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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Friday, May 16, 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.
WELCOME
A ROUGH RIDE FOR STUDENTS... i heard this big crash, WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY THIS BUS ALMOST PAID "DEER"LY NOW I'M GONNA NEED HOOKS. THEN, WILL THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL CATCH YOUR VOTE?... PLUS, A PRINCIPAL CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOOD FIGHT... WE'LL TELL YOU WHY... JIM AD LIB ON TAPE 
Return to Story Index WELCOME
AND I'M DEBORAH LINZ... THANKS FOR JOINING US...
Return to Story IndexSEX ARREST
TROOPERS ARRESTED 26-YEAR OLD SAMUEL TOLBERT AND 38-YEAR OLD LORA HEDRICKS THIS AFTERNOON. TOLBERT IS CHARGED WITH MORE THAN 450 COUNTS OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AND ABUSING HEDRICKS 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. HEDRICKS IS CHARGED WITH 230 COUNTS OF CHILD NEGLECT. TOLBERT WAS APPARENTLY LIVING WITH THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER... IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT HIS RELATIONSHIP WAS WITH EITHER ONE. THE GIRL'S GRANDPARENTS CONTACTED STATE TROOPERS AFTER THE TEENAGE GIRL WAS ALLEGEDLY SEEN SLEEPING IN THE SAME BED WITH TOLBERT. THE VICTIM IS NOW IN CHILD PROTECTIVE CUSTODY... WE'LL HAVE A FULL REPORT ON THIS DISTURBING AND DEVELOPING STORY ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT TEN AND ELEVEN.
Return to Story IndexPEOPLES INDICTMENT
CORPORAL KEITH PEOPLES FACES FELONY CHARGES OF OBTAINING MONEY BY A FRAUDULENT SCHEME AND COMPUTER FRAUD. POLICE CHIEF BRENT WEBSTER TELLS EYEWITNESS NEWS THAT PEOPLES HAS BEEN PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AS A RESULT OF HIS GRAND JURY INDICTMENT. WHEN ASKED IF THIS INDICTMENT IS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS CHARGES AGAINST OTHER CHARLESTON POLICE OFFIERS WHO HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF DOUBLE-DIPPING, CHIEF WEBSTER HAD NO COMMENT. WE CONTACTED CORPORAL PEOPLES BY PHONE TODAY... HE DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THE CASE.
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THE G.O.P.'S CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT VISITS WEST VIRGINIA... HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW.
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THE PRESUMPTIVE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE VISITED SAINT ALBANS THIS MORNING TO TALK AND DO SOME SHOPPING. BUT HIS VISIT WASN'T WITHOUT CONTROVERSY... PROTESTORS LINED THE STREETS, UPSET OVER HIS STANCE ON THE WAR IN IRAQ.
Return to Story IndexJOHN MCCAIN VISIT
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE ON SENATOR MCCAIN'S VISIT TODAY. MEREDITH? JOHN MCCAIN ONLY SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR IN WEST VIRGINIA -- BUT DURING HIS BRIEF VISIT THE SENATOR LISTENED TO THE IMPORTANT ISSUES OF HIS SUPPORTERS, AND THEN TOOK TIME TO DISCUSS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF POLE. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN IS TRYING TO REEL IN WEST VIRGINIA VOTERS... BUT TODAY, A DIFFERENT KIND OF FISHING WAS ALSO ON HIS LIST. NATS:NOW I'M GONNA NEED HOOKS. JEFF:IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE HIM STOP BY A LITTLE SHOP LIKE THIS. MCCAIN STOPPED BY SAINT ALBANS GUN AND ARCHERY FOR SOME SHOPPING AND ADVICE. FROM FISHING LURES TO LURING SUPPORT -- MCCAIN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING DURING HIS SHORT VISIT. FOR MANY OF HIS SUPPORTERS -- THE WAR IN IRAQ, GUN RIGHTS AND FAMILY VALUES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES. AND AT HIS PRIVATE MEETING IT WAS ALL ABOUT A TYPICAL REPUBLICAN TOPIC. AARON:TAXES. HE FOCUSED ON THAT MOST OF THE TIME. HE SAYS THERE'S A SENSIBLE WAY TO HELP THE ECONOMY WITH OUT RAISING TAXES. GRANT MASON AND HIS 4 YEAR OLD SON REECE WERE PART OF THE LUCKY FEW WHO GOT TO MEET THE SENATOR. GRANT:I THINK HE'LL GO UP WELL AGAINST HILLARY OR BARACK. SHOP OWNER JEFF BEANE SAYS HE WAS A MCCAIN SUPPORTER BEFORE THE VISIT -- BUT AFTER MEETING HIM FACE TO FACE, HE LIKES WHAT HE HEARS-- AND SAYS HE'S HONORED TO HELP MCCAIN SOLVE HIS PESKY PROBLEM OF AN UNCATCHABLE CATFISH. JEFF:WE WENT BACK AND FOUND HIM A POLE I GUARANTEE WONT BREAK. AFTER HE LEFT WEST VIRGINIA -- MCCAIN HEADED TO LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY FOR A NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION CONVENTION. IN THE STUDIO, MEREDITH WOOD, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story Index6 MCCAIN PROTESTERS
THEY WANT THE PRESUMED REPUBLICAN NOMINEE TO REFOCUS HIS CAMPAIGN. HEALTH CARE IS ONE OF SEVERAL ISSUES ABOUT 75 PROTESTORS SAY THEY WANT JOHN MCCAIN TO FOCUS ON. GAS PRICES, AND BRINGING HOME THE TROOPS FROM IRAQ ARE TWO MORE. THE GROUP OF DEMOCRATS GATHERED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GUN AND ARCHERY SPORTING GOODS STORE IN ST. ALBANS WHERE MCCAIN STOPPED TO VISIT. DEMOCRATS ALSO THINK MCCAIN IS JUST ANOTHER GEORGE BUSH AND THEY DON'T WANT FOUR MORE YEARS OF HIM.
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AS A RESULT, A CHARLESTON LAW FIRM IS PLANNING TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST WVU. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST LEGAL MANEUVER... ELIZABETH? RICK, WITH GRADUATION THIS WEEKEND, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PRETTY UPSET ABOUT THE SCANDAL. NOW EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN ITS' INFANCY, GREG CHIARTAS AND BRUCE FREEMAN, OF CHIARTAS AND FREEMAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW ARE LOOKING TO FILE A SUIT TO HELP BRING BACK INTEGRITY TO A WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY DEGREE.
Return to Story IndexWVU LAWSUIT
ALREADY, THEY SAY THEY'VE RECEIVED NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS FROM OUTRAGED, STUDENTS, FACULTY, ALUMNI AND DONORS WHO SAY THEY HAVE BEEN EMBARRASSED BY THE SCANDAL. CHIARTAS SAYS HE WORRIES THAT WVU GRADUATES MIGHT NOW BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY.... AND THEIR DEGREES QUESTIONED. "" CHIARTAS SAYS BEFORE THEY GO AHEAD WITH THE CLASS ACTION SUIT, THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THE CASE GAUGES ENOUGH INTEREST, DETERMINE THE ACTUAL LEGAL ALLEGATIONS, AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DAMAGES WOULD BE. IN LIGHT OF THIS RECENT SCANDAL, PRESIDENT MIKE GARRISON IS TAKING A BACKSEAT AT WVU'S COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY THIS WEEKEND. HE CANCELLED PLANS TO DELIVER AN ADDRESS BUT HE WILL STILL BE ATTENDING GRADUATION. WE'LL HAVE MORE TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 10 AND 11. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, ELIZABETH NOREIKA, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexGALLIPOLIS BODY
CREWS RECOVERED AN ELDERLY MAN'S BODY FROM THE WATER JUST BEFORE FOUR O'CLOCK. AUTHORITIES ARE NOT RELEASING MUCH INFORMATION RIGHT NOW. THE GALLIPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING.
Return to Story IndexDEER HITS BUS
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE SPOKE WITH THE BUS DRIVER EARLIER TODAY; WHO CALLS EVERYTHING A FREAK ACCIDENT. (8861 - it could have been a lot worse, if it hadnt been for that bar between them two windows, that deer would have absolutely been inside the bus - NAT) HOMER MIDDLETON IS THANKFUL; AND SAYS THE RESULTS OF A DEER HITTING HIS SCHOOL BUS; COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. MIDDLETON WAS DRVING UNDER /THIS/ OVERPASS; WITH THIRTY STUDENTS ON BOARD; WHEN A DEER JUMPED UP; AND SLAMMED INTO HIS BUS. HE SAYS HE SAW THE DEER; BUT HAD NO TIME TO REACT. THE AFTERMATH SENT FOURTEEN STUDENTS TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES; AS FOR THE BUS; TWO BUSTED WINDOWS ON THE OUTSIDE; GLASS SHATTERED ON THE INSIDE. REPAIRING THE BUS; ALONG WITH MIDDLETON; REPAIRING HIS NERVES HOMER TOLD ME AS A DRIVER HE'S ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR DEER; BUT SAYS THIS MORNING WAS A RARE; AND FREAK ACCIDENT.
Return to Story IndexTRAFFIC NIGHTMARE
A DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS SPOKESPERSON TELLS US THAT ROAD CREWS ARE BLOCKING OFF A LANE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR CONSTRUCTION. NO WORD ON HOW LONG THE CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE.
Return to Story Index4.05 IN GAS
THAT'S WHAT IT WILL COST YOU AT THE EXXON IN CAMPBELLS CREEK... THE MOUNTAIN STATE-- AS ALWAYS-- IS ABOVE THE NATIONAL PRICE TREND... MOST STATIONS HERE ARE SELLING GAS AT 3-95 A GALLON. TRIPLE -A-PUTS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AT NEARLY THREE DOLLARS AND 79 CENTS... WHICH IS UP A PENNY FROM YESTERDAY. IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE LOWEST GAS PRICES IN OUR AREA, JUST LOG ONTO WCHS-TV DOT COM... AND CLICK ON THE GAS PRICES ICON.
Return to Story IndexBUCKLES VISIT
WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE, FRANK BUCKLES GOT OFF A PLANE AT YEAGER AIRPORT. HE WILL BE THE GRAND MARSHALL FOR THE ARMED FORCES DAY WEEKEND IN SOUTH CHARLESTON. BUCKLES SAYS HE IS PROUD TO BE PART OF THE EVENTS. ..I would be among the last. BUCKLES WILL KICK OFF THE WEEKEND WITH A MILITARY RECEPTION AT THE RAMADA INN TONIGHT AT 6:30.
Return to Story IndexARMED FORCES DAY PARADE
THE 48TH ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE WILL WIND THROUGH THE STREETS OF SOUTH CHARLESTON. IT WILL GET UNDERWAY AT NOON. MAJOR GENERAL ALLEN TACKETT WILL BE THE GUEST OF HONOR AT THE PARADE.
Return to Story IndexMMA @ LAIDLEY
AND THAT'S WHERE MARK MARTIN IS AS THIS LONG-TIME EVENT GETS UNDERWAY.... RICK, THIS YEAR MARKS THE 94TH ANNUAL BOYS STATE MEET...WHILE THIS IS THE 34TH ANNUAL GIRLS MEET...AND OF ALL THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS FOR MT. STATE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS, THIS ONE TAKES IN THE MOST PARTICIPANTS...
Return to Story IndexUP SPORTS
THE MEET STARTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE FINALS IN THE 4X800 METER RELAY FOR ALL DIVISIONS...WE'LL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME AREA TEAMS THAT CAME AWAY WINNERS A LITTLE LATER IN THIS EDITION OF EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6...LIVE AT THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD MEET IN CHARLESTON, MARK MARTIN---EYEWITNESS SPORTS.....
Return to Story IndexWESTEST
J-E ROBINS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS TEST OR WESTEST. DURING AN ASSEMBLY TODAY, THEY WON TOYS, SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND BIKES. PRINCIPAL HENRY NEARMAN SAYS HE'S IS PROUD OF HIS STUDENTS. STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT AND IN THE TENTH GRADE TAKE THE WESTEST. THE EXAM MEASURES READING, WRITING, MATH AND SCIENCE SKILLS.
Return to Story IndexFULL 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!
Return to Story IndexSWEET POTATO CROP
THE CROP IS FROM A FARM IN NORTH CAROLINA. KANAWHA UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PAID FOR THE SHIPPING AND NOW THE FOOD WILL BE EATEN BY THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. CHURCH VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENTS AT CHARLESTON CATHOLIC ARE BAGGING UP THE SWEET POTATOES AND ARE SENDING THEM TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS. THE VOLUNTEERS SAY THE FOOD WILL BE PUT TO BETTER USE. THE FARMER WAS GOING TO DESTROY THE POTATOES BECAUSE IT WOULD COST HIM TOO MUCH TO SHIP THEM TO MARKET.
Return to Story IndexPICK A SNACK
TODAY, WAL-MART HOSTED THE DEMONSTRATION IN THE PRODUCE SECTION AT PROGRESS WAY IN HURRICANE. IT SHOWED HOW PEOPLE CAN REPLACE HIGH-FAT, EMPTY-CALORIE SNACKS WITH NUTRIENT-DENSE HEALTHIER ONES. CUSTOMERS SAY IT DOES HELP MAKE SMARTER SNACK CHOICES. THEY ALSO DEMONSTRATED RECIPES TO MAKE FRUIT MORE APPEALING. FOR INFORMATION ON THE WEST VIRGINIA NUTRITION NETWORK, OR THE PICK A BETTER SNACK™ CAMPAIGN., CALL MISTY BUCHANAN AT (304) 720-9871.
Return to Story IndexTRACK AND FIELD MEET
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--4X800... CLASS AAA GIRLS-- JOSIE CROUCH OF HURRICANE ANCHORS THE LADY REDSKINS TO VICTORY... --CLASS AA BOYS... ALEX COLE ANCHORS RAVENSWOOD'S WINNING RELAY TEAM... --CABELL MIDLAND ALSO WINS IN TRIPLE-A BOYS... --100 BOYS TRIAL... MARQUEL ALI OF WOODROW WILSON FINISHES HEAT FIRST... --AA GIRLS HIGH JUMP... SISSONVILLE'S SYDNEY CUMMINGS SETS A DOUBLE-A GIRLS RECORD JUMPING 5-8 1/4.... --AA BOYS POLE VAULT... DREW GOODMAN...
Return to Story IndexTRACK AND FIELD MEET-2
TOMORROW'S ACTION GETS UNDERWAY AT 9 O'CLOCK WITH FIELD EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS...THE FIRST RUNNING TITLE UP FOR GRABS WILL BE IN THE 400 METERS...
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NEHLEN WAS HONORED WITH THE FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE AWARD AT THE 2ND ANNUAL BURLINGTON UNITED METHODIST FAMILY SERVICES FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE BANQUET...NEHLEN IS EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL SEASON....HE FEELS THINGS ARE IN LINE FOR A GREAT YEAR...BUT
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