http://www.wtrf.com/ en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WTRF Homepage 15 home http://www.wtrf.com/story/22299298/wanted-belmont-county-man-woman-found-in-florida http://www.wtrf.com/story/22299298/wanted-belmont-county-man-woman-found-in-florida?t=2013-05-20T15:18:07Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 15:18:00 EDT A Belmont County man and woman will be extradited back to the Ohio Valley after being arrested in Florida. Chat http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297603/first-on-wtrfcom-follansbee-man-stabbed-remains-hospitalized http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297603/first-on-wtrfcom-follansbee-man-stabbed-remains-hospitalized?t=2013-05-20T13:04:28Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 13:04:00 EDT A Follansbee man remains hospitalized after being stabbed at a residence on Loretta Avenue in Follansbee. CSMonitor http://www.wtrf.com/story/22293211/couple-builds-straw-home-in-wheeling http://www.wtrf.com/story/22293211/couple-builds-straw-home-in-wheeling?t=2013-05-20T11:53:28Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 11:53:00 EDT Jack and Nancie Hines say that what their home is made of is only one of the many things that make it so unique. Kelsey Kennedy News http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297770/mingo-junction-shooting-suspects-still-on-the-run http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297770/mingo-junction-shooting-suspects-still-on-the-run?t=2013-05-20T11:50:46Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:00 EDT Jefferson County authorities continue to search for the two men involved in the shooting and pistol whipping of a family in Mingo Junction. Chat http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297691/teen-to-be-arraigned-on-murder-charges-in-deaths-of-two-brothers http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297691/teen-to-be-arraigned-on-murder-charges-in-deaths-of-two-brothers?t=2013-05-20T11:50:21Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:00 EDT A 17-year-old charged in the deaths of two teenage brothers will be arraigned on Tuesday. CSMonitor http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297909/seatbelt-checkpoint-monday-in-wheeling http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297909/seatbelt-checkpoint-monday-in-wheeling?t=2013-05-20T11:51:46Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 11:51:00 EDT On Monday, the Wheeling Police Department will be checking to make sure you're strapped in for safety. CSMonitor http://www.wtrf.com/story/22289948/wheeling-attorney-arrested-on-multiple-charges http://www.wtrf.com/story/22289948/wheeling-attorney-arrested-on-multiple-charges?t=2013-05-20T11:52:56Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 11:52:00 EDT On Monday, Wheeling attorney Paul Harris will be arraigned in Harrison County, West Virginia on multiple charges. Rachael Dierkes News http://www.wtrf.com/story/22292688/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-scio-home http://www.wtrf.com/story/22292688/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-scio-home?t=2013-05-20T13:21:19Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:00 EDT Scio firefighters are battling a house fire in Harrison County Sunday afternoon News http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300097/lena-lunsford-to-remain-in-wheeling http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300097/lena-lunsford-to-remain-in-wheeling?t=2013-05-20T14:42:45Z WBOY Mon, 20 May 2013 14:42:00 EDT The mother of a missing Lewis County girl won't be required to move to Clarksburg as part of her supervised release program for welfare fraud. Kim Freda Station 21 http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300870/teen-girl-charged-over-same-sex-relationship-with-classmate http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300870/teen-girl-charged-over-same-sex-relationship-with-classmate?t=2013-05-20T15:59:55Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:00 EDT An 18-year-old Florida girl is facing charges and has been expelled from school for having a same-sex relationship with a 15-year-old classmate. CBS reports that Kaitlyn Hunt is charged with two counts Chat http://www.wtrf.com/story/22303881/ap-source-treasury-told-wh-of-irs-disclosure-plan http://www.wtrf.com/story/22303881/ap-source-treasury-told-wh-of-irs-disclosure-plan?t=2013-05-20T21:44:56Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 21:44:00 EDT A Treasury official says the department told the White House twice that the IRS was preparing to make public its targeting of conservative political groups. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22302496/deadly-fall-is-3rd-recently-in-ohio-hocking-hills http://www.wtrf.com/story/22302496/deadly-fall-is-3rd-recently-in-ohio-hocking-hills?t=2013-05-20T18:20:36Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:00 EDT Officials say the second deadly fall in three days in the Hocking Hills region of southeastern Ohio occurred near a waterfall. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14877986 http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14877986&t=2013-05-20T21:35:14Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 17:36:00 EDT A 19-year-old man suspected of stabbing an 11-week-old baby to death with a kitchen knife is being held in a northern Ohio jail on bond of more than $1 million. The court entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of Denzel Castile... News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301791/ohioan-accused-of-stabbing-baby-cousin-held-on-1m http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301791/ohioan-accused-of-stabbing-baby-cousin-held-on-1m?t=2013-05-20T17:12:36Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 17:12:00 EDT A 19-year-old man suspected of stabbing an 11-week-old baby to death with a kitchen knife is being held in a northern Ohio jail on bond of more than $1 million. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22299093/warren-buffett-meets-with-young-entrepreneurs http://www.wtrf.com/story/22299093/warren-buffett-meets-with-young-entrepreneurs?t=2013-05-20T12:48:15Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 12:48:00 EDT Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business pitches from a select group of kids, but the ideas aren't likely to generate new acquisitions for Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22295403/man-dies-while-rappelling-in-ohio-park http://www.wtrf.com/story/22295403/man-dies-while-rappelling-in-ohio-park?t=2013-05-20T06:33:03Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 06:31:00 EDT Authorities say a 52-year-old man died when he fell from a cliff while rappelling in southeastern Ohio over the weekend. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/17367111/news-minute-heres-the-latest-ohio-news-from-the-associated-press http://www.wtrf.com/story/17367111/news-minute-heres-the-latest-ohio-news-from-the-associated-press?t=2013-05-20T21:35:14Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:00 EDT A schedule conflict has delayed the trial of an Ohio man charged with shooting his wife of 45 years in a hospital intensive care unit in what may have been a mercy killing. The prosecutor's office says the judge is... News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300967/central-ohio-defense-attorney-faces-sex-charges http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300967/central-ohio-defense-attorney-faces-sex-charges?t=2013-05-20T16:08:41Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 16:08:00 EDT A central Ohio defense attorney arrested after a woman reported being fondled during a meeting at his office now faces multiple sexual assault charges. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300873/powder-in-letter-leads-to-ohio-building-evacuation http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300873/powder-in-letter-leads-to-ohio-building-evacuation?t=2013-05-20T16:00:21Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT Authorities say a government building in southwestern Ohio was evacuated and three people were taken to a hospital after a woman opened a letter containing a powdery substance and reported her hands burned. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300483/anti-irs-protest-planned-at-ohio-federal-building http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300483/anti-irs-protest-planned-at-ohio-federal-building?t=2013-05-20T15:20:17Z APOH Mon, 20 May 2013 15:20:00 EDT Tea party groups are planning a protest rally at the Cincinnati federal building tied to targeting of conservative groups. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22298356/ohio-marathoner-brought-gun-to-race http://www.wtrf.com/story/22298356/ohio-marathoner-brought-gun-to-race?t=2013-05-20T11:43:43Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 11:43:00 EDT CINCINNATI (AP) - A prosecutor says a Flying Pig Marathon participant accused of carrying a loaded gun and commenting about terrorism during the Cincinnati race events has been charged with menacing Chat http://www.wtrf.com/story/22233945/mall-security-guard-accident-onlooker-scuffle http://www.wtrf.com/story/22233945/mall-security-guard-accident-onlooker-scuffle?t=2013-05-14T11:55:03Z WTRF Tue, 14 May 2013 11:55:00 EDT During last week's accident in which a semi plunged into a ravine near the Ohio Valley Mall, a scuffle broke out between a mall security guard and a woman taking photos of the accident. CSMonitor http://www.wtrf.com/story/22296257/patrol-woman-in-minivan-hits-125-mph-during-chase http://www.wtrf.com/story/22296257/patrol-woman-in-minivan-hits-125-mph-during-chase?t=2013-05-20T08:08:42Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 08:08:00 EDT LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a woman driving a minivan led troopers on an interstate highway chase that reached speeds of 125 mph. The patrol said it happened Sunday morning Chat http://www.wtrf.com/story/22288988/three http://www.wtrf.com/story/22288988/three?t=2013-05-20T11:51:13Z WTRF Mon, 20 May 2013 11:51:00 EDT Three people are behind bars after police say they robbed the BFS Foods on Three Springs Drive in Weirton at gunpoint around 1 a.m. Saturday. Kelsey Kennedy News http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301798/wva-vfd-to-repay-10k-in-expenses-after-audit http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301798/wva-vfd-to-repay-10k-in-expenses-after-audit?t=2013-05-20T17:12:42Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 17:12:00 EDT A West Virginia volunteer fire department under scrutiny for its finances must repay $10,000 in state funding. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880135 http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880135&t=2013-05-20T21:35:23Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:00 EDT The U.S. Department of Education has approved West Virginia's waiver request from the federal education accountability law. The West Virginia Department of Education announced Monday the reprieve from the law, better... News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300321/education-department-gives-3-more-states-waivers http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300321/education-department-gives-3-more-states-waivers?t=2013-05-20T15:00:34Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 EDT Three more states have received permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind education law. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22298743/wva-gets-reprieve-from-no-child-left-behind-law http://www.wtrf.com/story/22298743/wva-gets-reprieve-from-no-child-left-behind-law?t=2013-05-20T12:16:23Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 12:16:00 EDT The U.S. Department of Education has approved West Virginia's waiver request from the federal education accountability law. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300044/head-of-sustainable-shale-project-talks http://www.wtrf.com/story/22300044/head-of-sustainable-shale-project-talks?t=2013-05-20T14:33:50Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 14:32:00 EDT Andrew Place once planted 5,500 trees on his 210-acre Greene County farm, adding native hardwoods to expand the habitat of a rare salamander. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297825/putnam-school-board-resolves-leave-lawsuit http://www.wtrf.com/story/22297825/putnam-school-board-resolves-leave-lawsuit?t=2013-05-20T10:53:05Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 10:52:00 EDT The Putnam County Board of Education has resolved allegations that it violated the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22298695/firstenergy-defends-1b-deal-for-wva-power-plant http://www.wtrf.com/story/22298695/firstenergy-defends-1b-deal-for-wva-power-plant?t=2013-05-20T12:08:55Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 12:08:00 EDT A FirstEnergy official says the planned $1.1 billion sale of a coal-fired power plant is a reasonable price for protection against the much more expensive option of buying electricity on the spot market. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22299013/mom-of-missing-wva-girl-wont-be-relocated http://www.wtrf.com/story/22299013/mom-of-missing-wva-girl-wont-be-relocated?t=2013-05-20T12:46:07Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:00 EDT The mother of a missing West Virginia girl won't be relocated to serve supervised release for welfare fraud. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22298992/coin-minted-for-wvas-150th-birthday-sold-out http://www.wtrf.com/story/22298992/coin-minted-for-wvas-150th-birthday-sold-out?t=2013-05-20T12:36:28Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:00 EDT Coins minted to celebrate West Virginia's 150th birthday are now in the hands of collectors. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880134 http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880134&t=2013-05-20T21:35:23Z APWV Mon, 20 May 2013 10:04:00 EDT Small businesses and private nonprofits affected by severe storms last summer can still apply for federal disaster loans. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22304177/man-convicted-of-murder-in-pa-musicians-slaying http://www.wtrf.com/story/22304177/man-convicted-of-murder-in-pa-musicians-slaying?t=2013-05-20T22:44:57Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 22:44:00 EDT A man said by prosecutors to have been the "mastermind" of the slaying of a musician in his Philadelphia-area home three days after Christmas in 2011 has been convicted of second-degree murder. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14879369 http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14879369&t=2013-05-20T21:35:03Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 15:36:00 EDT Lawyers for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and the NCAA are expected in a Harrisburg federal courtroom to argue whether a judge should dismiss the antitrust lawsuit that Corbett filed over the NCAA's Penn State penalties. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22302906/1-dead-2-critical-after-wrong-way-pa-crash http://www.wtrf.com/story/22302906/1-dead-2-critical-after-wrong-way-pa-crash?t=2013-05-20T19:00:56Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:00 EDT A central Pennsylvania coroner has released the name of a man killed in a wrong-way crash in central Pennsylvania over the weekend that left two other people in critical condition. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301032/police-search-for-missing-college-student-from-pa http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301032/police-search-for-missing-college-student-from-pa?t=2013-05-20T16:12:48Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:00 EDT The parents of a University of Rhode Island student who disappeared while driving home to Pennsylvania are pleading for information that will lead to his return. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301846/man-gets-14-months-to-4-years-in-pa-childs-death http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301846/man-gets-14-months-to-4-years-in-pa-childs-death?t=2013-05-20T17:16:37Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 17:16:00 EDT A northwestern Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 14 months to four years in prison in last year's death of a 5-month-old child. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22299494/lawyers-for-corbett-ncaa-to-argue-antitrust-case http://www.wtrf.com/story/22299494/lawyers-for-corbett-ncaa-to-argue-antitrust-case?t=2013-05-20T13:24:37Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 13:24:00 EDT Lawyers for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and the NCAA are expected in a Harrisburg federal courtroom to argue whether a judge should dismiss the antitrust lawsuit that Corbett filed over the NCAA's Penn State penalties. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301405/more-companies-in-pa-trying-fracking-with-gas http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301405/more-companies-in-pa-trying-fracking-with-gas?t=2013-05-20T16:40:44Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 16:40:00 EDT Another natural gas exploration company says it's experimenting with the gas to power huge pump engines that drive the hydraulic fracturing process. News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301316/3-charged-in-philly-area-home-invasion-slaying http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301316/3-charged-in-philly-area-home-invasion-slaying?t=2013-05-20T16:32:41Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 16:32:00 EDT Authorities have charged three men in the slaying of a teenager found shot in the back on the side of a road shortly after he was abducted from his Philadelphia-area home following what investigators say was a home invasion... News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14879981 http://www.wtrf.com/Global/story.asp?S=14879981&t=2013-05-20T21:35:03Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 16:28:00 EDT A federal judge in Pennsylvania says she'll decide in the next couple weeks whether to dismiss Governor Tom Corbett's antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA over penalties against Penn State. U.S. Judge Yvette Kane had... News - AP-State http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301076/pa-mayoral-hopeful-charged-with-defacing-signs http://www.wtrf.com/story/22301076/pa-mayoral-hopeful-charged-with-defacing-signs?t=2013-05-20T16:16:43Z APPA Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:00 EDT A mayoral candidate in Harrisburg is facing charges stemming from allegations that he spray painted the campaign signs of one of his competitors for the Democratic nomination. News - AP-State