Day: April 4, 2013 Archives


ThursdayApril 4, 2013

Streaking Mountaineers visit Baylor

Left-handers leading the way as WVU prepares for Big 12's best ballclubs.

Seat belt bill closer to final passage

Senate Judiciary Committee forwards House bill to full Senate for passage.

Mingo leaders: Slain sheriff waged war on drug trade

County commissioners, Williamson police chief praise Eugene Crum's work in making drug arrests and shutting down pill mills.

Maynard faces first-degree murder charge

State Police believe Glock .40 caliber handgun used in killing of Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum.

House is a question mark for racino bill

Proposed temporary fee reduction for table games licenses depends on what the delegates do over the next week.

Remembering UBB mine explosion three years later

Friday marks the third anniversary of the blast that killed 29

GOP delegates say session full of “missed opportunities”

Minority party frustrated with lack of movement on its issues.

HEPC Chair says Commission should have more oversight, not less

A proposed bill now pending in the House would give Marshall and WVU more freedom.

Crum’s widow appointed interim sheriff

Visitation slated for Saturday at Mingo Central High School, with funeral at the same site Sunday.

Sexting bill now in the hands of the Senate

The legislation would make it illegal for teens to send nude photos over the Internet

Gandee 911 call released

Friend of 'Buckwild' star makes the heartbreaking call

Woman dead after car hits church

Woman dies in early morning accident in Charleston

Gold and Blue Now: Friday, April 5

In this edition of Gold and Blue Now, Shannon Dawson discusses the quarterback battle, and we hear from offensive and defensive assistants after the seventh spring practice.

Sheriff’s shooting is an affront to all West Virginians

When Mingo County Delegate Harry Keith White learned of the cold-blooded murder of his friend, Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum, he said, “It’s just a sad, sad day for Mingo County and the state of West Virginia.” It is indeed, and in more ways than one. Crum was a husband, father and grandfather.  He had