Month: February 2017

Missing state vehicles used as example of W.Va. waste

By JANET METZER The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON — House Speaker Tim Armstead said missing vehicles that West Virginia registers and insures, but doesn’t know who’s driving them or where they are, is a perfect example of the waste that needs to be eliminated from the state’s government before it[Read More…]

West Virginia lawmakers consider take-home meals for schoolchildren

By JOSELYN KING The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING — Many children in West Virginia already partake in free and reduced-cost lunch and breakfast programs at their school. Now, a bill introduced last week in Charleston would require schools to provide take-home meals to students upon request. And this past holiday[Read More…]

Prosecutor investigating former Elkins police chief’s ‘Cockroach’ memo

By MATTHEW BURDETTE The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register ELKINS, W.Va. — Randolph County Prosecutor Michael Parker said his office is reviewing former Elkins police chief Craig Cross’ memo that instructed officers to harass and put fear into “any suspected cockroach” in the community as a way to crack down on suspected drug dealers. Cross[Read More…]

Couple’s card collection full of love

By COURTNEY HESSLER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Much like a home full of decor Christmas houses in December, Bob and Margy Barrett’s dining room is currently brimming with a Valentine’s Day card collection that started more than 100 years ago. For about a week every year, the couple displays about[Read More…]

10 things to know today: Monday, Feb. 13

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NEARLY 200,000 UNDER EVACUATION ORDER NEAR CALIFORNIA DAM Authorities in Oroville warn an emergency[Read More…]

Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Monday, Feb. 13

W.Va. Legislative Committee Meeting Schedule – Subject to change Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm SENATE:                       Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 Senate convenes at 11 a.m.  Committee Schedule N/A   HOUSE OF DELEGATES:  Monday, Feb. 13, 2017  – House convenes at 11 a.m. FIRST READING[Read More…]

Kevin Slimp: What I learned visiting newspapers

By Kevin Slimp [email protected] Convention season is an interesting time in the life of a speaker. Most years, I’ll travel directly from one convention to the next between late January and June. Some years, the travel doesn’t slow until July or August. I’ve purposely cut my travel this year, to[Read More…]

W.Va. employers alerted to email phishing scam

Attorney General Morrisey warns of emails seeking wage, W-2 data CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey alerted employers to an email phishing scam that has already targeted two entities in southern West Virginia. Staff members, in both instances, reportedly received fraudulent emails from an address similar to[Read More…]

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