Month: March 2015

Parkersburg mayor’s stay at pricey hotel at issue

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A receipt for an Indianapolis hotel room apparently referenced in a recorded conversation between the mayor and finance director shows a base charge of $319 for the accommodation and $116.54 in room service charges that were later repaid. The document was one of many obtained by The[Read More…]

W.Va. Senate passes charter schools measure

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After nearly two hours of debate, the state Senate passed a bill that will enable public charter schools in West Virginia. The vote fell exactly along party lines, 18-16. Charter schools draw public funds from county-run schools, as the money follows the student. Students are chosen by[Read More…]

Two bills’ effect on cigarette usage would contrast

An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Two measures are winding their way through the Legislature, one of which would roll back restrictions on where smokers can light up, and the second which would substantially raise the per-pack tax on cigarettes. The first bill would allow smoking in places[Read More…]

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, March 3

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NETANYAHU SET FOR CONGRESS SPEECH The Israeli leader[Read More…]

W.Va. mineral rights owners facing tax hikes

WHEELING, W.Va. — Higher Marcellus and Utica shale output spiked property tax burdens for more than 23,000 oil and natural gas mineral owners across West Virginia this year, according to attorneys for the State Tax Department. One by one Friday, some of those mineral owners asked officials with the tax[Read More…]

Stop letting state go to the dogs

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — When a school teacher in West Virginia is laid off, the state’s effort to cushion her fall is limited primarily to unemployment benefits. When a small businessman who may have invested heavily in equipment and inventory to sell goods to state[Read More…]

Preston County fights drug crime with 5 police dogs

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — There are now five dogs working with the Preston County Sheriff’s Department. The increase in K-9 officers is for one primary reason, Loughrie said. “It’s the drugs we’re after.” Sgt. T.E. Mitter is senior dog handler for the department. He and his K-9, Blek, have been working[Read More…]

Weren’t roads a No. 1 priority for lawmakers?

An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Stop reading now if you are one of the six people whose vehicle has not suffered from this winter’s devastation. You just wouldn’t understand. We ’re not talking about dead batteries, windshields encased in ice or grunge-covered vehicles. No, it’s the condition of the roads[Read More…]

W.Va. FBI center may have helped ID Jihadi John

LARKSBURG, W.Va. — Did the FBI’s fingerprint/biometrics complex in Clarksburg play a big role in identifying Jihadi John, the Islamic State leader seen executing several hostages on video? That’s what Patrick Tucker, the technology editor of “Defense One,” wrote about in an online posting Thursday. Tucker quoted current CJIS Assistant[Read More…]

WV Senate OKs new way to fill U.S. Senate vacancies

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Is Sen. Joe Manchin going to run for governor in 2016? For now, only he knows. But if he does, and he wins, Republicans in the West Virginia Senate want to make sure that he doesn’t get to choose who serves the remainder of his term in[Read More…]

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