HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University is making changes to its restrooms on campus. Five gender-neutral, or family restrooms, have been installed. The purpose of gender-neutral bathrooms is to make students who do not claim a specific gender identity, to feel more comfortable using the restrooms at school. Mark Cutlip, director[Read More…]
Month: January 2015
DuPont medical monitoring funds go mostly to administration
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Recently released invoices dating back to February 2013 of payments by DuPont to the director of the medical monitoring program show $9 million has been paid for administration while a small percentage has been paid for medical claims. Keep Your Promises DuPont, a community organization that released[Read More…]
Wheeling tool maker sees sixth buyout in 160 years
WHEELING, W.Va. — A true made-in-America success story entered a new chapter Thursday as the Warwood Tool Co. changed ownership for the sixth time in its 160-year history. After almost 50 years with the company, Warwood Tool President James Haranzo officially sold his stock in the plant, which Henry Warwood[Read More…]
State selling out the Ohio?
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Could the Monongahela River be next? The state Department of Commerce is negotiating a lease with two energy companies for horizontal oil and gas drilling on more than 1,600-acres of state-owned tracts beneath the Ohio River. Both tracts are under the river in Marshall[Read More…]
Big game at the Charleston Civic Center
W.Va. treasurer opposes raid on unclaimed funds
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Treasurer John Perdue was critical Thursday of a Tomblin administration plan to take $15 million from his office’s Unclaimed Property account to help balance the 2015-16 state budget, saying it could cripple the division’s ability to find and pay the rightful owners of lost assets. “This[Read More…]
Democratic party chief quits to lead Manchin PAC
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eleven weeks after an unprecedented election that resulted in a massive power shift in the statehouse and Congressional districts, the West Virginia Democratic Party chairman is resigning from his post. Larry Puccio stepped down from the position he has held since 2010, when he announced his resignation[Read More…]
Clarify the meaning of ‘deliberate intent’
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Our state workers’ compensation arrangement is a compromise. Companies make insurance payments to the system, and workers or their families get money from the pool of funds to compensate them for injuries suffered on the job. In exchange for paying[Read More…]
Capito to chair EPA oversight subcommittee
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A West Virginia lawmaker will soon have a powerful say when it comes to the controversial Environmental Protection Agency rules targeting coal-fired power plants. U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, announced Thursday that U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Jan. 23
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. CLOCK TICKING ON JAPANESE HOSTAGESMilitants affiliated with the Islamic[Read More…]