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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Thursday, August 28, 2008.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
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WE'LL SEE IF THE WEATHER WILL HOLD OUT...THOSE STORIES AND A CHECK OF THE FORECAST WITH DOUG IS STRAIGHT AHEAD.
Return to Story IndexEARLY EDITION
WELCOME TO GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. AND, I'M PATRICK McMURTRY. IT'S THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
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OFFICIALLY ACCEPTS HIS PARTY'S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. TODAY A LOT OF YOU WHO SAW FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SPEAK WILL BE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE CALLING THE STRONGEST SPEECH GIVEN AT THE CONVENTION SO FAR. THERE WAS A LOT OF SPECULATION CLINTON WOULDN'T COME OUT SO STRONG, BUT HE MADE IT CLEAR HE FEELS OBAMA IS "READY TO LEAD."
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HE DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME PRAISING BARACK OBAMA AND SLAMMING JOHN MCCAIN. ROCKEFELLER WAS AN EARLY ADVOCATE OF OBAMA. AND SAID HE THINKS JOHN McCAIN "SEES THE WORLD THRU COLD WAR GLASSES"-- WITH NO PLAN FOR A DRAWDOWN IN MILITARY PRESENCE IN IRAQ. HIS MESSAGE WAS OF SUPPORT FOR HIS FELLOW DEMOCRAT. ROCKEFELLER IS CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE'S SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE.
Return to Story IndexCAMPAIGN SPENDING
MOUNTAIN STATE RESIDENTS GAVE OBAMA MORE THAN $53 THOUSAND DOLLARS WHILE MCCAIN'S WHITE HOUSE BID ATTRACTED AROUND 51 THOUSAND. JULY BROUGHT OBAMA'S IN-STATE FUNDRAISING TOTAL ABOVE $300 THOUSAND COMPARED WITH $172 THOUSAND FOR MCCAIN. MCCAIN WILL START ACCEPTING PUBLIC FINANCING STARTING NEXT MONTH...WHICH MEANS HE MUST SPEND ALL HE'S RAISED BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK'S REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
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ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS BUREAU... THE NUMBER OF APPALACHIANS LIVING IN POVERTY LAST YEAR INCREASED SLIGHTLY. FIGURES RELEASED SHOW THAT 13.3 MILLION PEOPLE LIVED IN POVERTY IN 2007 IN THE 13 STATES THAT MAKE UP APPALACHIA. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 114-THOUSAND FROM 2006.
Return to Story IndexCONVENTION PROTESTS
ABOUT 9,000 PROTESTORS MARCHED FOUR MILES TO AS CLOSE AS THEY COULD GET TO THE CONVENTION SITE. AT A CERTAIN POINT SECURITY STOPPED THEM AND ORDERED THEM TO BREAK IT UP, AND MOST OF THE PROTESTERS DID. HOWEVER ABOUT 400 PROTESTERS GATHERED AT ANOTHER SPOT NEARBY. PROTESTERS SENT BARACK OBAMA A LETTER ASKING HIM TO AGREE TO AN IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM IRAQ. THEY ALSO WANT FULL HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR RETURNING TROOPS AND VETERANS AND REPARATIONS TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WAR.
Return to Story IndexLIVING THE DREAM
THE SON OF THE SLAIN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, MARTIN LUTHER KING THE THIRD, SAYS THE OBAMA NOMINATION " IS A MONUMENTAL MOMENT IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY"-- THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO HEAD A MAJOR PARTY TICKET. KING THE THIRD SAYS IT WILL BECOME EVEN GREATER"IF HE'S ELECTED" TO OFFICE.
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THE LOUISIANA GOVERNOR IS DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND ACTIVATING THE NATIONAL GUARD IN ADVANCE OF STORM. THE STORM COULD CRASH ASHORE ON THE GULF COAST SOMETIME OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE....HERE'S THE LATEST FROM ABC.
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THAT'S RIGHT....FOOTBALL WIDOWS GET READY....BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS READY TO START... WEST VIRGINIA'S FOOTBALL TEAM WILL OPEN THE 2008 SEASON SATURDAY AT 3:30 AGAINST THE WILDCATS OF VILLANOVA... IT'S A GAME YOU WILL SEE LIVE RIGHT HERE ON WCHS-TV8... BUT.... THIS WILL BEGIN THE END OF AN ERA FOR MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL FANS... THE GREAT PAT WHITE BEGINS HIS LAST SEASON AT WVU... WHITE HAS BEEN LEADING THE WAY SINCE THE MOUNTAINEERS COME- FROM-BEHIND WIN OVER LOUISVILLE IN 2005.... NEW MOUNTAINEER HEAD COACH BILL STEWART SAYS IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE TO SIMPLY ENJOY THE PRESENCE OF NO. 5....
Return to Story IndexBILLY STEWART
AND, IN HIGH SCHOOL...GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL TAKES ON CAPITAL AT UC STADIUM AT 7:30.
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IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN PACKED FOUR DAYS... COUNTRY MUSIC TOOK CENTER STAGE AT THE TOWN CENTER MALL LAST NIGHT. CHARLESTON'S TEEN IDOL WINNER DWIGHT HOLSOPPLE, JR. SANG IN FRONT OF MACY'S COURT. THE TORNADO NATIVE HAS ALREADY RECORDED HIS ORIGINAL SONG "I LIVE" AT A RECORDING STUDIO IN NASHVILLE. THE CONCERT WAS FREE AND ALSO FEATURED CHRIS SHOCKEY AND MINDY RICHARDSON.
Return to Story IndexREGATTA KICKS OFF
THE CHILDREN'S STREET CARNIVAL STARTS AT 5:00PM AND RUNS THROUGH - 10:30... SANTA CRUZ PLAYS AT SEVEN... AND MORRIS DAY AND THE TIME HITS THE STAGE AT 9:30
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IT'S FROM JOE AND AMANDA VANCE OF ST.ALBANS. AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA RETURNS.
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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!
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IT'S FROM JOE AND AMANDA VANCE OF ST. ALBANS. IT'S A PICTURE OF THEIR SON, ZANDER....GOING FOR HIS FIRST DAY OF PRE-KINDERGARTEN AT SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI IN SAINT ALBANS. JOE AND AMANDA , THANKS FOR SENDING US YOUR PHOTOGRAPH. GET YOUR CAMERAS OUT IF YOU WANT TO SEND US ONE OF YOUR SNAP SHOTS.
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IT'S SNAP SHOTS IN CARE OF WCHS-TV, 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE ZIP CODE IS 25301. INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOP IF YOU WANT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH RETURNED. IF YOU PREFER TO SEND IT VIA E-MAIL, SEND YOUR JPEGs TO GMWV@WCHSTV-DOT-COM.
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GET READY FOR THE BIRKENSTOCK-CLAD KANGAROO NAMED "SUE"! SUE HAS DONATED MORE THAN 20 THOUSAND COPIES OF HER POPULAR CHILDREN'S BOOK "MARSUPIAL SUE." THE BOOKS ARE BEING DONATED TO THE STATE'S WIC PROGRAM THROUGH -- CHEERIOS SPOONFULS OF STORIES. THE PROGRAM REQUIRED FAMILIES TO ANSWER TRIVIA QUESTIONS ABOUT CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEN VOTE ONLINE FOR STATES TO RECEIVE DONATIONS. WEST VIRGINIA FINISHED IN THE TOP FIVE VOTE GETTERS.
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PLUS, DID YOU HEAR THE FREUDIAN SLIP DURING ONE OF THE SPEECHES LAST NIGHT? WE'LL SHOW YOU.... BUT FIRST, HERE'S A LOOK AT AREA SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS.
Return to Story IndexCOSTLY CONVENTIONS
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT MEGHAN MCCORKELL TAKES A LOOK AT WHY WE EVEN HAVE POLITICAL CONVENTIONS -- ((Hillary: "Barack Obama is my candidate, and he must be our president" Michelle: "Barack doesn't care where you're from, or what your background is, or what party - if any - you belong to" Kennedy: "This November, the torch will be passed again to a new generation of Americans." THE DEMOCRATS TOP GUNS TAKE THE STAGE AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION IN DENVER. NEXT WEEK -- THE REPUBLICANS WILL BRING OUT THEIR TOP BRASS. BUT--- AREN'T BARACK OBAMA AND JOHN MCCAIN ALREADY THE NOMINEES? Brian: "We basically have a system before we even walk into a convention who the nominee is going to be." BUT--- POLITICAL ANALYST BRIAN DARLING SAYS --- IT WASN'T ALWAYS THAT WAY! "Historically.. conventions actually chose the candidates for President. There was an actual process where delegates argued and debated and tried to figure out who they were going to vote for." PAST CONVENTIONS WERE FOR WHEELING AND DEALING IN SMOKE-FILLED ROOMS. Meghan: "Back in 1924, the Democratic convention lasted 17 days.. and required 103 ballots before a nominee was even reached! " NOW--- THE CONVENTIONS ARE MORE POLITICAL THEATRE THAN ANYTHING ELSE! "It's something that is made for TV, it's not as much for the conventioneers.. it's not really for the people who are sitting in that convention center watching the speeches." GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT TAKES SOME BIG BUCKS. BOTH CONVENTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO COST A TOTAL OF 112-MILLION DOLLARS. TAXPAYERS CONTRIBUTE AROUND 17-MILLION DOLLARS TO EACH PARTY. "There's corporate money.. there's individual contributions.. and it's millions of dollars we're seeing being poured into these highly WHILE THE CONVENTIONS MAY NOT BE IMPORTANT TO THE NOMINATING PROCESS NOW--- IT IS VITAL FOR THE CANDIDATES. Brian: "A convention is an opportunity for the candidate to get up before the American people and make his case on why he should be president." A MESSAGE THEY'LL KEEP TELLING THE VOTERS UNTIL NOVEMBER. IN WASHINGTON, I'M MEGHAN MCCORKELL.
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IF YOU DIDN'T SEE THE SPEECH WHEN HE ACCEPTED THE NOMINIATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT LAST NIGHT, YOU MISSED A MISTAKE THAT TURNED INTO A JOKE. SOME OF YOUR BUDDIES MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT THIS TODAY.
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Return to Story IndexCELEBRITIES AY CONVENTION
THEY WERE WELL SEEN AT THE PEPSI CENTER: DIRECTOR SPIKE LEE, ACTORS CHEVY CHASE AND JENNIFER GARNER AND SINGER MELISSA ETHERIDGE WHO PERFORMED.
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PLUS, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GET HOOKED ON FISHING... WE'LL TELL YOU HOW ONE RIVER IS BECOMING ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE... BUT FIRST HERE'S A LOOK AT LOTTERY NUMBERS PLUS YOUR POWERBALL NUMBERS.... WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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THE AUTOMAKER SAYS RISING MATERIAL COSTS, A SLOWING U.S. MARKET AND GAS PRICES ARE TAKING THEIR TOLL. FOR MORE, WE SEND IT OVER TO ABC IN NEW YORK WITH THIS MORNING'S MONEYSCOPE REPORT.
Return to Story IndexOHIO RIVER FISH
IN THIS MORNINGS WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE REPORT, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW A JOINT FEDERAL-STATE PROJECT OPENED THE BIG RIVER UP FOR ANGLERS. THE OHIO RIVER MAY BE WEST VIRGINIA'S LARGEST FISHIERIES, HOWEVER, PROPBLEMS SUCH AS PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESSS AND BANK STABLIZATION HAVE CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGERS. NOW THANKS TO A COPPERATIVE EFFROT OF THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND THE DNR - IMPROVEMENETS ARE BEING MADE.... 4:03-19Dean Rhine/USFWS says: "This project is a cooperative project that we work with the state DNR on. The goal was to try to provide access to the Ohio to the general public. It's one thing that's really missing in this area-public access and public lands." THIS IS REALLY A SERIES OF PROJECTS DESIGNED TO MAKE THE OHIO RIVER ACCESSBILE TO EVERYONE. THIS PARTICULAR PART WILL BE ADA COMPLIANT, MEANING DISABLED ANGLERS WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE ENJOYING A DAY FISHING. YOU CAN SEE OTHER PARTS OF THE PROJECT FROM THE BANK. 6:37Dean Rhine/USFWS says: "We have some stablization work and we have the actual fishing angle debris you can see the first ones sticking out further, and those angle dikes will provide structure into the river which attract fish and provide some access to anglers, especially on the 4th structure." THE OHIO RIVER ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1990 TO PROTECT, CONSERVE AND RESTORE HABITAT FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE. THAT INCLUDED PUTTING ACTUAL ROCK INTO THE RIVER TO CREATE A NATURAL HABITAT FOR NATIVE FISH. THE WEST VIRGINIA DNR ALSO KICKED IN SOME HELP. 2:07Cris O'Bara/WVDNR biologist says: "We contributed $25,000 to the Fish and Wildlife Service to put that habitat structure in and we're continuing to look for new places and projects to work with them on up and down the Ohio river." THANKS TO THIS PARTNERSHIP THE OHIO RIVER IS BECOMING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ANGLERS AND FISH ALIKE. HABITAT IS BEING PROTECTED BENEFITING WILDLIFE AND THE PUBLIC FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. FOR WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE, I AM PATRICK MCMURTRY, EYEWITNESS NEWS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FISHING THE OHIO RIVER, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE ICON, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL ME DIRECTLY.
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AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA RETURNS.
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THOSE STORIES AND A CHECK OF YOUR FORECAST WITH DOUG....STRAIGHT AHEAD.
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WELCOME TO GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. AND, I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY. IT'S THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story IndexCRAWFORD MURDER
A JURY FOUND THEM GUILTY OF MURDERING DEANNA CRAWFORD. PHILIP AND NATHANIEL BARNETT WILL SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN PRISON ON THE SECOND DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION. CRAWFORD'S BODY WAS FOUND STRANGLED ALONGSIDE A ROAD IN SALT FORK IN CABELL COUNTY BACK IN 2002. BRIAN DEMENT AND JUSTIN BLACK HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THIS CASE. THE JUDGE REVOKED BOND FOR THE BARNETT BROTHERS... THEY WILL BE SENTENCED OCTOBER 3RD.
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TWO MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INPLICATED IN THE CRIME. POLICE SAY SHERNEY MCKELLER AND LATISHA DORSEY MAY HAVE CONSPIRED WITH SHAWN ELMORE AND CHARLENE BOWMAN. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE ELMORE ROBBED THE CREDIT UNION... AND BOWMAN DROVE THE GETAWAY CAR.. THEY SAY WHEN THE SUSPECTS RETURNED TO THE APARTMENT, THEY COUNTED AND DIVIDED THE CASH FROM THE CRIME, AND THEN WENT TO THE MALL TO SPEND IT. OFFICERS SAY ELMORE ROBBED THE SAME CREDIT UNION BEFORE.. BACK IN JANUARY OF 2007.
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DAVID ROY KAY HAS ALSO BEEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO ENTICE THE TEENS INTO HAVING SEX WITH HIM. STATE TROOPERS ARRESTED KAY AND CHARGED HIM WITH INDECENT EXPOSURE AND USE OF OBSCENE MATTER WITH INTENT TO SEDUCE A MINOR. A 16-YEAR OLD GIRL AND TWO 15-YEAR OLDS SAY THEY VIDEOTAPED KAY THROUGH THIS WINDOW AS HE WAS STANDING IN HIS DOORWAY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE GIRLS SAY KAY MOTIONED FOR THEM TO COME TO HIS HOME, MADE SEXUAL GESTURES AND EVENTUALLY EXPOSED HIMSELF. THE 16-YEAR OLD ALLEGES THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. SHE SAYS KAY DID THE SAME THING FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS ONLY 12. KAY IS FREE ON 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.... HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER THIRD.
Return to Story IndexWORKER PROTECTION
SOCIAL WORKER BRENDA YEAGER WAS KILLED DURING A HOME VISIT IN CABELL COUNTY. AND CHARLESTON POLICE SAY NALISHA GRAVELY WAS GUNNED DOWN IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND. LAWMAKERS ARE PROPOSING AN UP-TO-DATE REGISTRY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS, AND HIGHER REIMBURSEMENT RATES TO HELP SOCIAL WORKERS WITH SECURITY COSTS.
Return to Story IndexGILLMAN SENTENCING
MARK GILLMAN OF OMAR CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE KILLING 39-YEAR-OLD MARY PELFREY OF LOGAN.. PELFREY'S BURNED BODY WAS FOUND IN A WOODED AREA ALONG PINE CREEK NEAR OMAR.
Return to Story IndexCITY MINISTER IN JAIL
BRANDT RUSSO IS BEING HELD ON 500 DOLLAR BOND AFTER HE TRIED TO HOLD COMMUNION SERVICES ON CHURCH PROPERTY. RUSSO IS AN ORDAINED MINISTER, WHO GAVE UP HIS WORLDLY GOODS TO LIVE ON THE STREETS AND MINISTER TO THE HOMELESS. RUSSO DECIDED TO SETTLE IN WEST VIRGINIA AFTER VISITING THE STATE ON A RELIGIOUS TOUR. RUSSO DECIDED TO GO TO LAKELAND, FLORDIA AFTER LEARNING THE PLIGHT OF ABOUT 40 HOMELESS MEN WHO ARE TRYING TO LIVE IN A SWAMP.
Return to Story IndexNEW HUNTINGTON POLICE
MAYOR DAVID FELINTON WILL SWEAR IN FIVE NEW PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICERS TODAY. THE NEW OFFICERS WILL ATTEND A 16-WEEK TRAINING SESSION AT THE WV STATE POLICE ACADEMY STARTING NEXT WEEK. THEY WILL THEN RETURN TO HUNTINGTON FOR THEIR ASSIGNMENT.
Return to Story IndexPRESS BOX FIRE
PACK UP YOUR STUDIUM CHAIRS -- THE FOOTBALL GAME AT WINFIELD HAS BEEN MOVED TO HURRICANE BECAUSE OF THE FIRE IN THE PRESS BOX WE TOLD YOU ABOUT YESTERDAY MORNING. INVESTIGATORS SAY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MAY BE TO BLAME... THE GENERALS NOW OPEN THE SEASON ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE HURRICANE REDSKINS AT 7:30 TOMORROW NIGHT...
Return to Story IndexCAMC HAMRICK
S AGREED TO PAY HIM A SETTLEMENT OF 11-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS DR. R.E. HAMRICK JR. SUED IN 2004 AFTER C-A-M-C YANKED HIS PRIVILAGES TO PRACTICE. THE DOCTOR WANTED TO USE HIS OWN MONEY TO INSURE HIMSELF AGAINST MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSTEAD OF USING A COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY. IN FEBURARY, THE DOCTOR WAS AWARDED 25 MILLION, BUT ON APPEAL, A JUDGE REDUCED THAT AMOUNT TO TEN MILLION DOLLARS PLUS INTEREST. HAMRICK MUST BE PAID THE ENTIRE AMOUNT BY SEPTEMBER 5TH.
Return to Story IndexWHEELCHAIRS/GAMING
OR THEY COULD LOSE THEIR LIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY LICENSES! THIS COMES UNDER A PENDING STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION RULE. THE LOTTERY COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO OPEN A 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TO ALL LOCATIONS IN THE STATE OFFERING LOTTERY PRODUCTS OR GAMES. IF CORRECTIONS AREN'T MADE WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, THE RETAILER'S LOTTERY LICENSE COULD BE SUSPENDED,
Return to Story IndexBAR SMOKING
TERRY ELLISON SAYS AN INSPECTOR PAID A VISIT TO THE BLACK HAWK SALOON. ELLISON SAYS HE TOLD HIS EMPLOYEE TO TEAR UP THE WARNING. HE IS CHALLENGING THE BAN BECAUSE HE FEELS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN'T ENFORCE IT PROPERLY.
Return to Story IndexPUTNAM DRUG TESTING
TEACHERS AND COACHES ARE TEAMING UP WITH OFFICERS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TAKE RANDOM VOLUNTARY DRUG TESTS. THE FREE TESTS ARE BEING OFFERED BY C-A-M-C TEAYS VALLEY HOSPITAL . ONCE SOMEONE SIGNS UP FOR THE PROGRAM THEY ARE GIVEN A CARD AND CAN RECEIVE REWARDS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES WHETHER THEY TEST POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ARE HELPING SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THE TESTING. "It's a great program to have. It really keeps all the teams clean. And it really shows the respect we have for each other and the community. We can go out and take these random drug tests and show that Winfield High School and other schools are clean." ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PUTNAM COUNTY ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. PARENTS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SEE RESULTS FROM THE DRUG TESTS.
Return to Story IndexSTEVE & BARRY'S CLOSING?
WORD OF A STORE CLOSING COULD HURT EVERYONE FROM SHOPPERS IN CHARLESTON'S TOWN CENTER MALL, ASHLAND'S KYOVA MALL AND NEW BOSTON, OHIO SHOPPING CENTER, TO ACTRESS SARAH JESSICA PARKER. ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, STEVE AND BARRY'S IS EXPECTED TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY THIS WEEK. THE STORE CARRIES INEXPENSIVE ATHLETIC CLOTHING, ALONG WITH SARAH JESSICA PARKER'S CLOTHING LINE 'BITTEN'. IF THE BANKRUPTCY GOES THROUGH, ALL STEVE AND BARRY'S STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY COULD BE IN DANGER OF CLOSING.
Return to Story IndexSAINT ALBANS TUNNEL
CREWS HAVE SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS LENGTHENING THE TUNNEL TO MAKE IT LESS VULNERABLE TO SLIDES AND SLIPS FROM THE HILL ABOVE IT. THIS WEEK THE TUNNEL WAS OPENED FOR PART OF THE DAY ....BUT, THE WORK ON THE TUNNEL SHOULD WRAP UP TOMORROW.
Return to Story IndexGYPSY MOTH
THESE DISTRUCTIVE, AND VORACIOUS MOTHS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ESPECIALLY BAD POCKETS OF INFESTATIONS THIS YEAR IN WEST VIRGINIA, AND VIRGINIA. THE GYPSY MOTHS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO HIT HARD UP-AND DOWN THE ENTIRE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. A SINGLE CATERPILLAR CAN EAT A SQURE METER OF FOLIAGE, MAKING PLANTS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO OTHER PESTS AND DISEASE. THE MOTHS HAVE ALREADY DEVOURED 3-THOUSAND MORE ACRES OF FOREST THAN LAST YEAR.
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THOSE ANIMALS WILL BE MOVED OUT OF STATE. MOST OF THE 927 DOGS WILL FIRST GO TO OUT-OF-STATE RESCUE GROUPS BECAUSE THE DOGS ARE NOT YET SUITED FOR ADOPTION... THE REASON? MANY ARE NOT HOUSE BROKEN AND HAVE NOT HAD MUCH CONTACT WITH PEOPLE. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER SET UP IN A WAREHOUSE IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, BUT NOW VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL VERY BUSY. IT'S HOPED THAT MOST OF DOGS WILL EVENTUALLY BE ADOPTED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING A DOG CONTACT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF PARKERSBURG AT HSOP. ORG ON THE WEB. THEY'VE ALREADY RECEIVED MORE THAN 200 REQUESTS. THEIR WEBSITE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON RESCUE GROUPS THAT ARE HANDLING SOME OF THE ADOPTIONS.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 5/UP CAMERA
AND...I'LL TAKE YOU BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR TO SEE WHAT LURKING AT YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT. AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA 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 IndexSMITH GARDENING
HERE'S MORE ABOUT EARTHWORMS IN THIS MORNING'S GARDENING REPORT. FOR SOME OF ALLEN'S FAVORITE GARDENING TIPS JUST LOG ONTO TO HIS WEBSITE AT PALLENSMITH dot COM.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 6/LUNCH MENUS
BUT FIRST, HERE'S A LOOK AT AREA SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS.
Return to Story IndexGMWV KITCHEN DOOR
We start with the Pizza Hut at 5021 MacCorkle Avenue in South Charleston. Inspectors hit them with 8 violations, including 3 critical. Inspectors said there was some kind of blue chemical stored in a bottle labled sanitizer. The dough mixing bowl was in bad repair and the soda nozzles were dirty...all those were corrected on the spot. The floor was in bad shape, a spray bottle of chemical cleaner was stored near food, the wall, hood, fan and some plastic bins were all dirty. WE HAVE PLENTY OF PLACES TO TELL YOU ABOUT TONIGHT AT 10 AND 11. If you eat at Charlotte's Cafe or Mator's Family Grill in Belle, or The Chuck E Cheese in South Ridge or AVES IN SOUTH CHARLESTON YOU NEED TO TUNE IN TO TONIGHT'S BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR TO GET THE SCOOP ON WHAT INSPECTORS FOUND. I'LL SEE YOU THEN.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 7/HISTORY
IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN......1963: SOME 200,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN A PEACEFUL CIVIL RIGHTS "FREEDOM MARCH" IN WASHINGTON, WHERE THE REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED HIS "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH FROM THE STEPS OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL. PETER, PAUL & MARY SANG "BLOWIN' IN THE WIND."
Return to Story IndexSMITH GARDENING
HERE'S MORE ABOUT EARTHWORMS IN THIS MORNING'S GARDENING REPORT. FOR SOME OF ALLEN'S FAVORITE GARDENING TIPS JUST LOG ONTO TO HIS WEBSITE AT PALLENSMITH dot COM.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 8/FUN FACT
BUT FIRST HERE'S THIS MORNINGS FUN FACT. LANDFILL TRASH RETAIN ITS ORIGINAL WEIGHT, VOLUME, AND FORM FOR 40 YEARS
Return to Story IndexSUNDAY SCOOP
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR UNITED WAY
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AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA RETURNS.
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WE'LL SEE IF THE WEATHER WILL HOLD OUT...THOSE STORIES AND A CHECK OF THE FORECAST WITH DOUG IS STRAIGHT AHEAD.
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
WELCOME TO GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. AND, I'M PATRICK McMURTRY. IT'S THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story IndexDNC THURSDAY
OFFICIALLY ACCEPTS HIS PARTY'S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. TODAY A LOT OF YOU WHO SAW FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SPEAK WILL BE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE CALLING THE STRONGEST SPEECH GIVEN AT THE CONVENTION SO FAR. THERE WAS A LOT OF SPECULATION CLINTON WOULDN'T COME OUT SO STRONG, BUT HE MADE IT CLEAR HE FEELS OBAMA IS "READY TO LEAD."
Return to Story IndexAM ROCKFELLER
HE DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME PRAISING BARACK OBAMA AND SLAMMING JOHN MCCAIN. ROCKEFELLER WAS AN EARLY ADVOCATE OF OBAMA. AND SAID HE THINKS JOHN McCAIN "SEES THE WORLD THRU COLD WAR GLASSES"-- WITH NO PLAN FOR A DRAWDOWN IN MILITARY PRESENCE IN IRAQ. HIS MESSAGE WAS OF SUPPORT FOR HIS FELLOW DEMOCRAT. ROCKEFELLER IS CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE'S SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE.
Return to Story IndexCAMPAIGN SPENDING
MOUNTAIN STATE RESIDENTS GAVE OBAMA MORE THAN $53 THOUSAND DOLLARS WHILE MCCAIN'S WHITE HOUSE BID ATTRACTED AROUND 51 THOUSAND. JULY BROUGHT OBAMA'S IN-STATE FUNDRAISING TOTAL ABOVE $300 THOUSAND COMPARED WITH $172 THOUSAND FOR MCCAIN. MCCAIN WILL START ACCEPTING PUBLIC FINANCING STARTING NEXT MONTH...WHICH MEANS HE MUST SPEND ALL HE'S RAISED BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK'S REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
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ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS BUREAU... THE NUMBER OF APPALACHIANS LIVING IN POVERTY LAST YEAR INCREASED SLIGHTLY. FIGURES RELEASED SHOW THAT 13.3 MILLION PEOPLE LIVED IN POVERTY IN 2007 IN THE 13 STATES THAT MAKE UP APPALACHIA. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF 114-THOUSAND FROM 2006.
Return to Story IndexCONVENTION PROTESTS
ABOUT 9,000 PROTESTORS MARCHED FOUR MILES TO AS CLOSE AS THEY COULD GET TO THE CONVENTION SITE. AT A CERTAIN POINT SECURITY STOPPED THEM AND ORDERED THEM TO BREAK IT UP, AND MOST OF THE PROTESTERS DID. HOWEVER ABOUT 400 PROTESTERS GATHERED AT ANOTHER SPOT NEARBY. PROTESTERS SENT BARACK OBAMA A LETTER ASKING HIM TO AGREE TO AN IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM IRAQ. THEY ALSO WANT FULL HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR RETURNING TROOPS AND VETERANS AND REPARATIONS TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WAR.
Return to Story IndexLIVING THE DREAM
THE SON OF THE SLAIN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, MARTIN LUTHER KING THE THIRD, SAYS THE OBAMA NOMINATION " IS A MONUMENTAL MOMENT IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY"-- THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO HEAD A MAJOR PARTY TICKET. KING THE THIRD SAYS IT WILL BECOME EVEN GREATER"IF HE'S ELECTED" TO OFFICE.
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THE LOUISIANA GOVERNOR IS DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND ACTIVATING THE NATIONAL GUARD IN ADVANCE OF STORM. THE STORM COULD CRASH ASHORE ON THE GULF COAST SOMETIME OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE....HERE'S THE LATEST FROM ABC.
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THAT'S RIGHT....FOOTBALL WIDOWS GET READY....BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS READY TO START... WEST VIRGINIA'S FOOTBALL TEAM WILL OPEN THE 2008 SEASON SATURDAY AT 3:30 AGAINST THE WILDCATS OF VILLANOVA... IT'S A GAME YOU WILL SEE LIVE RIGHT HERE ON WCHS-TV8... BUT.... THIS WILL BEGIN THE END OF AN ERA FOR MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL FANS... THE GREAT PAT WHITE BEGINS HIS LAST SEASON AT WVU... WHITE HAS BEEN LEADING THE WAY SINCE THE MOUNTAINEERS COME- FROM-BEHIND WIN OVER LOUISVILLE IN 2005.... NEW MOUNTAINEER HEAD COACH BILL STEWART SAYS IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE TO SIMPLY ENJOY THE PRESENCE OF NO. 5....
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AND, IN HIGH SCHOOL...GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL TAKES ON CAPITAL AT UC STADIUM AT 7:30.
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IT'S GOING TO BE A FUN PACKED FOUR DAYS... COUNTRY MUSIC TOOK CENTER STAGE AT THE TOWN CENTER MALL LAST NIGHT. CHARLESTON'S TEEN IDOL WINNER DWIGHT HOLSOPPLE, JR. SANG IN FRONT OF MACY'S COURT. THE TORNADO NATIVE HAS ALREADY RECORDED HIS ORIGINAL SONG "I LIVE" AT A RECORDING STUDIO IN NASHVILLE. THE CONCERT WAS FREE AND ALSO FEATURED CHRIS SHOCKEY AND MINDY RICHARDSON.
Return to Story IndexREGATTA KICKS OFF
THE CHILDREN'S STREET CARNIVAL STARTS AT 5:00PM AND RUNS THROUGH - 10:30... SANTA CRUZ PLAYS AT SEVEN... AND MORRIS DAY AND THE TIME HITS THE STAGE AT 9:30
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PLUS, MARK MARTIN GETS US READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL ACTION. PLUS, DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA RETURNS.
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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 IndexOHIO RIVER FISH
IN THIS MORNINGS WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE REPORT, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW A JOINT FEDERAL-STATE PROJECT OPENED THE BIG RIVER UP FOR ANGLERS. THE OHIO RIVER MAY BE WEST VIRGINIA'S LARGEST FISHIERIES, HOWEVER, PROPBLEMS SUCH AS PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESSS AND BANK STABLIZATION HAVE CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGERS. NOW THANKS TO A COPPERATIVE EFFROT OF THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND THE DNR - IMPROVEMENETS ARE BEING MADE.... 4:03-19Dean Rhine/USFWS says: "This project is a cooperative project that we work with the state DNR on. The goal was to try to provide access to the Ohio to the general public. It's one thing that's really missing in this area-public access and public lands." THIS IS REALLY A SERIES OF PROJECTS DESIGNED TO MAKE THE OHIO RIVER ACCESSBILE TO EVERYONE. THIS PARTICULAR PART WILL BE ADA COMPLIANT, MEANING DISABLED ANGLERS WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE ENJOYING A DAY FISHING. YOU CAN SEE OTHER PARTS OF THE PROJECT FROM THE BANK. 6:37Dean Rhine/USFWS says: "We have some stablization work and we have the actual fishing angle debris you can see the first ones sticking out further, and those angle dikes will provide structure into the river which attract fish and provide some access to anglers, especially on the 4th structure." THE OHIO RIVER ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1990 TO PROTECT, CONSERVE AND RESTORE HABITAT FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE. THAT INCLUDED PUTTING ACTUAL ROCK INTO THE RIVER TO CREATE A NATURAL HABITAT FOR NATIVE FISH. THE WEST VIRGINIA DNR ALSO KICKED IN SOME HELP. 2:07Cris O'Bara/WVDNR biologist says: "We contributed $25,000 to the Fish and Wildlife Service to put that habitat structure in and we're continuing to look for new places and projects to work with them on up and down the Ohio river." THANKS TO THIS PARTNERSHIP THE OHIO RIVER IS BECOMING MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ANGLERS AND FISH ALIKE. HABITAT IS BEING PROTECTED BENEFITING WILDLIFE AND THE PUBLIC FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. FOR WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE, I AM PATRICK MCMURTRY, EYEWITNESS NEWS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FISHING THE OHIO RIVER, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE ICON, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL ME DIRECTLY.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 11/LUNCHES
BUT FIRST, HERE'S A LOOK AT AREA SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS.
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THERE'S EXCITMENT IN THE CAPITAL CITY WITH THE SEASON OPENER...MARK MARTIN GETS US READY IN THIS MORNING SPORTS REPORT....
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BUT FIRST, HERE'S SOME BIRTHDAY WISHES WE WANT TO PASS ALONG THIS MORNING.
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BUT JEANNE MOOS REPORTS IT'S EASIER DONE THAN SAID.
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WE'RE COMING BACK IN TWO MINUTES. HERE'S A LOOK AT LOTTERY NUMBERS...PLUS THE POWERBALL NUMBERS...
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THOSE STORIES AND A CHECK OF YOUR FORECAST WITH DOUG....STRAIGHT AHEAD.
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WELCOME TO GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. AND, I'M PATRICK McMURTRY. IT'S THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story IndexCRAWFORD MURDER
A JURY FOUND THEM GUILTY OF MURDERING DEANNA CRAWFORD. PHILIP AND NATHANIEL BARNETT WILL SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN PRISON ON THE SECOND DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION. CRAWFORD'S BODY WAS FOUND STRANGLED ALONGSIDE A ROAD IN SALT FORK IN CABELL COUNTY BACK IN 2002. BRIAN DEMENT AND JUSTIN BLACK HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THIS CASE. THE JUDGE REVOKED BOND FOR THE BARNETT BROTHERS... THEY WILL BE SENTENCED OCTOBER 3RD.
Return to Story IndexVO BANK ROBBERY ARRESTS
TWO MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INPLICATED IN THE CRIME. POLICE SAY SHERNEY MCKELLER AND LATISHA DORSEY MAY HAVE CONSPIRED WITH SHAWN ELMORE AND CHARLENE BOWMAN. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE ELMORE ROBBED THE CREDIT UNION... AND BOWMAN DROVE THE GETAWAY CAR.. THEY SAY WHEN THE SUSPECTS RETURNED TO THE APARTMENT, THEY COUNTED AND DIVIDED THE CASH FROM THE CRIME, AND THEN WENT TO THE MALL TO SPEND IT. OFFICERS SAY ELMORE ROBBED THE SAME CREDIT UNION BEFORE.. BACK IN JANUARY OF 2007.
Return to Story Index11 INDECENT EXPOSURE
DAVID ROY KAY HAS ALSO BEEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO ENTICE THE TEENS INTO HAVING SEX WITH HIM. STATE TROOPERS ARRESTED KAY AND CHARGED HIM WITH INDECENT EXPOSURE AND USE OF OBSCENE MATTER WITH INTENT TO SEDUCE A MINOR. A 16-YEAR OLD GIRL AND TWO 15-YEAR OLDS SAY THEY VIDEOTAPED KAY THROUGH THIS WINDOW AS HE WAS STANDING IN HIS DOORWAY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE GIRLS SAY KAY MOTIONED FOR THEM TO COME TO HIS HOME, MADE SEXUAL GESTURES AND EVENTUALLY EXPOSED HIMSELF. THE 16-YEAR OLD ALLEGES THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. SHE SAYS KAY DID THE SAME THING FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN SHE WAS ONLY 12. KAY IS FREE ON 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.... HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER THIRD.
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SOCIAL WORKER BRENDA YEAGER WAS KILLED DURING A HOME VISIT IN CABELL COUNTY. AND CHARLESTON POLICE SAY NALISHA GRAVELY WAS GUNNED DOWN IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND. LAWMAKERS ARE PROPOSING AN UP-TO-DATE REGISTRY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS, AND HIGHER REIMBURSEMENT RATES TO HELP SOCIAL WORKERS WITH SECURITY COSTS.
Return to Story IndexGILLMAN SENTENCING
MARK GILLMAN OF OMAR CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER IN THE KILLING 39-YEAR-OLD MARY PELFREY OF LOGAN.. PELFREY'S BURNED BODY WAS FOUND IN A WOODED AREA ALONG PINE CREEK NEAR OMAR.
Return to Story IndexCITY MINISTER IN JAIL
BRANDT RUSSO IS BEING HELD ON 500 DOLLAR BOND AFTER HE TRIED TO HOLD COMMUNION SERVICES ON CHURCH PROPERTY. RUSSO IS AN ORDAINED MINISTER, WHO GAVE UP HIS WORLDLY GOODS TO LIVE ON THE STREETS AND MINISTER TO THE HOMELESS. RUSSO DECIDED TO SETTLE IN WEST VIRGINIA AFTER VISITING THE STATE ON A RELIGIOUS TOUR. RUSSO DECIDED TO GO TO LAKELAND, FLORDIA AFTER LEARNING THE PLIGHT OF ABOUT 40 HOMELESS MEN WHO ARE TRYING TO LIVE IN A SWAMP.
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MAYOR DAVID FELINTON WILL SWEAR IN FIVE NEW PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICERS TODAY. THE NEW OFFICERS WILL ATTEND A 16-WEEK TRAINING SESSION AT THE WV STATE POLICE ACADEMY STARTING NEXT WEEK. THEY WILL THEN RETURN TO HUNTINGTON FOR THEIR ASSIGNMENT.
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PACK UP YOUR STUDIUM CHAIRS -- THE FOOTBALL GAME AT WINFIELD HAS BEEN MOVED TO HURRICANE BECAUSE OF THE FIRE IN THE PRESS BOX WE TOLD YOU ABOUT YESTERDAY MORNING. INVESTIGATORS SAY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MAY BE TO BLAME... THE GENERALS NOW OPEN THE SEASON ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE HURRICANE REDSKINS AT 7:30 TOMORROW NIGHT...
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S AGREED TO PAY HIM A SETTLEMENT OF 11-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS DR. R.E. HAMRICK JR. SUED IN 2004 AFTER C-A-M-C YANKED HIS PRIVILAGES TO PRACTICE. THE DOCTOR WANTED TO USE HIS OWN MONEY TO INSURE HIMSELF AGAINST MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSTEAD OF USING A COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY. IN FEBURARY, THE DOCTOR WAS AWARDED 25 MILLION, BUT ON APPEAL, A JUDGE REDUCED THAT AMOUNT TO TEN MILLION DOLLARS PLUS INTEREST. HAMRICK MUST BE PAID THE ENTIRE AMOUNT BY SEPTEMBER 5TH.
Return to Story IndexWHEELCHAIRS/GAMING
OR THEY COULD LOSE THEIR LIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY LICENSES! THIS COMES UNDER A PENDING STATE LOTTERY COMMISSION RULE. THE LOTTERY COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO OPEN A 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TO ALL LOCATIONS IN THE STATE OFFERING LOTTERY PRODUCTS OR GAMES. IF CORRECTIONS AREN'T MADE WITHIN THE 30 DAYS, THE RETAILER'S LOTTERY LICENSE COULD BE SUSPENDED,
Return to Story IndexBAR SMOKING
TERRY ELLISON SAYS AN INSPECTOR PAID A VISIT TO THE BLACK HAWK SALOON. ELLISON SAYS HE TOLD HIS EMPLOYEE TO TEAR UP THE WARNING. HE IS CHALLENGING THE BAN BECAUSE HE FEELS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN'T ENFORCE IT PROPERLY.
Return to Story IndexPUTNAM DRUG TESTING
TEACHERS AND COACHES ARE TEAMING UP WITH OFFICERS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TAKE RANDOM VOLUNTARY DRUG TESTS. THE FREE TESTS ARE BEING OFFERED BY C-A-M-C TEAYS VALLEY HOSPITAL . ONCE SOMEONE SIGNS UP FOR THE PROGRAM THEY ARE GIVEN A CARD AND CAN RECEIVE REWARDS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES WHETHER THEY TEST POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ARE HELPING SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THE TESTING. "It's a great program to have. It really keeps all the teams clean. And it really shows the respect we have for each other and the community. We can go out and take these random drug tests and show that Winfield High School and other schools are clean." ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PUTNAM COUNTY ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. PARENTS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SEE RESULTS FROM THE DRUG TESTS.
Return to Story IndexSTEVE & BARRY'S CLOSING?
WORD OF A STORE CLOSING COULD HURT EVERYONE FROM SHOPPERS IN CHARLESTON'S TOWN CENTER MALL, ASHLAND'S KYOVA MALL AND NEW BOSTON, OHIO SHOPPING CENTER, TO ACTRESS SARAH JESSICA PARKER. ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, STEVE AND BARRY'S IS EXPECTED TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY THIS WEEK. THE STORE CARRIES INEXPENSIVE ATHLETIC CLOTHING, ALONG WITH SARAH JESSICA PARKER'S CLOTHING LINE 'BITTEN'. IF THE BANKRUPTCY GOES THROUGH, ALL STEVE AND BARRY'S STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY COULD BE IN DANGER OF CLOSING.
Return to Story IndexSAINT ALBANS TUNNEL
CREWS HAVE SPENT SEVERAL WEEKS LENGTHENING THE TUNNEL TO MAKE IT LESS VULNERABLE TO SLIDES AND SLIPS FROM THE HILL ABOVE IT. THIS WEEK THE TUNNEL WAS OPENED FOR PART OF THE DAY ....BUT, THE WORK ON THE TUNNEL SHOULD WRAP UP TOMORROW.
Return to Story IndexGYPSY MOTH
THESE DISTRUCTIVE, AND VORACIOUS MOTHS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ESPECIALLY BAD POCKETS OF INFESTATIONS THIS YEAR IN WEST VIRGINIA, AND VIRGINIA. THE GYPSY MOTHS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO HIT HARD UP-AND DOWN THE ENTIRE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. A SINGLE CATERPILLAR CAN EAT A SQURE METER OF FOLIAGE, MAKING PLANTS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO OTHER PESTS AND DISEASE. THE MOTHS HAVE ALREADY DEVOURED 3-THOUSAND MORE ACRES OF FOREST THAN LAST YEAR.
Return to Story Index11 DACHSHUND FOLO
THOSE ANIMALS WILL BE MOVED OUT OF STATE. MOST OF THE 927 DOGS WILL FIRST GO TO OUT-OF-STATE RESCUE GROUPS BECAUSE THE DOGS ARE NOT YET SUITED FOR ADOPTION... THE REASON? MANY ARE NOT HOUSE BROKEN AND HAVE NOT HAD MUCH CONTACT WITH PEOPLE. THE EMERGENCY SHELTER SET UP IN A WAREHOUSE IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, BUT NOW VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL VERY BUSY. IT'S HOPED THAT MOST OF DOGS WILL EVENTUALLY BE ADOPTED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING A DOG CONTACT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF PARKERSBURG AT HSOP. ORG ON THE WEB. THEY'VE ALREADY RECEIVED MORE THAN 200 REQUESTS. THEIR WEBSITE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON RESCUE GROUPS THAT ARE HANDLING SOME OF THE ADOPTIONS.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 16/UP CAMERA
IT'S FROM JOE AND AMANDA VANCE OF ST. ALBANS. AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA RETURNS.
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Return to Story IndexSNAP SHOTS
IT'S FROM JOE AND AMANDA VANCE OF ST. ALBANS. IT'S A PICTURE OF THEIR SON, ZANDER....GOING FOR HIS FIRST DAY OF PRE-KINDERGARTEN AT SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI IN SAINT ALBANS. JOE AND AMANDA , THANKS FOR SENDING US YOUR PHOTOGRAPH. GET YOUR CAMERAS OUT IF YOU WANT TO SEND US ONE OF YOUR SNAP SHOTS.
Return to Story IndexGMWV ADDRESSES
IT'S SNAP SHOTS IN CARE OF WCHS-TV, 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE ZIP CODE IS 25301. INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOP IF YOU WANT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH RETURNED. IF YOU PREFER TO SEND IT VIA E-MAIL, SEND YOUR JPEGs TO GMWV@WCHSTV-DOT-COM.
Return to Story IndexGMWV KITCHEN DOOR
We start with the Pizza Hut at 5021 MacCorkle Avenue in South Charleston. Inspectors hit them with 8 violations, including 3 critical. Inspectors said there was some kind of blue chemical stored in a bottle labled sanitizer. The dough mixing bowl was in bad repair and the soda nozzles were dirty...all those were corrected on the spot. The floor was in bad shape, a spray bottle of chemical cleaner was stored near food, the wall, hood, fan and some plastic bins were all dirty. WE HAVE PLENTY OF PLACES TO TELL YOU ABOUT TONIGHT AT 10 AND 11. If you eat at Charlotte's Cafe or Mator's Family Grill in Belle, or The Chuck E Cheese in South Ridge or AVES IN SOUTH CHARLESTON YOU NEED TO TUNE IN TO TONIGHT'S BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR TO GET THE SCOOP ON WHAT INSPECTORS FOUND. I'LL SEE YOU THEN.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 17/LUNCHES
BUT FIRST, HERE'S A LOOK AT AREA SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS.
Return to Story IndexDNC THURSDAY
OFFICIALLY ACCEPTS HIS PARTY'S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. TODAY A LOT OF YOU WHO SAW FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SPEAK WILL BE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE CALLING THE STRONGEST SPEECH GIVEN AT THE CONVENTION SO FAR. THERE WAS A LOT OF SPECULATION CLINTON WOULDN'T COME OUT SO STRONG, BUT HE MADE IT CLEAR HE FEELS OBAMA IS "READY TO LEAD."
Return to Story IndexTEASE 18/BIRTHDAYS
BUT FIRST, HERE'S SOME BIRTHDAY WISHES WE WANT TO PAST ALONG THIS MORNING.
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DOUG, ???? DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS
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