An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginians and Ohioans die regularly, by the hundreds each year, of drug overdoses. Another one occurred Saturday in Weirton, when a young woman perished as a result of injecting heroin into her veins. But this time, police say they have the[Read More…]
Month: April 2016
Big engine draws spectators on transport to Durbin
DURBIN, W.Va. — The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad 2016 season will be full steam ahead thanks to the transfer of a steam locomotive from Cass Scenic Railroad to the Durbin location. The 134,000 pound (67 ton) and 38-foot-long 1929 Heisler Locomotive No. 6 was transported by Lenny Yocum, an[Read More…]
Fairmont students enjoy Jack Hanna presentation
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Students at Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community & Technical College got to see Jack Hanna, the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and a wildlife correspondent, and animals from the Columbus Zoo on Wednesday. Hanna came to campus with animals and shared stories and facts about[Read More…]
Coal giant Peabody files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
BECKLEY, W.Va. — It’s been expected for months, but finally happened Wednesday — Peabody, the nation’s largest coal company, filed for bankruptcy protection amid an industry struggling with a plethora of finance forces. Last month, the company told investors that “sustained depressed” coal prices had placed the St. Louis-based company on[Read More…]
WV residents savor ‘Country Roads’ at 45-year mark
BECKLEY, W.Va. — John Denver’s “Country Roads,” an ode to West Virginia, hit the airways 45 years ago this week and continues to pump pride into a state besieged by low self-esteem. Even today, “Country Roads” is as much part of modern West Virginia’s zeitgeist as coal, moonshine and Mountaineer football.[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, April 14
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, April 14, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. RUSSIAN JETS BUZZ US NAVY DESTROYER IN BALTIC SEA The attack planes come[Read More…]
2016 class of Bucklew Scholars ready to break boundaries at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The students in the 2016 class of Bucklew Scholars are all tireless workers, curious explorers and analytical thinkers, bound by a love of their home state and a fierce determination to make a difference in the world in which they live. For this group of exceptional scholars,[Read More…]
W.Va. Power stop Greenville, 2-0
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The West Virginia Power blanked the Greenville Drive 2-0 on Tuesday night – April 12 – at Fluor Field. JT Brubaker pitched five and two-third no-hit innings before Daniel Zamora and Julio Eusebio finished the shutout effort and the Power offense plated two in the eighth to secure the win. [Read More…]
Implementing rehab in prisons
An editorial from The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia prison system is finally implementing a solution to its rampant prescription drug and opiate abuse problem. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported yesterday that the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County recently opened its first substance abuse treatment unit. West Virginia[Read More…]
Search for intelligence in space starts in Green Bank
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Since January, scientists taking part in a $100 million, 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence have used Pocahontas County’s Green Bank Telescope to search the 200 stars nearest Earth for radio signals bearing clues of the possible presence of other civilizations. The search, called Project Breakthrough Listen, was announced[Read More…]
