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Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

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OPEN 4
    COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING... PEOPLE IN ROANE COUNTY WILL SPEND TODAY CLEANING UP AFTER YESTERDAY'S STORM CAUSED SOME FLOODING

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OPEN 5
    THERE'S A NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE....WE'LL TELL YOU WHO WILL BE HOLDING THE GAVEL.

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OPEN 6

    AND A LOCAL SCHOOL COMES UP BIG TIME FOR OUR INVEST PROJECT TO PROVIDE BULLET PROOF VESTS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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HELLO
    GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS.

    AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY.

    WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .

    IT'S WEDNESDAY JUNE 19-TH.

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TOSS TO WEATHER
    DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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WEATHER GLANCE
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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I ROANE FLOODING
    ROANE COUNTY HIT HARD ONCE AGAIN BY HIGH WATER AFTER RAIN POUNDED THAT AREA YESTERDAY MORNING..

    THE FLOODING CAUSED SOME BIG PROBLEMS, BUT NOTHIING LIKE LAST WEEK'S STORM.

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VO ROANE FLOODING
    THAT STORM DAMAGE 150 HOMES AND LED TO SEVERAL WATER RESCUES.

    IT ALSO BLOCKED OFF ROADS AROUND ROANE COUNTY, INDLUCING U-S 1-1-9 NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL..

    YESTERDAY MORNING'S FLOOD WATERS ROSE VERY QUICKLY, FRIGHTENING MANY PEOPLE THERE.

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SOT ROANE FLOODING
    RUNOFF MEANT FLOODING CONTINUED LONG AFTER HEAVY RAINS ENDED.

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I SPENCER FLOOD CLEANING
    AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE PEOPLE LIVING IN SPENCER HAVE HAD A TOUGH TIME, AND MANY LOST EVERYTHING IN THE STORM LAST WEEK.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR KERA MASHEK (CARA, MASH-EK) TALKED WITH SOME OF THEM WHO ARE JUST GRATEFUL FOR WHAT THEY DO HAVE.

    LISA NALLEY AND HER FAMILY ARE WORN OUT--AFTER SPENDING THE PAST WEEK CLEANING UP THE MESS MOTHER NATURE LEFT BEHIND DURING FLASH FLOODING IN SPENCER.

    JUST WHEN THEY THOUGHT THE WORST WAS OVER, HEAVY RAINS TUESDAY PUT THEM BACK AT SQUARE ONE.

    Nalley-We didn't have much left anyway, and what we did, what we were able to save you know, I thought, 'It's just material things. Let it go.' I cried enough and now I just want it to be over with. I just want to start over.

    BUT THIS FAMILY'S NOW REALIZING THEIR WORTH GOES FAR BEYOND THE "STUFF" THEY OWNED.

    Nalley-You look at everything you work so hard for and then to have to throw it away--to me, that's the worst part is having to let go of everything. But I mean, we have each other, great friends and neighbors. So that's the one thing I'm most grateful for out of all this.

    SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS MAKING SURE ROANE COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO CLEAN UP AND CARRY ON FOLLOWING THE FLOODING DISASTER.

    ..AGENCIES THAT ARE IMPRESSED BY THIS COMMUNITY'S RESOLVE.

    THOSE HIGH WATERS YESTERDAY IMPACTED NEARLY THE EXACT SAME HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE HIT LAST WEEK, BUT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SAY THEY ARE FEELING HOPEFUL WITH ALL THE SUPPORT THEY'VE RECEIVED.

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I 11 WATER RATE HEARING
    A WATER RATE HIKE WAS UP FOR DISCUSSION IN HUNTINGTON.

    CUSTOMERS CAME OUT TO GIVE THEIR TAKE ON THE INCREASE TO WEST VIRGINIA- AMERICAN WATER AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION LAST NIGHT

    THE WATER COMPANY IS REQUESTING A RATE INCREASE THAT AVERING AN EXTRA EIGHT-DOLLARS A MONTH PER CUSTOMER.

    A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE WATER COMPANY SAYS THEY NEED THE MONEY TO FIX WATER MAIN BREAKS AND MAKE OTHER CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, BUT NOT EVERYONE THINKS THAT'S FAIR.

    "20 percent increase seems unreasonable to me. Seems to me wvaw could tighten it's belt just as everyone else has had to do over the last several years."

    THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WILL MAKE A DECISION ON THE RATE INCREASE IN OCTOBER.

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I NEW SPEAKER OF HOUSE
    THE WEST VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES HAS A NEW SPEAKER.

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VO NEW SPEAKER OF HOUSE
    HARRISON COUNTY'S TIM MILEY WAS VOTED IN BY A COUNT OF 53-44 TO REPLACE WAYNE COUNTY'S RICK THOMPSON AS HOUSE SPEAKER.

    MILEY PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS JUDICIARY CHAIR.

    THOMPSON RE-SIGNED TO JOIN GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN'S ADMINISTRATION AS SECRETARY FOR VETERANS' ASSISTANCE.

    IN HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, MILEY FOCUSED ON BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS, ROAD REPAIR AND NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION AS THE MAJOR ISSUES FACING THE STATE.

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SOT NEW SPEAKER OF HOUSE
    DEL. TIM MILEY/(D) HOUSE SPEAKER:

    "It's one of those experiences that you don't have very often in life no matter who you are. And I have the opportunity now to serve with my delegates and it's just a very incredible moment for me. And no one does it along, so you're sitting there thinking of all of the people who supported you along the way."

    MILEY IS THE 56TH SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.

    HE DEFEATED MINORITY LEADER TIM ARMSTEAD FOR THE POSITION.

    WITH THOMPSON'S RESIGNATION, GOVERNER TOMBLIN APPOINTED RETIRED BANKER TIMOTHY KINSEYTO REPRESENT WAYNE COUNTY AND THE 19TH DISTRICT.

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INVEST
    A LOCAL SCHOOL GOES THE EXTRA MILE TO CONTRIBUTE TO SEVERAL INITIATIVES HERE AT EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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VO INVEST
    THE EVEREST INSTITUTE IN CROSS LANES HAS BEEN RAISING MONEY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO DONATE TO OUR INVEST INTITIATIVE.

    YESTERDAY, THEY PRESENTED A CHECK TO THE WEST VIRGINIA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION.

    WITH THE SCHOOL'S DONATION - OUR INVEST FUND NOW HAS MORE THAN 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN IT.

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SOT INVEST
    "They're walking up to cars with criminals in them. You don't know who they're pulling over. So when we heard about yor Invest foundation, I thought, you know, I work at a school, let's get these students involved and when I went to the classrooms, they were so excited."

    THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ALSO HELPED RAISE A LARGE DONATION FOR OUR SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND.

    THE MONEY WILL BE GIVEN TO RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THE DEADLY TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA.

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NSA TERROR WED
    THE GOVERNMENT WANTS YOU TO KNOW IT'S MASSIVE AND CONTROVERSIAL DRAGNET OF INFORMATION FROM PHONES AND ON-LINE ACTIVITY HAS INDEED SUCCESSFULLY FOILED TERROR PLOTS OVER THE YEARS -- INCLUDING FAMILIAR LANDMARKS.

    THE DEBATE CONTINUES -- PRIVACY VERSUS SAFETY.

    DEVIN DWYER IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST.

    NATS - NYSE closing bell

    IT WAS AN AL QAEDA PLOT TO STRIKE THE HEART OF THE U-S ECONOMY -- THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. A PLOT *FOILED*, AUTHORITIES SAY, THANKS TO GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE ON THE INTERNET.

    THE FBI SAYS AN INTERCEPTED EMAIL FROM AN AL QAEDA LEADER IN YEMEN LED THEM TO THIS KANSAS CITY MAN AND TWO OTHER AMERICANS. THEY WERE IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF PLANNING THEIR ATTACK, SEVEN YEARS AFTER 9/11.

    SOT Sean Joyce "The FBI disrupted and arrested these individuals."

    THE NEWLY DECLASSIFIED CASE IS ONE OF MORE THAN FIFTY TERROR PLOTS THAT OFFICIALS SAY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED WITHOUT SECRET NSA SPYING PROGRAMS. IN TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS, THE NSA DIRECTOR DEFENDED THE PROGRAMS FROM CRITICISM THAT THEY VIOLATE AMERICANS' PRIVACY.

    CIVIL LIBERTIES GROUPS SAY THE GOVERNMENT HAS GONE TOO FAR... AND THAT MANY OF THE STILL CLASSIFIED PLOTS COULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT ANOTHER WAY.

    TOP LAWMAKERS WHO AUTHORIZED AND OVERSEE THE NSA PROGRAMS DISAGREE.

    GOOGLE AND OTHER INTERNET COMPANIES WHICH WERE ORDERED TO GIVE THEIR DATA TO THE NSA ARE CHALLENGING THE GOVERNMENT IN COURT.

    THEY WANT TO REVEAL JUST HOW MANY SECRET REQUESTS THEY RECEIVE AND WHICH CUSTOMERS ARE AFFECTED.

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TWA NEW DOC
    SKEPTICS WHO'VE LONG THEORIZED THAT "T-W-A FLIGHT 800" WAS BROUGHT DOWN BY SINISTER FORCES WILL GET A FRESH SURGE OF ENERGY WHEN A NEW DOCUMENTARY ATTEMPTS TO DISPROVE THE 19-96 CRASH WAS AN ACCIDENT.

    THE DOCUMENTARY "T-W-A FLIGHT 800" WILL PREMIER NEXT MONTH, ON THE 17-TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CRASH.

    IT INCLUDES SIX MEMBERS OF THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM WHO PUBLICISTS SAY WILL BREAK THEIR SILENCE ON THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION.

    THE N-T-S-B ULTIMATELY RULED THAT THE EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT FOUND IT'S WAY INTO THE CENTER WING FUEL TANK -- DETONATING THE VAPORS.

    SUSPICIONS THAT CRIMINALS OR TERRORISTS WERE BEHIND THE EXPLOSION ARE NOT NEW. THE F-B-I CONDUCTED A PARALLEL INVESTIGATION, BUT SAID IT WASN'T A CRIME OR TERRORIST ATTACK.

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150TH! WV BIRTHDAY BUMP
    ((HAPPY 150TH WV

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BLENKO WV PARTY
    THE STATE IS CELEBRATING ITS BIG BIRTHDAY WITH SOMETHING IN TRUE MOUNTAINEER SPIRIT.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER TAISHA WALKER JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO TO TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE SESQUI-CENTENNIAL EVENTS.

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L BLENKO WV PARTY
    WELL INSTEAD OF RECIVING GIFTS, WEST VIRGINIA IS GIVING GIFTS ON ITS 150 BIRTHDAY ... STARTING WITH A LIMITED EDITION COMMEMORATIVE GLASS KEEPSAKE.

    DOWN IN MILTON, BLENKO GLASS IS HOLDING ITS ANNUAL WEST VIRGINIA BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

    THEIR VISITOR'S CENTER WILL OPEN AT EIGHT AND FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

    THE COMPANY WILL ALSO HAVE ITS WEST VIRGINIA BIRTHDAY PIECE UP FOR SALE.

    AND HERE'S A LOOK AS THE WORKERS WERE MAKING THIS YEAR'S PIECE.

    IT'S MADE OF ICE BLUE COLORED GLASS TO REPRESENT A MOUNTAINEER'S FREEDOM.

    BLENKO IS ONLY OFFERING 150 OF THE BALLOONING VASE AND WILL COST 160 DOLLARS, PLUS TAX.

    THEY ARE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.

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G BDAY WEEKEND
    AND THERE'S A HOST OF BIRTHDAY EVENTS GOING ON THIS WEEK.

    ON THURSDAY THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE WILL UNVEIL THE WEST VIRGINIA 150TH BIRTHDAY STAMP. THAT START AT 1:50 P-M ON THE CAPITOL STEPS.

    YOU CAN CATCH "THE CIVIL WAR" A BROADWAY MUSICAL ON FRIDAY AT THE CULTURAL CENTER AT SEVEN.

    AND ON SATURDAY YOU CAN CATCH LONESTAR AND RONNIE MILSAP LIVE IN CONCERT ON THE CAPITOL STEPS STARTING AT 6:30.

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YOUR WEST VIRGINIA
    IN CELEBRATION OF WEST VIRGINIA'S ONE HUNDRED AND 50-TH BIRTHDAY... WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE BEST PICTURES OF THE MOUNTAIN STATE!

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G HAPPY BDAY WV 7AM
    CHECK OUT THIS PHOTO OF SANDSTONE FALLS ... IN SUMMERS COUNTY ...

    SENT TO US BY PAGE THOMAS.

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GRX YOUR WEST VIRGINIA
    AND WE WANT TO SEE "YOUR WEST VIRGINIA!" LOG ONTO WCHS TV dot COM AND UPLOAD THEM TO OUR SEE IT, SHOOT IT, SEND IT, PAGE UNDER THE NEWS TAB.

    YOU CAN ALSO POST PICTURES ON OUR FACEBOOK WALL AND TWEET US TOO - JUST USE HASHTAG W-V ONE -FIFTY.

    WE'LL FEATURE THE BEST PICTURES THIS WEEK!

    LIVE IN THE STUDIO, TAISHA WALKER FR EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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FULL WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Radar

    Join Doug Harlow 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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I COUNT THE CANS
    THIS FRIDAY... YOU CAN HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE...

    DIXON - HUGHES - GOODMAN LAW FIRM IS HOSTING THEIR "COUNT THE CANS" COMMUNITY COLLECTION DAY TO BENEFIT THE MOUNTAINEER FOOD BANK.

    HERE TO TELL US ABOUT IT NORMAN MOSRIE....

    Dixon Hughes Goodman

    "Count the Cans"

    Community Collection Day

    Friday, June 21

    Chase Tower

    Summers & Virginia St.

    Charleston

    7:30AM-5:00PM

    Why have this food drive in the summertime?

    What kinds of donations are you accepting?

    How can people drop off their donations?

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G COUNT THE CANS
    Community Collection Day

    Friday, June 21

    Chase Tower

    Summers & Virginia St.

    Charleston

    7:30AM-5:00PM

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CAP'N CRUNCH
    A TONGUE-IN-CHEEK CONTROVERSY IS THREATENING TO SINK THE REPUTATION OF A BELOVED CEREAL ICON.

    NOW CAP'N CRUNCH MAY HAVE A MUTINY ON HIS HANDS!

    A WRITER AT "FOOD BEAST DOT COM" -- POINTED OUT SOMETHING FISHY IS UP THE CAP'N'S SLEEVE -- THREE STRIPES!

    ACCORDING TO THE U.S. NAVY, THE RANK OF CAPTAIN CARRIES FOUR STRIPES, THREE WOULD INDICATE HE'S A COMMANDER.

    TO BE FAIR, THE CEREAL ISN'T TECHNICALLY CALLED CAPTAIN CRUNCH. IT'S CAP'N.

    ON TWITTER, REAL CAP'N CRUNCH WROTE "OF COURSE I'M A CAP'N! IT'S THE CRUNCH - NOT THE CLOTHES - THAT MAKE A MAN. HASHTAG PAID MY DUES."

    WE'LL HAVE TO SEE IF THAT'LL HOLD WATER.

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CONEY ISLAND AMUSEMENT
    AD LIB ABT CAPN CRUNCH -- GRAPHIC WILL CHANGE

    TERRY BUHANS IS HEADING TO CINCINNATI, OHIO IS THIS MORNING'S EDITION OF ROAD TRIPPIN'.

    THERE HE'S JUMPING INTO THE POOL AT THE CONEY ISLAND AMUSEMENT PARK..

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REOPEN
    GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER MCANDREWS...IT'S 7:26...

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TOSS TO WEATHER
    DOUG HARLOW JOINS US NOW WITH A CHECK OF THE FORECAST.

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WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Chroma Radar

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OPEN 1
    ANOTHER CRAZY STORY OUT OF OHIO, THIS TIME THREE PEOPLE ARE IN JAIL CHARGED WITH HOLDING A WOMAN AND HER KID AS SLAVES.

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OPEN 2
    A MILTON FAMILY IS WATCHING THIS VERY CAREFULLY AS THE SINKHOLE CONTINUES TO GROW NEAR THEIR HOME

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OPEN 3
    THINGS ARE GEARING UP AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO WEST VIRGINIA'S BIG BIRTHDAY BASH

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HELLO
    GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS.

    AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY.

    WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .

    IT'S WEDNESDAY JUNE 19TH.

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TOSS TO WX
    DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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WEATHER GLANCE
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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SINCLAIR OHIO SLAVES
    FIRST THIS MORNING... THE LATEST ON A SHOCKING STORY OUT OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

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M SINCLAIR OHIO SLAVES
    THAT'S WHERE POLICE ARRRESTED THREE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF HOLDING A WOMAN AND HER CHILD AS SLAVES FOR TWO YEARS.

    BEN GARBAREK HAS THE STORY.

    NEIGHBORS TELL US INSIDE THE WALLS OF THIS DINGY APARTMENT WERE MORE LIKE A PRISON FOR A WOMAN AND HER CHILD. THE FBI SAYS JORDIE CALLAHAN, JESSICA HUNT AND DANIEL BROWN HAD A MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON HELD CAPTIVE INSIDE. TARA WILLIAMS LIVES RIGHT NEXT DOOR. SHE SAYS THE TREES BLOCK EVERYONE'S VIEW OF WHAT WAS GOING ON BACK THERE.


    THESE THREE ARE NOW CHARGED WITH FORCED LABOR. CALLAHAN IS ALSO CHARGED WITH TAMPERING WITH A WITNESS. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY WOULD SEE PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME AND NEVER THOUGHT MUCH OF IT.


    SHERRY BLACK USED TO LIVE IN THIS SAME APARTMENT. SHE SAYS IT'S EASY TO SEE HOW NO ONE WOULD HAVE NOTICED WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN GOING ON INSIDE.


    DAVID TONEY WAS JUST INSIDE THE APARTMENT RECENTLY TO CLEAN.


    HE SAYS HE EVEN TALKED WITH THE WOMAN INVESTIGATORS SAY WAS HOLED UP INSIDE. HE SAYS SHE NEVER MENTIONED A THING.


    THE FBI SAYS THESE THREE PEOPLE CHARGED WOULD FORCE THE VICTIM TO BEAT HER CHILD ON VIDEO. THAT WAY THEY COULD DISCREDIT HER OF THE POLICE EVER SHOWED UP. THE FBI SAYS MORE CHARGES ARE LIKELY TO BE FILED. IN ASHLAND BG REPORTING.

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OH DRUGGED KIDS
    AN OHIO DAY CARE WORKER IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO PUT SOME CHILDREN TO SLEEP ...

    BY SPRINKLING OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION ONTO THEIR SNACKS.

    POLICE SAY THEY GOT A HOLD OF TEXT MESSAGES FROM TAMMY EPPLEY THAT SAID SHE GAVE KIDS BENADRYL AND MELATONIN.

    SHE ALSO APPARENTLY JOKED IN ONE MESSAGE THAT A CHILD ALMOST CAUGHT ON -- SAYING THE SPRINKLES ON SOME CUPCAKES TASTED FUNNY.

    EPPLEY DENIES THE ACCUSATIONS, SAYING THE TEXTS DON'T REFER TO ANYTHING THAT REALLY HAPPENED.

    THE CHILDREN SHE CARED FOR RANGED IN AGE FROM TWO TO FIVE.

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I LOGAN DROWNING
    WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO DIED OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER.

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M LOGAN DROWNING UPDATE
    POLICE SAY 49 YEAR OLD MALCOLM MEADE AND A WOMAN WERE SWIMMING NEAR THE WATER STREET BRIDGE IN LOGAN, WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON SOMETHING IN THE WATER...

    A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY, ALSO SWIMMING IN THE AREA, SAW MEADE AND TRIED TO SAVE HIM, PULLING HIM TO THE RIVER BANK AND PERFORMING C-P-R.

    MEADE LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.

    POLICE BELIEVE ALCOHOL PLAYED A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

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SCIOTO BODY
    SCIOTO COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE IDENTIFIED THE WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN A CREEK MONDAY.

    34-YEAR OLD JENNIFER SUE SHEPARD OF FRANKLIN FURNACE WAS FOUND IN PINE CREEK BY TWO PEOPLE DRIVING BY... THAT'S NEAR WHEELERSBURG.

    SHE HAD DISAPPEARED FROM THE PORTSMOUTH AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT...

    AN AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE AN OFFICIAL CAUSE OF DEATH.

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I MILTON SINKHOLE
    A COUPLE IN MILTON IS KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE ON A GROWING SINKHOLE NEAR THEIR HOME.

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VO MILTON SINKHOLE
    AMY MCCOMAS SAYS THE RAIN THIS WEEK HAS MADE IT EVEN WORSE.

    IT STARTED AS A SMALL SINKHOLE ON THE PROPERTY ON DAMON AVENUE IN MILTON.

    IT WAS FIXED LAST YEAR, BUT A FEW MONTHS AGO, IT STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN.

    NOW, IT'S EATING UP THE LAND UNDERNEATH HER TRAILER.

    SHE OWNS THE HOME... BUT NOT THE PROPERTY... SO SHE'S ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR CREWS TO FILL IN THE MASSIVE HOLE

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SOT MILTON SINKHOLE
    "It's scary. I mean we go to bed wondering. Hopefully nothing's going to happen to our home. Hopefully it's just the land that's falling, but you know, you never know. You never know what could happen."

    RALPH BASSETT... WHO HELPS MANAGE THE PROPERTY... SAYS A CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE THERE TO FIX THE HOLE AS EARLY AS NEXT MONDAY.

    HE BELIEVES IT'S CAUSED BY A SURFACE DRAIN FROM NEARBY ROUTE 60.

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150TH! WV BIRTHDAY BUMP
    ((HAPPY 150TH WV

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I BDAY STUFF
    THE STATE IS CELEBRATING ITS BIG BIRTHDAY WITH SOMETHING NEW AT THE CAPITOL.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER TAISHA WALKER JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH DETAILS ON SOME OF THE MAJOR SESQUI-CENTENNIAL EVENTS.

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BDAY STUFF
    WEST VIRGINIA MAY BE SHY OF 150 YEARS OLD BUT ITS STILL YOUNG AND COOL AT HEART.

    THE STATE IS HAVING YOU JOIN IN ON THE FUN BY CATCHING A 3-D MOVIE PROJECTED RIGHT OFF THE CAPITOL BUILDING.

    THE COMPUTER ANIMATIONS WILL TELL THE STORY OF HOW WEST VIRGINIA BECAME A STATE.

    A SPECIAL PROJECTOR WILL USE THE CAPITOL AS A BACKDROP.

    WE SPOKE WITH THE DEVELOPER OF THE TECHNOLOGY, WHO SAYS IT WILL BE LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN.

    JACK HATTINGH - PRESIDENT MONSTER MEDIA 3D

    "You're gonna see the buiding crumble. You're gonna see the building on fire. You're gonna see some fireworks even on there as well. There's like 24 different scenes in there. All very west virginia encentric."

    THE 3-D SHOW WILL BE PROJECTED ONTO THE BUILDING ... THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHTS FOLLOWED BY FIREWORKS ON THE CAPITOL STEPS STARTING AT TEN.

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G BDAY WEEKEND
    AND THOSE AREN'T THE ONLY BIRTHDAY EVENTS GOING ON.

    ON THURSDAY THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE WILL UNVEIL THE WEST VIRGINIA 150TH BIRTHDAY STAMP. THAT START AT 1:50 P-M ON THE CAPITOL STEPS.

    YOU CAN CATCH "THE CIVIL WAR" A BROADWAY MUSICAL ON FRIDAY AT THE CULTURAL CENTER AT SEVEN.

    AND ON SATURDAY YOU CAN CATCH LONESTAR AND RONNIE MILSAP LIVE IN CONCERT ON THE CAPITOL STEPS STARTING AT 6:30.

    FOR A LIST OF OTHER SEQUICENTTENIAL EVENTS WE'LL POST IT TO WCHS-TV DOT COM. LIVE IN THE STUDIO, TAISHA WALKER FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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WV BIRTHDAY ADOPTIONS
    WEST VIRGINIA'S BIRTHDAY IS A GREAT TIME TO ADOPT A FURRY FRIEND.

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VO WV BIRTHDAY ADOPTIONS
    THE KANAWHA-CHARLESTON HUMANE ASSOCIATION IS ENCOURAGING PET LOVERS TO ADOPT A 'WEST VIRGINIA BROWN DOG' TO CELEBRATE THE STATE'S BIRTHDAY.

    IF YOU'RE WONDERING, WEST VIRGINIA BROWN DOGS ARE JUST MIXED BREEDS AND ARE ALSO SOMETIMES CALLED "ALL AMERICAN MUTTS."

    THE SHELTER WILL REDUCE ADOPTION FEES FOR THOSE DOGS ON THURSDAY.

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SOT WV BIRTHDAY ADOPTIOINS
    "To celebrate out heritage number one and the WV brown dog is really our state dog,and also just to promote adoptions"

    BOTH MIXED-BREED PUPPIES AND ADULT DOGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

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FULL WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Join Doug Harlow 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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SEGMENT BUMP
    ((HEALTH STINGER

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DR ELIZABETH BROWN
    ASK THE DOCTOR

    ASK THE DOCTOR

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G DR ELIZABETH BROWN
    ((TAKE GRX

    Elizabeth Brown, MD

    401 Division Street

    Suite 302

    South Charleston, WV


    ebrownmd.com

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TEASE SIX
    THERE IS MORE NEWS STILL AHEAD RIGHT HERE ON FOX 11 EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

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I FUGITIVE FILES
    A MAN USING STOLEN I-D'S IS ON A CRIME SPREE AND POLICE HOPE YOU CAN HELP BRING IT TO AN END.

    HE'S JUST ONE OF THE FUGITIVES WE'RE LOOKING FOR...

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN IS HERE TO OPEN UP THE FUGITIVE FILES..

    ONCE AGAIN WE NEED YOUR TIPS TO BRING THESE FUGITIVES TO JUSTICE.

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

    IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

    NOW, LET'S OPEN THE FUGITIVE FILES.

    CHARLESTON POLICE SAY DAMEON FORNEY ALSO KNOWN AS "FATS" HAS BEEN STEALING ANYTHING OF VALUE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THEY SAY HE'S BEEN USING STOLEN ID'S TO THEN PAWN THE TOOLS, ELECTRONICS, CARS, AND PRECIOUS METALS. FORNEY IS 5-09, 145 POUNDS AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON CHAPPS FORK ROAD IN CHARLESTON BUT HE'S KNOWN TO FREQUENT THE WEST SIDE.

    JOHN GLANCY IS WANTED FOR A PROBATION VIOLATION ON AN UNDERLYING BURGLARY CHARGE. DEPUTIES SAY HE BROKE INTO A HOME AND STOLE A TV AND THEN PUT IT IN HIS CAR, BUT THE HOMEOWNER WAS ABLE TO GET THE TV OUT BEFORE GLANCY FLED THE SCENE. HE'S 5-9, 145 POUNDS AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON CABIN CREEK ROAD IN DAWES.

    TRACY FERRELL IS WANTED AFTER BLOWING OFF COURT ON A LONG LIST OF CHARGES. EVERYTHING RANGING FROM OPERATING A METH LAB, CONSPIRACY, AND BATTERY ON A POLICE OFFICER. FERRELL IS SIX FEET TALL, 180 POUNDS AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON DUPONT AVENUE IN SHREWSBURY.

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    REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, LRU, EYN THIS MORNING.

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CLOSE ONE
    STICK AROUND, DOUG HAS YOUR FORECAST AND WE'LL HAVE A CHECK OF YOUR MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK.

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RE OPEN
    GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER MCANDREWS...IT'S 7:56.

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TOSS TO WEATHER
    DOUG HARLOW JOINS US NOW WITH A CHECK OF THE FORECAST.

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WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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G TODAY'S HEADLINES
    IN YOUR EYEWITNESS NEWS HEADLINES THIS MORNING...

    ROANE COUNTY WAS HIT HARD ONCE AGAIN BY HIGH WATER AFTER RAIN POUNDED THAT AREA YESTERDAY MORNING..

    WHILE THE FLOODING WAS STILL SERIOUS, IT WASN'T AS BAD AS LAST WEEK'S FLOODING, WHICH DAMAGED 150 HOMES.

    AN OHIO DAY CARE WORKER IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO PUT SOME CHILDREN TO SLEEP ... BY SPRINKLING OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATION ONTO THEIR SNACKS.

    POLICE SAY THEY GOT A HOLD OF TEXT MESSAGES FROM TAMMY EPPLEY THAT SAID SHE GAVE KIDS BENADRYL AND MELATONIN.

    EPPLY DENIES THE ACCUSATIONS.

    THE WEST VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES HAS A NEW SPEAKER.

    HARRISON COUNTY'S TIM MILEY WAS VOTED IN BY A COUNT OF 53 - TO- 44 TO REPLACE WAYNE COUNTY'S RICK THOMPSON AS HOUSE SPEAKER.

    MILEY PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS JUDICIARY CHAIR.

    THOMPSON RESIGNED TO JOIN GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN'S ADMINISTRATION AS SECRETARY FOR VETERANS' ASSISTANCE.

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