News Stories for April 2008
Stories for Wednesday, April 30
Steel Workers Mum On Essar-Esmark Merger Talk
Esmark, the company that currently owns Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, has accepted a buyout offer from India-based Essar, a global steel, energy and telecommunications company."We believe we have selected the best partner for Wheeling-Pitt to take us to the decades in front of us," said Esmark chairman James Bouchard during a conference ...
Breaking News: Body Found In River
The Hancock County Sheriff's Department said they were notified at just before 5 p.m. of a highly decomposed body in the Ohio River near Wellsville, Ohio.The body has been sent to the medical examiner's office in Charleston, W. Va., to determine the cause of death and identify of the subject.
Special Assignment: Dangerous Jolt?
What are you really getting when you buy an energy drink?Some advertisements promise weight loss, increased endurance and even legal highs, but doctors say what they're not advertising are the health and side effects it could have on your body."They can usually raise heart rate, blood pressure. They can cause ...
New Building For Cameron High School?
Cameron High School was set to get a facelift, but NEWS9 has learned school officials may scratch that and get a whole new school.Superintendent Fred Renzella said it's all because the current building may be beyond repair.Renzella said he doesn't want to put $2 million into repairs, then have to ...
Pet Oxygen Masks Presented To Fire Department
It is a device that could be a life saver if your best friend ever encountered some trouble.It's called Pet O-2 masks and it is used to pump oxygen into the lungs of animals that are in respiratory distress.Several of the masks were presented Wednesday to the Bethlehem Fire Department ...
County Leaders: Gas Cost Is Breaking Budget
County leaders from Belmont, Jefferson and Brooke and Ohio counties told NEWS9 the rising cost of gasoline is becoming too much for their budgets to bare.In Belmont County, Commissioner Mark Thomas told NEWS9 the county is currently 25 percent over budget, in comparison with 2007, because of the extra expense ...
Owning A Car: State Vs. State
Ohio and West Virginia may seem like two very similar states, considering they both make up the Valley.However, NEWS9 learned that when it comes to owning a car, the two states are very different.According to a Forbes research report, Ohio ranks as one of the top 10 best states to ...
New York Fugitive Arrested In Martins Ferry
A fugitive on the run for two years and wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service on federal charges of cocaine distribution is now in police custody.Deputies said Karriem Wright was caught early Wednesday morning in Martins Ferry on a routine traffic stop.Police said Wright is from New York but has ...
Police Continue To Receive Information In Howard Murder Case
A more than 20 year old murder case is heating up as Steubenville police continue to investigate the death of 18-year-old Jill Howard.Police said more witnesses have come forward with additional information in this case and they are hoping more people contact them to help solve this case. Have information? ...
Police Warning About E-Mail Scheme
Steubenville police are warning you about a scheme to steal your money. The scheme comes through your computer as a threat on your life.Detectives said a local man received an e-mail stating that a hit-man was hired to kill him. The e-mail said the only way to stop the murder ...
Steubenville Man Charged With Drug Trafficking
The Steubenville man accused of holding a woman against her will and beating her so badly she suffered broken bones faces more charges.43-year-old Lamont Whatley is charged with two counts of trafficking in drugs. Steubenville police narcotics division said they busted Whatley selling drugs in an undercover investigation in March.Whatley ...
Brooke County Asks For More Information On Cold Case
Brooke County Sheriff Richard Ferguson said he is open to any additional information that may reopen a 2006 accidental drowning that may be linked to a series of killings by a national gang.A team made up of two retired New York police detectives and a college professor said they believe ...
Wheeling Man Faces Charges Of Soliciting Sex With Teen
A Wheeling man is in custody, facing 25 felony counts of allegedly soliciting sex with a young girl in Benwood.Police said the girl’s mother found out her 13-year-old daughter was getting some obscene text messages from a 33-year-old man. The mother went straight to the Benwood Police Department for help.Police ...
Steubenville Officer Returning To Work After Shooting Incident
New details have emerged about the investigation into the shooting of a robbery suspect by a Steubenville police officer.Patrolman Nate Cline is the officer who chased Michael Champman from the Hollywood Plaza Kroger into Union Cemetery on April 18.After reviewing the file, statements from police and witnesses, Jefferson County Prosecutor ...
Wal-Mart Cashing Stimulus Checks
When you receive your economic stimulus check you can cash it at Wal-Mart, free of charge.Officials said the hope is that you will spend some of your cash in the store.The world’s largest retailer is also lowering prices on a number of items, including cereal, lunch meat, shampoo, juice and ...
West Virginia Racetracks Cashing In
The racetracks in West Virginia’s northern panhandle are cashing in on table games, with revenue totaling $26 million since table games launched late last year.In March, Mountaineer Casino in Chester and Wheeling Island Casino saw a combined 14 percent increase in table games revenue.Figures from the State Lottery Commission showed ...
Proposed Merger Could Mean Millions For Local Steel Giant
A proposed merger could mean millions for a local steel giant.Esmark, the parent company of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, has agreed to merge with Essar Steel, officials announced Wednesday.Part of the agreement includes a $110 million loan from Essar which Esmark will use to refinance the existing loan and provide additional liquidity.Esmark ...
Esmark Steel Agrees To Material Terms Of Proposed Merger
Official News Release released Wednesday, Apr. 30 Esmark Incorporated (NASDAQ: ESMK), and parent company of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, today announced that it has agreed to the material terms of a proposed tender offer and merger with Essar Steel Holdings Limited for a cash purchase price of $17.00 per share. The Company ...
Special Assignment: Truth About Germs
Bacteria is on everything we touch from kitchen counters in the home to keyboards at the office and tabletops at restaurants.Not all of bacteria is bad.Some bacteria is good, but the key is keeping it at bay and not letting it grow to levels that can make you sick.Dr. Krishna ...
Ohio Link Suggested In 'Smiley Face' Deaths
Two retired New York police detectives announced Tuesday that they believe a national gang of killers has killed dozens of male college students by making the deaths look like accidents.“We are talking about specifically targeting a small, narrow group of individuals for murder," said Kevin Gannon, who is now asking ...
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