 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Friday, February 3, 2012.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. OPEN 1
Return to Story Index OPEN 2
Return to Story IndexOPEN 3
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING. IT'S FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3rd. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON APT FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS GOT THE CALL AROUND 11:30 THAT THIS BUILDING IN THE 800 BLOCK OF WEST 9TH STREET WAS BURNING. BUILDINGS AROUND IT WERE EVACUATED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE EXPOSURE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT 20 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 6 APARTMENTS... AND THAT EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY. NEIGHBORS FEELS BAD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE. THE SALVATION ARMY WAS THERE TO HELP THE PEOPLE BURNED OUT OF THEIR APARTMENTS.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON SHOOTING
POLICE SAY GREG TRUSLOW WALKED INTO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AT THE 20TH STREET SUNOCO. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, HUNTINGTON POLICE CHARGED STEFON FERGUSON WITH THE SHOOTING. FERGUSON APPARENTLY HAD HIS CHILD IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.
Return to Story IndexSPENCER FATAL FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE STARTED ACCIDENTALLY IN A BEDROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR YESTERDAY MORNING. THE VICTIMS' HUSBAND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TRYING TO RESCUE HER... HE IS BEING TREATED AT THE CABELLL-HUNTINGTON BURN UNIT. THE COUPLE HAS THREE CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT HURT IN THE FIRE.
Return to Story IndexI MARY SNOW MEETING
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN WAS THERE AND HAS MORE ON THE SOMETIMES HEATED MEETING BETWEEN THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY... MANY ARE STILL TRYING TO URGE THE BOARD TO CHANGE THE SCHOOL'S NAME TO HONOR MARY C. SNOW...A WOMAN REMEMBERED AS AN EDUCATION PIONEER... MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE SPOKE IN FAVOR OF CHANGING WEST SIDE ELEMETARY'S NAME TO HONOR SNOW, THE FIRST BLACK PRINCIPAL IN KANAWHA COUNTY AFTER INTEGRATION. IN DECEMBER, THE BOARD VOTED 3-2 TO KEEP THE NAME THE SAME, BUT HELD A FORUM TONIGHT TO HEAR FROM THOSE STILL PUSHING FOR CHANGE. THE SCHOOL ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT SURVEY'S THEY SENT HOME CAME BACK THAT 70% OF PARENTS, 65% OF STUDENTS, AND 90% OF FACULTY WANT TO KEEP THE NAME THE SAME. BUT OTHERS SAY THE VOTING PROCESS HAS BEEN FLAWED SINCE THE BEGINNING... TAKE SOT THE BOARD MADE NO DECISION ON THE NAME CHANGE AND HAVE NOT EVEN SAID IF THEY ARE CONSIDERING IT AFTER HEARING TONIGHT'S COMMENTS. REPORTING LESLIE RUBIN, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexHOMLESS MAN NOT HOMELESS
ELGIN PATTERSON HAS LANDED HIMSELF A JOB AND A HOME. ACCORDING TO THE DAILY MAIL, THE OWNER OF CHARLESTON AUTOMOTIVE FOUND PATTERSON UNDER THE STAIRWELL WHERE HE WAS LIVING AND OFFERED HIM A JOB AS A SERVICE MECHANIC. HE ALSO OFFERED PATTERSON A SMALL ROOM UNDER THE GARAGE FOR FREE UNTIL HE SAVES ENOUGH FOR HIS OWN PLACE. PATTTERSON GAINED ATTENTION WHEN HE PUT HIMSELF THROUGH SCHOOL WHILE LIVING IN HOMELESS SHELTERS AND AT THE GREYHOUND BUS STATION.
Return to Story IndexTEASE ONE/UPCAMERA
SO YOU SAY YOUR SPOUSE CAN'T READ YOUR MIND? MAYBE SOMEDAY SOON THEY'LL BE ABLE TO... WE'LL EXPLAIN! AND IF YOU'RE ALREADY PLANNING TO WATCH THE BIG SUPER BOWL ADS THIS WEEKEND... WE'LL HELP YOU CHOOSE A FAVORITE. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
Join Doug Harlow 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!
Return to Story IndexGO RED DAY @ CTC
FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH... AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS ASKING YOU TO "GO RED FOR WOMEN" TODAY BY WEARING SOMETHING RED. AT THE CHARLESTON TOWN CENTER MALL, THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE IN THE CENTER COURT WILL RECIEVE A FREE RED CARNATION TO WEAR. AND FREE LITTLE RED DRESS PINS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY. HEART DISEASE IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF WOMEN.
Return to Story IndexBRAIN SPEECH RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS SAY THE SAME GENERAL BRAIN AREAS SEEM TO LIGHT UP WHEN YOU "THINK" ABOUT A WORD.. SO, RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAVE TAUGHT COMPUTERS HOW TO READ, AND REPRODUCE THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS IN THE BRAIN-- PRODUCED BY THE SOUND OF THE HUMAN VOICE. THIS ACHIEVEMENT GIVES HOPE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE VERBALLY.
Return to Story IndexELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS
NOW, A NEW STUDY SHOWS WE COULD BENEFIT BY REPLACING DOCTORS' PRESCRIPTIONS PADS... WITH AN ELECTRONIC VERSION. AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN AT TWO HOSPITALS. THEY FOUND THE NUMBER OF ERRORS MADE DROPPED BY 60 PERCENT WHEN DOCTORS USED COMPUTERS TO WRITE THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS INSTEAD OF WRITING THEM BY HAND. THE MOST COMMON PRESCRIPTION PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WERE UNCLEAR, INCOMPLETE OR ILLEGIBLE ORDERS.
Return to Story IndexSB ADS
ALL BATTLING TO CAPTURE THE HEARTS...AND EYES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. (Ferris commercial) "How can I handle work on a day like today?" FERRIS BUELLER... (cheetah growling) CHEETAHS... AND CARS.. *LOADS* OF CARS... THAT CAN MEAN ONLY ONE THING... THE SUPERBOWL OF COMMERCIALS IS HERE! AT AN AVERAGE COST OF THREE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IT'S THE MOST *EXPENSIVE* THIRTY SECONDS ON TELEVISION... (nat from Skechers) THAT MEANS EACH SECOND THAT THIS DOG WALKS IN SKECHERS... (nat from Honda ad) OR MATTHEW BRODERICK PLAYS HOOKY IN HIS HONDA C-R-V.. (graphic) IT COST THEM MORE THAN 1-HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN *THOUSAND* DOLLARS. WITH A TAB THAT STEEP... YOUR AD *BETTER* BE UNFORGETTABLE. (from Cars.com ad) "Woo! Hey baby, let's get those keys and gooooo!" NO WONDER HUMOR IS AT THE HEART OF MOST OF THEM.. (from Cars.com ad) "Let's get those keys." (Audi ad) ANOTHER TACTIC? USE WHAT'S HOT... LIKE AUDI DID.. TURNING TO VAMPIRES... TO SHOWCASE THEIR NEW L-E-D LIGHTS... (Beckham ad) THERE'S ALWAYS SEX APPEAL... IN THIS CASE...SOCCER SUPERSTAR DAVID BECKHAM... MODELLING HIS NEW LINE OF UNDERWEAR. WATCHING ONLINE OR ON MOBILE DEVICES...? GO DADDY'S TV ADS WILL FEATURE WHAT'S CALLED A QUICK RESPONSE CODE SCAN IT WITH YOUR SMARTPHONEAND YOU'LL GO DIRECTLY TO THE ADVERTISER'S WEBPAGE. (Coca Cola ad) AND COCA COLA'S POLAR BEARS...WILL COMMENT ONLINE ON THE ACTION IN THE STADIUM...LIVE AS IT HAPPENS. (VW dog Star Wars) AND SPEAKING OF ANIMALS.. THEY'RE USUALLY SUREFIRE CROWDPLEASERS.. VOLKSWAGEN'S BETTING THIS TALE OF BIG DOG VERSUS BEETLE IS A BIG *WINNER* WITH SUPERBOWL FANS. DIANA ALVEAR, ABC NEWS, LOS ANGELES.
Return to Story IndexLIVE TEASE
Return to Story IndexAM SPORTS
Return to Story IndexI MONSTER JAM
IT PROMISES TO BE A GIGANTIC FUN FILLED EVENT WITH MONSTER TRUCKS LIKE GRAVE DIGGER AND MOUNTAINEER. AD LIB MONSTER JAM WILL BE TONIGHT AT 7:30. FOUR TRUCKS WILL BE DAZZLING CROWDS THIS WEEKEND. THE TRUCKS ARE 12 FEET TALL AND 12 FEET WIDE. THE TIRES -- 66 INCHES! THE TRUCKS CAN GO UP TO 100 MILES PER HOUR AND FLY UP TO 130 FEET INTO THE AIR! LIVE AT THE CIVIC CENTER ATISH BAIDYA EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 4/UP CAMERA
ANOTHER PERSON IS REPORTEDLY LINKED TO THE VOTING SCANDAL IN LINCOLN COUNTY...WE'LL TELL YOU. AND ONLY BOB AARON CAN TELL THE STORY OF FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE THE WAY YOU'LL SEE IT...OUR INTREPID REPORTER HEADS TO UPSHUR COUNTY...COMING UP. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
Return to Story IndexOPEN 4
A MASSIVE FIRE IN HUNTINGTON PUTS AS MANY AS 20 PEOPLE OUT ON THE STREETS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE.
Return to Story IndexOPEN 5
Return to Story IndexOPEN 6
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING. IT'S FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3rd. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON APT FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS GOT THE CALL AROUND 11:30 THAT THIS BUILDING IN THE 800 BLOCK OF WEST 9TH STREET WAS BURNING. BUILDINGS AROUND IT WERE EVACUATED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE EXPOSURE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT 20 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 6 APARTMENTS. THEY SAY THAT EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY. NEIGHBORS FEELS BAD FOR THOSE WHO LIVED IN THAT BUILDING. THE SALVATION ARMY WAS THERE TO HELP THE RESIDENTS. NO WORD YET ON WHAT STARTED THE FIRE.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON SHOOTING
POLICE SAY GREG TRUSLOW WALKED INTO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AT THE 20TH STREET SUNOCO. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, HUNTINGTON POLICE CHARGED STEFON FERGUSON WITH THE SHOOTING. FERGUSON APPARENTLY HAD HIS CHILD IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.
Return to Story IndexSPENCER FATAL FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE STARTED ACCIDENTALLY IN A BEDROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR YESTERDAY MORNING. THE VICTIMS' HUSBAND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TRYING TO RESCUE HER... HE IS BEING TREATED AT THE CABELLL-HUNTINGTON BURN UNIT. THE COUPLE HAS THREE CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT HURT IN THE FIRE.
Return to Story IndexLINCOLN CORRUPTION
EYEWITNESS NEWS HAS LEARNED AN ACCOMPLICE IN LINCOLN COUNTY COULD BE COMMISSIONER THOMAS RAMEY. SOURCES TELL EYEWITNESS NEWS RAMEY IS THE QUOTE, "KNOWN PERSON" COUNTY CLERK DONALD WHITTEN PROVIDED ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO. RAMEY THEN ALLEGEDLY HAND-DELIVERED THOSE BALLOTS TO VOTERS. RAMEY DIDN'T PERSONALLY ATTEND LAST NIGHT'S COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING BUT DID CALL IN. COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE TO APPOINT REPLACEMENTS FOR WHITTEN AND SHERIFF JERRY BOWMAN, WHO HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED THEIR HAND IN THE SCANDAL, ONCE THEY OFFICIALLY RETIRE. IN A 2010 INTERVIEW WITH EYEWITNESS NEWS DURING A CANVASS OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY VOTE, RAMEY TALKED ABOUT HOW HE WENT AFTER ABSENTEE BALLOTS. RAMEY HAS NOT RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW.
Return to Story IndexRICHWOOD MAYOR
JOHN MCCLUNG WAS ARRESTED FOR FRAUDULENT SCHEMES AND OBTAINING BY FALSE PRETENSES... THE CASE INVOLVES THE ALLEGED IMPROPER USE OF TOWN MONEY. THE CHARGES ARE FELONIES. MCLUNG POSTED A 5-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND AND IS NOW OUT OF JAIL.
Return to Story IndexJOHN KING II
SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE ARRESTED KING AFTER HE WAS SPOTTED SWERVING AND ALMOSTING HITTING SOME CARS. OFFICERS SAY HE FAILED PARTS OF ALL THREE FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS. KING WAS ALSO ARRESTED FOR D-U-I LAST APRIL.
Return to Story IndexJACOB'S VIGIL
FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT KILLED IN A TRAIN ACCIDENT GATHERED FOR A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AT HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL. 16 YEAR OLD JACOB BALL WAS WALKING ALONG THE TRACKS NEAR TEAYS VALLEY ROAD ON TUESDAY WHEN HE WAS HIT BY THE TRAIN. PRELIMINARY REPORTS SAY THE TEENAGER MAY HAVE BEEN WEARING HEADPHONES AND IT'S POSSIBLE HE DIDN'T HEAR THE TRAIN APPROACHING.
Return to Story IndexPIZZA FOR JACOB
CALLED "PIZZA FOR JACOB."... IT WILL DONATE A PORTION OF ALL SALES TO JACOB'S FAMILY. THE WORKERS SAY THE COMMUNITY STICKS TOGETHER IN TIMES LIKE THIS, AND THEY WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW IT'S FOR THE FAMILY. ONCE AGAIN THAT FUNDRAISER WILL BE NEXT WEDNESDAY FROM 11 TO 10.
Return to Story IndexFRENCH CREEK FREDDY
THAT'S BECAUSE WEST VIRGINIA'S FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE DID NOT SEE HIS SHADOW. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON SAYS THAT MEANS SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. THANKS TO A CLOUD THAT ROLLED IN EIGHT MINUTES BEFORE FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE POPPED OUT FROM HIS DEN, THE RODENT WITH THE BEADY, MAKE THAT STEELY EYES ,OF A STORM TEAM FORECASTER DID NOT SEE HIS SHADOW. THAT MEANS SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. STANDUP. KNOWN TO SNAP AND SEND INFO BABES RUNNING FOR COVER AS THEY DROP THEIR MICROPHONES AND ABLE TO BITE THRU A HANDLER'S WELDING GLOVES, FREDDIE WAS A PUSSYCAT THIS YEAR. HE WAS , HOWEVER, LESS THAN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HIS COSTUMED LIKENESS. WHILE PUNXATAWNEY PHIL SAW HIS SHADOW AND CALLED FOR SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER, FREDDIE CLEARLY HAD THE RIGHT FORECAST. SOT. TAKING PHIL'S PREDICTION OVER FREDDIE'S IS LIKE GETTING WEATHER INFORMATION FROM A JACKASS. MY MULES GREW AN UNUSUALLY HEAVY COAT THIS YEAR, BUT LIKE PHIL, WHAT DO THEY KNOW. FREDDIE'S IS ON THE MARK. SOT. IN FRENCH CREEK, BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS. NEXT YEAR, GROUNDHOG DAY IS ON A SATURDAY. FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE IS PLANNING A FULL SCALE FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE HIS DAY!
Return to Story IndexTEASE 5/UP CAMERA
IT'S ONE SUPERBOWL SNACK YOU'VE NEVER TRIED, OR HEARD-OF BEFORE! SEE IF YOU'LL WANT TO ADD THIS SAVORY SIDE TO YOUR PARTY... AND MADONNA SAYS SHE'S NOT ANTICIPATING ANY WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS DURING THE HALF TIME SHOW... BUT HEAR WHAT SHE SAYS ABOUT GETTING READY FOR IT, COMING UP NEXT. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
Join Doug Harlow 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!
Return to Story IndexFL ORANGE JUICE
FOR THE FIRST TIME, LOW LEVELS OF AN ILLEGAL PESTICIDE HAVE BEEN FOUND IN JUICE FROM FLORIDA. PREVIOUS TESTS HAD FOUND THE CHEMICAL IN JUICE FROM BRAZIL. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAYS THE JUICE IS SAFE TO DRINK. SO FAR, THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR A RECALL.
Return to Story IndexCHICKEN WING CUPCAKE
IT'S A CORNBREAD CUPCAKE WITH A BLUE CHEESE FROSTING, TOPPED OFF WITH AN ACTUAL CHICKEN WING. THE CREATOR SAYS IT'S A SAVORY CUPCAKE, NOT YOUR TYPICAL CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA. SHE SAYS THE CHICKEN WING CUPCAKES ARE ALREADY A HIT.... THEY POSTED THE NEW ITEM ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE, AND ORDERS STARTED POURING IN.
Return to Story IndexSUPER BOWL PREPS
FOOTBALL FANS ARE CONVERGING ON INDIANAPOLIS AHEAD OF THE SUNDAY SHOWDOWN. THE COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF IS ALMOST OVER. IN JUST TWO DAYS, THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WILL TAKE ON THE NEW YORK GIANTS IN INDIANAPOLIS. THOUSANDS OF GIANTS FANS.... "Let's go Giants!" AND PATRIOTS FANS... "I'm rooting for the Patriots." ....HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TO THE CITY AHEAD OF THE BIG GAME. "Most exciting event that is held in the U.S." BOTH TEAMS HAVE BEEN PRACTICING HARD. GIANTS QUARTERBACK ELI MANNING SAYS HIS TEAM SHOULD JUST CONTINUE PLAYING THE WAY THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING. "They just gotta do what they've been doing all season. They don't have to do anything special. They don't have to try extra hard. You just got to go out there and compete and do your job." BUT THAT WON'T BE SO EASY, ACCORDING TO THE COMPETITION. "We're pretty confident too. That's why we're going to show up Sunday night and do our best." THE SPOTLIGHT WON'T JUST BE ON THE TEAMS. IT'S ALSO GAME ON FOR MADONNA WHO'LL BE THE HALF-TIME ACT. "I have never worked so hard or been so scrupulous or detail-oriented or freaked out as much as I have in trying to maintaining my sanity and trying to make the most amazing show for the Super Bowl." I'M NINETTE SOSA, REPORTING. THE SHOW WILL GO ON BEFORE 70-THOUSAND FANS AT LUCAS OIL STADIUM...AND MILLIONS OF FOOTBALL FANS WATCHING FROM HOME.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG MORNING REPORT
BLOOMBERG'S JANE KING, AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH THAT AND NEW SPECULATION ABOUT THE IPHONE 5, IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
Return to Story IndexLIVE TEASE
Return to Story IndexTEASE 8/FUN FACT
Return to Story IndexI MONSTER JAM
THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE HE IS THIS MORNING-- IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THAT... ATISH, IT'S TIME FOR THE MOSTER JAM TRUCK SHOW AT THE CIVIC CENTER.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 9
AN APARTMENT UP IN FLAMES... AND THIS MORNING ALMOST 2 DOZEN PEOPLE WITHOUT A PLACE TO LIVE. AND ONE STORY OF INSPIRATION... FIND OUT WHAT THIS MAN'S DOING TO LIVE HIS DREAM. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
Return to Story IndexOPEN 1
Return to Story IndexOPEN 2
Return to Story IndexOPEN 3
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING. IT'S FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3rd. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON APT FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS GOT THE CALL AROUND 11:30 THAT THIS BUILDING IN THE 800 BLOCK OF WEST 9TH STREET WAS BURNING. BUILDINGS AROUND IT WERE EVACUATED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE EXPOSURE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT 20 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 6 APARTMENTS... AND THAT EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY. NEIGHBORS FEELS BAD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE. THE SALVATION ARMY WAS THERE TO HELP THE PEOPLE BURNED OUT OF THEIR APARTMENTS.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON SHOOTING
POLICE SAY GREG TRUSLOW WALKED INTO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AT THE 20TH STREET SUNOCO. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, HUNTINGTON POLICE CHARGED STEFON FERGUSON WITH THE SHOOTING. FERGUSON APPARENTLY HAD HIS CHILD IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.
Return to Story IndexSPENCER FATAL FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE STARTED ACCIDENTALLY IN A BEDROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR YESTERDAY MORNING. THE VICTIMS' HUSBAND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TRYING TO RESCUE HER... HE IS BEING TREATED AT THE CABELLL-HUNTINGTON BURN UNIT. THE COUPLE HAS THREE CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT HURT IN THE FIRE.
Return to Story IndexHOMLESS MAN NOT HOMELESS
ELGIN PATTERSON HAS LANDED HIMSELF A JOB AND A HOME. ACCORDING TO THE DAILY MAIL, THE OWNER OF CHARLESTON AUTOMOTIVE FOUND PATTERSON UNDER THE STAIRWELL WHERE HE WAS LIVING AND OFFERED HIM A JOB AS A SERVICE MECHANIC. HE ALSO OFFERED PATTERSON A SMALL ROOM UNDER THE GARAGE FOR FREE UNTIL HE SAVES ENOUGH FOR HIS OWN PLACE. PATTTERSON GAINED ATTENTION WHEN HE PUT HIMSELF THROUGH SCHOOL WHILE LIVING IN HOMELESS SHELTERS AND AT THE GREYHOUND BUS STATION.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 10/UP CAMERA
THE SCENIC HILLS OF THE MOUNTAIN STATE HAS AN INTERESTING CHURCH NESTLED IN ITS FOLDS... WE'RE TRAVELING THE BACKROADS TO TAKE YOU THERE. AND WE'LL TELL YOU WHY YOU MAY BE SEEING RED TODAY...A LOT OF RED.. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
Return to Story IndexTIC TOC HIHO
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
Join Doug Harlow 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!
Return to Story IndexALBERT'S CHAPEL
IN THIS WEEKS TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA... PHOTOJOURNALIST BRAD RICE TAKES US TO CALHOUN COUNTY FOR A LOOK AT THE UNIQUE DESIGN OF ALBERT'S CHAPEL.
Return to Story IndexG ALBERT'S CHAPEL
IF YOU GO ON SUNDAY, CHURCH STARTS AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING... EVERYONE'S WELCOME.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 11
WHY DOCTORS MAY GIVE UP THE PRESCRIPTION PAD... AND HOW IT COULD BENEFIT YOU... SUPPORTING THE CAUSE... ONE RED DRESS... AND CARNATION AT A TIME.
Return to Story IndexGO RED DAY @ CTC
FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH... AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS ASKING YOU TO "GO RED FOR WOMEN" TODAY BY WEARING SOMETHING RED. AT THE CHARLESTON TOWN CENTER MALL, THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE IN THE CENTER COURT WILL RECIEVE A FREE RED CARNATION TO WEAR. AND FREE LITTLE RED DRESS PINS WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY. HEART DISEASE IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF WOMEN.
Return to Story IndexBRAIN SPEECH RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS SAY THE SAME GENERAL BRAIN AREAS SEEM TO LIGHT UP WHEN YOU "THINK" ABOUT A WORD.. SO, RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAVE TAUGHT COMPUTERS HOW TO READ, AND REPRODUCE THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS IN THE BRAIN-- PRODUCED BY THE SOUND OF THE HUMAN VOICE. THIS ACHIEVEMENT GIVES HOPE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE VERBALLY.
Return to Story IndexELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS
NOW, A NEW STUDY SHOWS WE COULD BENEFIT BY REPLACING DOCTORS' PRESCRIPTIONS PADS... WITH AN ELECTRONIC VERSION. AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN AT TWO HOSPITALS. THEY FOUND THE NUMBER OF ERRORS MADE DROPPED BY 60 PERCENT WHEN DOCTORS USED COMPUTERS TO WRITE THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS INSTEAD OF WRITING THEM BY HAND. THE MOST COMMON PRESCRIPTION PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WERE UNCLEAR, INCOMPLETE OR ILLEGIBLE ORDERS.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 13/BIRTHDAYS
THE LOUDEST TRUCKS ARE INVADING THE CIVC CENTER...KEEP IT HERE AND WE'LL PREVIEW THE MONSTER JAM! BUT FIRST, IT'S TIME FOR BIRTHDAYS... IF YOU'D LIKE TO EMAIL A PICTURE OF YOUR LOVED ON ON THIER BIRTHDAY...ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU SUBMIT IT *TWO DAYS* IN ADVANCE. AND MAKE SURE IT HAS THIER FIRST AND LAST NAME AND THIER BIRTH DATE. IF YOU SEND THE PICTURE VIA THE REGULAR MAIL AND WANT IT RETURNED, PLEASE INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE. NOW, HERE'S ARE YOUR BIRTHDAY WISHES WE WANT TO PASS ALONG THIS MORNING.
Return to Story IndexLIVE TEASE
Return to Story IndexBREAK FOURTEEN
Return to Story IndexI MONSTER JAM
THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE HE IS THIS MORNING-- IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THAT... ATISH, IT'S TIME FOR THE MOSTER JAM TRUCK SHOW AT THE CIVIC CENTER. RB MOLER DRIVER MOUNTAINEER KRISSY MOLER XXX
Return to Story IndexTEASE 15
IT'S THE DUELING GROUNDHOGS... THE SLEEPY FRENCH CREECK FREDDIE COMES OUT WITH HIS SPRING FORECAST PREDICTION. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
Return to Story IndexOPEN 4
A MASSIVE FIRE IN HUNTINGTON PUTS AS MANY AS 20 PEOPLE OUT ON THE STREETS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE.
Return to Story IndexOPEN 5
Return to Story IndexOPEN 6
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING. IT'S FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3rd. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON APT FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS GOT THE CALL AROUND 11:30 THAT THIS BUILDING IN THE 800 BLOCK OF WEST 9TH STREET WAS BURNING. BUILDINGS AROUND IT WERE EVACUATED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE EXPOSURE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT 20 PEOPLE LIVE IN THE 6 APARTMENTS. THEY SAY THAT EVERYONE GOT OUT SAFELY. NEIGHBORS FEELS BAD FOR THOSE WHO LIVED IN THAT BUILDING. THE SALVATION ARMY WAS THERE TO HELP THE RESIDENTS. NO WORD YET ON WHAT STARTED THE FIRE.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON SHOOTING
POLICE SAY GREG TRUSLOW WALKED INTO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AT THE 20TH STREET SUNOCO. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, HUNTINGTON POLICE CHARGED STEFON FERGUSON WITH THE SHOOTING. FERGUSON APPARENTLY HAD HIS CHILD IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING.
Return to Story IndexSPENCER FATAL FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE STARTED ACCIDENTALLY IN A BEDROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR YESTERDAY MORNING. THE VICTIMS' HUSBAND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES TRYING TO RESCUE HER... HE IS BEING TREATED AT THE CABELLL-HUNTINGTON BURN UNIT. THE COUPLE HAS THREE CHILDREN WHO WERE NOT HURT IN THE FIRE.
Return to Story IndexLINCOLN CORRUPTION
EYEWITNESS NEWS HAS LEARNED AN ACCOMPLICE IN LINCOLN COUNTY COULD BE COMMISSIONER THOMAS RAMEY. SOURCES TELL EYEWITNESS NEWS RAMEY IS THE QUOTE, "KNOWN PERSON" COUNTY CLERK DONALD WHITTEN PROVIDED ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO. RAMEY THEN ALLEGEDLY HAND-DELIVERED THOSE BALLOTS TO VOTERS. RAMEY DIDN'T PERSONALLY ATTEND LAST NIGHT'S COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING BUT DID CALL IN. COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE TO APPOINT REPLACEMENTS FOR WHITTEN AND SHERIFF JERRY BOWMAN, WHO HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED THEIR HAND IN THE SCANDAL, ONCE THEY OFFICIALLY RETIRE. IN A 2010 INTERVIEW WITH EYEWITNESS NEWS DURING A CANVASS OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY VOTE, RAMEY TALKED ABOUT HOW HE WENT AFTER ABSENTEE BALLOTS. RAMEY HAS NOT RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST FOR AN INTERVIEW.
Return to Story IndexRICHWOOD MAYOR
JOHN MCCLUNG WAS ARRESTED FOR FRAUDULENT SCHEMES AND OBTAINING BY FALSE PRETENSES... THE CASE INVOLVES THE ALLEGED IMPROPER USE OF TOWN MONEY. THE CHARGES ARE FELONIES. MCLUNG POSTED A 5-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND AND IS NOW OUT OF JAIL.
Return to Story IndexJOHN KING II
SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE ARRESTED KING AFTER HE WAS SPOTTED SWERVING AND ALMOSTING HITTING SOME CARS. OFFICERS SAY HE FAILED PARTS OF ALL THREE FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS. KING WAS ALSO ARRESTED FOR D-U-I LAST APRIL.
Return to Story IndexJACOB'S VIGIL
FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT KILLED IN A TRAIN ACCIDENT GATHERED FOR A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AT HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL. 16 YEAR OLD JACOB BALL WAS WALKING ALONG THE TRACKS NEAR TEAYS VALLEY ROAD ON TUESDAY WHEN HE WAS HIT BY THE TRAIN. PRELIMINARY REPORTS SAY THE TEENAGER MAY HAVE BEEN WEARING HEADPHONES AND IT'S POSSIBLE HE DIDN'T HEAR THE TRAIN APPROACHING.
Return to Story IndexPIZZA FOR JACOB
CALLED "PIZZA FOR JACOB."... IT WILL DONATE A PORTION OF ALL SALES TO JACOB'S FAMILY. THE WORKERS SAY THE COMMUNITY STICKS TOGETHER IN TIMES LIKE THIS, AND THEY WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW IT'S FOR THE FAMILY. ONCE AGAIN THAT FUNDRAISER WILL BE NEXT WEDNESDAY FROM 11 TO 10.
Return to Story IndexFRENCH CREEK FREDDY
THAT'S BECAUSE WEST VIRGINIA'S FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE DID NOT SEE HIS SHADOW. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON SAYS THAT MEANS SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. THANKS TO A CLOUD THAT ROLLED IN EIGHT MINUTES BEFORE FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE POPPED OUT FROM HIS DEN, THE RODENT WITH THE BEADY, MAKE THAT STEELY EYES ,OF A STORM TEAM FORECASTER DID NOT SEE HIS SHADOW. THAT MEANS SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. STANDUP. KNOWN TO SNAP AND SEND INFO BABES RUNNING FOR COVER AS THEY DROP THEIR MICROPHONES AND ABLE TO BITE THRU A HANDLER'S WELDING GLOVES, FREDDIE WAS A PUSSYCAT THIS YEAR. HE WAS , HOWEVER, LESS THAN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HIS COSTUMED LIKENESS. WHILE PUNXATAWNEY PHIL SAW HIS SHADOW AND CALLED FOR SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER, FREDDIE CLEARLY HAD THE RIGHT FORECAST. SOT. TAKING PHIL'S PREDICTION OVER FREDDIE'S IS LIKE GETTING WEATHER INFORMATION FROM A JACKASS. MY MULES GREW AN UNUSUALLY HEAVY COAT THIS YEAR, BUT LIKE PHIL, WHAT DO THEY KNOW. FREDDIE'S IS ON THE MARK. SOT. IN FRENCH CREEK, BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS. NEXT YEAR, GROUNDHOG DAY IS ON A SATURDAY. FRENCH CREEK FREDDIE IS PLANNING A FULL SCALE FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE HIS DAY!
Return to Story IndexTEASE 16/UP CAMERA
MITT ROMNEY GAINS A SURPRISING BACKER FOR HIS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION... WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AS INDIANPOLIS GETS READY FOR THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL GAME OF THE SEASON. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
Join Doug Harlow 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!
Return to Story IndexTRUMP ENDORSEMENT
THE REAL ESTATE MOGUL -- ANNOUNCED THE NEWS YESTERDAY AT THE TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AND TOWER IN LAS VEGAS. TRUMP SAYS AMERICA IS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE, AND THE FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR IS THE MAN WHO WILL GET THE COUNTRY BACK ON TRACK. TRUMP'S ENDORSEMENT OF ROMNEY COMES JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE NEVADA CAUCUSES.
Return to Story IndexSUPER BOWL PREPS
FOOTBALL FANS ARE CONVERGING ON INDIANAPOLIS AHEAD OF THE SUNDAY SHOWDOWN. THE COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF IS ALMOST OVER. IN JUST TWO DAYS, THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WILL TAKE ON THE NEW YORK GIANTS IN INDIANAPOLIS. THOUSANDS OF GIANTS FANS.... "Let's go Giants!" AND PATRIOTS FANS... "I'm rooting for the Patriots." ....HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TO THE CITY AHEAD OF THE BIG GAME. "Most exciting event that is held in the U.S." BOTH TEAMS HAVE BEEN PRACTICING HARD. GIANTS QUARTERBACK ELI MANNING SAYS HIS TEAM SHOULD JUST CONTINUE PLAYING THE WAY THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING. "They just gotta do what they've been doing all season. They don't have to do anything special. They don't have to try extra hard. You just got to go out there and compete and do your job." BUT THAT WON'T BE SO EASY, ACCORDING TO THE COMPETITION. "We're pretty confident too. That's why we're going to show up Sunday night and do our best." THE SPOTLIGHT WON'T JUST BE ON THE TEAMS. IT'S ALSO GAME ON FOR MADONNA WHO'LL BE THE HALF-TIME ACT. "I have never worked so hard or been so scrupulous or detail-oriented or freaked out as much as I have in trying to maintaining my sanity and trying to make the most amazing show for the Super Bowl." I'M NINETTE SOSA, REPORTING. THE SHOW WILL GO ON BEFORE 70-THOUSAND FANS AT LUCAS OIL STADIUM...AND MILLIONS OF FOOTBALL FANS WATCHING FROM HOME.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 17
MONSTER JAM HAS ROLLED INTO THE CIVIC CENTER...ATISH BAIDYA IS OVER THERE NOW TO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEAK...
Return to Story IndexLIVE TEASE
Return to Story IndexI MONSTER JAM
THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE HE IS THIS MORNING-- IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THAT... ATISH, IT'S TIME FOR THE MOSTER JAM TRUCK SHOW AT THE CIVIC CENTER. RB MOLER DRIVER MOUNTAINEER KRISSY MOLER XXX
Return to Story IndexTEASE 18/BIRTHDAYS
DANI GORDON WILL HAVE A LIVE LOOK AT TRAFFIC...YOU'RE WATCHING EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING. BUT FIRST, HERE'S SOME BIRTHDAY WISHES WE WANT TO PAST ALONG THIS MORNING.
Return to Story IndexDAY FORECAST
Return to Story IndexGMWV CLOSE
WE'LL HAVE REVOLUTION RECIPE.
Return to Story IndexFAN OF THE DAY
MELISSA, THANKS FOR BEING OUR FAN...IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE OUR FACEBOOK FAN OF THE DAY, JUST HEAD OVER TO OUR PAGE, CLICK ON THE LINK AND LEAVE A COMMENT...MAYBE YOU'LL BE OUR FACEBOOK FAN OF THE DAY!
Return to Story IndexAMERICA'S MONEY
FOR MORE, WE SEND IT OVER TO ABC IN NEW YORK WITH THIS MORNING'S AMERICA'S MONEY REPORT.
Return to Story IndexWHAT DO YOU THINK?
Return to Story IndexPOLL QUESTION
Return to Story IndexEYEWITNESS WEB
Return to Story IndexBREAKING NEWS ALERT
Return to Story IndexWHAT DO YOU THINK
Return to Story IndexTAKE COMPUTER SCREEN
Return to Story IndexB-ROLL
Return to Story Index |
|
|
|
    |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  
How To Contact WCHS-TV8 | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | DMCA Policy | Frequently Asked Questions
Home | Eyewitness News Newsroom | Storm Team Weather | Eyewitness Sports | Schedules | Programs 
Send email to news@wchstv.com for information or comments concerning WCHS-TV Eyewitness News.Copyright ©2012, WCHS-TV8. Portions are Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed. |