The Herald-Dispatch News Briefs RSS 2013-05-23T11:45:07-04:00 urn:uuid:3cbf3606-3d51-40e0-8e53-449c170d5960 Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Ohio’s larger cities lose population The Herald-Dispatch / 2013 urn:uuid:357fc564-3b9f-4f87-ae37-1a7b5775f0ab 2013-05-23T11:43:00-04:00 <p> DAYTON, Ohio (AP) &#8212; Most large and medium-sized cities in Ohio lost population over the past two years, even as many cities across the country saw gains, according to new U.S. census numbers out this week.</p> Panel looks at tax, fee hikes to fund W.Va. roads The Herald-Dispatch / 2013 urn:uuid:6c5258b4-255e-4774-bd26-8d3430d48eab 2013-05-23T11:19:33-04:00 <p> CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) &#8212; A commission studying West Virginia&#8217;s highway system is proposing tax and fee increases to raise millions of dollars for maintenance and repairs.</p> W.Va. declares quarantine to protect walnut trees The Herald-Dispatch / 2013 urn:uuid:392d535f-ed64-435d-8094-feeffd9f7fae 2013-05-23T10:45:55-04:00 <p> CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) &#8212; West Virginia has declared a quarantine to prevent thousand cankerous disease from killing walnut trees in the state.</p> I-64 crash snarls westbound traffic CURTIS JOHNSON urn:uuid:64d789c3-b30c-4f48-a296-33caf524bb53 2013-05-23T10:38:11-04:00 <p> HUNTINGTON &#8212; A single-vehicle crash disrupted traffic Thursday morning on westbound Interstate 64.</p> Panel looks at tax, fee hikes to fund W.Va. roads The Associated Press urn:uuid:c54d551f-c998-449d-8308-da21a36c9c99 2013-05-23T10:10:20-04:00 <p> A commission studying West Virginia&#8217;s highway system is proposing tax and fee increases to raise millions of dollars for maintenance and repairs.</p> Microburst confirmed in Putnam storm damage CURTIS JOHNSON urn:uuid:e01945eb-95a7-484a-af71-d1cf3837de2b 2013-05-23T09:36:33-04:00 <p> HURRICANE, W.Va. &#8212; The National Weather Service has confirmed a microburst uprooted trees and damaged homes Wednesday in Putnam County.</p> Ohio’s larger cities lose population The Associated Press urn:uuid:19aaec99-8791-4d0b-a116-b978dfe3c436 2013-05-23T09:35:36-04:00 <p> New U.S. Census estimates show that most large and medium-sized cities in Ohio lost population over the past two years, as many cities elsewhere saw gains.</p> W.Va. students to be recognized at Writers Day The Associated Press urn:uuid:cb9febd9-c81a-468f-ad49-5ea5be8ae435 2013-05-23T09:13:22-04:00 <p> Hundreds of students will gather in Charleston for the state&#8217;s annual Young Writers Day.</p> Seven jailed on felony charges CURTIS JOHNSON urn:uuid:835ec688-058e-4c3c-b60e-ad7f221a8829 2013-05-23T08:35:23-04:00 <p> Seven people were jailed on felony charges since Wednesday evening, according to booking records kept at the Western Regional Jail.</p> Power boats to gather at W.Va.’s Bluestone Lake The Associated Press urn:uuid:7967c972-757e-4792-b8cf-f7a7d3b897a9 2013-05-23T08:11:08-04:00 <p> Power boats of all types will gather at Bluestone Lake next week for the Travis Pond Memorial Regatta.</p>