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Monday, May 20, 2013.

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VIDEO OF TOP STORY
    AN EYEWITNESS NEWS EXCLUSIVE.. WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT FEDERAL AGENTS ARE DOING IN MINGO COUNTY.

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WELCOME
    GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK LORD...

    AND I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA...THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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I MINGO FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
    EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR KALLIE CART HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS STORY -- SHE JOINS US NOW LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH WHAT SHE FOUND OUT, KALLIE?

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KALLIE @ BAM WALL
    ELIZABETH,

    WE HAVE CONFIRMED THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES THAT THE F-B-I AND STATE POLICE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN MINGO COUNTY -- AND THAT THOSE AGENCIES 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 ALLEGED ELECTION VIOLATIONS -- AND FOR OTHER POSSIBLE FEDERAL CRIMES, BUT THE SOURCES WON'T ELABORATE ON WHAT THOSE FEDERAL CRIME MIGHT BE.

    WE WERE IN MINGO COUNTY TODAY AND TOLD THAT A FEDERAL GRAND JURY RECENTLY MET AND THAT INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED SOON.

    WE HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THROUGH NUMEROUS SOURCES THAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT THE COUNTY'S ONLY JUDGE, JUDGE MICHAEL THORNSBURY -- AND ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS DAVID BAISDEN.

    I REACHED OUT TO BOTH OF THE MEN -- BUT NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM.

    WE ARE CONTINUING TO DIG INTO THIS STORY -- AND HOPE TO LEARN MORE INFORMATION IN THE COMING DAYS...

    FOR NOW, LIVE IN THE STUDIO... KALLIE CART.... EYE WITNESS NEWS.

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ELKVIEW MURDER
    KANAWHA COUNTY DEPUTIES LAUNCH A MUDER INVESTIGATION AFTER A MAN IS FOUND DEAD IN HIS ELKVIEW TRAILER. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN HAS BEEN ON SCENE AND JOINS US NOW WITH THE LATEST...LESLIE?

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I WEST SIDE SHOOTING UPDATE
    A SHOOTING ON CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE HAS CAUSED POLICE TO AMP UP SECURITY IN ONE AREA...

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KATY @ WEST SIDE
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN JOINS US LIVE FROM WHERE THAT SHOOTING HAPPENED AND HAS MORE ON WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY..KATY?

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WESTSIDE SHOOTING UPDATE
    ELIZABETH...CHARLESTON POLICE HAVE BEEN GOING DOOR TO DOOR TODAY ASKING PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA IF THEY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SUNDAY'S SHOOTING...

    IT HAPPENED HERE ON THE CORNER OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND GRANT STREET.

    POLICE SAY A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY... 21 YEAR OLD DANNY DICKERSON WAS SHOT IN THE LEG...AND REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL...

    THE SHOOTING SUSPECT IS STILL OUT THERE AND POLICE SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ANY LEADS. TO COMPLICATE MATTERS...POLICE SAY WITNESSES HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THEY AREN'T GOING TO HELP OUT WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

    AND THAT'S WHY POLICE HAVE AMPED UP THEIR PRESENCE IN THE AREA ...HOPING SOMEONE COMES FORWARD.

    "WE DON'T HAVE A RANDOM SHOOTING HERE. WHAT WE HAVE IS ANOTHER SITUATION WHERE A VICTIM OF VIOLENT CRIME WAS ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY....IT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS, WHICH INCREASE THE ODDS THAT AN INNOCENT PERSON COULD BE HURT"

    IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SHOOTING..CALL POLICE AT 304-348-6480

    ALSO WE DID SPEAK WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA...THEY SAY THE PRESENCE IS NICE BUT THEY DON'T EXACTLY FEEL ANY SAFER.

    BUT FOR NOW REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON ... KATY BROWN...EYEWITNESS NEWS

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MEIGS POLICE STANDOFF
    A POLICE STANDOFF IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO ....PUTTING NEIGHBORS ON EDGE AND SHUTTING DOWN A BUSY ROADWAY.

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G MEIGS POLICE STANDOFF
    AT THIS TIME, WE'RE TOLD ROUTE 248 IS CLOSED..AND THE STANDOFF IS TAKING PLACE IN CHESTER.

    SHERIFF KEITH WOOD SAYS THEY GOT A CALL ABOUT A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.

    WHEN THEY GOT ON SCENE, THE SUSPECT HAD BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE THE HOUSE.

    IT IS UNCLEAR IF ANYONE IS INSIDE WITH THAT MAN.

    DEPUTIES HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH HIM....AND AND ARE TRYING TO TALK HIM INTO SURRENDERING.

    WE HAVE A CREW ON SCENE. STAY TUNED TO WCHSTV.COM AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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RAFTING ACCIDENT
    SOME TENSE MOMENTS EARLIER TODAY ON THE ELK RIVER AS DIVE TEAMS AND RESCUE CREWS

    SEARCHED FOR A MISSING AUTISTIC TEENAGER.

    BUT GOOD NEWS... HE WAS ACTUALLY FOUND WALKING IN CLENDENIN.

    RESCUE CREWS HAD BEEN SEARCHING THE RIVER NEAR THE QUEEN SHOALS BRIDGE AFTER THE MAN'S BROTHER CALLED 911 TO REPORT THAT HIS BROTHER HAD FALLEN IN.

    HE TOLD AUTHORITIES HE WASN'T SURE IF HIS BROTHER WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SHORE.....SO HE CALLED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT JUST IN CASE. BOATS, AND DIVERS SEARCHED FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE TEEN WAS SPOTTED WALKING ALONE IN CLENDENIN, ABOUT 4 MILES FROM WHERE THE RAFT CAPSIZED.

    ...got out and walked to town...

    BOTH MEN ARE SAFE AND WERE NOT HURT.

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I GUYANDOTTE VEHICLE IN RIVER
    EMERGENCY WORKERS ARE TRYING TO RETRIEVE A CAR SPOTTED IN THE GUYANDOTTE RIVER.

    AN ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' BOAT NOTICED THE SUBMERGED VEHICLE THIS AFTERNOON. NO WORD IF ANYBODY WAS INSIDE THE CAR. IT HAPPENED AT THE GUYANDOTTE BOAT RAMP. HUNTINGTON POLICE AND FIRE FIGHTERS ARE ON SCENE... WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION.

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I-64 EXPANSION PREVIEW
    A MAJOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.

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KENNIE @ HIGHWAY
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS JOINS US LIVE FROM THE WESTBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 64 JUST PAST CROSS LANES WITH THE STORY.

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I I-64 EXPANSION PREVIEW
    KENNIE ADLIBS ABOUT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

    EVERY MORNING FOR DRIVERS HEADED EAST AND EVERY EVENING FOR DRIVERS HEADED WEST THIS SMOOTH FLOWING STRETCH OF HIGHWAY BECOMES A SLOW-MOVING PARKING LOT.

    WITH THREE LANES FUNNELING DOWN INTO JUST TWO, DELAYS ARE INVEVITABLE.

    RIGHT NOW THERE IS AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING GOING ON AT ROCK BRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ABOUT A PLANNED EXPANSION OF I-64 BETWEEN NITRO AND SCOTT DEPOT.

    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.

    WALKER SAYS IF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND RIGHT OF WAY WORK GOES SMOOTHLY, CONSTRUCTION COULD START IN 2016.

    ONCE GROUND IS BROKEN IT WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO GET THE JOB DONE.

    THE DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS SAYS THE INTERSTATE WORK WILL BE EXPENSIVE. EACH OF THE SEVEN DIFFERENT PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE ALL CARRY A PRICE TAG OF MORE THAN 120 MILLION DOLLARS. THE CENTERPIECE OF THE PROJECT IS ADDING A TRUSS TO THE NITRO-ST. ALBANS INTERSTATE BRIDGE. HOWEVER, IT IS JUST ONE OF SEVEN STRUCTURES THAT MUST BE RENOVATED TO WIDEN THE ROAD.

    REPORTING LIVE FROM THE WESTBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 64 NEAR NITRO IN PUTNAM COUNTY, KENNIE BASS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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I SAFETY MEETING
    THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENT THAT CLOSED ROUTE 35 EARLIER THIS MONTH DOMINATED THE PUTNAM COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY.

    BUT NEIGHBORS IN ATTENDANCE DIDN'T GET MANY ANSWERS... THE HIGHWAY WORKER THERE SAID HE WAS TOO LOW RANKING TO RESPOND.

    20 HOMES WERE EVACUATED AND THOUSANDS OF MOTORISTS WERE AFFECTED IN SOME WAY BY THAT SPILL... NORTHBOUND DRIVERS AT THAT LOCATION HAVE TO MERGE FROM FOUR LANES DOWN TO TWO LANES, AND THAT'S BEEN THE CAUSE OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS... THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TEMPORARY, BUT PLANS TO BUILD A TOLL ROAD THAT WOULD HAVE FUNDED THE REST OF THE PROJECT FIZZLED, AND NOW THERE IS NO PLAN TO COMPLETE THE REMAINING 14 MILES OF THE TWO LANE .. PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE INTERSECTION AREN'T BUYING IT.

    ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS HERE IS THE A STEEP TURNING GRADE, WHICH HAS A TENDENCY TO THROW BIG TRUCKS OUT OF BALANCE, ESEPCIALLY WHEN MAKING THE TURN ONTO THE BUFFALO BRIDGE. PEOPLE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT LIGHTS THAT HAVEN'T WORKED FOR A LONG TIME.

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WORK ZONE SAFETY
    WITH CONSTRUCTION SEASON IN FULL EFFECT, THE D-O-H IS KICKING OFF ITS WORK ZONE SAFETY CAMPAIGN.

    THERE ARE USUALLY THOUSANDS OF 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.

    THERE WILL BE ALMOST 300 ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES ACTIVE UNTIL NOVEMBER.

    " They're no different then the rest of us they leave their families in the morning give them a hug and kiss they go out to work a hard days work as a traveling motorist we owe it to them and their families to use care and caution when going through these work zones."

    THERE WILL BE ALMOST 300 ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES ACTIVE UNTIL NOVEMBER.

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FREDA GILMORE
    A WOMAN WHOSE TODDLER WAS FOUND NOT ONCE BUT TWICE WANDERING THE STREETS OF CHARLESTON...PLEADED NOT GUILTY TODAY.

    FREDA GILMORE PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CHILD NEGLECT. SHE WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH CONTRABAND, BUT WAIVED ON THAT CHARGE.

    POLICE SAY EARLIER THIS MONTH......GILMORE WAS PASSED OUT IN BED AND HER 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.

    THIS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.

    THE CHILD WAS NOT HURT BUT WAS TAKEN BACK INTO C-P-S CUSTODY.

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HUNTINGTON METH LAB
    STATE POLICE ARE TRYING TO LOCATE A SUSPECT AFTER DISCOVERING A METH LAB INSIDE A HUNTINGTON HOME.

    TROOPERS WERE GATHERING EVIDENCE AT A HOME ON 20TH STREET AND 9TH AVENUE THIS AFTERNOON. AN INACTIVE METH LAB WAS FOUND INSIDE AND NOW TROOPERS HAVE TO LOCATE THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE.

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WAYNE VANDALISM MEETING
    AN UPDATE TONIGHT ON THAT SENIOR PRANK THAT WENT TOO FAR AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL.

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DAVE @ HUNTINGTON
    EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR DAVE BENTON IS LIVE AT THE SCHOOL WITH THE LATEST.

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I WAYNE VANDALISM MEETING
    A MEETING TO DECIDE THE FATE OF THE 20 SENIORS SUSPECTED OF VANDALIZING THE SCHOOL FRIDAY MORNING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR LATER TONIGHT.

    STATE POLICE SAY 20 SENIORS BROKE INTO THE SCHOOL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND SMEARED DEER GUTS AND POURED DEER URINE IN SEVERAL CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS AND EVEN THE VICE PRINCIPALS' OFFICE. TONIGHT, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL MEET WITH SCHOOL OFFICIALS, STATE POLICE AND THE PROSECUTOR TO FIND OUT WHAT COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE.

    WE CAUGHT UP WITH A WAYNE RESIDENT WHO SHARED HIS THOUGHTS.

    "...I think they should make them do whatever it takes... pick up aluminum cans... they should do whatever they have to do."

    MRS. STAPLETON, THE PRINCIPAL AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL, SAYS THE 20 SENIORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATION IF THEY HELP CLEAN THE SCHOOL FROM 8 TO 3 THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

    THIS MORNING ALL 20 OF THOSE STUDENTS SHOWED UP AND STAPLETON SAYS THEY SEEM VERY REMORSEFUL.

    ONCE AGAIN STAPLETON SAYS THESE STUDENTS WERE STRAIGHT A STUDENTS, CREAM OF THE CROP.

    THAT MEETING WILL BE 9:00 TONIGHT AT SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL AFTER GRADUATION... I'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT WITH THE LATEST. REPORTING LIVE FROM WAYNE, DAVE BENTON EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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WHAT YOU THINK GRX
    DO YOU THINK THE SENIORS ACCUSED OF THE VANDALISM SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GRADUATE?

    TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! STOP BY OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND JOIN IN ON THE CONVERSATION.

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I BEES INVADE HUNTINGTON
    A STRANGE SITUATION IN HUNTINGTON... TAKE A LOOK AT THIS...

    A BEE HIVE IS SWARMING IN A TREE ON NINTH STREET BETWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH AVENUES.

    IT HAPPENED SHORTLY BEFORE FIVE.

    WITNESSES SAY THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STUNG AND A BEE KEEPER WAS CALLED IN TO GET THEM UNDER CONTROL.

    RIGHT NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT THERE ARE STILL BEES IN THE TREE BUT NOT IN FULL FORCE.

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JIM WEATHER BUMP
    JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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WEATHER 3-SHOT
    ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WEATHER

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FULL WEATHER
    JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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I CONSUMER ATM PAYOUT
    IN TONIGHT'S CONSUMER ALERT... THE STORY BEHIND A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FRAUD INVOLVING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

    AS EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR JENIFER MCANDREWS FOUND, THERE ARE WAYS FOR YOU TO AVOID FALLING PREY TO A SIMILAR CRIME.

    AT THE HEART OF THE SCAM: A "LEAD LIST" THAT INCLUDED BANK CUSTOMER NAMES AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION.

    "They were using the list to charge and withdraw amounts from the consumers' bank account without their knowledge."


    POSTAL INSPECTORS DETERMINED SAKS AND 15 OTHERS WITHDREW FUNDS FROM OVER 100-THOUSAND ACCOUNTS - MOSTLY SMALL AMOUNTS TO AVOID SUSPICION.


    "The maximum amount we found was $299. But, there were smaller amounts, some less than $100 - $59 dollars and a person may not have challenged them."


    UNLOCKING THE CASE REQUIRED AN EXTENSIVE ACCOUNTING REVIEW.


    "We examined hundreds of bank account records and we were able to piece together the elaborate conspiracy that it was."


    AS INSPECTORS PREPARED FOR TRIAL, THEY CREATED A CHART LAYING OUT THE CASE. IN ALL - 17 PEOPLE WERE CHARGED.


    "The "lay of the land" main principle, the people they worked under, how many accounts were involved and the flow of money."


    INSPECTORS SAY ALWAYS CHECK YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. IN THIS CASE MANY CONSUMERS GOT MONEY BACK


    "Consumers could challenge the charge and if they can't verify it - they will reverse it. Consumer law says you have 60 days to challenge a claim."

    ROBERT SAKS IS CURRENTLY SERVING A 17-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE. THE OTHER 15 CO-CONSPIRATORS PLEADED GUILTY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSPIRACY.

    COMING UP TOMORROW MORNING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH GROWING DEBT AFTER THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

    BUT BE WARY OF DEBT SETTLEMENT COMPANIES PROMISING AN EASY ROAD TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM,

    TOMORROW MORNING... WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR SO YOU DONT GO FURTHER INTO THE RED.

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MARK @ KIOSK
    WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX...GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US ON THIS MONDAY...

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RIPLEY SOFTBALL LEAD IN
    THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY ON WEDNESDAY AT JACKSON PARK IN VIENNA-- JUST NORTH OF PARKERSBURG...

    THE RIPLEY LADY VIKINGS HAVE MADE THEIR WAY BACK AND WILL OPEN WITH JEFFERSON IN THE DOUBLE-ELMINATION AFFAIR.....

    THE LADY VIKINGS ADVANCED WITH A BLOWOUT WIN OVER SHADY SPRING THURSDAY NIGHT IN THEIR CLASS AAA REGIONAL FINAL...

    AND AS JOSH LEWIS REPORTS, THIS YOUNG TEAM IS HOPING TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING...

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RIPLEY SOFTBALL PKG
    FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WINNING IT ALL IN 2009... RIPLEY HIGH SCHOOL IS HEADED BACK TO THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT...

    KEN SWISHER HAS MADE THE TRIP BEFORE... BUT HIS YOUNG TEAM HAS NOT...

    MANY OF THEM WERE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEN RIPLEY LAST WON IT ALL...

    AND SWISHER IS JUST EXCITED HIS GIRLS GET TO EXPERIENCE THE STATE TOURNAMENT FOR THEMSELVES...

    AND THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT AS WELL...

    WITH ONLY 2 SENIORS ON THE ROSTER... RIPLEY SHOULD BE A THREAT IN THE YEARS TO COME...

    BUT THE VIKINGS AREN'T LOOKING AT THEIR TRIP AS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH...

    KEN SWISHER "AS YOUNG AS WE ARE WE ARE PLAYING AT A HIGH LEVEL RIGHT NOW. AND THEY HAVE SIEZED THAT BY MAKING PLAYS. HITTING THE BALL, FIELDING THE BALL, THROWING THE BALL. NOT GIVING THE OTHER TEAM OPPORTUNITIES. AGE ISN'T ALWAYS THE FACTOR. IT'S THEIR DESIRE AND THEIR CONCENTRATION. THE LEADERSHIP ON THIS TEAM HAS JUST BEEN PHENOMINAL THIS YEAR."

    CHELSEY HAGER "YEAH, WE'RE YOUNG BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT'S HIGH SCHOOL. THERE'S HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS ON EVERY TEAM."

    REPORTER: "SO YOU THINK THE WHOLE YOUNG THING IS A BIT OVERRATED?"

    CHELSEY HAGER "YEAH."

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KEVIN JONES
    FORMER MOUNTAINEER KEVIN JONES WAS IN THE CAPITAL CITY SATURDAY...

    K-J WAS ALL OVER THE KANAWHA VALLEY-- INCLUDING A TRIP TO THE POWER GAME LAST NIGHT ALONG WITH DASEAN BUTLER AND TRUCK BRYANT...

    JONES BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS AND THE NBDL LAST YEAR...

    HE DOMINATED THE D-LEAGUE AVERAGING 27 POINTS AND 14 REBOUNDS...

    HE ALSO GAINED THE OH SO IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE...

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KEVIN JONES SOUND
    "IT WAS AN UP AND DOWN YEAR BETWEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH. BUT I LEARNED A LOT, GAINED A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. I THINK I FINISHED THE SEASON UP STRONG PLAYING WITH THE CAVS. I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR."

    JONES HAS HIS BASKETBALL COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS...

    HE'S GONE FROM ONE LOCATION LAST YEAR-- IN CHARLESTON...

    TO THREE LOCATIONS THIS YEAR...

    CHARLESTON, BECKLEY AND PARKERSBURG...

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MARK @ KIOSK
    MARK TOSSES TO BREAK

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FINAL WEATHER
    FINAL WX

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CLOSE
    RICK, DEB, JIM AND MARK

    END OF SHOW

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BOATING SAFETY
    THOUGH THIS ACCIDENT INVOLVED A RAFT, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE HITTING THE WATERS.

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VO BOATING SAFETY
    WITH MEMORIAL DAY-- THE UNOFFICIAL KICK OFF OF BOATING SEASON--WE WANT TO REMIND YOU OF A FEW RULES ON WATER.

    ACCORDING TO THE U-S- COAST GUARD, LAST YEAR IN WEST VIRGINIA, THERE WERE 19 BOATING ACCIDENTS, FOUR OF THOSE WERE FATAL.

    REMEMBER IF YOU WERE BORN AFTER DECEMBER 31, 19-86 YOU MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION COURSE BEFORE OPERATING A BOAT.

    IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE LIFE JACKETS ON BOARD--AND THOSE JACKETS SHOULD BE GOOD CONDITION FOR *EVERYONE* ON BOARD INCLUDING CHILDREN.

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