STUMPTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia writers and poets have until March 6, 2016, to submit work for a new print literary journal, Mountain Ink.. Stumptown Publishing, LLC currently seeks poems, stories and essays for Mountain Ink, which will feature West Virginia writers. Submissions will be evaluated for literary quality, cultural and universal[Read More…]
Month: October 2015
Attorney General Morrisey: Working to strike down ‘Clean Power Plan’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Friday he is leading a coalition of 23 other States in a lawsuit, asking a federal court to strike down a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rule, known as the Clean Power Plan, which unlawfully expands the federal government’s regulatory power[Read More…]
Elkins theater aborts season after cast resignations
ELKINS, W.Va. — Despite an announcement to the contrary earlier this week, it is not business as usual at the American Mountain Theater. Instead, the show will not go on, at least for now, the theater’s owner, Kenny Sexton, said Friday. Sexton said it has been a busy two days[Read More…]
W.Va. officials to promote film sites at California event
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Within the past few years, the Eastern Panhandle has become accustomed to playing host to production companies lining the streets with large vans and film crews shooting at different locations. Because of production companies’ increased interest in the region, the staff for the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention and[Read More…]
Lack of U.S. energy plan leads to court case
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — It’s no secret that a sound, realistic energy plan is missing in the United States. That’s a major reason states, including West Virginia, and industry groups dependent on fossil fuels filed court challenges Friday to President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan,[Read More…]
Alpha to sell nine W.Va. mines in restructuring
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Over the weekend, two sources confirmed that the 79-person operation at the Edwight Surface Mine in Naoma and the Twilight Surface Mine partly located in Raleigh County are among the mines Alpha Natural Resources is selling as part of its bankruptcy restructuring plan. The list doesn’t include[Read More…]
W.Va. man tells story behind U.S. heroism award
WEIRTON, W.Va. — A normally quiet drive to Clarksburg turned into an unforeseen test of nerve and skill for DEA Special Agent Mark Simala on Nov. 19, 2014. Simala, commander of the Hancock-Brooke-Weirton Drug Task Force, was on his way to his quarterly firearms qualification when he came across a[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Oct. 26
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. STRONG AFGHAN EARTHQUAKE FELT ACROSS SOUTH ASIA Vineet Gahlot, the director of seismology[Read More…]
Capito Resolution to Overturn Clean Power Plan Rules expected
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) will introduce a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from moving forward with its proposed Clean Power Plan regulations for existing power sources next week. Today’s announcement follows publication of the Clean[Read More…]
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey: President’s policies mean poverty, loss of hope
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement related to President Barack Obama’s visit to Charleston: “I am grateful to President Obama for visiting West Virginia to address the issue of substance abuse that is sweeping our state. The drug problem is real. West Virginia has the highest[Read More…]