Facebook IPO set for May 18
Facebook will go public on May 18, a published report says, in one of the most highly anticipated tech initial public offerings since Google went public in August 2004. The Wall Street Journal ...
View ArticleFired cop alleges racism, sues chief, town of Sophia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A Sophia police officer fired after six months on the job says he was racially harassed and falsely accused of wrongdoing by his chief and fellow officers throughout his ...
View ArticleOhio Co. Schools administrators sign letter opposing drilling site next to...
Ohio County Schools administrators met to discuss the issue and openly oppose the plan. On Wednesday, the Board of Education and the superintendent signed a letter objecting to Chesapeake ...
View ArticleSmithers VFD Taking Calls Again
The director of the Fayette County Office of Emergency Services tells MetroNews the Smithers Volunteer Fire Department is back in service. The department was recently shutdown after failing to pay ...
View Article'I Support The Democrat Ticket From Top To Bottom'
Democrats in November, including President Barack Obama "I support the Democrat ticket from top to bottom and then it's up to the voters to make the decisions on who they believe will be ...
View ArticleCouple's March deaths ruled murder-suicide
Police said a husband and wife found dead inside a Liverpool Township home on March 30 are victims of a murder-suicide. The the son of the couple discovered his parents' bodies at a home along ...
View ArticleFeds cite local IHOP in chlorine gas incident
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited the South Charleston IHOP restaurant for five serious health and safety violations related to a chlorine gas leak that sent nine ...
View ArticleDOH Preaches Work Zone Safety
As construction projects get underway, the DOT wants to remind drivers to watch their speeds in work zones. On West Virginia interstates, they're posted at ...
View ArticleEarl Ray Tomblin, Democratic West Virginia Governor, Says Obama Hasn't...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Count Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin as another West Virginia Democrat who's keeping his distance from President Barack Obama. Tomblin said Wednesday that neither Obama nor ...
View ArticleSteubenville police search for suspect in oxycodone theft
Steubenville police are asking for the public's help in tracking down a man wanted for questioning in connection to a recent theft from a Steubenville pharmacy. Benjamin Goffoli, 57, is wanted ...
View Article2 local police officers under investigation after assault allegations
The Ohio Attorney General's Office is investigating two local law enforcement officers: one is a Tiltonsville police officer and another is a Belmont County sheriff's deputy as well as a ...
View ArticleW.Va. SSAC proposes changes in athlete transfers
A Monongalia County judge invalidated the rules in a December decision that said the SSAC doesn't treat public and private schools the same in considering ...
View Article$20,000 reward offered for information leading to conviction of Lisbon...
It's an open murder investigation that's been ongoing for months. Now, a second reward is now being offered in the investigation of Gerald Klusch's death. At a news conference on ...
View ArticlePolice seeking Steubenville woman suspected of drug trafficking
Jefferson County Drug Task Force and Steubenville Police Department are searching for a drug trafficking suspect. Anyone with information about 27-year-old Natasha Lester's whereabouts is asked ...
View ArticleSilver Haired Legislature Petitions Due
If you were thinking about trying to become part of West Virginia's Silver Haired Legislature, you have until Monday to submit your petition. "Seniors have to pick up petitions at their ...
View ArticleW.Va. police closely monitoring school bus safety this week
Police officers throughout West Virginia are on patrol this week, heavily enforcing school bus safety and making sure drivers stop when buses let students on and off. All 55 counties are taking part ...
View ArticleHome Confinement Rejected In Extortion Case
A Charleston federal judge rejected a home confinement recommendation and instead is sending a California man to prison for six months in connection with an extortion ...
View ArticleRG Steel to cut pay for management, salary employees
RG Steel LLC said it will cut pay and benefits for all management and salaried employees. In a release issued from the company's headquarters in Maryland, RG Steel President and CEO John ...
View ArticleFSU, West Virginia settle on canceled game
Florida State athletic director Randy Spetman said Wednesday that West Virginia has agreed to pay $500,000 by the end of May. The Florida State-West Virginia game was slated for Sept. 8 in ...
View ArticleTarget phasing out Amazons Kindle
Target spokeswoman Molly Snyder said Wednesday that the decision to stop selling Kindles this spring came after an "ongoing review" of Target's merchandise that evaluates quality and ...
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