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Tuesday, November 17, 2009.

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  • WELCOME
      A BRUTAL STABBING IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.

      OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... POLICE NEED YOUR HELP TO TRACK DOWN THE SUSPECTS.

      GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK LORD ...

      AND I'M DEBORAH LINZ... THANKS FOR JOINING US...ON EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    GREYHOUND STABBING
      CHARLESTON POLICE SAY A MAN HAS BEEN STABBED IN THE STOMACH AT THE GREYHOUND BUS TERMINAL DOWNTOWN DURING A ROBBERY.

      IT HAPPENED A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AGO..

      NO WORD ON IF THE VICTIM WAS A PASSENGER ON ONE OF THE BUSES AT THE TERMINAL OR JUST SOMEONE HANGING AROUND THE BUILDING..

      CHARLESTON POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR TWO PEOPLE- A BLACK MAN AND A WHITE MAN--BOTH WEARING DARK HOODIES, BLUE JEANS, AND TENNIS SHOES... THEY WERE LAST SEEN HEADING TOWARD THE WEST SIDE ALONG THE ELK RIVER .

      IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 304-348-6480

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    HIT BY BIG RIG
      WE NOW THE NAME OF THE PERSON KILLED BY A BIG RIG IN NITRO...

      NITRO MAYOR RUSTY CASTO TELLS US THAT 50-YEAR-OLD LINDA SLOAN WAS KILLED THIS AFTERNOON ON ROUTE 25 IN FRONT OF CHECKERS RESTAURANT.

      POLICE SAY THAT A DOG WAS HIT BY A CAR....WHEN A WOMAN RAN OUT IN BETWEEN VEHICLES TO GET THE DOG....THAT'S WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

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    TRAIN FATAL PUTNAM
      MEANWHILE A MAN IS DEAD AFTER A CSX TRAIN HIT AND KILLED HIM ON SOUTH POPLAR ROAD IN PUTNAM COUNTY.

      IT HAPPENED AROUND THREE THIS AFTERNOON.

      EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TELL US THE TRAIN WAS GOING FULL SPEED WHEN IT HIT THE MAN.

      WITNESSES SAY THE GUY HAD BEEN SEEN IN THE AREA RECENTLY, BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE IF HE LIVED NEARBY. PUTNAM COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING.

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    BONHAM MEETING
      THE FINAL PUBLIC MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF BONHAM ELEMENTARY WENT OFF WITH A BANG TONIGHT.

      SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HELD THE LAST PUBLIC FORUM AT SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL--

      BEFORE THEY VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE BONHAM ELEMENTARY AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONSOLIDATION PLAN.

      THERE IS OPPOSITION FROM NUMEROUS PARENTS AND A FEW POLITICIANS.

      UNDER THE REORGANIZATION PLAN, STUDENTS FROM BONHAM IN KINDERGARTEN THRU 5th GRADE, WOULD BE SENT TO FLINN ELEMENTARY, OR SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL..

      BOARD MEMBERS WILL VOTE ON THURSDAY.

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    11 SPECIAL SESSION
      THE FATE OF MUNICIPAL PENSIONS IS BEING DEBATED AS THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE WORKS THROUGH ITS LATEST SPECIAL SESSION.

      LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING ON A BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW CITIES TO VOLUNTARILY CLOSE THEIR CURRENT UNDERFUNDED PENSIONS, AND STRETCH OUT THE DEBT OVER 40 YEARS.

      NEW HIRES WOULD GO INTO A NEW SYSTEM WITH STATE OVERSIGHT.

      HUNTINGTON IS IN THE WORST SHAPE, WITH 22 PERCENT OF THE CITY'S BUDGET PAYING PENSION DEBT.

      MAYOR KIM WOLFE SAYS SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE HUNTINGTON'S BUDGET COLLAPSES.

      BARRING ANY SURPRISES, LEGISLATORS SAY THEY EXPECT THE PENSION BILL TO BE UP FOR A FLOOR VOTE BY AS EARLY AS TOMORROW MORNING.

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    LIBERTY NATIONAL
      FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS ON THE JOB FRONT...INSTEAD OF FIRING -- AN INSURANCE COMPANY IS DOING SOME HIRING.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD HAS MORE ON THE NEW JOBS.

      LIBERTY NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE IN HURRICANE IS GETTING A JUMP START ON HELPING REBOUND THE ECONOMY.

      THE COMPANY IS LOOKING TO HIRE 100 NEW EMPLOYEES -- A NOVEL IDEA -- HIRING INSTEAD OF FIRING.

      ROGER:EVERYWHERE YOU GO THERE ARE COMPANIES DOWNSIZING, CLOSING DOORS.

      2009 HAS BEEN A BAD YEAR FOR MANY WEST VIRGINIA WORKERS.

      BETWEEN JOB LOSSES AND PAY CUTS -- THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF GOOD NEWS.

      AT WORKFORCE WEST VIRGINIA THERE IS NO CRYSTAL BALL -- BUT THEY SAY THE OUTLOOK FOR 2010 IS POSITIVE.

      MICHELE:I CAN'T PREDICT THE FUTURE BUT KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

      ALABAMA BASED LIBERTY NATIONAL HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A CENTURY -- NOW IT IS TEAMING UP WITH SISTER COMPANY UNITED AMERICAN INSURANCE TO BETTER SERVE WEST VIRGINIA.

      THE NEW JOBS WON'T ALL BE IN THE HURRICANE AREA -- THEY WILL BE SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE STATE AND INTO OHIO AND KENTUCKY.

      AND YOU DON'T EVEN NEED PRIOR SALES OR INSURANCE EXPERIENCE TO APPLY FOR THE JOB.

      ROGER:IF YOU LIKE PEOPLE AND A HARD WORKER IT'S UP TO US TO GET YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

      THERE WILL BE A JOB FAIR FOR THE LIBERTY NATIONAL OPENINGS TOMORROW AT THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS IN HURRICANE.

      THERE WILL BE ONE AT 10 AM AND ONE AT 2 PM.

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    I BREAST CANCER SCREEN
      NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ONE GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE ARE RAISING SOME SERIOUS QUESTION AND CONCERNS AMONG WOMEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY..

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH HOW LOCAL WOMEN FEEL ABOUT THESE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS....ELIZABETH?

      THESE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS SAY THAT WOMAN DON'T NEED A MAMMOGRAM BEFORE THEY ARE 50 YEARS OLD. IT'S A SUGGESTION MANY WOMEN FEEL COULD BE A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH.

      NEW BREAST CANCER SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE MANY WOMEN ON EDGE.

      THE U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE ISSUED A REPORT MONDAY CHANGING THE FREQUENCY AND AGE GUIDELINES FOR WOMEN GETTING MAMMOGRAMS..

      46:09 "I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE RIDICULOUS AFFTER DECADES OF THEM TELLING US WE NEEDED THEM MUCH SOONER....

      STACY STALNAKER IS ONE OF MANY WOMEN WHO DOESN'T AGREE WITH THE CHANGES.

      IN 2002 THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDED WOMEN WITH AN AVERAGE RISK OF BREAST CANCER GET YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS AFTER THE AGE OF 40... WOMEN WITH KNOWN RISK FACTORS WERE URGED TO GET THE TEST EARLIER. NOW, THE SAME PANEL SAYS WOMEN SHOULD NOT GET MAMMOGRAMS UNTIL THEY TURN 50... AND ONLY ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.

      STALNAKER IS 39 YEARS OLD AND SAYS SHE GETS A MAMMOGRAM EVERY YEAR AND FEELS THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR WOMEN UNDER 50 .

      47:26 " IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF PEOPLE DEVLOPING BREAST CANCER IN THEIR 30S IN YORU FAMILYY.....WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE YOU?"

      OTHER WOMEN WE SPOKE WITH AGREE.

      T 50:00 "YOU'D RATHER AIR ON THE SIDE OF TOO MUCH CAUTION WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A LIVE SAVING TEST THAT'S FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE TO PERFORM"

      L 52:09 "MY SISTER WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN SHE HAD IT IF IT WASN'T FOR A MAMMOGRAM AND SHE'S NOT 50."

      REBECCA NEWHOUSE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION SAYS THESE NEW RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DISTURBING.

      R 51:49 ITS REALLY A SHAME TO SEE A STEP BACKWARD IN WHAT WE'V EDONE OVER 25 YEARS....WE'VE CHANGED THE SURVIVAL RATE BECAUSE OF EARLY DETECTION."

      NEWHOUSE SAYS THE BOTTOM LINE COMES DOWN TO MONEY.

      R 52:47 'THEIR CONCERN IS WOME IN THE 40-49 RANGE WILL GET A MAMMOGRAMY AND FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IF THERE IS A LUMP. OFTEN IT WILL BE BENIGN WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR THEM BUT ITS NOT COST EFFECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS."

      STACY STALNAKER

      CHARLESTON

      TRACY FERGUSON

      LEE ANN BROWNING

      DUNBAR

      REBECCA NEWHOUSE

      THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SAYS THEY ARE ENCOURGAING WOMEN TO FOLLOW THE OLD GUIDELINES.

      THE SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THAT RECOMMENDATION.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO ELIZABETH NOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    WAYNE BURN
      THEY'RE FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE IN THE WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST TODAY.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON FOUND OUT HUNDREDS OF ACRES ARE BEING BURNED ON PURPOSE DESPITE OBJECTIONS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS..

      BURNING A THOUSAND ACRES KEPT A U-S FOREST SERVICE CREW OF MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE BUSY TUESDAY. THE BIG BURN WAS DONE SLOWLY TO KEEP THINGS FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. "THE BIG THING IS SAFETY KEEP THE FIRE WAY FROM THEM. " THE FOREST SERVICE WANTS TO ELIMINATE DEAD WOOD THAT COULD FUEL UNCONTROLLED WILD FIRES AND ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF OAK AND HICKORY TREES.

      " WELL, PRESCRIBED BURNING HELPS US WITH OAK AND HICKORY TREE REGENERATION AND ALSO REDUCES THE HEAVY FUEL LOAD ON THE FOREST FLOOR. " ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS INCLUDING THE BUCKEYE FOREST COUNCIL SAY THIS FIRE IS A BAD IDEA BECAUSE IT ROBS THE SOIL OF NUTRIENTS AND UNDESIRABLE PLANTS MAY MOVE IN INSTEAD OF OAK. STANDUP. FORESTRY CREWS USED A PAINT GUN THAT SHOT FLAMMABLE BALLS THAT CAUGHT FIRE 30 SECONDS AFTER THEY LANDED TO IGNITE HARD TO REACH SPOTS BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, IN THE WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST.

      THE FOREST SERVICE IS CAREFULLY MONITORING THE BURN AREA TONIGHT. IT'S EXPECTED TO BURN ITSELF OUT IN 2 OR 3 DAYS.

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    FUGITIVE FILES
      WE'RE UP TO 186 CAPTURES HERE ON THE FUGITIVE FILES.

      BUT YOU CAN MAKE THAT NUMBER GROW TONIGHT IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TIP!

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    FUG FILES INTRO
      WE HAVE AN 82 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE HER ON THE FUGITIVE FILES. OUT OF THE 228 PEOPLE WE'VE PROFILED ON HERE 186 HAVE BEEN CAUGHT. AND THAT 186TH CAPTURE WAS A GUY NAMED TIMOTHY WARD.

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    TIMOTHY WARD CAPTURED
      LAST NIGHT STATE POLICE ARRESTED WARD IN ST. ALBANS. A FEW WEEKS AGO OUR FUGITIVE FILES TEAM GOT TIPS ON HIM AND WENT BANGING ON DOORS. HE WAS ARRESTED ABOUT A WEEK LATER BUT THEN ESCAPED FROM CUSTODY AT THE PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HE WAS WANTED FOR ESCAPE, OBSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING METH, FLEEING, AND FAILING TO APPEAR FOR COURT. NOW TROOPERS SAY HE IS SAFELY BEHIND BARS AT SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL.

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    TIPLINE
      AND YOU CAN HELP PUT MORE PEOPLE BEHIND BARS TONIGHT. THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

      IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

      NOW, LET'S RE-OPEN THE FUGITIVE FILES.

      CHARLESTON POLICE SAY ROBERT REEVES DAUGTHER TOLD THEM A DISTURBING TALE OF HER ALLEGED ABUSE AT THE HANDS OF HER OWN FATHER. SHE TOLD POLICE BACK WHEN SHE WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD, REEVES HAD HAD SEX AND PERFORMED ORAL SEX ON HER. NOT ONLY THAT, SHE TOLD POLICE HE ALSO SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER DAUGHTER... HIS OWN GRANDCHILD. REEVES IS SIX FEET TALL ABOUT 210 POUNDS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON DENTON STREET IN CHARLESTON.

      WILLIAM HEATH IS WANTED FOR FAILING TO APPEAR FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY BROKE INTO A WOMAN'S HOUSE AND STOLE MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF STUFF. ACCORDING TO HIS COURT DOCUMENTS HEATH DIDN'T STEAL JUST THE NORMAL RUN OF THE MILL STUFF. HE TOOK AN MP3 PLAYER, AND XBOX AND SOME GAMES... AND VARIOUS BABY ITEMS.. AS WELL AS A PIT BULL PUPPY. HEATH IS 5'7" 160 POUNDS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON GRANT STREET IN CHARLESTON.

      AFTER WILLIAM HILL WAS CONVICTED FOR FELONY POSSESSION OF COCAINE IN FLORIDA, BY LAW HE WAS NEVER TO OWN A FIREARM. BUT CHARLESTON POLICE FOUND HE HAD NOT ONE... NOT TWO... BUT THREE GUNS. HILL IS 5'9" 145 POUNDS. HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON 22ND AVENUE IN NORTH PETERSBURG.

      IF YOU'VE SEEN ROBERT REEVES, WILLIAM HEATH, OR WILLIAM HILL PLEASE CALL OUR TIPLINE.

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    TIPLINE
      AND THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

      IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS. AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE FUGITIVES ANYTIME BY LOGGING ON TO OUR WEBSITE AT WCHSTV DOT COM.

      SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER LOOK AT THE FUGITIVE FILES.

      REPORTING LIVE... RRA.. EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    HOMELESS NIGHT OUT
      HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO NOT HAVE A HOME OR FOOD EVEN CLEAN CLOTHES.

      TONIGHT, PEOPLE IN CHARLESTON DECIDED TO EXPERIENCE A NIGHT WITHOUT WHAT MANY OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED...THE MOST BASIC NECESSITIES.

      PEOPLE GATHERED AT MAGIC ISLAND FOR KANAWHA VALLEY COLLECTIVE'S ANNUAL "ONE NIGHT WITHOUT A HOME" AWARENESS SLEEP OUT. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE SAY ONE NIGHT OUTSIDE CAN'T GIVE THE FULL EFFECT OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE HOMELESS, IT DOES HELP RAISE AWARENESS, AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO LEND A HELPING HAND TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.

      .

      THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR DURING HUNGER AND HOMELESS AWARENESS WEEK.

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

      ROBERT BYRD BECOMES THE LONGEST-SERVING MEMBER OF CONGRESS IN AMERICAN HISTORY ON WEDNESDAY.

      PLUS, THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM VISITS CHARLESTON.

      AND, SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYING IN THE LAST TWO GAMES COULD DETERMINE WHETHER WVU'S FOOTBALL SEASON IS A SUCCESS OR NOT

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

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    FULL WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WEATHER

      JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Jim Barach and the entire Storm Team at the Weather Center Online for the only regional web site that provides live, local updates, 24 hours a day!
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    USA UPDATE
      A LIGHT RAIL GOES OFF THE RAILS IN WASHINGTON... CURIOSITY GOT THE BEST OF A CAT AND A COP IN TEXAS... AND THEY'RE CHUGGIN' ALONG IN NEW YORK CITY... ALL ABOARD THIS USA UPDATE...

      WASHINGTON... A SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL DERAILS NEAR THE TRAIN YARD... THE CENTRAL LINK LIGHT RAIL CAME OFF THE TRACK ON THE ELEVATED PLATFORM NEAR SAFECO FIELD... NO PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD WHEN IT JUMPED THE TRACK... THE CONDUCTOR WAS NOT INJURED... NO WORD WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH...

      TEXAS... POLICE OFFICERS DEAL WITH SOME INTENSE SITUATIONS DAY-TO-DAY... BUT THIS COP SHOWED HE COULD KEEP HIS COOL WHEN PESTERED BY A FRISKY FELINE... WHILE TRYING TO WRITE A SPEEDING TICKET, A LOCAL KITTEN DECIDED TO USE THE OFFICER'S LEG AS A PERSONAL SCRATCHING POST... THE COP SHOO-ED THE KITTEN AWAY SEVERAL TIMES... BUT TH EKITTEN WAS PERSISTENT... CLIMBING UP HIS LEG, ARM, AND EVENUALLY ENDING UP ON TOP OF HIS HEAD... THE DRIVER STILL GOT THE TICKET, AND A PRETTY FUNNY STORY TO GO ALONG WITH IT...

      NEW YORK... THE HOLIDAYS ARE ROLLING INTO THE BIG APPLE -- ON A TOY TRAIN... THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN IS OPENING THIS HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW... THE EXHIBIT FEATURES FAMOUS LANDMARKS - AND DISPLAYS ALL KINDS OF MODEL TRAINS AND TROLLEYS ALONG A TRACK THAT'S MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE LONG... THE DISPLAY OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY AND RUNS THROUGH JANUARY TENTH... AND THAT'S THE LAST STOP ON THIS USA UPDATE...

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    WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT ELEVEN.

      EVERY DAY, WHEELCHAIR BOUND PEOPLE ARE FINDING NEW WAYS TO EXERCISE INCLUDING FULL CONTACT SPORTS.

      IN TONIGHT'S HEALTH MINUTE, DR. SANJAY GUPTA SHOWS US HOW THEY ARE FINDING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS FROM THEIR OWN VERSION OF RUGBY.

      --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- BECOMING A QUADRIPLEGIC HASN'T STOPPED 24-YEAR-OLD TALBOT KENNEDY FROM BEING AN ATHLETE. When I found wheelchair rugby and then I realized you're out here being aggressive and working hard and hitting people, that made it all the better. A TRAMPOLINE INJURY THE LAST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL LEFT KENNEDY IN A WHEELCHAIR. When I first got hurt I was worried about would I ever be able to live by myself or do other things that I wanted to do by myself. WHEELCHAIR RUGBY HELPED GIVE HIM THE CONFIDENCE TO TRY. HIS TEAM IS PART OF THE UNITED STATES QUAD RUGBY ASSOCIATION. THEY'RE PRACTICING FOR TOURNAMENTS THEY'LL PLAY ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. COACH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AMY BOHN SAYS THE SPORT BUILDS ENDURANCE, STRENGTH, AND HELPS WITH MORALE. When they come out here, they see that their teammates are strong and they are independent and it gives them hope of what they can achieve and what they can do. OFF THE COURT, KENNEDY ATTENDS COLLEGE AND IS WORKING TOWARD A DEGREE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION. SOMETHING HE SAYS WOULD NOT HAVE HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT WHEELCHAIR RUGBY. It's really awesome. I mean, I don't know where I would be without it, you know what I'm saying. FOR TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, I'M DR. SANJAY GUPTA.

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    SPORTS TEASE
      DONNIE JONES LOOKS FOR 2-AND-OH...

      BUT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE WOULDN'T GO AWAY EASY!!

      JOSH LEWIS HAS THE HI-LITES FROM THE CAM HENDERSON CENTER NEXT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...

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    MARSHALL HOOPS
      MARSHALL CONTINUING WITH THE GLOBAL SPORTS INVITATIONAL THIS EVENING...

      THE HERD TAKING ON A MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE PROGRAM THAT HAS GOTTEN THE BEST OF THEM IN THEIR FOUR MATCHUPS-- WITH THE BLUE RAIDERS WINNING FOUR OF THOSE...

      7-FOOTER HASSAN WHITESIDE HAS A 7-FOOT-7 INCH WINGSPAN...

      --HERE HE BLOCKS TREVOR OTTLEY WITHOUT EVEN JUMPING!!!

      --SHOWTIME... DARRYL MERTHIE ALLI-OOP TO TIRRELL BAINES...

      --OUTSIDE TO CHRIS LUTZ FOR 3...

      --DONNIE JONES HAD A ONE POINT HALFTIME LEAD...

      --MONTARRIO HADDOCK HAD A CAREER HI 25 IN A WIN AGAINST OHIO ON SUNDAY... HERE HE GETS THE ROLL... HE HAD 9 IN A BACK-AND-FORTH BALLGAME..

      --HERD FROM THE OUTSIDE...

      --CAM MILLER..

      --TYLER WILKERSON...

      --OFF THE INBOUNDS... DAMIER PITTS WITH THE ACROBATIC LAYUP... HE MADE FOUR KEY FREE THROWS IN THE FINAL MINUTE... AND THE BLUE RAIDERS MISSED A 3 TO TIE AT THE BUZZER... MARSHALL WINS 63-60 IMPROVING TO 2-AND-OH...

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    UC HOOPS
      UC OPENED IT'S SEASON AT LOCK HAVEN PENNSYLVANIA...

      THIS GAME WAS TIED IN THE FINAL MINUTE...

      BUT LOCK HAVEN MAKES THEIR FREE THROWS DOWN THE STRETCH...

      GREG WHITE'S TEAM BEGINS THE SEASON 0-AND-1...

      UC IS AT HOME AGAINST OHIO UNIVERSITY EASTERN SATURDAY NIGHT...

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    WVU FOOTBALL
      TOUGH LOSS FOR THE MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL TEAM FRIDAY NIGHT...

      BUT JARRETT BROWN'S PERFORMANCE WAS ENCOURAGING...

      BROWN THREE FOR 188 YARDS AND A SCORE...

      HE ADDED 34 YARDS AND A T-D ON THE GROUND...

      COACH STEW SAYS THE FACT HE WAS PLAYING AT LESS THAN 100-PERCENT MADE IT ALL THAT MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE...

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    MARSHALL FOOTBALL
      IT'S SENIOR DAY FOR MARSHALL SATURDAY....

      THE HERD FINISHING UP THE HOME PORTION OF THE 2009 SCHEDULE...

      A WIN AGAINST SMU AND THE HERD BECOMES BOWL ELIGIBLE...

      MARK SNYDER HASN'T BEEN TO A BOWL GAME SINCE TAKING OVER AS HEAD COACH...BUT HE CERTAINLY UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF A POSTSEASON APPEARANCE...

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    MARSHALL FB SOUND
      RESULTS CAME BACK FROM CODY SLATE'S KNEE...

      HE DID TEAR HIS ACL AND IS OUT FOR THE YEAR.....

      SMU 4:30 SATURDAY....

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    JACK WOOLWINE
      FOR NINE YEARS JACK WOOLWINE HAD LED THE CAPITAL COUGARS....

      BUT HIS RUN WILL END THERE...

      WOOLWINE HAS RESIGNED FROM THE POSITION...

      HE WAS 57-AND-42 IN THOSE NINE SEASONS....

      BUT COACH STILL PLANS ON BEING AROUND THE PROGRAM...

      AND YOU COULD JUST SEE HIM BACK AS AN ASSISTANT AT SOME POINT...

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    JR BRADLEY
      NITRO'S J-R BRADLEY IS HEADED TO RALEIGH....

      THE BASEBALL STAR SIGNED HIS LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY FOR N-C STATE TODAY....

      RALEIGH HAD GIVEN AN VERBAL COMMITTMENT TO MARSHALL...

      BUT WHEN PITCHING COACH TIM ADKINS LEFT...HE HAD A CHANGE OF HEART....

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    HURRICANE GOLF
      MARSHALL'S BASEBALL PROGRAM LET ONE GET AWAY...

      BUT THE GOLF PROGRAM MADE UP FOR IT BY SIGNING TWO...

      HURRICANE'S BRIAN ANANIA AND AARON BARNA BOTH SIGNED LETTERS OF INTENT TO PLAY GOLF FOR THE HERD...

      THEY'VE HELPED THE REDSKINS CAPTURE THREE STRAIGHT TRIPLE-A STATE GOLF TITLES....

      NOW THEY'LL PLAY TOGETHER IN COLLEGE...

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    WAKE UP WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WAKE UP WEATHER

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    CLOSE
      THAT'LL DO IT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS.

      HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYONE.

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