Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHY NYC BOMBING SUSPECT WAS APPREHENDED QUICKLY Law enforcement officials tell AP that[Read More…]
Month: September 2016
Cuts halt WV logging inspections, enforcement
BECKLEY, W.Va. — When the Division of Forestry’s budget was slashed $1.7 million for the current fiscal year, all logging enforcement and inspections ceased. What that means, said one forestry official, is no more safety inspections, logger training or environmental oversights. Daniel P. Cooley, who heads the Division of Forestry’s[Read More…]
Point Pleasant Register names managing editor
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — A familiar face has a new title at the Point Pleasant Register. Beth Sergent, of Point Pleasant, has officially been named managing editor of the Register, where she will continue to oversee the day-to-day editorial content selection and reporting duties. Sergent began her career with Ohio Valley[Read More…]
WV Farm Bureau pushes against government
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Farm Bureau members spoke out last week about what they believe are misspending and overreach by the state Department of Agriculture that use taxpayer money to put the government agency in competition with the farmers they are supposed[Read More…]
WV priest to be on ‘Who Wants To Be a Millionaire’
WHEELING, W.Va.—Father William Matheny, a priest of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and former pastor at Keyser’s Church of the Assumption, was recently a contestant on the game show “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire.” The show was taped earlier this summer and will air on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and Thursday,[Read More…]
WV bridge that figured in ‘Shiloh’ books demolished
MIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. — An historic bridge made famous by a loyal beagle met its end this week in Tyler County. The steel truss bridge is featured in no small part in the book series and three movies about Shiloh, a lovable dog who is adopted by Marty Preston, the story’s[Read More…]
Wheeling Island wine cellars offer step back in time
WHEELING, W.Va. — North Front Street property owners Paula and Chuck Foster are proud of their little slice of Wheeling’s subterranean history. The Fosters are owners of an apartment building near the Ohio River on Wheeling Island. In the basement is an old wine cellar, built in 1873, similar to[Read More…]
WV’s testing of rape kits lags other states
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has made some headway in doing forensic testing of sexual assault kits that have been on shelves for up to 15 years or more, but it still has a long way to go and has not made the same inroads on its backlog as some[Read More…]
Huntington synagogue celebrates 90 years
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The doors of the B’nai Sholom synagogue at 10th Avenue and 10th Street in Huntington and the arms of its members are always open to those who might want to come in and see what goes on inside of it. But it seems to the members of[Read More…]
WV raptor center releases eagle at Tygart Lake
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A rehabilitated bald eagle was released back into the wild Sept. 17 on the shores of Tygart Lake State Park. More than 200 people gathered by the lake to see the release of Liberty, a young bald eagle nursed back to health by the West Virginia Raptor[Read More…]