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Slideshow: The Ohio River Splashtacular At Heritage Port

Photos by Derek Redd There was plenty of fun to be had both on land and in the water Sunday at the Ohio River Splashtacular at Wheeling's Heritage Port. The free event included performances by the Chippewa Lake Water Ski Show Team, bubbles and water fights for the kids and science ...

Heavy Winds Blow Over Large Tent At WVU Baseball Game, Hospitalizing 5

Five people were hospitalized Saturday afternoon after storm winds blew over a large tent outside the West Virginia University baseball game at Kendrick Family Ballpark, injuring several people. In a statement released Saturday evening, WVU said five people were transported from the area and taken to the hospital following the incident. The university was in touch with healthcare providers in the area to make sure those injured were supported in their recovery. The tent stood in a parking lot adjacent to Kendrick Family Ballpark and the tent's collapse came during a rain delay ...

Fuel prices are shaping summer plans as US boaters get ready to hit the water

DEXTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — On the kind of warm, bright afternoon that Michigan boaters wait all year for, Malik Amine and his brother readied their family's pontoon boat for the summer. The cover was off and Portage Lake sparkled in the sun. But before the brothers could leave a narrow wooden dock, they had a decision to make: how much gasoline to put in the pontoon's 52-gallon engine. Recreational boaters, like motorists, are feeling a pinch from the Iran war. U.S. gas prices have come down in recent weeks, but a gallon of regular gas still cost an average of 34% more Friday ...