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$1,000 bill found in Morgantown red kettle

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On Saturday, Dec. 20, Lt. Allen Adkins found something special in the red kettle at the Giant Eagle off Greenbag Road. “I’ve never seen a $1,000 bill before, that’s pretty amazing,” said Adkins, head of the Salvation Army serving Monongalia, Marion and Preston counties. Adkins said he[Read More…]

Volunteer firefighters a vanishing breed in W.Va.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Many local fire departments continue to struggle to find and keep volunteer firefighters, officials say. For some, the numbers have been dwindling for many years, but for others the noticeable decline has been more recent. “In the last couple of years, the numbers have really dropped,” Buckhannon[Read More…]

Task force pushes again for W.Va. meth lab bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second consecutive year, a Kanawha County task force is recommending that West Virginia legislators pass a law that would require people to get a prescription for a cold medicine that’s used to make methamphetamine in clandestine labs. The recommendation comes despite a 40 percent drop[Read More…]

The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Dec. 22

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. WHAT GUNMAN SAID MOMENTS BEFORE AMBUSHING NYC POLICEIsmaaiyl Brinsley[Read More…]

Man released from Cuban prison attended WVU

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dave Houser breathed a sigh of relief from inside his stained glass studio in the woods of Preston County when news broke Wednesday that Alan Gross had emerged from five years of captivity in Cuba. “I’m so tickled that he survived,” Houser, 65, told the Daily Mail[Read More…]

Tourism study shows W.Va. strengths, weaknesses

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s image as a tourism destination gets high marks for outdoor recreation opportunities, scenery and affordability, but rates low as being exciting, unique, for having must-see destinations or luxurious accommodations and for entertainment and nightlife options, a survey commissioned by the state Division of Tourism found.[Read More…]

Marshall begins search for interim leader

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Board of Governors started its search for an interim president Thursday, a day after Dr. Stephen Kopp, the university’s president for the past nine years, died of a sudden illness. The search is expected to take 30 to 60 days, board chairman Michael Sellards[Read More…]

W.Va. state offices open Dec. 26, counties vary

WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia state workers may have to wait an extra day to return Christmas gifts or hunt for bargains because Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin will not give them the day off Dec. 26. Marshall and Wetzel county commissioners, however, already have acted to give their employees the[Read More…]

Ex-W.Va. bank officer liable in elder abuse case

BECKLEY, W.Va. — A former Monroe County bank executive has been found liable in an elder abuse case and ordered to pay the 98-year-old victim more than $325,000 in damages. Betty B. Brown, former senior vice president at First National Bank of Peterstown, was found liable for converting funds and[Read More…]

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