CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A sinkhole opened late Wednesday afternoon near the intersection of Quarrier and Brooks streets in downtown Charleston. The sinkhole was initially reported to be about 6 feet deep and 5 feet wide, a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher said. Charleston police and firefighters taped off and closed[Read More…]
Month: July 2014
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, July 10
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 10, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BORDER CRISIS BEDEVILS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF As Republicans rush to[Read More…]
Prodigal stuntman returns to Theatre W.Va.
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A Hollywood stuntman who got his start at Theatre West Virginia back in the ’90s has returned to help choreograph the fight scenes for “Hatfields and McCoys.” Casey Hendershot, who has performed stunts for “Thor,” “21 Jump Street,” “Avatar,” and many more, is lending his expertise to[Read More…]
Damage, trash at memorials a sad act
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Respect seems as though it is harder and harder to come by, these days. The folks who care for the Stepping Stones of Honor Veterans Memorial at City Park are dealing with what may turn out to be a[Read More…]
Transgender women protest DMV treatment
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two transgender women who were allegedly humiliated and refused to be photographed while trying to update their driver’s licenses are requesting that the local DMVs allow the women to be photographed as they appear every day, without harassment. During separate incidents, Kristen Skinner, 45, of Ranson, and[Read More…]
W.Va. power outages could last for days
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Thousands of people throughout the Eastern Panhandle were left without power following Tuesday’s severe thunderstorm, and a power company spokesperson says it could take days to fully restore electricity to all affected customers. The storm, which brought heavy rain and powerful winds, downed numerous trees and power[Read More…]
Shale-rich Marshall County fears budget shortfall
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Marshall County Commissioner Don Mason believes state officials are withholding about $1.6 million worth of severance tax revenue for coal, oil and natural gas – a development that may lead the county into a shortfall at the end of the fiscal 2014 budget year. “I don’t know[Read More…]
Unmasking sexual predators
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Sexual predators are crafty in the extreme, and that is a special worry to parents trying to safeguard their children. Now, Ohioans have a new weapon in that fight. It is something West?Virginia officials should consider. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced[Read More…]
Thousands in W.Va. lose power in severe storm
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Thousands of area residents were left without power after a fast-moving storm carrying high-speed winds tore through the region Tuesday. Wind gusts nearing 60 miles per hour were reported in North Central West Virginia Tuesday afternoon, according to Nick Webb, a National Weather Service meteorologist based out[Read More…]
Protester, 85, one of three waging anti-mining fast
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Roland Micklem and a group of supporters are fasting at the state Capitol this week to protest mountaintop removal mining and its negative effect on the environment. Micklem, 85, isn’t sure he has the strength to see the protest through, but he is adamant in taking a[Read More…]