MetroNews Morning News Headlines: Traffic is slowed to one lane southbound on I-77 in Kanawha County just past Yeager Bridge. Semi crashed this morning and caught fire. Icy roads in the eastern panhandle and along I-68 in Western Maryland this morning. Use caution if traveling. A Freezing Rain Advisory from the National Weather Service has been extended until 9 a.m. in Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson, Hardy, Grant and Mineral Counties. In Mingo County, the search continues for the killer or killers who brutally murdered a Taylorville man in his home. The body of Roland Stafford, 69, was found on Monday. State Police say he had not been seen since last Wednesday. Troopers are looking for Staffords truck, a red 2003 extended cab Ford Ranger, license plate 4TK-331, that may have been stolen. Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, who is facing federal charges connected to the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, will have to stay put for the holidays. A federal judge has denied his holiday travel request. No one has yet claimed a TWO MILLION DOLLAR Powerball prize -- the winnings from a Powerball ticket that was sold in Williamstown, in Wood County, before Saturdays drawing. Altogether in 2014, there have been more than a dozen million dollar winners in West Virginia. The buyer of Saturdays winning ticket took the Power Play option, doubling the prize.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 12:29:35 +0000
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