CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The courtroom stayed quiet Monday after a judge announced that Miguel Quinones had been found not guilty of first-degree murder. “I think everyone was just in shock,” said Linda Hunter. Her son, Kareem Hunter, 28, died after being beaten in a Marmet apartment. Quinones, 37, remained calm[Read More…]
Month: June 2016
Huntington among vigil sites after Orlando killings
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When Huntington resident Justin Murphy heard of the shooting at Pulse nightclub, a gay bar in Orlando, Florida, the first thing he thought of were his friends living in the area. “They frequent that club,” Murphy said. “My first thought was to contact them to make sure[Read More…]
Marshall County chemical plant changes hands
NATRIUM, W.Va. — Just three years after Axiall Corp. placed its logo on the former PPG chemical plant along W.Va. 2 in southern Marshall County, the facility will again change ownership as part of Westlake Chemical Corp.’s $3.8 billion acquisition. Boards of directors for both Houston-based Westlake and Atlanta-based Axiall[Read More…]
Three men killed in Morgan County shooting
GREAT CACAPON, W.Va. — Three adult males were shot and killed in what was apparently a property dispute near Great Cacapon, and the gunman seen fleeing the scene in a white pickup truck was still at large as of Monday evening, according to Morgan County Sheriff Vincent Shambaugh. The shooting[Read More…]
Congress needs to find courage on gun control
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Here we are again, counting the body bags, just as we had every reason to believe we would be. We have not grown cynical. But we know a trend when we see one. This time, a gunman uses an AR-15-type assault rifle to[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, June 14
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ORLANDO MOURNS AS POSSIBLE MOTIVES EMERGE FOR GUNMAN Despite Omar Mateen’s pledge of[Read More…]
W. Va. House approves FY 2017 budget, tobacco tax hike
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. —The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved a budget for fiscal year 2017. The House approved its budget measure in a 84-15 vote Monday afternoon. Senate Bill 1013, the budget bill, will return for the Senate to allow senators to consider changes[Read More…]
Blennerhasset Island hosts 1860s ‘base ball’ fun
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — People going to Blennerhassett Island on Sunday had to deal with a lot of “Aces,” “Hands Downs,” “Muffs,” “Strikers” and more as the island hosted a vintage base ball game. The Ohio Village Muffins, a vintage base ball club out of Columbus, appeared on the island Sunday[Read More…]
Sculptor, 88, produces new work for Wesleyan
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College unveiled a new piece of art in Wesley Chapel during the Annual Methodist Conference of the United Methodist Church Friday morning. “The Family Tree,” created by artist Wolfgang Flor, will be on display at the front of the chapel. The piece, which was[Read More…]
Antero buys 55,00 acres of drilling rights in WV
WHEELING, W.Va. — Marcellus and Utica shale drilling rights landowners in Wetzel, Tyler and Doddridge counties may have leased for as little as $5 per acre have now sold for $8,182 per acre, as Antero Resources will acquire the leasehold from Southwestern Energy Co. For $450 million, Southwestern will sell[Read More…]