CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Paul Mullins spent part of the day Monday helping his father, Solomon Mullins, move furniture out of his lifelong home at 214 Keystone Drive. Paul Mullins said his parents can’t start the process of settling with insurance companies until the house is vacant. Solomon Mullins, 89, and[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, April 14
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CLINTON STARTS IOWA CAMPAIGN The big rallies can[Read More…]
Report reveals big decline in W.Va. miner ranks
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Each week, the West Virginia Coal Association sends out an e-mail blast called “Coal Bits.” The weekly newsletter contains information about up-coming events, symposiums, legislative updates and such as well as the current statistical information supplied by the federal Energy Information Agency, the National Mining Association and[Read More…]
New law has public bodies evaluating FOIA charges
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Some local governments in the region will have to stop their practice of billing people for retrieving public documents they request. House Bill 2636, signed into law by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, prohibits government agencies from charging an hourly fee to recover the costs associated with searching[Read More…]
John Hopkins study links fracking and radon
WHEELING, W.Va. — A new report indicates fracking could help the United States recover up to 2.85 quadrillion cubic feet of natural gas, but another study shows the drilling technique may also produce carcinogenic radon gas across the Marcellus and Utica shale regions. The American Gas Association’s new estimate of[Read More…]
Capito relates benefits of trip to Middle East
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Middle East holds a giant chunk of the world’s energy, is home base to a number of Islamic terrorist groups and generates some of the biggest headaches for politicians worldwide. It also where hundreds of West Virginia service men and women are advising regional police and[Read More…]
Alderson co-op unveils expanded Green Grocer
ALDERSON, W.Va. — All that’s missing are Ike and Corabeth Godsey. The homey feeling of a bygone era that was embodied by the Godseys’ country store on the venerable TV show “The Waltons” has been resurrected in Alderson’s newly expanded Green Grocer store. The cash register is of a decidedly[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, April 13
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, April 13, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HILLARY CLINTON’S LONG ROAD TO SECOND CAMPAIGN The[Read More…]
Berkeley County hopes for ‘economic solar system’
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Although the wide expanse of land is currently undeveloped, the 450-acre site in the Tabler Station Business Park will eventually be home to the largest manufacturing project in West Virginia: Procter & Gamble. State and local officials announced the arrival of P&G, a Fortune 50 company, with[Read More…]
Benwood’s burned church will be razed, rebuilt
BENWOOD, W.Va. — The burned St. John Catholic Church will be razed and replaced with a new building, but the fate of the church’s rectory and school still remain to be decided. Bryan Minor, spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, said Thursday an engineering report revealed the brick[Read More…]