News Stories for April 2009
Stories for Thursday, April 30
Wheeling-Ohio County Health Officials Await Swine Flu Confirmation, Drugs
With more than 100 swine flu cases spreading across the nation, local health departments are on high alert.The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department confirmed it has a patient with symptoms and travel history. It sent a test to the state Thursday night."They had been in an area where there were some ...
Police Chief's Son Enters Plea
A Toronto man entered a guilty plea in Jefferson County Common Pleas Court to a charge of aggravated assault.Investigators said Travis Mosti fired a shotgun outside his home on Railroad Avenue.According to police, the bullet narrowly missed another man's leg.Mosti is in the Jefferson County Jail. A sentencing date has ...
Special Assignment: Dangerous Drive Times
The Ohio State Highway Patrol, St. Clairsville post, released a report to NEWS9 detailing the most dangerous drive times. It details the specific day, hour and the place where the most crashes happen.Despite what many thought across the Ohio Valley, the weekends are not currently the most dangerous times on ...
Dummy Cop Patrol Traffic
A new member of the Cambridge Police force is causing quite a stir in Guernsey County."Murph" is an offical member of the force at the Cambridge Police Department and he's turning a lot of heads on the roads leaving drivers.Patrolman Roy Angler came up with the idea of using a ...
Crews Search For Clues About Moundsville Apartment Fire
One day after a major apartment fire left several Moundsville families injured and homeless, there are still many unanswered questions.Thursday, the state fire marshal's office brought in a debris reconstruction expert to sort through the rubble and literally try to piece together how the fire started."I feel that this is ...
Commissioners Approve Design For New Jefferson County Animal Shelter
Jefferson County voters agreed to pay for it, now commissioners said plans are moving forward for a new animal shelter.A levy passed last November will provide $1.5 million for the new shelter. The 6,000-square foot facility will have 43 kennel runs and will cost more than a $1 million.Commissioner Tom ...
Man Steals Cash From Two Ohio County Stores
Ohio County deputies are investigating two robberies that left the cash drawers of two local stores short.They said a man asked a Best Buy cashier for change multiple times on Tuesday and got away with $150.Investigators said they believe the man pulled the same scheme at the Elm Grove Gumby's.Anyone ...
Semitrailer Overturns In Jefferson County, Driver Airlifted
A Jefferson County road was shut down after a semitrailer overturned Thursday, trapping the driver for some time.The truck was transporting garbage around noon when it overturned on state Route 43 in Amsterdam and landed upside down in a creek.The driver was rescued and airlifted to a hospital with non-life-threatening ...
Shooter Gets 15 Years For Wheeling Killing
A Dayton man who pleaded guilty to a fatal shooting in South Wheeling was sentenced to the maximum amount of jail time Thursday.Shawn Brookins stood in handcuffs in the courtroom and apologized to the family of Eric Crayton for the March 2008 killing before a judge sentenced him to 15 ...
Tuscarawas County Patient Tests Negative For Swine Flu
Special Section: Questions And Answers About Swine Flu Health officials in Tuscarawas County said test results show a patient does not have swine flu.Officials had investigated the case after they were alerted by a physician. They said the patient showed symptoms of the flu and had recently traveled to one ...
Fleeing Suspect: 'Drugs Will Do Terrible Things To You'
A Steubenville man is in jail after police said he jumped from a second-story window trying to escape from police for the third time in two weeks.Richard Schoonover, 36, pleaded not guilty Thursday to several misdemeanors and three felony charges, including escape and burglary.When asked why he jumped from the ...
Charges Filed In Woman Hit By Car
Charges have been filed agaist two people involved in a March vehicle accident that caused a woman to be struck, on Main Street in St. Clairsville, according to a press release from St. Clairsville Police.The driver of the car, Scott Szymanski, 28, of Barton is charged with assault.The female who ...
Man Charged In Wheeling Killing To Be Sentenced Today
This morning, a Dayton man charged in a Wheeling killing is expected to be sentenced.Shawn Brookins, 24,was charged in the death of Eric Crayton in May of last year.Brookins was scheduled for a pre-trial hearing in March, but the prosecutor on the case said he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. ...
Suspect Caught After Jumping From Window
Richard Schoonover is back in police custody after eluding them for a week.Acting on a tip, Wintersville police located Schoonover at a home on Floyd St.Schoonover attempted to flee by jumping from a second floor window and was injured in the fall, police said.He's being treated at Trinity Medical Center ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 29
Weirton Police Arrest 20 In Drug Sweep
Weirton police arrested 20 people on drug charges Wednesday night.Police said they recovered heroin, prescription drugs, guns and cash.The investigation started in the 3700 block of Orchard Street Tuesday, and continued on Miller Avenue Wednesday.The following people are facing felony charges: Bryant Rujak, Josh Gorrell, Shaylee Johnson, Shawn Dunlevy, Richard ...
BREAKING NEWS: Weirton Police Arrest 9 Suspected In Heroin Ring
Weirton police said they arrested nine people in connection with a suspected heroin ring Wednesday.As of 5:10 p.m., police were still searching a home at 308 Miller Avenue.Police said the street crimes unit learned of a suspected heroin ring and said they found several people at the home with bricks ...
Parts Of Jefferson County Still Lack Broadband Access
Jefferson County officials are pushing to bring broadband Internet access to rural parts of the county.Officials said they hope stimulus money will connect Appalachia Ohio to the rest of the world.Local leaders and business owners in Jefferson County said the Internet would bring these areas up to speed on the ...
Kids & Swine Flu: Parents Urged To Discuss Proper Hygiene
Special Section: Questions And Answers About Swine Flu In the wake of a swine flu outbreak, many local parents said they are being very careful in how they discuss the illness with children.Parents said they are concerned about a possible pandemic because of the close proximity that children share in ...
Crews Believe They May Know Where Fire Started
A fire official told NEWS9 late Wednesday that crews were finding answers in the rubble of what used to be a Moundsville apartment building.Moundsville's Assistant Fire Chief Ron Walker said a state fire marshal helped crews sift through the remains of the building.Fire destroyed the Simmons Apartments early Wednesday morning, ...
Broken Water Line Damages New Brooke County Animal Shelter
Water lines are causing construction troubles at a new animal shelter in Brooke County.Commissioner Bernie Kozienko said a water line broke overnight, causing flooding and some damage.There was no word Wednesday on how much repairs will cost.The new $272,000 animal shelter is being built at the Old Winsor Coal site ...
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