HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington woman charged with concealing a deceased body in her motel room will await a review of her case by a Cabell County grand jury after a Cabell magistrate found probable cause for the case to move forward. Alfreda Coleman Jewell Steele, 47, was charged on[Read More…]
Month: October 2016
Wheeling scrimmage is WVU basketball debut
WHEELING, W.Va. — For the residents of the Ohio Valley, it was a great day to be a Mountaineer. Bob Huggins brought his West Virginia University men’s basketball team to WesBanco Arena Thursday for the annual Gold and Blue Debut and a packed crowd made the veteran coach and his[Read More…]
State lawmakers must loosen regulations
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginians who cannot shake the suspicion that the recovery reportedly being experienced in the rest of the country has left them behind have more good reason to be concerned. A report in the 2017 West Virginia Manufacturers Register concludes[Read More…]
Red Dawson returns as Herd’s Grand Marshal
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — It’s been 45 years since Red Dawson, assistant coach of Marshall University’s Young Thundering Herd, has led the football team onto the field. In 1970, Dawson had been an assistant coach with the team for two years when the devastating Marshall plane crash shook the Huntington community indefinitely.[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Oct. 14
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP LASHES BACK AT FEMALE ACCUSERS The GOP presidential candidate heatedly rejects the[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Setting record straight on coal severance taxes
BY BILL RANEY West Virginia Coal Association We, the West Virginia Coal Association, write today to clarify the record regarding statements of Mr. Jim Justice, as contained in The Dominion Post’s article, published Oct. 2 entitled “Jim Justice Talks with Editorial Board.” We also want your readers to know that[Read More…]
Seafood nutrition partnership expands education effort statewide
SNP News Release: WVU, Marshall University spreading news of health benefits of seafood CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Strategic communications students and faculty at West Virginia and Marshall Universities are joining forces to expand the Seafood Nutrition Partnership (SNP) public health education campaign statewide in West Virginia. Asher Agency, with offices here and in[Read More…]
WV Hospital Association to continue work on patient safety program
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – As part of an ongoing national effort to ensure healthcare systems work better for the American people and for the Medicare program, the West Virginia Hospital Association has been selected to continue its efforts in reducing preventable hospital-acquired conditions and readmissions. The WVHA, in partnership with the[Read More…]
Bridge Day offers adventure, more this weekend
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Fayette County will welcome nearly 80,000 attendees looking for high adventure, live music and good food for the annual Bridge Day festival this Friday and Saturday in and around Fayetteville. The event is one of the largest extreme sports events in the world. The festival begins Friday[Read More…]
New overtime threshhold may have unpleasant side effects
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Nearly two months in advance of the new Federal Labor Board’s overtime rules taking effect, Wal-Mart has adjusted the salary of its entry-level managers. The new rules, which will push as many as 4.2 million workers into the category of[Read More…]
