The New York Times ran an editorial on its front page on Saturday, the first time the paper has done so since 1920, calling for greater regulation on guns in the aftermath of a spate of mass shootings. The editorial, headlined “The Gun Epidemic,” describes it as “a moral outrage[Read More…]
Month: December 2015
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Dec. 8
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP ESCALATES GOP RHETORIC ON MUSLIMS For most of the Republican front-runner’s rivals[Read More…]
Stonewall Resort’s “Appalachian Homestead” featured on Barnwood Builders Sunday
WESTON, W.Va. – Fox Cabin, a locally historic log cabin located in Roanoke, W.Va., and dating back to the mid-1800s, will be the star of an episode of the nationally televised show Barnwood Builders this Sunday – Dec. 13 – on the DIY Network, Stonewall State Park Foundation representatives announced. The Fox Cabin belonged to Rebecca Kelly Fox, an[Read More…]
Poll puts Justice 12 points ahead of Cole in Governor’s race
Justice leads Kessler by 23 points in primary race CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A recent poll show Democrat Jim Justice leads Republican Bill Cole by 12 points — 44 percent to 32 percent — in the race for Governor. According to a Global Strategy Group poll commissioned by the Justice campaign, Justice has doubled his lead[Read More…]
WV officials hope to stock first elk in spring 2016
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s wildlife officials hope they’ll have a small herd of 15 to 35 elk established in the hills of southern West Virginia by some time next spring. That and other details about the state’s elk-reintroduction effort came to light this week when the Division of Natural[Read More…]
New ATV trail system eyed for central West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A feasibility study for a proposed ATV trail system in central West Virginia similar to the Hatfield-McCoy Trails network in the southern section of the state will be presented to the state Legislature next month, following more than a year of study by the Rahall Appalachian[Read More…]
Remembering a generation that helped save the world
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Most every generation is defined by at least one overarching event that brings with it a profound change to the status quo. Today’s generation can look back at the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when almost 3,000 people were killed.[Read More…]
WVU to play in its first Cactus Bowl in Phoenix
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU football team will be bowling out West in January. School officials confirmed Sunday, Dec. 6, the Mountaineers will play in the Cactus Bowl, which is played at Chase Field in Phoenix, on Jan. 2. It will be WVU’s first time playing in the Cactus Bowl.[Read More…]
Huntington’s Heritage Farm showcases local art
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Long before malls, online shopping and Black Friday sales, gifts were handmade and local, not shipped from across the country or the world. Heritage Farm Museum and Village brought that tradition back Saturday with a holiday market for its final Way Back Weekend of 2015. The market[Read More…]
Marshall to face UConn in St. Petersburg Bowl
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For the second time in five years, the Herd’s bowl destination will be St. Petersburg, Fla. The Herd now hopes that the second one is as successful as the first one. Marshall will meet AAC foe UConn in the St. Petersburg Bowl at 11 a.m. on Dec.[Read More…]
