Hancock County Board of Education Hears PEIA Concerns

October 29, 2024

The Hancock County Board of Education heard Monday about concerns for the future of the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency. Melanie Donofe, co-president of the Hancock County Education Association, addressed the board, asking for support in the form of a resolution to urge the West Virginia Legislature and other state officials to produce a plan to stabilize PEIA. “Right now, the proposed changes in PEIA are a 14% active and 12% retiree and non-Medicare retiree premium increase; 40% deductible and out-of-pocket max increase for employees and non-Medicare retirees; 100% ...

Browns RB Chubb says return from knee surgery like “a dream.” Still unclear when he’ll play in game

October 4, 2024

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Those first moments for Nick Chubb back on the field, back among his Browns teammates, were astounding. “It didn’t feel real,” Chubb said. "It felt like a dream." More than a year after Chubb's left knee was wrecked on a routine running play for the second time, ...

Reynolds homers twice, Pirates beat Yankees 4-2, delay NY from clinching ALCS home-field advantage

September 28, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Reynolds homered twice, including a tiebreaking two-run drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Yankees 4-2 on Friday night and delayed New York from clinching home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs. Jazz Chisholm ...

VOICES OF VALOR: Joe Gompers Grew Up Fast in World War II

September 14, 2024

WHEELING — At age 100, Joe Gompers feels that his time serving in World War II was “the greatest experience of my life.” “You can’t imagine how fast you grow up,” he said. Gompers’ grew up in fast forward when he joined the United States Navy, going from first-year college ...

Multiple people shot along I-75 in southeastern Kentucky, authorities say

September 8, 2024

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Multiple people were shot Saturday along Interstate 75 in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky, authorities said. The Laurel County Sheriff's Office said in a post on Facebook that it was an "active shooter situation" and "numerous persons" were shot near the highway. ...

With father of suspect charged in Georgia shooting, will more parents be held responsible?

September 8, 2024

By ED WHITE Associated Press Murder charges filed against the father of a 14-year-old boy accused of a Georgia school shooting follow the successful prosecution of two parents in Michigan who were held responsible for a similar tragedy at a school north of Detroit. Is it a sign of a ...