The case of the missing piglet
Jon “Punnyman” Le brought us the case of the missing downtown piglet. Somebody stole the bronze little pig that sits with a big mama pig that all the tourists “ride” underneath the Vance Monument. Le played the story pretty straight, talking to people who miss the little piggy and talking to an Urban Trail spokeswoman who was pretty sad about the theft.
The sculpture installation has had its share of troubles. A few years back, a crazy driver ran into the sculptures and the mama pig had to be taken in for some restoration work.
The fugitive files
WLOSers, ever on the quest for more crime news, have gone back to a tried-and-true winner – the Mountains Most Wanted. Only this time, they’ve jazzed it up. It’s the Mountains Most Wanted: Fugitive Files. Last week, WLOSers went down to Henderson County and teamed up with the camera hog of a sheriff down there to profile six or seven fugitives. They flash their mug and tell what they’re wanted for, then they show some deputies standing by next to phones and encourage people to call in tips on where to find these criminals.
WLOSers on Friday said their viewers helped the department arrest a couple of the suspects. And Holly Headache, who brought us the story, said they’re going to continue the Fugitive Files. Next week, they’ll profile some Buncombe punks.
In other news…
Sheraldo says that if you live on the second floor of a building, you should have an aluminum escape ladder, which could have come in handy for those in the Spruce Hill Apts. out in Haw Creek that burned earlier this week. Nobody was hurt in that fire, but some people had to be lowered out of a second-story apartment… And Charu actually talked to a guy on camera who said a preacher charged with molesting young children some 30 years ago should be suspended from his job as a preacher at a Transylvania County church.
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WLOS did the first "Fugitive Files" a while back (over a month I’d say). Pat Simon went and hung out with media whore Sheriff Rick Davis and some other cops in a room with people answering phones.
I’m surprised there was such a hiatus since they said it was "successful" last time. But I’ll change the channel if I have to see Sheriff Davis every other day.
I think the fire department should provide escape ladders to their firemen so they don’t twist any more knees when they jump out of their trucks. I can’t even fathom why you would report that as the only injury from a fire anyway. I’m sure that poor guy won’t hear the end of it from his colleagues.
There were a couple classic moments this week(end): Susan Mundy was "attacked" by a bee while she was reporting live on a morning or noon show later in the week. And Julie Wunder said Old Fart (instead of Old Fort) during one of Saturday’s shows.
The Sinclair Station in Columbus does "fugitive files" too. Must be a cookie cutter franchise story.