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Top Stories of 2009: Bus Riders Gi.....
Extending service to The Highlands and Moundsville. Curtailing service to Benwood and Wheeling Island.
Top Stories of 2009: Family Grieves.....
In Kelly Foster's front yard is a sign - ''We love our soldier'' - that was meant to greet her nephew, Spc.
Father Accused of Driving Drunk with Child in Car
Posted Sunday, December 20, 2009 ; 08:28 PM View Comments Post Comment Updated Sunday, December 20, 2009; 10:41 PM Watch Story Video A Benwood man is accused of driving drunk, during a snow storm, while his 9-year-old boy was in the car.
US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa
Army Spc. Aaron S. Aamot Aaron Aamot was fifth in a family of eight children and grew up in a small town called Custer - a place his father referred to as the "backside of the sticks." There, in north Washington state, Aamot was in the 4-H Club and Future Farmers of America program.
Smith Named President of State Fire.....
After 34 years of service as a volunteer firefighter, Benwood Volunteer Fire Department's Paula Smith is the new president of the West Virginia State Firemen's Association.
Thousands turn out to honor slain West Virginia soldier
A fallen soldier is back home. Twenty-five-year-old Spec. Julian Berisford of Benwood died Nov.
Fort Rich paratrooper killed in Afghanistan
Specialist Julian L. Berisford, 25, a paratrooper from Fort Richardson died in the Bermal District of Paktika, Afghanistan, Nov.
The Department of Defense has identified 4,349 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 903 who have died as part of the Afghan war and related operations.
Thousands turn out to honor slain W.Va. soldier
A fallen soldier is back home. Twenty-five-year-old Spec. Julian Berisford of Benwood died Nov.
Veterans Day took on special meaning Wednesday in Marshall County, where residents will welcome a fallen hero as he returns home for the last time today.
Many veterans of military service are exceedingly humble about what they have done for their fellow Americans.
Project Sticker Shock To Begin Wedn.....
Project Sticker Shock 2009 will be held from10-11 a.m. Wednesday throughout Marshall County.
Army specialist from Marshall County killed in Afghanistan
An Army specialist from Marshall County has died in Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Air Force, Julian Berisford's body was expected to be arrive Friday at Dover Air Force base in Delaware.
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 833
As of Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at least 833 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.
Marshall County Soldier K.....
The family of a Benwood soldier has confirmed he died while serving in Afghanistan.
OVRTA Board To Review Bus Routes
The wheels on the buses to Moundsville may be going round and round, but the number of riders on them has Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority officials concerned.
Terry, Dale Cases Back in Marshall .....
Hearings in two high-profile cases were held in Marshall County Circuit Court on Friday.
Buses Will Run to Highlands on Satu.....
Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority buses will head to The Highlands on Saturdays this holiday season, as the board voted Tuesday to expand runs to the retail development on a trial basis.
Velotta Returns To Resurface Span
Yellow trucks with "the Velotta Co." inscribed on their doors will be in Benwood Monday as the company begins resurfacing of a W.Va. 2 bridge.
The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists that work will continue on Route 2 between McMechen and Benwood City limits and I-470 over the next four weeks.