Monday, May 20 2013 2:51 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:51:33 GMT
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a train accident on Monday, May 20. A person was apparently hit by a CSX train in a remote part of Fayette County. The call came in at around 1:30 p.m.
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a train accident on Monday, May 20. A person was apparently hit by a CSX train in a remote part of Fayette County. The call came in at around 1:30 p.m.
Monday, May 20 2013 2:34 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:34:12 GMT
A woman will spend up to 10 years behind bars for stealing money while on the job. Former employee for the town of Alderson, Jacalyn Villars, was sentenced to 1-10 years in a state penitentiary for her
A woman will spend up to 10 years behind bars for stealing money while on the job.
Monday, May 20 2013 1:03 PM EDT2013-05-20 17:03:15 GMT
911 dispatchers confirm a stabbing has occurred at the Beckley Plaza on Friday. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Friday. No word on the victims and the conditions of the victims. The Beckley Police Department
A man is being hailed a hero in Raleigh County. A tattoo parlor owner saved a pregnant woman Friday night when her ex-boyfriend tried to kill her and her baby inside of the Beckley Plaza mall.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:14 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:14:20 GMT
The McDowell County Sheriff's Department is working on a Murder case in the Iaeger area.Officials said that it happened on Sunday, May 19 and that deputies worked throughout the night and the morning.
The McDowell County Sheriff's Department is working on a Murder case in the Iaeger area.Officials said that it happened on Sunday, May 19 and that deputies worked throughout the night and the morning.
Monday, May 20 2013 10:25 AM EDT2013-05-20 14:25:35 GMT
A stop in interventional cardiac stent surgery at Raleigh General Hospital is over, according to a release from the hospital. On Thursday, May 16 the hospital put a stop to cardiac stent surgery. A
A stop in interventional cardiac stent surgery at Raleigh General Hospital is over, according to a release from the hospital.
Monday, May 20 2013 2:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:50:08 GMT
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:11 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:11:12 GMT
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:21:57 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing
est Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats' ebbing majority.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-18 15:36:47 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities
West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities announced Saturday.
Thursday, May 16 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-16 15:36:07 GMT
An announcement is expected at 10 a.m. May 16 from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin naming House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, to a new position.
An announcement is expected at 10 a.m. May 16 from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin naming House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, to a new position.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin appointed Robert "Rocky" Fitzsimons Dec. 26 to fulfill the vacancy in the First District of the West Virginia Senate for the remainder of former Sen. Orphy Klempa's term, which runs through 2014.
Fitzsimmons' appointment is effective immediately. The district is made up of Brooke, Hancock and Ohio counties as well as part of Marshall County.
Fitzsimmons was selected from a three-name pool that included David Palmer, former Wheeling Fire Department lieutenant, and Same Love of Weirton, who was a member of the House of Delegates from 1983-1996 and currently is a lobbyist.
Fitzsimmons received a bachelor of science degree from Washington University and a law degree from Wake Forest University.
He currently practices law with Fitzsimmons Law Firm PLLC in Wheeling.