News Stories for February 2003
Stories for Tuesday, February 25
Natural Gas Prices Force Wheeling-Pitt To Idle
The nationwide spike in natural gas prices we're seeing at the end of February apparently is hitting close to home for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. In an effort to manage those skyrocketing prices, Wheeling-Pitt will idle some specific operations at four of its local plants. For example, the 80" line at the ...
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Stories for Tuesday, February 18
Snow Claims Cameron Man
A 46 year old Cameron man died shoveling snow last night. The first victim of this immense snow storm. The man apparently died of a heart attack. The American Heart Association cautions that if you haven been physically active, you should be extremely cautious when lifting heavy amounts of snow. ...
Stories for Sunday, February 16
Counties Under Serious Snow Alerts
Authorities up and down the Ohio River are telling you NOT to travel during the snowstorm unless you absolutely must. EVERY County in the WTOV 9 viewing area is under some kind of snow emergency.West Virginia Governor Bob Wise put the entire State in a state of emergency, meaning you ...
Arrest Made In Toronto Overdose
Toronto Police arrested one person Sunday for drug-related charges in connection with the overdose death of a Gem City woman Saturday. A 45-year-old woman was found dead at her Findley Street home at around 1:30 Saturday--police said it was an apparent heroin overdose. Toronto police are not releasing the name ...
Stories for Saturday, February 15
Toronto Woman Overdoses
For the second time in three weeks, Toronto Police say someone has died of a drug overdose in their town. Around 1:30 Saturday afternoon, Police tell NEWS 9 two friends found a 45-year-old woman dead in her home on Findlay Street. The woman had lived there for about a year. ...
Stories for Thursday, February 13
Weirton Steel Reveals Contract Details
Weirton Steel and the Independent Steelworkers Union are releasing more details today on their tentative contract agreement. The contract calls for: 5% pay decrease Pension plan freeze Cancellation of planned wage increases Allows for future discussions on changes in the health care coverage. If the union passes the contract next ...
Funny Tasting Water In Jefferson County Community
You might not normally think about taking a sniff at your water from the tap, but for residents in the city of Toronto who use city water have problems with their water. We've received a couple calls into the newsroom, residents complaining that the water they've been drawing from the ...
Stories for Monday, February 10
Regional Spotlight
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Deb Witkowski
Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm Deb Witkowski .I am exposed to a lot of entertaining experiences because of the line of work I'm in. My husband, Rick, and I own Studio L, a recording facility in Weirton, WV, and we have been blessed with many opportunities involving music ...
Stories for Saturday, February 8
Blair Released From Pittsburgh Hospital
The last of the three workers injured in the McElroy Mine air shaft explosion has been released from the hospital. Benjamin Blair of Pentress, West Virginia was part of a six-member crew working on January 22nd when a methane gas cloud exploded inside the Nauvoo Ridge Air Shaft near Cameron. ...
Wheeling Water Line Break Fixed
Mother Nature is certainly considered a factor in the number of water line breaks happening throughout the Valley this weekend. Mount Pleasant has two breaks, while Bethesda dealt with one. But the granddaddy of them all was in Downtown Wheeling, where Main Street is still closed after a 32-inch line ...
Stories for Thursday, February 6
Massive House Fire
A house is burning at this hour in Jefferson County. The house is on Spring Avenue on the South side of the city. At this time, several fire crews are on the scene trying to bring the blaze under control. We'll have more on this story coming up on News ...
Stories for Tuesday, February 4
Ice Jams In Belmont County
Folks who live along the creeks and streams of Belmont County are breathing a huge sigh of relief today after ice jams let loose without major flash flooding. Early this morning an ice jam let loose near the County Road 24 Bridge. Then at around four o'clock this morning another ...
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