BECKLEY, W.Va. — The 120-bed veterans’ nursing home slated for Beckley will cost the state $25 million, according to Rick Thompson, the state’s Secretary of Veterans Assistance. Sen. Mike Green, D-Raleigh, ran the bill to secure 17 acres adjacent to Jackie Withrow Hospital, ensuring Beckley would be the location of[Read More…]
Month: September 2014
Beckley residents turn out for 9/11 light parade
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Red, white and blue lights flashed down Neville Street Thursday night. There were no sirens. Other than the low hum of engines, you couldn’t hear a sound. This wasn’t the scene of an accident. It was a solemn procession of fire departments, police, and emergency medical[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Sept. 12
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. WHO’S RALLYING AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTSNearly 40 nations have[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Libertarian Buckley on gun rights
HARDY COUNTY, W.Va. — John Buckley, Libertarian candidate for United States Senate, asserted today, (Sept. 11, 2014) his intention to contest the Republican and Democratic candidates for the support of voters concerned about protecting gun rights. “No political party has been more steadfast in its political and philosophical defense of Second[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Tennant Statement on the Anniversary of the Attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Secretary of State and U.S. Senate nominee Natalie Tennant released the following statement today on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Tennant’s husband is an active Navy reservist who served in Afghanistan in 2011. From Secretary Tennant: “Today we honor the memory[Read More…]
Lawmakers asked to let nurses prescribe
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Advanced Practice Registered Nurses want more autonomy and the ability to write prescriptions without a doctor’s approval. The nurses have been lobbying for changes in state code for more than two years, and lawmakers say they are determined to bring those requests before the Legislature[Read More…]
Leon Panetta to speak at W.Va. Democrat dinner
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA Leon Panetta will be the keynote speaker at the annual Jefferson/Jackson Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Charleston Civic Center, the West Virginia Democratic Party announced Wednesday. Party Chairman Larry Puccio said it was important for the[Read More…]
NRA endorses Capito in W.Va.’s U.S. Senate race
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Rifle Association supports Rep. Shelley Moore Capito in the race to represent West Virginia in the U.S. Senate. The NRA’s political organization announced its endorsement for Capito, R-W.Va., Wednesday, giving her an “A” rating, the rating reserved for “a solidly pro-gun legislator.” “Shelley has consistently[Read More…]
Business deals, growth led to changes in W.Va.’s top employers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Murray American Energy, Mylan Pharmaceuticals and URS Energy & Construction shook up the annual rankings of West Virginia’s largest private employers, while Walmart remained at the top of the list. With the purchase of five Consol Energy northern West Virginia coal mines in December, Murray Energy[Read More…]
Teen tells W.Va. lawmakers about living in poverty
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Westside High School’s Jason Allen is breaking a cycle that he knows can be devastating — and deadly. Allen, the child of an addict, has lived with the scourge of drug addiction ever since he can remember, but instead of falling into the same pattern as his[Read More…]
