MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Friends and family of Jody Hunt held a vigil Wednesday, Dec. 3, to remember the man they knew, not the killer. “Our Jody wasn’t that man,” said Kerri Everd, a friend of Hunt’s. Hunt shot and killed four people during a three-site shooting rampage on Monday, Dec.[Read More…]
Month: December 2014
Big title game in Huntington generates buzz, sales
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — There’s no doubt some air left the sails of Marshall Thundering Herd football when a 2-point conversion from Western Kentucky at Joan C. Edwards Stadium last week ended the Herd’s hopes at an undefeated season and a New Year’s Day bowl game. Still, the Herd (11-1) will[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate leader’s son faces drug charges
WHEELING, W.Va. — The son of West Virginia Senate President Jeff Kessler was arrested Wednesday following a nine-count indictment charging him with trafficking oxycodone. According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, Jacob Kessler, 25, of Glen Dale was arrested following an investigation by the Ohio Valley Drug and Violent Crime[Read More…]
Wheeling groups have big hopes for apple orchard
WHEELING, W.Va. — Officials with three downtown Wheeling development groups believe apples are at the core to redeveloping abandoned land in East Wheeling. On Wednesday, representatives of the Wheeling National Area Corp., Grow Ohio Valley and Reinvent Wheeling announced they had received a planning and technical assistance grant from the[Read More…]
Skydiving coming to Martinsburg airport
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Charlie Gittens wants to move his skydiving business from the New Market, Virginia, airport to the Eastern Regional Airport south of Martinsburg. “We’ve outgrown that facility and we’re looking to relocate,” he told members of the Eastern Regional Airport Authority at their meeting Tuesday. “The facilities here[Read More…]
Retiring Rockefeller promotes child health initiative
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — In one of his last acts as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care, U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., Wednesday urged lawmakers to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program which will expire next year. Rockefeller spoke Wednesday morning before the House Energy and Commerce[Read More…]
Marion County unveils its new recycling facility
FARMINGTON, W.Va. — Marion County Solid Waste Authority held a grand opening of the recycling facility on Wednesday. Bobbi Benson, executive director of the authority, said that about 50 people attended the opening, where the recycling process was explained. Those who attended were allowed to see the two new balers[Read More…]
More W.Va. counties enact e-cigarette bans
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Before you mash the button to light up your e-cigarette, you might want to check the local clean air regulations. Several counties in the region have passed new regulations surrounding e-cigarettes, limiting where they can be used. If you’re not familiar with an e-cigarette, it’s a type[Read More…]
As Fayette board weighs ‘moment of silence,’ 1984 ruling recalled
BECKLEY, W.Va. — With a policy that would require Fayette County students to observe a moment of silence during the school day now out on a 20-day comment period, residents may recall a 1984 West Virginia Constitutional Amendment mandating “voluntary contemplation” that was struck down in federal court. The state[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Dec. 4
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. PROTESTS ERUPT AFTER GRAND JURY CLEARS WHITE POLICEMAN IN[Read More…]
