27 FIRST NEWS AT 11, Monday, 9/10/01
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CONSTRUCTION
GOOD EVENING.
GINA MARINELLI HAS THE NIGHT OFF.
I'M TOM HOLDEN.
NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IS ON THE RISE THIS SUMMER.
BUT ALONG WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMES AN INCREASE IN WHAT SOME CALL AN EASY CRIME.
LENISE LIGON EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN AVOID FALLING VICTIM TO IT.
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CONSTRUCTION-C
BUYING A NEW HOME CAN BE EXCITING - BUT IMAGINE THE DESPAIR WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOU'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF BEFORE YOUR HOUSE IS EVEN COMPLETE.
OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOUR BUILDING NEW HOME UNOCCUPIED QUALITY NEW MERCHANDISE AND I SUPPOSE THE FACT THAT WE'RE IN A SLIGHT DOWN TURN OF THE ECONOMY, YOUR GOING TO SEE AN INCIDENT OF IT.
OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE NOT SURPRISED. HOME CONSTRUCTION THEFTS ARE A FACELESS CRIME - MOST THIEVES ARE IN AND OUT. BUT MAHONING COUNTY POLICE SAY THEY'RE CRACKING DOWN. JUST LAST WEEK - TWO MEN WERE ARRESTED
WE WERE ABLE TO BASICALLY CATCH THEM IN THE ACT TRYING TO REMOVE A TOOL TRAILER OUT OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.
AND THESE GUYS AREN'T JUST STEALING FROM MILLION DOLLAR HOMES THEY'RE TAKING ANYTHING THEY CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON. FROM BRICKS RIGHT DOWN TO MOUNTED JACUZZIS.
BUT WHO PAYS FOR THE CRIME?
WITH THE BUILDERS RISK INSURANCE AND MAKING SURE THE CONTRACTOR HAS IT IT'S GOING TO COVER YOU IN THAT REGARD.
THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION SAY THEY CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF RISK INSURANCE. IF THE BUILDER DOESN'T HAVE IT - YOU MIGHT BE STUCK PAYING FOR THE LOSS.
IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT ANYONE IS SAFE YOU NEED TO HAVE THOSE LOCKS, YOU NEED TO HAVE THE BUILDERS INSURANCE AND YOU NEED TO BE TAKING CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY AT ALL TIME.
LENISE LIGON REPORTING 27FIRST NEWS.
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CONSTRUCTION-T
A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE MAHONING COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CRIMES ARE NOT TARGETED TO ONE SPECIFIC AREA -- ADDING THAT ANYWHERE THERE IS NEW CONSTRUCTION - THERE'S THE RISK OF CRIME.
TO ELIMINATE THEFTS, POLICE SAY ANYONE SEEN AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE DURING OFF HOURS WILL BE ASKED FOR IDENTIFICATION. IF CAUGHT WITH STOLEN PROPERTY THEY WILL BE PROSECUTED.
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STANDOFF
MAKING NEWS COUNTY-BY-COUNTY:
OUT OF LAWRENCE COUNTY:
THE MAN ACCUSED OF A WEEKEND STABBING IS IN CUSTODY TONIGHT.
WILLIAM LEE BOBBERT TURNED HIMSELF IN TO HIS ATTORNEY EARLIER THIS EVENING.
POLICE ARRESTED HIM ON A WARRANT AT THE NEW CASTLE OFFICE.
THE MAN WHO WAS STABBED, GEORGE HECKATHORNE IS BEING TREATED AT A PITTSBURGH HOSPITAL.
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BRYANT
THIS MAN APPEARED IN A TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTROOM TODAY ON CHARGES OF PANDERING SEXUALLY ORIENTED MATERIAL TO AN 8-YEAR OLD BOY.
26-YEAR-OLD RANDALL BRYANT OF POLAND PLED NOT GUILTY TO THE CHARGES.
POLICE SAY THAT BRYANT STOPPED THE BOY NEAR HIS HOME LAST THURSDAY -- IN WEATHERSFIELD. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER -- AND JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY -- POLICE FOUND THE PAIR -- SITTING IN BRYANT'S CAR. BRYANT ALLEGEDLY ENTICED THE CHILD INTO HIS CAR BY PROMISING TO BUY HIM A FROG.
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STRANGERS
THIS LATEST CASE OF CHILD ENTICEMENT IS ANOTHER REMINDER THAT CHILDREN NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW.
RESOURCE OFFICER MICHAEL WILSON HAS BEEN TEACHING CHILDREN IN THE NILES SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TALKING TO STRANGERS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. HE DOES IT THROUGH THE SAFETY PUP PROGRAM.WILSON STARTS WHEN KIDS ARE IN PRESCHOOL.AND USES A VARIETY OF METHODS TO GET HIS POINT ACROSS INCLUDING COLORING BOOKS, MAGIC AND VIDEO TAPES.BUT SAYS WITH THE NUMBER OF ABDUCTIONS INCREASING EVERY DAY.IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO BECOME INVOLVED EARLY.
THE "STRANGER DANGER" PROGRAM IS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE VALLEY.
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FUNDING
WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATING OHIO'S CHILDREN, THE DEVILISH QUESTION IS "WHO PAYS?"
LAST WEEK, THE OHIO SUPREME COURT RULED THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHOULD PROVIDE MORE FUNDING FOR POOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THAT COULD COST AN EXTRA 500-MILLION DOLLARS. MOST LAWMAKERS WON'T EVEN CONSIDER RAISING TAXES. HOWEVER, SOME THINK THE MONEY MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IF THE STATE LEGALIZED MORE FORMS OF GAMBLING.
OHIO VOTERS REJECTED A STATEWIDE REFERENDUM FIVE YEARS AGO THAT WOULD HAVE LEGALIZED RIVERBOAT GAMBLING. GAMBLING OPPONENTS SAY THEY'D EXPECT THE SAME OUTCOME TODAY.
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LTV FUNDS
OHIO IS OFFERING STATE DOLLARS TO A STRUGGLING STEEL MILL.
GOVERNOR BOB TAFT IS OFFERING LTV STEEL 14-MILLION DOLLARS TO ASSIST WITH THE COMPANY'S RESTRUCTURING PLAN.
IN A STATEMENT -- TAFT WRITES -- THAT HE IS PLEASED TO OFFER THE LOAN GUARANTEE TO LTV AS PART OF A CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO MAINTAIN LTV'S HISTORIC PRESENCE IN OHIO." HE ADDS THAT HE REMAINS COMMITTED TO HELPING THE STATE'S STEEL WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PRESERVING THE STEEL INDUSTRY.
THE MONEY MUST STILL BE APPROVED BY THE STATE CONTROLLING BOARD.
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BIRDS
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN MAHONING COUNTY -- HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO PUT AN END TO CONFUSION OVER WHAT TO DO WITH DEAD BIRDS FOUND IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
CROWS AND BLUE JAYS ARE THE SPECIES MOST AFFECTED BY THE WEST NILE VIRUS -- WHICH CAN CAUSE FATAL ILLNESS IN HUMANS, AS WELL. BUT THE DISTRICT BOARD OF HEALTH SAYS THE VIRUS IS TRANSMITTED BY MOSQUITOS, SO HUMANS CANNOT GET IT BY TOUCHING THE BIRDS. THEY SAY IT IS SAFE TO BAG THE DEAD BIRDS AND TAKE THEM TO THE HEALTH DISTRICT -- OR YOU CAN CALL THEM.
THIS IS THE NUMBER FOR THE MAHONING COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT. IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY, CALL YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SO FAR, ONLY ONE BIRD IN OUR VALLEY HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS.
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MOLDY HOUSE
A FOLLOW-UP NOW TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU SIX MONTHS AGO.
LAST SPRING -- TOXIC MOLDS CONTAMINATED THE HOME OF A NILES FAMILY -- AND TODAY -- THEY LOOKED ON AS WRECKING CREWS DEMOLISHED IT.
THE PAVOLILLO FAMILY WAS FORCED FROM THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE MOLD INSIDE WAS MAKING THEM SICK.
THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO DESTROY ALL OF THE POSSESSIONS INSIDE AND OUT.
THE FAMILY WILL BE GETTING A MODULAR HOME ON A LOT NEXT TO THE ORIGINAL HOUSE.
IN THE MEANTIME -- A FUND HAS BEEN SET UP TO HELP THE PAVOLILLO'S.
IF YOU 'D LIKE TO DONATE -- CONTACT ANY FARMER'S NATIONAL BANK.
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LIBERTY POLICE
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP POLICE ARE HOPING FOR A FRESH START.
AT A CEREMONY TONIGHT -- ANTHONY SLIFKA WAS SWORN IN AS THE NEW CHIEF OF POLICE.
HE WAS APPOINTED BY TRUSTEES IN AUGUST TO REPLACE MICHAEL PILOLLI WHO RESIGNED BACK IN APRIL.
PILOLLO DECIDED TO LEAVE AFTER A REPORT BY THE OHIO "POLICE-CHIEFS" ASSOCIATION CALLED THE DEPARTMENT "DYSFUNCTIONAL."
SLIFKA IS A HUBBARD NATIVE WITH OVER 13 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS AN OFFICER -- INCLUDING FOUR YEARS AS CHIEF OF POLICE IN FAIRBORN, OHIO.
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TASKFORCE
A SPECIAL GROUP OF LAW ENFORCERS GOT A PAT ON THE BACK TODAY.
STATE LEGISLATORS FROM OUR AREA HONORED THE MAHONING VALLEY DRUG TASK FORCE.
IT'S A JOINT FORCE OF LOCAL POLICE AND FEDERAL AGENTS WHO TACKLE SOME OF THE MORE DIFFICULT CASES.
LAST WEEK, THE TASK FORCE COMPLETED A 20-MONTH INVESTIGATION, BUSTING UP A SUSPECTED HEROIN RING THAT STRETCHED FROM HERE TO NEW YORK.
THE MAHONING VALLEY DRUG TASK FORCE HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1987.
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WXTEASE
THANKS DON.
ALSO ON THE WAY TONIGHT:
A 24 HOUR MANHUNT ENDS VIOLENTLY -- THE LATEST ON THE SEARCH FOR AN ALLEGED MASS MURDERER.
AND: CONGRESSMAN GARY CONDIT CAN BREATHE A LITTLE EASIER TONIGHT.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHY.
YOU'RE WATCHING 27 FIRST NEWS AT 11 -- THE VALLEY'S NUMBER ONE NEWSTEAM.
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MEDMATTERS
MEDICAL MIRACLES ARE OFTEN THE RESULT OF A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT.
SCIENTISTS DEPEND ON PEOPLE VOLUNTEERING TO BE SO-CALLED 'GUINEA PIGS.'
CATHERINE BOSLEY HAS MORE ON CLINICAL TRIALS IN TONIGHT'S MEDICAL MATTERS.
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MEDMATTERS-C
LATELY THERES BEEN QUITE A BIT IN THE NEWS ABOUT CLINICAL TRIALS- WHICH
ARE BASICALLY EXPERIMENTS TO SEE IF A NEW TREATMENT WILL WORK OR NOT.
- THE REASON FOR THE NEWS- SOME VOLUNTEERS HAVE DIED OR BEEN
HARMED BY TAKING PART IN THESE TRIALS.
AND ITS NOT JUST PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS WHO TAKE PART IN
TRIALS- OPEN ANY NEWSPAPER AND ODDS ARE YOULL SEE ADS RECRUITING HEALTHY
PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN THESE EXPERIMENTS.
NOW EVEN THOUGH- MOST CLINICAL TRIALS ARE VERY SAFE- THERE ARE
SOME QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK BEFORE SIGNING UP. SUCH AS:
WHATS MY OBLIGATION? SOME STUDIES LAST YEARS AND CAN REQUIRE
COUNTLESS TRIPS TO THE DOCTOR.
YOULL ALSO WANT TO KNOW: WILL IT HURT- FOR EXAMPLE- SHOTS OR
BLOODWORK OR SCANS OR BIOPSIES.
WHAT HARM COULD COME TO ME? WHATS THE DANGER- NOW OR IN THE
FUTURE?
AND HERES AN IMPORTANT ONE- IF YOU WOULD GET SICK FROM A
TREATMENT- WHO FOOTS THE BILL- SOME TRIALS SAY YOUR OWN HEALTH INSURANCE
WILL HAVE TO PICK UP THE TAB.
FINALLY - IF YOU HAVE AN ILLNESS SUCH AS CANCER- AND YOURE
WILLING TO UNDERGO EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT- YOU CAN CALL OR GO ONLINE TO
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY FOR A
LISTING OF LEGITIMATE TRIALS TAKING PLACE,
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SEX STUDY
SOME DISTURBING NEWS ABOUT AMERICA'S CHILDREN.
"WE ESTIMATE BETWEEN 300,000 AND 400,000 CHILDREN, 90% OF WHOM ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS, ARE INVOLVED ANNUALLY IS CHILD, SEXUALLY EXPLOITIVE ACTIVITIES, CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION ACTIVITIES."
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA RESEARCHERS SAY KIDS ARE BEING FORCED INTO COMMERCIAL SEX -- LIKE PROSTITUTION OR PORNOGRAPHY. THE MOST AT RISK: RUNAWAYS, THE HOMELESS -- OR TEENS THROWN OUT OF THEIR HOUSE. THE CHIEF AUTHOR OF THE REPORT CALLS CHILD EXPLOITATION 'THE NATION'S LEAST RECOGNIZED EPIDEMIC.'
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SACRAMENTO
MAKING NEWS ACROSS AMERICA:
A VIDEOTAPE MADE SHORTLY BEFORE A FORMER SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA SECURITY GUARD KILLED HIMSELF -- OFFERS A CHILLING LOOK AT THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING FIVE PEOPLE.
20-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH FERGUSON SAYS THE SLAYINGS "SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH TO LAST ABOUT A WEEK ON THE NEWS." FERGUSON RECENTLY LOST HIS JOB AND HIS GIRLFRIEND. SHE WAS ONE OF THE SHOOTING VICTIMS.
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BYRD
THE ELECTROCUTION OF AN OHIO MAN HAS BEEN DELAYED.
TODAY A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT POSTPONED JOHN BYRD'S WEDNESDAY EXECUTION.
THE NEW DATE IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 18TH.
BYRD IS SET TO DIE FOR THE 1983 STABBING DEATH OF A CINCINNATI MAN.
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ELECTRIC CHAIR
IF BYRD IS EXECUTED -- IT COULD MARK THE LAST TIME THE ELECTRIC CHAIR IS USED.
WHEN STATE LAWMAKERS RETURN TO WORK TOMORROW -- THEY'LL CONSIDER GETTING RID OF IT. MANY OHIO PRISON OFFICIALS SAY THERE'S NO NEED TO USE THE 104-YEAR OLD CHAIR -- WHEN LETHAL INJECTION IS AVAILABLE.
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CONDIT
A CALIFORNIA GRAND JURY HAS REJECTED A COMPLAINT AGAINST CONGRESSMAN GARY CONDIT.
THE COMPLAINT FILED BY A FLIGHT ATTENDANT CLAIMS CONDIT OBSTRUCTED JUSTICE WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY ASKED HER TO SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THEY DID NOT HAVE AN AFFAIR.
THE GRAND JURY SAYS THEY DECIDED TO TAKE NO ACTION BECAUSE IT WAS FILED IN THE WRONG JURISDICTION.
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DOLE
ELIZABETH DOLE IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE TOMORROW THAT SHE'S ENTERING THE RACE FOR THE U-S SENATE SEAT NOW HELD BY JESSE HELMS.
FOLLOWING THE ANNOUCEMENT -- THERE'S WORD SHE PLANS TO IMMEDIATELY START A 100-COUNTY TOUR OF NORTH CAROLINA.
DOLE HAS SERVED AS SECRETARIES OF THE LABOR AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS, AND WAS THE HEAD OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
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WALL STREET
SOME STABILITY ON THE STOCK MARKET TODAY.
STOCKS CLOSED NARROWLY MIXED AMID CONTINUED INVESTOR CAUTION.
THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL WAS DOWN 100 POINTS FOR A TIME BUT CLOSED DOWN JUST A FRACTION, AT 96-HUNDRED-FIVE.
THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE ROSE EIGHT POINTS.
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T-DETMER
IN THE MEANTIME, FORMER BROWNS' QUARTERBACK TY DETMER HAS BEEN NAMED THE LIONS' STARTER FOR NEXT SUNDAY'S GAME AGAINST THE COWBOYS. HE WILL REPLACE CHARLIE BATCH, WHO HAD DISAPPOINTING GAME YESTERDAY. THE LIONS ACQUIRED DETMER IN A TRADE WITH THE BROWNS ON EARLIER THIS MONTH.
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OHIO-STATE
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT MOST OHIO STATE FANS WERE SATISFIED WITH JIM TRESSEL'S DEBUT ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER, MOST PEOPLE ARE STILL QUESTIONING WHY STEVE BELLISARI REMAINS THE TEAM'S STARTING QUARTERBACK. REGARDLESS, THE BUCKEYES WILL HAVE TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT THIS WEEK AGAINST SAN DIEGO STATE.
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K-PAVLIK
FINALLY, YOUNGSTOWN'S KELLY PAVLIK WILL STEP BACK INTO THE RING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH AGAINST DALE WOODS. WHO IS 19- AND 5. THE BOUT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN BELLE TERRE, INDIANA AND WILL BE TELEVISED ON UNIVISION. THIS WILL ALSO BE PAVLIK'S FIRST CAREER PRO FIGHT AS A MIDDLEWEIGHT.
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TOSS
THANKS ROBB! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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WXWRAP
AD LIB WEATHER WRAP WITH DON
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