Day: November 18, 2013 Archives


MondayNovember 18, 2013

Victim identified in Westover deadly fire

Cause of Friday blaze remains under investigation.

Wildfire crews sit down for a home cooked meal

A crew battling the flames in the Monongahela National Forest received a hearty thank you.

Concord responds to the arrests of three football players

All three facing multiple charges in connection with alleged altercation

Ex-Mingo prosecutor had ‘no viable defense’

Michael Sparks pleads guilty to federal crime and now faces up to one year in prison.

Photo gallery II: University 9, Morgantown 3

More photos from University's 9-3 win over Morgantown in the opening round of the playoffs.

WVU women’s visit to Hawaii ends in scuffle

Mike Carey claims heckling fan starts postgame fight on arena floor.

Mazey aims to ‘ramp up’ baseball schedule in 2014

  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — During last month’s groundbreaking for WVU’s new ballpark, baseball coach Randy Mazey emphasized the need to “ramp up the schedule” in his second season. To that aim, the Mountaineers will make two trips to the West Coast in 2014, playing a three-game set at San Diego State in February followed by

As Expected, A Few Upsets in Round One

To have upsets in round one of the high school football playoffs is certainly nothing new.  In 2010, in Class AA #11 Frankfort upset #6 River View and #9 Roane County eliminated #8 Pt. Pleasant while in Class A that year, #9 East Hardy defeated #8 Tucker County.  In 2011, in Class AAA #11 Hurricane

Emergency squads fear funding loss

Proposal to move non-emergency medical transport to the private sector threatens local EMS providers.

Kanawha man pleads guilty to murder

He killed his friend in a drive-by shooting earlier this year.

Multimedia: Upon Further Review

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The MetroNews team of photographers and videographers takes its weekly look inside West Virginia football following the Mountaineers’ seventh loss of the 2013 season snapping it’s run of 11 consecutive bowl game appearances.

Trial begins for man charged with 1974 murders in Marion County

He's one of two men arrested decades after the crimes.

Beam it up: Cancer center construction continues

CAMC Cancer Center celebrates another milestone towards completion.

Regional Jail costs going up because of Drug Courts

Authority Director Joe DeLong tells lawmakers of unintended consequence.

Shortcut turns deadly

Fifth death in recent years recorded.

Firefighters getting upper hand on Monongahela blaze

Sunday's rain helped dampen the forest floor

Monday morning stock report: Sell off on WVU’s bowl hopes

Allan Taylor evaluates West Virginia's embarrassing loss in Lawrence, Kan., where Charlie Weis is smiling and a goal post is missing in the north end zone.

The new normal of Mountaineer football

Over the years, coaches have built up a repertoire of explanations for humiliating defeats: Every loss counts the same.  We’ll learn from this and get better.  Give the other team credit.  We’ll be ready to play next week. The intent is to isolate the loss as a single event, something that can be rationally explained

Photos: Martinsburg 36, Spring Valley 0

​No. 2 Martinsburg (10-1) beat No. 15 Spring Valley (6-5) 36-0 in the opening round of the playoffs.

Photos: Bridgeport 54, Roane County 20

Class AA No. 2 Bridgeport (10-1) defeated No. 15 Roane County (7-4) 54-20 in the opening round of the playoffs.