By Sarah Plummer The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Two businessmen, each owning a West Virginia business empire, sparred on issues of education and economy Tuesday during the first West Virginia’s Gubernatorial Debate at the Clay Center. Moderator Ashton Marra, assistant news director for West Virginia Public Broadcasting, began the[Read More…]
Month: October 2016
WVU Experts: Faculty available to discuss WV gubernatorial debate
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Several West Virginia University faculty members are available to offer reaction and expert commentary to the media following the 2016 West Virginia Gubernatorial Debate Tuesday (Oct. 4) between Democrat Jim Justice and Republican Bill Cole. Full story at: http://go.wvu.edu/2dr3RUn
Charleston police work to improve race relations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Another week or month will go by, and Takeiya Smith will hear about another shooting. She’ll watch a video or read a social media post, and she thinks about people she knows, like her two close friends who were pulled over and searched because police said there was[Read More…]
Five WV counties ‘have seen a great depression’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Speakers at the West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference sang a familiar tune Tuesday: West Virginia must diversify its economy if it wants to make the strides that the rest of the United States has in the past five years. The West Virginia economy has slowed down with[Read More…]
Harrison County bridge partially collapses
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways closed Philippi Pike in front of JB’s Exotic Show Bar in East View due to a partial bridge collapse Tuesday. The complete road closure will be until midnight, according to DOH project engineer Ron Cork, who was on site. Traffic will[Read More…]
McKinley rebuke part of what’s wrong with Washington
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Last week the House Ethics Committee “rebuked” West Virginia Rep. David McKinley, R-1st District, for not changing the name of his engineering firm when he was elected. For the sake of clarity, a rebuke is in effect a mild, public scolding.[Read More…]
AG must yield Huntington hospital documents
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has until Friday to turn over 350 documents relating to the Huntington hospital merger to the Kanawha County Circuit Court in order for a judge to determine if the documents should be released to Steel of West Virginia. The documents include[Read More…]
Next WV governor must fight Washington
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — As gubernatorial candidates Jim Justice, D, and State Senate President Bill Cole, R-Mercer, recover this morning from their debate last night in Charleston, they may be contemplating how they will tell voters on the campaign trail they plan to improve[Read More…]
WVU journalism grad discusses path to South Korea
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Discovering his passion for the newspaper atmosphere, Frank Ahrens loved the feeling of being in the know through working at The Daily Athenaeum 30 years ago. Ahrens set his heart to start his career at The Washington Post as a journalist. After earning the position as an[Read More…]
Thieves hit 10 Fayette water systems since April
BECKLEY, W.Va. — At least 10 public service district pumping stations in Fayette County have been broken into and expensive equipment used to operate the water systems has been stolen, confirms Fayette County Chief Deputy Mike Fridley. The break-ins have occurred over the six months between April through September. In[Read More…]