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…]
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Princeton hopes to revitalize railroad museum
PRINCETON, W.Va. — City officials are working to revitalize a local museum that showcases the very reason the city of Princeton exists – the railroads. The Princeton Railroad Museum on 99 Mercer St. offers displays for enthusiasts of railroads and history, but it is not open very often at this[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…]
W.Va. Chamber upset with minimum wage rules
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s minimum wage workers are set to get a raise come Jan. 1, the first of two increases that will bring the wage to $8.75 by next year. But the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, which did not initially oppose the wage hike, now has concerns[Read More…]
W.Va. Republicans step into leadership, limelight
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Before taking the full plunge into their respective leadership roles, Republican elected officials made a stop at The Resort at Glade Springs on Thursday to meet with area leaders on the upcoming lawmaking sessions. Perhaps it was only Delegate John O’Neal, R-Raleigh, the new Majority Whip, who[Read More…]