HEATERS, W.Va. — A fire in the upper level of the Weyerhaeuser wood mill in Heaters, near Flatwoods in Braxton County, caused substantial damage to the building Tuesday and sent one contractor to an area hospital for minor injuries, according to a Braxton County dispatcher. About 50 members of three fire[Read More…]
Month: November 2016
GOP group spends another $1M on WV AG race
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia’s attorney general, has now benefited from more than $6.4 million in outside spending by the Republican Attorneys General Association in his bid to remain in office. The national group, which is funded by corporate interests and operated by Morrisey’s former campaign manager, has[Read More…]
Can WV please cash in on changing attitude toward marijuana?
A Gazette editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Nov. 8, voters in five more states — Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada — will decide whether to let residents smoke marijuana for recreational enjoyment. Polls imply that some of the measures are likely to pass. In addition, four[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Nov. 2
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE CANDIDATES ARE MAKING THEIR CASES Clinton presses into reliably red Arizona as[Read More…]
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WV water crisis settlements to provide up to $151M
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of thousands of Kanawha Valley residents, businesses and workers will receive up to $151 million in compensation from West Virginia American Water Co. and Eastman Chemical Co. for the effects of the January 2014 water crisis, under related class-action settlements made public late Monday afternoon. West Virginia[Read More…]
WV official used subcontractor apartment rent-free
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For at least four years, West Virginia Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein had the use of a rent-free garage apartment provided by a state prison subcontractor, according to an investigative report. Rubenstein recently signed a deal with Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Charles Miller’s office to refer the investigation[Read More…]
Endorsement: Sunday hunting makes sense in NCWV counties
Read other West Virginia newspaper statewide and national endorsements at https://wvpress.wpengine.com/?s=endorsement An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As area residents look at the myriad of choices this election season, voters in five North Central West Virginia counties — Harrison, Barbour, Marion, Monongalia and Preston — have the opportunity[Read More…]
WVU Medicine offers bonuses as it seeks 200 nurses
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine is offering $10,000 sign-on bonuses and other incentives in an effort to hire 200 nurses in 150 days, amid a growing shortage of nurses nationwide. According to Deveran George, director of talent management and physician recruitment, WVU Medicine is more than halfway to its goal,[Read More…]
