Tug Vally vs. Tucker County
Month: March 2016
Plenty of excitement awaits WVU fans in NYC
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — To kick off the start of March Madness for West Virginia University basketball fans, No. 3 seed West Virginia will take on No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin on Friday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. For Mountaineer fans traveling to the game, tickets can[Read More…]
Top coal producer Peabody warns of bankruptcy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The nation’s top coal producer, Peabody Energy, warned Wednesday that it might be headed for bankruptcy, in a move that again emphasizes the continuing troubles faced by the U.S. mining industry. St. Louis-based Peabody said in a financial filing that it had delayed a key interest payment due[Read More…]
Bridgeport airport raises half of $2M sought to lure carrier
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Benedum Airport Authority now has half of the $2 million in pledges needed for the North Central West Virginia Airport incentive program, authority members learned at Wednesday’s meeting. The Mid-Atlantic Aerospace Complex and the Marion County Commission are the latest to confirm they will pledge $250,000[Read More…]
Marshall band to be in New Year’s parade in Rome
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The 300 members of the Marshall University Marching Thunder have their New Year’s Day 2017 celebration plans set in stone after receiving an invitation Wednesday to a pretty colossal party in Europe for the holiday. The entire band formally was invited Wednesday afternoon to perform in the[Read More…]
Marshall students outfitted for big day ahead
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Even though the song may say that it’s not easy being green, Marshall University Registrar Roberta Ferguson begs to differ. That’s because Ferguson has made it her personal goal to see to it that each of the students graduating from Marshall University in May receive every cap,[Read More…]
WV DOT impounds semi involved in 20-car pileup
WHEELING, W.Va. — The California truck driver involved in the 20-car pile-up on Interstate 70 near The Highlands Sunday may be facing charges after the truck he was driving failed several safety checks, according to Ohio County Sheriff Pat Butler. The West Virginia Department of Transportation impounded the truck this[Read More…]
Clinton would kill coal jobs
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — “We’re gonna put a lot of coal miners and companies out of business,” Hillary Clinton boasted during a campaign event in Columbus on Sunday. Her comment could have been no surprise to miners and their families. Clinton has been vowing for more[Read More…]
WV trooper injured in struggle with fugitive
HUTTONSVILLE, W.Va. — An extensive manhunt Wednesday resulted in the capture of a fugitive who allegedly assaulted a West Virginia State Police trooper who, according to his superiors, barely escaped death. Nathaniel Ray Wegman, 27, was flown to the hospital by medical helicopter for treatment of knife wounds he sustained[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito differ on Supreme Court nominee
BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia’s U.S. senators had mixed reactions to President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nomination Wednesday, with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito holding the Republican Party line of holding off a confirmation until after the November election. President Obama nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland to replace Justice Antonin Scalia,[Read More…]
