News Stories for March 2007
Stories for Saturday, March 31
Sheriff: Two Suspects Wanted In Connection With Homicide
A body was found hidden in a container in Jefferson County and investigators are ruling it a homicide. NEWS9 has just confirmed that a SWAT team surrounded a home in Columbus where two people wanted in connection with the crime were living.It's usually a quiet country road out in Mount ...
Multi-County Homicide Investigation Under Way
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a homicide after a body was found in Mount Pleasant.The discovery came around 3:30 p.m. Saturday.The victim has been identified as a man.The county sheriff said the body was discovered in a container off of Seminary Road. It’s believed the slaying took place ...
Official ISU Press Release
Members of the Independent Steelworkers Union (ISU) have voted 913 to 89 in favor of joining the United SteelWorkers (USW).The merger of the ISU and the USW will be effective at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, April 1.Mark Glyptis, President of the 1,150 member ISU said the Weirton union members will become ...
ISU Members Say Yes To Merging With USW
The Independent Steelworkers Union, which represents workers at Weirton Mittal Steel, will merge and become part of the United Steelworkers Union.ISU members have been voting on the merger by way of mail-in ballot and those votes were tallied Saturday morning. The final numbers were 913 members in favor of the ...
Stories for Friday, March 30
Couple Arrested After Child Sex Crime Investigation
A Scio couple was arrested Friday night after deputies said there were sex crimes committed against two young girls.Roger Johnson, 36, and his wife, 33-year-old Dorothy Sell, walked together in handcuffs Friday night.Harrison County sheriff’s deputies said Johnson committed sexual acts involving a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl, and ...
New Information Released On SUV That Crashed Into Water
On Wednesday, a SUV crashed and plunged into a reservoir in Brooke County.The driver of the SUV, Richard Greynolds, said another car forced him off the road over a 100-foot hillside and into a reservoir.The Brooke County Sheriff's Department said a preliminary investgation showed there was no other car involved ...
State Superintendent Gives Local Schools Big Praise
Despite state-wide funding issues, Ohio’s Superintendent said some area schools have it right.Dr. Susan Zelman paid Martins Ferry and St. Clairsville schools a visit on Monday and praised both schools for their dedication to preparing students for future careers.Zelman said with challenges facing the schools financially, St. Clairsville High School ...
Schools Battle For Website Victory
Who has the best school website in the O.V.A.C.?Friday, Belmont Technical College sponsored and judged the O.V.A.C. Website Design Championship for the second year in a row.St. Clairsville's holding the top honor as the best for design and content.Buckeye Trail took home second place, and Monroe Central, Bridgeport and John ...
Apartment Fire In Hancock County
Crews responded to a minor apartment fire at Hideaway Apartments in New Cumberland just before 5 p.m. Friday.The grease fire was contained to one of the apartments and minor damage was reported.No one was injured.Stay with NEWS9 as details become available.
Tunnel Crews Work Double Shifts To Catch Up to Deadline
There are 40 days left for crews to meet the deadline set for work to finish on the eastbound lanes of the Wheeling Tunnels, but they have hit some bumps in the road and have had to make adjustments to catch up.Crews have been working double shifts all week, and ...
Man Accused Of Sex Assault Held On $1 Million Bond
A judge set bond at $1 million for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl near Pittsburgh.The FBI is also investigating whether David Lawrence Dixon, 41, of Sharpsburg, Pa., could be connected to the abduction, rape and release of a North Wheeling girl.Friday, a Pennsylvania judge postponed Dixon's ...
AEP Will Use Helicopter To Trim Trees
American Electric Power AEP Aeriel Saw American Electric Power officials said they will use a helicopter tree-trimming saw to clear areas around power lines.AEP has employed Aerial Solutions, Inc., to perform the work. The tree-trimming tool is suspended beneath a helicopter by a vertical boom that has multiple motor-powered saw ...
Pandelos Seeks Mental Evaluation Before Sentencing
A Wheeling man pleaded guilty to having sexual relations with a young boy, but instead of being sentenced Friday, a judge decided he’ll have to undergo a mental evaluation first.Daryn Pandelos was accused of having sexual contact with a young boy several times over a three-year span.Friday in court, his ...
FDA Criticized Over Pet Food Contamination
Federal investigators said a chemical used to make plastics, not rat poison, lead to a deadly contamination of pet food.The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that a substance called melamine, used in fertilizer, somehow made its way into cans of a variety of wet pet foods that contained gravy.Thousands ...
Buckeye Local High School Is Jefferson County Jewel
In 1988, Buckeye West High School was uprooted by a fire that destroyed the gymnasium and caused structural damage.As a result of that blaze, however, a new Buckeye Local High School came out stronger and better.The consolidated school, built in 1990, is a combination of what was then Buckeye South, ...
Post-Gazette Pavilion To Hold Job Fair In Weirton
The Post-Gazette Pavilion is looking for summer help.The company will hold a job fair on Saturday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Millsop Community Center in Weirton.All applicants are required to bring two forms of identification.
Man Wearing Only Underwear Accused Of Vandalizing Post Office
Police said a man wearing only his underwear smashed the window of a local post office.Christopher Henthorne, who police said was wearing just boxer shorts and socks at the time of his arrest, is accused of pounding on an interior lobby window inside the South Wheeling post office until the ...
Child Rapist Will Serve Three Life Sentences
A Belmont County man found guilty of raping two girls was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison.Keith Styblo maintained his innocence and shook his head when the judged read the sentence.Styblo was arrested after a four-year investigation by the Belmont County Sheriff's Office.During the trial, the two ...
Youth Basketball Coach Accused Of Being Internet Predator
A local youth basketball coach was arrested after Pennsylvania police said he made a sexual proposition to someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl.Kurt Elias, 35, was arrested in Wellsburg on a fugitive from justice warrant Thursday.Pennsylvania State Attorney General Tom Corbett said Elias used an Internet chat room to ...
Wetzel County Native Elected Kansas City Mayor
Wetzel County native, Mark Funkhouser has been elected the mayor of Kansas City, MO.Funkhouser said he won this week’s election by 1,000 votes.Funkhouser had served as city auditor for Kansas City until November, when he took an early retirement
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