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Wednesday, September 3, 2008.

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  • WELCOME
      GUNSHOTS

      SHOTS RING OUT DURING A BOONE COUNTY STANDOFF.

      THAT'S OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT...

      GOOD EVENING, I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA... IN FOR DEBORAH LINZ...

      AND I'M RICK LORD... THANKS FOR JOINING US ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT ELEVEN.

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    INTRO BOONE STANDOFF
      BOONE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT HAPPENED DURING A STANDOFF NEAR THE LOGAN COUNTY LINE.

      CHRISTINE HABRLE IS AT THE SCENE... SHE JOINS US NOW LIVE ON THE PHONE WITH THE LATEST... CHRISTINE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?.

      BOONE COUNTY DISPATCHERS SAY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES HAVE SURROUNDED A HOUSE IN THE OTTAWA AREA WHERE A MAN HAS BARRICADED HIMSELF IN A HOUSE.

      THEY SAY JESSIE WHITE APPEARED TO BE ALONE.

      EYEWITNESSES SAY THAT THEY HEARD 2 SHOTS COMING FROM THE HOME.

      RAMMAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS ON LOCK DOWN, BUT STUDENTS HAVE SINCE BEEN LET GO.

      ROUTE 17 IN BOONE COUNTY REMAINS SHUT DOWN.

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    BOONE STANDOFF
      AT ABOUT 7:30 pm, PEOPLE AT THE SCENE COULD HEAR A HAIL OF GUNFIRE SOUNDING LIKE FIREWORKS, 8:20 ONE SHOT FIRED, COUPLE MINUTES LATER SOME MORE ROUNDS FIRED. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SINCE 8:20-25. CAME ACROSS THE SCANNER AT 9, THAT A MEDICAL EXAMINER WAS NEEDED. NO POLICE UPDATE YET.

      GUNFIRE AND EMOTIONAL SOUND

      CHRISTINE ADLIBS OUT OF SOTS.

      REPORTING LIVE ON THE PHONE IN OTTAWA... CHA... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    11 STARLENA PRATT
      A SOUTH CHARLESTON WOMAN ALLEGEDLY BURNED BY HER BOYFRIEND WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT LAST NIGHT.

      TRULY A HARD DECESION FOR HER FAMILY.

      28 YEAR OLD STARLENA PRATT DIED AT CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT.

      SHE HAD BEEN ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AFTER BEING BURNED ON OVER 40 PERCENT OF HER BODY.

      ALLEN RHODES IS CHARGED WITH BURNING PRATT.

      HER MOTHER SAYS TAKING HER DAUGHTER OFF LIFE SUPPORT WAS THE HARDEST THING SHE'S EVER DONE.

      "I JUST KEPT RUBBING HER AND SAYING "STAR I WISH YOU COULD TELL MOMMA WHAT TO DO" IT WAS REALLY HARD."

      SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE HAVE NOT SAID IF THEY WILL NOW CHARGE RHODES WITH HER MURDER.

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    WHAT'S NEXT
      HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT.... STARLENA PRATT'S FAMILY NEEDS FINANCIAL HELP FOR HER MEDICAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSES.

      TOMORROW, THERE WILL BE A FUNDRAISER OUTSIDE W-C-H-S RADIO STATION ON VIRGINIA STREET...

      IT'S BEING CALLED CIRCLE OF HOPE -- YOU CAN DROP OFF DONATIONS BETWEEN THREE AND SIX...

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    DROWN STATEMENTS
      A JUDGE SAYS SHE'LL ALLOW STATEMENTS, ACCUSED MURDERER ROBERT DROWN MADE TO POLICE, IN HIS UPCOMING TRIPLE MURDER TRIAL.

      HE'S ACCUSED OF KILLING JENNIFER ISON AND HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS IN MAY 2007.

      THE DAILY INDEPENDENT IN ASHLAND REPORTS THAT DEFENSE ATTORNEYS CLAIMED DROWN WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA WHEN HE MADE STATEMENTS TO KENTUCKY STATE POLICE AFTER HIS ARREST FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER.

      DROWNS TRIAL STARTS DECEMBER FIRST... PROSECUTORS ARE SEEKING THE DEATH PENALTY.

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    JOSEPH RICHMOND
      A CHARLESTON MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO HEAD BUTT POLICE AFTER HITTING A MAN OVER THE HEAD WITH A BEER BOTTLE IS BEHIND BARS.

      POLICE SAY THEY HANDCUFFED JOSEPH RICHMOND AFTER THE BEER BOTTLE INCIDENT, BUT HE STILL TRIED TO COME AT THEM 3 TIMES... THEY SAY THEY HAD TO TAKE HIM "TO THE GROUND" TWICE AT THE POLICE STATION BEFORE THINGS SETTLED DOWN.

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    JAILER SEX
      THE ELLIOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY JAILER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH RAPING A WOMAN INMATE.

      50-YEAR-OLD CHARLES HOWARD OF SANDY HOOK ENDED UP IN ANOTHER JAIL, THE BOYD COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. STATE TROOPERS ALLEGE HE RAPED THE 26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHILE TRANSPORTING HER FROM THE ELLIOTT COUNTY JAIL TO THE BOYD COUNTY LOCKUP. ELLIOTT COUNTY DOES NOT OPERATE ITS OWN JAIL. HOWARD'S MAIN JOB IS TRANSPORTING PRISONERS.

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    FUGITIVE METH
      DEPUTIES LOOKING FOR A FUGITIVE FIND A METH OPERATION INSTEAD.

      STEPHANIE WORKMAN, AARON CARY, AND JAMES WILLIS--- ALL FROM ST. ALBANS--- WERE BUSTED YESTERDAY.

      DEPUTIES AND U.S. MARSHALS WENT TO MIRACLE DRIVE TRYING TO FIND A FUGITIVE.

      INSTEAD THEY FOUND METH COOKING...

      THE FUGITIVE-- BY THE WAY-- IS STILL ON THE RUN.

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    POT PLANTS
      SOME OHIO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE CELEBRATING A VICTORY ON DRUGS.

      THE SCIOTO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZED ABOUT 12-HUNDRED MARIJUANA PLANTS.

      THEY FOUND THE POT IN AN AREA JUST WEST OF PORTSMOUTH.

      THE SHERIFF SAYS THE BUST WILL TAKE ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS OF MARIJUANA OFF OF THE STREETS.

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    BAD BARS
      THE KANAWHA-CHARLESTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN HANDING OUT WARNING NOTICES TO BARS FOR NEARLY TWO MONTHS, BUT NOW SAY THEY ARE GOING TO PENALIZE ANYONE VIOLATING THE SMOKING BAN.

      HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATORS ARE GOING TO MEET WITH KANAWHA COUNTY PROSECUTORS LATER THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS HOW THEY PLAN TO PUNISH BAR OWNERS WHO BLATANTLY IGNORE THE SMOKING REGULATIONS AND ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE CUSTOMERS TO LIGHT UP. BUT MANY BAR OWNERS SAY THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE POSSIBLE 200 TO 1000 DOLLAR FINE. IN FACT, KERRY ELLISON, OWNER OF BLACKHAWK SALOON, WANTS TO BE THE FIRST TO RECEIVE A TICKET FOR OPENLY VIOLATING THE BAN.

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    TECH LAWSUIT
      TWO FORMER WEST VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL PLAYERS ARE PLAYING SOME HARDBALL.

      ALEXIS COX AND TERI HARRISON FILED A TITLE NINE LAWSUIT FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WHILE THEY WERE SENIORS ON THE TEAM. THEY SAY THE SOFTBALL TEAM ISN'T BEING TREATED FAIRLY. TECH RECENTLY BROUGHT TERMS OF SETTLEMENT TO THE TABLE PROMISING IMPROVEMENTS. BUT THE GIRLS LAWYER SAYS THE TWO REFUSE TO SIGN. TECH'S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SAYS THEY'RE GOING BEYOND EXPECTATIONS NOW AND BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION ON A BRAND NEW FIELD.

      "The agreement is not to build a new facility. This is something we've had in mind for quite some time now and we're committed to getting it done."

      ALEXIS COX AND TERI HARRISON'S LAWYER HAS ASKED A FEDERAL JUDGE TO BE REMOVED FROM THEIR CASE AGAINST TECH, IF THEY CHOOSE TO PURSUE MORE THAN THE CURRENT TERMS OF SETTLEMENT.

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    PLANT EXPLOSION FORUM
      LOCAL ACTIVISTS ARE PLANNING A FORUM TOMORROW NIGHT TO DISCUSS LAST WEEK'S BAYER PLANT EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN INSTITUTE.

      THE GROUP, PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT M-I-C, SAYS THE FORUM WILL GIVE OFFICIALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR UP ISSUES SURROUNDING THE INCIDENT, AND HELP REBUILD RELATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING ANY CONCERNS.

      TOMORROW'S FORUM IS SCHEDULED FOR 7 P-M AT WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT UNION-- IN ROOM 134.

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    KIM WOLFE SUPPORT
      AS OF THIS EVENING, HUNTINGTON MAYORAL CANDIDATE KIM WOLFE NOW HAS TWO OF THE CITYS THREE EMPLOYEE BARGAINING UNITS...ON HIS SIDE.

      TODAY AT THE Y-W-C-A, THE HUNTINGTON FIREFIGHTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AND THE HUNTINGTON FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE HAD A JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THEIR ENDORSEMENT

      FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE... MEMBERS OF THE FIREFIGHTERS COMMITTEE SAY WOLFE BRINGS MORE QUALITIES TO THE TABLE, THAN HIS OPPONENT, MAYOR DAVID FELINTON.

      "we believe kim wolfe will be a high quality administrator and guide huntington through his honesty and decency toward a brighter future."

      WOLFE SAYS WITH THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS NOW CAMPAIGNING BY HIS SIDE, HE FEELS CONFIDENT OF THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION, IN NOVEMBER.

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    CAPITO ON RNC
      THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IS UNDERWAY IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

      WEST VIRGINIA CONGRESSWOMAN SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO IS THERE FOR THE EVENT.

      SHE SAYS THAT SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN AND GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN CAN DO A LOT FOR THE MOUNTAIN STATE.

      CAPITO ALSO SAYS THAT REPUBLICAN LEADERS ARE TAKING TIME DURING THE CONVENTION TO MAKE CARE PACKAGES FOR THE HURRICANE GUSTAV VICTIMS ALONG THE GULF COAST.

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    ST. JUDE GUSTAV HELP
      ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IS HELPING TO EVACUATE PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY HURRICANE GUSTAV.

      THE MEMPHIS HOSPITAL IS OFFERING FREE TRANSPORTATION FOR FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN REQUIRE TREATMENT.

      ST. JUDE WILL ALSO PROVIDE FREE HOUSING AND MEALS UNTIL THE FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO RETURN HOME.

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    SALES TAX
      TAX COLLECTORS FROM SEVERAL STATES SAY THEY NEED A CHANGE IN FEDERAL LAW.

      WEST VIRGINIA IS ONE OF 22 STATES ON THE STREAMLINED SALES TAX GOVERNING BOARD MEETING IN CHARLESTON. THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION MAKES SALES TAX MORE SIMPLE AND UNIFORM. THE UNIFORM APPROACH HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR BIG CHAINS TO DEAL WITH EVENTS LIKE A CUT IN WEST VIRGINIA'S FOOD TAX. BUT THE HEAD OF THE BOARD SAYS INTERNET SALES ARE MAKING IT TOUGHER EVERYDAY FOR STATES TO COLLECT SALES TAXES.

      " We're watching our sales tax bases erode. it's just like sand slipping thru your fingers because people are buying out of catalogs, They're buying on the internet. Everybody is doing it. And when they buy and don't pay the sales tax, it causes us to have to raises taxes somewhere else."

      WAGNON IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. SHE WANTS TO SEE A CHANGE IN FEDERAL LAW THAT WILL REQUIRE SO-CALLED REMOTE SELLERS TO COLLECT THE SALES TAX. RETAILERS WHO ARE PART OF THE STREAMLINED SALES TAX GROUP NOW DO IT VOLUNTARILY.

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    11 CONTINENTAL FLYS AWAY
      YEAGER AIRPORT TRAVELERS WILL HAVE FEWER OPTIONS HEADING INTO OHIO.

      CONTINENTAL AIRLINES WILL NO LONGER FLY BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND CLEVELAND.

      INSTEAD, THE AIRLINE WILL FLY TWO TIMES A DAY FROM THE GREEBRIER VALLEY AIRPORT TO CLEVELAND.

      TRAVELERS SAY WITH AIRLINES CUTTING BACK ON ROUTES, IT'S GETTING A BIT HARDER TO GET AROUND.

      YEAGER AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY DESPITE THE LOSS OF THE ROUTE, THE AIRPORT HAS MORE OVERALL SEATS BECAUSE AIRLINES ARE UPGRADING TO BIGGER PLANES.

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    PFISTER GOES POSTAL
      THE STRONGEST MAN IN WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN HONORED BY THE POST OFFICE.

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      PHIL PFISTER'S IMAGE IS NOW IMORTALIZED ON A COMMEMORATIVE POSTAL ENVELOPE.

      PFISTER WILL COMPETE IN THE 2008 WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN COMPETITION BEING HELD IN CHARLESTON.

      THE COLLECTIBLE ENVELOPE FEATURES PHOTOS OF PFISTER WINNING THE 2006 STRONGMAN COMPETITION IN CHINA.

      ENVELOPES WILL BE SOLD FOR SIX DOLLARS AT POST OFFICES-- WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

      THE WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN PRELIMINARY COMPETITION BEGINS SATURDAY ON MAGIC ISLAND.

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    11 MULES
      HOW ABOUT THEM 'EERS. NOT MOUNTAINEERS, BUT LONG EARS.

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      AREA MULE AND DONKEY OWNERS--INCLUDING EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON--ARE GETTING READY FOR THEIR SUPERBOWL. IT'S THE 16TH ANNUAL CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA RIDING CLUB MULE AND DONKEY SHOW. THE SHOW IN BRAXTON COUNTY WILL DRAW ABOUT 100 MULES AND 40 DONKEYS FROM SEVERAL STATES. MULES MAY HAVE A STUBBORN REPUTATION, BUT THEIR OWNERS SAY THEY DON'T DESERVE IT.

      "Today we take the best mares that we have and we breed them to the best jacks...We've got mules that can put you in competition with any quarter horse a walkin'.

      THE SHOW GETS UNDERWAY NEAR FLATWOODS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND KICKS UP AGAIN AT TEN SUNDAY MORNING. MONEY RAISED GOES TO THE BARN BUILDING FUND AT HOLY GRAY PARK WHERE THE EVENT IS HELD. THERE'S A 3 DOLLAR ADMISSION CHARGE.

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

      STATE REPUBLICANS AREN'T GETTING THE TREATMENT THEY GOT AT THE LAST REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION -- AND THEY SAY THAT'S NOT A BAD THING.

      AND, AFTER YEARS IN THE MAKING, A POWER PROJECT IN GREENBRIER COUNTY APPEARS TO HAVE MET ITS DEMISE.

      PLUS, ON SATURDAY, WVU HOPES TO CHANGE A RECENT HISTORY OF STRUGGLE AGAINST EAST CAROLINA.

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

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    FULL WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WEATHER

      JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Jim Barach 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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    IWITNESS NEWS
      IF YOU SEE NEWS HAPPENING, CLICK AWAY, AND SEND US THE PICTURES AT IWITNESS@WCHSTV.COM....

      IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!

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    USA UPDATE
      A UNIQUE PET IS PUTTING A BOUNCE IN THE STEPS OF SOME ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTSIN UTAH... A NEW METAL IN SEATTLE COULD SAVE LIVES AND MONEY... AND THE G-O-P IS PARTYING IN MINNESOTA... YOU'RE INVITED TO THIS U-S-A UPDATE!

      UTAH... RESIDENTS OF A SENIOR COMMUNITY IN MILLCREEK HAVE SOME REGULAR PETS LIKE CATS AND DOGS. BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A HOPPING GOOD TIME WITH A KANGAROO. MEET MARLEE. SHE LIVES WITH THE RESIDENTS AT ASPEN PARK COMMUNITY, ALL OF WHOM HAVE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE... CARETAKERS SAY THE ANIMALS BRING THE PATIENTS OUT OF THEIR SHELLS... THE KANGAROOS STAY UNTIL THEY ARE ABOUT 18 MONTHS OLD... AFTER THAT THEY GET A LITTLE TOO RAMBUNCTIOUS AND THEY'RE REPLACED...

      CALIFORNIA... NOW THAT SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION... THERE ARE LOTS OF SCHOOL BUSES OUT THERE... BUT NOT LIKE THIS... THE WALKING BUS IS A GROUP OF CHILDREN, LED BY A MOTHER... WALKING TO SCHOOL TOGETHER, AND STOPPING TO PICK UP SCHOOLMATES, JUST LIKE A REAL BUS... SUPPORTERS OF THE IDEA SAY IT HELPS TEACH THE CHILDREN HEALTHY HABITS LIKE WALKING, AND ALSO REDUCES POLLUTION...

      WASHINGTON... A SEATTLE WOMAN WANTS TO SAVE SOLDIERS' LIVES AND IMPROVE FUEL ECONOMY... HER SOLUTION IS A NEW METAL FOR CARS AND COMBAT... HER COMPANY IS WORKING ON AN ALTERNATIVE STEEL WHICH WEIGHS HALF AS MUCH AS REGULAR STEEL... LIGHTER CARS WOULD GET BETTER FUEL MILEAGE... AND TESTS SHOW THE STEEL FLATTENS BULLETS LIKE THUMBNAILS ON IMPACT... THE U-S MILITARY HAS ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE NANOTECHNOLOGY...

      MINNESOTA... REPUBLICANS ARE TAKING THEIR HATS OFF-- LITERALLY-- -- IN A BIG SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR THEIR TICKET -- FROM COWBOY HATS TO ELEPHANT HATS -- THEY'RE GIVING A SALUTE TO BOTH SPEAKERS AND BACKERS OF THE OFFICE SEEKERS. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SARAH PALIN WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER TONIGHT... AND WITH THAT, OUR PARTY'S OVER ON THIS USA UPDATE...

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    PINT SIZE FITNESS
      REGULAR EXERCISE SHOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF EVERY CHILD'S LIFE.

      IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, JUDY FORTIN TELLS US ABOUT AN INNER-CITY PROGRAM THAT'S HELPING YOUNG KIDS GET FIT.

      --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- FITNESS CENTERS AREN'T JUST FOR ADULTS THESE DAYS. PINT-SIZED EQUIPMENT AND AGE-APPROPRIATE CLASSES ARE GETTING KIDS OFF THE COUCH AND HELPING TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY. We make it as creative as possible to show them that fitness can be fun. FORMER DIVISION ONE BASKETBALL PLAYER BRANDY CRUTHIRD (CREW-THIRD) FOUNDED HER OWN PROGRAM IN BOSTON FOR INNER-CITY KIDS WHO HAD NO PLACE TO WORK OUT. Remember when we were kids? We played. We danced. We did so many things that kept us active both indoors and outdoors. Today's families aren't doing that anymore. SHE SAYS THE RESULTS CAN BE DAMAGING TO A CHILD'S HEALTH. We have to invest in their health because if we don't invest in them now, we're going to pay the cost long term. CHILDREN, AGES SEVEN THROUGH 16, ARE REFERRED TO THE GYM BY COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AND GET A "PRESCRIPTION" TO VISIT FOR FREE. NOT ONLY HAS CRUTHIRD SEEN MANY KIDS LOSE WEIGHT, BUT SHE'S SEEN THEM GAIN NEW SELF ESTEEM. SHE'S HOPING TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES, ONE WORKOUT AT A TIME. FOR TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, I'M JUDY FORTIN.



      FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT HELP KEEP CHILDREN HEALTHY, LOG ON TO THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES WEBSITE AT www.wvdhhr.org.

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    SPORTS TEASE
      THE POWER GOT THE PLAYOFFS UNDERWAY TONIGHT....

      BUT WOULD THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF APPALACHIAN POWER PARK HELP THEM GET OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT??

      JOSH LEWIS LETS US KNOW-- STRAIGHT AHEAD IN SPORTS....

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    WV POWER
      FOR A 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR THE POWER MADE IT TO THE SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYOFFS...

      WEST VIRGINIA WAS SWEPT BY COLUMBUS IN THE FINALS A SEASON AGO...

      TONIGHT THE 2008 NORTHERN DIVISION SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LAKE COUNTY GOT UNDERWAY...

      THE CAPTAINS HIT ONLY .230 AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA IN HEAD TO HEAD MEETINGS THIS YEAR-- YET STILL MANAGED TO TAKE 7-OF-12....

      JEFF ISOM...

      --R-J SEIDEL WITH THE START... IN SOME TROUBLE IN THE TOP OF THE 1ST... GETS TODD MARTIN TO STRIKE OUT... BUT BALL GETS BY ERIC FRYER... ALLOWS MARK THOMPSON TO SCORE.. 1-0 CAPTAINS...

      --NEXT BATTER.. DUSTIN REALINI SINGLES TO RIGHT.. BRINGS HOME ANOTHER... POWER IN A 2-0 HOLE... SEIDEL LASTED ONLY AN INNING AND A THIRD...

      --TOP OF THE 3RD.. REED DICKERT IN NOW AS THE POWER TRAIL 3-0... JUAN VALDEZ 3 RUN HOMER TO RIGHT... VALDEZ-- HECKELED BAD BY TOAST MAN ROD BLACKSTONE-- GIVES HIM A POINT AFTERWARD... 6-0 CAPTAINS....

      THEY GO ON TO WIN....

      TONIGHT'S GAME DIDN'T RESEMBLE THE TEAM THAT PLAYED SUCH GOOD BALL IN THE 2ND HALF!!!

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    ASHEVILLE-AUGUSTA
      A PITCHERS DUEL IN AUGUSTA AS THE GREENJACKETS TOP ASHEVILLE IN THE SOUTHERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP....

      THAT SERIES NOW SHIFTS TO ASHEVILLE FOR THE FINAL 2 GAMES-- SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

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    WORLDS STRONGEST MAN
      ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE EVENTS AROUND IS COMING TO CHARLESTON THIS WEEKEND...

      THE WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN GETS UNDERWAY AT MAGIC ISLAND...

      CHARLESTON'S VERY OWN PHIL PHISTER IS GUNNING FOR HIS 2ND TITLE...

      IT ALL BEGINS SATURDAY MORNING AT 9-AM AT MAGIC ISLAND ALONG THE KANAWHA BOULEVARD...

      QUALIFIER EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE THE FIRST FOUR DAYS-- THE LOADING RACE AND KEG TOSS-- WHICH IS SET FOR 3 O'CLOCK SATURDAY-- ARE THE FIRST TWO EVENTS...

      FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS-- GO TO CITYOFCHARLESTON.ORG....

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    ANDY GROGG
      SOME VERY SAD NEWS TO REPORT FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL RANKS TONIGHT....

      ANDY GROGG-- A FAMILIAR FACE ON MANY DIFFERENT FOOTBALL FIELDS-- HAS DIED....

      GROGG IS A FORMER ASSISTANT COACH AT RIVERSIDE AND HERBERT HOOVER...

      HE ALSO SERVED AS HEAD COACH AT GREENBRIER EAST IN 2004 AND 2005...

      HE DIED YESTERDAY AT THE AGE OF 54 AFTER UNDERGOING WEEKEND SURGERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA....

      GROGG HAD MOST RECENTLY BEEN WORKING ON THE STAFF AT WYOMING EAST WHERE HIS BROTHER-- KEVIN-- IS HEAD COACH....

      KEEP THE GROGG FAMILY IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TONIGHT...

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    WVU FOOTBALL
      WEST VIRGINIA HEADS TO EAST CAROLINA THIS WEEKEND...

      THE MOUNTAINEERS PUMMELED THE PIRATES LAST YEAR...

      BUT THAT WASN'T THE CASE IN 2005 AND 2006...

      WEST VIRGINIA WON BOTH-- HOWEVER EACH OF THEM COULD HAVE GONE EITHER WAY....

      A BIG REASON WHY IS THE EAST CAROLINA DEFENSE-- LED BY DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR GREG HUDSON-- WHO HAS THE ATTENTION.. AND RESPECT.. OF BILL STEWART....

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    WVU SOUND
      KICKOFF SET FOR 4:30 FROM DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM....

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    MARSHALL FOOTBALL
      MARSHALL IS IN BIG TEN COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND...

      THE HERD IS AT WISCONSIN...

      MARK SNYDER HAS BEEN ENCOURAGED FROM WHAT HE'S SEEN FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE FILM..

      HOWEVER, HE'S ALSO WATCHED TAPE ON THE BADGERS...

      AND THAT VIEWING WASN'T NEARLY AS MUCH FUN.....

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    WV STATE FOOTBALL
      WEST VIRGINIA WILL HOP ON A BUSSES TOMORROW AND HEAD TO CHICAGO...

      EARL MONROE'S TEAM IS HEADED TO THE WINDY CITY TO PLAY AT SOLDIER FIELD...

      SATURDAY THE JACKETS TAKE ON CENTRAL STATE OF OHIO....

      STATE WHIPPED UP ON LINCOLN, MISSOURI IN WEEK ONE... AND THAT SHOULD HELP GIVE THEM A BOOST CONFIDENCE-WISE....

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    GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY
      FINALLY TONIGHT THERE'S A DOZEN REASONS TO BE A GOOD FRIEND.

      IT'S THE ANNUAL "GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY" AND CHARLESTON CUT FLOWER COMPANY IS GIVING AWAY FREE DOZENS OF ROSES.

      YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO KEEP ONE OF THE FLOWERS FOR YOURSELF AND PASS OUT THE OTHER 11 TO FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS OR ANYONE YOU MEET.

      SHARING THE ROSES HELPS SPREAD GOOD WILL ACROSS THE AREA.

      THEY GAVE AWAY MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND FLOWERS AWAY TODAY.

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