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Saturday, May 25, 2013.

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11 COLD OPEN
    WEST VIRGINIA'S SOURCE FOR NEWS.... EYEWITNESS NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW...

    SOT verbatim

    A FAMILY IN MOURNING... AFTER A SISTER SAYS HER FATHER SHOOTS HIS OWN CHILDREN.

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WELCOME
    GOOD EVENING, I'M DAVE BENTON...

    THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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WHAT WE KNOW
    A GRUSOME START TO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND..

    DEPUTIES SAY A MAN MURDERED HIS 15 YEAR OLD ADOPTED DAUGHTER ..THEN SHOT HIS ADOPTED SON.. BEFORE TURNING THE GUN ON HIMSELF... HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW..

    IT ALL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT JUST BEFORE 8:00 PM.. AT THIS HOUSE ALONG KEYSTONE DRIVE IN CHARLESTON

    POLICE SAY 67 YEAR OLD ROY PITTMAN SHOT HIS 15 YEAR OLD ADOPTED DAUGHTER IN THE CHEST

    HE THEN SHOT HIS 18 YEAR OLD ADOPTED SON IN THE GROIN AREA.

    THEN PITTMAN RAN OUTSIDE OF THE HOME AND SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.

    BOTH PITTMAN AND THE 18 YEAR OLD BOY WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EMERGENCY SURGERY.. THE 15 YEAR GIRL DIED AT THE SCENE.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN SPOKE WITH FAMILY AND HAS MORE...

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10P KEYSTONE MURDER
    "He raised us all and i mean he's never laid a hand on me like ever. i mean he just snapped, i don't get it."

    As gunshots rang through the area early Friday evening...Crist ran to her brother's aid.

    "Well at that time I didn't know Brittany had actually been shot. I heard my mom say that ' Is she ok? Is she alive?' and that's when they told us she was gone."

    Police say Roy shot his son Matthew in the upper thigh area...then turned the gun on himself.

    But before all that...Roy entered Brittany's bedroom...shot her in the chest with a shotgun.

    A shot that took a young girl's life far too soon...

    "she was the sweetest person. She'd do anythig for you. She loves to cook. She loved her friends. I mean she would do anything for you."

    Crist says this was out of charater for her adopted dad.

    But she still wishes there was something she could have done to save her young sister.

    "I'm so sorry that I couldn't have done something to help her. I mean she's 15, I mean she's helpless. She was innocent. She don't deserve this."

    SIGOUT

    BOTH MEN ARE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT..

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RALEIGH MURDER
    A RALEIGH COUNTY MAN IS BEHIND BARS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS STEPFATHER AND TRYING TO KILL HIS MOTHER.

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M RALEIGH MURDER
    DEPUTIES SAY 23-YEAR-OLD DONALD GRAY DUNN, JR., OF STANAFORD, IS CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND ONE COUNT OF ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER.

    DEPUTIES SAY DUNN SHOT AND KILLED HIS STEPFATHER, 47-YEAR-OLD MARK MCDERMOTT, AT HIS HOME ON OVERLOOK DRIVE SATURDAY. THEY ALSO SAY HE SHOT HIS MOTHER. HER NAME AND CONDITION ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

    INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT RELEASED A POSSIBLE MOTIVE.

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10 HOME INVASION
    AN ELDERLY WOMAN IS FOUND BADLY BRUISED AFTER A ROBBER ENTERED HER HOME AND RAN AWAY WITH MONEY.

    RIGHT NOW DEPUTIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS TALKED WITH THE VICTIM...HES LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH HER STORY

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DAN@KIOSK
    PEOPLE WHO KNOW RUBEY HACKNEY SAY SHE IS LIKE A GRANDMA...AND WERE SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT SOMEONE ROBBED AND ASSAULTED HER.

    RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT: 1:03

    THE WALLS STILL STAND AT THIS HOME ON RITHA JANTZ'S PROPERTY.

    RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT: 4:46 "I hope it never happens again." 4:48

    BUT FOURTEEN YEARS AGO..

    NATS-- 9:57 cars zoom by (across street transition) 9:59

    RITHA'S HOME LOOKED MORE LIKE HER NEIGHBOR'S ACROSS THE STREET.

    RITHA'S GRANDSON CHAD HARRIS BUILT THIS HOUSE ON HER PROPERTY.

    CHAD HARRIS, MOORE RESIDENT: 12:53 "This is where I grew up, I could look out this back window and I still have the same view as I did when I was a little kid." 12:57

    WITH BROKEN WINDOWS, HOLES IN THE CEILING, AND DEBRIS SPREAD ACROSS THE YARD, CHAD HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT.

    CHAD HARRIS, MOORE RESIDENT: 13:00 "It ain't no big deal, we'll build back." 13:02

    HE HAD PLANS TO GET MARRIED HERE IN SEPTEMBER.

    RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT: 5:46 "I lived here all my married life." 5:48

    FOUR GENERATIONS OF RITHA'S FAMILY LIVE IN MOORE.

    RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT: 5:43 "I'll always be an Oklahoman." 5:45

    WHEN TORNADOES STRIKE-- THEY REBUILD.

    CHAD HARRIS, MOORE RESIDENT: 13:36 "Eventually everybody will calm down and forget about it and we'll be back to where we were." 13:39

    OKLAHOMA STRENGTH KEEPS THEIR UNIT TOGETHER-- BECAUSE FOR RITHA AND HER FAMILY, THIS IS HOME.

    **RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT:6:17 "I'll always be here, until... I go to the next wonderful place to be with The Lord." 6:24

    IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA, I'M PRISCILLA LUONG.

    ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION SHOULD CALL THE AUTHORITIES.

    IN THE STUDIO

    DAN MATICS.

    EWN.

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KATHY GOBLE BENEFIT
    EARLIER TODAY THE COMMUNITY GATHERED TO REMEMBER KATHY GOBLE...

    GOBLE WENT MISSING BACK IN 2010... BUT HER REMAINS WERE FOUND LAST YEAR IN CHARLES MARSH'S BACKYARD IN CHESAPEAKE... A JURY CONVICTED MARSH IN THE MURER. HER SON, JASON MCCARTNEY, HAS TEAMED UP WITH JEFF CRIST AND BILLY HERRALD TO ORGANIZE THE 2013 HOPE WALK IN MEMORY OF KATHY GOBLE EVERYONE MET AT COONSKIN PARK FOR A MILE WALK.

    FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAY THEY WANTED TO HONOR KATHY'S MEMORY AND HELP VICTIMS OF ABUSE, HER SON SAYS THIS WALK DID BOTH.

    "All the negative things that have happened and been printed and put on tv, we just want to bring a different aspect and let people rembmer Kathy of who she really was. She's about happiness, caring, compassion, things like that. That's what we're here for."

    THE FUNDS RAISED FROM THE HOPE WALK WILL GO TO THE YWCA RESOLVE'S SHELTER....

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MARSHALL PLAYER
    THE WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT SAYS THE MOTHER OF A FORMER MARSHALL UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL PLAYER SHOT TO DEATH IN 2008 ISN'T ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION FOR HIS UNPAID STUDENT LOANS.

    DONTE NEWSOME WAS SHOT OUTSIDE A HUNTINGTON NIGHTCLUB FIVE YEARS AGO.

    HIS MOTHER, ANGELA SMITH, FILED FOR COMPENSATION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, FUNERAL AND BURIAL COSTS, AND THE UNPAID STUDENT LOANS FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUND.

    WHILE SHE RECEIVED SOME MONEY, THE FUND DID NOT GIVE HER ANYTHING TO HELP PAY OFF THE STUDENT LOANS.

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MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL
    THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER IS HERE.. AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WERE HITTING THE ROADS THIS WEEKEND FOR MEMORIAL DAY..

    ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A MORE THAN THIRTY ONE MILLION AMERICANS ARE HITTING THE ROADS.

    AND THEY'LL DRIVE AT LEAST FIFTY MILES FOR THEIR HOLIDAY ROADTRIP

    IT WILL ALSO COST MORE AT THE PUMP.

    THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GASOLINE HAS RISEN SEVEN CENTS IN THE PAST WEEK TO THREE DOLLARS AND SIXTY SIX CENTS AND COULD INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND

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FUEL SAVING TIPS
    AND IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE MILLIONS HITTING THE ROAD ....WE HAVE SOME TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN SAVE ON GAS.

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VO/GRX FUEL SAVING TIPS
    MAKE SURE YOU PROPERLY INFLATE YOUR TIRES-

    BE GENTLE ON THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS--AGGRESSIVE DRIVING CAN LOWER A CAR'S FUEL ECONOMY

    GET AN APP TO FIND THE LOWEST GAS PRICES

    DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT

    AND KEEP UP-TO-DATE ON YOUR VEHICLE'S MAINTENANCE

    KEEPING A CAR RUNNING PROPERLY HELPS ACHIEVE MAXIMUM FUEL ECONOMY.

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GRX LOWEST GAS PRICES
    AND TO FIND THE LOWEST GAS PRICES IN YOUR AREA LOG ONTO WCHSTV.COM AND CLICK ON THE LOWEST GAS PRICES ICON.

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FLAGS RETIRED
    MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND TATTERED AMERICAN FLAGS WILL BE BURNED DURING A SPECIAL CEREMONY AT A WEST VIRGINIA VETERANS CEMETERY ON MEMORIAL DAY.

    MONDAY'S CEREMONY IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AT DONEL C. KINNARD MEMORIAL STATE VETERANS CEMETERY.

    FLAGS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED FOR THE CEREMONY.

    WHICH WILL INCLUDE INSPECTION OF THE FLAGS TO VERIFY THAT THEY ARE IN POOR CONDITION. "TAPS" WILL BE PLAYED AND FLAGS BURNED IN BARRELS UNTIL 3 P.M.

    THE ASHES OF THE BURNED FLAGS WILL BE BURIED IN A DESIGNATED AREA WITH A MARKER.

    GOVERNOR TOMBLIN HAS ORDER FLAGS AT HALF STAFF FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND..

    IN KEEPING WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION TOMBLIN ORDERED ALL US AND STATE FLAGS DISPLAYED AT HALF STAFF STARTING AT DAWN THROUGH DUSK MONDAY..

    HE IS ALSO ENCOURAGING ALL WEST VIRGINIANS TO REMEMBER THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE RISKED AND GIVEN THEIR LIVES TO KEEP US SAFE...

    AND ALSO ON MONDAY ALL WEST VIRGINIANS CAN UNITE IN PRAYER FOR PERMANENT PEACE AT 11 A.M. AND THEN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AT 3 PM..

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PUTNAM CEMETERY REPAIRS
    PEOPLE GATHERED IN PUTNAM COUNTY TO TACKLE AN EYESORE AT ONE CEMETERY..

    SO.. TODAY THOSE PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO CUT GRASS AND CLEAN UP AROUND THE GRAVE MARKERS..

    THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE J-L BOWLING CEMETERY IN WINFIELD TOLD EYEWITNESS NEWS THAT HE WANTS TO HELP ... BUT THE STATE WILL FINE HIM IF HE DOES ANY WORK ON THE CEMETERY ...

    THAT'S BECAUSE HE OWES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN BACK TAXES... A DEBT HE SAYS HE INHERITED.

    CHRISTY RAY - COORDINATOR

    I LOVE THESE PEOPLE THAT I'VE NEVER EVEN MET BEFORE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE SO MUCH LOVE IN THEIR HEART TO GIVE UP A SATURDAY ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TO DO THIS. TO HELP OTHERS AND TO RESPECT THE DEAD.

    AFTER TODAY'S CLEAN UP THE CEMETERY LOOKS LIKE NEW AGAIN..

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OH CEMETERY COMPLAINTS
    AND STATE OFFICIALS IN OHIO ARE ADVISING ITS RESIDENTS ON HOW TO ISSUE COMPLAINTS AGAINST CEMETERIES AS MANY PREPARE TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS AT GRAVESITES OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

    THE DIRECTOR OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD FIRST BRING THEIR CONCERNS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CEMETERY'S MANAGEMENT.

    THE OHIO CEMETERY DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION ADDRESSES COMPLAINTS THAT INCLUDE A CEMETERY'S MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT. THEY ALSO WORK TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO SALES ISSUES, SUCH AS THE PURCHASE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS, BURIAL CONTAINERS AND MARKERS.

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VETERANS LEGISLATION
    IN HONOR OF MEMORIAL DAY, U.S. SENATOR JOE MANCHIN WILL INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND BENEFITS AND SERVICES TO OUR VETERANS AND ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS.

    . THIS LEGISLATION SPECIFICALLY AIMS TO EXPAND BURIAL RIGHTS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVES AND NATIONAL GUARD, REMOVE GI BILL TRANSFERABILITY BARRIERS FOR THOSE WITH SERVICE-RELATED INJURIES, AND PROVIDE OUR MILITARY WITH THE TOOLS TO USE THEIR GI BILL BENEFIT.

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HUNTINGTON CITATIONS
    THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON HAS ANOTHER TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST JUNKED UP PROPERTIES.

    THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED HUNTINGTON'S REQUEST DURING ITS MEETING FRIDAY IN CLARKSBURG TO GIVE THE CITY THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ON-THE-SPOT CITATIONS FOR EXTERNAL SANITATION VIOLATIONS AND COMMON NUISANCES.

    MAYOR STEVE WILLIAMS SAYS THE ORDINANCE WILL TARGET VIOLATIONS SUCH AS TRASH, JUNK STORAGE, GRAFFITI, WEEDS AND TALL GRASS.

    HERE'S THE CITATION BREAKDOWN... $100 FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE, $200 FOR THE SECOND OFFENSE, $300 FOR THE THIRD OFFENSE THEN $500 FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION WITHIN A 12-MONTH PERIOD. THE NEW LAW GOES INTO EFFECT JULY FIRST.

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MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO
    DOZENS OF PROTESTORS SHOWED UP TODAY TO MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO.

    THEY MARCHED DOWN THE KANAWHA BOULEVARD FROM HADDAD RIVERFRONT PARK...TO THE STATE CAPITOL TO PROTEST THE MONSANTO CORPORATION.

    PROTESTORS WERE MAKING THEIR ARGUMENT OVER PESTICIDES ON FOOD.

    SPECIFICALLY...THEY ARE CALLING FOR THE F-D-A TO INCLUDE A PESTICIDE USE LABEL.

    CRYSTAL MOSS / CHARLESTON

    "ALOT OF OUR FOOD IS MODIFED WHICH CAUSES CANCERS TUMORS."

    PROTESTORS WORE RED AS PART OF THEIR COMMERMORATIVE MARCH.

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WAVE POOL OPENS
    A LOCAL SUMMER FAVORITE IS BACK IN BUSINESS AND RUNNING ON A NEW MOTOR...

    CHECK OUT THE WAVES OF FUN POOL DOWN AT THE HURRICANE PARK.. A NEW PUMP HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND IS RUNNING AT FULL SPEED.. WORKERS CAN EVEN CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE WAVES.. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR THE POOL HAD TO CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE PUMP MAKING THE WAVES BROKE DOWN...

    JAMIE WRIGHT - WAVE POOL MANAGER

    HOPEFULLY BY MEMORIAL DAY WE'LL HAVE SOME WARMER WEATHER. THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS REALLY NOT THAT BAD RIGHT NOW. WE ANTICIPATE PEOPLE COMING OUT WILL ENJOY WHEN THEY GET HERE THE WATER TEMPERATURE AND THE WEATHER AS IT GETS WARMER. SO COME ON OUT AND ENJOY WAVES OF FUN

    COONSKIN PARK POOL IN CHARLESTON ALSO OPENED ITS DOORS THIS WEEKEND. HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 11 A-M UNTIL 7 P-M.

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END OF SCHOOL PARTY
    SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER...AND DOZENS OF STUDENTS GATHERED IN CHARLESTON TODAY FOR SOME FUN IN THE SUN...

    THE SALVATION ARMY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS HOSTED AN END OF SCHOOL BLOCK PARTY

    COMPLETE WITH FOOD, PRIZES AND MANY ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS.

    CHILDREN COULD PARTICIPATE IN EVERYTHING FROM A FREE TECH-STYLE HIP-HOP CLASS TO A CHESS TOURNAMENT AND EVEN GET THEIR FACES PAINTED.

    THE GOAL OF THE EVENT IT TO SHOW COMMUNITY FUN CAN COME WITHOUT A PRICE TAG.

    "We have everybody come together in a good safe enviorment, and also just doing an outreach for out Boys and Girls club because we want to let them kow that we're part of the communitiy and promoting safe fun also."

    RESEARCHERS SAY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN ACTIVE DURING THE SUMMER BREAK. THIS INCLUDES BOTH EXERCISING THEIR BRAINS AND THEIR BODIES.

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CRUZIN ON THE PLAZA
    ((DAVE

    AND IF YOUR INTO CARS.. THE CRUZIN ON THE PLAZA IS GOING ON IN HUNTINGTON..

    ALL THE FUN IS AT THE PULLMAN SQUARE THIS WEEKEND..

    EVERYTHING WRAPS UP TOMORROW WITH AN AWARDS CEREMONY..

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GAZETTE HEADLINES
    IT'S TIME TO GET TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TONIGHT...

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G GAZETTE HEADLINES
    NO MORE TEACHING TO THE TEST

    PLUS, VISITORS SOUR ON VANDALIA LIGHT

    AND, HIGH SCHOOL HORROR, STAR CITY TRANSFIXED BY TEEN MURDER PLOT.

    YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TOMORROW'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.

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WEATHER BUMP
    WEATHER ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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WEATHER 3-SHOT
    ANCHORS TOSS TO WEATHER ANCHOR FOR WEATHER

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FULL WEATHER
    ((WEATHER ANCHOR @ WXWALL

    WEATHER ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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I SAY WHAT 5/25
    AFTER CORRUPTION IN THE I-R-S AND TROUBLE OVERSEAS...WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THE KIND OF JOB PRESIDENT OBAMA IS DOING.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN TOOK TO THE STREETS TO GET YOUR TWO CENTS IN THIS WEEK'S SAY WHAT...

    WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OBAMA, IS HE DOING HIS JOB PRETTY WELL?

    EVELYN PETRY: NO

    HOW COME?

    BARRY ROGERS: I DON'T THINK HE'S DOING MUCH.

    MICHAEL SPOORE : I'D HAVE TO GIVE HIM LIKE A 40%

    YOU SAID FORTY PERCENT HIS RATINGS ACTUALLY WENT UP TO 53, AND AFTER ALL THIS IRS, BENGHAZI, LIBYA, DOES THAT SURPRISE YOU?

    3: YEA, ACTUALLY IT DOES.

    E: A LITTLE BIT YEA

    DO YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR CONGRESS TO PRESS ON INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT THE IRS?

    3: YEA, ABSOLUTLY. I MEAN THE IRS AINT NO BETTER THN YOU INVESTIGATING MY BANK ACCOUNT.

    DO YOU TRUST THE GOVERNMENT MORE OR LESS SINCE ALL THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON?

    B: WAY LESS, I MEAN I NEVER TRUSTED THEM MUCH IN THE FIRST PLACE.

    E: I REALLY FEAR FOR THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE I DON'T KOW WHERE IT'S GOING

    AND ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT BE TOO HAPPY WITH THE JOB DONE BY OBAMA...CNN SAYS HIS RATINGS ARE UP SLIGHTLY FROM APRIL...

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MOORE TORNADO
    THREE DEVASTATING TORNADOES IN 14-YEARS.

    IT HAS PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY ASKING ... WHY REBUILD IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA?

    FOX 25'S PRISCILLA LUONG... SPOKE WITH A FAMILY WHO LIVED THROUGH BOTH MONDAY'S TWISTER... AND THE ONE BACK ON MAY 3 1999.

    RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT: 1:03

    THE WALLS STILL STAND AT THIS HOME ON RITHA JANTZ'S PROPERTY.

    RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT: 4:46 "I hope it never happens again." 4:48

    BUT FOURTEEN YEARS AGO..

    NATS-- 9:57 cars zoom by (across street transition) 9:59

    RITHA'S HOME LOOKED MORE LIKE HER NEIGHBOR'S ACROSS THE STREET.

    RITHA'S GRANDSON CHAD HARRIS BUILT THIS HOUSE ON HER PROPERTY.

    CHAD HARRIS, MOORE RESIDENT: 12:53 "This is where I grew up, I could look out this back window and I still have the same view as I did when I was a little kid." 12:57

    WITH BROKEN WINDOWS, HOLES IN THE CEILING, AND DEBRIS SPREAD ACROSS THE YARD, CHAD HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT.

    CHAD HARRIS, MOORE RESIDENT: 13:00 "It ain't no big deal, we'll build back." 13:02

    HE HAD PLANS TO GET MARRIED HERE IN SEPTEMBER.

    RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT: 5:46 "I lived here all my married life." 5:48

    FOUR GENERATIONS OF RITHA'S FAMILY LIVE IN MOORE.

    RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT: 5:43 "I'll always be an Oklahoman." 5:45

    WHEN TORNADOES STRIKE-- THEY REBUILD.

    CHAD HARRIS, MOORE RESIDENT: 13:36 "Eventually everybody will calm down and forget about it and we'll be back to where we were." 13:39

    OKLAHOMA STRENGTH KEEPS THEIR UNIT TOGETHER-- BECAUSE FOR RITHA AND HER FAMILY, THIS IS HOME.

    **RITHA JANTZ, MOORE RESIDENT:6:17 "I'll always be here, until... I go to the next wonderful place to be with The Lord." 6:24

    IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA, I'M PRISCILLA LUONG.

    DURING TIMES OF DISASTER LIKE WE'VE SEEN THIS PAST WEEK IN OKLAHOMA… WE ALL WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP.

    WE ARE TEAMING UP WITH OUR SINCLAIR BROADCAST STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF MOORE OKLAHOMA GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.

    FROM NOW UNTIL THURSDAY MAY 30TH… YOU CAN HELP BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND.

    THE MONEY WE RAISE WILL BE MATCHED BY OUR PARENT COMPANY… SINCLAIR BROADCASTING… AND SENT DIRECTLY TO THE RELIEF EFFORT IN MOORE OKLAHOMA.

    NO WORD ON HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AT CHAD'S HOME, BUT THEY'RE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC IT WILL BE READY FOR THE WEDDING.

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G SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND
    TO JOIN US… BRING A CHECK PAYABLE TO THE SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND… TO OUR STUDIOS ON PIEDMONT ROAD IN CHARLESTON… OR 4th AVENUE IN HUNTINGTON BEFORE NEXT THURSDAY.

    YOU CAN ALSO MAIL A CHECK TO 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD, CHARLESTON, WV 25301

    AGAIN... MAKE SURE TO MAKE THE CHECK PAYABLE TO THE SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND.

    REMEMBER.. WE'LL MATCH EVERY DOLLAR YOU DONATE… UP TO 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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SPORTS TEASE
    WALKING OFF A WINNER!!!

    HOW THE MOUNTAINEERS KEPT THEIR TITLE HOPES ALIVE WITH A THRILLER...

    JOSH LEWIS HAS ALL THE HI-LITES NEXT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS....

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JOSH @ KIOSK
    WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX.

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OSU-WVU LEAD IN
    HERE'S THE SCENARIO FOR THE MOUNTAINEER BASEBALL TEAM AS THEY HOPED TO FIND A SPOT IN THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SUNDAY AGAINST OKLAHOMA...

    TWO THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN...

    TCU NEEDS TO BEAT KANSAS... THAT GAME IN PROGRESS AS WE SPEAK-- ADLIB SCORE...

    BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER IF WVU DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF IT'S BUSINESS...

    AND THAT MEANS A WIN AGAINST OKLAHOMA STATE...

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OSU-WVU
    CA: RANDY MAZEY TRYING TO PULL OFF THE UNTHINKABLE ONE MORE TIME TO KEEP

    WVU'S HOPES ALIVE AT A BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCE.

    1) NOT LOOKING GOOD EARLY. TOP OF THE FIRST. BRENDAN MCCURRY HOMERS TO

    LEFT FIELD PULLING THE COWBOYS AHEAD 2-0. AND THEY WOULDN'T STOP.

    2) ITS 4-0 NOW IN THE 6TH. VICTOR ROMERO FLIES OUT TO LEFT. ROBBIE REA

    TAGS AND SCORES FROM 3RD. ITS 5-0 OSU. LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE A LONG

    NIGHT FOR WEST VIRGINIA.

    3) NOT SO...BOTTOM HALF OF THE 6TH WITH 2 ON AND 2 OUT. RYAN TUNTLAND

    SMOKES IT TO LEFT PLATING JACOB RICE AND MICHAEL CONSTANTINI. 3-RN GAME.

    ITS 5-2.

    4) NEXT BATTER. RYAN MCBROOM STEPS UP AND DRILLS IT TO THE LEFT FIELD

    STANDS. 2-RUN HOMER FOR MC-BOOM. NOW JUST 1 RUN SEPARATES THE SCORE.

    5) BUT NOT FOR LONG. BRADY WILSON NEXT UP DELIVERS TO THE SAME LOCATION.

    SO WITH 2 OUTS, WVU TIES IT ALL UP AT 5-ALL AND WE GO TO EXTRAS... BACK TO BACK HOMERUNS FOR THE MOUNTAINEERS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON...

    6) IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 10TH. 1 OUT WITH A RUNNER ON 2ND. RICE SINGLES

    THRU TO RIGHT. BOBBY BOYD WAIVED HOME JUST BEATS THE THROW HOME...AND WVU

    TAKES IT! 6-5. ALL HOPE AT A SPOT IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RIDES ON TCU

    UPSETTING KANSAS.

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LWD-WVA
    --SAY HELLO TO "MOUNTAIN MAN" FROM DUCK DYNASTY.... HE WAS ON HAND AT APPALACHIAN POWER PARK FOR REDNECK NIGHT... THE POWER LOOKING FOR A 6TH STRAIGHT WIN... GAME 3 OF THEIR 4 GAME SET AGAINST LAKEWOOD...

    --TOP OF THE 1ST... BRIAN POINTER FLY BALL TO LEFT FIELD... RUNNER ON 3RD IS TAGGING... RAUL FORTUNADO COMES UP THROWING.. HE GUNS IT TO FRANCISCO DIAZ BEHIND THE PLATE WHO GETS ROMAN QUINN OUT!!!

    --STILL IN THE 1ST... JUSTIN DALLES OVER THE HEAD OF WALKER GOURLEY... THAT BRINGS IN THE GAMES FIRST RUN... CHANCE NUMATA MAKES IT 1-0...

    --BOTTOM OF THE 1ST... STETSON ALLIE WAS 4-4 WITH 4 RBI'S LAST NIGHT... HERE HE GOES THE OTHER WAY TO RIGHT... BRINGS IN JOSH BELL TO TIE IT AT 1... ALLIE 1-3 TONIGHT...

    POWER WINS 2-1... POWER HAS WON 6 STRAIGHT... FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BECOMING AFFILIATED WITH THE PIRATES IN 2009 THE POWER IS 5-GAMES OVER .500!!!

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DEVIN EBANKS
    FORMER MOUNTAINEER DEVIN EBANKS WAS IN TOWN TODAY...

    EBANKS WAS ON HAND AT THE CHARLESTON DEPARTMENT STORE'S UNIVERSITY SHOP IN SOUTHRIDGETO DO A MEET AND GREET WITH FANS...

    EBANKS JUST FINISHED UP HIS 3RD SEASON WITH THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS...

    EBANKS...

    HIS COACH, WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE MIKE D'ANTONI...

    AND OF COURSE KOBE BRYANT WERE UNDER FIRE ALL SEASON LONG.....

    DEVIN SAYS DEALING WITH THE SCRUTINY COMES WITH THE TERRITORY WHEN YOU PLAY FOR THE LAKERS...

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DEVIN EBANKS SOUND
    "IT'S BEEN A ROCKY SEASON ALL YEAR. WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF CRITICISM ALL YEAR. WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH IT. NO ONE LIKED THE WAY THE SEASON TURNED OUT BUT THERE'S NO WAY TO CHANGE THINGS NOW. WE JUST NEED TO GET BETTER AS A GROUP."

    THE LAKERS WERE SWEPT BY THE SPURS IN THE PLAYOFFS...

    A 2010 2ND ROUND PICK... EBANKS HASN'T SEEN A TON OF ACTION IN THE EARLY GOINGS OF HIS CAREER...

    HE DIDN'T PLAY AT ALL IN THE POSTSEASON...

    AND THE ONE YEAR CONTRACT HE SIGNED LAST YEAR IS UP...

    IF EBANKS ISN'T RESIGNED BY THE LAKERS... GOOD CHANCE HE'LL END UP ON ANOTHER NBA ROSTER...

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COCA-COLA 600 LEAD IN
    MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER...

    USUALLY A GREAT TIME TO BREAK OUT THE GRILL FOR BURGERS AND BRATS...

    OR CHICKEN BREAST IF YOU PREFER...

    IT'S ALSO ALL ABOUT RACING...

    A BIG DAY ON TAP TOMORROW...

    IT BEGINS WITH THE INDY 500-- ON WCHS TV-8...

    AND CONTINUES WITH THE COCA-COLA 600-- ON FOX-11...

    WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED, NO DOUBT...

    2012 SPRINT CUP CHAMP BRAD KESELOWSKI SAYS YOU BETTER BE WATCHING HIS RACE-- BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE NO SHORTAGE OF ACTION...

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NASCAR SOUND
    "THIS TRACK HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIT UNIQUE, SPECIFICALLY THE 600 WITH THE TRANSITION FROM DAY TO NIGHT. COMERS AND GOERS AND SO FORTH. THAT LENDS ITSELF TO MORE PASSING. WHETHER THAT WILL WORK OUT TO CREATE THE TYPE OF FINISH THAT FANS WANT I COULDN'T TELL YOU. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO WATCH."

    DON'T FORGET THE INDY 500 IS ALSO SUNDAY ON WCHS TV-8...

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INDY 500
    OF COURSE DON'T MISS THE GREATEST SPECTACLE IN RACING TOMORROW ON WCHS TV-8...

    THE INDY 500 TAKES CENTER STAGE PRIOR TO THE COCA-COLA 600...

    NASCAR DRIVERS WILL BE WATCHING BEFORE THEY HOP INTO THEIR CARS... WILL YOU?

    HELIO CASTRONEVES IS A 3-TIME WINNER OF THE INDY 500 AND SAYS THIS YEAR IT IS TOTALLY UP FOR GRABS....

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INDY 500 SOUND
    "WE HAD 3 GREAT BIG TEAMS; TEAM GANASSI, TEAM PENSKE AND MARIO ANDRETTI AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GUY WHO ENDED UP SNEAKING INTO THE POLE POSITION WAS A GUY WITH A ONE CAR TEAM. I'M NOT JUST SAYING EVERYBODY TO BE POLITE. AT LEAST 20 CARS IN THE GRID HAS A GREAT CHANCE TO WIN THE RACE."

    ED CARPENTER IS THE MAN CASTRONEVES REFERRED TO WHO WILL START FROM THE POLE...

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