Month: January 2015

Investment returns ease W.Va. budget pressure

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s investment returns are better than expected, meaning the state’s budget can be balanced with less Rainy Day Fund dollars. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Tuesday that he will reduce that “dip” into the state’s savings account to about $25 million. Tomblin had first budgeted $69 million[Read More…]

Six W.Va. hospitals penalized by Medicare

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six West Virginia hospitals will lose 1 percent of their Medicare reimbursement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that each had high rates of potentially avoidable “hospital acquired conditions,” including falls, bed sores and certain infections. Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston, Camden Clark[Read More…]

Two W.Va. law firms announce big merger

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One of the largest law firms in West Virginia has announced a merger with one of the oldest law firms in the state. Dinsmore & Shohl LLP announced its merger with Huddleston Bolen effective Feb. 1. With the merger, Dinsmore will add 40 attorneys and 56 staff[Read More…]

Daily Mail photographer captures ‘magic light’

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “Magic light” is what Daily Mail photographer Tom Hindman calls the golden hue provided by a setting sun. At the end of a bright, clear Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Hindman was shooting on Capitol Street and noted how the light was hitting the buildings. “I knew[Read More…]

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Jan. 21

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. PRESIDENT CAPITALIZES ON RECOVERYObama’s State of the Union address[Read More…]

Gas under $2 driving W.Va. customers into Va.

BLUEFIELD, Va. — Virginia motorists are staying close to home and West Virginia drivers are crossing the state line to take advantage of something they have not seen in years — gasoline prices below the $2 mark. People visiting the Mercer Mall on Monday morning said they were taking advantage[Read More…]

Lawmakers clash over energy bill job impact

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A discussion on a signature piece of legislation being advanced by Republicans featured disagreement Monday when the current and former president of the state Senate fell on different sides over whether the bill should require a jobs impact study. Former Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, called for[Read More…]

Remember to guarantee equal protection for all

An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Journalists appreciate the concerns of several new and experienced delegates who introduced House Bill 2081. Kanawha County Democrats Nancy Guthrie and Larry Rowe, and new delegates Andrew Byrd, Mike Pushkin and Cabell County’s Sean Hornbuckle, introduced the bill to give[Read More…]

King Day fire at W.Va. black church called arson

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The predominantly black Church of Deliverance United Holy Church was set on fire on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Elder Estella Nappier said her daughter believes the arsonist may have purposely chosen the holiday. “I don’t try to think that way,” Nappier said. “I know I[Read More…]

Huntington kids reveal their dreams on King Day

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — To become a doctor, a lawyer, a professional ping-pong player and to simply make a difference in the world. These are some of the dreams that children wrote in chalk on a chilly Monday morning in front of 1355 Charleston Ave. in observance of Martin Luther King[Read More…]

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