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Month: December 2016
Berkeley County woman celebrates Christmas with tiny town
By DANYEL VANREENEN The Journal HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Saying that Regina Franklin is a Christmas enthusiast may be putting it lightly. With the help of friends and neighbors — and a lot of yard sale shopping over the years — Franklin has started her own holiday tradition as a reminder[Read More…]
WV Coal Association decries U.S. Interior’s latest rule
Release from the WVCA: CHARLESTON, W.Va. ─ The West Virginia Coal Association is condemning what association officials call “a final attempt by the Obama Administration to end coal mining in the United States.” “Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior released final revisions to federal mining regulations – the latest[Read More…]
Ken Hechler remembered in memorial service at Culture Center
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For all of Ken Hechler’s accomplishments — congressman, secretary of state, World War II veteran, professor, author, activist for civil rights, coal miners and the environment — two words were repeatedly used to describe him at a memorial service Monday in the[Read More…]
To no one’s surprise, WV presidential electors go for Trump
By ANDREW BROWN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As protesters in other states gathered in large numbers to oppose the Electoral College’s approval of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, West Virginia’s five electors unsurprisingly cast their ballots for the Republican president-elect. There were a few[Read More…]
Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta a big hit in its first year
By PEYTON NEELY MARIETTA, Ohio — The Peoples Bank Theatre had a successful first year of eclectic acts, and those beyond the stage are taking what they’ve learned since opening night to plan an even stronger 2017. “We more than exceeded our forecast of revenue for the opening year,” said Hunt[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld announces resignation in Wheeling
By JANET WETZNER The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, a Democrat who has served more than six years, will be leaving his post early in advance of the new Republican administration led by President-elect Donald Trump. Ihlenfeld will resign effective Dec. 31, he announced Monday. “I[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Tuesday, Dec. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUCK ATTACK THAT KILLED 12 IN BERLIN ‘INTENTIONAL’ German media reports that the suspect[Read More…]
Elk reintroduced to West Virginia
Governor releases 20 elk at Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in southern West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. (December 19, 2016) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined representatives from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and The Conservation Fund to welcome elk from Kentucky to West Virginia.[Read More…]
W.Va. Congressional Delegation comments on federal stream protection rule
WASHINGTON, – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., today released the following statements in response to the U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s (OSMRE) announcement that it has finalized the stream protection rule. From U.S. Sen.[Read More…]