MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — At 1:25 p.m. Thursday, the wheels of the 167th Airlift Wing’s first C-17 Globemaster III touched down at the Eastern Regional Airport, marking the beginning of a new era for the West Virginia Air National Guard unit. The smaller transport aircraft replaces the massive C-5 Galaxy transport[Read More…]
Month: September 2014
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Sept. 26
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. HOLDER ANNOUNCES RESIGNATIONThe attorney general, one of the most[Read More…]
Child found with gun on Kanawha school bus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A child was found with a gun on a Kanawha County school bus Wednesday afternoon, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department. Cpl. Brian Humphreys said the child, a Midland Trail Elementary School first-grade student, was found on the bus with an unloaded, single-shot pistol. The bus driver was[Read More…]
Charleston pharmacy raid startles loyal patrons
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Trivillian’s Pharmacy and Soda Fountain — known to locals as a little step-back-in-time Kanawha City lunch counter with hot dogs and strawberry sodas — was the subject of a federal raid Wednesday. Several agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the State Police went in and[Read More…]
Ballot issue would help Boy Scouts rent Summit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Nov. 4, West Virginia voters will decide if they want to amend the state Constitution to benefit nonprofit organizations that focus on “adventure, educational or recreational activities for young people” and also own property worth at least $100 million. If that sounds like a really[Read More…]
Who ya gonna call? West Virginia Ghostbusters!
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Standing outside the Beni Kedem Shrine Center on Quarrier Street Monday evening, the Ghostbusters West Virginia Division waited for a photographer to arrive. They’ll be at ShockaCon, the area’s horror/sci-fi convention, when it returns to Charleston this weekend, but people on the street, maybe on their way[Read More…]
Justice participates in Marshall Quoits challenge
Shale drilling carries the U.S. economy, expert says
PITTSBURGH – Stephen Moore believes the U.S. economy would still be in the midst of the Great Recession of 2008-09 if natural gas companies did not advance horizontal drilling and fracking techniques. “How in the world can you be against fracking,” Moore, chief economist for the Heritage Foundation think[Read More…]
Ohio Valley authorities form addiction action group
WHEELING, W.Va. — Two people die from a drug overdose every week in Brooke County, a retired probation officer says. And that sobering statistic, said Circuit Judge David Sims, is proof that the war on drugs has failed across the country. Sims’ comments came Wednesday during a gathering at the[Read More…]
Buckhannon police to wear body cameras
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Starting in early 2015, anyone who encounters a Buckhannon police officer had better smile because they’ll be on candid camera. The department’s nine members should be outfitted with body-worn cameras that will record audio and video by early 2015, Chief Matthew Gregory said. The Buckhannon City[Read More…]
