An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Jim Rubenstein has been around state government, in positions of authority, long enough to understand conflicts of interest. He needs to be held accountable for engaging in a big one. Rubenstein, who took his first state government administrative job in 1994, has[Read More…]
Month: November 2016
Mom charged in death of long-missing WV toddler
WESTON — Lena Marie Lunsford, mother of missing Lewis County toddler Aliayah Lunsford, has been arrested in Florida in connection with the case, Lewis County Sheriff Adam Gissy confirmed. Lunsford is awaiting extradition on a charge of death of a child by a parent by child abuse, Gissy confirmed. She[Read More…]
EX-DNR employee fined $5K by WV ethics panel
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Division of Natural Resources supervisor Eugene Thorn was fined $5,000 Thursday for state Ethics Act violations stemming from his involvement in the operations of the gift shop and snack bar at the French Creek Wildlife Center. Ethics Commissioners also ordered Thorn to reimburse the commission $2,362 for[Read More…]
Meatcutters compete on ice in South Charleston
See photographer Chris Dorst’s photo gallery from this event.
Lawmaker takes on downtown Charleston eyesore
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A vacant building in downtown Charleston with a colorful history is getting a much-needed facelift. Chris Walters announced Thursday morning that he has bought the property at 16 Capitol St., with plans to renovate the site and relocate the offices of his company, Structured Financial Associates. Vacant[Read More…]
WVU Medicine, not Wal-Mart, state’s top private employer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the first time since 1998, Wal-Mart is not the largest private employer in West Virginia. WVU Medicine, formerly known as West Virginia United Health System, rose to the top of this year’s ranking of the top private employers in the Mountain State, according to the annual report[Read More…]
Evan McMullin an alternative for conservatives
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Election Day is just days away, and many voters across the country are still weighing their options. Many Americans question Hillary Clinton’s honesty and integrity, and Donald Trump repeatedly proves himself to be unfit for any public office, let alone[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Nov. 4
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CLINTON ACCUSES TRUMP OF STOKING HATRED; HE DISPARAGES HER HONESTY With polls showing[Read More…]
Red Cross says turn back clocks, test smoke alarms
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — (Wednesday, November 3, 2016) Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 6 and the American Red Cross reminds everyone to ‘turn’ their clocks back an hour and ‘test’ the batteries in their smoke alarms. The Red Cross recommends that all West Virginians have working smoke alarms on every level of their[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito, Jenkins provide information to submit public comments on future of Green Bank Observatory
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-WV) are providing West Virginians with information on public meetings and how to submit public comments on the future of the Green Bank Observatory in Pocahontas County. The National Science Foundation[Read More…]