Stories by Eric Minor
W.Va. judge to hold late Tuesday hearing on teen rape trial witnesses
West Virginia Circuit Judge Ronald E. Wilson will hold a closed-door hearing Tuesday night on a motion filed by the defense attorney for one of two defendants in the Steubenville teen rape trial. Walter Madison, working with attorneys licensed in West Virginia, petitioned the West Virginia State Supreme Court for ...
Former Congressman Wilson suffers stroke in Fla.
Eastern Ohio Congressman Charlie Wilson suffered a stroke while in Florida last week, according to a statement released Tuesday by Wilson's family. Initial reports from NEWS9's news partner David Blomquist at WWVA-AM radio were that Wilson's situation was "dire," although the family's statement says they're hopeful he will make a ...
Student released after fall from cliff near campus
A Franciscan University of Steubenville underclassman has been released from a Pittsburgh hospital after being treated for injuries she suffered in a fall Saturday night. According to university spokesman Tom Sofio, the student was hiking in an area above a nearly vertical drop from the hilltop campus to Route 7. ...
Prosecutor: bones from beneath porch from animals
PADEN CITY, W.Va. A state medical examiner has verified that bones and bone fragments retrieved from beneath the porch of a home in Paden City are from a cow and a hog, according to Wetzel County prosecutor Tim Haught. The retrieval of those bones touched off curiosity and speculation in ...
Prosecutor: 'Suspicious bones' found under porch
Although he emphatically states there is no evidence of foul play, Wetzel County Prosecutor Tim Haught confirmed for NEWS9 that West Virginia State Police did retrieve what he described as "suspicious bones" from beneath the front porch of a home in Paden City Sunday night. Haught told NEWS9 a ...
IOC may dump wrestling from 2020 games
Leaders of the International Olympic Committee have dropped wrestling from the list of sports guaranteed to be included in the 2020 games. The surprise decision removes one of the oldest Olympic sports, dating back to the first modern games in Athens in 1896. "This is not a case of what's ...
Regional rust-belt rockers poised to conquer the world
The Ohio Valley has given rise to some pretty big names in music. Brad Paisley and Wild Cherry, for example, built strong local followings, grew their audiences locally, regionally, nationally and, eventually, globally. However, Tri-State Area rockers Gene the Werewolf skipped that middle part and went straight to the world ...
Jury finds man guilty in connection with Steubenville drive-by shooting
Jurors in Jefferson County found a man guilty on all counts against him in connection with a drive-by shooting in a Steubenville neighborhood. Antonio Johnson, 23, was found guilty Thursday of attempted murder, felonious assault, improper handling of a firearm and having a weapon under a disability. The charges stemmed ...
Double murder defendant, 16, faces juvenile judge
One week after two men were gunned down outside the Heritage Apartments in Steubenville, the suspected 16-year-old shooter faced a Jefferson County juvenile court judge. NEWS9 is not releasing the defendant's name because he is still being processed in the juvenile court system. He is from Steubenville. Under state law, ...
Keeping the 'H8' off of license plates
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles says it's OK if you don't like the president, LeBron James or the Pittsburgh Steelers, but they won't let you express your hate that hatred on a vanity license plate. The BMV can reject any vanity plate that their review board considers lewd, rude, ...
Did radio DJ mock Tuscarawas County woman's disability?
STRASBURG, Ohio A northeastern Ohio radio disc jockey is taking heat after he took a live phone call from a Tuscarawas County woman who has Down syndrome. Rather than telling Kellie Baker, 30, of Strasburg, that she'd called a wrong number, he kept her on the air for more than ...
New Esmark deal may mean new life for Yorkville Plant
A new joint venture might shed some light on how the steel mill in Yorkville might find new life after the decline of the local steel industry. Esmark, Cleveland-based Stahlschmidt, Inc. and the Bouchard Group announced Monday that they had sold the Esmark Technologies brand. While Esmark will continue to ...
Dr. Phil: 'Will life in Steubenville ever return to normal?'
On Thursday's broadcast of "Dr. Phil," TV psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw delved into the Steubenville teen rape case. His guests included a defense attorney, crime blogger Alexandria Goddard, Steubenville Police Chief Bill McCafferty, Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla, two members of the Steubenville High School football team, a concerned mother ...
Steubenville City Schools superintendent speaks on rape case, school security
Steubenville City Schools will expand its curriculum related to sexual harassment, bullying, date rape and substance abuse in response to the ongoing rape investigation in which two Steubenville High School student athletes have been arrested and charged. Superintendent Mike McVey publicly discussed the case and the impact it has had ...
Ohio AG: 'No deals' in Steubenville rape case; Investigation nears end
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Thursday that his office had not granted immunity to anyone in exchange for testimony in a rape case in which two Steubenville High School student-athletes have been charged. "I was asked several times about this," DeWine told NEWS9 in a telephone interview. "We have ...
Defendant's attorney wants change of venue for Jefferson Co. teen-rape trial
Another question lingering in a Jefferson County teen-rape case is if there is a potential for a change of venue. Adam Nemann, the attorney for one of the two teens charged, said he wants the case moved out of the Ohio Valley because it's the only way his client will ...
Sheriff to Anonymous hacker: 'I'm coming after you'
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio In an emotionally charged 11-minute-long news conference Friday afternoon, Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla announced that his office, the Ohio Attorney General's Office and various other law enforcement agencies are now investigating a particular cell of a loosely organized computer-hacking collective known as Anonymous. Individuals claiming to be ...
Viral video referencing Jefferson Co. teen-rape case hits national mainstream media
An online video showing a young man joking and giving commentary of events alleged to have happened leading up to charges in a Steubenville teen-rape case has moved from online media to mainstream broadcast media. Thursday morning, CNN aired a portion of the video that NEWS9 described on Wednesday. State ...
Jefferson Co. commissioner explains decision to stop funding Community Improvement Corp.
Fallout continued Friday from the Jefferson County Commissioners' Thursday decision to cut off funding for the Community Improvement Corporation and its development wing Progress Alliance. In a statement read during Thursday's meeting, Commissioner Thomas Graham claimed "unethical decisions" prompted his decision to end the commission's $75,000 annual contribution to the ...
Manchin: Time to rethink gun legislation
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association, said Monday it's time to discuss gun policy and move toward action on gun regulation following the school shooting in Connecticut that killed 20 children. The conservative West Virginia Democrat said Monday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he ...
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