Month: August 2017

Student body presidents stand with Charlottesville

By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Student Body President Blake Humphrey spoke to hundreds gathered in Morgantown the day after a car struck people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Starting with City Councilor Ryan Wallace, fourteen people addressed the crowd in front of[Read More…]

Wheeling police chief was in Charlottesville before riot

By HEATHER ZIEGLER and the ASSOCIATED PRESS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger, a former member of the Albermarle County Police Department, said he was saddened at the violence taking place in Charlottesville, and the misinformation being reported about officers not being prepared[Read More…]

Charlottesville tragedy prompts vigil in Lewisburg

By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald LEWISBURG, W.Va.  — Prompted by the weekend’s tragic events in Charlottesville, nearly 100 people gathered in Lewisburg’s Green Space park Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil that allowed them to grieve together and renew their commitment to battle bigotry. The peaceful interlude stood in stark[Read More…]

Elkins vigil supports Va. victims

By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va.  — A small group of concerned citizens gathered Sunday for a vigil following the weekend’s violent clashes between white supremacist groups and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left three dead. Calling the local gathering “Stand Up for Love, Stand With Charlottesville,” co-organizer Mandy[Read More…]

Vigil to honor Charlottesville deaths lights up Point Park in Parkersburg

By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — People came out to Point Park in Parkersburg on Sunday evening to stand against hate and intolerance. Around 100 people attended The Candlelight Vigil In Solidarity With Charlottesville to honor the lives lost over the weekend as violence erupted[Read More…]

Governor says companies close to agreement on back taxes

By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said state tax officials and those running several of his coal companies are close to reaching an agreement on millions of dollars in past-due severance and other taxes. “I’m a high-profile guy now,” Justice said Aug.[Read More…]

Chemical leak reported at St. Clairsville wastewater treatment plant

The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register A vapor cloud over the wastewater treatment plant in St. Clairsville this morning has caused city officials to issue a Code Red alert to area residents. While the extent or type of chemical leak from the plant is still unknown, residents are urged to stay[Read More…]

Not giving up: Infant health in West Virginia, a series in four parts

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia – a state well known for poor health rankings in obesity, diabetes, drug overdose deaths and hypertension — has one of the lowest maternal mortality rates in the country. Mountain State babies, however, do not fare so well. In 2014, the West[Read More…]

Two-thirds of WV’s high school seniors apply for financial aid

By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly two-thirds of all high school seniors in West Virginia had completed an important application by the end of June, according to the state’s Higher Education Policy Commission. The application, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the first step for[Read More…]

Annual Augusta Festival draws hundreds

By BRAD JOHNSON The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va.  — Hundreds of people took advantage of the unexpectedly pleasant weather Saturday to take in the sights and sounds of the annual Augusta Festival and Craft Fair at Elkins City Park. While strolling through the park on Saturday afternoon, the attendees — many[Read More…]

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