The Herald-Dispatch Featured RSS 2012-02-03T22:35:06-05:00 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. 18 displaced in overnight fire CURTIS JOHNSON urn:uuid:c69553bc-b927-486b-aef8-33386b8fe0c3 2012-02-03T12:47:23-05:00 <p> HUNTINGTON &#8212; Eighteen people are without a permanent place to live after late night fire destroyed their apartment building Thursday in Huntington.</p> Former MU cheerleader on big stage GRANT TRAYLOR http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2012+0203_eplin 2012-02-03T00:33:50-05:00 <p> CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- When Hali Eplin came to Marshall University, she parlayed her abilities as a cheerleader into a degree in public relations.</p> Herd has headway to make RICK McCANN http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2012+0203_mu+basketball 2012-02-03T00:29:28-05:00 <p> HUNTINGTON -- It&#39;s halftime of the Conference USA men&#39;s basketball season.</p> Fire chief candidate list trimmed BRYAN CHAMBERS http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/2012+0203_firechief 2012-02-02T23:10:09-05:00 <p> HUNTINGTON &#8212; A search committee has narrowed down an expansive list of candidates who have applied to become the city of Huntington&#39;s next fire chief.</p> Herd gets back on track RICK McCANN urn:uuid:a08a9538-3cde-4399-b0b8-e92dfcfe7050 2012-02-02T00:39:40-05:00 <p> HUNTINGTON &#8212; Marshall&#8217;s Thundering Herd was its old defending and rebounding self Wednesday night in a 63-44 men&#8217;s basketball victory over Tulane.</p> Holliday brings them in ANDREW RAMSPACHER http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2012+0202_mu+football 2012-02-02T01:00:00-05:00 <p> HUNTINGTON -- Doc Holliday&#39;s been through his recruiting wars before. A regular on the college football scene for over three decades, the 54-year-old has won plenty of clashes. Has a lost a few, too.</p> Headphones linked to teen’s death CURTIS JOHNSON http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/2012+0202_TrainFolo 2012-02-02T06:58:38-05:00 <p> HURRICANE, W.Va. -- Witnesses believe Tuesday&#39;s tragic death of a Hurricane High student involved headphones and the teenager&#39;s choice to walk on a railroad -- a combination that experts say is growing as a problem with today&#39;s technology.</p> Intrigue surrounds MU's Signing Day ANDREW RAMSPACHER http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2012+0201_mu+football 2012-02-01T00:19:08-05:00 <p> HUNTINGTON -- On Jan. 18, reports were rapid, Facebook profile pictures were changing and Herd Nation was smiling.</p> Herd halts skid, tops Tulane 63-44 RICK McCANN http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports_marshall/2012+0201_mu+basketball 2012-02-01T21:10:11-05:00 <p> HUNTINGTON &#8212; The Marshall Thundering Herd men&#8217;s basketball team stopped a four-game free-fall Wednesday, beating Tulane soundly, 63-44, at the Cam Henderson Center.<br /> &#160;</p> Williams joins race for mayor BRYAN CHAMBERS http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/2012+0201_cityfiling 2012-02-01T08:59:10-05:00 <p> A Huntington city councilman joined an already-crowded field for mayor Tuesday, the last day that candidates could file for the position and council&#39;s 11 seats.</p>