The Diggerer

GLEN DALE- Live Nation Global Touring has confirmed that worldwide pop sensation Lady Gaga’s final tour performances have been canceled due to a hip injury that will require surgery. Lady Gaga has been diagnosed with synovitis, a severe inflammation of the joints caused by repetitive twitchy dance movements. Doctors have also determined she has a labral tear in her right hip. The labrum is a layer of muscle that holds the hip joint in place. Major news sources say Lady Gaga will undergo surgery at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, West Virginia, and that she will need several weeks to recover following surgery.

WEIRTON- The Supreme Court has ruled against American Labor Unions in a 2012 case brought by a Weirton man.  The landmark case found several AFL-CIO unions guilty of paying non-union wages to homeless men hired to man picket lines.

WHEELING- Despite being locked out of all three Presidential Debates, statewide polls indicate Libertarian candidate, Gary Johnson, is leading both his Republican and Democrat running mates.

WHEELING- Several West Virginia schools are getting a new menu this year thanks to two television personalities; Jamie Oliver and Jared Fogle.  They've never met, but in a virtual tag-team effort they may be changing WVa public school meals forever.

The following is a response letter to the WV Worker's Compensation Office.  It was submitted by a Wheeling construction worker who suffered a bit of bad luck one fateful Friday the Thirteenth.