CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Shawn Whittington first took to the area streets three years ago, he counted his parrot-green Island Teriyaki food truck as the first food truck in Putnam County. About 60,000 miles on the truck’s odometer later, he now has company. So much so that last summer the[Read More…]
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Justice slams Goodwin over Blankenship outcome
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The prosecution and conviction of former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship for conspiracy to violate mine safety rules — labeled a landmark case by legal experts and mine safety advocates — came under fire Tuesday from somewhat unusual quarters: The campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, April 13
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOW AMERICANS FEEL ABOUT SUPREME COURT POLITICAL BATTLE Nearly 2 in 3 back[Read More…]
Stonewall Resort hoping for 20 new luxury cabins
WESTON, W.Va. — Budget cuts and funding uncertainty have placed many West Virginia state parks in survival, rather than expansion, mode. But Lewis County’s Stonewall Resort State Park has opened the first of what could be 20 new luxury cottages in a new, wooded lakeshore development, thanks to a new[Read More…]
Charleston I-64 bridge glitch zaps tires, slows traffic
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police shut down eastbound Interstate 64 near Exit 58 after a loose expansion joint caused more than 20 flat tires on the Fort Hill bridge Monday morning. A Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher said at about 7:30 a.m. that the South Charleston Police Department was shutting down the[Read More…]
Campaign for LGBT ordinance starts in Parkersburg
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — With the help of a statewide organization, a group of citizens on Monday launched a campaign to pass a city ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Nineteen residents gathered in the executive conference room at the Parkersburg Municipal Building with representatives of Fairness[Read More…]
Logan gets first regional jail drug treatment unit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Intent on breaking the cycle of drug addiction and crime, West Virginia is launching its first inpatient treatment program in a regional jail. The 28-bed Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) unit opened Monday, April 11, at the Southwestern Regional Jail in Logan County, for male inmates who[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, April 12
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOW DIVIDED ELECTORATE FEELS ABOUT CANDIDATES People in the United States seem to[Read More…]
WV regional jail populations on the decline
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Eastern Regional Jail saw an approximately 7 percent decrease in its average daily incarceration of inmates during fiscal year 2015, continuing a two-year drop from a 17-year high in 2013, according to the Regional Jail Authority annual report. The annual report focuses on the performance and[Read More…]
Canadian company buys Columbia Pipeline Group
WHEELING, W.Va. — In a deal worth $13 billion, the company developing two large pipelines to ship Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas southward from Marshall County will sell its assets to Calgary, Alberta-based TransCanada. Columbia Pipeline Group is building the Leach XPress pipeline to move 1.5 billion cubic feet[Read More…]