Synthetic drug use increasing among children
Postings on Facebook are circulating about a possible new synthetic drug in the Ohio Valley, specifically one called "Strawberry Quick," a flavored methamphetamine that looks like Pop ...
View ArticleMurder suspect faces possible indictment
BERKELEY SPRINGS - A Morgan County man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend in December now faces possible indictment after a judge found there was enough probable cause for the case to be ...
View ArticleSupreme Court denies admitted killer Donald Surber's appeal
MARTINSBURG - In a recently released opinion, the West Virginia Supreme Court denied the appeal of a Virginia man sentenced to two consecutive life sentences more than a year ago after pleading ...
View ArticleCommission doesn't back full traffic access for CVS
CHARLES TOWN - The Charles Town Planning Commission was unanimous in its decision Monday night when it voted against a recommendation to the Charles Town City Council that traffic leaving the ...
View ArticleJob fair at Cross Lanes casino
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Officials at the Mardi Gras Casino & Resort are hosting a job fair from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at the facility near Cross Lanes. Casino spokeswoman Susan Lavenski said ...
View ArticleBarboursville Marine dies during Calif. desert training
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -- The Marine Corps says a Marine who died after collapsing at a California training base was from West Virginia. The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine ...
View ArticleZoning tweaks advance to council
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Some folks need to find a new place to store their boats and recreational vehicles if Charleston City Council approves a bill aimed at clarifying language in the city's ...
View ArticleMeth lab busts on record pace
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The number of illegal methamphetamine labs seized this year in West Virginia is on a record-setting pace. In the first 54 days of the year, police discovered 59 clandestine ...
View ArticleState education officials seek No Child Left Behind waiver
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia education officials announced Monday they would seek a waiver from key requirements of the decade-old federal No Child Left Behind law by enacting school ...
View ArticleSenate panel OKs cheaper alternative for drug offenders
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A bill that aims to shrink the state's prison population will cost less than $700,000 -- a significantly cheaper alternative to an initial plan to build a drug treatment ...
View ArticleTomblins mine safety legislation is back on track
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- After a week in hiatus, the governor's mine safety legislation is back on track, after the House of Delegates approved changes to the bill (HB4351) Monday. As the result ...
View ArticleW.Va.'s go-to guy for media production
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Steve Schmidt is one of West Virginia's go-to guys when a seasoned hand is needed for a film, video, commercial or public TV project. "I'll do camera for ...
View ArticlePrestera to pay $1 million in wrongful death
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Prestera Center has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that workers at the center's Dunbar inebriation shelter caused a man's death by failing to ...
View ArticleMan reportedly shot in head on West Side
Charleston Police officers, who were investigating a shooting on Charleston's West Side Monday night, were chasing a suspect who fled the 1400 block of Fourth ...
View ArticleNewell to discuss floodwall fee
PARKERSBURG - The mayor today will make his first push for city council to consider eliminating the floodwall fee.Council will hold its first regular meeting since last week's Committee of the ...
View ArticleW.Va. Supreme Court to hear Deem case
CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will hear arguments Wednesday in the case involving former state senator Frank Deem's candidacy for the 3rd Senate Seat.Sen. Donna Boley, ...
View ArticleMcKinley students receive books
PARKERSBURG - Students at McKinley Elementary School opened a new chapter Monday, receiving books through the school's Forever Available Books program.Each student took home about a half dozen ...
View ArticleCentury, retirees talks at standstill
RAVENSWOOD - Talks are at a standstill between officials with Century Aluminum and retirees, a retiree spokesman said Monday night.The Century Aluminum Retiree Committee met with Century ...
View Article'Real ID' an issue at DMV
PARKERSBURG - People trying to get their driver's license renewed at the Parkersburg Regional Office for the Department of Motor Vehicles have faced problems under the federal "Real ID ...
View ArticleDonating parts of your body for cash
As the country works its way out of economic turmoil, people are trying to get back on their feet, looking for ways to make some extra cash. NEWS9 talked with several medical experts who said ...
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