By HEATHER ZIEGLER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register SEVEN SPRINGS, Pa. — Mother Nature is expected to aid in the snow-making process in time for the official opening of the winter ski season beginning this weekend in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania and in Wheeling. Seven Springs Mountain Resort will[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Thursday, December 14
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO REPUBLICANS ARE BLAMING FOR ALABAMA SENATE LOSS Former White House strategist Steve Bannon is[Read More…]
West Virginia legislator announces biills that seek to protect sexual assault survivors
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, on Monday announced two bills enhancing protections for survivors of sexual assault to be introduced on the first day of the 2018 regular session. Together, the bills would ensure survivors in West Virginia receive timely and free access to medical forensic examinations[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Green Bank scope tracks object for signs of alien design
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail GREEN BANK, W.Va. — Could a mysterious, cigar-shaped object believed to have come from another star system and now streaking toward Jupiter at speeds approaching 200,000 miles per hour be a probe from a distant civilization? Probably not, according to scientists with Breakthrough Listen, the[Read More…]
West Virginia’s adult smoker ranks decline
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The number of adult smokers in the state has declined over the past five years, according to a report released Tuesday by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health. According to the DHHR’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance[Read More…]
West Virginia University president’s Gee Mail: The Best of 2017
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With 2018 lurking around the corner, West Virginia University President Gordon Geebids farewell to the year in this look at the Best of Gee Mail: 2017 edition. “Though I am not one to gaze longingly into the rearview mirror, it is important to reflect on[Read More…]
West Virginia House representatives urging Senate to back CHIP
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Studies have shown if Congress does not reauthorize CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program), costs would increase for children with chronic conditions and overall children’s health could worsen. In a release Tuesday, Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., said he is urging the Senate to[Read More…]
Human rights commission headed to Fairmont voters
By CARTER WALKER Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont City Council did not set a public hearing on a proposed repeal of the human rights commission ordinance on Tuesday, sending the issue to a ballot vote in November of 2018. “I don’t think anybody on council was going to[Read More…]
WesBanco expands W.Va. presence with First Sentry acquisition
By JIM ROSS The State Journal HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Another bank name could disappear from West Virginia next year as WesBanco, the state’s largest bank, completes its acquisition of Huntington-based First Sentry Bank. The two banks announced the deal last month. It marked a change for WesBanco, whose acquisition strategy[Read More…]
Brooke County gas lease gains OK from commission
By WARREN SCOTT The Weirton Daily Times WELLSBURG, W.Va. — The Brooke County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to lease three small county-owned parcels in McKinleyville for natural gas drilling. Commission President Tim Ennis said the county will receive $2,646 for signing the lease with Southwestern Energy and 18 percent of[Read More…]
