Day: May 9, 2017 Archives


TuesdayMay 9, 2017

Big Ten cellar dweller Penn State upsets West Virginia, 6-5

The Mountaineers suffered their worst RPI loss of the season, falling to the 228th-ranked Nittany Lions.

Wayne County wreck claims 2 lives

Crash occurred in South Huntington.

Charleston man charged with murder in April shooting

John Ford, 27, is accused of shooting Bryant Johnson, 52, to death in late April.

High Court sides with circuit judge in hate crimes case involving former Marshall player

Opinion says word "sex" must be considered under its common and ordinary meaning.

Blankenship spent last month of prison term on home confinement

Former Massey Energy boss completes 1-year sentence.

Baseball sectional gallery: Spring Mills 12, Martinsburg 2

A look at Spring Mills' 12-2 high school baseball sectional win over Martinsburg.

Federal health secretary visits W.Va. Capitol, is greeted by demonstrators

Price visits to gather ideas for fight against opioid addiction.

Golfweek ranks Pikewood National on list of ‘Best Modern’ courses

Golfweek's ranking panel consisted of 675 voters from seven countries.

Wrecked cargo plane removed from Yeager Airport

Wreckage parts being transported to Tennessee facility to be analyzed by NTSB.

Tradeoffs on income tax reductions remain under scrutiny

Democrats say lower and middle class may be harmed more by sales tax increase than helped by income tax cuts.

Gold & Blue Lunch: Mountaineers add tall commitment

West Virginia's emphasis on restocking defensive linemen continued Tuesday with a 2018 commitment from Alex Williams of Pickerington, Ohio.

AG Sessions to speak in Charleston Thursday

Attorney General will deliver opening remarks at DEA heroin and opioid event.

New program at BridgeValley aimed at helping students get “TechHired”

More than 70 students from ten West Virginia counties are already enrolled in the "Learn & Earn" educational effort.

Woman charged with keeping 2 children in squalor

In a setting state police likened more to animal kennels, the boys — ages 5 and 2 — were surrounded by fecal matter with food on the floor.

Volunteer firefighter charged with arson

Blazes set in Morgan County.

Fairmont man accused of firing shotgun at two people arrested in New Jersey

The U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force made the arrest.

Turnpike crash claims 2 lives

Crash happened Monday evening in Raleigh County.

Man dead after Wheeling Island shooting

Victim shot multiple times Tuesday morning.

Obamacare repeal no panacea for Republicans

The four Republicans in West Virginia’s Congressional delegation (Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Congressmen David McKinley, Alex Mooney and Evan Jenkins) have all pushed for repealing Obamacare. House Republicans fulfilled that campaign promise last week by narrowly passing (217-213) The American Health Care Act. However, for some Republicans, the action feels like the barking dog