Granville drops proposed fracking ban
GRANVILLE, W.Va. -- Granville has dropped a proposed ordinance that would have banned natural gas hydraulic fracturing within city limits and up to a mile beyond. The Dominion Post reports that ...
View ArticleVolunteers continue search for missing Lewis County girl
WESTON, W.Va. -- Volunteers searching for a missing 3-year-old Lewis County girl are focusing on a dam near the child's home. Media outlets report that a dive team searched the water near ...
View ArticleW. Golf. Women's Golf Closes Out Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic
Feb. 29, 2012 CHARLESTON, S.C. – After three days playing in the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic, Marshall women’s golf finished 30th with a three-round score of 961. In the ...
View ArticleW. Basketball. Herd Closes Regular Season at UCF on Thursday
Stats HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall women’s basketball will travel to Orlando, Fla. to face UCF in the final regular season game of the season. The Thundering Herd tips off against the ...
View ArticleBraxton's rep dismisses Murphy romance rumours
A representative for Toni Braxton has downplayed reports linking the singer to funnyman Eddie Murphy. The Unbreak My Heart hitmaker is said to have started dating the actor four months ago, ...
View ArticlePups bond with adult gray wolf at French Creek
After spending several weeks getting acquainted with each other, three 13-week-old gray wolf pups given to the West Virginia Wildlife Center by an anonymous donor in January have bonded with the ...
View ArticleGarner, Affleck welcome third child
NEW YORK -- Ben Affleck is using Facebook to announce the birth of his son with wife, former Charleston resident Jennifer Garner. The actor posted on his timeline that he and Garner are ...
View ArticleJonathan Kimble is WVUs next Mountaineer mascot
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Jonathan Kimble is West Virginia University's new Mountaineer mascot. The senior sports management major from Franklin is currently the backup mascot. He will take the ...
View ArticleTwo state wins give Romney momentum for Super Tuesday
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney wave at his election night party in Novi, Mich. on ...
View ArticleSyrian troops move to retake rebel-held district
Free Syrian Army soldiers gather outside a house destroyed in fighting against President Assad's forces in Sarmin, north of Syria on Tuesday. According to the residents of the city at least ...
View ArticleSlain Ohio student excited about new job
Tom Barstow re-lights candles at a makeshift memorial on the square in Chardon, Ohio Tuesday, Feb. 28. The Geauga County town east of Cleveland is mourning the death of three students and the ...
View ArticleEddie Murphy and Toni Braxton Dating
Actor Eddie Murphy and singer Toni Braxton have been dating for about four months, a source close to the Hollywood couple told UsMagazine.com. They "are seeing each other and very into ...
View ArticleFeds investigate Wheeling Jesuit research programs, seize records
Wheeling Jesuit University officials said they're cooperating with federal investigators who seized records from the offices of the vice president for federally sponsored programs. Spokeswoman ...
View ArticleDays before primary, early voting lower than anticipated in Jefferson Co.
Jefferson County said early voting in the county has been much lower than expected. "It has been slower than we were anticipating. But we have had a steady stream of absentee voters," said ...
View ArticleBill Gives Medical Boards More Power
The state Senate has passed and sent to the House of Delegates a bill that supporters hope will help deal with the growing prescription drug abuse problem in the ...
View ArticleKid Concussion Bill Advances
Officials with the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission would have to develop a policy to help protect kids from sports related concussions if a proposed bill gets final approval ...
View ArticleTeachers return to Ohio shooting rampage scene
Grief counselors are on hand as teachers return to an Ohio school where police say a 17-year-old shot five students, fatally wounding three. The faculty parking lot was jammed Wednesday as teachers ...
View ArticleGun Pulled In Vote Fraud Case
A Lincoln County man will be back in U.S. Magistrate Court Friday on charges of threatening federal and state election fraud investigators with a ...
View ArticleSUPCO sides with Boley
Update for 3pm Wednesday: The West Virginia Supreme Court has issued an order siding with Senator Donna Boley. The decision means that Frank Deem will NOT be allowed on the Primary Election ballot ...
View ArticleTornado, flood watches in effect for NEWS9 viewing area
A tornado watch is in effect for the much of the NEWS9 viewing area until 9 p.m. The National Weather Service issued the watch for counties in Ohio including Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, ...
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