CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia International Auto Show kicked off Thursday night with a charity gala at the Civic Center in Charleston. The auto show, which features new models from 27 of the world’s car companies, will run from today to Sunday…
Month: January 2016
Alternate PEIA plan OK’d, hinges on tobacco tax
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State and public school employees with health insurance through the Public Employees Insurance Agency could be trading $120 million in severe benefits cuts for about $14 million in higher premiums next year, under a plan adopted Thursday. Members of the PEIA Finance Board approved an alternate 2017-18[Read More…]
WV Senate passes right-to-work on party lines
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate passed a controversial “right-to-work” bill Thursday, by the barest of margins, just hours or days before a state Supreme Court ruling could switch the balance of power in the Senate. With the Senate galleries packed with union members opposing the bill, and with[Read More…]
A family’s mission to restore oldest house in Cass
MARLINTON, W.Va. — In the mid-1880s, Allen Craig Burner – a farmer and carpenter – left his childhood home in Green Bank to find a place to build his new house. He found a clearing of land by the Greenbrier River in Cass – land that had been timbered. Burner’s[Read More…]
Business reforms not about union busting
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Union leaders want you to believe that efforts by legislators to pass business-friendly reforms are anti-worker and intended to bust unions in West Virginia. Not so. Those legislators seek a stronger business climate, which means a stronger jobs climate. More[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Jan. 22
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BLIZZARD COULD RANK NEAR TOP 10 TO HIT EASTERN U.S. Snowfall estimates are[Read More…]
Friends celebrate Bluefield newsman’s long career
BLUEWELL, W.Va. — Well-wishers braved slick roads Wednesday to enjoy stuffed shrimp and mushrooms, cake, and the opportunity to wish a star among local journalists the best with his future endeavors. Despite the inclement weather, people converged on the Buffalo Trail resort off Lorton Lick Road in Bluewell for a[Read More…]
Cable firms oppose state-funded Internet network
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cable companies that provide Internet service are working to kill legislation that would create a state-financed $72 million fiber-optic network across West Virginia. Suddenlink, Comcast, Shentel, Time-Warner Cable and other members of the West Virginia Cable Television Association oppose building the high-speed Internet network, saying it’s a[Read More…]
House panel advances prevailing wage repeal bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill to repeal the state’s 81-year-old Prevailing Wage Act rolled through the House Government Organization Committee Wednesday, after requests for analysis of the bill’s financial impact on the state were rejected. The bill (HB 4005) advanced to the House floor Wednesday on a party-line 15-9 vote, after[Read More…]
A tow on a snowy day in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Wednesday, West Virginians got a taste of what’s coming. A snowstorm covered roads, snarled traffic and closed schools — but conditions are expected to be much worse on Friday, when residents could see more than a foot of snow. (On our app? See video here. See live[Read More…]