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

June 7, 2026

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 ...

At least 12 people shot at an Ohio festival and a search for suspects is still ongoing, police say

June 7, 2026

A shooting near a community festival in Toledo, Ohio, wounded at least 12 people, and police said a search for the suspects was ongoing following an outbreak of gunfire that sent crowds scrambling for cover. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe ...

Pioneering Auctioneer Jim Frio Dies At Age 75

June 7, 2026

WHEELING – Wheeling auctioneer Jim Frio – a pioneer in the online auction industry also known for his passion for boxing – passed away early Saturday morning. Frio, 75, died at about 4 a.m. Saturday while in hospice care following a lengthy illness, according to Shane Stack, his ...

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

June 7, 2026

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 ...

A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefire

June 7, 2026

CAIRO (AP) — Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait that were intercepted early Saturday, Bahrain's government said, and called on Tehran to halt attacks on Gulf neighbors that test a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East conflict. Iran said that it targeted ...

Mitchell Plant In Marshall County To Get U.S. Department Of Energy Funding

June 6, 2026

The Mitchell Plant in Marshall County will be one of the beneficiaries of the $700 million in federal investments in coal-fired power generation announced Thursday in Washington D.C. Appalachian Power Company was chosen to receive funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s grant ...