Gunshot victim taken to hospital for leg wound
MARTINSBURG - Police were investigating a shooting incident late Wednesday night that sent one person to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the upper left leg. The call reporting a possible ...
View ArticlePlea terms accepted in fatal DUI case
MARTINSBURG - An Inwood man indicted last year in connection with a fatal drunken-driving accident in Berkeley County has accepted the terms of a plea agreement that could see him avoid significant ...
View ArticleCouple indicted in death of 3-year-old
MARTINSBURG - Two people arrested in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy in January were among 32 people indicted Wednesday during the second day of the Berkeley County grand jury's ...
View ArticleJob Corps holds tour for partners
HARPERS FERRY - Job Corps of Harpers Ferry held a information session for the U.S. Forest Service and partners Wednesday morning at the Harpers Ferry campus. Job Corps at Harpers Ferry is one of 28 ...
View ArticleBarbershop Quartet Swoons at Dinner
Journal photo by Ron AgnirSeated from left to right: Millie Spielman, Arlene Cornett, Marie Crosby and Joyce Kidwell are serenaded by members of the 'Polished Four-MasonDixon Barbershop Quartet ...
View ArticleOhio High Court Upholds Statewide Smoking Ban Law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's statewide smoking ban is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday. The court rejected claims by a Columbus tavern owner that argued ...
View ArticleFormer Club To Be Razed
WHEELING - The landmark Fort Henry Club at 14th and Chapline streets is set to meet the wrecking ball. Leaders of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Wheeling confirmed Wednesday morning that ...
View ArticleWheeling Forum Addresses Stopping EPA's 'War on Coal'
WHEELING - Local politicians and coal industry leaders think much of the country is in the dark about how important coal is to energy production, and some suggest electric companies power down for a ...
View ArticleW. Swimming. Tramel Brings Championship Mentality to Huntington
Bill Tramel wasn’t going to take just any head coaching job. Gosh knows he could have. Tramel, named Marshall University’s new swimming and diving coach on Wednesday, has been walking ...
View ArticleKanawha mom gets 60 days in jail for truant kids
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A Kanawha County mother will serve the maximum sentence on truancy charges after she didn't obey a judge's previous order to get her children to ...
View ArticleBig crowds likely at viewing for former WVU coach
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The Morgantown Event Center is preparing for big crowds coming to pay tribute to former West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart. Stewart died Monday of an ...
View ArticleDrug suspect who fled state set to enter plea
WHEELING, W.Va. -- An Ohio man who triggered a nationwide search and police chase last fall may enter a plea to federal drug, racketeering and money-laundering charges in West Virginia. U.S. ...
View ArticleWVU opening its planetarium for rare solar event
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The West Virginia University physics department is giving people a chance to witness a rare solar event that won't occur again for 105 years. The planetarium and ...
View ArticleBeech Fork State Park worker killed in accident
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. -- A Beech Fork State Park maintenance worker is dead following a mowing accident. State Police Sgt. Michael Baylous tells The Herald-Dispatch that another worker found the ...
View ArticleHiring plunges in May, unemployment ticks up
WASHINGTON -- Employers added just 69,000 jobs in May, about half of what was expected, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2 percent, the government said Friday in an awful jobs report that ...
View ArticleEasier credit, new models keep U.S. auto sales solid
DETROIT -- Easier credit, hot new cars and falling gas prices kept Americans buying cars at a solid pace in May despite bad economic news. But sales could stumble in June as people weigh ...
View ArticleDismal job market pushes Dow into 275-point plunge
The stock market suffered its worst day of the year Friday after a surprisingly weak report about hiring and employment cast a pall of gloom over the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial average ...
View Article$460,000 Dream Home giveaway benefits St. Jude hospital
Contractor Dave Hobba built a $460,000 Dream Home in Scott Depot, which will be given away June 10 in a raffle to benefit St. Jude Children's Research ...
View ArticleKanawha Republicans hold Lincoln Dinner
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney talks with guests at the Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee's Lincoln Day Dinner at the Charleston Embassy Suites Friday evening. ...
View ArticleMarriage license fees going up for some in state
Starting June 8, couples who do not undergo four hours of premarital counseling will pay $56 -- or an extra $20 -- for a marriage license. The Legislature enacted the change in ...
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