Day: October 26, 2016 Archives


WednesdayOctober 26, 2016

Judges’ questions dominate Blankenship appeal hearing

Hearing dealt with whether Blankenship's actions constituted "willful disregard."

North Central: Top 10 rivalry clashes in AAA and AA

A look at Morgantown-University and Bridgeport-Fairmont Senior, among other key games, in Week 10.

Two dozen people face federal drug, gun charges for allegedly operating meth distribution ring

The indictments were announced Wednesday by U.S. Attorney Bill Ihlenfeld.

Clay County Schools chooses new interim superintendent

Joe Paxton, the current assistant superintendent, will start the new job in January.

HS football photo gallery: Sissonville 36, Logan 20

A look at Sissonville's 36-20 win over Logan in Week 9 of the high school football season.

Jury finds Raleigh County man guilty of first degree murder, wanton endangerment

A jury found Michael Stines guilty of murdering Christopher Ward in 2013.

Jury selection to begin Friday in WV American Water case following 2014 chemical leak

Lawyers for Eastman Chemical Company, the producer of the chemical MCHM, told a judge Wednesday a settlement has been reached.

Study: Yeager Airport’s economic output $174 million annually

Study says visiting passengers generate more than $50 million a year.

Several factors at fault after yielding 5 sacks to TCU

The blocking, the quarterback and the receivers got dinged after a 34-10 West Virginia win in which Holgorsen called his offense "pretty average."

Candidates for state Auditor make final pitch

2 Kanawha County residents vying for open seat.

Where does Dana Holgorsen rank among national coaches salaries?

West Virginia coach's pay sits near the bottom of the Big 12 as his team climbs into the conference title race.

Former student blasts bankrupt ITT: ‘We’ve been robbed’

Virginia man shares his horror story as a former student of the now defunct ITT Technical Institute

Gold & Blue Lunch: Self ribs Huggins over new officiating emphasis

After a 12-year run of Big 12 titles, and a predictive 13th on the way, Bill Self has earned the right to bust chops.

Appy Power adopts new emergency command structure

Incident Command and Control will give a more rapid and streamlined flow of information from top company officials to linemen in the field during major outages

Jan. 2 is new goal for modular installations to temporarily replace flooded schools

The five affected schools are in Nicholas County and Kanawha County.

Man charged with murder in fatal heroin overdose investigation

Police believe the man sold drugs to the woman just prior to her death.

“We haven’t learned from this situation,” former PEIA director says of oxycodone explosion in early 2000s

Tom Susman talked with STAT for an investigative piece published on Wednesday.

West Virginians ready to vote as early voting begins

Election described as important for future of nation, state.

Obamacare premiums spike in West Virginia

Obamacare is turning out to be an expensive proposition in West Virginia. New figures released by the Department of Health and Human Services show that the average monthly premium for customers in the exchange will rise by 32 percent next year, from $294 to $386 a month.  (The figure is based on the second-lowest cost