ELKINS, W.Va. — The Robert C. Byrd Corridor H Highway Authority is hosting a ribbon-cutting today to celebrate a newly completed section of Corridor H. The ceremony is set for 1 p.m. today near Buffalo Coal Road in the vicinity of the Tucker/Grant County line. The newly opened roadway is[Read More…]
Month: November 2015
Huntington panel calls for help for prostitutes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A typical prostitute isn’t Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman.” “That simply doesn’t match the reality of what is oftentimes on the street across the nation,” said Maggie Stone, a professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at Marshall University. Prostitutes are not just straight, white women,[Read More…]
More limited prescription of opiates needed
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The prescription painkillers that are at the root of our ongoing opiate epidemic were first intended for cancer patients with great pain and little time left. Before the 1990s, generations of doctors were taught that opiates were addictive and should be used in[Read More…]
Mylan Park Foundation to fund Morgantown aquatic center
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown’s future $25 million-$30 million Mountaineer Aquatic and Track Center’s construction costs will be paid for by the Mylan Park Foundation, the site of the state-of-the-art recreation facility, according to Mylan Park board members. Mylan Park will own the facility but will not benefit financially from it,[Read More…]
Blankenship has high-profile, top-cost defense team
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of the International Monetary Fund. A U.S. senator. A White House chief of staff. A Salt Lake City Olympics committee president. A securities firm. A New York Stock Exchange chairman. An Internal Revenue Service official. A former Wal-Mart vice chairman. A former Fannie Mae official.[Read More…]
Court makes right decision ending Marple lawsuit
A Daily Mail opinion from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday correctly threw out a lawsuit filed by ousted state schools superintendent Jorea Marple against the state Board of Education and its former president Wade Linger. As readers will recall, the board awkwardly fired[Read More…]
Welch marks 96th annual Veterans Day Parade
WELCH, W.Va. — The number of people attending the McDowell County Veterans Day Parade was down from the thousands that attended during the 1950s and ‘60s when coal was truly king, but the crowd’s spirit was unwavering in support for veterans. “The Welch parade does it like nobody else,” Lt.[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Nov. 12
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. IRAQI KURDS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE AGAINST IS MILITANTS Peshmerga fighters, backed by the U.S.-led[Read More…]
Sen. Kessler calls for better treatment of veterans
CHARLESTON W.Va. — West Virginia Senate Minority Leader and Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Kessler called for better treatment of veterans, calling for a re-evaluation of veteran services. “Respecting our veterans includes providing the ways and means they so desperately need to return to life in our civilian communities, said Kessler.” “We must improve[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Sen. Cole campaign visiting Clay, Calhoun, Gilmer, Braxton and Lewis counties.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Senate President Bill Cole will continue his Get West Virginia Moving tour tomorrow November 12, 2015, with stops in Clay, Calhoun, Gilmer, Braxton and Lewis counties. WHAT: Clay County Elected Officials Meeting WHEN: 9:15 am. To 10:15 a.m. WHERE: Clay County Courthouse 225 Main Street, Clay, WV 25403 [Read More…]
