Month: April 2016

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, April 6

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. RUSSIA LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA But just who is targeted — Islamic State[Read More…]

Times West Virginian looking for sports journalist

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Times West Virginian, the seven-time West Virginia Press Association Newspaper of the Year in Fairmont, W.Va., has immediate openings for full-time sports multi-media journalist. From The Times West Virginian: This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of effective change in a rapidly[Read More…]

Judge rejects Alpha restitution from Blankenship

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge on Monday rejected a request from Alpha Natural Resources that former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship be forced to pay Alpha nearly $28 million in criminal restitution as part of Blankenship’s sentence for conspiring to violate mandatory mine safety and health standards. U.S. District Judge[Read More…]

Kanawha, Cabell clerks refusing online registration

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The county clerks of two of West Virginia’s largest counties are refusing to accept online voter registrations, instead mailing would-be voters a paper form that must be returned before registration is complete and delaying the registration of thousands of potential voters. Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick and Cabell[Read More…]

Huntington draws crowd for heroin town hall

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In his opening remarks at Prestera Center’s “Solving the Heroin Crisis” town hall panel discussion Monday night, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams read off a 10-point check list from the Massachusetts Municipal Association sent to him by the White House. The list included equipping first responders with naloxone,[Read More…]

Flooring company split won’t affect Beverly plant

BEVERLY, W.Va. — A multi-national industry leader in flooring has split from its parent company – but company officials said this move shouldn’t affect its local plant. On Monday, Armstrong Flooring Inc. announced the completion of the company’s separation from Armstrong World Industries Inc. Armstrong’s plant in Beverly, which primarily[Read More…]

Concealed weapon changes cause concern

An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Elkins Rotarians and, it seems, Randolph County Sheriff Mark T. Brady have concerns about a new law that allows West Virginians to carry any kind of concealed weapon without a permit. Frankly, we don’t blame them. We don’t believe in cherry picking, particularly[Read More…]

Tomblin vetoes Martinsburg library board bill

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A bill that would have changed the composition of the Martinsburg Public Library board was vetoed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Friday after Martinsburg Mayor George Karos expressed the city’s opposition to the legislation. “It’s a city affair problem, and that’s why I opposed it on[Read More…]

Fire ravages Raleigh County ice plant

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Fire and ice collided Monday when a Cranberry business went up in flames, requiring three fire crews to extinguish the blaze. The Eastern Ice House along Robert C. Byrd Drive caught fire around 9 a.m. and all employees were evacuated to safety. Bradley-Prosperity Volunteer Fire Department’s Capt.[Read More…]

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