Day: September 13, 2016 Archives


TuesdaySeptember 13, 2016

Police searching for escaped inmate from Huntington Work Release Center

According to information from the West Virginia Division of Corrections, Jesse Julian, 37, was last seen at the Steak Escape restaurant in Huntington. He escaped while on break.

WorkForce WV: Unemployment rate stays the same in August

According to data released Tuesday by WorkForce WV, West Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 5.7 percent in August.

Fairmont man faces life in prison after conviction of wife’s murder

Jeffrey Lynn Hovatter faces life in prison after having been found guilty of first-degree murder in Nancy Shaw's death.

First public meeting held in Clendenin on flood Hazard Mitigation Grant

The public meetings continue Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Elkview Middle School and Thursday at 6 p.m. at Alderson City Hall.

WVSSAC HS Football Playoff Ratings: Week 4

Official high school football ratings from the WVSSAC.

HS football photo gallery: Logan 40, Lincoln County 13

Logan defeated Lincoln County 40-13 in Week 3 of the high school football season.

HS football photo gallery: Musselman 40, Jefferson 15

Musselman defeated Jefferson 40-15 in Week 3 of the high school football season.

Family struggles with young boy’s death

Grandmother, uncle don't believe Jack Grubb meant to take his own life.

Sugar Grove to be ‘re-offered’ after initial winning bidder bows out

GSA will conduct more traditional bid opening later this year for former Naval base.

Numbers Mean Little in Week Four!

As we enter week number four of the high school football regular season, a lot of folks will see the rankings put out by the WVSSAC this week and probably think one of two things:  one, their team is in the playoffs, or two, their team’s season is over!  Either way, both will be wrong!

West Virginia man avoids prison time for Statue of Liberty bomb threat

Jason Paul Smith, 43, is free with time served.

Dominion lockout of union hits one-week mark

"We were more than willing to stay working until the company locked us out," Bradford said.

Watch: Holgorsen saw motivation lapse against Youngstown State

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Here’s video from Dana Holgorsen’s news conference Tuesday, in which he mentions “cornbread” and “loafs” but not loaves of cornbread. The Mountaineers have a bye week, some but not all of which will be spent prepping for BYU.

Calhoun schools close due to mandatory EPA testing

Schools close Tuesday after complaint stated ceiling tiles at Calhoun Middle High School may contain asbestos.

Barbour County woman takes brother’s cancer story to Capitol Hill

Annette Fetty-Santilli joined hundreds of cancer survivors, patients and volunteers in Washington, D.C. to lobby for the prioritization of cancer research funding.

Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” is a low blow

Earlier this year, Hillary Clinton tried to demonstrate that she planned to fight for West Virginia coal miners, despite her statement that she was going to put a lot of coal companies out of business. During a visit to Williamson, when she was asked directly by out-of-work miner Bo Copley about her words, she said,

The Blitz Podcast: Week 4

Garrett Cullen and Fred Persinger put a cap on Week 3 of the year and look ahead to some key games in Week 4.