Month: September 2014

Eastern Panhandle jail to save by adding 10 officers

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Eastern Regional Jail is in the process of recruiting and hiring 10 new correctional officers thanks to a pilot program recently implemented by the state’s regional jail authority. Joe DeLong, executive director of the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority, said the program has created a uniform[Read More…]

Kanawha teen’s accused killer to face trial in Ohio

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man accused of killing a Cross Lanes teenager he met on the Internet will face trial in his home state of Ohio. Ernest Michael Roach, 36, of Racine, Ohio, waived extradition back to Ohio during a brief hearing Tuesday in Kanawha County Circuit Court. Roach faces[Read More…]

W.Va. churches pack 60,000 meals for Nicaragua

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This isn’t your usual church potluck. On Sunday, Sept. 14, volunteers from Southridge Church and Elk River Church of the Nazarene prepared more than 60,000 meals. The food is being shipped nearly 2,000 miles to Nicaragua, where they will feed thousands of families. Assembly lines formed outside[Read More…]

Mercer County hires officer to tackle trash problem

PRINCETON, W.Va. — Litter Control Officer Greg Reed spends his days combating one of Mercer County’s most visible problems: Garbage. The Mercer County Commission hired Reed in March to handle the increasing litter problem in the county. “Basically, what I’m doing, is enforcing littering ordinances and laws or finding people[Read More…]

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Sept. 24

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. WORLD LEADERS MEET AT UN FACING MULTIPLE CRISESThe issues[Read More…]

Public tickets for U.S. Senate Debate event available online

**Update: 9/25/14 — The ticket request period is no longer open.   Public tickets for U.S. Senate Debate watch event available online CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A limited number of free public tickets for anyone wanting to attend the Oct. 7 U.S. Senate Debate at the Clay Center in Charleston will[Read More…]

Four W.Va. cases of enterovirus confirmed

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The enterovirus plaguing 22 states throughout the Midwest has entered West Virginia with four confirmed cases in Greenbrier, Wirt and Wood counties, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Monday. The virus, named Enterovirus EV-D68, is an uncommon strain of the common cold and causes respiratory inflammation,[Read More…]

Newborn dropped off at Logan hospital

LOGAN, W.Va. — The Logan County Sheriff’s Department is asking the assistance of the public in regards to an investigation being conducted in regards to an unidentified newborn baby. On Sat., September 6, at approximately 10:30 p.m. a female newborn was brought to the Logan Regional Medical Center and handed[Read More…]

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