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Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

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

    SOT verbatim

    ROUND TWO OF DAMAGING FLOODING IN ROANE COUNTY AS PEOPLE LIVING THERE CONTINUE TO RECOVER.

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WELCOME
    GOOD EVENING, I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA...

    AND I'M RICK LORD...

    THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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FLOODING BUMP
    ROANE COUNTY HIT HARD ONCE AGAIN BY HIGH WATER.

    HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW TONIGHT...

    A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES INCLUDING ROANE JUST EXPIRED...

    DOZENS OF HOMES WERE ALREADY DAMAGED BY LAST WEEK'S STORMS...

    TODAY, THE WATER ROSE AGAIN, BLOCKING SEVERAL ROADWAYS AND DAMAGING HOMES...

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VO ROANE FLOODING
    WHILE THE FLOODING WAS SERIOUS TODAY, IT WAS NOT AS BAD AS THURSDAY'S FLOODING THAT DAMAGED 150 HOMES AND LED TO MULTIPLE WATER RESCUES. THE HIGH WATER DID FLOOD SOME HOMES ON SPENCER'S PIKE STREET AND ELSEWHERE. IT CUT OFF OTHERS AROUND ROANE COUNTY. MAJOR AND SECONDARY ROADS WERE BOTH BLOCKED. THERE WAS ROAD DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLOOD THAT CLOSED U-S 1-19 NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

    THIS MORNING'S FLOOD WATERS CAME UP VERY QUICKLY, A FRIGHTENING ORDEAL FOR SOME PEOPLE.

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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 FROM THE WATER LOGGED WEEK.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR KERA MASHEK 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.

    KERA MASHEK REPORTING...

    SADLY--HIGH WATERS IMPACTED NEARLY THE EXACT SAME HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS TODAY 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 MILTON SINKHOLE
    A COUPLE IN MILTON IS KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE ON A CONTINUALLY 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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WATER RESCUE
    A SCARY AFTERNOON ON THE RIVER...

    RESCUE CREWS PULLED SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM THE NEW RIVER AFTER THEY FELL OUT OF A RAFT.

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M WATER RESCUE
    IT HAPPENED NEAR DOUBLE Z RAPIDS IN NUTTALLBURG AROUND 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON.

    WE ARE TOLD SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE RESCUED, BUT A 42-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS UNCONSCIOUS.

    A GUIDE AND ANOTHER GUEST WERE ABLE TO REVIVE THE MAN.

    HE IS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

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M LOGAN DROWNING UPDATE
    POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 49 YEAR OLD MALCOLM MEADE. HE AND A WOMAN WERE SWIMMING NEAR THE WATER STREET BRIDGE, WHEN POLICE SAY 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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I SCIOTO BODY
    SCIOTO COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE IDENTIFIED THE WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN A CREEK YESTERDAY.

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SCIOTO BODY
    THE BODY OF 34-YEAR OLD JENNIFER SUE SHEPARD OF FRANKLIN FURNACE WAS FOUND IN PINE CREEK NEAR WHEELERSBURG BY TWO PEOPLE DRIVING BY... SHE HAD DISAPPEARED FROM THE PORTSMOUTH AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT... AN AUTOPSY WILL DETERMINE AN OFFICIAL CAUSE OF DEATH. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE, CALL SCIOTO COUNTY DEPUTIES.

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BANK ROBBERY
    AN ARMED BANK ROBBER ON THE RUN TONIGHT...

    AND GREENUP COUNTY DEPUTIES NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND HIM...

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M BANK ROBBERY
    A MAN WITH A WEAPON WALKED INTO THE P-N-C BANK ON ARGILLITE ROAD IN FLATWOODS AROUND 4:30 THIS AFTERNOON.

    WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS DEVELOPING STORY ON WCHSTV.COM

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MEIGS ROBBERY INDICTMENT
    A BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT FROM MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO HAS BEEN INDICTED.

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G MEIGS ROBBERY INDICTMENT
    A GRAND JURY INDICTED 25 YEAR OLD CHAD RENNICKER OF RIPLEY ON SIX COUNTS OF KIDNAPPING AND ONE COUNT OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY.

    THE CHARGES STEM FROM THE ROBBERY OF FARMERS BANK IN TUPPERS PLAINS ON MAY 30TH.

    RENNICKER WAS ARRESTED IN JACKSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. ANOTHER SUSPECT, MICHAELA FRITZ, WAS FOUND NEAR THE BORDER OF KANAWAHA COUNTY.

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MALL SHOOTING
    CHARLESTON POLICE STILL NEED YOUR HELP TONIGHT TO FIND A MAN WHO THEY SAY OPENED FIRE IN FRONT OF THE TOWN CENTER MALL.

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G SHOOTING SUSPECT
    THIS IS THE GUY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR......19 YEAR OLD SHAQUILLE BURTON.

    POLICE SAY HE FIRED OFF FIVE-ROUNDS OUTSIDE OF THE MALL YESTERDAY AROUND TWO O'CLOCK. ONE OF THOSE SHOTS ENDED UP HITTING A MAN IN THE ARM.. BUT THAT MAN IS EXPECTED TO BE OK AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE TARGET OF THE SHOOTING. INVESTIGATORS SAY FIVE MEN RAN FROM THE SCENE ... BUT THEY BELIEVE BURTON WAS THE ONLY SHOOTER.

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GRX MALL SHOOTING SUSPECT
    HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SUSPECT... BURTON IS WANTED FOR MALICIOUS WOUNDING AND WANTON ENDANGERMENT... POLICE CONSIDER HIM ARMED AND DANGEROUS....

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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 TONIGHT.

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

    WE CHECKED OUT SEVERAL TIPS TONIGHT CALLED IN DURING THE 6 O'CLOCK NEWS, BUT THE FUGITIVES WEREN'T AT THE PLACES WE CHECKED...SO WE'RE STILL RELYING ON YOUR TIPS TONIGHT.

    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.

    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. 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.

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

    5-22 FUGITIVES HAVE BEEN CAUGHT THANKS TO YOUR TIPS. TO SEE THE FUGITIVES THAT ARE STILL WANTED, LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE AT WCHSTV.COM AND CLICK ON THE FUGITIVE FILES ICON.

    C-YA NEXT TUESDAY.

    SIG OUT

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I NEW SPEAKER OF HOUSE
    A HISTORIC DAY AT THE WEST VIRGINIA CAPITOL...

    THE STATE HAS A NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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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 RESIGNED 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.

    DURING HIS REMARKS, MILEY CHOKED UP WHILE THANKING HIS FAMILY FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

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

    WEST VIRGINIA- AMERICAN WATER AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HEARD FROM RESIDENTS TONIGHT AT THE PULLMAN PLAZA HOTEL... THE WATER COMPANY IS REQUESTING A RATE INCREASE THAT WOULD AMOUNT TO ABOUT AN EXTRA EIGHT-DOLLARS A MONTH FOR THE AVERAGE 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.

    THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WILL MAKE A DECISION ON THE RATE INCREASE OCTOBER 11TH.

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MINGO WATER COVERAGE
    WATER SERVICE IS BEING EXTENDED TO MORE THAN TWO-HUNDRED HOUSEHOLDS IN MINGO COUNTY.

    ABOUT ELEVEN MILES OF WATERLINE WILL BE BUILT... ALONG WITH A WATER STORAGE TANK AND A BOOSTER STATION IN THE BEN CREEK AREA...

    RIGHT NOW, SPRINGS AND CISTERNS ARE THE ONLY SOURCES OF WATER FOR MOST PEOPLE IN THAT AREA.

    THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PROVIDING MORE THAN TWO-MILLION DOLLARS FOR PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL PROVIDE WATER SERVICE AND FIRE PROTECTION TO ABOUT 250 FAMILIES.

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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. TODAY, THEY PRESENTED THE WEST VIRGINIA SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION WITH A CHECK. MONEY THAT WAS RAISED FROM STUDENT, AND TEACHER DONATIONS. THEY ALSO HELPED RAISE A LARGE DONATION FOR OUR SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND ... MONEY THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THE DEADLY TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA.

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SOT INVEST
    "They're walking up to cars with criminas 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."

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

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HORSE IN TIRE
    SOME EMERGENCY WORKERS, RESCUE A HORSE IN TROUBLE!

    IT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE...

    TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE FROM THE BELINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT...

    A HORSE, SOMEHOW GOT STUCK IN THIS TIRE YESTERDAY IN THE TOWN, WHICH IS IN BARBOUR COUNTY...

    A POLICE OFFICER SPOTTED THE HORSE AND OTHER EMERGENCY WORKERS THEN CAME TO THE HORSES RESCUE...

    IT TOOK THEM ABOUT 30 MINUTES, BUT THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO FREE THE HORSE AND THE GOOD NEWS... THEY SAY IT WAS UP, WALKING AROUND WHEN THEY LEFT...

    NO ONE REALLY KNOWS HOW THE HORSE GOT INTO THE PREDICAMENT... BUT SAY HE MAY HAVE BEEN HORSING AROUND...

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JIM WEATHER BUMP
    JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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WEATHER 3-SHOT
    ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WEATHER

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FULL WEATHER
    JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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USA UPDATE
    FIRES BURN OUT OF CONTROL IN ARIZONA...

    TROUBLE AT THE TERMINAL IN MICHIGAN...

    AND THE BUS OF THE FUTURE IN CALIFORNIA ON THIS USA UPDATE

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PREGNANCY AND ALCOHOL
    FOR MOST PREGNANT LADIES, ENJOYING A DRINK AT THE LOCAL BAR ISN'T AN OPTION...OR IS IT?

    A STUDY JUST RELEASED IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL FOUND THAT WHEN MOMS CONSUMED A MODERATE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL, IT HAD NO ADVERSE EFFECT ON HER CHILD'S BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.

    WHAT'S A MODERATE AMOUNT?

    THREE TO SEVEN GLASSES OF ALCOHOL A WEEK.

    BUT DON'T EXPECT THAT SAME RECOMMENDATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

    THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS SAYS STUDIES HAVE CONSISTENTLY SHOWN EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF ALCOHOL IS RISKY.

    TAKE THEIR ADVICE... DON'T CHANCE IT.

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

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I 3-D MOVIES AT CAPITOL
    THE STATE IS CELEBRATING ITS 150TH BIRTHDAY WITH SOMETHING NEW AT THE CAPITOL.

    IT IS GOING TO PROJECT 3-D MOVIES ON THE 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... HE 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.

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WV BIRTHDAY ADOPTIONS
    WEST VIRGINIA'S SESQUICENTENNIAL 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
    BOTH MIXED-BREED PUPPIES AND ADULT DOGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

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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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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!

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G HAPPY BDAY WV 11
    CHECK OUT THIS SHOT OF BLACK WATER FALLS ...

    SENT TO US BY TABITHA ADKINS.

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SPORTS TEASE
    6 POWER PLAYERS LOOK TO LEAVE THEIR MARK IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME....A.J. GOOD HAS MORE NEXT IN SPORTS...

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GREENBRIER CLASSIC
    NOW JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE US OPEN......GREENBRIER CLASSIC ORGANIZERS KNEW THERE WOULD BE AN OUTPORING OF COMMITMENTS TO THEIR 4TH ANNUAL EVENT......TODAY A ONE OF THE GAME'S BEST PUT HIS NAME IN THE HAT......WHICH WILL DEFIENTLY BRING THE FANS TO THE GOLF COURSE......

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BUBBA WATSON
    2012 MASTERS CHAMPION BUBBA WATSON HAS COMMITTED TO PLAY IN THE 2013 VERSION OF THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC......WATSON IS CURRENTLY THE 19TH RANKED PLAYER IN THE WORLD.....WATSON IS A FAN FAVORITE WORLDWIDE FOR HIS COLORFUL PERSONALITY AND STYLE OF PLAY......HE IS THE 3RD PLAYER IN THE WORLD'S TOP 20 TO COMMITT TO THE EVENT......

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VIJAY SINGH
    BACK TO GIVE ANOTHER SHOT AT THE GREENBRIER WILL BE VIJAY SINGH......SINGH LED AFTER THE 1ST ROUND LAST YEAR BUT QUICKLY FELL APART IN THE REMAINING 3 ROUNDS......SINGH IS CURRENTLY RANKED 137TH IN THE WORLD AND IS A 3 TIME MAJOR CHAMPION......

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JONATHAN CLARK
    THE 80TH WV OPEN KICKS OFF TOMMORROW AT PARKERSBURG COUNTRY CLUB......BUT THE EVENTS DEFENDING CHAMP WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDENCE......JONATHAN CLARK WON LAST YEAR AT EDGEWOOD IN COME FROM BEHIND FASHION IN THE FINAL ROUND FOR A DOMINATING WIN.....THOUGH HE WOULD WANT TO DEFEND HIS CROWN......HE HAS A BIGGER GOAL IN MIND.....CLARK WILL JOIN ANOTHER FORMER OPEN CHAMP IN BARRY EVANS AT SUNRIVER RESORT IN OREGON FOR THE PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.....THE TOURNAMENT TAKES PLACE THE SAME DAYS THIS WEEK AS THE OPEN.....THIS IS CLARK'S 1ST TIME IN THE EVENT....

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PAT CARTER
    ALSO ABSENT FOR TOMMORROW'S TOURNAMENT WILL BE 13 TIME AMATEUR CHAMPION PAT CARTER.....CARTER IS UNDERGOING EYE SURGERY THIS WEEK TO REPAIR A ORBITAL BONE.....CARTER SAYS HE WANTS TO BE IN FULL HEALTH TO DEFEND HIS AMATEUR CROWN IN AUGUST AND MORE IMPORTANTLY PLAY IN THE GREENBRIER CLASSIC IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS....CARTER EXPECTS TO BE 100 PERCENT BY THE 1ST OF JULY......

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WV POWER
    THE STARS WILL BE OUT TONIGHT IN LAKEWOOD NJ FOR THE SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME........6 WV POWER PLAYERS WILL SUIT UP FOR THE GAME.....AS THEY HOPE TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT.....

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SAL ALL-STAR GAME
    SO FAR IN THE GAME.....ORLANDO CASTRO STARTED FOR THE NORTH BUT GAVE UP A SOLO HOMER TO LEVI HYAMS IN HIS ONLY INNING OF WORK....STETSON ALLIE STARTED OFF QUIET WITH A STRIKEOUT BUT GOT A HIT IN THE 3RD..... DILSON HERRERA HAS GOTTEN THINGS GOING WITH A SINGLE IN THE BOT 3RD HE LATER STOLE HOME TO TIE THE GAME AT 1.....THE NORTH TRAILS THE SOUTH 1-0 IN THE 3RD

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PIRATES-REDS
    -PIRATES AND REDS IN GAME TWO OF THE SERIES

    -TOP 1ST-RUSSEL MARTIN RBI INFIELD SINGLE.....SCORES STARLIN MARTE.....1-0 PIRATES

    -SAME INNING-PEDRO ALVAREZ 2 RUN SINGLE OFF THE WALL.....3-0 PIRATES

    -BOT 6TH-TONY WATSON STRIKESOUT BRANDON PHILLIPS......PIRATES WIN 4-0

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MARSHALL-OHIO
    THE TIME HAS BEEN SET FOR THE SEPT 14TH BATTLE OF THE BELL BETWEEN MARSHALL AND OHIO.....KICKOFF FOR THE HERD AND BOBCATS WILL BE AT 8 PM AT PEDEN STADIUM.......THIS IS THE 4TH MEETING SINCE THE SERIES RESUMED IN 2010......OHIO HAS WON THE LAST TWO......

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HOLMES-TAYLOR
    MARSHALL DEFENSIVE PLAYERS JEREMIAH TAYLOR AND JERMAINE HOLMES WERE PUT ON THE CFPA DEFENSIVE WATCH LIST TODAY......TAYLOR POSTED 54 TACKLES WITH 5 1/2 SACKS LAST YEAR WHILE HOLMES HAD 82 TACKLES WITH 13.5 FOR A LOSS......BOTH PLAYERS WILL BE UP FOR THEIR RESPECTED AWARDS IF THE COMMITTES CHOSE TO HAVE THEM......RAKEEM CATO, TOMMY SHULER, AND GATOR HOSKINS WERE PUT ON THE OFFENSIVE WATCH LIST LAST WEEK......

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AMANI BROWN-WVU
    WEST VIRGINIA GOT A COMMITMENT FROM A LOCAL PRODUCT TODAY......MORGANTOWN LINEMAN AMANI BROWN HAS CHOSEN TO PLAY FOR THE MOUNTAINEERS......BROWN HAD SEVERAL OFFERS ON THE TABLE AND SAYS THE GOLD AND BLUE WAS THE BEST FIT FOR HIM......AND HE SAYS HIS WHOLE FAMILY IS EXCITED FOR 2014.......

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BROWN SOUND
    BROWN STILL HAS ONE MORE YEAR LEFT AT MORGANTOWN HIGH......

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MARK @ KIOSK
    MARK TOSSES TO BREAK

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FINAL WEATHER
    FINAL WX

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