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Lethal injection creator fine with 1 drug in Ohio

2009-11-22T16:44:27-05:00

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The man considered the father of lethal injection in the United States said it doesn’t matter whether three fatal drugs are used or one — as his home state of Ohio has proposed — as long as the drug works efficiently.

‘New Moon’ wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend

2009-11-22T15:41:00-05:00

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The vampire romance “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill

2009-11-22T15:12:57-05:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.

Sunday afternoon obituary update

2009-11-22T14:42:22-05:00

The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Check back at 4:30 p.m. for more updated information on area deaths, and read Monday’s Herald-Dispatch and www.herald-dispatch.com.

City National Bank to host Business After Hours

2009-11-22T14:35:00-05:00

HUNTINGTON — City National Bank will present the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, at the bank's 1900 3RD Ave. location in Huntington.

Nominations sought to honor employers who support soldiers

2009-11-22T14:00:00-05:00

Members of the National Guard and Reserve and their families across West Virginia are being encouraged to thank supportive employers this Thanksgiving by nominating them for the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

Ohio teachers’ union fights GOP records’ request

2009-11-22T13:30:00-05:00

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state’s largest teachers union and the Ohio Republican Party have gone to court over a GOP request for the names and addresses of all educators.

Pikeville College looking for new prosperity

2009-11-22T13:05:00-05:00

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Pikeville College seems better off compared with a year ago when the liberal arts school was facing sagging undergraduate enrollment and a battered endowment.
The college’s medical school dean died suddenly in 2007, and earlier this year, President Michael Looney bolted after seven months on the job. But things are looking better for the four-year school nestled in the mountains of eastern Kentucky.

Firefighters contain overnight fire

2009-11-22T12:15:00-05:00

HUNTINGTON — Huntington firefighters responded to an early morning blaze at 212 W. Court Street Sunday.

Training opportunities offered by OSHA, Goodwill

2009-11-22T11:02:58-05:00

OSHA is offering a 30-hour training course in December, and other training opportunities will be offered in the Tri-State in upcoming weeks.