HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Snowbirds seeking to go south for the winter will soon have another warmer Florida destination to fly toward. Huntington Tri-State Airport and Allegiant Air announced Tuesday a new nonstop connection between Huntington and Fort Myers/Punta Gorda, Florida. Eric Fletcher, airports manager with Allegiant, said service starts Nov.[Read More…]
Month: August 2014
Steel going up for WVU baseball stadium
GRANVILLE, W.Va. — A stadium is coming together. Steelworkers are forming the frame of the WVU baseball teams’ home turf. The stadium is near the University Town Centre in Granville. Work should be completed in the spring. The ballpark will be home to the WVU baseball team as well as a[Read More…]
‘Common Core’ opponent to speak in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Advocates against the new West Virginia common core standards plan to host a town hall forum with a notable guest speaker this Sunday. The forum is slated for 6 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott on 30 Shaner Drive in Bridgeport. It aims at educating the public about[Read More…]
Authorities shut down Harrison County school
SALEM, W.Va. — The director of a private school under investigation by state authorities for possible abuse is expected to face contempt of court charges for violating a court order barring the children’s return to the facility, Harrison Prosecutor Joe Shaffer said Tuesday night. Meanwhile, the West Virginia Department of[Read More…]
As in Ferguson, W.Va. police get military gear
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The McDowell County Sheriff’s Department hasn’t had to use its MRAP, a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle designed for military use, since it acquired it several months ago, according to Sheriff Martin West. But because it was loaned for free from the Department of Defense, West said, he couldn’t[Read More…]
Romney campaigns for W.Va. Republicans
BECKLEY — Mitt Romney and Barack Obama aren’t on any election ballot this year. That didn’t stop the former GOP presidential nominee from railing against the president Tuesday, hammering home an argument that’s one of most popular and frequent among the candidates Romney came to West Virginia to endorse: Obama[Read More…]
Mobile clinic serves Bluefield area veterans
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Hundreds of veterans are now visiting a mobile primary care clinic stationed in Mercer County, but it has the capacity to serve hundreds more, a representative of the Veterans Administration said Tuesday. In February, a new mobile veterans clinic started operating along Stadium Drive in Bluefield. Local veterans[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Aug. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. U.S. HAS NO GOOD OPTION TO PROTECT SECOND JOURNALIST[Read More…]
Cyber attack hits four southern W.Va. hospitals
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A local hospital is among facilities across the nation facing the loss of personal information of several million individuals after a foreign cyber attack — possibly from China — was detected. Community Health Systems, which operates 206 hospitals across the country — including Bluefield Regional Medical Center[Read More…]
W.Va. coal losing ground to imports
A column by Jared Hunt, business editor of the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In addition to competition from natural gas and the looming effects of proposed environmental regulations, Central Appalachian steam coal has another factor working against it right now: international competition. But this competition isn’t taking place[Read More…]