Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, July 25, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FRANCE SENDS SOLDIERS TO GUARD AIR ALGERIE WRECK[Read More…]
Month: July 2014
Initiative to wean folks from ER care a good step
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Federal appellate court rulings this week may have clouded the long and problematic rollout of the Affordable Care Act, but in West Virginia officials are moving forward with a program to wean folks away from the emergency room as a first-choice health[Read More…]
Potomac Highlands Airport Authority to discuss open meeting laws in closed session
WILEY FORD, W.Va. – The Potomac Highlands Airport Authority is planning to go into executive session at the conclusion of their regular meeting Thursday evening to discuss procedures in regard to open meetings laws. Last month, Del. Gary Howell questioned the legality of the actions of the bi-state group, which[Read More…]
Horse found nearly strangled with rope put down
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A horse found nearly strangled to death earlier this week in Berkeley County died Wednesday morning after its owners decided to put the animal down because of the injuries it sustained in the incident. Berkeley County Sheriff Kenneth “Kenny” Lemaster Jr. said that the horse, which was[Read More…]
Marshall County finds itself $2.25 million in black
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Tax cuts, a youth recreation center and courthouse maintenance projects are some of the options being discussed for a large cash carryover in Marshall County. According to Marshall County Administrator Betsy Frohnapfel, there is a cash balance of about $4 million in the general fund, about $2.25[Read More…]
Hancock County casino fights smoking ban
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. – The Hancock County Health Board faced a barrage of comments Wednesday at a public hearing regarding the proposed Hancock County Clean Air Regulation, which would effectively ban smoking in most public places in the county. Bus loads of Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort employees filed into[Read More…]
Frontier cries foul over tax funding for competitor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over strong objections from Frontier Communications, a West Virginia state board plans to spend $690,000 to put fiber-optic cable in Randolph and Pocahontas counties, even though the project would duplicate an existing network owned by Frontier. On Wednesday, the West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council voted 3-2 to[Read More…]
Sen. Manchin opposes his daughter’s action
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Sen. Joe Manchin says he would support law changes to prevent unpatriotic “inversions” — such as his daughter’s decision to shift Mylan Pharmaceuticals’ national identity to Holland to duck U.S. taxes. “I think, basically, inversion should be absolutely repealed,”[Read More…]
Saints march into ‘Almost Heaven, W.Va.’
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — At 3:54 p.m. Wednesday afternoon the New Orleans Saints’ chartered flight touched the ground at the Greenbrier Valley Airport, and Greenbrier County officially became “Who Dat?” Country. Football fans young and old — many of them in Saints jerseys or t-shirts — peeked through the[Read More…]
Bluefield area gets pseudoephedrine training
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Area law enforcement officers were trained Tuesday in pseudoephedrine tracking as part of the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) program. Senior officials from Appriss co-hosted the event at the Quality Hotel and Conference Center in Bluefield with the West Virginia Retailers Association, the National Association of Drug[Read More…]
