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 TROOPER MURDERReturn to index of stories... |
A JURY HAS SPENT THE DAY IN COVINGTON DECIDING THE SENTENCE FOR A TEXAS TEENAGER CONVICTED OF MURDERING A TENNESSEE STATE TROOPER. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M TOM BRITT. IT TOOK THE JURY ONLY 30 MINUTES WEDNESDAY TO FIND 18- YEAR OLD ALEJANDRO GAUNA OF AUSTIN, TEXAS GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE SLAYING OF TROOPER CALVIN JENKS. TODAY THE JURY GAVE GAUNA A SENTENCE OF LIFE IN PRISON WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE AFTER 51 YEARS. JENKS WAS SHOT TO DEATH ON A RURAL COUNTY ROAD NEAR COVINGTON IN JANUARY 2007. INVESTIGATORS SAY GAUNA WAS IN WEST TENNESSEE WITH A FRIEND TO SELL DRUGS WHEN THE TROOPER STOPPED THEM FOR SPEEDING IN JANUARY 2007. |
| HEN. CO. NARCOT Return to index of stories... |
FROM HENDERSON COUNTY. A RECENT SEIZURE OF METHAMPHETAMINE HAS COUNTY AND CITY LAW ENFORCEMENT BELIEVING THEY HAVE TAKEN A HUGE SUPPLIER OF THE DRUG OFF THE STREET. ON FRIDAY MAY 9TH, LEXINGTON AND HENDERSON COUNTY NARCOTICS OFFICERS ARRESTED THREE MEN ON CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY TO SELL AND DELIVER METH. THE OFFICERS SEIZED "ICE" A FORM OF METH FROM RUBEN "TACO" SOLIS, EVREN SOLIS AND ISSAC SOLIS. HENDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF BRIAN DUKE SEEMS TO THINK THEY ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST SUPPLIERS IN THE AREA AND THE JOINT EFFORT DEFINITELY IS SLOWING UP SUCH DRUG TRAFFIC FOR A WHILE |
| B-HEN. CO. NARCO Return to index of stories... |
VERBATIM SHERIFF DUKE SAYS EVEN WITH THREE SUPPLIERS UNDER ARREST. HE KNOWS THERE ARE MORE DEALERS OUT THERE AND INVESTIGATORS WILL CONTINUE WORKING HARD TO SLOW UP TRAFFIC EVEN MORE IN THE FUTURE. |
| LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL Return to index of stories... |
AREA LEADERS AND CITIZENS CAME TOGETHER TO HONOR THOSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE LINE OF DUTY. A-B-C SEVEN EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRANDON ARTILES HAS THE STORY. CH.1 NATS NATS: 8:51 - SHOTS.8:52 - CUT TO WIDE SHOT - 8:42 - SHOTS - 8:44 MEMORIAL DAY.IS A DAY EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO SACRIFICED OVERSEAS. TODAY REMEMBERED THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED ON OUR STREETS. CH. 2 BITES BITE: 6:00 "AND ON A DAY LIKE THIS.TO SEE THE FAMILIES.THAT GAVE EVERYTHING." 6:07 NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBERS THE MORE THAN 18-THOUSAND MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THROUGH OUR NATION'S HISTORY. MADISON COUNTY MAYOR JIMMY HARRIS WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT A LOCAL MEMORIAL.ACKNOWLEDGING THE BRAVERY OF OUR AREA'S FINEST. - BOOST CH. 1 FOR NATS - BITE: 17:12 "THERE'S NOT MANY PROFESSIONS IN OUR COUNTRY.POTENTIAL FOR LOSING THEIR LIFE EVERYDAY THEY GO TO WORK." 17:18 UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S A PART OF THE JOB. LIEUTENANT MIKE HOLT, A 23-YEAR J-P-D VETERAN, HAD TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE INVESTIGATION WHEN HIS COLLEAGUE.SERGEANT ANDY BAILEY WAS MURDERED. CH.2 BITES BITE: 14:56 "THAT WAS VERY DIFFICULT.HELPED TRAIN YOU." 15:02 CH.1 NATS NATS: 19:39 CHRISTY LITTLE SINGING - "PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN" 19:42 SEVERAL EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE.JUDGE CHRISTY LITTLE SANG.AND UNION UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DAVID DOCKERY PRAYED. DWANA PUSSER, DAUGHTER OF LEGENDARY SHERIFF BUFORD PUSSER, SAYS SHE WAS BORN AND BAPTIZED INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT.AND SYMPATHIZES WITH THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND PROTECT US. BITE: 13:35 "YOU NEVER KNOW IF THEY'RE COMING HOME OR NOT." 13:39 WHILE WE HONOR THEIR SACRIFICE AND BRAVERY.FOR THEM.IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE. BITE: 17:14 "THE BRAVERY PART OF IT.IS SECONDARY.WE'RE JUST DOING OUR JOB." 17:21 BRANDON ARTILES, A-B-C SEVEN EYEWITNESS NEWS. |
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THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' MEMORIAL DAY IS PART OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. WHICH RUNS THROUGH TOMORROW. |
| GED GRADUATION Return to index of stories... |
THE HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED A NEW PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS INMATES TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION DURING THEIR INCARCERATION. ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ASHLEY HADDOCK HAS MORE ON THE PROGRAM AND A SPECIAL LOOK AT A GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE INMATES. IT'S A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW AND THE HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED AT HOW MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE BACKED THE CONTINUED EDUCATION PROJECT. *SOT IN TODAY'S. COMING BACK TO US. 00 00 19 08 :19 IT WASN'T HARD TO GET THE INMATES INTERESTED IN THE PROGRAM BUT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DID ADD SOME INCENTIVES TO MAKE THE PROGRAM EVEN MORE APPEALING TO THE YOUNG MEN. *SOT IF YOU COMPLETE YOUR GED. 5 OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. 00 00 47 17 :15 FAMILY MEMBERS WAITED ANXIOUSLY DURING THE CEREMONY AND DIDN'T WASTE ANY TIME WRAPPING THEIR ARMS AROUND THEIR LOVED ONES. MEMBERS OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BECAME JUST AS PROUD OF THE YOUNG MEN. *SOT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS. IT'S FINALLY COME TRUE. 00 12 53 20 :20 ASHLEY HADDOCK ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS. |
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THE HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF, MONTE BELEW, HOPES TO SEE THE PROGRAM CONTINUE FOR YEARS TO COME WITH A GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE INMATES IN EACH QUARTER. |
| MILAN COOKING Return to index of stories... |
COOKING HAS BECOME SOMETHING OF A LOST ART. BUT IN ONE GIBSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE LEARNING THE TOTAL COOKING EXPERIENCE.WITH THE HELP OF A CHEF. GINGER TRICE HAS THE STORY. 24:39:16-ITS READY FOR THE OVEN.BON APETITE-43:03 IN A TIME WHEN FAST FOOD IS THE NORM.MOST TEENAGERS DON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME PREPARING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN. 20:55:20-ITS GOING TO BE FABULOUS.THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY LOW FAT ENTREE-21:01:00 BUT MILAN HIGH SCHOOL'S ADULT LIVING CLASS IS DOING JUST THAT.PREPARING LUNCH FOR THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A REAL LIFE CHEF. 17:56:16-THE ONE THING WE'RE DOING HERE.GOD GAVE US-12:28 CHEF MARY SAYS ONE THING PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS THAT THE BEST WAY TO A HEALTHY DIET IS FRESH INGREDIENTS AND A LITTLE MODERATION WITH CERTAIN DISHES. AND ONE THING SHE'S TRYING TO PASS ON TO THE FAST-FOOD GENERATION.MEALS ARE MEANT TO BE ENJOYED. 22:13:25-JULIA CHILDS SAID PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT REALLY GOOD FOOD TASTES LIKE. IT SHOULD TASTE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL-24:08 26:28:17-I WANT TO BE A CHEF.FOOD MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY-40:07 GINGER TRICE.ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS. |
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TEACHERS SAY THE LUNCH STUDENTS PREPARED WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. |
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TENNESSEE'S UNIVERSAL CARDING LAW FOR BEER PURCHASES LASTED LESS THAN A YEAR. GOVERNOR PHIL BREDESEN THIS WEEK SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW THAT CURTAILS ENFORCEMENT OF THE MANDATORY CARDING RULES TO PEOPLE WHO APPEAR TO BE YOUNGER THAN 50 YEARS OLD THE FIRST IN THE NATION CARDING REQUIREMENT APPLIED TO ANYONE BUYING BEER AT SUPERMARKETS AND CONVENIENCE STORES. NO MATTER HOW OLD THEY LOOKED. BEER SALES ARE TRADITIONALLY REGULATED LOCALLY IN TENNESSEE. WHILE LIQUOR SALES ARE REGULATED BY THE STATE. |
| DEPRESSION-PT 2 Return to index of stories... |
TOM, IN PART ONE "DEPRESSION: AMERICA'S DARK SECRET", WE TALKED WITH TWO LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES OF DEPRESSION.AN AILMENT THAT FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS RUNS THE GAMUT FROM MILD TO SEVERE. FOR MANY OF THESE PATIENTS, TREATMENTS CAN VARY. B-ROLL OF CROWDS OF PEOPLE WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SUFFERING FROM DIFFERENT FORMS OF DEPRESSION EACH YEAR, COUNSELORS AND PHYSICIANS ARE BOTH ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES. JIM JONES, A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER WITH PATHWAYS SAYS EACH PERSON WHO COMES IN FOR RELIEF FROM DEPRESSION DOESN'T RECEIVE IDENTICAL TREATMENT. 00:04:27-JONES " WITH EACH PERSON IS GOING TO BE PERSONALIZED.THERE IS NOT ANY ONE WAY TO TREAT DEPRESSION THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. AND HE SAYS SOME TREATMENT IN ADDITION TO PSYCHOTHERAPY INVOLVES PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS. 00:04:35-JONES MEDICATIONS OUT THERE.DO A GREAT JOB. I'M NOT A DOCTOR.BUT WE WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR DOCTORS AND PRACTITIONERS HERE AND THEY WORK WITH THE MEDICATIONS END OF THINGS. BUTTED SOTS 00:05:44 'MEDICATIONS SUCH AS WELBUTRYN, PAXIL, ZOLOFT, LEXIPRO. THESE ARE SOME OF THE MORE COMMON MEDICATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE." CUTAWAY SHOTS OF DOC REEDY VELDON "DOC" REEDY WHOSE PRACTICE MAINLY DEALS WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS SAYS SOME CASES OF DEPRESSION ARE TREATED WITH PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.BUT IS MEDICATION ALONE THE ANSWER FOR TREATING DEPRESSION? 00:00:56-REEDY "NOT ACCORDING TO THE LITERATURE. THE LITERATURE ON THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION.ALL KINDS OF DEPRESSION AND THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF DEPRESSION. BUT THE BEST OVERALL TREATMENT IS A COMBINATION OF USUALLY AN ANTI-DEPRESSANT AND PSYCHOTHERAPY.IN TANDEM.NOT ONE OR THE OTHER. BUTTED SOTS 00:06:21-JONES 'WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO A DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND HAVE HIM PRESCRIBE A MEDICATION AND BOOM.WE'RE BETTER AND I THINK IN SOME CASES THAT COULD END UP BEING THE PROBLEM. B-ROLL OF VARIOUS MEDICATIONS JONES SAYS EVEN TELEVISION ADS PROMOTING PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION HAVE BECOME MORE PREVALENT OVER THE PAST FEW SEVERAL YEARS. 00:07: "THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND IT'S MORE VISUAL OUT THERE. 00:07: "YOU SEE IT ON TV EVERYDAY. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET ON A CHANNEL WITHOUT RUNNING IN TO IT. 02:03: "I THINK IT'S A SIGN IN OUR SOCIETY THAT WE DO WANT A QUICK FIX. PHYSICIANS ARE TRAINED TO ADDRESS SYMPTOMS, RELIEVE SUFFERING. BUTTED SOTS 02:21:04-REEDY 'AGAIN AGGRESSIVE MARKETING BY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES HAVE SAID, HERE'S THE ANSWER. WE HAVE SOME ANTI-DEPRESSANTS. BUTTED SOTS 02:34:07 "WHAT THE LITERATURE SAYS THOUGH IS THAT A PHYSICIAN SHOULD ALSO SAY.I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SOMEONE HERE IN TOWN.A PSYCHOLOGIST. A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER.SOMEONE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF DEPRESSION NOT JUST PROVIDING THE SYMPTOMS". JONES SAYS MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THOSE SUFFERING THE MOST SEVERE CASES OF DEPRESSION. 00:13:09-JONES "CLASSIC EXAMPLE WOULD BE WHAT THEY REFER TO AS MANIC DEPRESSIVE DISORDER OR BI-POLAR.WHERE SOMEBODY HAS EXTREME HIGHS AND LOWS AND THEY HAVE THE MEDICATIONS THAT HELP TO BALANCE THE CHEMICALS WITHIN THE BODY. AND THE HIGHS ARE LESS AND THE LOWS ARE LESS AND IT BRINGS THEM TO A MORE NORMAL BEHAVIOR. REEDY SAYS SOMETIMES A PERSON WHO THINKS THEY RE SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION MAY BE MISDIAGNOSED AND THEN GIVEN AN ANTIDEPRESSANT. 00:11:35-REEDY "I'M A BELIEVER THAT THESE MEDICATIONS HELP MANY PEOPLE. ALL I'M STATING IS THE WE NEED TO LOOK AND BEFORE WE SAY OK, YOUR DEPRESSED, HERE'S A PRESCRIPTION.IT'S LIKE, LET'S REALLY LOOK AT THIS. MANY TIMES THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER, PHYSICIAN DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT. AND THEN I'M HOPING THAT THEY WILL SAY LET'S GIVE YOU SOME RELIEF, BUT I ALSO WANT YOU TO CONTACT THIS PROFESSIONAL AND SEE WHAT'S IS REALLY CAUSING THIS OR REALLY SEE WHAT IS THE DIAGNOSIS. |
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BOTH JONES AND REEDY BOTH AGREE THE BEST WAY TO TREAT DEPRESSION IS WITH COUNSELING AND IF NEEDED, PRESCRIBED MEDICATION. IF YOU THINK YOU MAY BE SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, SEE YOUR DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT WHO CAN THEN REFER YOU TO A LICENSED COUNSELOR. BRAD DOUGLASS, ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS. |
| CONSUMER Return to index of stories... |
A MAJOR CARMAKER ANNOUNCED IT'S RECALLING MORE THAN A HALF MILLION PICKUP TRUCKS FOR A PROBLEM THAT COULD AFFECT THE BRAKES.
AND THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY HAS RELEASED CRASH TEST RATINGS FOR THE SUPER- SMALL SMART CAR. NINETTE SOSA EXPLAINS IN TODAY'S CONSUMER WATCH. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS RECALLING MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND TRUCKS, FOR A DEFECTIVE HOSE THAT COULD AFFECT THE TRUCKS' BRAKES PEOPLE WHO OWN 2005-2006 MODELS OF THE FORD "F-150" AND LINCOLN "MARK L-T" PICK UP TRUCKS WITH 5-POINT-4 LITER, THREE-VALVE ENGINES ARE AFFECTED. SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY A HANDFUL OF MINOR ACCIDENTS REPORTED DUE TO THE PROBLEM, AND NO REPORTED INJURIES. FORD WILL BEGIN SENDING OWNERS NOTICES ABOUT THE RECALL NEXT MONTH, AND FIXING THE TRUCKS AT DEALERSHIPS IN JULY FOR FREE. PROMISING NEWS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SMALLEST CAR CURRENTLY ON THE U-S MARKET. THE "SMART FOR-TWO" IS GETTING HIGH RATINGS FROM THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY IN SOME CRASH TESTS. THE SMART CAR EARNED "GOOD" RATINGS FOR FRONT AND SIDE CRASHES. GOOD IS THE HIGHEST RATING A VEHICLE CAN EARN FROM THE INSTITUTE. THE "FOR TWO" ALSO RECEIVED THE SECOND BEST RATING OF "ACCEPTABLE" FOR ITS WHIPLASH PROTECTION DURING REAR CRASHES. THE INSTITUTE'S PRESIDENT STOPPED SHORT OF GIVING THE "FOR-TWO" THE "TOP SAFETY PICK" RATING BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLY TOO SMALL. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALSO TESTED THE "FOR TWO" AND GAVE THE SMART CAR IT'S HIGHEST RATING OF "FIVE STARS", FOR DRIVER PROTECTION, BUT ONLY "THREE" STARS FOR PASSENGER SAFETY. INTEREST HAS RISEN IN THE SMART CAR LATELY BECAUSE OF FUEL EFFICIENCY. FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M NINETTE SOSA. |
| TEASE SIX Return to index of stories... |
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE STORIES OUR CREWS ARE FOLLOWING FOR ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6. HENDERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES NEED YOUR HELP FINDING THE MAN WHO ROBBED A STORE THERE EARLY THIS MORNING. ALSO.NEW DEVELOPMENTS FROM LAKE COUNTY.IN THE CASE OF A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER ACCUSED OF HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A 16-YEAR-OLD STUDENT. AND IN SPORTS, A LOCAL BOY COMES HOME.TO PLAY BASEBALL FOR UNION. REGGIE WILL HAVE THAT STORY FOR US. SO MAKE SURE YOU JOIN US FOR THESE STORIES TONIGHT ON ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6. |
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