Brits Bring Free-Wheeling Benefit to America
The benefit concert Sunday night brought a U.K. tradition across the Atlantic for the first time in its 36-year history. It was started by Amnesty International and Monty Python’s John Cleese, ...
View ArticleColumbiana Co. woman's trial set in toddler's window fall
Columbiana County woman charged with dropping her friend's toddler out a third-story apartment complex window. Terra Jean Hill, 28, of East Liverpool, Ohio, is charged with aggravated assault ...
View ArticleWest Virginia Not Doing Well
West Virginians, as a whole, are apparently not doing well. The state is again in last place on the annual Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index, a life evaluation ranking. Researcher Dan Witters ...
View ArticleKasich's tax-on-drilling plan could bring Ohio income tax cut
Newspapers say Ohio Gov. John Kasich is preparing to unveil a new energy policy this week that taxes a form of oil and gas drilling and uses the proceeds to deliver an income tax cut. The Plain ...
View ArticleOhio town prepares for 2nd funeral after shooting
The northeast Ohio community rocked by a deadly shooting at a high school is preparing for the second of three funerals for the teenagers who were killed. A wake was planned Monday afternoon in ...
View ArticleStuart Says He Has Party Support
State Republican Party Chairman Mike Stuart says he has unanimous support from members of the Republican Executive Committee for his efforts "to fight for accountability at the federal, state ...
View ArticleNew East Liverpool police chief plans to update equipment, get officers more...
East Liverpool will officially get a new police chief on Monday, and his goals include updating equipment and providing more training for officers. John Lane replaces Mike McVay, who died in ...
View ArticleWeirton man arrested after leading police on chase
A Weirton man was arrested in Pennsylvania after police said he led them on a pursuit. Richard Donnell, 47, was arrested in Eldersville on Sunday. Police said two state troopers spotted a car ...
View ArticleM. Basketball. Kane, Pitts Named All-Conference USA
Damier Pitts were both named to the All-Conference USA teams announced by the conference office Monday. Kane, a sophomore guard, was named to the second team while Pitts, a senior guard, was named ...
View ArticleW. Basketball. Weaver Named to C-USA All-Freshman Team
Shay Weaver was announced to Conference USA’s All-Freshman team on Sunday afternoon. Weaver is a 5-9 guard from Arlington, Texas and has been a major contributor this season to the Marshall ...
View ArticleNew program to help 7 W.Va. companies
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Seven companies will participate in a new West Virginia program that aims to help entrepreneurs commercialize their ideas for new products or ...
View ArticleJury selection under way in Virginia Tech trial
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Jury selection began Monday in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of two Virginia Tech students killed during a campus rampage nearly five years ...
View ArticleOhio State Board Of Education president pays visit to Steubenville schools
Jefferson County on Monday to take a look at Steubenville City Schools. Debe Terhar, president of the Ohio education board, spoke to Steubenville City Schools Superintendent Mike McVey about the ...
View ArticleTornado probably traveled more than 90 miles in Kentucky and W. Virginia
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell spoke about Kentucky's deadly storms, including his visit to his West Liberty, during a floor speech in the Senate ...
View ArticleWork on new $11B W.Va. budget begins
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia state government would spend $11.6 billion next fiscal year under a proposed budget moving in the state ...
View ArticleMd. gun law found unconstitutional
BALTIMORE (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that Maryland's handgun permit law is unconstitutional. In an opinion filed Monday, U.S. District Judge Benson Everett Legg says a requirement that ...
View ArticlePump prices rise again, oil prices steady
The average price at the gas pump pushed toward $3.80 per gallon Monday as oil prices remained stubbornly high because of tensions tied to Iran's nuclear ...
View ArticleEPA heightens scrutiny over Pa. gas drilling
DIMOCK, Pa. -- Tugging on rubber gloves, a laboratory worker kneels before a gushing spigot behind Kim Grosso's house and positions an empty bottle under the clear, cold stream. The process is ...
View ArticleAirplane overhead bins are getting bigger
This undated photo provided by American Airlines parent company AMR, shows workers installing larger bins for carry-on luggage on a Boeing 737, in Tulsa, ...
View ArticleCommission to review Parkersburg police, seek public comment
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -- Wood County residents will be given a chance to speak about the performance of the Parkersburg police when the department undergoes an accreditation process later this ...
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