Month: July 2014

Trigger-happy? Some schools adopt new trend

An editorial from The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Trigger Warning: The following editorial talks about trigger warnings. Anyone with a past experience with trigger warnings might find the subject matter distressful. To avoid discussion of trigger warnings, heed this trigger warning and put down the newspaper. If you don’t[Read More…]

42nd annual fair opens in Mineral Wells

MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. – With sunny skies throughout the day and warm weather, people came out to enjoy themselves and have a little fun Tuesday during the opening of the West Virginia Interstate Fair and Exposition. The 42nd annual fair got underway at the fairgrounds on Butcher Bend Road Tuesday[Read More…]

Spill case fine far too low

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register             WHEELING, W.Va. — Federal officials sometimes seem overly eager to enforce some laws and regulations, at times inventing new ones to fit their own ideological agendas. But when it comes to punishing the company responsible for a chemical spill that sickened many West Virginians and[Read More…]

Huntington federal building gets costly redo

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A $46.7 million renovation to the Huntington Federal Building on the corner of 5th Avenue and 8th Street, which houses the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District and its 500 employees, is scheduled to be complete by November, officials said. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams announced the[Read More…]

Microsoft offers certification to W.Va. students

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — High school students in the Mountain State will be able to graduate with a technological edge thanks to a new collaboration between Microsoft and the West Virginia Department of Education, officials say. The partnership was announced Tuesday during the Statewide Technology Conference in Morgantown. The partnership will[Read More…]

Appalachian food map to drive culinary business

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State and local tourism officials are hoping a new digital and printed map that will be distributed throughout the 13-state Appalachian region will help drive business to 21 selected culinary destinations in West Virginia. The map, dubbed “Bon Appetit Appalachia,” was created by the Appalachian Regional Commission[Read More…]

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, July 16

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ISRAELI RAIDS ON GAZA INTENSIFY Hundreds of Palestinians[Read More…]

W.Va. Troopers have killed 15 dogs in four years

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Willy Pete, the Mason County dog shot by a State Police trooper in late June, was the 15th dog troopers have killed in the last four years — and the third dog that Sgt. S.T. Harper has killed in that span, according to police records. Almost all[Read More…]

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