News Stories for October 2005
Stories for Wednesday, October 26
Festival Of Lights In Memory Of
You might call him the man behind the lights, to Oglebay park, in Wheeling, WV, Robert Otten is the heart of the winter festival of lights. "Bob Otten was here back in 1985 when we started this show and he was one of the reason's that we got the show ...
Area Officials To Bring In New Business
The state of the local economy is pushing some area officials to think about new ways to bring jobs to the valley. Legislators from Brooke and Hancock Counties are meeting Tuesday in Weirton to talk business. West Virginia Delegate Joe DeLong says mayors from Chester to Beech Bottom will be ...
WV Guard Troops Coming Home
West Virginia National Guard troops on hurricane recovery duty in Louisiana will be home before the Thanksgiving holiday. A mid-November target date is set for troops to return home. Guardsmen from West Virginia's Air and Army National Guards have been in Louisiana since September third to help that state recover ...
Jefferson County Welcomes New Business
Velocity Funding Solutions is open for business in Jefferson county. Members of the county Chamber of Commerce thanked the business owner, Steve Sferella, for choosing to start up his own business in the county. Sferella and his wife Bonnie are natives of Steubenville, who say they want to make a ...
Rehabilitating 4th Street
One of Steubenville's busiest and bumpiest streets is in store for a big rehabilitation project. The city engineer is writing a $300,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Public works to pay for street and sidewalk repairs to 4th Street between Slack and Market Streets. The city's share of the ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 25
Saving Jobs
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and Severstal North America have come together to save jobs. Essentionally the two companies are joining together to save the Follansbee coke plant, which will save hundreds of local jobs. When Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel installed the electric arc furnace, the demand for coke was cut in half, ...
More Questions
The massive kennel fire in Brooke County that killed over 70 greyhounds has gotten the attention of West Virginia's governor. Since the fire, there has been debate over whether West Virginia has laws to regulate the state's kennels. The governor says that's not the only problem. Since that tragic fire ...
Marshall County School Consolidation
The West Virginia School Building Authority is asking Marshall County Schools to give a more detailed explanation of the changes for consolidation in the county. On November, 14 the school board will ask the building authority for eight million dollars to make the changes. Parents are voicing concern over the ...
Snow Knocks Out Power
According to a spokeswoman for American Electric Power, roughly three thousand people went with out power on Tuesday. All of the power outages were caused by the weather. The wet snow weighed down trees and branches, those trees ended up weighing down power lines and electrical equipment. For some people ...
Future Looking Promising For Weirton Mittal Steel
A lot of rumors were put to rest Tuesday at the Independent Steelworkers Union meeting at the Weirton Knights of Columbus Hall. Probably the most important rumor dispelled: Weirton Mittal will shut down. The ISU said that rumor is completely false, and Mittal Steel USA wants the Weirton plant to ...
Power Outages Lead To School Closures
A power outage in Wetzel County has forced two schools to dismiss early. The following schools will be dismissed at 10:15. Short Line School Valley High School
Winter Weather Leads To Fatal Accident
Winter weather is believed to have caused a fatal accident on Interstate 70, just across the West Virginia border in Washington County, PA. This happened in New Alexander around 8:00 a.m. Several other accidents have been reported throughout the viewing area. Stay with NEWS9, WTOV9 Weather Plus and WTOV9.COM for ...
Winter Weather Hits The Ohio Valley
The Ohio Valley is getting a taste of winter. Much of the area is coated with snow Tuesday morning. News9 crews are monitoring weather conditions and will bring you the latest throughout the morning on News9.
Stories for Monday, October 24
Safe Found
There are major developments in the case involving a stolen safe. You may remember back in September a safe holding blank vehicle titles and cash was taken from the Rayland title office. Now officials have suspects and have recovered that safe. The criminals actually drilled a hole on the top ...
Trial Date Set For Accused Mother
Donna Moore is accused of neglecting her son. Monday in court, Moores attorney asked for money to hire an investigator as well as a request to lower her $100,000 bond. The attorney for Moore would not comment on the request for separate investigators. Monday, both sides confirmed the jury trial ...
Local Couple Caught In Hurricane
Debbie Feenerty can't stay away from the television coverage of hurricane Wilma and she can't go far from the phone. "I would love to stay here and stay by the phone and try to make phone calls. I just talked to the red Cross, they gave me numbers to the ...
Park-Goers Allegedly Threatened With A Gun
A Steubenville man is behind bars after police say he was making threats with a loaded handgun at a local park. Police say it all started with a game of football and ended with Jeffrey Amberstone being taken away in handcuffs. Police said several witnesses told them a group of ...
Stories for Sunday, October 23
Amazing Discovery
It's a mystery from the days of World War II. Forensic experts in California are slowing thawing a frozen body, believed to be the remains of a missing airman. Investigators believe the man died in a 1942 plane crash. While the investigation continues out west a family in Belmont County ...
Stories for Friday, October 21
WPHS Coach Talks Recruiting Violations
Wheeling Park High School Head Basketball Coach Sam Andy announced Friday that he is retiring at the end of the basketball season, and he is fighting to make sure he is there for the first four games of the season. The coach is facing a four game suspension. Andy said ...
Local Organization Concerned About Donations
As people here in the valley continue to send donations to those devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many local organizations say they're worried they will have a tough time making ends meet. Officials from the Jefferson County United Way say although help is needed in the Gulf Coast, there ...
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