Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles detailing the findings of the “Heroin Treatment Needs Assessment for Berkeley County, West Virginia” report. It continues Sunday with a look at recommendations for addressing problems. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Heroin — from the growing number of users and overdoses,[Read More…]
Month: October 2015
Elkins log auction raises $1.5M since inception
ELKINS, W.Va. — An annual event intended to help sick children raised more than $80,000 and attracted more than 50 local business owners Thursday. Representatives from regional logging companies and individuals from the community attended the annual Log-A-Load for Kids auction and Ted Harriman Memorial Thursday at Newlon’s International Sales[Read More…]
Elkins Forest Festival queen’s gown revealed
ELKINS, W.Va. — An “epic” gown will be in the spotlight during today’s coronation of Maid Silvia LXXIX Madeline Hope Ross. The coronation ceremony is scheduled at the Davis & Ekins College Amphitheater at 2 p.m. In case of heavy rain, it will be at Myles Center for the Arts[Read More…]
Judge questions potential Blankenship jurors
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jury selection began Thursday in the criminal trial of Don Blankenship, with members of the public able to watch — but not listen to — the questioning of potential jurors who will decide the former Massey Energy Co. CEO’s fate. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger quizzed prospective[Read More…]
New prevailing wage rates raise good questions
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After months of wrangling and much ink spilled, the state has set new prevailing wage rates for state-funded construction projects. Are they the “right” rates? Who knows? But Senate Majority Leader Mitch Carmichael is asking the right question: “Why do[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Oct. 2
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. WHAT A WITNESS SAYS OREGON GUNMAN SAID Chris Harper Mercer, who opened fire[Read More…]
WVPA Statement on National Newspaper Week and “Power of the Press”
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — National Newspaper Week – Oct. 4-11 – celebrates the “Power of the Press.” The West Virginia Press Association issues the following statement in recognition of National Newspaper Week: “Here in West Virginia, the “power of the press” resides in the readers of our newspapers. From the announcement of their birth through[Read More…]
As jury selection starts, questions remain in Blankenship case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With jury selection set to begin this morning in the criminal trial of former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship, there was a flurry of new motions Wednesday and significant questions remained about the jury selection process itself and about the contours of the cases prosecutors and[Read More…]
NBA’s Pelicans land at The Greenbrier
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The sound is unmistakable. There’s the rubber soles squeaking on polished hardwood floors, the erratic thump-thump-thump of a bouncing leather ball and the grunting and taunts of towering athletes as they advance up and down the court. “Give me the ball,” one of them shouts,[Read More…]
Legislators critical of new prevailing wage rates
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s new prevailing wage rates were unveiled Wednesday — rates that the research director of WorkForce West Virginia said are an accurate measure of the true wages being paid to construction workers on major projects around the state. “I would say these numbers accurately reflect the[Read More…]