Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SEVERE WEATHER HITS U.S. SOUTH In northern Mississippi, residents are beginning to take[Read More…]
Month: December 2015
Names of black bears on WV Rose Parade float announced
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Wild, Wonderful West Virginia today announced the names of the black bears, Courage and Pride, -featured on the Rose Parade float showcasing Wild, Wonderful West Virginia. The float, a partnership between WVU Medicine Children’s and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals will participate in the 2016 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on[Read More…]
Attorney General joins 26 states in pressing for stay of EPA’s Power Plan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined 25 other states Wednesday in urging a federal appeals court to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s illegal and unprecedented, so-called “Clean Power Plan.” The response comes two months after many of those same[Read More…]
WV’s Independent Insurance Agents make holidays bright for Make-A-Wish
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Trusted Choice Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia (IIAWV) announced today a $7,500 grant to Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The grant will be used to help fulfill the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. “Our members, the independent insurance agent community in West Virginia, believe there[Read More…]
Capito wishes West Virginians a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
“I ask that you join me in thanking those who are serving far away from home and loved ones this holiday season. Their sacrifices enable us to enjoy the freedoms we cherish, and we must keep these brave men and women in our thoughts and prayers.” CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito[Read More…]
Women Work will continue offering training program after shutting down one site
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia Women Work announced Tuesday that after months of public pleas and grant writing, they will again offer the Step Up for Women Construction Pre-Apprenticeship training, but only at two of their three sites. The North Central (Morgantown) location and the Kanawha Valley (Charleston) location are currently recruiting[Read More…]
Manchin condemns delay of new CDC draft guidelines for opioid prescribing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell urging the agency to support the release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Draft Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing, which have been delayed in[Read More…]
Help your miner neighbors and may God bless them
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — “Merry Christmas, miners. God bless them.” That was a sentiment that was posted on an intraoffice message early today here at the newspaper, and we couldn’t agree more. On the heels of Alpha Natural Resources confirming Monday that there would be 138 additional[Read More…]
WVU state business index posts first gain of 2015
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Mountain State Business Index saw a slight increase in the month of November. “It posted its first gain for the year,” said Brian Lego, research assistant professor at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at West Virginia University. “So in general for the year 2015,[Read More…]
Pocahontas County to ask voters for new school levy
MARLINTON, W.Va. — In order to make necessary improvements to schools, the Pocahontas County Board of Education hopes to pass a levy in 2016 that would help the school system receive additional state funding – and would result in major changes, including consolidation. The Pocahontas County BOE recently applied to[Read More…]
