Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FOR CAPITOL HILL, IT’S A NEW REALITY, NOT A SHOW Congressional Republicans return[Read More…]
Month: May 2016
Go to the polls and make a difference
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — National media outlets have turned their attention to analyzing West Virginia’s woes on a number of fronts. There are magazines investigating the C8 story, and applying it to a larger story about the quality of public water supplies in the[Read More…]
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Ryan’s chain abruptly closes Beckley restaurant
BECKLEY, W.Va. — When Ronnie McKinney showed up to wash dishes Monday at Ryan’s, he was shocked by what was taped to the front doors. “To our valued guests, This location is now closed. Thank you for our business and we hope to serve you at another location very soon,” a[Read More…]
More Beckley clinic patients test positive for hepatitis
BECKLEY, W.Va. — More Raleigh Heart Clinic patients have tested positive for hepatitis C, leading the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health to expand patient notification for persons who may have received a stress test at the Beckley clinic. On March 11, 2016, the Bureau for[Read More…]
More progress needed in assessing health threats
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An annual survey that gauges how well states and their hospitals and other health care providers are prepared to protect the public health shows that West Virginia still has some work to do, despite making some gains in the past year. The 2016[Read More…]
Ohio, Mexico firms plan big project at WV airport
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — In what is being described as big a game-changer as Procter and Gamble or Macy’s, Inter-Modal Holding LLC of Steubenville, Ohio, has announced it plans to make a major investment at the Eastern Regional Airport. “IMH and our partner, Drakon Technologies, located in San Luis Potosi in[Read More…]
WVU crosswalk art project hits snag in Farmington
FARMINGTON — An art project in the Town of Farmington has caused controversy. Five social work students from West Virginia University — Nicole Licata, Stephanie Turner, Andrea Chevron, Gretchen Erbin and Saydi Whiteman — painted artwork in crosswalks in Farmington on April 15 and 16 as part of a project[Read More…]
Parkersburg mom says daughter ‘a mini me’
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Parkersburg woman and her daughter were named the 2016 winners of The News and Sentinel Mother Child Lookalike Contest. First place went to Mary Jo Pedersen of Parkersburg and her daughter Brittany D’Allesio of Huntington. “It’s quite a compliment,” Pedersen said. Second place winners are[Read More…]
WV Republican leaders moving into Trump’s corner
WHEELING, W.Va. — Donald Trump may not have been their first choice to be the next American president, but most local Republican leaders say they see no alternative but to support him as the presumptive GOP nominee in a potential contest against Democrat Hillary Clinton in November. High-ranking Republicans such[Read More…]
