Fire destroys Coopers Creek home
A house fire destroyed a mobile home in Coopers Creek last night. When firefighters arrived just before ten the trailer was fully engulfed. There were no injuries. No one was home at the time.
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Car and scooter collide
At least one person was hurt when a car hit a scooter last night on MacCorkle Avenue. The intersection of Thayer Street and MacCorkle Avenue was briefly shut down, but has reopened. The extent...
Funeral Home Director guilty of fraud
A Poca funeral home owner pleaded guilty to three felony charges of making fraudulent claims to an insurance company. The owner of the Gaten-Harding Funeral Home, Chad Harding, cashed in on pre-need funeral arrangements...
Governor Justice touts China deal
China Energy’s 83-billion dollar investment in West Virginia will unfold over several decades and take various forms. Governor Justice and other state officials spoke about the deal yesterday calling it a huge economic spike...
Interim Meetings Focus on Jail System
Interim meetings at the Capitol are focusing on improvements to the safety and efficiency of the jail system. And as part of the discussion, lawmakers have specifically addressed overcrowding of jails and the shortage...
Harding Funeral Home Operator to be Sentenced in January
The Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office says Chad R. Harding of Harding Funeral Home entered a guilty plea Monday after being accused of making a fraudulent claim to an insurance company. The prosecutor’s office said...
Mashall University Opens Food Pantry
Marshall University’s Department of Dietetics is opening a food pantry in West Virginia this week. The food pantry for university faculty, staff, students and community members will open today (Tuesday) at the Department of...
A winning football weekend
WVU is three and one on the road with a win over Kansas State Saturday 28-23. Marshall snapped a two game losing streak with 30-23 win over Western Kentucky.
Parkersburg schools won’t have to make up lost days
Schools won’t have to make up the five days lost because the massive warehouse fire in Parkersburg. Wood county Schools received a waiver for the days lost in October due to air quality concerns.
WV State cars aren’t driven enough
A state audit shows that more than half of the state owned cars aren’t driven enough. The state’s Fleet Management Office says over 50-percent of the cars in their fleet did not meet the...
