News Stories for January 2011
Stories for Monday, January 31
Garage Fire Investigated In Weirton
Weirton's fire chief said a garage was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon.Chief David Lashhorn told NEWS9 fire fighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to a nearby home, but the garage is considered a total loss.There were no injuries.A Weirton police officer first noticed smoke coming from the ...
Mother Charged With Manslaughter In Connection With Toddler's Death
A Belmont County woman has been charged in connection with the death of her 2-year-old daughter.The investigation began early Sunday morning when the child was pronounced dead on arrival at Wheeling Hospital.Erin Bell, 21, is charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of her daughter, Mylie. Bell was ...
Bellaire Bridge Ownership Confirmed In Court
It's news the area's heard before -- work on the Bellaire bridge should be able to start soon. But bridge owner KDC Investments said this time, now that a judge has sided with them, the general contractor can move forward."I cannot reiterate enough how bad we wanted to do this ...
Sterling China Company Demolished
For nearly 80 years, the Sterling China Company was one of Wellsville's largest employers. But after years of vacancy, the building is being torn down.Local resident Rick Arnett is hoping the demolition is a sign of progress."If it's for the betterment of the community, its fine, but I know my ...
Wheeling Man's Mother Stuck In Egypt Trying To Escape Turmoil
While unrest continues to escalate in Egypt, Americans are trying to get clear.And for one Wheeling man, the violence and protests are exceptionally unnerving to watch. His mother is in Egypt with a travel group -- one of more than 2,000 Americans trying to get back home safely.Brendan Leary said ...
Police: Steubenville Couple Threatened To Kill Cabbie After Fare Dispute
A Steubenville couple is facing charges after accusations they refused to pay cab fare over the weekend and threatened to kill the cab driver.The suspects, Maleah Fletcher and Deshawn Curenton, were tracked down and arrested. Monday, they faced a judge.The driver said he drove the couple to the Fort Steuben ...
Stories for Sunday, January 30
Prank Callers Posing As New Martinsville Police
Several New Martinsville residents have been receiving prank calls that show up as the police department's phone number.Police Chief Tim Cecil said he thinks the callers are using a website, prankdial.com, to impersonate the police department. The calls started Sunday and the most recent call was to a 60-year-old woman. ...
West Virginia Planning For Statewide Interoperability System
Three years ago Ohio County invested in one of the state's best emergency communications systems. In fact, the $1 million system in Ohio County is one of only three in the entire state."Interoperability, we learned that from 2001 when the New York Fire Department and New York Police Department really ...
Diesel Spill Creates Mess Along I-70
A mail truck traveling westbound on Interstate 70 had just come down 2 mile hill when the driver heard a loud noise and then noticed his fuel gauge dropping quickly.Officials said something likely flew up and pierced the fuel tank.That sprung a leak that left 150 gallons of diesel on ...
Local Missionaries Explain Dangers Of Mission Trips
Authorities in Mexico and the U.S. are coordinating to launch an investigation into the death of a local woman killed on a missionary trip in Mexico.Tuscarawas county native Nancy Davis was fatally shot in Mexico's Tamaulipas state by a suspected member of a drug cartel.Davis' murder has shown that trips ...
Stories for Saturday, January 29
Family Coping With Home Explosion
"Dear God, I hope everybody's OK," Adam McAdam said.That was Adam McAdam's thought this afternoon when he received a call from his brother that their grandparents' house had exploded. The Wintersville Fire Department responded to the house on Patton Avenue. Chief Rob Herrington was one of the first on scene.Herrington ...
Wintersville Home Total Loss After Explosion
An explosion on Patton Avenue totally engulfed a house in flames Saturday afternoon. Fortunately, both occupants were able to make it out of the home.Clyde Morelli, of Wintersville, said, "I was at my building over near McDonald's, and I just looked out over the hill and seen this explosion that ...
Manchin Kicks Off 'Coffee And Common Sense' Series
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., stopped by Ariana's Restaurant in Follansbee to kick off his "Coffee and Common Sense" series Saturday.Manchin said he wanted to have open conversations with his constituents to hear more ideas, concerns and priorities from West Virginians. Manchin was recently in the northern panhandle to ...
Stories for Friday, January 28
Family Mourns Victim Of Train Accident
Family and friends gathered in Uhrichsville Friday night to remember Todd Vandine, the victim of last week's train accident in Dennison."He was my best friend and it's sad. I'm trying not to tear up, but I don't really know what to say because I'm like in shock," Michael Taylor said.Loved ...
Steelers Fever Good Treatment For Feeling Down
Seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD, is basically a condition driven by daylight that overlays a pre-existing state of depression.People with the disorder will be more down in the winter for no apparent reason, and perk up as sunlight increases in the summer."People tend to think of themselves as ...
Barnesville Officials Eye New Community Center
Members of the community have joined forces to form a steering committee for the possible community recreation center.That committee will be integral in gathering information to determine the feasibility of the project as well as possible functions, and locations of the center."There's a need in the community for activities to ...
Students Managing Million Dollar Investment Fund
Students at Bethany College have been managing a $1 million investment fund, thanks to an endowment from Robert McCann, a Bethany graduate."We were making the decisions, executing the trades, doing the research on the companies and the funds," said Kelly Sofka, who acted as student CEO of the fund before ...
Buckeye Local Has Gone High Tech
Two years after receiving a technology grant, Buckeye Local High School showed News9 inside their classrooms for a look at how the $300,000 grant was put to good use."The days of using the textbook and going and looking something up in an encyclopedia is over," said Buckeye Local Schools Superintendent ...
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W.Va. Acting 1st Lady Pushes College Degree Completion
West Virginia's acting first lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin visited Wheeling on Friday and issued a challenge to the state's colleges.Tomblin said she is presenting a "college completion challenge" because West Virginia is so far behind the rest of the nation when it comes to graduation rates.She told a crowd of ...
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