Charleston Gazette back issues from May 2009:
AUTOMAKERS: ; How Chrysler deal is different
May 01, 2009; ... The U.S. government expects Chrysler to spend one to two monthsin bankruptcy under a plan announced on Thursday. But how is that possible, considering that most companies end upin bankruptcy court for more than a year, and sometimes longer?Also, what role is the government taking ...
State Police ID crash victim
May 01, 2009 ... The West Virginia State Police has identified the woman who diedin a fiery single-car crash near Cross Lanes on Wednesday. Michelle Klem, 34, of Cross Lanes, was killed after her 2004 FordFocus ran off West Washington Street, struck a power pole and ...
Worst of swine flu not yet over: ; Mexico is optimistic, but WHO is cautious
May 01, 2009; ... MEXICO CITY - Mexico's top medical officer voiced optimismThursday that swine flu has slowed in the nation hardest hit by thevirus, but the World Health Organization cautioned there is noevidence the worst of the global outbreak is over. The U.S. caseload rose slightly to 109 as ...
CAMC prepared for first case of swine flu
May 01, 2009; ... If someone gets the new strain of swine flu in Charleston, itwill take several days for it to be diagnosed, Charleston AreaMedical Center's epidemiologist said Thursday. Doctors would need to send a sample of the virus to the federalCenters for Disease Control to be tested because ...
PARKWAYS: ; Turnpike prepares for public hearings; Drivers facing 60% toll increase
May 01, 2009; ... BECKLEY - Motorists haven't yet gotten to speak out about aproposed toll hike on the West Virginia Turnpike - but members ofthe Parkways Economic Development Authority plan to have everythingin place if they do approve the increase. Last month, the authority began discussing a ...
Iraq war formally over for British forces
May 01, 2009 ... BAGHDAD - The Iraq war formally ended for British forces onThursday as America's main battlefield ally handed control of theoil-rich Basra area to U.S. commanders and prepared to ship out mostof its remaining 4,000 troops. A U.S. flag was raised over the British base outside the ...
Lottery restored after outage
May 01, 2009 ... West Virginia's lottery terminals are back in working order aftera phone company outage in Pennsylvania shut down hundreds ofterminals in the Mountain State. Spokeswoman Nancy Bulla said Thursday that Verizon had fixedcable in the Pittsburgh area that was cut Wednesday morning ....
YOUR PHOTOS: ; Curiouser and curiouser
May 01, 2009 ... Barbara Reynolds of Charleston happened on these two goatslooking for attention or a handout on North Fork Road in Green Bank,Pocahontas County. g See your photos on the Web Check out thegrowing number of photographs submitted by readers to Your Photos, anew section of our Web site at ...
Police in Pa. looking for jellybean burglar
May 01, 2009 ... NORTH EAST, Pa. - Police in northwestern Pennsylvania say aburglar took some jellybeans from a home - but nothing else. Police said Thursday that they are stumped by the burglary inNorth East Township. Sgt. Mark Zaleski says it remains unclear whether the ...
Scientists study unexplained fish kills
May 01, 2009 ... RICHMOND, Va. - Officials in West Virginia and Virginia aretrying to figure out what's killing fish in the Shenandoah Riverbasin. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey's National Fish HealthLab in Leestown, W.Va., recently found a link between a bacteriumfound in diseased ...
READERS' Voice
May 01, 2009 ... * I think the governor of Texas is right. Texas should secedefrom the Union. That will make it easier for the Mexicans to reclaimvast acreage stolen from them, including the Alamo. * Why do we have to pay for improvements to the John Amos PowerPlant for Appalachian Power when West ...
Survivors of Bhopal disaster to speak at WVSU tonight
May 01, 2009; ... Kanawha Valley residents will get a chance Friday night to hearfrom residents of Bhopal, India, about the chemical plant disasterat a Union Carbide plant there 25 years ago. Two Bhopal-area residents and an Indian activist will speak atWest Virginia State University as part of ...
Swine flu: ; Unknown hazard
May 01, 2009; ... Risk from the strange new strain of swine flu virus is largely amystery at this point. Experts can't predict whether the peril willsurge into a deadly pandemic or fizzle as various past alarms havedone. To keep things in perspective, remember these figures: During atypical flu ...
Beware stepping on a man and his self-interest
May 01, 2009; ... In a Q&A last year with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, formerPennsylvania Rep. Pat Toomey was asked what book he wanted BarackObama to read. The Republican quickly recommended the work of AdamSmith, the 18th-century economist and philosopher who held thatindividuals promote the good of ...
Keep Kanawha air clean
May 01, 2009; ... I want to express my appreciation to the Kanawha-CharlestonHealth Board for their continued commitment to the health of ourcitizens. The recent criticism of the board's strong support of thecomprehensive indoor-air smoking regulations is misplaced. Policies such as these, which ...
Readers' forum
May 01, 2009 ... Think about it: Don't drink and drive Editor: You cannot hide the effects of drugs or alcohol. Police officersare trained to look for telltale signs as they question a driver. Ifthey have reason to believe the driver is under the influence ofalcohol or drugs, they will ask ...
Torture: ; Truth demand
May 01, 2009; ... Although President Obama wants to focus on America's immediatetroubles, brushing aside past offenses by the departed Republicanadministration, the outcry for a national investigation of PresidentBush's torture policy keeps growing. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., joined the ...
Police arrest one of four suspects in shooting of man on West Side
May 01, 2009 ... Charleston Police arrested Thursday one of the four suspects inSaturday's West Side shooting. Adam Matthew Denson, 21, of Charleston was arrested on Thursday,according to Charleston Police Department Lt. Preston Hickman.Denson, along with Christopher Reese Mitchell, 19, and Daniel ...
Mingo judge oversees up to 700 coal slurry lawsuits
May 01, 2009; ... WILLIAMSON - A Mingo County judge used assembly line efficiencyThursday to shuttle hundreds of plaintiffs through his courtroom inan attempt to resolve coal slurry water pollution lawsuits against aMassey Energy subsidiary. Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury divided the plaintiffs ...
2000 candidate for governor, Oliverio, arrested
May 01, 2009; ... One-time gubernatorial candidate Joseph Oliverio was arrested inClarksburg on Wednesday on charges of falsely reporting a fire, thenobstructing firefighters as they attempted to inspect the area. Oliverio, who ran for governor in 2000, has a long arresthistory. He once admitted to ...
Carper proposes rollback on bus, ambulance levy
May 01, 2009; ... Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper wants to cap andeven reduce the amount of the county's excess ambulance and buslevy. At a regular meeting of the Kanawha County Commission onThursday, Carper suggested rolling back the excess levy rate toeither cap revenue brought ...
Study finds food-wrapper chemicals in blood
May 01, 2009; ... READ THE STUDY Links: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es900100d A new scientific study has for the first time found a group ofchemicals used in coatings on food wrappers in human blood. Previous reports have documented low levels of certainperfluorochemicals - those used ...
Souter to step down at end of term in June, source says
May 01, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Justice David Souter has told the White House thathe will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the court's termin June, a source said Thursday night. The source spoke to The Associated Press on condition ofanonymity because he was not authorized to speak for ...
April W.Va. tax revenues top estimates
May 01, 2009; ... The April revenue figures West Virginia lawmakers want to seebefore they craft a new state budget show tax collections in bettershape than expected, Manchin administration officials said Thursday. Deputy Revenue Secretary Mark Muchow said the month's general taxrevenues should ...
1 indicted, 1 sentenced in separate drug cases
May 01, 2009 ... A federal grand jury indicted a Charleston man Wednesday oncharges that he possessed more than five grams of crack cocaine withthe intent to distribute, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Jason Terrell Jones, also known as Marshal Jones, 23, also ischarged with being a felon in ...
L.A. police say man, 72, is serial killer
May 01, 2009; ... LOS ANGELES - Police believe a 72-year-old insurance claimsadjuster arrested earlier this month is the most prolific serialkiller in the city's history, having raped and strangled as many as30 older women over two decades. The break in the cold case came in October when John Floyd ...
Africans have greatest genetic variation, study finds: ; Researchers say nearly three-fourths of African-Americans can trace ancestry to West Africa
May 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Africans have more genetic variation than anyoneelse on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow thelocation where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border. The largest study of African genetics ever undertaken also foundthat ...
Man charged in robbery-assault on Hunt Avenue
May 01, 2009; ... A Charleston man was arrested Thursday for allegedly robbing andwounding two individuals on the train tracks near the 500 block ofHunt Avenue Tuesday evening. Levi Kennith Carter, 20, of Charleston, is being charged withfelony first-degree robbery after allegedly robbing and ...
Around the world
May 01, 2009 ... Amsterdam 62 39 Clr Athens 66 44 PCldy Baghdad 91 74 Clr Berlin 69 48 Rain Bermuda 71 63 PCldy Cairo 88 64 Clr Calgary 42 21 PCldy Dublin 53 45 Rain Hong Kong 78 69 Clr Jerusalem 82 58 Clr London 63 37 ...
Todays forecast around the country and Thursdays temperatures to 8 p.m.
May 01, 2009 ... Anchorage 57 36 Clr Atlanta 80 62 Cldy Boston 67 54 Clr Charlotte,N.C. 80 60 Cldy Chicago 68 50 Cldy Cincinnati 74 62 Rain Cleveland 65 60 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 82 68 Cldy Denver 63 39 Cldy Detroit 67 56 Cldy Honolulu ...
WVC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: ; Jackets pound out 21-5 win over D&E
May 01, 2009; ... West Virginia State sure looked ready for the West VirginiaConference tournament. Josh Bower, a former standout at Winfield High, went 3-for-6 anddrove in five runs as West Virginia State hammered Davis & Elkins 21-5 Thursday evening in the opening round at Point Stadium ...
135TH KENTUCKY DERBY: ; Baffert back with serious contender
May 01, 2009; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Bob Baffert had so much success in his earlyyears at the Kentucky Derby he thought it would go on forever. Threewins in six years will do that. Then karma caught up and sent himinto a humbling slide. He's hoping to change his luck Saturday, when he ...
Major Harris picked for college Hall of Fame
May 01, 2009; ... MORGANTOWN - For most who saw him play, the enduring image ofMajor Harris is the same - zig-zagging back and forth acrossMountaineer Field and eventually into the end zone for a touchdownin West Virginia's epic 1988 win over Penn State. For Harris himself? Well, it was a play ...
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD - 74TH GAZETTE/FRIENDS OF COAL RELAYS: ; Warmup for states; 100 teams, 2,000 athletes in town for prestigious meet
May 01, 2009; ... What's the biggest attraction of the Gazette/Friends of CoalRelays? Well, it's the closest you can get to the state meet untilthat weekend rolls around later this month. Athletes from outside the Kanawha Valley get a feel for the trackand the order of events, which mirrors the ...
Distance Run can be bigger - if we want
May 01, 2009; ... WHEN IT unfolds on our city streets Sept. 5, the CharlestonDistance Run likely will earn more compliments than usual. The newlydesigned course should be a bit more runner-friendly, and its pre-and post-race activities will take place at the magnificent Capitol.The changes might even ...
TWO-MINUTE Drill
May 01, 2009 ... Quote "I don't understand the medicines they give you. While Iwas there, the doctor gave me a couple shots in the rear end. Ididn't feel any better, but afterwards I hit two home runs. And Idon't even play baseball." Jay Leno Names in the games Rose, Mayo unanimous NBA ...
AAU basketball
May 01, 2009 ... at George Washington 9-under Huntington D-1 Greyhounds 33, Capital City Heat 16 D-1: Dawson 8. CCH: Barrett 4 13-under WV Wildcats 84, WV Riders 56 Wildcats: Elmore 22, Kay 20, Williams 18, Fisher 10. Riders:Billings 14, Davis 13, Harris 10 ....
NHL
May 01, 2009 ... Playoff glance CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) Thursday's results Chicago at Vancouver, late Today's games Anaheim at Detroit, 7 p.m. Carolina at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Saturday's games Pittsburgh at Washington, 1 ...
NBA
May 01, 2009 ... Playoff glance FIRST ROUND (Best of 7) Wednesday's results Atlanta 106, Miami 91, Atlanta leads series 3-2 Denver 107, New Orleans 86, Denver wins series 4-1 Thursday's results Orlando 114, Philadelphia 89, Orlando wins series ...
Pro golf
May 01, 2009 ... PGA Tour-Quail Hollow Championship Thursday's results First round Tiger Woods 30-35-65 -7 Steve Marino 34-33-67 -5 Phil Mickelson 32-35-67 -5 Robert Allenby 33-34-67 -5 Jason Dufner 31-36-67 -5 Jeff Maggert 33-35-68 -4 Retief ...
Sports history
May 01, 2009 ... May 1 1920 - Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of theBrooklyn Dodgers each pitch 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, the longestgame in major league history. 1943 - Count Fleet, ridden by Johnny Longden, wins the KentuckyDerby by three lengths over Blue ...
Prep tennis
May 01, 2009 ... Girls Riverside 4, Woodrow Wilson 0 Singles - 1. Kelley (RHS) v. Cocker (match suspended) 2. Bradley(RHS) d. Morris (match suspended). 3. Hudson (RHS) d. Nanda 8-3. 4.match suspended Doubles - 1. Kelley-Hudson (RHS) d. Coker-Morris 8-6; 2. Bradley-Hale (RHS) d ....
WVC baseball
May 01, 2009 ... West Virginia Conference tournament At Point Stadium, Johnstown, Pa. Thursday's results * Game 1: Fairmont State 5, Seton Hill 3 * Game 2: W.Va. State 21, Davis & Elkins 5 * Game 3: Shepherd 5, Concord 1 Today's games * Game 4: Seton Hill vs ....
Latest line
May 01, 2009 ... Favorite Odds Underdog Baseball Today's games CHICAGO CUBS 11-13 Florida PHILADELPHIA Even-6 NY Mets WASHINGTON Even-6 St. Louis PITTSBURGH 5 1/2-6 1/2 Cincinnati ATLANTA 7 1/2-8 1/2 Houston MILWAUKEE 6-7 Arizona LA DODGERS 5 ...
Prep softball
May 01, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL State coaches association poll Class AAA 1. South Charleston, 2. Ripley, 3. St. Albans, 4. Logan, 5.Lincoln County, 6. Jefferson, 7. Parkersburg South, 8. Hurricane, 9.Hedgesville, 10. Nitro Class AA 1. Chapmanville, 2. Point Pleasant, 3 ....
Prep baseball
May 01, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL Thursday's linescores Westside 400 100 0 -5 5 2 Sherman 002 401 x -7 6 2 Brown, Huffman (4), and Kennedy. Massey, Long (1), Bowman. Tophitters - West: Harless 2-4, double, RBI. Sherm: Elian 2-4, HR;Halstead 2 RBI. Geo. Washington 100 000 2 ...
Baseball today
May 01, 2009 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Boston 14 8 .636 - - 8-2 L-1 10-2 4-6 Toronto 15 9 .625 - - 5-5 L-2 7-3 8-6 New York 12 10 .545 2 2 6-4 W-3 5-2 7-8 Baltimore 9 13 .409 5 5 3-7 L-3 7-8 2-5 Tampa Bay 9 14 .391 ...
Minor leagues
May 01, 2009 ... South Atlantic League Northern Division W L Pct. GB Kannapolis (White Sox) 13 8 .619 - Delmarva (Orioles) 11 7 .611 1/2 Lakewood (Phillies) 12 8 .600 1/2 Greensboro (Marlins) 12 9 .571 1 Hickory (Rangers) 10 11 .476 3 Lake County ...
Buck leads Royals past Jays
May 01, 2009 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. - John Buck tripled twice and drove in fiveruns, and the Kansas City Royals turned six double plays in an 8-6victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. The Royals took three of four from the Blue Jays, who hit town onMonday leading the AL East with the best ...
Sports on TV/radio
May 01, 2009 ... TELEVISION TGC 9:30 a.m. - golf: European PGA, Open de Espana SPEED noon - NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Russ Friedman 400 practice SPEED 2 p.m. - NASCAR: Sprint Cup, Russ Friedman 400 finalpractice TGC 3 p.m. - golf: PGA, Quail Hollow Championship SPEED 4 p.m. - ...
Tiger leads, Mickelson one shot back
May 01, 2009; ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Masters is over. The Tiger & Phil showmight just be getting started. Tiger Woods matched the course record with a 30 on the frontnine, where he closed with three straight birdies Thursday morningto finish off a 7-under 65 at the Quail Hollow Championship ....
NHL PLAYOFFS: ; Kid stuff; Crosby vs. Ovechkin may determine the face of NHL
May 01, 2009; ... PITTSBURGH - Hard to believe but, only four seasons into thecareer of the player once called the Next One, Sidney Crosby isn'tthe face of the Penguins-Capitals playoff series. From all that's being written and said about the star in theother team's uniform, it's almost as if ...
A-Rod mum on latest steroid allegations
May 01, 2009 ... NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez refused to address allegations that heused steroids when he was a highly touted high school player andwith the New York Yankees. Rodriguez admitted in February to using performance-enhancingdrugs while with the Texas Rangers but insisted he stopped before ...
SPORTS Briefs
May 01, 2009 ... Coyotes deny report of NHL taking control GLENDALE, Ariz. - The president of the Phoenix Coyotes denied areport that the NHL has taken control of the cash-strapped hockeyclub. Glendale city manager Ed Beasley told The Arizona Republic thatthe league is running the team and ...
Lewis helps Howard-less Magic advance: ; NBA PLAYOFFS
May 01, 2009 ... PHILADELPHIA - Who needs Superman? On a night a suspended Dwight Howard recorded a double-double inblog and Twitter posts from his hotel room, the Orlando Magicadvanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs,beating the Philadelphia 76ers 114-89 in Game 6 on ...
Paterno feeling great, back in charge
May 01, 2009 ... NEW YORK - Joe Paterno felt like he was in charge again thisspring. With his surgically replaced hip, Penn State's 82-year-old coachwas back on the field coaching his team the way he likes. He's moremobile, more energetic and more patient these days, free of the painthat had ...
HAGERSTOWN SUNS 9, WEST VIRGINIA POWER 4: ; Power goes down fighting; Six ejected after benches-clearing brawl in loss to Suns
May 01, 2009; ... Thursday would have been another forgettable night for theslumping West Virginia Power, if not for that matter of a benches-clearing brawl. For the record, the Hagerstown Suns downed the Power 9-4 atAppalachian Power Park. But the 2,930 patrons weren't talking muchabout baseball ...
Hurricane holds off Buffalo: ; PREP SOFTBALL
May 01, 2009 ... Alex Furr went 4-for-4, stole three bases drove in a run asHurricane survived a late rally to edge Buffalo 7-6 in high schoolsoftball Thursday. Leanna Payne and Kelsey Martin each drove in a run for the ClassAAA Redskins. Hannah Lloyd went 2-for-3 for the Class A Bison. * GW ...
Rain interrupts WVC softball tournament: ; ROUNDUP
May 01, 2009 ... Wesleyan, Wheeling Jesuit, Seton Hill and Glenville State are thelone unbeatens after several games were postponed due to rainThursday at the West Virginia Conference double-elimination softballtournament in Vienna. Wesleyan, the No. 1 seed, defeated Shepherd 4-1, and No. 4 ...
Buffalo tops Wayne 7-3: ; PREP BASEBALL
May 01, 2009 ... Jason Lewis pitched a four-hitter and struck out 13 Thursday asBuffalo downed visiting Wayne 7-3 in a matchup of state-ranked prepbaseball teams. Chris Belcher and Nathan Winterstein had two hits each for theBison (15-9), the No. 7 team in the Gazette's Class A staterankings ....
College Hall of Fame tabs Warner
May 01, 2009; ... When anyone mentions the name in a football context these days,it's only natural to think of the Arizona Cardinals when Kurt Warnercomes up. In Wyoming County, though, there's only one and it's spelled witha C, not a K. And lest anyone forget the name, the College Football ...
GAZETTE/FRIENDS OF COAL RELAYS FACTS, FIGURES
May 01, 2009 ... Participating teams Class AAA boys (20) Bridgeport, Cabell Midland, Capital, Elkins, George Washington,Greenbrier East, Huntington, Hurricane, Jefferson, Marietta (Ohio),Morgantown, Nitro, Preston, Robert C. Byrd, South Charleston, SpringValley, St. Albans, University, ...
TEACHERS UNIONS CONTROVERSY: ; Affiliation gives them PEIA seat, AFT, service workers assert
May 01, 2009; ... Leaders of two school organizations say their partnership makesthem the largest school employee association in West Virginia, andthat qualifies them to fill an open seat on the Public EmployeesInsurance Agency Finance Board. Representatives with the American Federation of ...
Gazette Charities Send-A-Child-To-Camp Fund: ; There's a lot of thanks going around for sending kids to summer camps
May 01, 2009; ... karinfuller@cnpapers.com Earlier this week, the Gazette ran a Readers' Forum letter wherethe writer thanked the Gazette and me for our efforts to send kidsto camp. The recognition was appreciated, and it made me pause toconsider what fuels my determination that children have ...
WILT MURDER TRIAL CLOSING ARGUMENTS: ; Together they beat him down; Prosecutors: Defendant helped confessed killer; defense: he was not there
May 01, 2009; ... Prosecutors asked a Kanawha County jury on Thursday to convict aMaryland man of first-degree murder, the day after an admittedmurderer identified the man as his accomplice. Defense lawyers for Kurt J. Wilt countered in their closingarguments that the state had not proven that Wilt ...