POUNDING MILL, Va. — A huge figure has been seen in the foothills of Tazewell County, Va. He’s almost 14 feet tall and he weighs about a ton. He looks hairy, resembles an ape and his shoe size is breathtaking. If this fellow sounds like the legendary Bigfoot, you’re right. Bigfoot[Read More…]
Month: October 2016
Why Trump Wouldn’t Win a Libel Suit Against The New York Times
It would give new meaning to “trumped up” lawsuit. Donald Trump is threatening a lawsuit against The New York Times after it detailed allegations of sexual harassment by two women. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson’s White House chances might be greater than Trump’s prospects for courtroom success against the newspaper. His[Read More…]
As North Carolina reels from Hurricane Matthew, newsrooms forge ahead
On Saturday, The Robesonian flooded in Lumberton, North Carolina. That day, The Fayetteville Observer in Fayetteville, North Carolina lost power for awhile. By Monday, the floods hit the building of The Times-Leader in Grifton, North Carolina. As of Friday, 22 people have died in North Carolina since Hurricane Matthew hit[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Oct. 17
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. IRAQI FORCES LAUNCH MILITARY PUSH IN MOSUL The offensive to retake Iraq’s second[Read More…]
WV Coal Association sticking with Trump
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s coal industry is not backing away a bit from its support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, despite the disclosures that Trump bragged about sexual assault and new reports from women who say they were assaulted by Trump. Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal[Read More…]
WV PEIA board says $25M in benefit cuts needed
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State and public school employees with health insurance through West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency could be looking at $25 million in benefit cuts next year, primarily to offset higher prescription drug spending. The PEIA Finance Board gave preliminary approval Thursday to a 2017-18 plan that cuts benefits[Read More…]
New Charleston Ronald McDonald House to open
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jennifer Oliver’s son, Ethan, was coughing up blood and pieces of the lining of his esophagus at one point during his chemotherapy treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Getting up extra early once a week in the winter, during the hardest part of Ethan’s cancer treatment, to drive from[Read More…]
Gazette endorses Hillary Clinton for president
A Gazette editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It would be easy to make the case for voting for Hillary Clinton for president simply by pointing out that her Republican opponent is demonstrably unfit for the job. But we are not just holding our nose and saying, “Anyone but[Read More…]
Lewis County assessor pleads guilty to harassment
WESTON — Lewis Assessor T. Chad Kelley on Thursday pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassing communications by cellphone and was placed on unsupervised probation for 6 months and fined $500 by Special Magistrate Juanita Adams. If Kelley violates probation, Special Prosector Leckta Poling said she would seek a revocation and jail[Read More…]
Marshall celebrates its homecoming with a parade
See a Herald-Dispatch photo gallery of Marshall University’s homecoming parade.
