CHARLESTON. W.Va. — With a mandate to balance a budget and only six days left to go to pass bills to move that process along, lawmakers are still searching for ways to make the numbers fall in line. Since one major revenue measure failed in a House of Delegates committee[Read More…]
Month: March 2016
Fayetteville to weigh nondiscrimination resolution
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Fayetteville Town Council voted to draft and consider an anti-discrimination resolution Thursday after an emotional outcry from the business community. The proposed measure was meant to combat the negative national publicity West Virginia received over the Legislature’s failed Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which allowed individuals a legal[Read More…]
Youth Art gallery opens at Tamarack
BECKLEY, W.Va. — On Sunday afternoon, hundreds of people strolled the art-lined rooms of Tamarack looking at myriad pieces detailing various themes of West Virginia’s history and culture. Ink drawings hung by photographs. Abstract beside acrylic. Although the works were diverse, inside one hall the artwork shared a common trait:[Read More…]
Feds call Blankenship ‘kingpin’ on 60 minutes
BECKLEY, W.Va. — In a 60 Minutes report that aired last night, the state’s lead prosecutor said former CEO Don Blankenship and Massey Energy “ran a criminal enterprise.” And Booth Goodwin, a former U.S. attorney for Southern West Virginia, compared Blankenship to a “kingpin of a drug” ring. Steve Ruby, the state’s[Read More…]
Greyhounds could be at risk if racing subsidies end
WHEELING, W.Va. — The answer to “who let the dogs out” could be West Virginia lawmakers if legislation to end dog breeder subsidies passes the legislature, and as many as 3,000 racing greyhounds leave the track. In addition, about 1,700 workers who handle the dogs likely would be unemployed, according[Read More…]
WV can’t rely on just gas, coal
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Though the proverbial bloom is off the natural-gas-industry rose by now in West Virginia, a survey conducted by Energize WV and Mark Blankenship Enterprises indicates most voters in the Mountain State still believe firmly it is the future for our state’s economy.[Read More…]
Early planner visits Huntington Mall Bridal Fair
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — If you want to see the Little Tennessee Event Farm, you’ve got to journey out on County Road 59 in Chesapeake, Ohio. But on Sunday afternoon, Nikki Stark loaded up as much of the rustic barn wood and chalkboard charm of the 55-acre farm that she could[Read More…]
WVU three-degree forensics program unique in US
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU’s newly established Ph.D. program in forensic and investigative science makes it the only university in the United States to offer a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degree in forensic science, said Gerald Lang, the new program director. WVU’s Board of Governors approved the new Ph.D. program Feb.[Read More…]
APCO putting $480M into Kanawha Valley upgrades
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Tuesday, workers hired by Appalachian Power were busy on a hillside along Corridor G, constructing one of nearly 200 new towers that will beef up the power lines running south of Charleston between Poca and Cabin Creek. The construction is part of about $480 million in transmission[Read More…]
WV delegate’s speech on medical pot hits home
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Days after giving his first speech on the West Virginia House of Delegates floor — about his experience with medical marijuana — Delegate Bill Flanigan’s palms are still sweaty when he talks about it. The speech wasn’t easy for Flanigan, the newest member of the House of[Read More…]