Finance chiefs reassure CEOs over European crisis
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Leading finance chiefs sought to reassure anxious global business leaders on Friday that Europe is on track to solve its crippling debt crisis before it drags the world's ...
View ArticleDow slips to first losing week of 2012
NEW YORK -- The stock market closed mostly lower Friday, capping its first losing week of 2012, after the government reported that economic growth was slower at the end of last year than economists ...
View ArticleEx-foreman who faked safety records sues Patriot
-- An ex-mine foreman who admitted faking safety inspection reports is suing Patriot Coal Corp. and the Federal No. 2 mine bosses who he says pressured him to falsify ...
View ArticlePizza joint cooks it up kosher
Al Qutub said he used to drive by Sinbad's Pizza in Kanawha City, knowing that one day the small pizza joint would be his. Qutub has offered kosher pizzas, like the pie seen here with banana ...
View ArticleCase against fatal stabbing suspect headed to grand jury
A grand jury will hear the case of a man accused of fatally stabbing a man who was giving him a ride home. Teddy Clark is facing a murder charge in connection with the Jan. 19 death of James Daniels ...
View ArticleDog pound numbers diminishing
"Within the last three to four weeks, we've been able to get out as many as 16 dogs weekly," dog warden Kissy Moore said. Moore said a local non-profit has everything to do with ...
View ArticleElection Fraud Announcement Set for Monday
The U.S. Attorney for West Virginia's Southern District and West Virginia's Secretary of State will be talking about an election fraud investigation on Monday morning. Both U.S. Attorney ...
View ArticleRegional ag directory planned
MARTINSBURG - Agriculture is an important part of the Eastern Panhandle's economy, and the Western Potomac Economic Partnership (West-PEP) wants to promote agriculture the same way it would any ...
View ArticleImpact fees dip $200K in Jefferson
CHARLES TOWN - Jefferson County collected $1,348,092 in impact fees during 2011, down from the $1,564,678 collected during 2010, according to the Annual Report on Impact Fees presented to the ...
View ArticleCruise Company Offers $14,000 To Wreck Passengers
ROME (AP) - How much is it worth to suffer through a terrifying cruise ship grounding? Italian ship operator Costa Crociere SpA on Friday put the figure at $14,460 - 11,000 euros - plus ...
View ArticleWorkers Hurt in Collapse At Cincinnati Casino Site
CINCINNATI (AP) - A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new casino, sending workers sliding to the ground and leaving at least a dozen with broken bones, bumps or ...
View ArticleMagruder Optimistic As Nailers Seek Buyer
WHEELING - The Wheeling Nailers face an uncertain future, but city leaders say they are committed to making a 21st year of professional hockey in the Friendly City a reality. Owners Rob and Jim ...
View ArticleNailers Need to Stay
WHEELING - Six-year-olds Jaydin Gregware and his friend Noah Britton know how to have a good time at a Nailers hockey game. Watching them continuously pound their tiny hands on the plexiglas that ...
View ArticleObama putting colleges on notice over high tuition
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- President Obama fired a warning at the nation's colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they "jack up tuition" every year ...
View ArticlePercussionist Pegher rocks the Clay
Pittsburgh native Lisa Pegher is a young virtuoso who is carving out a new path for percussion as a solo instrument. She played with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Friday night and will rejoin ...
View ArticleRight-to-work laws impact is unclear
INDIANAPOLIS -- The battle over the right-to-work issue might be reaching a conclusion in Indiana as the state prepares to adopt its law, but the argument over exactly what the measure means for a ...
View ArticleChevy Sonic a hit at W.Va. auto show
This orange Chevrolet Sonic LTZ subcompact is among the vehicles drawing attention at the the West Virginia International Auto Show. The annual event opened Friday and continues today at the ...
View ArticleMason sheriff seeks re-election despite criminal charges
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mason County Sheriff David Anthony filed for re-election Thursday as county commissioners readied a petition to remove him from office. Anthony, 42, of Point Pleasant, is ...
View ArticleHurricane High project urges fast-food restaurants to buy locally
Hurricane High School seniors (left to right) Elizabeth Lawhon, Meredith Gillespie, Kayla Hinkley and Johnna Green (back) will present a project in Washington, D.C., urging fast-food restaurants to ...
View ArticleDeem candidacy may raise question
PARKERSBURG - Among the candidates filing on the next to last day to file for the May primary was Frank Deem, who filed Friday to run against incumbent Sen. Donna Boley for one of the 3rd Senatorial ...
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