Day: November 21, 2017 Archives


TuesdayNovember 21, 2017

Fayette County man arrested after police find home filled with trash

Authorities charged Wayne Lee Kelly, 44, of Wriston, with two felony counts of gross child neglect creating risk of serious bodily injury or death.

Mid-Ohio Valley: St. Marys eyes third trip in four years to Super 6

The defending state champion Blue Devils visit No. 1 and undefeated East Hardy in the semifinals.

Koppel to highlight COPD, West Virginia on ‘CBS News Sunday Morning’

Ted Koppel and his wife Grace Anne Dorney Koppel opened two rehabilitation centers in West Virginia earlier this month.

Body found on Huntington’s West End

It was found at a scrap yard west of the old Owens-Illinois Plant.

West Virginia sees “dramatic increase” in Lyme Disease cases

State DHHR issues Health Advisory to health care professionals Tuesday.

Snowshoe, Canaan Valley gearing up for holiday recreation

Snowshoe Mountain is preparing to kick off skiing season this Friday, while Canaan Valley visitors will be able to take part in ice skating beginning Thursday.

W.Va. groups oppose tax reform, urge Capito to reject bill

Policy leaders were in Charleston Tuesday to address concerns about latest proposals,

Mountain Valley Pipeline developers file federal suit against Fayette County Commission

MVP says federal law supersedes local zoning ordinances.

Turnpike chief expects modest increase in holiday traffic

Sunday after Thanksgiving usually the most congested travel day.

The Sweet Spot: Lively WVU talk that’s tryptophan-proof

The weekly MetroNews podcast has views growing by the thousands even as the Mountaineers' offense implodes.

DNR investigating death of Wetzel County hunter

Police officers with the Division of Natural Resources are investigating.

Class action suits over Parkersburg fire are transferred to federal court

Amount in dispute easily exceeds $5 million, defense lawyers say.

Grier accompanying WVU to Oklahoma for comfort, energy

Notebook: Dana Holgorsen discusses backup QB, Gibby challenges the defense, and Sills talks Biletnikoff as the Mountaineers prepare to face the Sooners.

Raleigh County man arrested for burning down wife’s home

The suspect was arrested after striking a Raleigh County deputy's patrol vehicle later the same day.

UMWA’s Roberts urges members to call Congress about pension plan

American Miners Pension Act up for discussion.

Projections for W.Va deaths due to drugs, alcohol, suicide called ‘staggering, preventable’

The numbers were part of a report the Trust for America's Health and Well Being Trust released Tuesday.

Crews battle two house fires on the same Fayette County road

The call first came in just after 6 Tuesday morning to a residence along Livesay Lane in the area of Boomer.

Camper fire claims life

State Fire Marshal's Office investigating.

West Virginia should finish the job on single-member districts

West Virginia continues to be an outlier on how House of Delegates districts are determined.  Forty-seven of the 67 districts are single-member—one delegate per district.  Eleven districts have two members, six districts have three, two districts have four and one district has five. It makes no sense, and is an oddity when compared with other