News Stories for March 2008
Stories for Sunday, March 30
Officers Prepare For ATV Season
They can be dangerous and even fatal if they're not handled properly. As the weather breaks, officers in the area say all terrain vehicles become one of their biggest problems.Ken Robey, from Martins Ferry, knows all too well the dangers that go along with all terrain vehicles."I've actually had an ...
Stories for Saturday, March 29
3-29-08 High School Scoreboard
High School Baseball--------------------------WHEELING PARK 3 - PARKERSBURG SOUTH 0 Gm1WHEELING PARK 4 - PARKERSBURG SOUTH 3 Gm2MAGNOLIA 7 - ST. MARYS 1BISHOP DONAHUE 8 - HUNDRED 4 Gm1BISHOP DONAHUE 9 - HUNDRED 6 Gm2PADEN CITY 7 - WEIRTON MADONNA 8 Gm1PADEN CITY 1 - WEIRTON MADONNA 11 Gm2Girls Softball Scores:---------------------------MAGNOLIA ...
Car, Ambulance Collide; One Driver Dies
An ambulance and a car collided Saturday morning after police said the car pulled out in front of the ambulance.According to the Allegheny County Coroner's Office, the driver is Jackie George, 51, from Steubenville, Ohio. She had to be transported to Trinity Medical Center and then she was flown by ...
Workers Strike Outside Mountaineer Casino
The president and CEO of the Mountaineer Casino, Ted Arneault, told NEWS9 that the casino offered a fair deal on health care and wages when both sides met Friday night for hours. However, after hours of trying to resolve the issue, the workers said they will continue to picket outside ...
Shelby Zarotney's Blog - February 2008
Shelby Zarotney joined NEWS9 in 1998 and is an anchor and reporter. Shelby anchors NEWS9 Midday and co-anchors NEWS9 Live at Five and NEWS9 at Six. On November 13, 2007, Shelby and her husband Gary welcomed their first child into the world. IMG 0617 Click here to send Shelby an ...
Stories for Friday, March 28
Jury Finds Former Officer Fired For Religious Beliefs
A federal jury in Pittsburgh has awarded a Weirton man $100, 000 after they found he was fired from his job as a part-time police officer because of his religious beliefs.Terryn Risk, who used to work at the Burgettstown Police Department, told NEWS9 a small cross pin became one of ...
Mountaineer Slot Technicians Stage Midnight Strike
About 200 workers at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort went out on strike after contract negotiations broke off Friday without a tentative agreement.A union spokesman says Local 23 of the United Food & Commercial Workers and Mountaineer are still far apart on wages and benefits and no new talks are ...
Woman Transported By Medical Helicopter After Head-On Crash
A car collided with a dump truck as it crossed Route 250 near Grandview road in Moundsville.According to Marshall County Chief Deputy Kevin Cecil had to cut the driver, Chelsea Madden from the car. It took about 35 minutes from the car.A medical helicopter was called in and landed at ...
Keeping Ohio Beautiful
As part of Going Green and "Keeping Ohio Beautiful" Governor Ted Strickland is enlisting the help of local road crews to clean up a big litter problem.Dave Shafer of the Ohio Department of Transportation in Belmont County said people throwing trash out of their cars, and debri flying off of ...
Man Accused Of Killing Wife Says He's Innocent
A Columbiana County man accused of killing his wife said he is not guilty. J.C. Amato made his plea in court today.The case has had many twists since Tonia Amato was shot to death in her Wellsville home in July 2007.The Wellsville police chief and county prosecutor both stepped down ...
Faulty Brakes Possible Cause of Fatal Truck Accident Early Friday
Wheeling police said the accident that killed a man early Friday may have been due to faulty brakes.The man died after the truck he was driving overturned early Friday, trapping him inside.Emergency crews had to remove the driver.The crash happened around 8 a.m. Friday on Evelyn Avenue, just off of ...
Mountaineer Workers Head Back To Bargaining Table
Both sides will head back to the bargaining table Friday afternoon, hoping to avert a strike at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.More than 200 video lottery clerks, cashiers and other attendants voted against Mountaineer’s offer this week. Sticking points are said to be pay and health care.Union President Ron Lenhart ...
Ohio National Guard Deploys To Kuwait, Iraq
More than 2,500 Ohio troops will leave this week for a nine-month deployment in Kuwait and Iraq.The soldiers are part of the Ohio National Guard but their deployment ceremony took place at Fort Hood in Texas.A Fort Hood resident donated 3,000 pounds of beef brisket so the soldiers and their ...
Woman Taken To Pittsburgh Hospital After Fire
There is still no word on the condition of a woman rescued from a burning house in Brooke County.The woman was first taken to Weirton Medical Center but was later taken to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh.The woman, who uses a wheelchair and was described by firefighters as mentally disabled, was ...
Jewett Fire Under Investigation
An investigation is under way Friday after a fire broke out in a Harrison County home.The Sheriff’s Department said the fire started at a home on Euclid Avenue in Jewett shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday.Officials said Hopedale, Jewett and Scio fire departments all responded to the fire. No one was ...
Man Accused In Girlfriend's Killing Faces Another Charge
Another felony charge was added Friday to charges facing a New Cumberland man in connection with the death of his girlfriend.A judge Friday morning added a charge of wanton endangerment involving a firearm to the first-degree murder charge facing Charles William Rice of New Cumberland.Deputies said the new charge stemmed ...
American Electric Power Working To Replace Pole
Police said power is going to be out in Elm Grove while American Electric Power works to replace a pole. Police said crews will start at 10:45 a.m. Friday and the power is going to be out for at least two hours. For more local news, click here.
Man Dies In Truck Accident Early Friday
A man has died after the truck he was driving overturned early Friday, trapping him inside.Wheeling police said the accident happened on Evelyn Avenue between the Junior Avenue Bridge and route 88 at about 8 a.m. Friday.Emergency crews had to remove the driver from the truck.
Belmont County Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Son's Murder
A Belmont County man charged with murdering his son has been sentenced to life in prison.Ciejae Winslow, of Martins Ferry, had entered a guilty plea to a murder charge in the death of his 6-week-old son, Ciejae Winslow Jr., in 2006.Reports said Winslow shook the infant so hard it caused ...
Man Charged With Killing Wife In Court Friday
A local man charged with his wife’s murder is scheduled to face a judge Friday morning.J.C. Amato will be formally arraigned and have his first pre-trial hearing in a Columbiana County court Friday.In July 2007, Amato told investigators he shot his wife, Tonia, while they were arguing at their home ...
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