Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. TEXAS AUTHORITIES: SECOND HEALTH CARE WORKER TESTS POSITIVE FOR[Read More…]
Month: October 2014
Another U.S. Senate debate set; Capito will skip
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After being excluded from last week’s statewide televised debate, third-party candidates in the U.S. Senate race will get a chance to debate on the air on Friday, West Virginia Public Broadcasting Executive Director Scott Finn said Monday. But the front-runner in the race — Republican Shelley Moore[Read More…]
New Bridgeport mayor’s old drug case at issue
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A Bridgeport citizen called on City Council Monday night to take the necessary steps to remove Mayor Bob Greer from office for pleading guilty to a drug charge almost 30 years ago. Lowell J. “L.J.” Maxey urged City Council to hire an outside attorney and petition the[Read More…]
Huntington marks Fire Prevention Week
Utica Shale well in Tyler County ‘off the scale’
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Tim Carr believed a Monroe County Utica Shale well producing 38.9 million cubic feet of natural gas per day last year was big. That was until he learned of the 46.5 million cubic feet pumping daily at the Magnum Hunter Stewart Winland well in Tyler County. “I[Read More…]
Cut Wheeling employee salary, benefit costs
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling municipal government needs more of the “right-sizing” Mayor Andy McKenzie urged when he took office more than six years ago. Especially in costs for city employees, municipal spending continues to grow faster than the incomes of most taxpayers who fund it.[Read More…]
Red tape tangling up volunteer fire departments
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — New West Virginia Fire Marshal Tony Carrico has said he wants to reduce the terrible toll fires take in West Virginia. That will be difficult; the risk of dying in a fire here is about 3.3 times the national average, according to the[Read More…]
Berkeley school attendance down after threat
INWOOD – Even before the sun was up, it was business as usual at Musselman High School on Monday morning, when teachers began to arrive, school buses lined up in the driveways and students moved toward their classes despite an online threat of gun violence. But that threat – posted[Read More…]
Keyser’s 18th Century mansion gets brief reprieve
KEYSER, W.Va. – A wrecking ball looms over the fading Alkire Mansion, but the Keyser City Council is giving the deteriorating building a three-month reprieve in the hopes that grants can be obtained to restore the historic structure. The City Council has been wrestling with the fate of the[Read More…]
Parkersburg panhandling signs spark debate
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — It remains to be seen whether recently placed signs will discourage giving to panhandlers, but one thing the placards have done is get people talking. Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell had signs reading “Please do not contribute to the drug & alcohol problem by giving to panhandlers” put[Read More…]
