http://www.wvva.com/category/123735/news-page-headlines en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WVVA News 15 news-page-headlines http://www.wvva.com/story/22304623/2013/05/21/inmate-missing-from-beckley-correctional-center http://www.wvva.com/story/22304623/2013/05/21/inmate-missing-from-beckley-correctional-center?t=2013-05-21T09:27:35Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 09:27:00 EDT An inmate has escaped from the Beckley Correctional Center. A warrant has been issued for 30-year-old Joshua Greenwood. Greenwood was unaccounted for during the 10:15pm formal standing count. He was Breaking News Greg Carter News http://www.wvva.com/story/22381628/2013/05/22/authorities-investigate-armed-robbery-in-mercer-county http://www.wvva.com/story/22381628/2013/05/22/authorities-investigate-armed-robbery-in-mercer-county?t=2013-05-22T04:12:47Z WVVA Wed, 22 May 2013 04:12:00 EDT Police are looking for two suspects after a reported armed robbery in Mercer County Wednesday. Dispatchers said the call came into a residence at the Winfrey Mobile Home Park in Princeton just after news Annie Moore News http://www.wvva.com/story/22305438/crews-dig-through-night-after-deadly-okla-twister http://www.wvva.com/story/22305438/crews-dig-through-night-after-deadly-okla-twister?t=2013-05-21T20:55:57Z AP Tue, 21 May 2013 20:55:00 EDT Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives,... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22378868/2013/05/21/local-community-organizations-prepare-for-disasters http://www.wvva.com/story/22378868/2013/05/21/local-community-organizations-prepare-for-disasters?t=2013-05-21T18:38:00Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 18:34:00 EDT LEWISBURG, W. Va (WVVA)- After the tornado damages Moore, Oklahoma and rips miles of the area apart, community organizations here in West Virginia are working on disaster preparedness to be ready for the Kristen Conner News http://www.wvva.com/story/22378574/2013/05/21/welcome-to-parris-island-pt-2-caroline-bach-reports http://www.wvva.com/story/22378574/2013/05/21/welcome-to-parris-island-pt-2-caroline-bach-reports?t=2013-05-21T18:44:30Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:00 EDT PARRIS ISLAND, SC (WVVA) -- Welcome back to Parris Island, as our crews continue on a journey with West Virginia educators, finding out what it takes to make a marine. The next challenge was to repell Caroline Bach News http://www.wvva.com/story/22366322/2013/05/21/mcdowell-county-mayor-wants-money-for-a-town-police-officer http://www.wvva.com/story/22366322/2013/05/21/mcdowell-county-mayor-wants-money-for-a-town-police-officer?t=2013-05-21T17:39:26Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 17:39:00 EDT The mayor of a McDowell County town says she's fearful for her town's safety. Gil McClanahan News http://www.wvva.com/story/22378294/2013/05/21/web-extras-caroline-shoots-repels-at-parris-island http://www.wvva.com/story/22378294/2013/05/21/web-extras-caroline-shoots-repels-at-parris-island?t=2013-05-21T17:38:34Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:00 EDT PARRIS ISLAND (WVVA) - WVVA's Caroline Bach got hands-on experience in Marine training while at Parris Island. In the above Web Extra videos, watch as Caroline repels down at 47-foot wall, and pulls the News http://www.wvva.com/story/22378393/2013/05/21/one-killed-another-injured-in-fayette-county-crash http://www.wvva.com/story/22378393/2013/05/21/one-killed-another-injured-in-fayette-county-crash?t=2013-05-21T17:38:12Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:00 EDT FAYETTE COUNTY (WVVA) - A Summers County man has been killed and a Fayette County man injured in a two-vehicle accident on Route 61. Crews responded to the scene near Camp Branch Road at 2:23 p.m. Tuesday. News http://www.wvva.com/story/22347878/2013/05/21/police-bust-another-meth-lab-in-greenbrier-co http://www.wvva.com/story/22347878/2013/05/21/police-bust-another-meth-lab-in-greenbrier-co?t=2013-05-21T16:32:06Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:00 EDT HINES, W. Va (WVVA)-- Police arrested another person on meth charges in Greenbrier County after busting a meth lab Monday night.It happened at a home in Hines on C.C.C. Road.Deputies said they discovered Kristen Conner News http://www.wvva.com/story/22305170/ap-photographer-describes-destroyed-okla-school http://www.wvva.com/story/22305170/ap-photographer-describes-destroyed-okla-school?t=2013-05-21T16:40:42Z AP Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:00 EDT I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22328913/2013/05/21/cole-chevy-moutain-festival-begins http://www.wvva.com/story/22328913/2013/05/21/cole-chevy-moutain-festival-begins?t=2013-05-21T14:58:12Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 14:58:00 EDT BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - The annual Cole Chevy Mountain Festival is underway at Bluefield City Park. The festival takes place May 21-27 -- the centerpiece of which is the James H. Drew Carnival, which runs News http://www.wvva.com/story/22303939/2013/05/20/truck-crashes-through-front-door-of-local-restaurant http://www.wvva.com/story/22303939/2013/05/20/truck-crashes-through-front-door-of-local-restaurant?t=2013-05-21T14:12:50Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:00 EDT RICHLANDS (WVVA) - Police say a medical event likely led to a truck crashing through the front of a Richlands restaurant Monday evening. Chief Frank Dorton with the Richlands Police Department tells WVVA Kevin Niewood News http://www.wvva.com/story/22300261/2013/05/20/pedestrian-struck-killed-by-train-in-fayette-county http://www.wvva.com/story/22300261/2013/05/20/pedestrian-struck-killed-by-train-in-fayette-county?t=2013-05-21T14:03:30Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 14:03:00 EDT MEADOW CREEK (WVVA) - A woman has been struck and killed by a train near the border of Fayette and Summers counties. Crews responded to the scene around 2 p.m. involving a CSX train in the Meadow Creek News http://www.wvva.com/story/22314912/2013/05/21/wise-attorney-pleads-guilty-to-drug-charges http://www.wvva.com/story/22314912/2013/05/21/wise-attorney-pleads-guilty-to-drug-charges?t=2013-05-21T13:33:53Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 13:33:00 EDT ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- An attorney in Wise faces more than a year in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges. Under a plea agreement, 42-year-old Stuart Collins would be sentenced to 20 months. News http://www.wvva.com/story/22314843/2013/05/21/police-chief-no-charges-likely-in-va-parade-crash http://www.wvva.com/story/22314843/2013/05/21/police-chief-no-charges-likely-in-va-parade-crash?t=2013-05-21T13:32:19Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 13:32:00 EDT DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) -- Authorities say the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade won't likely face charges. Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley says the driver News http://www.wvva.com/story/22313732/2013/05/21/va-to-offer-coordinated-healthcare-for-medicare-medicaid-enrollees http://www.wvva.com/story/22313732/2013/05/21/va-to-offer-coordinated-healthcare-for-medicare-medicaid-enrollees?t=2013-05-21T13:11:40Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:00 EDT RICHMOND (PRESS RELEASE)– Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Virginia has been approved to implement a new healthcare initiative, the Medicare-Medicaid Enrollee (dual eligible) Financial Alignment Rachel Lucas News http://www.wvva.com/story/22307728/medical-examiner-24-dead-in-oklahoma-twister http://www.wvva.com/story/22307728/medical-examiner-24-dead-in-oklahoma-twister?t=2013-05-21T16:40:43Z AP Tue, 21 May 2013 11:25:00 EDT The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22308804/2013/05/21/how-you-can-help-oklahoma-tornado-victims http://www.wvva.com/story/22308804/2013/05/21/how-you-can-help-oklahoma-tornado-victims?t=2013-05-21T11:02:51Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 11:02:00 EDT (NBC NEWS) - The loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. But within hours, relief organizations were getting News http://www.wvva.com/story/22307551/2013/05/21/west-virginia http://www.wvva.com/story/22307551/2013/05/21/west-virginia?t=2013-05-21T09:32:56Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 09:32:00 EDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia has won some limited freedom from the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind.     Federal officials say the state can start using its own system to Rachel Lucas News http://www.wvva.com/story/22307309/2013/05/21/20-wva-students-barred-from-grad-ceremony http://www.wvva.com/story/22307309/2013/05/21/20-wva-students-barred-from-grad-ceremony?t=2013-05-21T08:53:47Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 08:53:00 EDT WAYNE, W.Va. (AP) -- About 20 Wayne High School students are barred from the school's graduation ceremony because of a senior prank that damaged the building. Media outlets report that the Wayne County News http://www.wvva.com/story/22297387/2013/05/20/high-water-reported-in-buchanan-county-evacuations-underway http://www.wvva.com/story/22297387/2013/05/20/high-water-reported-in-buchanan-county-evacuations-underway?t=2013-05-21T08:01:32Z WVVA Tue, 21 May 2013 08:01:00 EDT GRUNDY (WVVA) - Buchanan County 911 says evacuations are underway in the Lynn Camp area of the county due to rising waters. Dispatchers say high water and flooding has been reported across the county. News http://www.wvva.com/story/22294771/tornadoes-slam-plains-midwest-1-dead-in-okla http://www.wvva.com/story/22294771/tornadoes-slam-plains-midwest-1-dead-in-okla?t=2013-05-21T16:40:43Z AP Tue, 21 May 2013 02:15:00 EDT A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22304304/2013/05/20/1-per http://www.wvva.com/story/22304304/2013/05/20/1-per?t=2013-05-20T23:59:08Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 23:59:00 EDT Firefighters are working to free an individual trapped inside of a burning vehicle in McDowell County. Dispatchers said the call came in around 10:30p.m. Monday. At least one person was injured in news Annie Moore News http://www.wvva.com/story/22303427/2-hospitals-treating-nearly-60-after-okla-tornado http://www.wvva.com/story/22303427/2-hospitals-treating-nearly-60-after-okla-tornado?t=2013-05-21T16:40:43Z AP Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:00 EDT Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 120 patients, including about 50 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22301728/more-obama-aides-knew-of-irs-audit-obama-not-told http://www.wvva.com/story/22301728/more-obama-aides-knew-of-irs-audit-obama-not-told?t=2013-05-20T23:05:11Z AP Mon, 20 May 2013 23:05:00 EDT White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22303731/oklahoma-officials-tornado-search-rescue-ongoing http://www.wvva.com/story/22303731/oklahoma-officials-tornado-search-rescue-ongoing?t=2013-05-21T16:40:43Z AP Mon, 20 May 2013 21:14:00 EDT Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22303037/twister-season-starts-late-but-starts-nonetheless http://www.wvva.com/story/22303037/twister-season-starts-late-but-starts-nonetheless?t=2013-05-21T09:22:32Z AP Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:00 EDT Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22298103/2013/05/20/alderson http://www.wvva.com/story/22298103/2013/05/20/alderson?t=2013-05-20T18:29:47Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:00 EDT UNION (WVVA) - A woman convicted of embezzling funds from the town of Alderson will spend the next 1-10 years in prison. Jacalyn Ann "Jackie" Villars, former employee of the Town of Alderson, learned Kristen Conner News http://www.wvva.com/story/22302087/2013/05/20/man-charged-with-arson-after-fairlea-fire http://www.wvva.com/story/22302087/2013/05/20/man-charged-with-arson-after-fairlea-fire?t=2013-05-20T17:38:22Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 17:38:00 EDT FAIRLEA, W. Va (WVVA)-- A man is charged with arson after a fire at a Greenbrier County gas station.State Police said Cory Bowyer of Ronceverte set fire to a truck while pumping gas around 5 PM Sunday Kristen Conner News http://www.wvva.com/story/22301865/2013/05/20/welcome-to-parris-island-pt-1-caroline-bach-reports http://www.wvva.com/story/22301865/2013/05/20/welcome-to-parris-island-pt-1-caroline-bach-reports?t=2013-05-21T10:17:23Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 17:34:00 EDT PARRIS ISLAND, SC (WVVA) -- In early May, a WVVA crew traveled to Parris Island with a group of West Virginia educators to learn what it takes to make a U.S. Marine. The journey started before off the Caroline Bach News http://www.wvva.com/story/22301996/2013/05/20/3-arrested-after-alleged-greenbrier-resort-casino-disturbance http://www.wvva.com/story/22301996/2013/05/20/3-arrested-after-alleged-greenbrier-resort-casino-disturbance?t=2013-05-20T17:29:46Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:00 EDT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va (WVVA)-- 3 New Jersey men are arrested after a disturbance at the Greenbrier Resort Casino.Police said in a criminal complaint that resort security asked Sean, Martin, and Kristen Conner News http://www.wvva.com/story/22256714/2013/05/15/slideshow-bear-visits-bluefield-va-backyard http://www.wvva.com/story/22256714/2013/05/15/slideshow-bear-visits-bluefield-va-backyard?t=2013-05-20T16:50:45Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 16:50:00 EDT BLUEFIELD Va. (WVVA) - The above slideshow was submitted to WVVA News via Facebook by Shirley Blackmon Grim. Shirley says this black bear visited her backyard on Sedgewood Street in Bluefield, Va., Tuesday News http://www.wvva.com/story/22301425/2013/05/20/fayette-pill-dealer-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges http://www.wvva.com/story/22301425/2013/05/20/fayette-pill-dealer-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges?t=2013-05-20T16:41:43Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 16:41:00 EDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Fayette County pill dealer who sold approximately 250 powerful prescription painkillers over a two-year period pleaded guilty today to federal drug charges, announced U.S. Attorney News http://www.wvva.com/story/22299972/2013/05/20/winning-mega-millions-ticket-in-va-worth-99m http://www.wvva.com/story/22299972/2013/05/20/winning-mega-millions-ticket-in-va-worth-99m?t=2013-05-20T14:23:53Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 14:23:00 EDT FARMVILLE Va. (NEWS RELEASE) -- National sales figures for Friday's Mega Millions drawing have now been totaled, and the result is more good news for someone who bought a ticket in Farmville, Virginia. News http://www.wvva.com/story/22299761/2013/05/20/dems-focus-on-jackson-in-hitting-va-gop-ticket http://www.wvva.com/story/22299761/2013/05/20/dems-focus-on-jackson-in-hitting-va-gop-ticket?t=2013-05-20T14:01:02Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 14:01:00 EDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Democrats are framing the new statewide ticket the Republican Right nominated Saturday as a referendum on the GOP's surprise lieutenant governor nominee, firebrand Chesapeake News http://www.wvva.com/story/22298674/2013/05/20/june-deadline-for-storm-disaster-loans-in-wva http://www.wvva.com/story/22298674/2013/05/20/june-deadline-for-storm-disaster-loans-in-wva?t=2013-05-20T12:04:52Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Small businesses and private nonprofits affected by severe storms last summer can still apply for federal disaster loans. June 19 is the deadline to apply for economic injury News http://www.wvva.com/story/22298634/2013/05/20/teen-killed-after-dirtbike-truck-collide http://www.wvva.com/story/22298634/2013/05/20/teen-killed-after-dirtbike-truck-collide?t=2013-05-20T12:01:48Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:00 EDT BOISSEVAIN (WVVA) - A teenager was killed over the weekend after the dirt bike he was riding collided head-on with a truck. The accident happened around 4 p.m. on Saturday on route 657 near Boissevain News http://www.wvva.com/story/22297290/2013/05/20/murder-investigation-underway-in-mcdowell-county http://www.wvva.com/story/22297290/2013/05/20/murder-investigation-underway-in-mcdowell-county?t=2013-05-21T08:50:49Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 11:02:00 EDT MCDOWELL COUNTY (WVVA) - A man is behind bars in McDowell County -- accused in the murder of an Avondale man. Wesley Payne, 54, of War has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Donald News http://www.wvva.com/story/22273550/2013/05/16/chair-ity-auction-event-for-the-womens-resource-center http://www.wvva.com/story/22273550/2013/05/16/chair-ity-auction-event-for-the-womens-resource-center?t=2013-05-20T09:22:27Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 09:22:00 EDT BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA)- A charity event in Beckley is working to raise money for the Women's Resource Center. The Chair-ity Auction will take place in Lewis Automotive Showroom in Beckley on Friday. The Bailey Gillespie News http://www.wvva.com/story/22283491/2013/05/17/lane-closures-on-rt-219-expected-next-week http://www.wvva.com/story/22283491/2013/05/17/lane-closures-on-rt-219-expected-next-week?t=2013-05-20T09:11:44Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 09:11:00 EDT LEWISBURG, W. Va (PRESS RELEASE)– West Virginia Division of Highways announces a one-lane closure on US 219 in Lewisburg.It will be from 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM daily, starting Monday, May 20 through Friday, Kristen Conner News http://www.wvva.com/story/22295904/2013/05/20/man-survives-being-dragged-4-miles-by-car-in-va http://www.wvva.com/story/22295904/2013/05/20/man-survives-being-dragged-4-miles-by-car-in-va?t=2013-05-20T07:45:06Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:00 EDT WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Police say a car dragged a man for about 4 miles before another motorist alerted the driver that the victim was under the vehicle. The accident occurred Saturday on Richmond News http://www.wvva.com/story/22295891/2013/05/20/big-decision-looms-for-wva-house http://www.wvva.com/story/22295891/2013/05/20/big-decision-looms-for-wva-house?t=2013-05-20T07:44:23Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 07:44:00 EDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision once Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet. Choosing a new leader will help set the News http://www.wvva.com/story/22295885/2013/05/20/limb-kills-moundsville-worker-death-investigated http://www.wvva.com/story/22295885/2013/05/20/limb-kills-moundsville-worker-death-investigated?t=2013-05-20T07:43:20Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:00 EDT MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating the death of a Moundsville city sanitation worker who was hit by a falling tree limb. Moundsville police tell media outlets that a garbage truck News http://www.wvva.com/story/22295879/2013/05/20/mcdowell-opening-16th-juvenile-drug-court-in-wva http://www.wvva.com/story/22295879/2013/05/20/mcdowell-opening-16th-juvenile-drug-court-in-wva?t=2013-05-20T07:42:03Z WVVA Mon, 20 May 2013 07:42:00 EDT WELCH, W.Va. (AP) -- Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin is in McDowell County to mark the opening of a new Juvenile Drug Court. The ceremony Monday afternoon in Welch also includes Circuit Judge News http://www.wvva.com/story/22292179/2013/05/19/1m-powerball-ticket-sold-in-va http://www.wvva.com/story/22292179/2013/05/19/1m-powerball-ticket-sold-in-va?t=2013-05-19T12:57:00Z WVVA Sun, 19 May 2013 12:57:00 EDT LORTON -- Although the jackpot-winning ticket in the record-setting May 18 Powerball drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from the excitement. During the jackpot run that began News http://www.wvva.com/story/22287431/obama-agenda-seems-to-be-weathering-controversies http://www.wvva.com/story/22287431/obama-agenda-seems-to-be-weathering-controversies?t=2013-05-19T12:33:51Z AP Sun, 19 May 2013 12:33:00 EDT Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22290562/2013/05/18/wvva http://www.wvva.com/story/22290562/2013/05/18/wvva?t=2013-05-19T09:30:50Z WVVA Sun, 19 May 2013 09:30:00 EDT TAZEWELL (WVVA)--- Friends, family, and fellow officers filled a gym in Tazewell on Saturday to remember the man they say was taken too soon. "It is hard and we are still dealing with it today," said Josh Frketic News http://www.wvva.com/story/22291453/2013/05/19/princeton-fd-offers-car-seat-safety-assistance http://www.wvva.com/story/22291453/2013/05/19/princeton-fd-offers-car-seat-safety-assistance?t=2013-05-19T09:27:23Z WVVA Sun, 19 May 2013 09:18:00 EDT PRINCETON (WVVA) - A local fire department was doing its part Saturday to keep kids safe from more than just fires. It was the fourth-annual Child Safety Day at the Princeton Fire Department. Motorists News http://www.wvva.com/story/22291380/2013/05/19/motorcycle-ride-from-welch-to-bluefield-honors-wellman http://www.wvva.com/story/22291380/2013/05/19/motorcycle-ride-from-welch-to-bluefield-honors-wellman?t=2013-05-19T09:07:41Z WVVA Sun, 19 May 2013 08:57:00 EDT WELCH (WVVA) - Motorcycle riders traveled from Welch to Bluefield to honor their fallen brothers. Riders from three counties came together for the third-annual motorcycle ride that honors fallen police News http://www.wvva.com/story/22287540/powerball-jackpot-closing-in-on-another-record http://www.wvva.com/story/22287540/powerball-jackpot-closing-in-on-another-record?t=2013-05-19T02:43:22Z AP Sun, 19 May 2013 02:43:00 EDT It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials disclosed Sunday. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22289255/witnesses-car-strikes-crowd-at-va-parade http://www.wvva.com/story/22289255/witnesses-car-strikes-crowd-at-va-parade?t=2013-05-18T21:03:08Z AP Sat, 18 May 2013 21:03:00 EDT An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered a medical emergency before the accident. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22289249/witnesses-car-strikes-crowd-at-va-parade http://www.wvva.com/story/22289249/witnesses-car-strikes-crowd-at-va-parade?t=2013-05-18T16:00:34Z APVA Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade. Several people appear to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22288703/2013/05/18/web-extras-area-veterans-in-dc http://www.wvva.com/story/22288703/2013/05/18/web-extras-area-veterans-in-dc?t=2013-05-18T14:00:15Z WVVA Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:00 EDT Share in the emotion as area veterans visit the memorials and monuments of our nation's capital during the 2013 Always Free Honor Flight. News http://www.wvva.com/story/22288262/mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-va-worth-95m http://www.wvva.com/story/22288262/mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-va-worth-95m?t=2013-05-18T11:24:27Z APVA Sat, 18 May 2013 11:24:00 EDT A Mega Millions ticket sold in Farmville has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the holder of another winning ticket bought in New Jersey. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22285542/2013/05/17/farmers-in-greenbrier-co-learn-about-conservation http://www.wvva.com/story/22285542/2013/05/17/farmers-in-greenbrier-co-learn-about-conservation?t=2013-05-17T18:47:09Z WVVA Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:00 EDT ASBURY, W. Va (WVVA)-- Local farmers learn how they can save money while helping preserve the environment.Guests attended a farm tour at Stone Meadow Farms in Asbury, Greenbrier County, and learned changes Kristen Conner News http://www.wvva.com/story/22284487/2013/05/17/jobless-rates-fall-in-52-of-55-wva-counties http://www.wvva.com/story/22284487/2013/05/17/jobless-rates-fall-in-52-of-55-wva-counties?t=2013-05-17T16:46:14Z WVVA Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:00 EDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Unemployment rates fell in 52 of West Virginia's 55 counties in April. WorkForce West Virginia said Friday that jobless rates rose in Monongalia and Pocahontas counties, while Bailey Gillespie News http://www.wvva.com/story/22284252/2013/05/17/steger-delivers-va-tech-commencement-address http://www.wvva.com/story/22284252/2013/05/17/steger-delivers-va-tech-commencement-address?t=2013-05-17T16:25:50Z WVVA Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:00 EDT BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- The nearly 6,000 students at Virginia Tech's spring commencement ceremony heard from President Charles Steger just days after he announced his retirement. Steger was the commencement Bailey Gillespie News http://www.wvva.com/story/22284161/2013/05/17/new-trail-in-works-for-hatfield-mccoy-system http://www.wvva.com/story/22284161/2013/05/17/new-trail-in-works-for-hatfield-mccoy-system?t=2013-05-17T16:19:35Z WVVA Fri, 17 May 2013 16:19:00 EDT WAR, W.Va. (AP) -- An addition to the Hatfield-McCoy Trail system in southern West Virginia is in the works. Hatfield-McCoy Trail Authority executive director Jeff Lusk says trail officials are collaborating Bailey Gillespie News http://www.wvva.com/story/22283480/2013/05/17/steger-delivers-va-tech-commencement-address http://www.wvva.com/story/22283480/2013/05/17/steger-delivers-va-tech-commencement-address?t=2013-05-17T14:58:26Z WVVA Fri, 17 May 2013 14:58:00 EDT BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- The nearly 6,000 students at Virginia Tech's spring commencement ceremony heard from President Charles Steger (STEE'-gur) just days after he announced his retirement. Steger was News http://www.wvva.com/story/22278159/california-fuels-550-million-powerball-jackpot http://www.wvva.com/story/22278159/california-fuels-550-million-powerball-jackpot?t=2013-05-17T13:14:56Z AP Fri, 17 May 2013 13:14:00 EDT Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22281833/2013/05/17/arson-charge-dropped-in-hinton-brick-row-fires http://www.wvva.com/story/22281833/2013/05/17/arson-charge-dropped-in-hinton-brick-row-fires?t=2013-05-17T11:59:23Z WVVA Fri, 17 May 2013 11:59:00 EDT HINTON (WVVA) - An arson charge against a Summers County man accused of setting the fire that destroyed a row of apartments in Hinton has been dropped. Billy Gill appeared in court Friday where the arson News http://www.wvva.com/story/22280903/2013/05/17/mcdowell-county-man-arrested-on http://www.wvva.com/story/22280903/2013/05/17/mcdowell-county-man-arrested-on?t=2013-05-17T11:56:41Z WVVA Fri, 17 May 2013 11:56:00 EDT RODERFIELD (WVVA) - A McDowell County man is now in custody after police say he intentionally burned down a mobile home he was living in. On Thursday the McDowell County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Jimmy Bailey Gillespie News http://www.wvva.com/story/22381378/restaurant-learns-online-reviews-can-make-or-break http://www.wvva.com/story/22381378/restaurant-learns-online-reviews-can-make-or-break?t=2013-05-22T05:16:04Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:00 EDT It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381749/under-scrutiny-va-govs-mansion-a-dichotomy http://www.wvva.com/story/22381749/under-scrutiny-va-govs-mansion-a-dichotomy?t=2013-05-22T04:46:29Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:00 EDT An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381127/arias-speaks-out-about-case-in-jailhouse-interview http://www.wvva.com/story/22381127/arias-speaks-out-about-case-in-jailhouse-interview?t=2013-05-22T04:46:05Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 04:46:00 EDT In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381697/600-police-photos-of-tucson-rampage-scene-released http://www.wvva.com/story/22381697/600-police-photos-of-tucson-rampage-scene-released?t=2013-05-22T04:26:38Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 04:26:00 EDT In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381695/garcetti-builds-growing-lead-as-la-picks-new-mayor http://www.wvva.com/story/22381695/garcetti-builds-growing-lead-as-la-picks-new-mayor?t=2013-05-22T04:26:10Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 04:26:00 EDT Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted ballots... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381643/amid-immigration-reform-calls-to-change-asylums http://www.wvva.com/story/22381643/amid-immigration-reform-calls-to-change-asylums?t=2013-05-22T04:16:03Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 04:16:00 EDT As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381508/star-witness-to-stay-mum-for-house-hearing-on-irs http://www.wvva.com/story/22381508/star-witness-to-stay-mum-for-house-hearing-on-irs?t=2013-05-22T04:07:21Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:00 EDT A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381498/susan-powells-dad-gets-private-eye-to-review-file http://www.wvva.com/story/22381498/susan-powells-dad-gets-private-eye-to-review-file?t=2013-05-22T04:07:16Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:00 EDT Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file - containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps,... News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381179/anthony-weiner-launches-bid-to-become-nyc-mayor http://www.wvva.com/story/22381179/anthony-weiner-launches-bid-to-become-nyc-mayor?t=2013-05-22T03:36:22Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:00 EDT Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381413/govt-dysfunction-may-be-baked-into-the-system http://www.wvva.com/story/22381413/govt-dysfunction-may-be-baked-into-the-system?t=2013-05-22T03:36:07Z AP Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:00 EDT The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. News - AP-National http://www.wvva.com/story/22381933/wvas-local-food-movement-a-model-for-appalachia http://www.wvva.com/story/22381933/wvas-local-food-movement-a-model-for-appalachia?t=2013-05-22T05:32:23Z APWV Wed, 22 May 2013 05:30:00 EDT With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381501/weight-on-ashland-bridge-restricted-after-wreck http://www.wvva.com/story/22381501/weight-on-ashland-bridge-restricted-after-wreck?t=2013-05-22T04:06:26Z APWV Wed, 22 May 2013 04:06:00 EDT A wreck on an Ashland bridge has prompted the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to impose a temporary 10-ton weight limit on the span. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381382/warner-bill-aimed-at-tracking-bay-restoration http://www.wvva.com/story/22381382/warner-bill-aimed-at-tracking-bay-restoration?t=2013-05-22T03:29:59Z APWV Wed, 22 May 2013 03:29:00 EDT Sen. Mark R. Warner says he's introduced legislation that would better track the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381338/wvu-tech-alumni-raising-funds-for-wall http://www.wvva.com/story/22381338/wvu-tech-alumni-raising-funds-for-wall?t=2013-05-22T03:20:37Z APWV Wed, 22 May 2013 03:17:00 EDT An alumni group at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology is trying to raise $30,000 to build a wall at the entrance to the Montgomery campus. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381318/wva-average-gas-prices-up-5-cents-in-past-week http://www.wvva.com/story/22381318/wva-average-gas-prices-up-5-cents-in-past-week?t=2013-05-22T03:20:37Z APWV Wed, 22 May 2013 03:13:00 EDT West Virginia gasoline prices are up about 5 cents over the past week heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880135 http://www.wvva.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880135&t=2013-05-22T05:35:06Z APWV Wed, 22 May 2013 03:06:00 EDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia gasoline prices have risen about 5 cents over the past week heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend. AAA East Central says the average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.66... News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22378433/2-wva-staffing-agency-execs-plead-to-tax-evasion http://www.wvva.com/story/22378433/2-wva-staffing-agency-execs-plead-to-tax-evasion?t=2013-05-21T17:44:40Z APWV Tue, 21 May 2013 17:41:00 EDT Two staffing agency executives have pleaded guilty to federal employment tax evasion charges. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22365477/dozen-arrests-at-mine-worker-rally http://www.wvva.com/story/22365477/dozen-arrests-at-mine-worker-rally?t=2013-05-21T16:22:30Z APWV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:00 EDT Another round of protests involving United Mine Workers of America and their supporters results in about a dozen arrests in downtown St. Louis. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880134 http://www.wvva.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880134&t=2013-05-22T05:35:06Z APWV Tue, 21 May 2013 15:05:00 EDT A former Alderson employee will spend at least a year in prison for embezzling money from the town. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22316667/organic-sheep-farm-tucked-away-in-jefferson-county http://www.wvva.com/story/22316667/organic-sheep-farm-tucked-away-in-jefferson-county?t=2013-05-21T13:58:47Z APWV Tue, 21 May 2013 13:57:00 EDT While working as a registered nurse, Charles Barton took on a second career as a sheep farmer. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381932/wvas-local-food-movement-a-model-for-appalachia http://www.wvva.com/story/22381932/wvas-local-food-movement-a-model-for-appalachia?t=2013-05-22T05:30:10Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 05:30:00 EDT With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381742/under-scrutiny-va-govs-mansion-a-dichotomy http://www.wvva.com/story/22381742/under-scrutiny-va-govs-mansion-a-dichotomy?t=2013-05-22T04:41:58Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 04:41:00 EDT An embezzlement case involving kitchen operations at Virginia's Executive Mansion has many wondering what goes on behind the wide double doors of the governor's house. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381732/book-on-g-washington-wins-50k-mount-vernon-prize http://www.wvva.com/story/22381732/book-on-g-washington-wins-50k-mount-vernon-prize?t=2013-05-22T04:38:01Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 04:37:00 EDT A European author's take on the father of our country has won the $50,000 annual George Washington Book Prize. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381381/warner-bill-aimed-at-tracking-bay-restoration http://www.wvva.com/story/22381381/warner-bill-aimed-at-tracking-bay-restoration?t=2013-05-22T03:29:56Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 03:29:00 EDT Sen. Mark R. Warner says he's introduced legislation that would better track the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381344/bass-stocking-project-continues-in-vas-back-bay http://www.wvva.com/story/22381344/bass-stocking-project-continues-in-vas-back-bay?t=2013-05-22T03:22:07Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 03:21:00 EDT A largemouth bass stocking project in Virginia's Back Bay is entering its second year. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381337/navy-strike-fighter-wing-to-undergo-command-change http://www.wvva.com/story/22381337/navy-strike-fighter-wing-to-undergo-command-change?t=2013-05-22T03:18:05Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 03:17:00 EDT The Navy's Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic is undergoing a change of command. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381317/10-geography-experts-to-compete-in-national-finals http://www.wvva.com/story/22381317/10-geography-experts-to-compete-in-national-finals?t=2013-05-22T03:14:04Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 03:13:00 EDT Ten young geography experts will field questions about history, cultures, landmarks and climates from "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek as they vie for the title of National Geographic Bee champion. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381262/offshore-winds-focus-of-va-meeting http://www.wvva.com/story/22381262/offshore-winds-focus-of-va-meeting?t=2013-05-22T03:06:17Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 03:06:00 EDT An authority promoting the development of wind power off Virginia's coast is scheduled to meet in Richmond. News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880129 http://www.wvva.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880129&t=2013-05-22T05:35:05Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 03:06:00 EDT Authorities say the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade won't likely face charges. Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley says the driver whose car injured about 50 people... News - AP-State http://www.wvva.com/story/22381185/metro-conducting-memorial-day-weekend-work http://www.wvva.com/story/22381185/metro-conducting-memorial-day-weekend-work?t=2013-05-22T02:30:19Z APVA Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:00 EDT Metro says it will be conducting track work on the red and orange lines over the Memorial Day holiday and closing a number of stations on both lines. News - AP-State