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Day: January 23, 2014 Archives


ThursdayJanuary 23, 2014

PPH testing shows “No Detect”

30 samples retested that were first taken from WVAWC plant.

Storage tank bill rolling through Senate

Measure passes judiciary committee and heads to Senate floor.

Manchin says tear it down

Senator says taking down Freedom Industry site would help restore confidence in water.

Lottery revenues dip amid water-contamination emergency

Mardi Gras Casino and Limited Video Lottery locations reported losing money.

Bad day ended well for Mingo County hunter

Myran Copley picked his hunting spot out of desperation and almost didn't make it to the woods the day he killed the biggest non-typical buck in West Virginia for 2013

SBA comes through with promise for new Iaeger Elementary

Seven-million dollars approved to start construction.

Oak Glen High School grieves loss of 3 students

Principal says recent snow days actually helped student body process triple fatal accident.

Putnam Schools won’t meet required days

Water woes and winter are the cause.

Clay County man still missing

State Police ask for help in locating Joel William Finch.

Question for ‘Talkline’ callers: Do schools close too much for weather?

A total of 46 county school systems were closed for snow and cold on Thursday.

Herd hopes to end road woes

Marshall hasn't won a game away from the Henderson Center since Feb. 20, 2013.

Gun purchase case argued in front of U.S. Supreme Court

The case focuses on transfers between legal gun owners.

Price and Godwin win McCoy Awards

Dante Price and Emily Godwin named the top track and field athletes in the state for 2013.

Cleanup continues two weeks after chemical leak

DEP official said they're focused on long-term remediation at the Freedom Industries leak site.

Dominant No. 18 WVU women rout Texas Tech behind Bussie’s big night

Bussie scored 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked five shots in lifting the West Virginia women’s basketball team to a 70-51 win.

Henderson’s career-high 28 points fuel sweep of Texas Tech

West Virginia sophomore prevails after second half spawns shootout with Dusty Hannahs.

Harris credits ‘team ball’ for offensive output

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Not since the days of carving up nonconference cupcakes has West Virginia enjoyed such an extended run of hot shooting. The Mountaineers sank 69 percent of their second-half shots Wednesday night, and as is so often the case against Texas Tech, they needed virtually every one. After an 87-81 victory at the

Freedom Industries fumbles again

So let’s get this straight. Freedom Industries figured it was safe to store a toxic chemical in a 70-plus year old tank a stone’s throw from the Elk River and a mile and a half from the intake valve for the water supply for the Kanawha Valley. Then when the state DEP showed up at

Huggins finds good and bad as WVU wins shootout

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bob Huggins lauded Terry Henderson’s 28-point explosion, scratched his head over Dusty Hannahs’ 25-point counter offer, and bragged on Juwan Staten’s ability to take over in the closing minutes. Watch the West Virginia coach’s complete postgame news conference following a 87-81 victory over Texas Tech before 5,031 at the Coliseum.

Staten on stopping skid: ‘Heads were starting to hang’

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Despite all the parables about being resilient and putting a three-game losing streak in the rear-view mirror, Juwan Staten sensed his teammates were on dangerous, depressing ground. “Coming off of three straight losses, heads were starting to hang a little bit,” Staten admitted after West Virginia stopped its slide by beating Texas