Day: March 8, 2017 Archives


WednesdayMarch 8, 2017

WVU intent on ‘hanging banners’ as it enters Big 12 tournament

Will Esa Ahmad be full-speed? Will the Mountaineers land another shot at Kansas? The Big 12 tournament begins in earnest today.

St. Joe avenges title loss, eliminates Gilmer County in quarterfinals

St. Joseph Central edges Gilmer County 55-47 Wednesday night in a game that saw 13 lead changes.

UPDATE: AT&T experiencing outage affecting 911 calls

A spokesman for AT&T said customers nationwide are experiencing similar problems, and the company is working on fixing the issue.

State school board waives A through F school ratings

The board also approved a memorandum of understanding to return control of the Fayette County Schools system to the local school board.

Class AA boys basketball state tournament seeds set

The seeds are set for the 2017 Class AA high school boys basketball state tournament.

No. 1 Huntington beats Spring Mills for semifinal berth

Huntington advances into the Class AAA girls basketball semifinals after comfortable win over Spring Mills.

Justice propels Summers County to 21st straight win, semis

Top seed Summers County advances into the Class A semifinals with a 42-35 win over Charleston Catholic.

Courtesy Patrol bill on its way to full House

House Finance Committee passes bill on a voice vote Wednesday.

Unemployment rate went up in all 55 counties in January

Only 2 counties believe 4 percent joblessness.

Boone County school workers arraigned on embezzlement charges

Transportation director, mechanic allegedly took $20,000.

Mercer County woman dies a day after mobile home fire

The fire occurred Monday night in Green Valley. The woman died Tuesday night.

Strong finish lifts Wheeling Central over upset-minded Ritchie County

Two seed Wheeling Central erases halftime deficit to move into the Class A semifinals.

WVU Rifle aims for 5th straight title

Youthful Mountaineers gun for another chance at shooting excellence this weekend at Ohio State's French Field House.

Manchin wants more time to review state agency’s budget

Secretary of Education and the Arts Gayle Manchin appears before House Finance Committee.

Power station purchase could lower customer bills, help First Energy avoid pending energy shortfall

"That plant, even though it's located right now in West Virginia, is not dedicated to West Virginia customers," Meyers said.

At midway point, Senate Finance chairman says lawmakers must coalesce around budget strategy

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senate Finance Chairman Mike Hall said in a floor speech today that as the legislative session reaches its midway point, his committee has made great progress toward a budget but the overall body still needs to agree on a strategy. “I don’t think any one group yet has coalesced around an answer

Police identify suspect in Clarksburg stabbing that injured three people Tuesday

Police Chief Robbie Hilliard confirmed a warrant has been issued for Amos's arrest.

No. 2 Buckhannon-Upshur too much for St. Albans in quarterfinal, 56-36

Class AAA No. 2 Buckhannon-Upshur shoots 50 percent from the floor and advances into Friday's girls basketball semifinals.

Charleston Town Center Mall looks to change ownership

CURA waives $13 million fee for current owner to sell the mall.

Congressman believes new healthcare law restarts the private market

Congressman Evan Jenkins (WV3) says the new look bill has issues he wants addressed to insure everyone has the right coverage they can afford.