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Need an Organ? A Lab-Grown One May Work One Day

Need an Organ? A Lab-Grown One May Work One Day

Some types of experimental lab-grown body parts are now implanted in people and working well, but challenges remain in creating complex structures. Researchers hope one day to ease chronic shortages of much needed organs. (June 17)

Historic Ruling Set in Affirmative Action Case

Historic Ruling Set in Affirmative Action Case

Supreme Court justices will soon announce a decision on an affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. That could decide whether race can be used to determine college admission. (June 17)

Man killed after confronting bank robber outside of Giant Eagle

SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. —  Authorities confirmed to our sister station WPXI-TV that one person was fatally shot Sunday afternoon following a robbery at a Citizens Bank branch located within a Giant Eagle in Washington County. The robbery and subsequent shooting occurred outside of the Strabane Square supermarket at approximately ...

Autism Awareness Seminar held in Rayland

The Brightway Center in Rayland hosted the "Autism Speaks" seminar today.  Speakers talked about signs and symptoms of autism, and coping mechanisms for family members and friends to handle the disorder.  This specific, rural area in Rayland was chosen because according to the keynote speakers, the area in particular has ...

Wheeling Water Warriors Community Rally

WHEELING, W.Va. The Wheeling Water Warriors held a community rally today on the annual river sweep day to remind people how important clean water is. The group is trying to bring attention to the GreenHunter-proposed fracking wastewater  treatment facility, just a mile and a half upriver from the main water ...

2013 Ohio River Sweep

The 2013 Ohio River Sweep took place today with numerous volunteers from all over West Virginia participating. Workers removed trash from the banks of the Ohio River. The cleanup covered the whole length of the river, from its origin in Pittsburgh to its end in Cairo, Ill. Cleanups were scheduled ...

Inaugural "Pool Together 5k"

HANCOCK COUNTY, WV The Marland Heights Community Association held its inaugural "Pool Together 5K"  on Sunday. They began at 10 o'clock with a 5k run and walk, followed with a "fun run" for the kids. Medals were given out, and there were also games, a bake sale, and refreshments. The ...

Downtown street becomes two-way traffic

WHEELING, W.Va. – City of Wheeling operations crews changed Market Street from 16th Street to 18th Street from one-way to two-way traffic. An ordinance, passed by council last year, changed the traffic pattern around West Virginia Northern Community College. This is to allow traffic to flow better in and out ...

One dead, one injured in shooting

Law enforcement officers were called to a home on McCord Hill Road in Wellsburg on Friday evening. 911 dispatchers referred to the incident as a "volatile" situation. When a NEWS9 crew arrived, there were several police cruisers. Members of the Brooke County Sheriff's Department, Bethany Police and the State Highway ...

Shoplifter strikes at St. Clairsville Walmart

Police in Belmont County need help catching a shoplifter caught on camera at the Walmart in Saint Clairsville taking a rather large item. Surveillance video shows the man walking by with a portable spa in his cart before walking out of the front door. Officials said he did the same ...

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