Day: April 9, 2014 Archives


WednesdayApril 9, 2014

Survey teams finding cooperation

CASPER effort gathering information from households impacted by water emergency.

Pankey-Lucas duo leading thin ranks at offensive tackle

Neither has started a college game at their position, but tandem isn't lacking for confidence.

Kanawha man sentenced for brutal beating

A Witcher Creek woman was kidnapped and tortured in 2012.

Coach likes options new practice period would give

Hurricane High's football coach says schools with early school year start times would be helped.

Teacher charged with sexual assault

Pocahontas County High School former student makes allegations.

Tomblin signs bill to put military spouses back to work

Governor says its one way to help military families adjust to life in the Mountain State

Watch: WVSSAC’s Gary Ray discusses summer practice rule

Gary Ray discusses the WVSSAC board of control's vote to extend the summer practice session for high school sports.

EPA administrator questioned about new emission standards

Gina McCarthy tells Senate committee EPA trying to find "a path forward for coal."

SSAC votes to expand summer practice sessions

Pending State Board of Education approval, the WVSSAC voted to allow teams to practice all summer, except for the week of July 4.

Tax Freedom Day is still more than a week away

An economist with The Tax Foundation talked about the numbers on Wednesday's MetroNews 'Talkline.'

Diffenderfer propels Herd over EKU 7-3

The junior first basemen was 3-for-3 with a homer in the win over Eastern Kentucky.

Tax Freedom Day gets later and later

It’s the time of year when we think more about taxes.  Our completed returns show just how much we paid last year to the government.  Collectively, it’s a big number.  According to the non-partisan Tax Foundation, Americans paid a total of $4.2 trillion in 2013 in federal, state and local taxes. That number will be