILABLE... WEST VIRGINIA DOES NOT. LAST WEEK, A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED IT FIZZLED OUT IN THE LEGISLATURE.
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BUT FOR SOME -- THE PROJECT HAS CREATED MORE PROBLEMS. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD SPOKE WITH AN ELKVIEW MAN WHO SAYS HE NOW HAS THREE ADDRESSES -- AND HE DOESN'T KNOW WHICH ONE TO CALL HOME. CHARLES:THE ONE WE HAVE NOW IS THE FOURTH ONE. CHARLES COBB'S MAILBOX IS HAVING AN IDENTITY CRISIS....IS IT ARRON'S FORK OR POCA RIVER ROAD -- AS FAR AS COBB IS CONCERNED TAKE YOUR PICK. HE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE WHICH ONE IS RIGHT. AND FOR COBB IT'S NOT JUST CONFUSING -- IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. CHARLES:IF YOU CALL AN AMBULANCE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH ADDRESS WOULD YOU GIVE THEM? IT ALL STARTED IN OCTOBER WHEN METRO 911 ASSIGNED THE ARRON'S FORK ADDRESS BECAUSE A PROJECT AIMED AT GETTING EMERGENCY SERVICES OUT TO RURAL AREAS MORE QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. 90,000 RESIDENTS IN KANAWHA COUNTY WERE GIVEN ADDRESSES UNDER THE PROGRAM. THEN, COBB SAYS HE GOT A LETTER FROM THE POST OFFICE WITH THE POCA RIVER ROAD ADDRESS. JOSH:THERE ARE GOING TO BE A MISTAKE ON A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE BUT ARE VERY FEW. CHARLES:THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD WORK ITSELF OUT IN A FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS. COBB SAYS THE ONLY THING CONSISTANT ABOUT HIS MAIL -- IS HIS NAME --- THREE DIFFERENT BILLS WITH THREE DIFFERENT ADDRESSES. THEY ALL GET DELIVERED -- BUT COBB SAYS HE'S WORRIED THAT WILL EVENTUALLY STOP. ADDRESS COORDINATOR JOSH KNOX SAYS THE METRO 911 ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT. JOSH:WHEN WE THINK THERE HAS BEEN A MISTAKE MADE WE CONTACT THE POST OFFICE. COBB HAS CALLED THIS HOUSE HOME FOR 10 YEARS -- NOW HE JUST WANTS TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE HE LIVES. CHARLES:I DON'T CARE WHAT THE ADDRESS IS AS LONG AS I HAVE ONE. THE OPERATIVE WORD BEING --- ONE. NATS:HONK IN KANAWHA COUNTY, MEREDITH WOOD, EYEWITNESS NEWS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE METRO 911 ADDRESS PROGRAM LOG ON TO THEIR WEBSITE METRO 911 DOT ORG.
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THE KANAWHA FIRE AND AMBULANCE LEVY...IS FUNDING 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF SMOKE DETECTORS. THOSE DETECTORS WERE PASSED OUT TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS KANAWHA COUNTY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS WILL THEN GIVE THEM TO FAMILIES WHO DON'T HAVE ONE. "" STUDIES SHOW THE DEATH RATE IN HOMES IS 45% LOWER WHEN ONE WORKING SMOKE DETECTOR IS PRESENT.
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THEY'VE FOUND A NEW HOME .....IN A FAMILY DEDICATED TO BETTERING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN NEED. EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR ELIZABETH NORIKA HAS THE STORY. (NATS OF DOGS ) TWO DOGS....SAVED FROM DEATH. NOW LIVING A LIFE OF LEISURE.....BUT FOR MARLOW AND ZEUS..LIFE WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS. NEARLY 2 MONTHS AGO.......HUMANE OFFICERS FOUND THE DOGS .....BOUND WITH HEAVYS CHAINS....LEFT IN THE COLD WOODS FOR DEAD. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HUMANE SOCIETY.......BUT NO ONE WAS ADOPTING THEM. 31:25 "ZEUS HAS ALREADY BEEN SHAVEN TO BE PUT DOWN.....SO SHE WAS LITERALLY WITHIN HOURS OF BEING PUT DOWN." PERRY ESTEP AND HIS FAMILY WATCHED THE REPORT WE DID HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS ON THE ABUSE THE DOGS ENDURED. ALREADY THE OWNERS OF NUMEROUS RESCUED DOGS.....THEY MADE ROOM FOR TWO MORE. 30:34 "DIDNT HAVE ROOM IN OUR HOUSE BUT WE HAD ROOM IN OUR HEARTS...THEY'LL ALWAYS BE HERE." M 35:04 "I FEEL BLESSED TO HAVE THEM IN MY LIFE....I FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER....AND MY LIFE IS COMPLETE JUST SEEING THOSE TWO DOGS HAPPY." J 36:28 'IT'S HEARTWARMING FOR ME TO LOOK AT THEM AND SEE HOW FAR THEY'VE COME....THEY WENT FROM STARVING TO HAVING FOOD...TOYS AND SOMEONE TO LOVE THEM AND A WARM PLACE TO SLEEP." AND THE PROMISE OF NEVER BEING MISTREATED AGAIN. 32;34 "THESE DOGS WILL NEVER BE CHAINED AGAIN....THEY'LL BE LOVED ON A DAILY BASSIS...YOU CAN'T FIND A BETTER DOG THAN WHAT A SHELTER DOG IS." 31:35 'THEY ARE BOTH GOOD NATURED DOGS AND ARE LOVED BY OUR FMAILY...WE'RE THE LUCKY ONES TO FIND THEM INSTEAD OF THEM FINDING US." MARLO AND ZEUS LIVE IN PUTNAM COUNTY WHERE THERE IS NO TETHERING LAW. HERE IN KANAWHA COUNTY.....THE LINZ LAW.....IS IN PLACE....MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO CONTINUALLY CHAIN DOGS OUTSIDE FOR LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES.
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AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
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OUR SKIING WEATHERMAN HERB STEVENS HAS MORE ON WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AT YOUR FAVORITE RESORT.
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DOUG HARLOW JOINS US NOW WITH A CHECK OF THE FORECAST.
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FAYETTE COUNTY POLICE ARE REPORTING THAT ONE OF THEIR OFFICERS WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST. THE OFFICER IS REPORTLY O-K BECAUSE HE WAS WEARING HIS BULLET PROOF VEST. THE SUSPECT IS A BLACK MALE, DRIVING A BLACK CADALAC WITH OHIO TAGS. HE WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING BECKLEY HEADING TOWARD MONTGOMERY. POLICE HAVE SEVERAL ROADS BLOCKED ALONG ROUTE 61 AND SEVERAL OTHER ROADS AT THIS TIME. NO SCHOOL BUSES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AT NEW RIVER OR VALLEY ELEMETARY WILL RUN THIS MORNING. IF YOU SEE THIS CAR AND THE SUSPECT...CALL THE LOCAL POLICE HE IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. WE HAVE A CREW ON THE STORY AND WILL HAVE MORE WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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Return to Story IndexFOX WELCOME
IT'S THURSDAY. MARCH 18TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story IndexBREAKING NEWS ALERT
Return to Story IndexSUSPECT SEARCH
FAYETTE COUNTY POLICE ARE REPORTING THAT ONE OF THEIR OFFICERS WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST. THE OFFICER IS REPORTLY O-K BECAUSE HE WAS WEARING HIS BULLET PROOF VEST. THE SUSPECT IS A BLACK MALE, DRIVING A BLACK CADALAC WITH OHIO TAGS. HE WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING BECKLEY HEADING TOWARD MONTGOMERY. POLICE HAVE SEVERAL ROADS BLOCKED ALONG ROUTE 61 AND SEVERAL OTHER ROADS AT THIS TIME. IF YOU SEE THIS CAR AND THE SUSPECT...CALL THE LOCAL POLICE HE IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
Return to Story IndexFATAL FIRE
MULTIPLE EMERGENCY CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE AFTER THE FIRE BROKE OUT JUST BEFORE THREE. THE HOUSE IS LOCATED AT 115 CIRCLE AVENUE IN SPENCER. NEIGHBORS TELL US THE OWNER WAS 50 YEAR OLD LEWIS FIELDS. THEY SAY THEY SAW FIELDS EXIT THE HOUSE...BUT, HE WENT BACK IN TO SAVE HIS DOGS .
Return to Story IndexPRESCRIPTION LOCK BOX
FROM TEENS RAIDING THEIR PARENTS' MEDICINE CABINENT TO BRAZEN BURGLARS WHO BREAK IN TO STEAL THE MEDS... PEOPLE FIND A WAY TO GET THE DRUGS. NOW... HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE KICKING OFF THEIR "LOCK 'EM TO STOP 'EM" PROGRAM THIS MORNING.. AT 10 O'CLOCK HURRICANE RESIDENTS CAN GO TO THE SCHOOL TO RENT OUT LOCK BOXES TO PROMOTE LOCKING UP MEDICINES IN YOUR HOME...ESPECIALLY SO THEY DON'T END UP IN THE WRONG HANDS. A 5 DOLLAR DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED TO GET ONE OF THE BOXES. THE MONEY WILL BE RETURNED WHEN THE BOX IS GIVING BACK TO THE SCHOOL.
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AND SOON THEY'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING THE WHOLE WORLD WHY THEY DESERVE THE HONOR. EYEWITNESS NEWS' "PUTNAM COUNTY" REPORTER RUDI RAYNES HAS MORE ON HOMETOWN ELEMENTARY. HOMETOWN ELEMENTARY IS A NORMAL SCHOOL WITH HARD WORKING STUDENTS AND DEDICATED TEACHERS. BUT THANKS TO A NATIONAL CONTEST THE STUDENTS ARE NOW TAKING ON ADULT ROLES. 9:43 we're making a video documentary 1:36 they had to apply for their positions, we have cam operators and interviewrs, lighting people, it was like a real job. HOMETOWN IS ONE OF TEN SCHOOLS IN THE NATION, TO RECEIVE THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER'S "ON LOCATION SPOTLIGHT YOUR COMMUNITY" CONTEST. WHICH MEANS FOR 13 DAYS MEDIA TEACHERS FROM WASHINGTON D.C. WILL HELP THEM MAKE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ANYTHING THEY WANT. 10:53 i think that's cool. we're a small school we don't get to do much 2:40 a lot of them have said they want to do this forever and they wanted to pursue it after elementary school THE STUDENTS ARE COMPLETELY IN CHARGE OF MAKING THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT AN APPALACHIAN FOLK BAND. 20:50 right now we're just learning about our jobs and what to do we've got like what you guys got camera crew and lighitng :nats: bus door opening THE STUDENTS GET TO EDIT THEIR STORY ON THIS NOT SO TYPICAL BUS. IT'S ACTUALLY AN EDITING SUITE ON WHEELS! 23:58 they learn everything form storyeltting to interviewing to how tooperate camera and do editing and the students do it all themselves 25:26 .they're catching on amazingly fast. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY MAY BE TOO CONFIDENT. 23:04 you wanna take our jobs at the news station? yeah. THE KENNEDY CENTER WILL LEAVE BEHIND AN IMAC COMPUTER FOR THE KIDS TO COMPLETE THEIR DOCUMENTARY. AND IN TWO MONTHS WHEN EVERYTHING IS FINISHED IT WILL GO ON THE KENNEDY CENTER'S WEBSITE ALONG WITH THE OTHER WINNERS FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.
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GUARDSMEN TOLD THE GROUP THEY SOMETIMES HAVE A LOT OF DOWNTIME IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WITH NOT MUCH TO DO... SO A GROUP OF STUDENTS CAME UP WITH THE "MOVIES FOR THE MILITARY DRIVE". THEY ARE TRYING COLLECT MORE THAN A THOUSAND D-V-D's TO SEND WITH 1092ND ENGINEERING BATTALION OF THE WEST VIRIGNIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD WHEN THEY HEAD TO AFGHAISTAN. THEY HOPE TO MEET THE GOAL BY APRIL 14TH. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP OUT...CALL THE SCHOOL AT THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.
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THEY ARE MAKING BASKETS TO HELP BATTERED WOMEN. IT'S A WAY TO HELP THE BRANCHES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER. THE SHELTER PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE...GIVING THEM FREE FOOD, CLOTHING AND A PLACE TO STAY. THE BASKETS IN THE FUNDRAISER ARE ACTUALLY LAUNDRY BASKETS FILLED WITH ESSENTIALS LIKE : PILLOWS, TOOTHPASTE AND LAUNDRY DETERGENT. GOVERNOR MANCHIN WAS ONE OF MANY WHO STOPPED BY TO MAKE A DONATION.
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CHARLIE'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON HANDED OVER A CHECK TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL. THE MOTORCYCLE SHOP RAISED NEARLY 500 DOLLARS THROUGH A FUNDRAISER. BIKERS SAY THE SERVICES THE CHILDREN'S UNIT OFFERS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY. ORGANIZERS GO ON TO SAY THEY'LL CONTINUE CAMPAIGNS TO HELP OUT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN HOPES OF SUPPORTING FUTURE RIDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT, MCDOWELL RANKED LAST IN HEALTH FACTORS LIKE OBESITY, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES, LIKE LIFE EXPECTANCY. THE COUNTY HAS HIGH RATES OF SMOKING AND OBESITY, AND A PREMATURE DEATH RATE NEARLY TWICE THE STATE AVERAGE. THE REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT COUNTIES IN NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA WERE THE HEALTHIEST IN THE STATE.
Return to Story IndexJAMIE OLIVER SHOW
THE FIRST TWO EPISODE'S WILL BE SHOWN SATURDAY AT THE JESLYN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. IT'S A FUNDRAISER FOR HUNTINGTON'S KITCHEN THAT OLIVER STARTED LAST YEAR. YOU CAN WATCH THE PREMIERE THIS SUNDAY ON OUR SISTERSTATION WCHS, STARTING AT 10.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 5/BEARS
AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
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Return to Story IndexNUISANCE BEARS
EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY HAS MORE ON HOW THAT HUNGER CAN MAKE THINGS DICEY FOR BLACK BEARS IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE. This long, cold, snowy winter has kept the black bears in their den for the last few months, but now that there's been a break in the weather, those bears are coming out and they're coming out hungry. 33:34Patrick McMurtry/Eyewitness News says: "Naturally, in the winter you won't see nuts and berries on the trees and bushes, there's really no mast this time of year. But that doesn't mean there isn't any food for these bears-unfortunately, that food could be in your yard and we don't need any nuisance bear problems." Eric Richmond is a wildlife manager. He's been working with these magnificent animals for years and he says this is going to be a challenging Spring. 38:33 "This is the worst mast conditions we've had in the last 40 years we've been monitoring it. When they come out of their den, they're gonna be hungry. I was quite surprised when we entered this den to see 3 cubs." That means this bear has had pretty good success finding food when there wasn't much in the wild. Unfortunately, that often means the bear's been eating off your plate...or your feeder. 39:18Eric Richmond/DNR Wildlife Mgr. says, "Bears are resourcefull and they're gonna find something to eat and it's not a great distance to where these bears can find some human food, high calorie, high fat. When they come out of the den, they're gonna be looking for food." Unless you take proper precautions, that food could be in your yard, or even on your back porch. Richmond says you need to take your bird feeders down, keep your trash indoors until pick up day, and make sure your pet food is not laying around in the dish. All that stuff attracts bears, and once they start eating at your place, they'll keep coming back. 40:27"They're like us, they're going to look for an easy meal. If they can find that in the form of garbage or pet food on your back porch, they're going to repeat that behavior and the more the bear repeats that the more of a threat he is to you." And that threat has to be removed. Unfortunately, through no fault of the bear, the bear has to be put down all because someone didn't do their part to keep the bears in the woods. For West Virginia Wildlife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NUISANCE BEARS, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM SLASH WILDLIFE, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
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AND THE JUDGES SAY.... NO SURPRISES ON WHO AMERICA SENT PACKIN. HERE'S REACTION TO THIS WEEK'S SEND OFF....
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