Public invited to view traveling exhibit at Canaan Valley Resort during WVPA Convention, Aug. 3-5 DAVIS, W.Va. – The annual convention of the West Virginia Press Association (WVPA) is hosting the display of the traveling exhibit celebrating the life and career of Senator Robert C. Byrd from Aug. 3-5 at the Canaan Valley[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Thursday, July 27
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 27, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP’S TRANSGENDER TROOPS BAN DIVIDES VETS IN CONGRESS One camp is standing squarely behind the[Read More…]
Capito votes to proceed on Obamacare repeal
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLSTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate forwarded an effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, fueled by a pivotal yes vote from Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Through a motion to proceed, the Senate will bring the bill to the floor, which will[Read More…]
Boy Scouts unearth ‘buried treasure’ in Wyoming County
By MARY CATHERINE BROOKS The Register-Herald NEW RICHMOND, W.Va. — While Boy Scout Troops from across the nation have participated in community service projects across southern West Virginia, it was a West Virginia Troop that uncovered what appeared to be buried treasure Tuesday morning in Wyoming County. Thirty-one Boy Scouts[Read More…]
Health care advocates protest outside Boy Scout Summit
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — More than a dozen health care advocates stood outside the main entrance of the Bechtel Summit Reserve Monday afternoon, urging Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., to vote against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. “It’s important any time an elected official[Read More…]
Beckley business owner shares support of Trump’s state visit
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Ronnie Wood, co-owner of Flat Top Arms in Beckley, gladly welcomed President Trump to the Mountain State as he visited the Boy Scouts of America at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. On a 10-foot tall sign beside South Eisenhower Drive, the Flat Top[Read More…]
DEP orders halt to Rover Pipeline construction
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia regulators have ordered developers of the Rover Pipeline to halt work after finding a long list of water pollution violations caused by construction of the West Virginia segment of the $4.2 billion project, according to documents made public this[Read More…]
West Virginia, 4 other states ask SCOTUS to review gun decision
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia and four other states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision that found police making a traffic stop can frisk any person in the vehicle if they believe that person to be armed,[Read More…]
3 state treasurers may ‘re-evaluate’ investments in drug firm
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State treasurers from West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Illinois are calling on drug giant McKesson Corp. to take steps to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic — or possibly risk losing investments by those states. The treasurers’ request comes a day before McKesson’s annual[Read More…]
Convention Update: Is WVPA Newspaper Ownership Initiative a ‘must attend’ seminar?
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For anyone interested in learning how and why newspapers are selling, how newspapers are purchased, the current market value of newspapers, or about the state and future of the newspaper industry, the WVPA Newspaper Ownership Initiative is a “must attend” seminar. That’s the opinion of Don Smith, executive director of the[Read More…]