By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A physicist listening to pulsars in a search for gravitational waves and a manager of an agency that seeks new technologies for defense and civilian applications highlighted the Women & Technology Conference on June 26 in Charleston. About 120 women –[Read More…]
Month: June 2017
Eastern Panhandle prepares for unthinkable
By DANYEL VANREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Although West Virginia has not experienced any mass shootings, Nathan Harmon, a BECON active shooter training instructor, said he’s trying to prepare people in the Eastern Panhandle community — teachers, employees, worshippers — about the benefits of situational awareness in the event[Read More…]
Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta events kick off Thursday
Staff reports Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The annual Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta kicks off this Thursday with pageants and a performance by Jake Dunn and the Blackbirds. The band performs a free concert at 8:30 p.m., Thursday at the Riverfront Park stage. Jake Dunn & The Blackbirds[Read More…]
Gazette editorial: Charleston’s benefactor John McGee
Charleston Gazette-Mail editorial There are two types of philanthropists: those who give their wealth to faraway recipients, such as Ivy League universities, and those who make their home communities better. The late Gazette publisher, W.E. “Ned” Chilton III, advocated the latter. He helped launch the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, to[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Tuesday, June 27
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT MAY CONSTITUTE A ‘BONA FIDE RELATIONSHIP’ Those permitted into the United States under the[Read More…]
Sanders urges Capito to vote against ACA replacement
By CARLEE LAMMERS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, used his appearance in Charleston Sunday night to urge fellow Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to vote against what he called a “barbaric and immoral” health care bill proposed by Senate leadership last week. Nearly 2,000 people came[Read More…]
Justice administration still assessing potential roads bills impact
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials in Gov. Jim Justice’s administration are crunching numbers to try to figure out the possible economic impact of several roads bills passed by theLegislature. Justice spokesman Butch Antolini said the administration hopes to have a handle on the impact of[Read More…]
Dozens go topless, braless in Charleston to normalize female bodies
By CAITY COINE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A week ago, Valenia Morrison was laying on her back, sunbathing as her boyfriend fished in the middle of a lake in Logan County. After about an hour, an officer with the Department of Natural Resources pulled up to the couple, pulled[Read More…]
Flare Bare Balms draw on creator’s heritage for healing
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Growing up, Nickie Flare knew better than to tell her grandmothers she wasn’t feeling well. Her grandmother Altie McIe lived in Webster County on an isolated property — a farm you could get to only by crossing a swinging foot bridge[Read More…]
WV Senate leader sent invites to coalition’s event during special session
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the same day the state senate majority leader declined to sign a conference committee report that would have gone against slashing the state’s personal income tax rate, he sent out invitations to a “summer retreat” for a dark money organization with[Read More…]