WHEELING, W.Va. — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich predicts Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton soon will be indicted – effectively ending her bid for the Oval Office. The event will be among many making 2016 “an extraordinary election year,” he told a packed audience at Wheeling Jesuit University’s Troy[Read More…]
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Railroad fight raises concern about Prichard project
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s congressional delegation and others are speaking out against Canadian Pacific’s hostile takeover bid for the Norfolk Southern railroad because they fear job losses and harm to a Wayne County intermodal facility project that could be undercut just as it is getting started. At a press[Read More…]
WV Senate passes school-bus stop-sign bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that aims to deter people from driving past stopped school buses by making it easier for law enforcement officials to pursue charges against those who don’t heed school-bus stop signs. The bill would allow law enforcement to charge the[Read More…]
WVU campaign nearing $1B goal two years early
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU’s “State of Minds” capital campaign is just shy of its $1 billion goal, with two more years to spare. The campaign has raised $938 million, which is 94 percent of its goal, according to 2015 year-end figures the WVU Foundation released Tuesday. “We have had great[Read More…]
Snow-covered parking lots keep school closed
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County public school officials blamed Wednesday’s school cancellation, the fifth consecutive nixed school day, on snow-covered parking lots and roadways, and said they didn’t know when the problem will cease. “It took four trucks four hours to clear the parking lot at Riverside High School,” said[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Jan. 27
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. 1 KILLED IN ARREST OF OREGON ARMED RANCHERS Militant leader Ammon Bundy is[Read More…]
Heavy snow fells Charleston flea market roof
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The snow from last weekend’s winter storm might have stopped Saturday, but West Virginia residents are likely to feel the effects for a while. As of Monday evening, most main roads and interstates had been cleared off in Kanawha County, and crews were focusing on secondary streets,[Read More…]
Ohio County school officials haggle over test scores
WHEELING, W.Va. — If you listen to Ohio County Schools administrators, the district performed exceptionally well on the 2014-15 West Virginia General Summative Assessment, as it finished first in the state in the percentage of students proficient in English/language arts and second in those proficient in math. But if you[Read More…]
Small WV town garners attention for its 42 inches
GLENGARY, W.Va. — It wasn’t quite like winning Powerball, yet the small West Virginia town of Glengary is getting a lot of attention for receiving the most snow from the recent storm: 42 inches. “Yeah, it’s cool. That’s about it,” said Robert Bragg, who owns a heating and cooling business[Read More…]
New Wyoming County senator takes her seat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Being a state senator wasn’t on her radar, but when Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin called her Friday, Sue Cline stepped up. Senator Cline took her spot in the Senate’s second row Monday. Cline was appointed Friday to fill the 9th District vacancy left by Daniel Hall, who[Read More…]