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Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

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VIDEO OF TOP STORY
    A LINE OF STRONG STORMS IS HEADING OUR WAY

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WELCOME
    GOOD EVENING, I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA...

    AND I'M RICK LORD...

    THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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I QUAD TEAM BOXES
    WE HAVE CREWS ALL OVER THE REGION COVERING THIS STORM FOR YOU.

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QUAD TEAM BOXES
    METEOROLOGIST BRANDON STOVER IS ALONG THE RIVER IN CHARLESTON...

    LESLIE RUBIN IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE TOPPLED TREES ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS.

    AND DAVE BENTON IS IN HUNTINGTON WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER.

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BRANDON @ LEVEE
    HEY, RICK AND ELIZABETH. YEAH...WE ARE DOWN HERE AT HADDAD RIVERFRONT PARK KEEPING AN EYE ON THE SKIES. ITS PLENTY HOT AND MUGGY TODAY, AND IT'S THAT ENVIRONMENT THAT IS KICKING OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THIS WEDNESDAY. LIKE YESTERDAY EVENING...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS, SOME HAIL, HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. OF COURSE, AND WE CANNOT STRESS IT ENOUGH... IF YOU HEAR THUNDER OR SEE LIGHTNING NEARBY, YOU NEED TO FIND A SAFE SHELTER AND GO INSIDE. THESE STORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY WANE LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF A BIT. THE STORM TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON TONIGHT'S STORMS AND WILL ALERT YOU TO ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOR NOW...REPORTING LIVE FROM THE LEVEE HERE IN CHARLESTON, METEOROLOGIST BRANDON STOVER...EYEWITNESS NEWS

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WEATHER WATCH
    AS BRANDON JUST MENTIONED MANY PEOPLE ARE BRACING FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF THESE STORMS...BUT SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND FROM LAST NIGHT'S STORM SYSTEM.

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LESLIE @ POWER LINES
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN JOINS US NOW LIVE IN KANAWHA COUNTY.....WITH WHAT SHE FOUND OUT...LESLIE?

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I WEATHER WATCH
    ELIZABETH.....HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT AND POWER CREWS ESTIMATE THAT MORE CUSTOMERS CAN EXPECT TO BE IN THE DARK.

    WE SPOKE WITH SOME PEOPLE EARLIER TODAY ABOUT BEING IN THE DARK. ONE MAN IN SAINT ALBANS SAY POWER LINES FELL DOWN AT HIS HOME...BUT THANKFULLY HIS POWER DIDN'T GO OUT. ANOTHER PERSON WE SPOKE WITH SAYS ..HE HASN'T BEEN HOME YET BUT HIS POWER WENT OUT AFTER STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT.

    AS OF RIGHT NOW LINCOLN AND CABELL COUNTIES HAVE THE MOST OUTAGES...WITH HUNDREDS STILL IN THE DARK.

    IN KANAWHA COUNTY.... LESLIE RUBIN... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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WEST WEATHER
    AREAS WEST OF KANAWHA COUNTY GOT HIT HARD IN LAST NIGHT'S STORM... AND AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

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DAVE @ HUNTINGTON
    EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR DAVE BENTON JOINS US LIVE ON THE ROOF OF OUR HUNTINGTON STUDIO AS HE WATCHED THE WEATHER IN THE RIVER CITY... DAVE.

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I WEST WEATHER
    RICK, A FEW HOURS AGO, A CLOUDBURST DUMPED RAIN AND CHUNKS OF HAIL IN EASTERN CABELL COUNTY... IN PARTICULAR THE ONA AREA.

    POWER IS STILL OUT IN PARTS OF EASTERN CABELL COUNTY... LIKE RIGHT HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BLUE SULPHER ROAD AND RT. 60... DRIVERS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, BECAUSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE OUT. THERE WERE 25 HUNDRED AEP CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER... BUT THEY ARE QUICKLY GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK ON. DUFFY'S USED CARS WENT WITHOUT POWER MOST OF THE AFTERNOON... AND AN EMPLOYEE THERE SAYS NOT ONLY HAS THE POWER OUTTAGE AFFECTED BUSINESS... SHE HOPES TONIGHT'S STORMS DON'T CAUSE TOO MUCH DAMAGE.

    *BRITTNEY CASTO / DUFFY'S USED CARS

    PARTS OF WAYNE COUNTY... ALSO HIT LAST NIGHT.. ESPECIALLY IN THE GENOA AREA WHERE PEOPLE WENT WITHOUT POWER FOR A WHILE.

    WE'LL KEEP AN ON EYE ON THE STORMS IN THIS PART OF OUR REGION... AND HAVE LIVE REPORTS TONIGHT AT 10 & 11.

    IN HUNTINGTON... DAVE BENTON... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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DHHR SECRETARY
    IT IS AN AGENCY CRIPPLED BY HIGH TURNOVER AMONG ITS CASEWORKERS, WHO ARE CHRONICALLY UNDER-PAID WITH HEAVY WORKLOADS.

    A RECENT PURCHASING CONTRACT CONTROVERSY LED TO SUSPENSIONS, FIRINGS AND LAWSUITS.

    THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES IS A MESS, AND SOMEONE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO FIX IT.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS JOINS US LIVE HERE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE STORY.

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KENNIE @ KIOSK
    KAREN BOWLING HAS BEEN GIVEN THE TASK OF TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE MESS AT D-H-H-R.

    GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN HAS APPOINTED HER AS CABINET SECRETARY FOR THE AGENCY.

    BOWLING HAILS FROM WYOMING COUNTY AND LIVES IN BECKLEY. SHE HAS A BACKGROUND IN NURSING AND HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION.

    BOWLING HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY MEMBERS OF TOMBLIN'S ADMINISTRATION AS A "FIXER."

    BOWLING IS A FORMER CEO OF RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL WHO LED THE FACILITY FOR EIGHT YEARS BEFORE RESIGNING....CITING PERSONAL REASONS IN 2010.

    THE NEXT YEAR, SHE WAS BROUGHT IN DURING MOUNTAIN STATE UNIVERSITY'S MELTDOWN TO HELP STUDENTS TRANSFER TO OTHER SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.

    SHE REPLACES ROCCO FUCILLO, WHO HAS BEEN ACTING DIRECTOR OF D-H-H-R SINCE JULY OF LAST YEAR.

    UNDER FUCILLO'S WATCH TWO OF THE AGENCY'S TOP OFFICIALS WERE FIRED AND A THIRD WAS TRANSFERRED BECAUSE OF A PURCHASING SCANDAL.

    ALL THREE ARE SUING THE D-H-H-R.

    TOMBLIN SAYS BOWLING IS THE RIGHT PERSON TO ADDRESS THE AGENCY'S TROUBLES.

    BOWLING TAKES OVER AS SECRETARY OF D-H-H-R ON JULY FIRST. SHE'LL BE MAKING 175-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR, 80-GRAND MORE THAN THE CURRENT SECRETARY.

    THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A BILL IN ITS MOST RECENT SESSION BUMPING UP THE DIRECTOR'S PAY.

    REPORTING LIVE HERE IN THE STUDIO, KENNIE BASS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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WHAT YOU THINK GRX
    WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE 175-THOUSAND DOLLAR A YEAR PRICE TAG BEING PAID FOR THAT POSITION?

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

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POLICE CHASE CRASH
    A TORNADO MAN IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY HIT A CRUISER WITH HIS MOTORCYCLE, AND THEN TOOK OFF.

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M POLICE CHASE CRASH
    ABOUT 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON, ST. ALBANS POLICE SPOTTED MICHAEL ATKINS NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL DRIVING DOWN KANAWHA TERRACE WITHOUT PLATES.

    POLICE SAY ATKINS TOOK OFF, AND TURNED DOWN SOUTH WALNUT STREET AND THEN ONTO LAUREL DRIVE.

    THAT'S WHERE HE SLOWED DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH THE CRUISER, BEFORE HE JUMPING OFF THE MOTORCYCLE AND RUNNING INTO THE WOODS-- HE WAS CAUGHT A SHORT TIME LATER AND CHARGED WITH FLEEING, DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE, AND HAVING NO REGISTRATION.

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CLAY COUNTS
    A MAN CONVICTED OF VIDEOTAPING YOUNG CHILDREN HAVING SEX GOT HIS PUNISHMENT TODAY.

    JUDGE JENNIFER BAILEY SENTENCED CLAY COUNTS TO 55 TO 175 YEARS BEHIND BARS. COUNTS APOLOGIZED TO THE CHILDREN AND FAMLIES INVOLVED IN COURT TODAY. HE HAD

    PLEADED GUILTY TO SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MAKING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

    THE ACTS WERE TAPED BY WHAT HE CALLED A SECURITY CAMERA AIMED AT HIS BED AND TRIGGERED BY A LIGHT SWITCH.

    HE TOLD THE COURT HE WOULD NEVER DO THIS AGAIN... JUDGE BAILEY SAID SHE KNEW HE WOULDN'T ..BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T LET HIM.

    COUNTS SAID HE HOPES THE CHILDREN WON'T SUFFER ANY LONG TERM EFFECTS .... BUT JUDGE BAILEY SAYS STUDIES AND STATISTICS SHOW EFFECTS FROM THIS TYPE OF ABUSE ARE LASTING... SOME OF COUNTS' VICTIMS WERE AS YOUNG AS 5 YEARS OLD,

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CHILD NEGLECT
    A CRYING TODDLER STRAPPED IN A STROLLER FOR SEVERAL HOURS HAS NEIGHBORS OUTRAGED....AND THE CHILD'S FATHER IN SOME SERIOUS TROUBLE.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE ON THIS STORY...KATY?

    WE SPOKE WITH THE MAN WHO TOLD POLICE ABOUT THIS SITUATION......DARIOUS BURNS. HE SAYS HE THOUGHT THE BABY WAS ALONE BUT HE FOUND BROWNING PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR.

    HE TOLD POLICE HE TRIED TO WAKE BROWNING UP...BUT WHEN HE DIDN'T MOVE HE CALLED 911.

    POLICE SAY BROWNING WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS AT THE TIME....

    THEY ALSO SAY THE CHILD WAS IN DANGER..CONSIDERING MANY WINDOWS WERE OPEN IN THE APARTMENT..

    NOW BURNS HOPES THE PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME...

    "JAIL TIME OR TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE KID'S LIFE AND PUT HIM WITH SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM. IT'S NOT HIS FAULT. AND HOPEFULLY THEY GIVE HIM A GOOD HOME."

    BROWNING IS CHARGED WITH CHILD NEGLECT WITH RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY...

    REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO...KATY BROWN...EYEWITNESS NEWS

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THOMAS WAGNER CAPTURE
    STRIKE UP ANOTHER CAPTURE FOR OUR FUGITIVE FILES.

    THOMAS WAGNER JUNIOR WAS ARRAIGNED IN MAGISTRATE COURT THIS AFTERNOON.

    HE WAS WANTED FOR DAYTIME BURGLARY. DEPUTIES SAY HE WENT INTO A WOMAN'S SOUTH CHARLESTON HOME AND STOLE JEWELRY AND ELECTRONICS, AND THEN PAWNED THE ITEMS.

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GRX FUGITIVE FILES
    WITH YOUR HELP - 518 FUGITIVES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. TO SEE THE FUGITIVES THAT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AND THE ONES WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR... LOG ON TO OUR WEBSITE... WCHSTV DOT COM, AND CLICK ON THE FUGITIVE FILES ICON.

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FUG FILES TIP LINE
    AND OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL IN TIPS TO THE TOLL FREE FUGITIVE FILES HOTLINE... 1-888-720 TIPS.

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NICHOLAS ARSON
    A NICHOLAS COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND HIS EX-FIREMAN SON ARE FACING MULTIPLE ARSON CHARGES TONIGHT IN THAT COUNTY.

    THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING WITH MORE THAN 60 FOREST FIRES UNDER INVESTIGATION AND 11 STRUCTURES BURNED. THE FATHER IS CHARGED WITH BURNING DOWN A HOUSE IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD TOO. POLICE SAY THEY MAY FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES AND THAT THERE COULD BE OTHER ARRESTS.

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PIKEVILLE BODY
    POLICE IN PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER A BODY WAS DISCOVERED EARLY THIS MORNING AT A CITY PARK.

    POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED MANY DETAILS BUT ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON.

    THE BODY WILL BE TAKEN TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE FOR AN AUTOPSY.

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I RUN FOR THE WALL
    HUNDREDS OF MOTORCYCLES ARE HITTING THE HIGHWAY

    IT'S THE 25TH YEAR FOR THE RUN FOR THE WALL ...A TIME TO HONOR OUR VETERANS.

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DAN @ HURRICANE
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS IS LIVE ..AS HUNDREDS ARE PASSING THROUGH HURRICANE... DAN?

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RUN FOR THE WALL
    GUYS..THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE RIGHT NOW AT THE WAVE POOL IN HURRICANE...AS THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE RUN FOR THE WALL....MAKE A STOP HERE ON THEIR WAY TO THE VETERANS WAR MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON D.C.

    EACH YEAR....MOROTCYLE RIDES TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY....PROMOTING HEALING AMONG VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. THEY ALSO WANT TO HONOR POW'S ANDTHOSE KILLED IN ACTION ..ALONG WITH THOSE STILL FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY.

    RUN FOR THE WALL STARTED IN 1989 BY JAMES GREGORY AND BILL EVANS.

    DUANE MAXEY IS THE MAN WHO COORDINATES THE EVENT THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA. HE SAYS HE EXPECTS ABOUT 400 MOTORCYCLISTS TO TAKE PART ON THIS ROUTE.

    RIDERS ARE SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS..A SOUTHERN ROUTE AND A NORTHERN ROUTE.

    THE NORTHERN ROUTE GROUP IS THE ONE THAT IS IN HURRICANE.

    ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE...AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A PIKE A PROPER LICENSE ...AND A 40 DOLLAR REGISTRATION FEE. THAT FEE GOES TO COVER PROMOTIONAL COSTS FOR THE RIDE.

    THE RIDE ENDS IN D.C. AT THE VETERANS WARM MEMORIAL ...RIDERS WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN A CEREMONY WHERE A WREATH WILL BE PLACED AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    EACH YEAR....MOROTCYLE RIDES TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY....PROMOTING HEALING AMONG VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. THEY ALSO WANT TO HONOR POW'S ANDTHOSE KILLED IN ACTION ..ALONG WITH THOSE STILL FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY.

    RUN FOR THE WALL STARTED IN 1989 BY JAMES GREGORY AND BILL EVANS.

    DUANE MAXEY IS THE MAN WHO COORDINATES THE EVENT THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA. HE SAYS HE EXPECTS ABOUT 400 MOTORCYCLISTS TO TAKE PART ON THIS ROUTE.

    RIDERS ARE SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS..A SOUTHERN ROUTE AND A NORTHERN ROUTE.

    THE NORTHERN ROUTE GROUP IS THE ONE THAT IS IN HURRICANE.

    ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE...AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A PIKE A PROPER LICENSE ...AND A 40 DOLLAR REGISTRATION FEE. THAT FEE GOES TO COVER PROMOTIONAL COSTS FOR THE RIDE.

    THE RIDE ENDS IN D.C. AT THE VETERANS WARM MEMORIAL ...RIDERS WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN A CEREMONY WHERE A WREATH WILL BE PLACED AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    Joining me now is Duane Maxey/ rider.

    REPORTING LIVE IN HURRICANE, DAN MATICS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    A LITTLE BOY WITH A BIG HEART IS BEING HONORED IN HUNTINGTON FOR HIS GIVING SPIRIT.

    FOR HIS FIFTH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR... VAN VASS ASKED HIS FRIENDS TO BRING IN DONATIONS LIKE NAIL CLIPPERS AND ALARM CLOCKS INSTEAD OF TYPICAL GIFTS.

    HE COLLECTED THE ITEMS FOR THE HOMELESS VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER IN HUNTINGTON.

    TODAY, THEY PRESENTED HIM WITH AN AWARD AS A WAY TO THANK HIM FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS.

    HIS PARENTS SAY THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE WHATEVER THEY COULD TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEY COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO SEE THEIR YOUNG SON FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS.

    "He's seen that that we've done that since he was a little kid. But to instill that in him, giving back and taking care of the community, I think it's crucial and key to being a good citizen."

    WORKERS AT THE RESOURCE CENTER SAY THEY ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR DONATIONS LIKE PERSONAL CARE ITEMS AND SMALL APPLIANCES FOR THEIR CLIENTS.

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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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TROUT PARTNERSHIP
    IT'S TAKES MORE THAN A VILLAGE TO RAISE TROUT...

    EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY TAKES A LOOK AT HOW PEOPLE THROUGHOUT AN ENTIRE COUNTY CAME TOGETHER TO PUT TROUT IN A LOCAL STREAM IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE.

    This group put in money, time and effort to make sure the kids had the perfect plan in place to raise their fish. Joe Crowder's been a part of a lot of these programs and says this year's was especially nice.

    After months of work, including weekends and holidays, today is the day to have a big time releasing these little fish.

    1:18:49"We want this to be a celebration day, a fun day. The kids learned a lot. For the last five months, they've taken care of the aquarium and released their fish in the wild and hopefully get a fish population established and we can create a recreational fishery."

    That's a reachable, and fishable, goal. Great job, kids. For WVWL, PM EWN

    FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROJECT, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR SHOOT PATRICK AN EMAIL DIRECTLY

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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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HS SOFTBALL
    THE NEXT CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT ON THE WEST VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCENE IS GOING ON TODAY AT VIENNA'S JACKSON PARK NEAR PARKERSBURG...THE STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT GOT STARTED THIS MORNING...THE TWO-DAY AFFAIR IS DOUBLE-ELIMINATION AND FEATURED FIVE TEAMS FROM OUR COVERAGE AREA...

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HS BASEBALL
    WE HAVE HIT THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL...TONIGHT'S SHOWDOWN IN CLASS AAA WITH RIVERSIDE AT BECKLEY HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...MEANWHILE, CABELL MIDLAND AND WINFIELD ARE SLATED TO SQUARE OFF IN WINFIELD THIS EVENING...IN CLASS SINGLE-A CHARLESTON CATHOLIC PLAYS AT PARKERSBURG CATHOLIC....

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DANA HOLGORSEN
    WVU HEAD FOOTBALL COACH DANA HOLGORSEN WAS AT NORTHSIDE CHEVROLET YESTERDAY FOR A MEET AND GREET WITH FANS ALONG WITH AN APPEARANCE ON THE METRONEWS STATEWIDE SPORTSLINE WITH TONY CARIDI...HOLGORSEN WAS HAPPY WITH THE RECENT NFL DRAFT AND SEEING SEVERAL OF HIS STANDOUTS MOVE ON TO THE NEXT LEVEL...

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HOLGORSEN SOT
    "I'm really proud of those guys. All three of those guys bing able to go real high. Very positive for the program. I think in the future it will help recruiting. Get out in the high schools right now and talke to a bunch of high school kids right now that's what they want to talk about. One of the things that was pretty cool. There's a lot of other schools that put people in the NFL. We'll use that to our advantage in recruiting."

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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

    THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, JOEL MCKINNEY, MADE THE DECISION TO PULL THE REQUEST AFTER THE STATE ASKED FOR DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING THE REQUEST FOR SO MUCH MONEY. COUNTY COMMISSIONER JOE HAYNES SITS ON THE HEALTH BOARD AND DIDN'T FIND THAT OUT UNTIL THIS INTERVIEW YESTERDAY.

    HAYNES SAYS HE WANTS THE STATE TO STEP IN, INCLUDING TO POSSIBLY RUN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

    HAYNES SAYS HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRUTHFULLNESS AND FLOW OF INFORMATION FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO THE HEALTH BOARD.

    AFTER ORIGINALLY TELLING US THE STATE ONLY WANTED MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS BEFORE THEY WOULD CONSIDER THE 180 THOUSAND DOLLAR REQUEST, MCKINNEY ADMITTED THEY WANTED MORE DOCUMENTATION THAN THAT. HE NEVER WOULD SAY WHAT THE STATE WANTED...HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW.

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PEDESTRIAN HIT AT MALL
    A WOMAN OR MAN GET'S HIT BY A CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE TOWN CENTER MALL.

    IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER FOUR O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.

    POLICE SAY IT HURT A LOT.

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OKLAHOMA PASTOR SPEAKS
    A WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE IS HELPING OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS REGAIN A SENSE OF NORMALCY FOLLOWING THIS WEEK'S DEADLY TORNADO.

    PASTOR DAVID DOOLEY, PASTOR OF FRESH START COMMUNITY CHURCH IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA TOLD US SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS, A HALF MILE FROM THE DISASTER ZONE, HAVE SHIFTED TODAY.

    PEOPLE ARE NOW FOCUSING ON RETRIEVING WHAT'S LEFT OF THEIR PERSONAL ITEMS FROM THEIR HOMES.

    THE MADISON, WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE SAYS THE BIGGEST TASK IS DISTRIBUTING DONATED WATER, CLOTHING, AND OTHER ITEMS TO THOSE IN NEEDS.

    DOOLEY SAYS PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA AND THE NATION ARE REALLY COMING TOGETHER IN THIS TIME OF NEED.

    "Something so tragic here yet you see the best in people come out. You just see people who are thinking of themselves. People who lost their homes that are helping other people you know, you know helping them which is just an amazing thing.

    DOOLEY SAYS THE MOST REQUESTED ITEMS RIGHT NOW ARE PLASTIC BINS. HE SAYS PEOPLE ARE USING THEM TO STORE ITEMS THEY FOUND IN THEIR HOMES.

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