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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Wednesday, July 1, 2009.from Eyewitness News Online Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News.
WELCOME
A RIDE ON THE TURNPIKE IS GOING TO COST YOU. THE PRICE OF A TOLL IS ON THE WAY UP... AND IT'LL HAPPEN SOONER THAN YOU THINK. AND, THE POWER GOES OUT OVER CHARLESTON AND AT THE AIRPORT..WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED. PLUS, A TEEN GOES INTO A JACKSON COUNTY LAKE BUT DOESN'T RESURFACE... JIM AD LIB ON TAPE 
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AND I'M RICK LORD... THANKS FOR JOINING US...ON EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexTEEN DROWNING
THE BOY WENT UNDER AT ABOUT 2:30. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER RUDI RAYNES JOINS US NOW ON THE PHONE FROM O'BRIEN LAKE IN JACKSON COUNTY ... RUDI. O'BRIEN LAKE SITS ON 217-ACRES... IT WAS BUILT IN 1987.. AND IS ABOUT 6 MILES LONG, WITH AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 16 FEET. RUDI ADLIBS OVER VIDEO. THE BOY WAS SWIMMING WITH TWO GIRLS...WHEN THEY LOOKED BACK THEY COULDN'T SEE HIM. THE GIRLS HAD TO SWIM TO SHORE BEFORE THEY COULD CALL 911. FIRE DEPARTMENT DIVER PULLED OUT BODY
Return to Story IndexTURNPIKE TOLLS
TOLLS ARE GOING UP. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD IS LIVE, ROADSIDE IN CHARLESTON, WITH MORE ON THE INCREASE. CAR DRIVERS WILL NEED AN EXTRA 75 CENTS, TRUCK DRIVERS $2.50. AND IT'S HAPPENING FAST. THE NEW PRICES GO INTO EFFECT AUGUST 1ST. NO MATTER HOW YOU DIVIDE IT UP -- A BUCK AND A QUARTER ISN'T GOING TO GET YOU VERY FAR ON THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE STARTING NEXT MONTH. THE PRICE OF DRIVING HAS GONE UP TO TWO DOLLARS PER TOLLBOOTH FOR CARS AND SIX 75 FOR TRUCKS. AND MANY WHO DRIVE I-77 AREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT. BRENDA: I HAVE TO TRAVEL TO CHARLESTON QUITE A BIT. I LIKE COMING TO CHARLESTON TO SHOP. YOU KNOW THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT. THE TURNPIKE'S GOVERNING BOARD VOTED TO INCREASE THE TOLLS AFTER MUCH DEBATE. MANAGERS SAY THEY NEED 20 MILLION MORE DOLLARS A YEAR TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE 88 MILE HIGHWAY. THEY SAY THE ROAD'S BONDS WON'T BE PAID OFF FOR A DECADE. GREG:THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT WE MISMANAGED MONEY, THAT WE ARE THROWING MONEY AROUND, THAT'S NOT TRUE. HOWEVER, MOTORISTS USING THE E-Z PASS ARE CATCHING A BREAK. THEY'RE FACING SMALLER INCREASES BECAUSE THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY IS PAYING OFF A TAMARACK BOND EARLIER THAN PLANNED. THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY SAYS TOLLS HAVEN'T GONE UP SINCE 1981 -- AND IF THEY'D KEPT PACE WITH INFLATION, YOU'D ALREADY BE PAYING CLOSE TO THREE DOLLARS A STOP. BUT THAT'S NOT MUCH CONSOLATION TO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIANS. CARUTH:THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER WAYS, ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO PAY FOR THAT TURNPIKE MAINTENANCE. CARUTH SAYS MANY FEEL LIKE THEIR STRUGGLE WITH PAYING TOLLS IS IGNORED. MANN SAYS SHE AND MANY OTHERS MIGHT BE TRAVELING THE TURNPIKE LESS FREQUENTLY WHEN THE NEW PRICES GO UP. BRENDA:WE FEEL LIKE WHATEVER THE OBSTACLES HAVE BEEN WE'VE GOT TO PAY FOR IT. AGAIN THE INCREASES TAKE EFFECT 30 DAYS FROM NOW ON AUGUST 1ST. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, MEREDITH WOOD, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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STARTING NEXT FRIDAY JULY 10TH, NEW STANDARDS WILL TAKE EFFECT. TEENAGERS WITH LEVEL TWO DRIVER'S LICENSES WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO DRIVE UNSUPERVISED BETWEEN FIVE IN THE MORNING AND TEN AT NIGHT, BEFORE IT WAS 11PM. ALSO, LEVEL TWO DRIVERS WILL BE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE ANY *UNRELATED* TEEN PASSENGERS FOR SIX MONTHS, AND THEN HAVE ONLY ONE UNRELATED TEEN PASSENGER FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
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THE BRIDGE WAS RESURFACED WITH LATEX CONCRETE, AND ALSO HAS NEW GROOVES TO HELP PREVENT CARS FROM HYDROPLANING. THE WORK HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST SIX WEEKS.
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BUT PASSENGERS PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE. AIRPORT OPERATIONS CONTINUED UNINTERRUPTED, THANKS TO THE FACILITY'S EMERGENCY GENERATOR. AN AIRPORT SPOKESMAN SAYS ALTHOUGH SOME EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING A BAGGAGE CONVEYOR BELT AND PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING'S RESTAURANT, AREN'T CONNECTED TO THE GENERATOR, EVERY CRITICAL SYSTEM IS, ALLOWING YEAGER TO STAY OPEN WHILE OTHER PLACES MAY BE IN THE DARK. AN APPALACHIAN POWER SPOKESMAN SAYS THE OUTAGE AT THE CAPITOL HILL STATION AFFECTED ABOUT TWO- THOUSAND CUSTOMERS, MOSTLY ON CHARLESTON'S EAST END. SERVICE WAS RESTORED AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR. WORKERS ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM.
Return to Story IndexRHONDA KAY STEWART
53 YEAR OLD RHONDA STEWART OF ELKVIEW IS FACING A FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE. POLICE SAY STEWART WENT TO CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND SHOT 56-YEAR-OLD SAMMY STEWART IN THE I-C-U. SHE IS BEING HELD AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL.
Return to Story IndexJOSEPH COBB
JOSEPH COBB PLEAD GUILTY TO CHILD ABUSE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. KANAWHA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED COBB AFTER HIS SON-- JOSEPH COBB, JUNIOR-- WAS TREATED FOR A FRACTURED SKULL, A FRACTURED PELVIS, AND BROKEN RIBS. COBB DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS-- BUT DEPUTIES SAY HE WAS THE ONLY ADULT WITH THE BABY. COBB WILL BE SENTENCED IN SEPTEMBER.
Return to Story IndexMYRON STARCHER
49-YEAR OLD MYRON STARCHER FACES A 350 YEAR PRISON TERM IF CONVICTED. HE FACES SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL ABUSE, AND FILMING CHARGES OF THE VICTIM. STARCHER WAS ARRESTED AT HIS HUTTON'S TRAILER COURT HOME. BOND WAS SET AT 825-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Return to Story IndexGREG JORDAN
19-YEAR OLD GREG JORDAN ALLEGEDLY HAD COMPUTER FILES CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA THE INTERNET. THE KANAWHA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CHARGED HIM WITH DISTRIBUTION AND POSSESSION OF MATERIAL DEPICTING A MINOR INVOLVED IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT.
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52 YEAR OLD CHARLES MICHAEL ARMSTEAD IS FACING A WANTON ENDANGERMENT CHARGE AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY DROVE HIS ATV TO THE HOME OF 29 YEAR OLD JASON SELDERS AND SHOT AT HIM. THE BULLET DID NOT HIT SELDERS.
Return to Story IndexSTEPHEN BLANKENSHIP
STEPHEN BLANKENSHIP WAS WANTED FOR ALLEGEDLY HELPING OUR 143RD CAPTURE, STANLEY HAMMACK, BREAK INTO THE 'CREATIONS OF BEAUTY' CANDLE SHOP IN SISSONVILLE DEPUTIES SAY BOTH MEN HAVE EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORIES FOR LARCENY, BURGLARY, AND BREAKING AND ENTERING.
Return to Story IndexIDENTITY THEFT
IDENTITY THEFT... IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE JOINS US LIVE IN HUNTINGTON, AND BRYANT YOU TALKED TO A WOMAN TODAY WHO WAS OUT CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY WHEN THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED. HEY DEB, TAMMY REYNOLDS TOLD ME THAT WITHIN ABOUT 40 MINUTES...HER WHOLE LIFE WAS STOLEN. REYNOLDS SAYS AFTER SHE GOT BACK FROM LUNCH ON FRIDAY...HER BANK CALLED...ASKING HER IF SHE HAD MADE ANY BIG PURCHASES... SHORTLY AFTER DIGGING THROUGH HER PURSE, SHE REALIZED SOMEONE HAD STOLEN HER WALLET...AND INSIDE...WEREHREE CREDIT CARDS AND HER LICENSE. ACCORDING TO FIRST PRIORITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, SOMEONE, USING REYNOLDS CREDIT CARDS...SPENT 500 DOLLARS AT THIS KMART...AND 800 DOLLARS AT THIS WALMART, BOTH LOCATED IN SOUTH POINT, OHIO. SHE SAYS WITH NO MONEY...SHE STARTED TO HAVE MANY QUESTIONS. "how are you going to feed your family, how are you going to pay your bills, howare you going to get it back, what are you going to do? - it has to be the most scary financial thing we've ever been through." THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HAS GIVEN REYNOLDS ALL OF HER MONEY BACK...WHICH WAS MORE THAN 1300 DOLLARS. SHE ALSO HAS BEEN GIVEN A NEW DRIVERS LICENSE. I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THERE IS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM BOTH KMART AND WALMART OF THE SUSPECT WHO STOLE HER CREDIT CARDS...BUT THAT VIDEO HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED TO THE MEDIA. REPORTING LIVE IN HUNTINGTON; BSO; EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexFIREWORKS SAFETY
BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO HAVE FUN THE SAFE WAY. IT'S ESTIMATED TEN-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE TAKEN TO THE E-R EACH YEAR WITH INJURIES FROM FIREWORKS. IN WEST VRIGINIA, YOU CAN ONLY USE SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED FIREWORKS.... LIKE SPARKLERS. YOUR NOT ALLOWED TO SET OFF THINGS LIKE FIRECRACKERS, BOTTLE ROCKETS, OR ROMAN CANDLES.... DR. KIMBERLY GIULIANO(ju-lee-AH-no) SAYS EVEN THE "SAFEST" FIREWORKS, LIKE SPARKLERS, CAN BE HAZARDOUS. " accidents happen and kids get into fireworks without the adult supervision, or with the adult there, even with proper precautions, injuries can still occur. So, it's really best to avoid them altogether." DR. GIULIANO SAYS INSTEAD OF BUYING YOUR OWN FIREWORKS TO SHOOT OFF AT HOME, GO TO AN EVENT THAT HAS TRAINED EXPERTS FIRING THEM IN THE AIR.
Return to Story IndexOBESITY RATE
THE TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH REPORT SHOWS NEARLY A THIRD OF WEST VIRGINIA ADULTS ARE OBESE. THE STUDY ALSO STATES THE MOUNTAIN STATE IS NOT SLIMMING DOWN. AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IS BULKING UP QUICKER. FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW, MISSISSIPPI IS THE FATTEST STATE.. SECOND IS ALABAMA. COLORADO IS THE SKINNIEST STATE. NATIONWIDE, ADULT OBESITY RATES GREW IN 23 STATES, AND DID NOT DECLINE ANYWHERE.
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THE STATE ENDED ITS BUDGET YEAR WITH A SURPLUS OF AROUND 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS. THE LOTTERY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO RAKE IN ABOUT 1.4 BILLION DOLLARS. THE DOWN SIDE... THE STATE'S STOCK MARKET PORTFOLIO SHOWED LOSSES FOR THE YEAR TOPPING 1 BILLION DOLLARS. THE STATE DID MANAGE TO COME OUT AHEAD EVEN THOUGH REVENUES LAST YEAR WERE DOWN.
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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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PATRICK MCMURTRY TAKES US TO SMOKE HOLE FOR A LOOK AT THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL BIRD IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WIDLIFE REPORT. Take a trip to the Smoke Hole area of West Virginia and you're bound to be impressed by the natural beauty of the area, but don't forget to scan the trees along the Potomac River because you might find one of nature's most beautiful sites-Bald Eagles! put bite here These majestic animals nest here about every year and you can bet the locals not only know all about them, but are very proud to have these eagles as members of their community. bite The Potomac is the perfect place for these eagles to raise their young. There is plenty of fish in the river, the trees are high and remote. And while it was once a very rare site, things are looking very good for eagles, not only here, but in many areas of the United States. bite about them being removed from the threatened species list So the next time you're cruising around the eastern part of the state, make sure you keep an eye on the sky and the tree line...you just might see one of these beautiful birds. For West Virginia Wildlife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BALD EAGLES IN WEST VIRGINIA, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE ICON, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
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STEELE HAS BEEN AT MARSHALL SINCE 1995...
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BILLY SEALS COMES TO HUNTINGTON HIGH FROM THE VOLUNTEER STATE...SEALS TAKES OVER A HUNTINGTON PROGRAM THAT HAS ENJOYED ONLY TWO WINS THE PAST TWO SEASONS...SEALS' HIGHLANDERS TOOK PART IN A 7-ON-7 PASSING EVENT YESTERDAY AT SOUTH CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL...SEALS IS READY AND WILLING TO TURN THE HIGHLANDER PROGRAM INTO A CONSTANT WINNER...
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WEST VIRGINIA IMPROVED TO 32-44 OVERALL, AND 5-1 IN THE SECOND HALF AFTER THE WIN, GAME HITTING STREAK TO AN END. THE TWO PLAY AGAIN TOMORROW AT 7 O'CLOCK...
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