PRINCETON, W.Va. — Unlike some other people, Omar Aboulhosn likes it when people fail to recognize him. Friends and acquaintances are seeing the positive change in his life. “It’s kind of like being anonymous all of a sudden,” Judge Omar Aboulhosn remarked. At one point in his life, he weighed[Read More…]
Month: December 2014
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Dec. 29
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. AIRASIA JET LOST IN STORMY WEATHER OVER INDONESIAIt’s the[Read More…]
Senate President-elect Cole shares agenda: Keep kids at home
BECKLEY, W.Va. — State Senate President-elect Bill Cole has one agenda for his term at the helm of the legislative body’s upper chamber. It’s a simple theory, really, but the path to the reality will not be easy. “I want to keep our kids home,” Cole said in an interview[Read More…]
Ohio Valley battling heroin, drug abuse
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Community leaders in Northern West Virginia are working on a collaborative approach to combat drug abuse and overdose deaths in the region. “The number of the Ohio Valley residents abusing heroin and other opioid drugs is staggering,” U.S Attorney William Ihlenfeld II, adding that research shows you can buy a[Read More…]
December at the Capitol
Editor’s Note: This is the monthly legislative column provided by the WVPA to its member newspapers. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A legislative interim committee has endorsed a multi-year pay increase package for Division of Corrections staffers, after Commissioner Jim Rubenstein said an “alarming” increase in employee turnover has resulted in office staff having to fill[Read More…]
Christmas tree business at 64 years
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The Christmas tree is a symbol of the holidays for most people as well as a tradition. For some people, part of the tradition is going out and hand picking their very own authentic Christmas tree to set up and decorate for their home. Ernie Black and his son Scott believe this is[Read More…]
WV slopes open for the holidays
Snow in high elevations gives skiers opportunity; web cams show conditions CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s a tradition to dream of a white Christmas, but at the West Virginia Division of Tourism it’s almost a job requirement. Even though West Virginia has the longest ski season in the mid-Atlantic region[Read More…]
City officials worry about ‘Gabby Road’ pedestrians
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Texting while driving is generally known to be dangerous; federal statistics indicate 3,328 people were killed and around 421,000 people were injured in 2012 in accidents involving distracted drivers. Forty-four states, including West Virginia, ban texting while driving, and 14 states, including West Virginia, ban all handheld[Read More…]
Time to stop pushing prescription-only policy
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here we go again. The Kanawha County Commission Substance Abuse Task Force is again recommending that the state legislature pass a law requiring a prescription to obtain cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, one of the ingredients used to make methamphetamine. The task force[Read More…]
W.Va. one of six states to lose population
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia was one of six states to lose population in the latest estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The results, released Tuesday, provided population estimates from July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2014. According to the estimates, West Virginia lost 3,269 residents over that 12-month[Read More…]