Day: October 11, 2017 Archives


WednesdayOctober 11, 2017

Manchin outpaces fundraising by Morrisey, Jenkins

Morrisey, Jenkins campaigns take shots at each other over fundraising.

Berkeley County man wanted for murder arrested in Va.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Police in Frederick County, Va., arrested a Bunker Hill man who was wanted in Berkeley County on a first-degree murder charge. Joshua Newill, 29, has been on the run since he allegedly shot his neighbor, Claude Triplett, 46, in the chest Friday afternoon. Triplett was pronounced dead at Winchester Medical Center. Captain

Claim forms going out, website launching for chemical spill claim filings

A community meeting for those affected will be held Saturday at the Charleston Civic Center's Little Theater.

Officials investigating suspicious fire in Lewis County

Crews were called to a vacant home on North River Avenue in Weston about 10:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Fairmont group submitting petition for referendum on Human Rights Commission

The City Clerk must determine if the petition meets the requirements of 1,985 of qualified voters in the city.

High school football gallery: Logan 30, Scott 27

A look at Logan's 30-27 win over Scott in Week 7 of the high school football season.

Names passed to Justice to fill vacant Senate seat on his home turf

Baldwin, Detch and Staggers are the finalists.

Semi crash kills one and slows traffic in Kanawha County

Three of four west bound lanes of I-64 closed at Dunbar this morning.

Remains of World War II veteran to return to West Virginia on Wednesday

Second Lt. Clarence Dragoo, of Sandyville, died February 1945 when the aircraft he was in crashed in route to a rallying point.

Mercer County deputies, State Police will both respond to car wrecks

Mercer County Sheriff T.A. Bailey pulled deputies last week from responding.

The war on coal is over… sort of

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced that his agency is beginning the formal process to repeal the Clean Power Plan.  “The war on coal is over,” Pruitt said Monday during a visit to Hazard, Kentucky, to announce the policy change. Well, not exactly.  It won’t be as easy as it sounds for the agency to

TCU film room: The thin line between staging an upset and leaving upset

Steering clear of officiating controversies, here's a deep-dive into 11 other plays that impacted West Virginia's 31-24 loss to the Frogs.