Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP CALLS FOR BOOSTING US NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES The president-elect’s comments came hours after Russian[Read More…]
Month: December 2016
Refugees’ WV resettlement OK’d by State Department
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of State has approved an application to establish a refugee resettlement program in Charleston, officials announced Wednesday. But that decision could be reversed by the incoming administration, according to an expert on refugee resettlement law. The West Virginia Interfaith[Read More…]
WV retailers: Holiday shoppers wary of spending
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite recent U.S. economic growth and a low unemployment rate, retail sales this holiday season indicate customers aren’t quite confident enough to go on a spending spree just yet. The U.S. Commerce Department said last week that seasonally adjusted retail sales rose[Read More…]
Road connecting Chief Logan State park, lodge opens
By OWEN WELLS The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — The road has been named “Tomblin Drive” after Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. Prior to the road’s opening, patrons of the conference center would have to drive the long way around on U.S. Route 119 to enjoy the rest of Logan’s scenic[Read More…]
Two new films profile NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson
By NATALIE SCHREYER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLEESTON, W.Va. — One West Virginia woman’s story will be told in two upcoming films. But this is no ordinary West Virginian. Katherine Johnson, a 98-year-old native of White Sulphur Springs, was hired as a mathematician for the original version of NASA in 1953, calculating the[Read More…]
NASA administrator: IV&V ‘critically important’
By KELSIE LeROSE Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden came to Fairmont Tuesday to visit NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility, located in the I-79 Technology Park. Bolden spent 14 years as an astronaut and flew on two missions as a commander and two as a pilot.[Read More…]
OPINION: Patrick Morrisey right to file lawsuit
The Inter-Mountain The link between abuse of opioid painkillers such as OxyContin and heroin addiction has been obvious for years. Responsible physicians, pharmacists and drug companies have taken steps to curb misuse of pain pills. But some continue to reap big profits for themselves at enormous cost to patients. One[Read More…]
Sign-ups for health insurance increase in Ohio, West Virginia
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Open enrollment in the health insurance marketplace resulted in 22,777 West Virginians and 165,046 Ohioans making plan selections under the Affordable Care Act by the extended deadline on Monday. Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,[Read More…]
Fourth time in the last 100 years: Celebration of Hanukkah begins on Christmas Eve
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUE FIELD, W.Va. — For only the fourth time in the last 100 years, the start of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah (or Chanukah) will be on Christmas Eve. The first candle (of the eight) on the menorah will be lit at sunset on Christmas[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Dec. 22
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. EUROPE SCRAMBLES TO FIND TUNISIAN SUSPECT IN BERLIN ATTACK German officials had deemed[Read More…]