Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CLINTON STARTS IOWA CAMPAIGN The big rallies can[Read More…]
Month: April 2015
Report reveals big decline in W.Va. miner ranks
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Each week, the West Virginia Coal Association sends out an e-mail blast called “Coal Bits.” The weekly newsletter contains information about up-coming events, symposiums, legislative updates and such as well as the current statistical information supplied by the federal Energy Information Agency, the National Mining Association and[Read More…]
Naloxone necessary, not panacea for heroin abuse
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — People overdose on heroin nearly every single day in Charleston. The ones who survive continue to live because they’re administered naloxone. “I’ve been a paramedic for 16 years, and I saw my first overdose in 2006,” said Capt. Mark Strickland, a paramedic and firefighter with the Charleston Fire[Read More…]
New film honors builders of New River Gorge Bridge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When most people see the span, reaching out over the New River, they see a record-setting feat of engineering and an awe-inspiring view. But when Larry Cottrell and Clarence “Spud” Chandler see the New River Gorge Bridge, they see the steel and bolts that created it and remember[Read More…]
New law has public bodies evaluating FOIA charges
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Some local governments in the region will have to stop their practice of billing people for retrieving public documents they request. House Bill 2636, signed into law by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, prohibits government agencies from charging an hourly fee to recover the costs associated with searching[Read More…]
It’s time to stop illegal use of drugs meant to help
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., had the quote of the week: “There are more legal prescription drugs harming people than illegal drugs.” And he’s right. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 40 people die every day in the U.S.[Read More…]
Greenbrier practice facilities wow Marshall players
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — NFL training camp facilities at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., are so good, they even impressed a former NFL player. After Marshall University’s football team practiced Saturday at the AdvoCare Performance Center at The Greenbrier, home of the New Orleans Saints training camp, Thundering[Read More…]
John Hopkins study links fracking and radon
WHEELING, W.Va. — A new report indicates fracking could help the United States recover up to 2.85 quadrillion cubic feet of natural gas, but another study shows the drilling technique may also produce carcinogenic radon gas across the Marcellus and Utica shale regions. The American Gas Association’s new estimate of[Read More…]
Newspapers are not ‘the media’
A column by Mike Myer, executive editor of The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Here at the Wheeling News-Register and The Intelligencer, we make our money by selling a single product to readers: trust. That’s why I’d like to pop a few people at Rolling Stone magazine in the mouth.[Read More…]
Capito relates benefits of trip to Middle East
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Middle East holds a giant chunk of the world’s energy, is home base to a number of Islamic terrorist groups and generates some of the biggest headaches for politicians worldwide. It also where hundreds of West Virginia service men and women are advising regional police and[Read More…]