MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Four days before the end of his term, the Student Government Association’s Board of Governors decided in a more than two-hour long executive session not to impeach Student Body President George Capel. Capel was arrested on March 17 allegedly for public intoxication and trespassing at a Cornell[Read More…]
Month: March 2016
EPA still studying C8 levels in Parkersburg, Vienna
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The federal Environmental Protection Agency is studying whether additional action is warranted over C8 contamination in the Parkersburg and Vienna water systems, according to a letter to an attorney in the class action lawsuit against the company. The agency is continuing to study drinking water data from[Read More…]
Fidel Castro not interested in diplomacy
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Lest anyone forget the regime President Barack Obama flirted with in Cuba last week, that nation’s former ruler Fidel Castro penned a mocking response to Obama’s visit and speeches, which was published in the Communist government’s official newspaper, Granma, Monday.[Read More…]
Buckhannon mayor subject of multiple allegations
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Mayor Richard Edwards’ alleged misuse of a gas card wasn’t the only concern among angry citizens who attended a special City Council meeting on Monday. His history in his former home of Bexar County, Texas, and his interpersonal dealings with city residents also were among the top[Read More…]
Nearly $1M in meth seized in two WV busts
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An investigation into a multi-state drug ring is believed to have led to the largest-ever single seizure of methamphetamine in Southern West Virginia, according to federal authorities. About 13 pounds of methamphetamine was recovered inside the spare tire of a vehicle parked outside a Huntington hotel on March[Read More…]
Instructor killed in crash started flying as a teen
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Brenda Jackson got her pilot’s license before she got her driver’s license. She took her first flying lesson at age 14, after her she’d seen a flight instructor showing off his planes at the Beckley Mall. “I want to do this,” she told her dad, back in 1973,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, March 29
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. GOVERNMENT NO LONGER NEEDS APPLE’S HELP IN CRACKING IPHONE Instead, the FBI says[Read More…]
SBA Administrator honors nation’s top small businesses
Allegheny Science & Technology Corp. CEO among honorees WASHINGTON – Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, has announced this year’s Small Business Person of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. West Virginia’s 2016[Read More…]
Action Facilities Management of Morgantown among National Small Business Week awardees
Awardees invited to Washington, D.C. recognition ceremony, May 1-2 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, has announced the 2016 National Small Business Week awardees for 17 different categories ranging from exporting, outreach, contracting, lending, disaster recovery to manufacturing and research and development. Among[Read More…]
SBA announces second National Road Tour to Champion STEM Innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that it will launch a 20- state road tour led by the SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs with participation from 11 other federal agencies. This will be the second year of[Read More…]