Day: July 1, 2012 Archives


SundayJuly 1, 2012

Gov Calls For Patience In Wake Of Storm

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and state Homeland Security Chief Jimmy Gianato say West Virginia residents should brace themselves for a long week. Both say they’ve seen and heard enough from most all of the state’s 55 counties to know it’s going to take several days to get back to normal after high winds Friday night

West Virginians in for a Long Haul

State Homeland Security deals with widespread outages

Hoppy’s Commentary for Monday

Upset in the Balance of Power.

Wayne Players Weighs In On Classic, Woods

Son of Gary Players talks about the impact of Tiger Woods on the game of golf.

A Legendary Career

Metronews takes a look a Kevin Jones and his accomplishments as a Mountaineer.

WVU Officially Joins The Big 12

WVU celebrates in Morgantown with Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby.

State Of Emergency

A third of state without power.

Train Passengers Move On After Being Stranded

Fallen trees blocked in an Amtrak train after Friday night's storms.

Wanted: Qualified Truck Drivers

Industry is dealing with a shortage.

Educators Making Their Voices Heard

Teachers from West Virginia are among those scheduled to be in Washington, D.C. this week.

Sunday Brings More Heat To Storm Damaged Areas

The power outages in West Virginia are still in the hundreds of thousands.

Deadly Storm Moves Through West Virginia

One person was killed, a state Senator was among those injured in the storms.

Guard Members Checking On Residents

They're going into some of the most remote parts of the state after Friday's severe storms.

Progress For Power Outages

But company officials say there is still much more work to do and it could be next weekend before all sites are restored.

Greenbrier PGA Classic Week

The show goes on despite historic storm.

Photos: Cleanup Begins at The Greenbrier

The Greenbrier resort begins its clean following a storm that damaged parts of the Mountain State.

Storms Devastate Old White Course

Greenbrier owner Jim Justice vows no one will know there was any storms by Monday.

Storm Takes Priority Over Golf & Big 12

Frank Giardina says state residents trying to survive, not celebrate