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Thurder In The Valley
Players Need To Score Points To Get Back On The Hardcourt
March 1, 2008 6:50pm
Former members of the West Virginia Thunder play basketball with a unique spin, and for them it is more than just a game. Amy Humphrey races down the basketball court like...
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Clinton Interview
Hillary Clinton Talks to Eyewitness News
March 3, 2008 1:21pm
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are hot on the campaign trail in Texas and Ohio ahead of Tuesday's big primaries. Senator Clinton took a moment away from her speeches to...
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GOP Victories
McCain Wins Primaries
March 5, 2008 7:51pm
Tuesday's primary results lock things up on the Republican front. Senator John McCain swept all four contests.
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Sissonville Fires
State Fire Marshals Investigate Two Suspicious Fires In Sissonville
March 5, 2008 7:51pm
State Fire Marshals sift through the rubble of a burnt out trailer on Legg Fork Road. They say this the second fire since Monday, and it appears to be arson. Investigators...
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Teacher Pension Fund
The Battle Over Funding Teacher Pensions Heats Up
March 5, 2008 7:51pm
Delegates and Senators have very different ideas about how to help educators with anemic 401k plans. The House and Senate plans to help state teachers get out of their...
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Westside Alleged Rape
A Charleston Community Worries Women Could Be The Target Of Rape
March 5, 2008 10:50pm
A Kanawha County woman's disturbing account of an attempted rape has a community wondering if they're in danger. The alleged victim says she was walking home on Patrick Street...
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House Gives Money
Autism Budget Gets A Big Boost
March 6, 2008 7:51pm
The House of Delegates put money into the budget to help families dealing with autism. Autism activists suffered a big disappointment earlier this session when a mandatory...
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Family Feud
Tearful Goodbye For A Boone County Man
March 6, 2008 10:21pm
Frustration, anger and grief as loved ones lay to rest a Boone County shooting victim. Family members of Maxell Long say they are not happy with the way the case is being...
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Bus Safety
Family In Shock After Son's Brush With Death
March 6, 2008 10:50pm
Children get off the bus everyday, but when people don't obey the stop signs it can lead to serious trouble. When cars fly past flashing lights and stop signs parents have...
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Credit Card Fraud
A Spicy Mess For Local Restaurant
March 7, 2008 5:20pm
Hurricane Police are still investigating allegations of credit card fraud at Mi Pueblito Restaurant. People who ate at Mi Puebilto in Hurricane say fraudulent charges later...
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Portsmouth Fire
Neighbors Come To Terms With Loss Of The Mother And Children
March 7, 2008 7:50pm
A house fire on McConell Street in Portsmouth, Ohio has a neighborhood grieving for the loss of a mother and her children. The fire apparently started in the rear of the...
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Winter Weather
A Wintery Weekend Storm Hits Hard
March 8, 2008 5:50pm
Many woke up Saturday morning to snow covered roads. March might have come in like a lamb with sunny warm weather, but just a week into the month it becomes a lion with...
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Legislative Session
Teacher Bill Moved To Special Session
March 8, 2008 6:20pm
Governor Manchin stepped in at the last minute and asked to have the teacher pension bill moved to next week's special session. Leaders of the teachers union say they are...
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Corporate Franchise Tax
Lawmakers Hope New Bills Will Attract Jobs
March 9, 2008 11:20pm
State lawmakers passed a series of tax cuts for companies on Saturday, in an attempt to be in new jobs. The tax breaks are expected to save businesses $149 million a year...
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Pedestrian Hit and Killed By Police Officer
Ironton Officer on Paid Leave After Killing Pedestrian
March 10, 2008 11:20pm
An Ironton police officer is on paid leave for hitting a man with his cruiser and then dragging him several blocks to his death. Patrolman, Richard Fouts, hit Guy Thomas...
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Teenager Killed in Car Crash
Lincoln Teenager Killed While Driving to School
March 12, 2008 5:35am
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a 16-year-old student in Lincoln County, who was killed in a car accident. Andy Allen Cooper died Tuesday morning on his way to...
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Lost Lobe
A Jackson County Man Bites Off More Than He Can Chew
March 12, 2008 11:51pm
A fight, supposedly over a woman, leaves one man in trouble with the cops and another, missing part of his ear. Terry Anderson Jr. has a chunk missing from his ear after...
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Morning Blaze
Jackson County Fire Leaves A Family Homeless
March 13, 2008 2:50pm
A house fire leaves one home destroyed and two family pets dead. Tabatha Craddock and her mother Marsha could only stand and watch the house go up in flames, and mourn the...
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Williams Sentences
Two Defendants In Williams Case Get Maximum Sentences
March 13, 2008 7:21pm
Two of the people linked to the torture of a black woman in Logan County received the maximum sentences possible Thursday under their plea deals . Karen Burton and Frankie...
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Rachel's Challenge
Riverside High Students Get A Lesson In School Violence
March 13, 2008 7:21pm
A program is spreading the word of the tragedy of the Columbine shooting to schools all across the country. The legacy left behind by 17-year-old Rachel Scott is one of...
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New Developments
Police Release More Details In The Leah Hickman Case
March 13, 2008 7:50pm
The Huntington Police Department released more information in the case of Leah Hickman on Thursday. Hickman was the Marshall University student who was found dead in a crawlspace...
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Huntington Neighborhood
River City Neighbors Gather To Take Back Their Streets
March 15, 2008 6:50pm
With drug related crimes creeping into Huntington backyards, concerned community members gathered to talk about what they can do to make their neighborhood safer. The Highlawn...
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Bible Center Church
Local Church Gets State Of Art Upgrade
March 16, 2008 6:20pm
The congregation of Bible Center Church worshiped in their brand new home during Sunday's service. The pastor and church members say they are counting their blessings. ...
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Candidate Visit
Clinton Makes A Stop In Charleston
March 19, 2008 7:22pm
The Mountain State is getting a taste of the political fervor that has been gripping the rest of the nation for months. Senator Hillary Clinton was at Capital High School...
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Clinton Visit
Clinton Supporters Welcome Mountain State Visit
March 19, 2008 7:22pm
Hundreds of people packed the Capital High School gym to hear Senator Clinton's plans for the country if she is elected. Hillary Clinton laid out her plans for America's...
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Obama Visit
Another Presidential Hopeful Makes The Mountain State A Top Priority
March 20, 2008 6:20pm
Senator Barack Obama spoke to a full house at the University of Charleston Thursday morning. Drawing in hundreds of people, many say all that was required was an open mind...
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Table Talk
Local Restaurant Gets More Than The Normal Lunch Crowd
March 20, 2008 6:20pm
It was anything but a typical lunch for patrons at Murads when presidential hopeful Barack Obama walked through the door. Obama stopped by the restaurant to grab a bite to...
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Car Crash
Putnam County Teenager Dies In An Early Morning Car Accident
March 21, 2008 6:21pm
A young life was cut short after a tragic crash in Putnam County Friday morning. Samantha Roger,18, was killed after her car ran off the road and rolled into a ditch along...
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Wicked Weather
Major Cleanup Underway For Many Clendenin Residents
March 21, 2008 6:21pm
The damage from Wednesday night's tornado is even more extensive than first thought. A major cleanup still remains for many Clendenin and Elkview residents. The National...
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Portsmouth Arson
Investigators Say Deadly House Fire Was Arson
March 21, 2008 8:20pm
Burnt belongings are all that is left of the family home in Portsmouth, that went up in flames two weeks ago. Officials say it is still unclear as to how the fire started...
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Missing Person
A Clendenin Family Fears The Worst For Missing Son
March 21, 2008 9:50pm
Jacob Ore was under house arrest for carrying a concealed weapon, and was staying at an apartment above his parent's pharmacy. They got a call he was on the run the same...
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Wacky Ride
Police Arrested A Man After A Wild Chase In Nitro
March 22, 2008 8:20pm
Nitro Police say John Ryan Osborne led officers on an early morning chase in a stolen unmarked Charleston Police car. Charleston Police say Osborne took the car from this...
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Mobile Home Fire
Boone County Man Dies In Mobile Home Fire
March 24, 2008 5:20pm
The house fire started around 2:00 a.m. on Seng Creek near Whitesville early Monday morning. The fire claimed the life of a man who lived in the moblile home. Neighbors...
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Bank Robbery
Police Still On The Lookout For Man Who Robbed East End Bank
March 24, 2008 6:51pm
Charleston Police are looking for the a man who allegedly robbed City National Bank on Virginia Street at gunpoint. It happened shortly after 6 p.m. Friday. Police say...
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Mountaineer Madness
Faithful Fans Are Ready To Hit The Road For Phoenix
March 24, 2008 6:51pm
Phones were ringing off the hook at National Travel in Charleston. Mountaineer fans say there is no distance that seems too far to support their team, and being in the middle...
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Movie and Popcorn
CAMC Hosts Movie Day For Young Patients
March 24, 2008 6:51pm
Young cancer patients took in a free screening of "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who."at Park Place Stadium Cinemas. The cinema hosted the event, opening the theater only to...
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Child Abuse
Buffalo Man Arrested For Child Abuse
March 24, 2008 6:51pm
Deputies arrested Bantz Jay Kemper on charges of child abuse and child neglect. According to the criminal complaint, Kemper called the mother of the child on February 29th,...
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Winning Ticket
Jack Whittaker Wins Again
March 24, 2008 6:51pm
The West Virginia Lottery says that Jack Whittaker has won a $10,000.00 prize on an easy pick ticket in January. He bought the ticket in Kenova. Whittaker has been in the...
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Jessica Kemper Arrest
Mother Arrested In Putnam County Child Abuse Case
March 25, 2008 5:20pm
Jessica Kemper was charged with child neglect Wednesday, a day after her husband was arrest in the case. Putnam County Sheriff Deputies say Jessica didn't seek medical attention...
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Jeffers Trial
Survivor Speaks Out At Keith Jeffers Trial
March 25, 2008 6:21pm
A survivor of the Amandville shooting spree and the families of the dead confronted a killer in a Kanawha County courtroom. Keith Jeffers killed three people and wounded...
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Mountaineers Head West
Mountaineer Hit The Road To The Valley Of The Sun
March 25, 2008 6:21pm
Heading out the door on their way to the Grand Canyon State, Coach Bob Huggins and his Mountaineers take a few moments to sign autographs and accept well wishes from their...
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House Fire
Huntington Fire Leaves Family Homeless
March 26, 2008 5:51pm
A highly suspicious fire roars through two houses and an apartment building in Huntington. The fire started just before 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Flames quickly spread from...
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Cabell County Murder
Murder Arrest Made In Wiggins Case
March 26, 2008 5:51pm
Investigators charged Matthew Curtis with the murder of Maynard Wiggins Wednesday afternoon. Detectives say 20-year-old Matthew Curtis shot and killed Wiggins and left...
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Clinton Visit
West Virginians Gather To Here Clinton Speak
March 26, 2008 6:21pm
People packed the Gaston Caperton Center to hear Bill Clinton speak on a tour of the Mountain State, in support of his wife's presidential bid. President Clinton did not...
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Bill Clinton Visit
Clinton Stops In West Virginia On Campaign Trail For His Wife
March 26, 2008 8:51pm
Playing to a crowd of predominantly older West Virginians, former president Bill Clinton says voting for his wife Hillary in the Mountain State's May primary is the right...
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Sweet 16
Mountaineer Fans Gear Up For The Big Game
March 27, 2008 6:22pm
If Mountaineer fans have their way, happy hour could last through the night. WVU will hit the hardwood shortly taking on Xavier in Arizona. For lots of Mountaineer faithful...
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Sentencing Day For Dawson
Kanawha County Man Sentenced In Child Death Case
March 27, 2008 6:22pm
Joseph Dawson admitted he shook his three month old son, Dillon, to death last year and injured his then three year old stepson. He plead guilty to child abuse causing death...
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Twist in Holmes Case
Bunny Holmes Took The Stand In Court
March 27, 2008 6:22pm
Bunny Holmes took the witness stand Thursday morning in her own defense. All week it was thought Bunny's mother would take the stand, but in a shocking turn of events, Bunny...
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Holmes Guilty
Jury Finds "Bunny" Holmes Guilty of Murder
March 28, 2008 7:50pm
After three days of testimony and two hours of deliberation, a Cabell County jury returned a guilty verdict for Cherylethia "Bunny" Holmes. The Detroit woman is accused...
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Copper Thieves Killed
Police Release The Identities Of Two Men Electrocuted In Boone County
March 31, 2008 5:50pm
A father and son from Boone County apparently trying to steal copper wire pay for it with their lives. Sheriff Rodney Miller says Daniel Chapman and another man were trying...
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Charleston Stabbing
Neighbors Find Stabbing Victim On A Porch On Charleston's East End
March 31, 2008 6:20pm
Eugene Mills was found stabbed Monday morning outside of an East End home. Police say he was stabbed eleven times. Mills later told cops its was hours after the attack...
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