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Update: Hearings Set on Electric Contract
The West Virginia Public Service Commission has set evidentiary hearings for July 30-August 1, on a proposed rate plan aimed at reopening Ravenswood's Century Aluminum plant.
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Update: Worthington Ball Fields Broken Into Again
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I-77 North Near Ravenswood Shut Down by Truck Accident
Ohio One Step Closer to Banning Electronics Behind the Wheel


The Wait Over Watts
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Last Updated: 6:37 PM 05/15/12 - The PSC says it is working quickly to establish a process for a utility rate structure for Century Aluminum, but some of those affected say the process has become slower. (Full Story)
Parkersburg Salvation Army Commander Moving On
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Last Updated: 6:40 PM 05/15/12 - Major Vernon Dolby, commander of the Parkersburg Salvation Army since 2008, is planning soon to move with his wife to Central Pennsylvania. (Full Story)
Plans Set For Bike To Work Day
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Last Updated: 12:20 PM 05/16/12 - Are you planning on biking to work on Friday?
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Domestic Violence Up In Wood County
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Last Updated: 12:02 PM 05/16/12 - Wood County released this quarter's crime statistics, and as we found out most crime is going down in valley expect for one area. (Full Story)
Firefighters Remember Fallen Brothers
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Last Updated: 11:06 PM 05/14/12 - Honoring their fallen brothers. Area firefighters gather to commemorate those who lost their lives this past year. Firefighters line the walk at Centennial Park paying homage to those who risk it all to serve their communities. (Full Story)
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Special Report
The Shale Sale
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Last Updated: 12:09 PM 03/05/12 - Watch Todd Baucher's Special Report: "The Shale Sale: Bargain Or Bust For The Valley?", Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on WTAP News at 6 and 11. (Full Story)

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Ohio Man Sentenced To Death For Triple Stabbing
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Last Updated: 4:18 PM 05/15/12 - A three-judge panel has sentenced an Ohio man to death after he pleaded guilty to killing a woman he lived with and her two children on Thanksgiving Day in 2010. (Full Story)
Ohio Teen, Parents Face Charges In Fatal Crash
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Last Updated: 4:15 PM 05/15/12 - A teen driver and his parents are facing charges involving a crash that killed a motorcyclist in southwest Ohio. (Full Story)
W.Va. Environmental Inspectors File Mass Grievance
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Last Updated: 4:13 PM 05/15/12 - The push to hire new inspectors for West Virginia's Marcellus shale natural gas reserve is prompting an outcry among veteran regulators. (Full Story)
Ohio Mom: Negligence In Inmate's Lightning Death
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Last Updated: 4:11 PM 05/15/12 - The mother of an inmate who was struck by lightning while jogging in a recreation yard is accusing the Ohio prisons department of negligence that contributed to his death. The state is denying the claim. (Full Story)
EPA To Appeal Ruling On W.Va.'s Spruce No. 1 Mine
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Last Updated: 4:08 PM 05/15/12 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to appeal a court ruling that overturned its veto of a key permit for one of West Virginia's largest mountaintop removal mines. (Full Story)
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