BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — North Central West Virginia Airport is in “a difficult situation” when it comes to its flights to Washington, D.C., according to Director Rick Rock. The flights, offered by Silver Airways, are funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Essential Air Service (EAS) program. Silver receives $191,000 monthly from[Read More…]
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Parkersburg borrowing $500,000 to raze 50 houses
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Efforts to demolish 50 dilapidated houses can begin in May once city officials close on loans for half a million dollars to fund the work. Mayor Bob Newell said Monday that the closing on the two $250,000 loans from the West Virginia Housing Development Fund will take[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, April 7
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO’S MAKING CASE FOR DEAL WITH TEHRAN Obama[Read More…]
Groups work to preserve Raleigh County coal camp
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Preservation, development, community and government agencies have banded together to preserve an apartment complex in the Raleigh County coal camp community of Helen for future generations. The project could serve as a model for preservation groups across the state. David Rotenizer, Raleigh County extension agent, said the[Read More…]
UBB miners remembered in Whitesville ceremony
WHITESVILLE, W.Va. — Even the birds were silent Sunday. A quietness engulfed this hollow on the fifth anniversary of Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine explosion, where 29 miners perished and mine safety finally came to the forefront. Buicks and pickups parked, many mourners walked with the aid of canes or[Read More…]
‘Refusal to fill’ spreads in W.Va. pharmacies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The call from the pain clinic came just hours after federal agents raided Trivillian’s pharmacy in Kanawha City and confiscated boxes of records about prescription pill sales. The woman on the phone asked Daniel Hemmings, a pharmacist at Advance Pharmacy Services, if he would fill prescriptions for[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, April 6
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, April 6, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. KENYAN WARPLANES ATTACK AL-SHABAB POSITIONS The air strikes[Read More…]
W.Va. Nonprofit Association hosting town meetings
Meetings introducing West Virginia Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Nonprofit organizations across West Virginia have an opportunity for face-to-face training and instruction during the next two months as the West Virginia Nonprofit Association hosts a series of town meetings. “Beginning with meetings next week in Huntington and Beckley,[Read More…]
Scam university steals Charleston school’s history
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A diploma mill claiming the identity and 125-year history of the University of Charleston is offering life experience degrees for a fraction of the cost it takes to earn one from the private four-year college. For about $300, one can trade in past schooling and job experience[Read More…]
Poca man awarded $3 million in case against Ford
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal jury this week ruled against Ford Motor Company and awarded a 74-year-old Poca man more than $3 million in damages after his gas pedal got stuck, causing him to crash his truck. On Nov. 20, 2012, while Howard Nease was driving toward Charleston on U.S.[Read More…]