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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Monday, May 12, 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. OPEN 1
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THOSE STORIES AND A CHECK OF YOUR WORK WEEK FORECAST WITH DOUG...IS STRAIGHT AHEAD.
Return to Story IndexEARLY EDITION
WELCOME TO GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. AND, I'M PATRICK McMURTRY. IT'S MONDAY, MAY 12TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story Index11 SEVERE WX
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS CAR...COMPLETELY CRUSHED AFTER THIS VERY LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED BY THE HIGH WINDS. AROUND THE AREA MUCH OF THE SAME...FALLING TREES BLOCKING ROADS... SO FAR HOWEVER NO REPORTS OF INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER.
Return to Story Index10 POWER OUTAGES
THIS MORNING, THEY'LL BE CLEANING UP! ELIZABETH NORIAKA SURVEYED THE DAMAGE IN KANAWHA AND LOGAN COUNTIES...HERE'S MORE. (NATS) 20:34 "IT'S KILLING US" IT'S LIGHTS OUT FOR MANY AS WINDS UPWARDS OF 70 MILES AN HOUR RIPPED DOWN POWER LINES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN STATE 19:23 "IT DIDN'T LAST LONG BUT IT DONE ENOUGH" THE OUTAGE LED MANY IN CLENDENIN TO THIS BP....FOR FOOD AND TO STALK UP ON OTHER SUPPLIES. 19:32 "YOU JUST HAVE TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN, EAT SANDWHICHES AND COLD FOOD." HEADING TO LOGAN COUNTY.... CHECK OUT THIS TREE IN THE FRONT YARD OF THIS CHAPMANVILLE HOME...IT'S THIS LIKE THIS THAT KEP AEP TECHNICIANS BUSY. 48:14 "WE FOUND A FEW LINES, PEOPLE NEED NOT GET A HOLD OF THESE LINES ITS DANGEROUS." ABOVE ALL....SOME SAY HAVING NO POWER IS JUST A HUGE INCONVENIENCE. 19:04 "IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I'VE GOT AN ELDERLY GENTLMEN IN THE HOME AND THERE'S NO WAY TO COOK FOR HIM SO YA IT'S FRUSTRATING" 21:22 "WE CAN'T SHOWER, WE CAN'T USE THE TOLIET, WE'RE STILL ON WELL WATER." HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CURRENT POWER OUTAGES.
Return to Story IndexSEVERE WX MONDAY
AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE DIED IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. AND A HALF-DOZEN MORE IN OKLAHOMA. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT BUSH HAS TALKED WITH GOVERNORS TO EXPRESS HIS CONDOLENCES FOR THE LIVES LOST AND TO DISCUSS THE STATES' NEEDS FOR RECOVERY.
Return to Story IndexCLINTON/OBAMA
SEN. BARACK OBAMA WILL BE AT THE CIVIC CENTER AROUND NOON. IT'LL BE HIS FIRST STOP HERE SINCE MARCH 20, WHEN HE CAMPAIGNED IN WEST VIRGINIA FOR THE ONLY TIME. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 10:30...THE EVENT IS FREE BUT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET. SEN. CLINTON CRISSCROSSED THE STATE LAST WEEK.
Return to Story IndexHILLARY IN ELEANOR
WE ASKED SOME PEOPLE THERE WHAT THEY THINK OF HER CAMPAIGN.
Return to Story Index11 HILLARY IN HUNT
CELEBRATING THE 100TH YEAR OF MOTHERS DAY; SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON AND HER DAUGHTER CHELSEA TOOK A BREAK FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO STOP IN THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON FIFTH AVENUE. AFTER CHURCH CLINTON AND HER DAUGHTER STUCK AROUND FOR PICTURES AND AUTOGRAPHS. "its exciting, we walked into church this morning and people were coming up to us saying 'hillary's gonna be here,' and im like 'hillary who,?' haha - cause we didnt know" AFTER LEAVING HUNTINGTON, HILLARY AND CHELSEA TRAVELED NORTH TO GRAFTON--
Return to Story IndexHILLARY IN GRAFTON
CLINTON TOLD VOTERS --- SHE'S WELL PREPARED FOR THE OVAL OFFICE --- BECAUSE SHE ALREADY FACED BIGGER CHALLENGES CLINTON SAYS: "so i leave you today with a mother's day message i received a few days ago from a twenty-three-year-old young woman in kentucky. ' happy mother's day,' she wrote. 'hopefully, i'll be wishing you one next year as president. you have already succeeded at the world's hardest job --- being a mother. the second hardest job should be a breeze for you.' happy mother's day, everybody!" TODAY, THE FORMER FIRST LADY WILL HOLD A SERIES OF RALLIES ACROSS THE STATE. SHE WILL GO TO WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEAR FORK AT NOON. AT 3:00 PM SHE'LL HOLD A RALLY AT THE LOGAN FIELD HOUSE. SHE'LL END HER DAY AT FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY. DUE TO WIDESPREAD POWEROUTAGES...HER PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED STOP AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Return to Story IndexPOLITICS MONDAY
MATTER WHAT HAPPENS." BUT, SHE SAYS IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL THE LADY IN THE PANTSUIT SAYS IT IS... HERE'S MORE FROM ABC IN WASHINGTON.
Return to Story IndexCLINTON ELECTION COVERAGE
HER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS HAVE NO OTHER DETAILS.
Return to Story IndexCAMPAIGN PLUS
AND.... YOU CAN GET COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE FINAL RESULTS ..RIGHT HERE ON GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. ALSO, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS ON OUR WEBSITE. JUST LOG ON TO WCHS-TV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE CAMPAIGN PLUS ICON.
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 IndexSNAP SHOTS
IT'S FROM APRIL PAULEY OF YAWKEY. IT'S A PICTURE OF THE JUVENILE DIABETES WALK FOR A CURE...TEAM "MARIAH'S MIRACLE MAKERS". THIS IS TEAM SPONSORED MARIAH MITCHELL OF SOD...THEY ALSO CAUGHT ONE OF OUR VIDEOGRAPHERS HARD AT WORK TOO... APRIL, THANKS FOR SENDING US YOUR PHOTOGRAPH. GET YOUR CAMERAS OUT IF YOU WANT TO SEND US ONE OF YOUR SNAP SHOTS.
Return to Story IndexGMWV ADDRESSES
IT'S SNAP SHOTS IN CARE OF WCHS-TV, 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE ZIP CODE IS 25301. INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOP IF YOU WANT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH RETURNED. IF YOU PREFER TO SEND IT VIA E-MAIL, SEND YOUR JPEGs TO GMWV@WCHSTV-DOT-COM.
Return to Story IndexWEST TEST STARTS
THERE ARE IMPORTANT TESTS TO TAKE ALL THIS WEEK. THE WES-TEST WILL BE UNDERWAY STARTING TODAY....THE TEST MEASURES THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS... IDENTIFYING ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. TEACHERS WILL USE THE TEST TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS DO BETTER IN SCHOOL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE... LOG ON TO WESTEST-dot-K12-dot-WV-dot-US. WESTEST STANDS FOR WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS TEST.
Return to Story IndexFLORIDA BRUSH FIRES
FOLKS THERE WILL BE HOPING TODAY FOR SOME OF THE RAIN WE'VE SEEN. A FIRE IN VOLUSIA COUNTY BURNED NEARLY 600 ACRES. AROUND 600 HOMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR DAYTONA BEACH ARE UNDER MANDATORY OR VOLUNTARY EVACUATION ORDERS. A FIRE NEAR COCOA HAS BURNED MORE THAN 100 ACRES AND FORCED EVACUATIONS OF UP TO 200 HOMES. HEAVY SMOKE FROM ANOTHER FIRE IN MALABAR FORCED THE CLOSURE OF PART OF I-95.
Return to Story IndexMYANMAR RELIEF
NOW, RED CROSS RELIEF SHIPMENTS ARE ARRIVING. HOWEVER... MYANMAR'S GOVERNMENT IS STILL BLOCKING MOST DISTRIBUTION BY FOREIGN AID WORKERS. AUTHORITIES INSIST ON DISTRIBUTING THE AID ON THEIR OWN -- WHICH RELIEF AGENCIES SAY ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THE VOLUME. THE UNITED STATES RECEIVED PERMISSION TO LAND A MILITARY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT TODAY AND HOPES TO SEND IN TWO MORE PLANES ON TUESDAY. NEARLY 30-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE DEAD WITH ANOTHER 33-THOUSAND MISSING.
Return to Story IndexAUSTRALIA SHARK ATTACK
JASON CULL WAS SWIMMING SATURDAY WHEN A *SIXTEEN* FOOT SHARK GRABBED HIM BY THE LEG AND DRAGGED HIM UNDER WATER. CULL SAYS HE SAW A DARK SHADOW NEAR HIM AND THOUGHT IT WAS A DOLPHIN. ONCE HE REALIZED IT WAS A SHARK, HE BEGAN ATTACKING THE ANIMAL. CULL IS IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER HAVING SURGERY. THERE ARE ABOUT FIFTEEN SHARK ATTACKS A YEAR IN AUSTRALIA.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MED-FLIGHT CRASHED SHORTLY SATURDAY AFTER DROPPING OFF A PATIENT. BECAUSE OF RAIN AND BAD CONDITIONS, WRECKAGE WASNT FOUND UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTIGATING.
Return to Story Index8-YEAR-OLD CRASHES CAR
THIS MESS IS THE RESULT OF A NORTH CAROLINA BOY TAKING PLAYTIME A LITTLE TOO FAR. POLICE SAY THE BOY WAS ALONE IN THE RUNNING CAR. HE WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH THE SHIFT, WHEN HE PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HIT THE GAS. THAT'S WHEN HE PLOWED INTO ANOTHER CAR. FORTUNATELY -- NO ONE WAS HURT.
Return to Story IndexMOTHER'S DAY IN IRAQ
BUT FOR MOTHER'S IN BAGHDAD THEY MADE THE BEST OF IT. MORE THAN 60 MOTHERS IN UNIFORM WERE TREATED TO A MUCH-DESERVING SPA DAY. ABOUT TEN VOLUNTEERS GAVE THEM MANICURES, PEDICURES, FACIALS AND EVEN MASSAGES. THE DAY WAS ORGANIZED BY TWO SISTERS, ONE OF THEM SERVING IN BAGHDAD, THE OTHER A CIVILIAN IN BALTIMORE.
Return to Story IndexWORK BIKES
BIKE DEALERS SAY THEY'RE SEEING CUSTOMERS DUSTING OFF THEIR OLD TWO-WHEELERS -- OR BUYING NEW ONES -- TO COPE WITH RISING FUEL PRICES. THE NATIONAL BICYCLE DEALERS ASSOCIATION SAYS BIKE SHOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE REPORTING STRONG SALES SO FAR THIS YEAR. AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BRINGING IN BIKES THAT HAVE BEEN IDLING AT HOME.
Return to Story IndexMONEYSCOPE
Return to Story IndexSPORTSREPORT
ALLEGATIONS OF NC-DOUBLE-A VIOLATIONS SURROUND THE HUNTINGTON NATIVE.... JOSH LEWIS IS IN NOW WITH MORE...
Return to Story IndexROBIN NEST
THIS IS WHAT THEY MEAN. A ROBIN.. NOT GIVING UP BUILDING A NEST IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE... DAY AFTER DAY!!!! A FAMILY IN PENNSYLVANIA SAYS A ROBIN HAS BEEN TRYING TO MAKE A NEST.. ON TOP OF A WHEEL OF THEIR S-U-V.. AND WHEN THE FAMILY REMOVES THE NEST EVERYDAY... TO USE THE VEHICLE.. THE ROBIN RETURNS.. ...AND STARTS THE JOB.. ALL OVER AGAIN!!! THE FAMILY IN UNION COUNTY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THEY'LL DO IF ONE DAY THEY COME OUT TO THEIR VEHICLES.. AND THEY SEE EGGS IN THE NEST!!
Return to Story IndexB ROBIN NEST
Return to Story IndexTEASE 1/UP CAMERA
AND, DOUG HARLOW WILL HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST.....YOU'RE WATCHING GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA...WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!
Return to Story IndexGMWV OPEN 4
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Return to Story IndexGMWV OPEN 6
THOSE STORIES AND A CHECK OF YOUR WORK WEEK FORECAST IS STRAIGHT AHEAD.
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
WELCOME TO GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. AND, I'M PATRICK McMURTRY. IT'S MONDAY, MAY 12TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story Index11 SEVERE WX
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS CAR...COMPLETELY CRUSHED AFTER THIS VERY LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED BY THE HIGH WINDS. AROUND THE AREA MUCH OF THE SAME...FALLING TREES BLOCKING ROADS... SO FAR HOWEVER NO REPORTS OF INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER.
Return to Story IndexPOWER OUTAGES
IN CHAPMANVILLE, LARGE TREES LIKE THIS ONE WERE BLOWN OVER INTO YARDS AND ROADS. STOP LIGHTS WERE DARK AS WINDS KNOCKED OUT POWER, PARALYZING PARTS OF THE TOWN. A-E-P CREWS WERE OUT MOST OF THE DAY TRYING TO GET THE POWER BACK ON. THEY SAY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU DON'T TOUCH THE LINES BECAUSE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. DURING THE WORST PART OF THE STORM... MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND HOMES WERE WITHOUT POWER.
Return to Story IndexNO POWER GRX
Return to Story IndexCLINTON/OBAMA
SEN. BARACK OBAMA WILL BE AT THE CIVIC CENTER AT 12:15 P.M. THIS IS THE ONLY VISIT FOR OBAMA SINCE MARCH 20, WHEN HE CAMPAIGNED IN WEST VIRGINIA FOR THE FIRST TIME. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 10:30...THE EVENT IS FREE BUT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET.
Return to Story IndexCLINTON EVENTS
TODAY, THE FORMER FIRST LADY WILL HOLD A SERIES OF RALLIES. SHE WILL GO TO WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEAR FORK AT NOON. AT 3:00 PM SHE'LL HOLD A RALLY AT THE LOGAN FIELD HOUSE. SHE'LL END HER DAY AT FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY. DUE TO WIDESPREAD POWEROUTAGES...HER PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED STOP AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Return to Story IndexCLINTON ELECTION COVERAGE
HER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS HAVE NO OTHER DETAILS.
Return to Story IndexCAMPAIGN PLUS
AND.... YOU CAN GET COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE FINAL RESULTS ..RIGHT HERE ON GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. ALSO, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS ON OUR WEBSITE. JUST LOG ON TO WCHS-TV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE CAMPAIGN PLUS ICON.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON STANDOFF
19-YEAR OLD RASHAWN HARLESS WAS TAKEN TO CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. AS BRYANT SOMERVILLE REPORTS , POLICE HAD THEIR HANDS FULL NOT ONLY WITH THE SUSPECT ... BUT WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. (19:32:29 - has not died yet) BUT THE SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A STANDOFF WITH HUNTINGTON POLICE IS IN THE HOSPITAL; AFTER BEING SHOT; EVEN THOUGH ITS UNCLEAR IF THE WOUND WAS FROM POLICE; OR HIMSELF. ACCORDING TO HUNTINGTON POLICE THE SUSPECT WAS CONFRONTED AT A LOCAL SPEEDWAY; AFTER CUSTOMERS TOLD POLICE HE HAD A GUN. POLICE SAY HE THEN RAN TRYING TO ESCAPE. AND THATS WHEN THINGS TURNED VIOLENT. THEN; THE SHOOTING STOPPED; AND HOLBROOK SAYS LOCAL POLICE; AND SWAT; DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SURROUNDING THE AREA; AS WELL AS KEEPING ONLOOKERS BACK; TO A SAFE DISTANCE. THE SWAT TEAM THEN MOVED IN; AND MOMENTS LATER CAME BACK OUT; HOLBROOK SAYS THEY FOUND THE SUSPECT STILL ALIVE; BUT WOULD NOT COMMENT ON HIS CONDITION. IN HUNTINGTON BRYANT SOMERVILLE EYEWITNESS NEWS. BOTH MARSHALL POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE CHASE ARE NOW ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
Return to Story IndexBRESCH SCANDAL
ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS...THE INVESTIGATION COST MORE THAN 31-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE W-V-U FOUNDATION PAID FOR THE ENTIRE AMOUNT-- NOT TAX PAYER MONEY. 31-THOUSAND, IS MORE THAN IT WOULD COST AN AVERAGE IN-STATE RESIDENT TO EARN THE DEGREE. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE VALIDITY OF THE GOVERNOR'S DAUGHTERS' DEGREE, CAME AFTER SHE STATED ON HER RESUME, AFTER A PROMOTION, THAT SHE HELD THE MBA- WHEN SHE DID NOT. A PITTSBURGH NEWSPAPER CHECKING HER CREDENTIALS UNCOVERED THE PROBLEM.
Return to Story IndexWVU FULL ASSEMBLY
THEY'VE SCHEDULED A MAY 14TH UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY MEETING TO ONCE AGAIN CALL FOR THE RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT MIKE GARRISON. ORDINARILY, THE ASSEMBLY MEETS JUST ONCE A YEAR, TO HEAR THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS.
Return to Story IndexSTAMP INCREASE
STARTING TODAY, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU MORE TO MAIL A LETTER. THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE WILL RAISE RATES AGAIN, PUSHING THE PRICE OF A FIRST-CLASS LETTER TO 42 CENTS FROM 41 CENTS. POSTCARD STAMPS ALSO WILL INCREASE BY A PENNY, TO 27 CENTS. FOREVER STAMPS, INTRODUCED LAST YEAR, REMAIN VALID AT THEIR PURCHASE PRICE THROUGHOUT ANY FUTURE POSTAGE INCREASES. HERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS, THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL SWITCH EXPRESS MAIL TO A ZONE-BASED SYSTEM, SO CUSTOMERS WILL PAY LESS WHEN THEY SHIP TO AREAS NEARBY.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 2/PROM PICTURES
OUR GARDENING EXPERT IS IN WITH DETAILS ON HOW YOU CAN BATTLE ALL THE ELEMENTS INCLUDING THE PESTS. AND, DOUG HARLOW WILL HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST. AS WE HEAD TO BREAK...HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF YOUR PROM PICTURES...YOU'RE WATCHING GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA...
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 Index11 SEVERE WX
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS CAR...COMPLETELY CRUSHED AFTER THIS VERY LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED BY THE HIGH WINDS. AROUND THE AREA MUCH OF THE SAME...FALLING TREES BLOCKING ROADS...WITH CREWS TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER.
Return to Story IndexNO POWER GRX
Return to Story IndexSMITH GARDENING
FOR SOME OF ALLEN'S FAVORITE GARDENING TIPS JUST LOG ONTO TO HIS WEBSITE AT PALLENSMITH.COM."
Return to Story IndexTEASE 3/LUNCH MENUS
WE'LL FIND OUT IN OUR MEDICAL REPORT. BUT FIRST, HERE'S A LOOK AT AREA SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS.
Return to Story IndexVEGETABLE OF THE FUTURE
BROCCO-SPROUTS CONTAIN A POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANT THAT CAN HELP KEEP YOU HEALTHY. HERE'S MORE ON THIS VEGETABLE OF THE FUTURE.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 4/HISTORY
IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN......1820: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, THE FOUNDER OF MODERN NURSING, WAS BORN. SHE CARRIED A PET OWL EVERYWHERE SHE WENT.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 5/FUN FACT
HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR MORNING FUN FACT... WHEN THE POWER GOES OFF, YOUR REFRIGERATOR WILL STAY COLD ENOUGH FOR FOOD TO BE EATEN SAFELY FOR 4 TO 6 HOURS...IF YOU DON'T OPEN THE DOOR. ITEMS IN A HALF-FULL FREEZER ARE PROBABLY SAFE FOR 12 HOURS; A FULL FREEZER FOR TWO DAYS.
Return to Story IndexJBUSH WEDDING
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS NOW RELEASED 11 PHOTOS OF THE AFFAIR AT BUSH'S PRAIRIE CHAPEL RANCH. THE PRESIDENT SAID HIS DAUGHTER JENNA'S WEDDING TO HENRY HAGER WAS ALL HE COULD HAVE HOPED FOR.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 6/EVENTS
BUT FIRST, HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME COMMUNITY EVENTS HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA.
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THOSE STORIES AND A CHECK OF YOUR WORK WEEK FORECAST WITH DOUG...IS STRAIGHT AHEAD.
Return to Story IndexWELCOME
WELCOME TO GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. AND, I'M PATRICK McMURTRY. IT'S MONDAY, MAY 12TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story Index11 SEVERE WX
TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS CAR...COMPLETELY CRUSHED AFTER THIS VERY LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED BY THE HIGH WINDS. AROUND THE AREA MUCH OF THE SAME...FALLING TREES BLOCKING ROADS... SO FAR HOWEVER NO REPORTS OF INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER.
Return to Story Index10 POWER OUTAGES
THIS MORNING, THEY'LL BE CLEANING UP! ELIZABETH NORIAKA SURVEYED THE DAMAGE IN KANAWHA AND LOGAN COUNTIES...HERE'S MORE. (NATS) 20:34 "IT'S KILLING US" IT'S LIGHTS OUT FOR MANY AS WINDS UPWARDS OF 70 MILES AN HOUR RIPPED DOWN POWER LINES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN STATE 19:23 "IT DIDN'T LAST LONG BUT IT DONE ENOUGH" THE OUTAGE LED MANY IN CLENDENIN TO THIS BP....FOR FOOD AND TO STALK UP ON OTHER SUPPLIES. 19:32 "YOU JUST HAVE TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN, EAT SANDWHICHES AND COLD FOOD." HEADING TO LOGAN COUNTY.... CHECK OUT THIS TREE IN THE FRONT YARD OF THIS CHAPMANVILLE HOME...IT'S THIS LIKE THIS THAT KEP AEP TECHNICIANS BUSY. 48:14 "WE FOUND A FEW LINES, PEOPLE NEED NOT GET A HOLD OF THESE LINES ITS DANGEROUS." ABOVE ALL....SOME SAY HAVING NO POWER IS JUST A HUGE INCONVENIENCE. 19:04 "IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I'VE GOT AN ELDERLY GENTLMEN IN THE HOME AND THERE'S NO WAY TO COOK FOR HIM SO YA IT'S FRUSTRATING" 21:22 "WE CAN'T SHOWER, WE CAN'T USE THE TOLIET, WE'RE STILL ON WELL WATER." HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CURRENT POWER OUTAGES.
Return to Story IndexSEVERE WX MONDAY
AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE DIED IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. AND A HALF-DOZEN MORE IN OKLAHOMA. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT BUSH HAS TALKED WITH GOVERNORS TO EXPRESS HIS CONDOLENCES FOR THE LIVES LOST AND TO DISCUSS THE STATES' NEEDS FOR RECOVERY.
Return to Story IndexCLINTON/OBAMA
SEN. BARACK OBAMA WILL BE AT THE CIVIC CENTER AROUND NOON. IT'LL BE HIS FIRST STOP HERE SINCE MARCH 20, WHEN HE CAMPAIGNED IN WEST VIRGINIA FOR THE ONLY TIME. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 10:30...THE EVENT IS FREE BUT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET. SEN. CLINTON CRISSCROSSED THE STATE LAST WEEK.
Return to Story IndexHILLARY IN ELEANOR
WE ASKED SOME PEOPLE THERE WHAT THEY THINK OF HER CAMPAIGN.
Return to Story Index11 HILLARY IN HUNT
CELEBRATING THE 100TH YEAR OF MOTHERS DAY; SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON AND HER DAUGHTER CHELSEA TOOK A BREAK FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO STOP IN THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON FIFTH AVENUE. AFTER CHURCH CLINTON AND HER DAUGHTER STUCK AROUND FOR PICTURES AND AUTOGRAPHS. "its exciting, we walked into church this morning and people were coming up to us saying 'hillary's gonna be here,' and im like 'hillary who,?' haha - cause we didnt know" AFTER LEAVING HUNTINGTON, HILLARY AND CHELSEA TRAVELED NORTH TO GRAFTON--
Return to Story IndexHILLARY IN GRAFTON
CLINTON TOLD VOTERS --- SHE'S WELL PREPARED FOR THE OVAL OFFICE --- BECAUSE SHE ALREADY FACED BIGGER CHALLENGES CLINTON SAYS: "so i leave you today with a mother's day message i received a few days ago from a twenty-three-year-old young woman in kentucky. ' happy mother's day,' she wrote. 'hopefully, i'll be wishing you one next year as president. you have already succeeded at the world's hardest job --- being a mother. the second hardest job should be a breeze for you.' happy mother's day, everybody!" TODAY, THE FORMER FIRST LADY WILL HOLD A SERIES OF RALLIES ACROSS THE STATE. SHE WILL GO TO WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEAR FORK AT NOON. AT 3:00 PM SHE'LL HOLD A RALLY AT THE LOGAN FIELD HOUSE. SHE'LL END HER DAY AT FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY. DUE TO WIDESPREAD POWEROUTAGES...HER PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED STOP AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Return to Story IndexPOLITICS MONDAY
MATTER WHAT HAPPENS." BUT, SHE SAYS IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL THE LADY IN THE PANTSUIT SAYS IT IS... HERE'S MORE FROM ABC IN WASHINGTON.
Return to Story IndexCLINTON ELECTION COVERAGE
HER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS HAVE NO OTHER DETAILS.
Return to Story IndexCAMPAIGN PLUS
AND.... YOU CAN GET COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE FINAL RESULTS ..RIGHT HERE ON GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. ALSO, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS ON OUR WEBSITE. JUST LOG ON TO WCHS-TV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE CAMPAIGN PLUS ICON.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 7/PROM PICTURES
PUTTING GREENS ARE CALLING...WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT ONE OF WEST VIRGINIA'S FINEST. AND, DOUG HARLOW WILL HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST. AS WE HEAD TO BREAK...HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF YOUR PROM PICTURES...YOU'RE WATCHING GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA...
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 IndexTHE RAVEN OPENS
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR....IT'S THE RAVEN GOLF CLUB AT SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN. THE RAVEN IS BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED IN THE ALLEGHENY FOOTHILLS... IN ADDITION TO THE 18-HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE, THE RAVEN IS HOME TO A DRIVING RANGE, PUTTING GREEN, FULL-SERVICE PRO SHOP, AS WELL AS THE TASTY RAVEN GRILLE, THE PERFECT SPOT FOR LUNCH OR A COLD DRINK AFTER A DAY ON THE LINKS. THE RAVEN'S SEASON LASTS UNTIL EARLY OCTOBER, FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO MAKE RESERVATIONS, CALL 1-877-441-4FUN.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 8/LUNCHES
BUT FIRST, HERE'S A LOOK AT AREA SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS.
Return to Story IndexSPORTSREPORT
ALLEGATIONS OF NC-DOUBLE-A VIOLATIONS SURROUND THE HUNTINGTON NATIVE.... JOSH LEWIS IS IN NOW WITH MORE...
Return to Story IndexTEASE 9/SCORES
BUT FIRST, HERE'S SOME BIRTHDAY WISHES WE WANT TO PASS ALONG THIS MORNING.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 10/EVENTS
Return to Story IndexFLORIDA BRUSH FIRES
A FIRE IN VOLUSIA COUNTY HAS BURNED BETWEEN 500 AND 600 ACRES. ABOUT 400 HOMES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR DAYTONA BEACH ARE UNDER A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER AND 200 MORE HOMES ARE UNDER A VOLUNTARY ORDER. A FIRE NEAR COCOA HAS BURNED MORE THAN 100 ACRES AND FORCED EVACUATIONS OF ABOUT 100 TO 200 HOMES. HEAVY SMOKE FROM ANOTHER FIRE IN MALABAR FORCED AUTHORITIES TO CLOSE PART OF INTERSTATE 95, THE MAJOR EAST COAST CORRIDOR.
Return to Story IndexAUSTRALIA SHARK ATTACK
JASON CULL WAS SWIMMING SATURDAY WHEN A *SIXTEEN* FOOT SHARK GRABBED HIM BY THE LEG AND DRAGGED HIM UNDER WATER. CULL SAYS HE SAW A DARK SHADOW NEAR HIM AND THOUGHT IT WAS A DOLPHIN. ONCE HE REALIZED IT WAS A SHARK, HE BEGAN ATTACKING THE ANIMAL. CULL IS IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER HAVING SURGERY. THERE ARE ABOUT FIFTEEN SHARK ATTACKS A YEAR IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS.
Return to Story IndexMOTHER'S DAY IN IRAQ
BUT FOR MOTHER'S IN BAGHDAD THEY MADE THE BEST OF IT. MORE THAN 60 MOTHERS IN UNIFORM WERE TREATED TO A MUCH-DESERVING SPA DAY. ABOUT TEN VOLUNTEERS GAVE THEM MANICURES, PEDICURES, FACIALS AND EVEN MASSAGES. THE DAY WAS ORGANIZED BY TWO SISTERS, ONE OF THEM SERVING IN BAGHDAD, THE OTHER A CIVILIAN IN BALTIMORE.
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AND, DOUG HARLOW WILL HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST.....YOU'RE WATCHING GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA...WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!
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THOSE STORIES AND A CHECK OF YOUR WORK WEEK FORECAST IS STRAIGHT AHEAD.
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WELCOME TO GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. AND, I'M PATRICK McMURTRY. IT'S MONDAY, MAY 12TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
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TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS CAR...COMPLETELY CRUSHED AFTER THIS VERY LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED BY THE HIGH WINDS. AROUND THE AREA MUCH OF THE SAME...FALLING TREES BLOCKING ROADS... SO FAR HOWEVER NO REPORTS OF INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER.
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IN CHAPMANVILLE, LARGE TREES LIKE THIS ONE WERE BLOWN OVER INTO YARDS AND ROADS. STOP LIGHTS WERE DARK AS WINDS KNOCKED OUT POWER, PARALYZING PARTS OF THE TOWN. A-E-P CREWS WERE OUT MOST OF THE DAY TRYING TO GET THE POWER BACK ON. THEY SAY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU DON'T TOUCH THE LINES BECAUSE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. DURING THE WORST PART OF THE STORM... MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND HOMES WERE WITHOUT POWER.
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SEN. BARACK OBAMA WILL BE AT THE CIVIC CENTER AT 12:15 P.M. THIS IS THE ONLY VISIT FOR OBAMA SINCE MARCH 20, WHEN HE CAMPAIGNED IN WEST VIRGINIA FOR THE FIRST TIME. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 10:30...THE EVENT IS FREE BUT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET.
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TODAY, THE FORMER FIRST LADY WILL HOLD A SERIES OF RALLIES. SHE WILL GO TO WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEAR FORK AT NOON. AT 3:00 PM SHE'LL HOLD A RALLY AT THE LOGAN FIELD HOUSE. SHE'LL END HER DAY AT FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY. DUE TO WIDESPREAD POWEROUTAGES...HER PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED STOP AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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HER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS HAVE NO OTHER DETAILS.
Return to Story IndexCAMPAIGN PLUS
AND.... YOU CAN GET COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE FINAL RESULTS ..RIGHT HERE ON GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. ALSO, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS ON OUR WEBSITE. JUST LOG ON TO WCHS-TV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE CAMPAIGN PLUS ICON.
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19-YEAR OLD RASHAWN HARLESS WAS TAKEN TO CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. AS BRYANT SOMERVILLE REPORTS , POLICE HAD THEIR HANDS FULL NOT ONLY WITH THE SUSPECT ... BUT WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. (19:32:29 - has not died yet) BUT THE SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A STANDOFF WITH HUNTINGTON POLICE IS IN THE HOSPITAL; AFTER BEING SHOT; EVEN THOUGH ITS UNCLEAR IF THE WOUND WAS FROM POLICE; OR HIMSELF. ACCORDING TO HUNTINGTON POLICE THE SUSPECT WAS CONFRONTED AT A LOCAL SPEEDWAY; AFTER CUSTOMERS TOLD POLICE HE HAD A GUN. POLICE SAY HE THEN RAN TRYING TO ESCAPE. AND THATS WHEN THINGS TURNED VIOLENT. THEN; THE SHOOTING STOPPED; AND HOLBROOK SAYS LOCAL POLICE; AND SWAT; DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SURROUNDING THE AREA; AS WELL AS KEEPING ONLOOKERS BACK; TO A SAFE DISTANCE. THE SWAT TEAM THEN MOVED IN; AND MOMENTS LATER CAME BACK OUT; HOLBROOK SAYS THEY FOUND THE SUSPECT STILL ALIVE; BUT WOULD NOT COMMENT ON HIS CONDITION. IN HUNTINGTON BRYANT SOMERVILLE EYEWITNESS NEWS. BOTH MARSHALL POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE CHASE ARE NOW ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
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ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS...THE INVESTIGATION COST MORE THAN 31-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE W-V-U FOUNDATION PAID FOR THE ENTIRE AMOUNT-- NOT TAX PAYER MONEY. 31-THOUSAND, IS MORE THAN IT WOULD COST AN AVERAGE IN-STATE RESIDENT TO EARN THE DEGREE. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE VALIDITY OF THE GOVERNOR'S DAUGHTERS' DEGREE, CAME AFTER SHE STATED ON HER RESUME, AFTER A PROMOTION, THAT SHE HELD THE MBA- WHEN SHE DID NOT. A PITTSBURGH NEWSPAPER CHECKING HER CREDENTIALS UNCOVERED THE PROBLEM.
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THEY'VE SCHEDULED A MAY 14TH UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY MEETING TO ONCE AGAIN CALL FOR THE RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT MIKE GARRISON. ORDINARILY, THE ASSEMBLY MEETS JUST ONCE A YEAR, TO HEAR THE PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS.
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STARTING TODAY, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU MORE TO MAIL A LETTER. THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE WILL RAISE RATES AGAIN, PUSHING THE PRICE OF A FIRST-CLASS LETTER TO 42 CENTS FROM 41 CENTS. POSTCARD STAMPS ALSO WILL INCREASE BY A PENNY, TO 27 CENTS. FOREVER STAMPS, INTRODUCED LAST YEAR, REMAIN VALID AT THEIR PURCHASE PRICE THROUGHOUT ANY FUTURE POSTAGE INCREASES. HERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS, THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL SWITCH EXPRESS MAIL TO A ZONE-BASED SYSTEM, SO CUSTOMERS WILL PAY LESS WHEN THEY SHIP TO AREAS NEARBY.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 12/PROM PICTURES
IT'S FROM APRIL PAULEY OF YAWKEY. AND, DOUG HARLOW WILL HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST. AS WE HEAD TO BREAK...HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF YOUR PROM PICTURES...YOU'RE WATCHING GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA...
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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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IT'S FROM APRIL PAULEY OF YAWKEY. IT'S A PICTURE OF THE JUVENILE DIABETES WALK FOR A CURE...TEAM "MARIAH'S MIRACLE MAKERS". THIS IS TEAM SPONSORED MARIAH MITCHELL OF SOD...THEY ALSO CAUGHT ONE OF OUR VIDEOGRAPHERS HARD AT WORK TOO... APRIL, THANKS FOR SENDING US YOUR PHOTOGRAPH. GET YOUR CAMERAS OUT IF YOU WANT TO SEND US ONE OF YOUR SNAP SHOTS.
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IT'S SNAP SHOTS IN CARE OF WCHS-TV, 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE ZIP CODE IS 25301. INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOP IF YOU WANT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH RETURNED. IF YOU PREFER TO SEND IT VIA E-MAIL, SEND YOUR JPEGs TO GMWV@WCHSTV-DOT-COM.
Return to Story IndexWEST TEST STARTS
THEY'LL BE HAVE AN IMPORTANT TEST ALL THIS WEEK. THE WES-TEST WILL BE UNDERWAY STARTING TODAY....THE TEST MEASURES THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS... IDENTIFYING ACADEMIC STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. TEACHERS WILL USE THE TEST TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS DO BETTER IN SCHOOL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE... LOG ON TO WESTEST-dot-K12-dot-WV-dot-US. WESTEST STANDS FOR WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS TEST.
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BUT FIRST, HERE'S A LOOK AT AREA SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS.
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SEN. BARACK OBAMA WILL BE AT THE CIVIC CENTER AT 12:15 P.M. THIS IS THE ONLY VISIT FOR OBAMA SINCE MARCH 20, WHEN HE CAMPAIGNED IN WEST VIRGINIA FOR THE FIRST TIME. DOORS WILL OPEN AT 10:30...THE EVENT IS FREE BUT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET.
Return to Story IndexCLINTON EVENTS
TODAY, THE FORMER FIRST LADY WILL HOLD A SERIES OF RALLIES. SHE WILL GO TO WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEAR FORK AT NOON. AT 3:00 PM SHE'LL HOLD A RALLY AT THE LOGAN FIELD HOUSE. SHE'LL END HER DAY AT FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY. DUE TO WIDESPREAD POWEROUTAGES...HER PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED STOP AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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MATTER WHAT HAPPENS." BUT, SHE SAYS IT'S NOT OVER UNTIL THE LADY IN THE PANTSUIT SAYS IT IS... HERE'S MORE FROM ABC IN WASHINGTON.
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HER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS HAVE NO OTHER DETAILS.
Return to Story IndexCAMPAIGN PLUS
AND.... YOU CAN GET COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE FINAL RESULTS ..RIGHT HERE ON GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA. ALSO, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS ON OUR WEBSITE. JUST LOG ON TO WCHS-TV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE CAMPAIGN PLUS ICON.
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BUT FIRST, HERE'S SOME BIRTHDAY WISHES WE WANT TO PAST ALONG THIS MORNING.
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DOUG, ???? DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS
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FOR CONTINUING LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE MAKE SURE TO TUNE INTO OUR SISTER STATION FOX 11 IN JUST TWO MINUTES. WITH JUNE WEDDINGS AHEAD....WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE BRIDE AND GROOM. HAVE A GREAT MORNING.
Return to Story IndexHUNT STANDOFF
19-YEAR OLD RASHAWN HARLESS WAS TAKEN TO CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. HE IS IN SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION. POLICE SAY A CONFRONTATION BEGAN AT THE SPEEDWAY ON HAL GREER BOULEVARD AROUND FIVE OCLOCK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON; AFTER CUSTOMERS INSIDE TOLD POLICE THAT A MAN HAD A GUN. POLICE THEN CHASED AFTER HARLESS; AND CORNERED HIM ON THE FIFTEEN HUNDRED BLOCK OF SEVENTH AVENUE. THE SUSPECT THEN FIRED SHOTS AT POLICE WHO RETURNED FIRE. HUNTINGTON POLICE CHIEF SKIP HOLBROOK SAYS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SWAT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SURROUNDING THE AREA; AND KEEPING RESIDENTS AT A SAFE DISTANCE.
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IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED IF THE SUSPECT'S GUNSHOT WOUND WAS FROM POLICE OR HIMSELF; BOTH MARSHALL POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING ARE NOW ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
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