Day: January 17, 2019 Archives


ThursdayJanuary 17, 2019

Justice chooses lobbyist with ties to governor to fill Ojeda seat

Paul Hardesty will replace Richard Ojeda in the Senate on Friday.

Fairmont Senior rolls to 79-34 win over Lincoln

The Polar Bears led 29-7 after the first quarter and never looked back against the Cougars.

Ripley’s Starcher wins female McCoy Award

Ripley's Tori Starcher is honored as the state's top female track athlete.

Senate Bill 1, community college bill, comes under question

Prezioso wonders if grants should be extended to regional colleges with associates degrees.

PSC chair expresses concern to lawmakers about utilities surcharge process

Mike Albert says natural gas utilities making lots of construction requests.

House begins considering bill changing W.Va. foster care

Managed care aspect of proposal draws questions from delegates.

Quarterback Austin Kendall officially enrolls at West Virginia

Austin Kendall is officially enrolled as a student at West Virginia, ending a whirlwind week for the former Oklahoma quarterback.

Conservative advocacy group supports criminal justice reform efforts

Americans for Prosperity has been a frequent critic of mandatory minimum sentences.

Hoyer proud of work being done at AITEC as center gets renamed

The organization was intially established in December 2004.

City of Fairmont certifies election results, enters 10 day contest period

Joshua Rice and Barry Bledsoe will take their seats on council during its Feb. 12 meeting.

11 people on two continents arrested in missing person’s case of Bridgeport man living in Costa Rica

William Sean "Tony" Creighton, 43, has been missing since Sept. 24, 2018.

Bunker Hill man enters Alford plea for 2017 shooting

Joshua Newill, 30, faced murder charges after the death of Claude Triplett.

House passes DUI private property bill, other measures

Senate didn't approve DUI bill last year.

Martinsburg man convicted for sex trafficking, using heroin to subdue victims

HARRISONBURG, Va. — A Martinsburg man who used heroin to control several woman trafficked as part of a commercial prostitution ring in multiple states could face life in prison. Kendall Wysinger, 42, was convicted on January 14 following a jury trial in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg, Virginia. According to evidence at the trial, Wysinger

Volunteer firefighters charged in McDowell County arsons

Intentionally set blazes began last August in War.

West Virginia One Stop Business Center celebrating one-year anniversary

An open house will be held Thursday afternoon from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

West Virginia looking at a weather mess in the coming days

A winter mix will bring a mixed bag of precipitation to the state of West Virginia between now and Monday.

Hedgesville High students dismissed early due to power outage

A partial outage was first reported at 6:35 Thursday morning.