WHEELING, W.Va. — In the U.S. and Canada, more than 3,000 lives have been saved through Project Lifesaver. But none of those have been in Ohio County. Ohio County has yet to utilize the equipment, even though it’s been sitting in the county’s sheriff department for eight years. The situation[Read More…]
Month: January 2016
Court delay may spell coal’s doom
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — It is entirely likely that during the next six months, dozens of coal-fired power generating units will be shut down because utilities have decided fighting the Environmental Protection Agency is futile. They will join hundreds of others already idled, probably never again[Read More…]
Crew rescues six youths trapped on Spruce Knob
HARMAN, W.Va. — Six young men from the Eastern Panhandle set out Friday to have a good time on Spruce Knob, but their excursion ended up in a life-and-death emergency in the middle of one of the worst blizzards to hit West Virginia in years. Harman Fire Chief Jerry Teter,[Read More…]
Feds cracking down on straw purchases in WV
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia will not be a “source state” for firearms, according to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld II. It’s just not all talk, either. According to the latest statistics from the U.S. Sentencing Commission, 47 people were sentenced in the Northern District of West Virginia for firearm-related offenses[Read More…]
West Virginians dig out after Winter Storm Jonas
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Sunday was the dig out day. Across Raleigh County, people threw on their coat and gloves, grabbed a shovel and started to dig. And a few also grabbed their sled. In Stanaford, Chad Minor had shovel in hand, but he wasn’t digging out a driveway or parking[Read More…]
Ignore science? At our own risk
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — As snowstorm Jonas approached the state, Delegate Rupie Phillips, D-Logan, passed around bottles of sunscreen on the House floor in Charleston. He was ridiculing the very idea of global warming. You know the tiresome schtick: How could we be experiencing global warming with[Read More…]
Northern Panhandle woman behind signs of faith
WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Area residents who have passed signs in front of homes that read “God is welcome here” might assume they originate from a national manufacturer of faith-based products. But they would be wrong, as the 18-by-24-foot blue and white signs posted outside many homes, businesses and churches in[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Jan. 25
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ICY ROADS, SPOTTY TRANSIT SERVICE FOLLOW EAST COAST BLIZZARD At least 30 deaths[Read More…]
Statewide Roundup: West Virginians digging out from massive snow storm
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — From the moment its first flakes began to fall around 7 a.m. Friday in southern West Virginia until the last flakes fell in the Eastern Panhandle late Saturday, Winter Storm Jonas dumped record amounts of snow on West Virginia, with totals from[Read More…]
Phil Kabler: At the Capitol for Jan. 22
By Phil Kabler For the West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the 60-day legislative session moved into its second week, the main focus was not on the Senate or the House of Delegates, or even the governor’s office. Attention turned to state Supreme Court chambers, which was called[Read More…]
