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Apartment Fire
Overnight Blaze Destroys Charleston Apartment Building
February 1, 2008 8:51pm
The fire started around 3:00 a.m. Friday morning on Daisy Drive. People living in two apartments there were not home at the time. Investigators say so far the fire appears...
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Go Red
Go Red Hit The Valley
February 1, 2008 8:51pm
People across the valley went red on Friday to battle heart disease in women. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, and West Virginia is the worst in the nation...
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Child Death
Child Deaths Totals Send Up Red Flags
February 1, 2008 10:50pm
The rise of preventable child deaths in West Virginia has abuse prevention groups working harder to protect children. Local agencies say it is about prevention, whether...
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Huntington Robbery
Huntington Gas Station Robbed At Gun Point
February 2, 2008 5:20pm
Police are searching for the man who robbed a Huntington gas station at gunpoint. Officers say a man walked into the Speedway on Fifth Street Road around 4:00 a.m. Saturday...
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Allyssa Comes Home
Allyssa Is Back Home With Her Family
February 3, 2008 1:50pm
Saturday was truly a day of celebration for the family of Allyssa Abner. Seeing little Allyssa having fun with her family, is truly a blessing considering all her and her...
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Homecoming Celebrations
Little Allssya Is Back Home With Her Family
February 3, 2008 2:21pm
Saturday was truly a day of celebration for the family of Allyssa Abner. Seeing little Allyssa having fun with her family, is truly a blessing considering all her and her...
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Underage Drinking
Police Crack Down On Underage Drinking
February 3, 2008 6:20pm
Super Bowl festivities mean many will be consuming adult beverages. On Sunday afternoon, the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department is cracking down on underage drinking. You're...
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Suzanne Creathers Pleads Guilty
Woman Accused of Giving Relative Fatal Dose of Methadone Pleads Guilty
February 4, 2008 11:21pm
A woman accused of giving her brother-in-law a fatal dose of methadone pleads guilty. Suzanne Creathers is now convicted of involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled...
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Medicare Freeze
Bush's Budget Cuts Healthcare
February 4, 2008 11:51pm
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Super Tuesday Preps
Three Presidential Candidates Headed to WV
February 4, 2008 11:51pm
Super Tuesday is just hours away and West Virginia will be a big part of it. 24 states will hold primaries or caucuses, including the Mountain State. The State Republican...
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Megan Williams Case
Logan County Prosecutors Are Moving Forward In Williams Case
February 6, 2008 8:21pm
Two people have already plead guilty with five others facing indictments on various charges, including hate crimes, in connections with the kidnapping and assault of Megan...
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Huntington Murder Investigation
Man Shot on Cedar Street
February 6, 2008 11:22pm
Police are investigating an alleged homicide in Huntington. Emergency dispatchers say a man was shot an killed on Cedar Street a little before 9:30 Monday night. Witnesses...
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Strong Winds
Gusty Winds Blow Through The Area
February 6, 2008 11:22pm
Powerful winds knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses. Gusts were clocked at 58 miles per hour in Charleston. Some areas reported minor flooding problems...
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Kicking The Habit
Camc Follows The Trend For A Complete Smoke Out
February 6, 2008 11:22pm
Starting in April anyone on CAMC General property will have to kick the habit or find somewhere else to light up. CAMC officials say they will adopt the new tobacco policy...
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Ladies Luncheon
Women Day At The State Legislature
February 6, 2008 11:22pm
Women's day at the legislature has become an annual event bringing together ladies from all over the state. The event gives them the chance to meet with delegates and senators...
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Teacher Attack
Teacher Stabbed By Husband at Elementary School
February 7, 2008 9:22pm
At 9:12 a.m. on Thursday morning Portsmouth police responded to a stabbing outside a home near the intersection of 11th Street and Lincoln Street. Witnesses say Michael...
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Pellet Gun Shooting
A Man Accused Of Shooting At A Charleston School Will Not Face Any Charges
February 7, 2008 10:52pm
Police say 64-year-old Robert Martin was responsible for $4,000 in destruction of property in a waive of pellet gun shootings around Grandview Elementary school.
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Megan On Montel Williams
Megan Williams Makes An Appearance On A Nationally Syndicated Talk Show
February 7, 2008 10:52pm
Talk show host, Montel Williams shares Megan Williams' story with his audience on his Thursday morning show. By focusing his program on hate crimes and torture survivors,...
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Prayer Vigil
A Community Gathers Together After A Brutal Attack On Local Teacher
February 8, 2008 3:20pm
The Portsmouth community gathered at St. Mary's Church Thursday night to support the two victims. This is such a difficult time for people in this tight knit community....
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House Fire
Two Children Dead After Morning House Fire
February 8, 2008 8:51pm
Fire Marshals are sifting through what is left of a house following a fire that may have killed two children. It started just after 11:00 a.m. Friday morning in the Cottageville...
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Portsmouth Stabbing
Eyewitness Talks About Stephanie Loop Stabbing
February 8, 2008 8:51pm
A small community is still in shock the day after an elementary school teacher is attacked in front of her students. Christi Layne is still in the hospital, but friends say...
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Murder Case
Guilty Verdict In Rand Man's Death
February 8, 2008 8:51pm
A woman prosecutors say killed a man because he would not pay her for sex is found guilty of murder Friday. Monique Weldon faced a first-degree murder charge and a possible...
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Icy Roads
Half Dozen People Are Dead After Accidents On Icy State Roads
February 13, 2008 7:51pm
Interstate 77 was slick from snow and ice when deputies say a sport utility vehicle went out of control trying to pass a twin-trailer truck. The crash killed the driver,...
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Fight Against Meth
Kanawha County Takes A Stand Against Meth
February 13, 2008 7:51pm
Kanawha County is having a knock down drag out fight with meth. Homes testing positive for meth contamination must either be cleaned, or the county will come in an tear...
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Race Track Donations
Mountain State Seniors Have A Million New Reasons To Smile
February 13, 2008 7:51pm
Tri-State Racetrack Vice President, Dan Adkins hands a $1 million dollar check to Bureau of Senior Services Commissioner, Sandra Vanin. Dan Adkins says the delay in getting...
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McCaffrey Visit
Former Drug Czar Comes to Charleston
February 14, 2008 6:51pm
Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, the Clinton-era drug czar, urged West Virginia lawmakers Thursday to embrace methadone clinics in an effort to battle Oxycontin addiction. ...
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Valentine's Day
Women Wins Unconventional Valentine's Day Gift
February 15, 2008 5:35am
Most of us think of Valentine's Day as the most romantic day of the year, but one local radio station is shoving aside the sentimental cards and sweet candy and giving away...
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Sissonville Shooting
Three People Are Dead After An Early Morning Shooting
February 17, 2008 3:50pm
Eyewitness News was first on the scene after three people are found dead after an apparent domestic dispute in Sissonville. Kanawha County Deputies are trying to piece together...
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World War I Veteran
Last American W.W.I Vet Talks To Eyewitness News
February 17, 2008 6:52pm
Out of more than 4.7 million Americans who fought in the first World War, there is only one left. His name is Frank Woodruff Buckles, now 107 years old living a quiet life...
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Body Found
Police Find Body in Huntington
February 18, 2008 11:51pm
Huntington Police are investigating a body found in a house on Midvale Drive near the King's Highway Intersection. The body was found around 5 p.m. A crime scene unit is...
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Sewer Rate Hike
Charleston Residents Will Soon See Higher Sewer Bills
February 20, 2008 5:35am
If you live in Charleston, you will soon be putting more money down the toilet. The Charleston City Council has approved a significant sewer fee increase.
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Bad Beef
Massive Beef Recall For West Virginia Schools
February 20, 2008 7:21pm
Schools all across West Virginia have been told to destroy a specific beef product because they are part of a nationwide recall. The health threat is small, but 143 million...
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Choking Game
A Deadly New Game For Teenagers
February 21, 2008 6:20pm
Much focus is made on keeping teenagers off drugs but now parents have another reason to worry. The choking games is the newest way for teenager to get high. Even though...
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Sex Offender
Troopers Find Pornographic Pictures Of Children In A St Albans Home
February 22, 2008 6:20pm
US Marshals tracked down 49-year-old Jonathan Layne at a house on Pine Street in Saint Albans Thursday night. Layne was wanted for failing to register a sex offender after...
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Logan Fire
Firefighters Sift Through Rubble After An Apartment Fire
February 22, 2008 6:50pm
A fire leaves residents from one apartment building homeless Thursday in Logan County. Flames quickly ate their way thru an apartment building in the Yuma Camp Community,...
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Fetus Found
Police Investigate A Fetus At A Sewer Treatment Plant
February 22, 2008 9:20pm
Workers at the treatment center found a fetus while cleaning a screen on Friday morning. Nitro Police say they don't suspect any crime and the fetus is likely the result...
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Pedestrian Struck
Women Hit In Foodland Parking Lot
February 22, 2008 10:20pm
Linda Gay was rushed to CAMC after being hit by a pick-up truck in the Foodland parking lot in Kanawha City. Charleston Police say the woman was walking out of the Foodland...
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Finding Nemo
Big Smiles For Nemo
February 22, 2008 10:20pm
The Disney On Ice Show "Finding Nemo" puts smiles on the faces of both young and old. Some children were given a chance to get away from the difficulties of illness to enjoy...
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John Amos Emissions
Investigation Uncovers Startling Evidence About The Air You Breathe
February 23, 2008 5:50pm
West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection is looking into the sulphur trioxide releases from the John Amos Power Plant. The investigation stems from the "blue...
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Energy Talks
Governor Joe Manchin takes the lead in Washington
February 24, 2008 6:50pm
Governors from all 50 states are in Washington D.C. for the National Governors Association Conference. Governors met to discuss how to provide incentives to increase to...
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Victim Talks To Eyewitness News
A Bizarre Domestic Dispute Puts A Man In The Hospital
February 25, 2008 6:50pm
In more than half of the reported domestic violence cases women are the victims, but in this case a man was allegedly attacked by his girlfriend. Jimmy Ramsey says his girlfriend...
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Apartment Fire
Blaze Leaves People Homeless
February 26, 2008 9:20pm
Half a dozen people are homeless tonight after a fire erupts in an East End apartment building.
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Bad Wrap
Movie Casting Call Starts Uproar In The Mountain State
February 27, 2008 6:50pm
Announcing the need for paid extras got a Pittsburgh casting agency "extra" attention it probably didn't want. Hollywood has long turned to West Virginia stereotypes to...
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Coal Mine Theft
Ammonia Theft Gets Caught In The Act
February 28, 2008 8:50pm
A tank owned by Pen Virginia Resources leaked Wednesday night and at least seven people were exposed to the gas. Police say the thieves were hoping to use the ammonia to...
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Dog Abuse
Man Pleads Guilty To Feeding His Neighbor's Dog Razor Blazes
February 29, 2008 2:52pm
A guilty plea was handed down in the shocking animal cruelty case that happened in Kanawha County. John Hively plead guilty to a disturbing case of felony animal cruelty....
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Breaking News
One Dead And Two Critically Injuries After A Shooting In Boone County
February 29, 2008 3:20pm
One man is dead and two others are fighting to hang onto life after an alleged argument in Boone County gets out of control. Boone County Deputies say three men got in argument...
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See How Legislators Voted
Lawmakers Vote For A Pay Raise
February 29, 2008 6:20pm
2008 Second Regular Session
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Bumpus In Court
A Teenage Killer Gets A Second Chance At Sentencing
February 29, 2008 8:21pm
William Bumpus was 16 when he shot and killed Joshua Boggess during a robbery in a Charleston parking garage. He was back in court Friday for final sentencing after getting...
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Pay Raise
Legislators Want More Money
February 29, 2008 8:21pm
West Virginia lawmakers should soon start enjoying a little more jingle in their pockets. Even though there was plenty of debate, based upon past senate votes the end result...
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Leap Year Babies
New Parents Leaping for Joy
February 29, 2008 8:21pm
Leap year only happens once every four years. At CAMC Women and Children's Hospital, it was a busy day in the maternity ward. Little Nehemiah Johnson wasn't supposed to...
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