FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Disabled veterans with Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder (PTSD) are finally getting much-needed help from “man’s best friend,” thanks to a few local organizations that are matching trained service dogs with those in need. Because the Veterans Administration has yet to conclude there is enough clinical research proving[Read More…]
Month: November 2015
Greenbrier resort closing for 24 days next year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Greenbrier resort will close for a total of 24 days next year, spread throughout January, February and March, for renovations and upkeep. “We are going to conduct some pretty big projects that we can’t really have guests around for,” Erik Hastings, a resort spokesman, said Thursday. “All[Read More…]
WV SSAC releases new high school classifications
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission released its new classification alignment Thursday, a move that will create a significantly altered landscape for high school sports into the next decade. The SSAC, which traditionally has divided its member schools into three competitive classes, kept its three-class format[Read More…]
State to help Hino truck plant buy $25M in equipment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hino Motors, the Japanese-based truck and diesel engine manufacturer, is set to purchase $25 million in additional equipment, in combination with the West Virginia Economic Development Authority, for its facility in Wood County The West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board voted Thursday to approve a $25 million bond[Read More…]
Tomblin top-rated Democratic governor in survey
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has the highest approval rating of any Democratic governor in the country, according to a new survey of voters in all 50 states conducted by a Washington-based politics and polling site. The survey gave Tomblin an approval rating of 62 percent among registered West[Read More…]
Judge tells Blankenship jury to keep deliberating
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jurors in the Don Blankenship criminal trial went home Thursday evening after more than six hours of deliberations, with instructions to return to their work today, despite an early note in which they told the judge they had not been able to reach a verdict on the three[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Nov. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HOTEL IN MALI ATTACKED; HOSTAGES TAKEN At least three people are dead after[Read More…]
Winds topple 150-year-old oak in Bluefield
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — High winds knocked down trees, power and communication lines which caused blocked roads and streets throughout the region. Although a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Blacksburg, Va., said the wind gusts maxed out at 43 miles per hour at the Mercer County Airport, at[Read More…]
Deal adds 32,000 acres to area for WV elk habitat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s effort to reintroduce elk to the state’s southwestern counties just got a huge boost. A coalition of public and private contributors has teamed up to acquire 32,000 acres of active forestland, mainly in Logan and Mingo counties, for the reintroduction effort. “This will serve as the[Read More…]
WV lawmakers want only deteriorated road signs replaced
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State lawmakers want the Division of Highways to overhaul the way it replaces older signs along four-lane interstates and expressways in West Virginia. A new report by the Legislature Joint Committee on Government Organization recommends that the highways agency visually inspect individual signs and replace only those[Read More…]
