Day: June 12, 2015 Archives


FridayJune 12, 2015

Inmate dies at Mount Olive

Spokesman says inmate attacked staff member before suffering medical emergency.

Armstead urges EPA administrator to consider regulation impact

House Speaker says regulations have resulted in the loss of thousands of jobs.

Fayette County man facing sexual abuse charges

Police say Little League baseball coach sent explicit texts to boys under 14.

Charleston craft beer fans celebrate new law allowing growlers

Black Sheep Burritos and Brews can sell Charleston Brewing Co. growlers once again.

Fayette County schools future on the line in Saturday bond vote

Residents will vote to save schools or agree to pay more taxes to build new ones.

Charges pending in deadly Wood County work zone crash

The DOH worker killed was Randall Bland, 49, a DOH crew supervisor.

Morgantown arson investigations continue

At least three fires considered arson. Investigators spend second day on scene.

State health officials urge parents to check children’s immunization status this summer

Officials raised awareness at a news conference Friday and discussed the importance for school entry shots in West Virginia.

Scuffling Gyorko heads to Triple-A aiming to regain swing, confidence

With a .210 batting average and only two homers this season, the former WVU star is struggling to live up to last year's $35 million extension.

New state laws clear way for elk, growlers

A long lost animal will be returned to the state and the craft beer industry could take off under the laws taking effect in W.Va.

DOH worker killed in work zone accident

Accident happened on U.S. Route 50 in Wood County Thursday afternoon.

James Monroe High JROTC students represent W.Va., lead D-Day parade in France

The 18 cadets were one of the largest group from the United States at the event.

Free fishing weekend in W.Va.

No license required to fish in any W.Va. waters this weekend. DNR hopes family fishing will be enjoyed.

Gold and Blue Now: Friday, June 12

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In the Friday edition of Gold and Blue Now, Garrett Cullen and Brad Howe debate the winners and losers of the conference realignment period which landed WVU in the Big 12 Conference.

Hurricane places four on Class AAA all-state softball first team

The Class AAA all-state softball teams, as selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.

Talkline: Jefferson baseball coach John Lowery

Jefferson baseball coach John Lowery joined MetroNews Talkline to discuss his program's 11th Class AAA state championship.

West Virginia as a Presidential prognosticator

When it comes to picking the winner in Presidential elections, West Virginia has more often than not supported the ultimate victor in the past 30 elections.  Figures compiled by Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, show that Mountain State voters have sided with the rest of the country 77 percent of the time