Boys roundup: Poca streaks past Mingo Central 79-27
Defending Class AA state champion Poca won its 29th straight game Tuesday with an easy 79-27 home win over Mingo Central.The Dots (2-0) were led by Luke Frampton, who finished with 28 points,...
View ArticleGirls roundup: Johnson's 24 points spark SA victory
St. Albans jumped to an 18-point first-quarter lead and cruised down the stretch in a 70-50 girls basketball win over visiting Capital Tuesday.Alli Johnson paced the Red Dragons (2-3) with 24 points,...
View ArticleGorilla Glass, used for cell phones, is coming to cars
By By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) - The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car.Corning Inc.'s Gorilla Glass is used for the screens on billions of...
View ArticleTanker truck overturns on I-79 near Clendenin, slow lanes reopen
By Staff reports A tanker truck overturned early Wednesday near the Clendenin exit, shutting down Interstate 79 for nearly three hours, according to Kanawha Metro 911 dispatchers. The slow lanes in...
View ArticleEx-Shepherd official convicted of some purchasing charges
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A jury found a former Shepherd University administrator guilty Tuesday of 14 counts of misuse of a state-issued purchasing card.The Jefferson County Circuit Court jury also...
View ArticleFormer CEO to market racetrack and casino's property
CHESTER, W.Va. (AP) - The former CEO of Mountaineer Racetrack & Casino is in charge of marketing the company's surplus property in northern Hancock County.The State Journal reports Ted Arneault...
View ArticleMan receives maximum sentence in roommate's slaying
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A Morgantown man who pleaded guilty to killing a roommate has received the maximum sentence.Multiple media outlets report that 56-year-old Charles Shaffer was sentenced to 40...
View ArticleAround WV: Dec. 16, 2015
By Kate White In Around West Virginia today: A murder trial in Jefferson County begins; Fayette commissioners continue to deal with an injection well and teachers in Randolph County speak out against...
View ArticleMan walks to hospital after East End shooting
By Staff reports A man walked into a Charleston hospital Tuesday night with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, according to police.The shooting is believed to have occurred on Bradford Street on...
View ArticleWVSU President Brian Hemphill named president of Radford
By Samuel Speciale West Virginia State University President Brian Hemphill has been named president of Radford University.The university, which is based in Radford, Virginia, announced Hemphill's...
View ArticleArdith V. Jeffery
Ardith Virginia Jeffery, 85, of Belle, passed Dec. 12, 2015 in Port Richey, Fla., at the home of her daughter, Becky.She was a homemaker.Preceding her in death were her husband, Roy Lee Jeffery, and a...
View ArticlePhyllis Jean Holcomb
Phyllis Jean Holcomb, 69, of Luray, Va., formerly of Gassaway, died Dec. 11, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway, with visitation two hours prior.
View ArticleWilliam "Billy" Hogg
William "Billy" Anthony Hogg, 19, of Ansted, passed away Dec. 14, 2015 at his residence. By his request, he was cremated, and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Wallace...
View ArticleVicky Lynn Gilbert
Vicky Lynn Goff Gilbert, 63, of Lochgelly, died Dec. 15, 2015. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with visitation one hour prior.
View ArticleClarence Andrew Friel
Clarence Andrew Friel, 85, of Cooktown, died Dec. 15, 2015. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Lantz Funeral Home, Buckeye. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at the funeral...
View ArticleLucille Cunningham
Lucille A. Cunningham, 83, of Glenville, formerly of Calhoun County, died Dec. 14, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Stump Funeral Home, Grantsville, with visitation one hour prior.
View ArticleLinda Comuzie-Grigsby
Linda Comuzie-Grigsby, 66, of Lakeland, Fla., passed away Dec. 11, 2015. She is survived by her loving family and friends. Arrangements by Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes, Lakeland, Fla.
View ArticleChase Hoyt Burford
Chase Hoyt Burford, 18, of Sissonville, went home to be with the Lord on Dec. 13, 2015.Chase was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Denver and Lola Casdorph and Hoyt P. Burford;...
View ArticleOkie Melvin Berry
Okie Melvin Berry, 82, of Marie, died Dec. 5, 2015 at the Beckley VA Medical Center. Per his wishes, his body has been donated to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, and no...
View ArticleFunerals for: December 16, 2015
Allbright, Carol A. 11 a.m., Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point Pleasant.Anderson, Jo 2 p.m., Snodgrass Funeral Home, South Charleston.Anderson, Walter J. 1 p.m., Richard M. Roach Funeral Home,...
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