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MCMECHEN, W.Va. A McMechen man whose mugshot won a measure of Internet fame is planning to sue companies he says are profiting from the image.

A McMechen man whose mugshot won a measure of Internet fame is planning to sue companies he says are profiting from the image.

Patrick Tribett gazed through a jail cell window in the spring of 1993 and watched his Concord University classmates receive their diplomas - just he as thought he would.

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.

Local residents will have the opportunity to meet 2012 gubernatorial candidate and state Sen.

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.

Project Sticker Shock 2009 will be held from10-11 a.m. Wednesday throughout Marshall County.

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.

The 96th annual Convention of the Northern District of the General Federation of Women's Clubs of West Virginia was held at Benedum Commons in Bethany.

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.

Today the next phase of construction on Route 2 between McMechen and I-470 is set to get underway.

McMechen native OJ Hays is one of 15 finalists in the running for the Red Bull Manny Mania Digital Finals.

The time Patrick Tribett has spent in jail has apparently done nothing to ease his need to get high by huffing spray paint.

W.Va. 2 road repair between South Wheeling and McMechen will begin moving at a faster pace now that it is entering the second phase of the project, highways officials said.

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.

The Brooke County Pioneer Trail Association has reimbursed the Brooke County Commission for a portion of the funds it put up for a $300,000 grant awarded for the trail's extension and is continuing to work to raise the remainder.

McMECHEN-Patrick Tribett is back in the Northern Regional Jail at Moundsville facing more charges related to huffing spray paint.

He's got a pretty memorable mug shot that's made news across the country. The alleged "huffer" is behind bars again.

Some in the town of McMechen want to build a new pool and park for the community.