The Herald-Dispatch Featured RSS 2009-07-03T22:52:17-04:00 urn:uuid:5f20b33a-96a9-4dfd-afa2-486f7a41b487 Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Revered sportswriter Salvatore dies DAVE LAVENDER urn:uuid:32f57ef1-ac1a-4265-bc4e-8311ade30a12 2009-07-03T20:22:32-04:00 <p class="MsoNormal">HUNTINGTON &#8212; Ernie Salvatore, one of the Tri-State&#8217;s most revered sports columnists and newspapermen, died Friday, July 3, at his home in Huntington. He was 87.</p> Soccer matches run smoothly BILL ROSENBERGER urn:uuid:a688d3f8-a7d4-4161-b88a-f9813b8a55d8 2009-07-03T19:29:10-04:00 <p>The Youth Soccer Region I Championships reported few problems on the first full day of matches, although there were some concerns about field conditions. MORE COVERAGE, PHOTO GALLERIES, VIDEO.</p> Two charged in raids CURTIS JOHNSON urn:uuid:7e4c7bd3-77a7-49e9-bedf-f81cb22d4dcb 2009-07-03T11:21:04-04:00 <p>Federal, state and local authorities raided two Huntington apartments Thursday as part of an investigation into OxyContin and ecstasy distribution.</p> Suit targets home rule BRYAN CHAMBERS urn:uuid:38d3e766-5b5c-4307-87cb-5c07cf9fed11 2009-07-03T00:44:41-04:00 <p>The West Virginia Insurance Federation is contending in a lawsuit that a pilot program giving Huntington and three other cities home rule powers is unconstitutional and should be terminated.</p> Soccer tournament begins LAURA WILCOX urn:uuid:4a01e518-1015-48e2-97df-d0a7e8eea51f 2009-07-02T18:45:41-04:00 <p>Thousands gathered at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Thursday afternoon as activities unfolded during the 2009 US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championship.</p> Fire damages Chesapeake homes 2009/The Herald-Dispatch urn:uuid:eac6d863-64ea-42f6-af3b-760e9f20397f 2009-07-02T16:03:22-04:00 <p>Volunteer firefighters responded to a fully involved structure fire in Chesapeake, Ohio, Thursday morning.</p> Steele named MU's interim AD ANTHONY HANSHEW urn:uuid:6b9e97c9-8d50-4262-b31b-44faf2c5530c 2009-07-02T13:01:41-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON &#8212; Known informally as the &#8220;money man&#8221; within Marshall University athletics, David Steele added the job of interim athletic director to his resume.</p> City looks to boost population JEAN TARBETT HARDIMAN http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/2009+0702_census 2009-07-01T22:20:26-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Huntington showed another moderate population decline between July 2007 and July 2008, based on estimates released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.</p> Opening soccer ceremonies today CHRISTIAN ALEXANDERSEN http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/2009+0702_soccer 2009-07-02T11:30:58-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Cars filled with thousands of people from 13 states will be driving around the Tri-State beginning Thursday, July 2, as the 2009 US Youth Soccer Region I Championships begin.</p> Steele named as MU interim AD 2009/The Herald-Dispatch urn:uuid:9d1779a5-0a82-4ac3-b689-2b6567d697f3 2009-07-01T16:44:36-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON &#8212; David Steele, associate athletic director for finance at Marshall University, was appointed as the interim athletic director, Marshall president Stephen J. Kopp announced Wednesday.</p> <p>&#160;</p>