MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. — The Boy Scouts of America broke ground Wednesday on a welcome center along U.S. 19 that will serve as a “window” into the 14,000-acre Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve. Made possible through a gift from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust, the center will be located[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Oct. 22
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HILLARY CLINTON TAKING CENTER STAGE AT BENGHAZI HEARING She’ll be the star witness[Read More…]
President says addiction is everyone’s problem
Charleston meeting personalizes heroin addiction in West Virginia By Don Smith West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Barack Obama made clear the reason he thinks every American, every West Virginian, every politician and every parent needs to get involved in the effort to stop drug abuse: “You don’t know[Read More…]
Video: President Obama opens discussion at Charleston meeting
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Barack Obama visited Charleston’s East End Family Resource Center today to discuss the country’s prescription drug and heroin epidemic. President Obama greeted the audience at the Roosevelt Neighborhood Center building Wednesday afternoon: Hear the President’s Greeting.
Coal rally focuses on Obama regulations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Opponents of President Barack Obama’s regulation of the mining industry gathered at the State Capitol near the “Miner Statue” Wednesday morning to rally against federal policies affecting West Virginia’s mining industry and the state residents it supports. The rally came just hours before President Obama was scheduled to speak in Charleston.[Read More…]
Watch live stream of President Obama’s visit to Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Barack Obama visits Charleston’s East End Family Resource Center today to discuss the country’s prescription drug and heroin epidemic Obama will speak at the Roosevelt Neighborhood Center building Wednesday afternoon at 2:20 p.m.. During the forum, which is closed to the public, the president will meet with an audience that[Read More…]
Morgantown enacts $3 user fee starting in January
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Starting in January, the city of Morgantown will begin collecting a $3 weekly user fee from anyone coming to work in the city for the specific purposes of improving the city’s streets and providing improved police protection. After a lengthy public comment portion, the user fee ordinance[Read More…]
Fayette Commission, parents sue state authority
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A lawsuit has been filed against the School Building Authority of West Virginia by Mountain State Justice Inc. on behalf of the Fayette County Commission and individual plaintiffs Shawna Sparks, Geoffrey Heeter and Fayette County Commissioner Matthew Wender. The suit was filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court. In a[Read More…]
Navy to name ship for W.Va. Medal of Honor winner
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams will add another honor to his resume as the U.S. Navy announced Tuesday it would name a ship in his honor, according to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. “Naming a ship after Woody is a lifelong tribute to Woody’s brave[Read More…]
Mississippi State provost named Marshall president
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A biomedical engineer who grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, will become the 37th president of Marshall University. Dr. Jerome A. “Jerry” Gilbert, currently the provost and executive vice president at Mississippi State University, was announced as the university’s next president Tuesday, a day after the university’s presidential[Read More…]
