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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Tuesday, May 21, 2013.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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It's starting to set in. It's just a total loss. Everything's gone. We're finding clothes so we'll be good for a few days. THIS MORNING... THE SCOPE OF THE DEVASTATION IN MOORE OKLAHOMA IS JUST NOW BEGINNING TO SET IN. WHOLE COMMUNITIES... GONE. THIS IS NEW VIDEO OF THE HOSPITAL IN MOORE... DESTROYED. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE STORM FORM YOU THIS MORNING... INCLUDING HOW YOU CAN HELP....
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY... THERE'S LOTS TO COVER TODAY...KATELYN IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT...
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AMONG THOSE TRAPPED ARE CHILDREN WHO WERE IN PLAZA TOWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN THE TWISTER TOUCHED DOWN...LEVELING THE BUILDING. ED PAYNE HAS THE LATEST. RESCUE WORKERS RUSHED TO THE SCENE TO SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS... THIS MAN IS WORKING WITH ONE OF THE CREWS TRYING TO FREE THOSE TRAPPED BENEATH THE RUBBLE. THE STORM ALSO DAMAGED ANOTHER NEARBY SCHOOL --BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY. C-N-N AFFILIATE K-F-O-R REPORTS THAT THE ROOF WAS RIPPED OFF IN THE STORM. THIS BOY WAS INSIDE THE SCHOOL WHEN THE TWISTER HIT. HIS MOTHER SAYS HIS TEACHER SAVED HIS LIFE. "I've not a doubt that God and his teacher, I mean, they lifted a wall off of these kids. Several kids. AS THE CLOCK TICKS ON THE RESCUE EFFORT... CREWS ARE STILL HOLDING OUT HOPE. "They're pressing forward, hopefully we'll hear just some glimpse, and we can help some child…help some grownup." I'M ED PAYNE REPORTING. A PRELIMINARY RATING OF THE TORNADO THAT HIT MOORE, OKLAHOMA WAS AT LEAST AN E-F-4. THAT MEANS IT CARRIED WINDS OF 166 TO 200-MILES-PER-HOUR.
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THE TEAM FLEW INTO OKLAHOMA CITY SUNDAY TO PLAY IN THE BIG 12 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LATER THIS WEEK. ALL THE PLAYERS ARE SAFE...AND THE TEAM EVEN WENT TO A LOCAL WAL-MART AND BOUGHT SUPPLIES TO DONATE TO THE VICTIMS...
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THE RED CROSS IS ALSO WORKING TO CONNECT LOVED ONES THROUGH A WEBSITE CALLED SAFE AND WELL. YOU CAN ALSO DONATE 10 DOLLARS TO EITHER ORGANIZATION JUST BY USING YOUR SMARTPHONE...IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEND IT THROUGH THE RED CROSS, JUST TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 AND FOR THE SALVATION ARMY, YOU CAN TEXT "STORM" TO 8-0-8-8-8.
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ON SUNDAY, THE WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAD FIRST DECIDED TO POSTPONE A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PUNISHMENT OF THOSE STUDENTS, BUT CHANGED THEIR MINDS LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST...KATELYN...WHAT DID THE BOARD DECIDE?
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POLICE SAY 20 SENIORS BROKE INTO WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... 15 OF THEM SET UP STYROFOAM CUPS FILLED WITH WATER IN THE HALLS... AND FIVE OTHERS SMEARED DEER GUTS AND URINE THROUGHOUT CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS AND EVEN THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MET WITH THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR AND STATE POLICE IN A SPECIAL CALL MEETING LAST NIGHT. THE STUDENTS FACED FELONY CHARGES... BUT NOW, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND GRADUATION OR COME ONTO SCHOOL PROPERTY... THEY'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES LEFT BEHIND AT SCHOOL AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. "We made one bad decision were not involved with the deer prank, all we did was set styrofoam cups on the floor and because of that night we can not walk across stage. We've worked our whole lives. I'm graduating high school with high honors and going to college with very high intentions and many scholarships and they're taking a very improtant moment away from me and several others students who don't deserve this." "All these students unlawfully entered a public building with the intent to do vandalism, so there may be different levels of involvement, but they all committed crimes. " WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL'S GRADUATION IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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WE HAVE CONFIRMED THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES THAT THE F-B-I AND STATE POLICE HAVE BEEN IN MINGO COUNTY INVESTIGATING PUBLIC OFFICIALS... THE INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE... THOSE SOURCES TELL EYEWITNESS NEWS THAT THE INVESTIGATION CENTERS AROUND ELECTED LEADERS IN THE COURTHOUSE... WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE ELECTION VIOLATIONS -- AND FOR OTHER POSSIBLE FEDERAL CRIMES... BUT NO WORD ON WHAT THOSE CRIMES COULD BE... EYEWITNESS NEWS ALSO LEARNED THAT A FEDERAL GRAND JURY RECENTLY MET AND INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED SOON.
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WE REACHED OUT TO BOTH OF THE MEN -- BUT NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM.
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ACCORDING TO THE GAZETTE, AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING MEMBERS VOTED TO ADD THE A HALF CENT PER DOLLAR TAX ORDINANCE. THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THE MAYORS PLANS TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CIVIC CENTER. THE STATE TAX DEPARTMENT WILL NOTIFY ALL THE BUSINESSES BEFORE THE TAX CAN GO INTO EFFECT. BUSINESSES WILL BEGIN CHARGING THE TAX OCTOBER 1st THIS YEAR. THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO END THE BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX ON MANUFACTURING INSIDE CITY LIMITS...THAT TAKES EFFECT JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.
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THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE WAIVER REQUEST FOR THE PROGRAM. EDUCATION OFFICIALS NOW PLAN TO DEVELOP A NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WOULD HELP TEACHERS MEASURE EACH STUDENT'S GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. "Teachers in particular have been so burdened with paperwork and so forth for reports that have to go to the federal government this is one of the areas that it will help let the teacher concentrate his or her time more on educating the students for the classroom" THE WAIVER WILL ALLOW WEST VIRGINIA TO USE ITS OWN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. EDUCATORS SAY THIS WILL HELP THEM BETTER IDENTIFY STRUGGLING SCHOOLS AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO HELP THEM.
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GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN JOINED MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE BESIDE THE FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' MEMORIAL AT THE CULTURE CENTER TO MAKE THE BILL OFFICIAL. "Luckily West Virginia doesn't have a whole lot of police officers that are killed in the line of duty year after year but in the unlikely event that would happen as tragic as that is what good can come of that is that their children left behind will still have the opportunity to be able to get a college education and be able to do the things they want to do in their life THERE HAVE BEEN 198 WEST VIRGINIA POLICE AND DEPUTIES KILLED ON THE JOB.
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AND TO HONOR THE DEDICATION OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE LIFE SAVING SERVICES, THE KANAWHA COUNTY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE AUTHORITY IS HOLDING A DINNER FOR THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS TODAY. NATIONAL E-M-S WEEK HAS BEEN OBSERVED SINCE 1974.
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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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THE TECH GIANT IS ACCUSED OF USING LOOPHOLES TO AVOID PAYING TAXES. SENATORS CARL LEVIN AND JOHN MCCAIN SAY THE TECH GIANT'S OFF SHORE SUBSIDIARIES REPORTED THIRTY BILLION IN NET INCOME FROM TWO-THOUSAND-NINE TO TWO-THOUSAND-TWELVE ... *BUT PAID NO INCOME TAXES* TO ANY GOVERNMENT DURING THAT PERIOD... EXECUTIVES FROM APPLE WILL BE TESTIFYING TODAY BEFORE THE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS.
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AND THE GALAXY S3 IS ONLY THREE SPOTS BEHIND, RIGHT BEHIND LG'S OPTIMUS G, THE HTC ONE AND AHEAD OF THE IPHONE 5. THE RATINGS ARE BASED ON EXTENSIVE TESTS AND THE PHONES ARE RATED IN CATEGORIES SUCH AS EASE OF USE, DISPLAY AND VOICE QUALITY, PORTABILITY AND BATTERY LIFE.
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THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TAKES PLACE AT ITS WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE'S PLENTY OF SPECULATION SWIRLING ON WHAT NEW FEATURES IT WILL INCLUDE. MICROSOFT DEBUTED THE XBOX 360 IN 2005. AND IT'S BEEN THE TOP-SELLING VIDEO-GAME CONSOLE IN THE U-S FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
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28-YEAR-OLD DAVID LEMONS WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HIS DARLINGTON LANE TRAILER AROUND 2 O'CLOCK MONDAY AFTERNOON. INVESTIGATORS AREN'T RELEASING A CAUSE OF DEATH, AND HAVEN'T NAMED ANY SUSPECTS.
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IT STARTED BEFORE TWO-THIRTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GOT A CALL ABOUT A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE IN CHESTER TOWNSHIP. WHEN THEY GOT ON SCENE, THE SUSPECT HAD BARRICADED HIMSELF ALONE INSIDE THE HOUSE.
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THE STATE WANTS TO EASE SOME CONGESTION ON I-64 BETWEEN NITRO AND SCOTT DEPOT BY WIDENING THE HIGHWAY TO "THREE" LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. SEVEN PROPOSALS ARE ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW -- EACH COSTING MORE THAN 120-MILLION DOLLARS. COMING UP, MORE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF ACTION'S IN THE BOOKS. YOU'LL GET THE HIGHLIGHTS NEXT IN SPORTS.
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AND, IT'S A DAY TO REMEMBER ON THE TRACK FOR A PT. PLEASANT RUNNER...MARK MARTIN JOINS US NOW WITH SPORTS, HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
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RAY MANZAREK'S PUBLICIST SAYS HE DIED IN GERMANY MONDAY AFTER A LONG FIGHT WITH CANCER. THE 74-YEAR-OLD KEYBOARDIST HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BILE DUCT CANCER. THE DOORS FORMED IN 1965 AFTER MANZAREK MET JIM MORRISON IN CALIFORNIA. HE SOLD 100 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE WITH THE DOORS, INCLUDING FIVE MULTI-PLATINUM ALBUMS IN THE U-S.
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J-K ROWLING IS AUCTIONING OFF *HER OWN* COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF HER FIRST HARRY POTTER BOOK. THE BOOK WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF AT SOTHEBY'S IN LONDON TODAY. THE PAGES ARE FILLED WITH ROWLING'S HANDWRITTEN NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. YOU CAN READ HER MUSINGS ABOUT CHARACTERS IN "HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE"...AND HER IDEAS FOR THE MOVIE. THERE'S ALSO ROWLING'S ESSAY ABOUT HER STRUGGLE TO WRITE THE BOOK...LATE AT NIGHT...BACK WHEN SHE WAS A POOR SINGLE MOM. PROCEEDS FROM THE AUCTION WILL GO TO THE WRITERS' ASSOCIATION KNOWN AS "PEN." COMING UP, YOU'D RACK UP A LOT OF DEBT TO BUY THAT BOOK. AND IF YOU ALREADY OWE A LOT OF MONEY AND HAVE THOSE DEBT CONSOLIDATION COMPANIES KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR, BEWARE...WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE PITFALLS. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
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Return to Story IndexOPEN 6 PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO EXPAND I-64 IN CHARLESTON, WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN. HIS TEACHER SAVED HIS LIFE... I HAVE NO DOUBT... GOD AND HIS TEACHER,.. I MEAN THEY LIFTED A WALL OFF THESE KIDS. THROUGH THE NIGHT... A FRANTIC SEARCH IN MOORE OKLAHOMA FOR MORE SURVIVORS FROM A SCHOOL... DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THAT DEADLY TORNADO. THIS MORNING WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR YOU THIS MORNING... INCLUDING HOW YOU CAN HELP.
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY WE ALSO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS... JUST COMING IN... CHARLESTON FIRE CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A FULLY ENVOLVED HOUSE FIRE ON WALNUT STREET IN CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE. KATELYN SYKES IS ON HER WAY TO THE SCENE... WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS SOON AS SHE GETS THERE. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY... THERE'S LOTS TO COVER WE ALSO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS... JUST COMING IN... CHARLESTON FIRE CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A FULLY ENVOLVED HOUSE FIRE ON WALNUT STREET IN CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE. KATELYN SYKES IS ON HER WAY TO THE SCENE... WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS SOON AS SHE GETS THERE.
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CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT, LOOKING FOR ANYONE STILL TRAPPED. ABC'S MARCI GONZALEZ HAS THE LATEST...
Return to Story IndexWVU BASEBALL TEAM
THE TEAM FLEW INTO OKLAHOMA CITY SUNDAY TO PLAY IN THE BIG 12 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LATER THIS WEEK. ALL THE PLAYERS ARE SAFE...AND THE TEAM EVEN WENT TO A LOCAL WAL-MART AND BOUGHT SUPPLIES TO DONATE TO THE VICTIMS...
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AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR DONATIONS TO HELP IN THE RELIEF EFFORTS...YOU CAN TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 TO GIVE TEN DOLLARS TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND..YOU CAN ALSO DONATE ON THEIR WEBSITE...OR BY CALLING 1-800-RED-CROSS...
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THE WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDED THOSE STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK WITH THEIR CLASSMATES ON GRADUATION DAY...BUT THEY WILL STILL GET THEIR DIPLOMAS.
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POLICE SAY 20 SENIORS BROKE INTO WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... 15 OF THEM SET UP STYROFOAM CUPS FILLED WITH WATER IN THE HALLS... AND FIVE OTHERS SMEARED DEER GUTS AND URINE THROUGHOUT CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS AND EVEN THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MET WITH THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR AND STATE POLICE IN A SPECIAL CALL MEETING LAST NIGHT. THE STUDENTS FACED FELONY CHARGES... BUT NOW, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND GRADUATION OR COME ONTO SCHOOL PROPERTY. THEY'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES LEFT BEHIND AT SCHOOL AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. "We made one bad decision were not involved with the deer prank, all we did was set styrofoam cups on the floor and because of that night we can not walk across stage. We've worked our whole lives. I'm graduating high school with high honors and going to college with very high intentions and many scholarships and they're taking a very improtant moment away from me and several others students who don't deserve this." "All these students unlawfully entered a public building with the intent to do vandalism, so there may be different levels of involvement, but they all committed crimes. " WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL'S GRADUATION IS A TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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DEPUTIES ARE STILL ON THE SCENE OF A STANDOFF IN OHIO...AFTER AN EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD MAN REFUSES TO COME OUT OF HIS HOME... IT STARTED BEFORE TWO-THIRTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GOT A CALL ABOUT A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE IN THE CHESTER TOWNSHIP IN MEIGS COUNTY. WHEN THEY GOT ON SCENE, THE SUSPECT HAD BARRICADED HIMSELF ALONE INSIDE THE HOUSE. ROUTE 248 WAS CLOSED AS A PRECAUTION.. DEPUTIES HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH HIM....AND AND ARE TRYING TO TALK HIM INTO SURRENDERING. THE MIEGS COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THE COMMUNITY IS NOT IN ANY DANGER. "Mainly we want the community to know that everything's ok. We're just, we're trying to talk him out of the house right now without anyone getting hurt." WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED HERE AND ON OUR WEBSITE AS THIS STORY UNFOLDS MORE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
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28-YEAR-OLD DAVID LEMONS WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HIS DARLINGTON LANE TRAILER. DEPUTIES SAY A FRIEND OF HIS CALLED 911 AFTER THEY LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW AND SAW HIS BODY. INVESTIGATORS AREN'T RELEASING A CAUSE OF DEATH, AND HAVEN'T NAMED ANY SUSPECTS. "They're looking to try and find out when this person was last contacted, when they last spoke to someone. We want to find out anyone who may have been in the area who may have seen anything." IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL DETECTIVES AT 304-357-0169.
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THE IDEA IS TO EASE SOME OF THAT CONGESTION ON INTERSTATE 64 FROM NITRO TO SCOTT DEPOT. THAT STRETCH OF INTERSTATE BECOMES A PARKING LOT DURING THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AND WITH THREE LANES FUNNELING DOWN INTO JUST TWO, DELAYS ARE INVEVITABLE. THE STATE WANTS TO WIDEN THAT 3-POINT-8 MILES OF HIGHWAY TO THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, TAKING CARE OF THE BOTTLENECK AND IMPROVING SAFETY. "It's been bottle-necked as you said for a long time and it's just now....we need to do something about that to create from Charleston all the way into Teays Valley a six lane section." CONSTRUCTION COULD START IN 2016-- EACH OF THE SEVEN DIFFERENT PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE ALL CARRY A PRICE TAG OF MORE THAN 120 MILLION DOLLARS. ONCE GROUND IS BROKEN IT WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO GET THE JOB DONE.
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THERE ARE HUNDREDS WORK ZONES AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN WEST VIRGINIA... AND THIS YEAR, STATE POLICE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCING WORK ZONE SPEED LIMITS.... THEY WANT TO REMIND YOU TO USE EXTRA CAUTION, AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WORK CREWS AROUND YOU, AND THE TRAFFIC MANUEVERING THROUGH THOSE ORANGE CONES.
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 IndexI CONSUMER DEBT FEES
MANY FEEL DESPERATE FOR HELP. WARNING-- BE LEERY OF DEBT SETTLEMENT GROUPS. SOME CONSUMERS THAT HAVE DONE BUSSINESS WITH THEM, END UP FURTHER IN THE RED. "Basically, this company was saying "ok, you have all this debt and we can settle it for approximately 45% of the debt." THAT IS THE PITCH SOME DEBT SETTLEMENT FIRMS ARE MAKING TO CONSUMERS. "They tell the customers stop making the monthly payments to the creditors, stop speaking to the creditors as long as you can make one monthly payment to us…" CUSTOMERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN A THREE- YEAR CONTRACT - AND IF THEY DO, ALL OF THEIR DEBT WILL BE PAID OFF. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT DEAL, RIGHT? WRONG. THE CATCH: HIDDEN FEES AND CHARGES. "Some of the victims that we've spoken to admitted I didn't even ask what the fees were because they were so happy to stop paying all the credit cards and pay one monthly fee that was affordable." RELIEF QUICKLY TURNED TO ANGER WHEN CONSUMERS REALIZED THE MONEY THEY WERE PAYING HAD "NOT" BEEN SENT TO CREDITORS. "A lot of the victims called once they realized there was no money in their escrow accounts. The company would then point to the stipulation in the contract that says they're allowed to collect these fees." POSTAL INSPECTORS SAY IN ONE CASE THERE WERE MORE THAN 13-HUNDRED VICTIMS AND $3 MILLION DOLLARS IN DISPUTE. CUSTOMERS HAD NOWHERE TO TURN. "A lot of these creditors filed lawsuits against these people. A lot of these people had to go to court They were sued and had judgments against them and a lot of them had to file for bankruptcy." MORAL OF THE STORY: READ A CONTRACT VERY THOROUGHLY. IF YOU DON'T, YOU COULD END UP BEING A VICTIM OF A SCAM.
Return to Story IndexTEASE SIX
AND -- GREYHOUND IS HOPING CHARGING FOR SEATS THE WAY AIRLINES DO...IT'S ALL COMING UP, IN THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT
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Return to Story IndexTS4 MINGO FED INVESTIGATION
WE'VE CONFIRMED THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES THAT THE F-B-I AND STATE POLICE HAVE BEEN IN MINGO COUNTY INVESTIGATING ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE COURTHOUSE. WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE ELECTION VIOLATIONS -- AND FOR OTHER POSSIBLE FEDERAL CRIMES... BUT NO WORD ON WHAT THOSE CRIMES COULD BE.
Return to Story IndexTS5 CHAS SALES TAX
ACCORDING TO THE GAZETTE, AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING MEMBERS VOTED TO ADD THE A HALF CENT PER DOLLAR TAX ORDINANCE. THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THE MAYORS PLANS TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CIVIC CENTER.
Return to Story IndexTS6 FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN SIGNED THAT BILL INTO LAW YESTERDAY. THERE HAVE BEEN 198 WEST VIRGINIA POLICE AND DEPUTIES KILLED ON THE JOB. PATRICK AND JEN, BACK TO YOU.
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JANE KING HAS MORE ON THAT IN THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT. NEARLY 64 MILLION PEOPLE IN A BROAD STRIP OF THE MIDWEST -- [TAKE VO] {***VO***} ARE BRACING FOR A THIRD DAY OF TORNADOES, POWERFUL THUNDERSTORMS AND DAMAGING HAIL -- FROM THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT SPAWNED THAT TRAGIC TWISTER IN OKLAHOMA YESTERDAY. [TAKE VO] {***VO***} SEVERE STORM SYSTEMS INCLUDING TORNADOES CAUSED AT LEAST 27-BILLION DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC LOSSES LAST YEAR, SECOND ONLY TO HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS -- ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE INFORMATION INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK. [TAKE VO] {***VO***} AND ONE METEOROLOGIST TELLS U-S-A TODAY -- BY THE TIME THIS CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WINDS DOWN LATER THIS WEEK -- IT MAY END UP BEING THE COSTLIEST U-S NATURAL DISASTER EVENT SO FAR FOR THIS YEAR. OKLAHOMA CITY' S BEEN STRUCK BY TORNADOES MORE TIMES THAN ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE U-S. ***** [TAKE: CAMERA] {*CAMERA*} ALRIGHT -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST TO TAKE A GREYHOUND BUS SOMEWHERE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. [TAKE SOT] {***COMMERCIAL***} OC: AMERICANS ARE DOING A BETTER JOB OF DEALING WITH CREDIT CARD DEBT! [TAKE VO] {***VO***} TRANSUNION SAYS -- THE DELINQUENCY RATE FELL IN THE FIRST QUARTER. AND THE AVERAGE DEBT PER BORROWER DROPPED ALMOST 5-PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO 4-THOUSAND 878 DOLLARS. ***** [TAKE: FS] {***FS***} AS FOR TRADING -- LOWER CLOSE FOR STOCKS YESTERDAY -- AS INVESTORS TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW LONG THE FED WILL CONTINUE TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY. ***** [TAKE VO] {***VO***} AND -- GREYHOUND, HOPING ACTING LIKE AN AIRLINE WILL HELP PROFITS FLY HIGHER. THE BUS COMPANY -- DOING AWAY WITH FLAT PRICING -- AND STARTING TO CHARGE MORE FOR TRAVEL ON CERTAIN HIGH-DEMAND DAYS INSTEAD. GREYHOUND IS GETTING HELP FROM AN UNIDENTIFIED AIRLINE ON THIS -- IT'S ALSO STARTING A LOYALTY REWARDS PROGRAM, AND PROMISING TO UPGRADE BUSES, NATIONWIDE. ****** ****** [TAKE: TAG] {**tag**} AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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STACEY COHAN IS LIVE FROM WASHINGTON WITH THE ANSWER.
Return to Story IndexL CNN LIVE HERE'S THE PROBLEM...MANY OF US SPEND LONG HOURS AT WORK TRYING TO GET AHEAD AND INCREASE OUR PAY. BUT WORKING HARD FOR HIGH PAY OFTEN LEAVES PRECIOUS LITTLE TIME TO ENJOY OUR HARD-EARNED INCOME. RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT EVEN VERY WEALTHY PEOPLE OFTEN SPEND AT LEAST AS MUCH TIME AS THE REST OF US DOING THINGS THEY DON'T ENJOY. COMMUTING IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. AMERICANS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF TWO HOURS A DAY WORKING JUST TO AFFORD A CAR. YET COMMUTING TO WORK RANKS AMONG THE UNHAPPIEST ACTIVITIES IN A TYPICAL DAY. SO SOME PEOPLE WORKER HARDER TO AFFORD A LUXURY CAR. BUT RESEARCH SHOWS DRIVERS GET NO MORE PLEASURE DRIVING A HIGH END CAR DURING THEIR COMMUTE THAN DRIVING A LESS EXPENSIVE MODEL. IN ANOTHER STUDY, RESEARCHERS FOUND A MAJOR REDUCTION IN STRESS FOR WORKERS WHO DITCHED THEIR CARS ALTOGETHER AND TOOK PUBLIC TRANSIT. SO, EVEN IF IT MEANS TAKING A PAY CUT, PEOPLE MIGHT BENEFIT FROM LIVING CLOSER TO WORK -- OR PUBLIC TRANSIT. IN THE MIDST OF WORKING HARD AND SAVING MONEY TRY TO BUILD YOUR LIFE IN A WAY THAT GIVES YOU TIME TO ENJOY IT. STACEY, WHAT ABOUT HAVING MONEY TO BUY THINGS THAT YOU ENJOY? LIKE ALL THOSE GREAT HIGH TECH GADGETS? WE HAVE MORE NEWS COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...
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It's starting to set in. It's just a total loss. Everything's gone. We're finding clothes so we'll be good for a few days. THIS MORNING... THE SCOPE OF THE DEVASTATION IN MOORE OKLAHOMA IS JUST NOW BEGINNING TO SET IN. WHOLE COMMUNITIES... GONE. THIS IS NEW VIDEO OF THE HOSPITAL IN MOORE... DESTROYED. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE STORM FORM YOU THIS MORNING... INCLUDING HOW YOU CAN HELP....
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY WE ALSO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS... JUST COMING IN... CHARLESTON FIRE CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A FULLY ENVOLVED HOUSE FIRE ON WALNUT STREET IN CHARLESTON. KATELYN SYKES IS ON HER WAY TO THE SCENE... WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS SOON AS SHE GETS THERE. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY... THERE'S LOTS TO COVER TODAY...KATELYN IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT...
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AMONG THOSE TRAPPED ARE CHILDREN WHO WERE IN PLAZA TOWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN THE TWISTER TOUCHED DOWN...LEVELING THE BUILDING. ED PAYNE HAS THE LATEST. RESCUE WORKERS RUSHED TO THE SCENE TO SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS... THIS MAN IS WORKING WITH ONE OF THE CREWS TRYING TO FREE THOSE TRAPPED BENEATH THE RUBBLE. THE STORM ALSO DAMAGED ANOTHER NEARBY SCHOOL --BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY. C-N-N AFFILIATE K-F-O-R REPORTS THAT THE ROOF WAS RIPPED OFF IN THE STORM. THIS BOY WAS INSIDE THE SCHOOL WHEN THE TWISTER HIT. HIS MOTHER SAYS HIS TEACHER SAVED HIS LIFE. "I've not a doubt that God and his teacher, I mean, they lifted a wall off of these kids. Several kids. AS THE CLOCK TICKS ON THE RESCUE EFFORT... CREWS ARE STILL HOLDING OUT HOPE. "They're pressing forward, hopefully we'll hear just some glimpse, and we can help some child…help some grownup." I'M ED PAYNE REPORTING. A PRELIMINARY RATING OF THE TORNADO THAT HIT MOORE, OKLAHOMA WAS AT LEAST AN E-F-4. THAT MEANS IT CARRIED WINDS OF 166 TO 200-MILES-PER-HOUR.
Return to Story IndexWVU BASEBALL
THE TEAM FLEW INTO OKLAHOMA CITY SUNDAY TO PLAY IN THE BIG 12 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LATER THIS WEEK. ALL THE PLAYERS ARE SAFE...AND THE TEAM EVEN WENT TO A LOCAL WAL-MART AND BOUGHT SUPPLIES TO DONATE TO THE VICTIMS...
Return to Story IndexRED CROSS/SALVATION ARMY
THE RED CROSS IS ALSO WORKING TO CONNECT LOVED ONES THROUGH A WEBSITE CALLED SAFE AND WELL. YOU CAN ALSO DONATE 10 DOLLARS TO EITHER ORGANIZATION JUST BY USING YOUR SMARTPHONE...IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEND IT THROUGH THE RED CROSS, JUST TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 AND FOR THE SALVATION ARMY, YOU CAN TEXT "STORM" TO 8-0-8-8-8.
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THE WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDED THOSE STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK WITH THEIR CLASSMATES ON GRADUATION DAY...BUT THEY WILL STILL GET THEIR DIPLOMAS.
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POLICE SAY 20 SENIORS BROKE INTO WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... 15 OF THEM SET UP STYROFOAM CUPS FILLED WITH WATER IN THE HALLS... AND FIVE OTHERS SMEARED DEER GUTS AND URINE THROUGHOUT CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS AND EVEN THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MET WITH THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR AND STATE POLICE IN A SPECIAL CALL MEETING LAST NIGHT. THE STUDENTS FACED FELONY CHARGES... BUT NOW, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND GRADUATION OR COME ONTO SCHOOL PROPERTY. THEY'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES LEFT BEHIND AT SCHOOL AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. "We made one bad decision were not involved with the deer prank, all we did was set styrofoam cups on the floor and because of that night we can not walk across stage. We've worked our whole lives. I'm graduating high school with high honors and going to college with very high intentions and many scholarships and they're taking a very improtant moment away from me and several others students who don't deserve this." "All these students unlawfully entered a public building with the intent to do vandalism, so there may be different levels of involvement, but they all committed crimes. " WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL'S GRADUATION IS A TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexI MINGO FED INVESTIGATION
WE HAVE CONFIRMED THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES THAT THE F-B-I AND STATE POLICE HAVE BEEN IN MINGO COUNTY INVESTIGATING PUBLIC OFFICIALS... THE INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE... THOSE SOURCES TELL EYEWITNESS NEWS THAT THE INVESTIGATION CENTERS AROUND ELECTED LEADERS IN THE COURTHOUSE... WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE ELECTION VIOLATIONS -- AND FOR OTHER POSSIBLE FEDERAL CRIMES... BUT NO WORD ON WHAT THOSE CRIMES COULD BE... EYEWITNESS NEWS ALSO LEARNED THAT A FEDERAL GRAND JURY RECENTLY MET AND INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED SOON.
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WE REACHED OUT TO BOTH OF THE MEN -- BUT NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM.
Return to Story IndexCHAS SALES TAX
ACCORDING TO THE GAZETTE, AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING MEMBERS VOTED TO ADD THE A HALF CENT PER DOLLAR TAX ORDINANCE. THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THE MAYORS PLANS TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CIVIC CENTER. THE STATE TAX DEPARTMENT WILL NOTIFY ALL THE BUSINESSES BEFORE THE TAX CAN GO INTO EFFECT. BUSINESSES WILL BEGIN CHARGING THE TAX OCTOBER 1st THIS YEAR. THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO END THE BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX ON MANUFACTURING INSIDE CITY LIMITS...THAT TAKES EFFECT JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.
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THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE WAIVER REQUEST FOR THE PROGRAM. EDUCATION OFFICIALS NOW PLAN TO DEVELOP A NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WOULD HELP TEACHERS MEASURE EACH STUDENT'S GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. "Teachers in particular have been so burdened with paperwork and so forth for reports that have to go to the federal government this is one of the areas that it will help let the teacher concentrate his or her time more on educating the students for the classroom" THE WAIVER WILL ALLOW WEST VIRGINIA TO USE ITS OWN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. EDUCATORS SAY THIS WILL HELP THEM BETTER IDENTIFY STRUGGLING SCHOOLS AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO HELP THEM.
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GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN JOINED MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE BESIDE THE FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' MEMORIAL AT THE CULTURE CENTER TO MAKE THE BILL OFFICIAL. "Luckily West Virginia doesn't have a whole lot of police officers that are killed in the line of duty year after year but in the unlikely event that would happen as tragic as that is what good can come of that is that their children left behind will still have the opportunity to be able to get a college education and be able to do the things they want to do in their life THERE HAVE BEEN 198 WEST VIRGINIA POLICE AND DEPUTIES KILLED ON THE JOB.
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AND TO HONOR THE DEDICATION OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE LIFE SAVING SERVICES, THE KANAWHA COUNTY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE AUTHORITY IS HOLDING A DINNER FOR THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS TODAY. NATIONAL E-M-S WEEK HAS BEEN OBSERVED SINCE 1974.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
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Return to Story IndexAPPLE TAX EVASION
THE TECH GIANT IS ACCUSED OF USING LOOPHOLES TO AVOID PAYING TAXES. SENATORS CARL LEVIN AND JOHN MCCAIN SAY THE TECH GIANT'S OFF SHORE SUBSIDIARIES REPORTED THIRTY BILLION IN NET INCOME FROM TWO-THOUSAND-NINE TO TWO-THOUSAND-TWELVE ... *BUT PAID NO INCOME TAXES* TO ANY GOVERNMENT DURING THAT PERIOD... EXECUTIVES FROM APPLE WILL BE TESTIFYING TODAY BEFORE THE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS.
Return to Story IndexGALAXY S4 TOP PHONE
AND THE GALAXY S3 IS ONLY THREE SPOTS BEHIND, RIGHT BEHIND LG'S OPTIMUS G, THE HTC ONE AND AHEAD OF THE IPHONE 5. THE RATINGS ARE BASED ON EXTENSIVE TESTS AND THE PHONES ARE RATED IN CATEGORIES SUCH AS EASE OF USE, DISPLAY AND VOICE QUALITY, PORTABILITY AND BATTERY LIFE.
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THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TAKES PLACE AT ITS WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE'S PLENTY OF SPECULATION SWIRLING ON WHAT NEW FEATURES IT WILL INCLUDE. MICROSOFT DEBUTED THE XBOX 360 IN 2005. AND IT'S BEEN THE TOP-SELLING VIDEO-GAME CONSOLE IN THE U-S FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
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THE AUTHOR OF THE HARRY POTTER SERIES IS AUCTIONING OFF ONE OF THE BOOKS FROM HER OWN PERSONAL LIBRARY...WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES..YOU'RE WATCHING EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING... BUT FIRST, HERE'S YOUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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28-YEAR-OLD DAVID LEMONS WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HIS DARLINGTON LANE TRAILER AROUND 2 O'CLOCK MONDAY AFTERNOON. INVESTIGATORS AREN'T RELEASING A CAUSE OF DEATH, AND HAVEN'T NAMED ANY SUSPECTS.
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IT STARTED BEFORE TWO-THIRTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GOT A CALL ABOUT A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE IN CHESTER TOWNSHIP. WHEN THEY GOT ON SCENE, THE SUSPECT HAD BARRICADED HIMSELF ALONE INSIDE THE HOUSE.
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THE STATE WANTS TO EASE SOME CONGESTION ON I-64 BETWEEN NITRO AND SCOTT DEPOT BY WIDENING THE HIGHWAY TO "THREE" LANES IN EACH DIRECTION. SEVEN PROPOSALS ARE ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW -- EACH COSTING MORE THAN 120-MILLION DOLLARS.
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BUT FIRST...HERE ARE TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
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RAY MANZAREK'S PUBLICIST SAYS HE DIED IN GERMANY MONDAY AFTER A LONG FIGHT WITH CANCER. THE 74-YEAR-OLD KEYBOARDIST HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BILE DUCT CANCER. THE DOORS FORMED IN 1965 AFTER MANZAREK MET JIM MORRISON IN CALIFORNIA. HE SOLD 100 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE WITH THE DOORS, INCLUDING FIVE MULTI-PLATINUM ALBUMS IN THE U-S.
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J-K ROWLING IS AUCTIONING OFF *HER OWN* COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF HER FIRST HARRY POTTER BOOK. THE BOOK WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF AT SOTHEBY'S IN LONDON TODAY. THE PAGES ARE FILLED WITH ROWLING'S HANDWRITTEN NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. YOU CAN READ HER MUSINGS ABOUT CHARACTERS IN "HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE"...AND HER IDEAS FOR THE MOVIE. THERE'S ALSO ROWLING'S ESSAY ABOUT HER STRUGGLE TO WRITE THE BOOK...LATE AT NIGHT...BACK WHEN SHE WAS A POOR SINGLE MOM. PROCEEDS FROM THE AUCTION WILL GO TO THE WRITERS' ASSOCIATION KNOWN AS "PEN." COMING UP, YOU'D RACK UP A LOT OF DEBT TO BUY THAT BOOK. AND IF YOU ALREADY OWE A LOT OF MONEY AND HAVE THOSE DEBT CONSOLIDATION COMPANIES KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR, BEWARE...WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE PITFALLS. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
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Return to Story IndexOPEN 6 PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO EXPAND I-64 IN CHARLESTON, WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN. HIS TEACHER SAVED HIS LIFE... I HAVE NO DOUBT... GOD AND HIS TEACHER,.. I MEAN THEY LIFTED A WALL OFF THESE KIDS. THROUGH THE NIGHT... A FRANTIC SEARCH IN MOORE OKLAHOMA FOR MORE SURVIVORS FROM A SCHOOL... DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THAT DEADLY TORNADO. THIS MORNING WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR YOU THIS MORNING... INCLUDING HOW YOU CAN HELP.
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY WE ALSO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS... JUST COMING IN... KANAWHA COUNTY FIRE CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A FULLY ENVOLVED HOUSE FIRE ON WALNUT STREET IN EAST BANK. KATELYN SYKES IS ON HER WAY TO THE SCENE... WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS SOON AS SHE GETS THERE. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY... THERE'S LOTS TO COVER TODAY...KATELYN IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT...
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CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT, LOOKING FOR ANYONE STILL TRAPPED. ABC'S MARCI GONZALEZ HAS THE LATEST...
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THE TEAM FLEW INTO OKLAHOMA CITY SUNDAY TO PLAY IN THE BIG 12 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LATER THIS WEEK. ALL THE PLAYERS ARE SAFE...AND THE TEAM EVEN WENT TO A LOCAL WAL-MART AND BOUGHT SUPPLIES TO DONATE TO THE VICTIMS...
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AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR DONATIONS TO HELP IN THE RELIEF EFFORTS...YOU CAN TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 TO GIVE TEN DOLLARS TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND..YOU CAN ALSO DONATE ON THEIR WEBSITE...OR BY CALLING 1-800-RED-CROSS...
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THE WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDED THOSE STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK WITH THEIR CLASSMATES ON GRADUATION DAY...BUT THEY WILL STILL GET THEIR DIPLOMAS.
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POLICE SAY 20 SENIORS BROKE INTO WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... 15 OF THEM SET UP STYROFOAM CUPS FILLED WITH WATER IN THE HALLS... AND FIVE OTHERS SMEARED DEER GUTS AND URINE THROUGHOUT CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS AND EVEN THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MET WITH THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR AND STATE POLICE IN A SPECIAL CALL MEETING LAST NIGHT. THE STUDENTS FACED FELONY CHARGES... BUT NOW, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND GRADUATION OR COME ONTO SCHOOL PROPERTY. THEY'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES LEFT BEHIND AT SCHOOL AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. "We made one bad decision were not involved with the deer prank, all we did was set styrofoam cups on the floor and because of that night we can not walk across stage. We've worked our whole lives. I'm graduating high school with high honors and going to college with very high intentions and many scholarships and they're taking a very improtant moment away from me and several others students who don't deserve this." "All these students unlawfully entered a public building with the intent to do vandalism, so there may be different levels of involvement, but they all committed crimes. " WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL'S GRADUATION IS A TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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DEPUTIES ARE STILL ON THE SCENE OF A STANDOFF IN OHIO...AFTER AN EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD MAN REFUSES TO COME OUT OF HIS HOME... IT STARTED BEFORE TWO-THIRTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GOT A CALL ABOUT A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE IN THE CHESTER TOWNSHIP IN MEIGS COUNTY. WHEN THEY GOT ON SCENE, THE SUSPECT HAD BARRICADED HIMSELF ALONE INSIDE THE HOUSE. ROUTE 248 WAS CLOSED AS A PRECAUTION.. DEPUTIES HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH HIM....AND AND ARE TRYING TO TALK HIM INTO SURRENDERING. THE MIEGS COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THE COMMUNITY IS NOT IN ANY DANGER. "Mainly we want the community to know that everything's ok. We're just, we're trying to talk him out of the house right now without anyone getting hurt." WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED HERE AND ON OUR WEBSITE AS THIS STORY UNFOLDS MORE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
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28-YEAR-OLD DAVID LEMONS WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HIS DARLINGTON LANE TRAILER. DEPUTIES SAY A FRIEND OF HIS CALLED 911 AFTER THEY LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW AND SAW HIS BODY. INVESTIGATORS AREN'T RELEASING A CAUSE OF DEATH, AND HAVEN'T NAMED ANY SUSPECTS. "They're looking to try and find out when this person was last contacted, when they last spoke to someone. We want to find out anyone who may have been in the area who may have seen anything." IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL DETECTIVES AT 304-357-0169.
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THE IDEA IS TO EASE SOME OF THAT CONGESTION ON INTERSTATE 64 FROM NITRO TO SCOTT DEPOT. THAT STRETCH OF INTERSTATE BECOMES A PARKING LOT DURING THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AND WITH THREE LANES FUNNELING DOWN INTO JUST TWO, DELAYS ARE INVEVITABLE. THE STATE WANTS TO WIDEN THAT 3-POINT-8 MILES OF HIGHWAY TO THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, TAKING CARE OF THE BOTTLENECK AND IMPROVING SAFETY. "It's been bottle-necked as you said for a long time and it's just now....we need to do something about that to create from Charleston all the way into Teays Valley a six lane section." CONSTRUCTION COULD START IN 2016-- EACH OF THE SEVEN DIFFERENT PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE ALL CARRY A PRICE TAG OF MORE THAN 120 MILLION DOLLARS. ONCE GROUND IS BROKEN IT WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO GET THE JOB DONE.
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THERE ARE HUNDREDS WORK ZONES AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN WEST VIRGINIA... AND THIS YEAR, STATE POLICE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCING WORK ZONE SPEED LIMITS.... THEY WANT TO REMIND YOU TO USE EXTRA CAUTION, AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WORK CREWS AROUND YOU, AND THE TRAFFIC MANUEVERING THROUGH THOSE ORANGE CONES.
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Return to Story IndexI CONSUMER DEBT FEES
MANY FEEL DESPERATE FOR HELP. WARNING-- BE LEERY OF DEBT SETTLEMENT GROUPS. SOME CONSUMERS THAT HAVE DONE BUSSINESS WITH THEM, END UP FURTHER IN THE RED. "Basically, this company was saying "ok, you have all this debt and we can settle it for approximately 45% of the debt." THAT IS THE PITCH SOME DEBT SETTLEMENT FIRMS ARE MAKING TO CONSUMERS. "They tell the customers stop making the monthly payments to the creditors, stop speaking to the creditors as long as you can make one monthly payment to us…" CUSTOMERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN A THREE- YEAR CONTRACT - AND IF THEY DO, ALL OF THEIR DEBT WILL BE PAID OFF. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT DEAL, RIGHT? WRONG. THE CATCH: HIDDEN FEES AND CHARGES. "Some of the victims that we've spoken to admitted I didn't even ask what the fees were because they were so happy to stop paying all the credit cards and pay one monthly fee that was affordable." RELIEF QUICKLY TURNED TO ANGER WHEN CONSUMERS REALIZED THE MONEY THEY WERE PAYING HAD "NOT" BEEN SENT TO CREDITORS. "A lot of the victims called once they realized there was no money in their escrow accounts. The company would then point to the stipulation in the contract that says they're allowed to collect these fees." POSTAL INSPECTORS SAY IN ONE CASE THERE WERE MORE THAN 13-HUNDRED VICTIMS AND $3 MILLION DOLLARS IN DISPUTE. CUSTOMERS HAD NOWHERE TO TURN. "A lot of these creditors filed lawsuits against these people. A lot of these people had to go to court They were sued and had judgments against them and a lot of them had to file for bankruptcy." MORAL OF THE STORY: READ A CONTRACT VERY THOROUGHLY. IF YOU DON'T, YOU COULD END UP BEING A VICTIM OF A SCAM.
Return to Story IndexTEASE SIXTEEN
THE LATEST OVERNIGHT VIDEO FROM THE DEVASTATION IN MOORE OKLAHOMA.
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KANAWHA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE ON WALNUT STREET IN EAST BANK.. YEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JUST ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.. .SHE'S ON THE PHONE WITH THE LATEST...KATELYN...
Return to Story IndexTORNADO BUMP WE HAVE THE LATEST FOR YOU NOW ON THE DEADLY TORNADO THAT DESTROYED MUCH OF MOORE OKLAHOMA. RESCUE CREWS HAVE WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT PICKING THROUGH THE RUBBLE OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL... SEARCHING FOR ANY SIGNS OF SURVIVORS. AT LEAST 51 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE TORNADO...MANY OF THEM CHILDREN. THIS IS ALSO NEW VIDEO FROM OVERNIGHT OF THE HOSPITAL IN MOORE... AS YOU CAN SEE IT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED... THE SECOND FLOOR WAS RIPPED OFF. PATIENTS WERE EVACUATED TO OTHER HOSPITALS. THOSE INJURED BY THE STORM ARE BEING TAKEN TO HOSPITALS IN NEARBY TOWNS.
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OUR AFFILIATE WOAI REPORTER EMILY BAUCUM IS AT THE PLAZA TOWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL... SHE FILED THIS REPORT A SHORT TIME AGO.
Return to Story IndexRED CROSS/SALVATION ARMY
THE RED CROSS IS ALSO WORKING TO CONNECT LOVED ONES THROUGH A WEBSITE CALLED SAFE AND WELL. YOU CAN ALSO DONATE 10 DOLLARS TO EITHER ORGANIZATION JUST BY USING YOUR SMARTPHONE...IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEND IT THROUGH THE RED CROSS, JUST TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 AND FOR THE SALVATION ARMY, YOU CAN TEXT "STORM" TO 8-0-8-8-8.
Return to Story IndexRED CROSS
YOU CAN HELP WITH DONATIONS TO HELP IN THE RELIEF EFFORTS...YOU CAN TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 TO GIVE TEN DOLLARS TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND..YOU CAN ALSO DONATE ON THEIR WEBSITE...OR BY CALLING 1-800-RED-CROSS...
Return to Story IndexBIRTHDAY INTRO
BUT FIRST, HERE ARE TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
Return to Story IndexTS4 MINGO FED INVESTIGATION
SEVERAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN MINGO COUNTY ARE THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. WE'VE CONFIRMED THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES THAT THE F-B-I AND STATE POLICE HAVE BEEN IN MINGO COUNTY INVESTIGATING ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE COURTHOUSE. WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE ELECTION VIOLATIONS -- AND FOR OTHER POSSIBLE FEDERAL CRIMES... BUT NO WORD ON WHAT THOSE CRIMES COULD BE.
Return to Story IndexTS5 CHAS SALES TAX
ACCORDING TO THE GAZETTE, AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING MEMBERS VOTED TO ADD THE A HALF CENT PER DOLLAR TAX ORDINANCE. THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THE MAYORS PLANS TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CIVIC CENTER.
Return to Story IndexTS6 FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN SIGNED THAT BILL INTO LAW YESTERDAY. THERE HAVE BEEN 198 WEST VIRGINIA POLICE AND DEPUTIES KILLED ON THE JOB.
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Return to Story IndexTS4 MINGO FED INVESTIGATION
WE'VE CONFIRMED THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES THAT THE F-B-I AND STATE POLICE HAVE BEEN IN MINGO COUNTY INVESTIGATING ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE COURTHOUSE. WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE ELECTION VIOLATIONS -- AND FOR OTHER POSSIBLE FEDERAL CRIMES... BUT NO WORD ON WHAT THOSE CRIMES COULD BE.
Return to Story IndexTS5 CHAS SALES TAX
ACCORDING TO THE GAZETTE, AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING MEMBERS VOTED TO ADD THE A HALF CENT PER DOLLAR TAX ORDINANCE. THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THE MAYORS PLANS TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CIVIC CENTER.
Return to Story IndexTS6 FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN SIGNED THAT BILL INTO LAW YESTERDAY. THERE HAVE BEEN 198 WEST VIRGINIA POLICE AND DEPUTIES KILLED ON THE JOB.
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THAT WILL DO IT FOR US... HAVE A GREAT DAY.
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KRISTIN LIVE CODING JENIFER CODING PATRICK CODING DOUG CODING
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OUR AFFILIATE WOAI REPORTER EMILY BAUCUM IS AT THE PLAZA TOWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH THE LATEST...
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IS THERE A CRIME PROBLEM IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON? THIS MORNING WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A BRUTAL ROBBERY THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.
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POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO YOUNG BLACK MEN WHO HELD-UP A 65 YEAR OLD MAN AT GUNPOINT, ABDUCTED HIM, AND BEAT HIM FOR MONEY.
Return to Story IndexTS2 RITTER FOUNTAIN THEY SAY HE ALSO HIT OTHER CARS IN THE PROCESS. HE WAS ARRESTED A SHORT TIME LATER.
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