CHARLESTON. W.Va. – The widow of a Berkeley County sanitation worker is working with a state senator on a bill that could save the lives of others in the industry. Sen. Donald Cookman, D-Hampshire, has introduced a bill, SB 378, to add garbage trucks and other sanitation vehicles to the[Read More…]
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WVU women’s hoops team routs Cowgirls, 77-45
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU women’s basketball coach Mike Carey walked briskly toward the Oklahoma State bench as the final buzzer sounded Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Coliseum. At midcourt, Carey extended his hand to Oklahoma State coach Jim Littell, who leaned toward Carey’s left ear and offered the ultimate[Read More…]
Rioting juveniles damage Parkersburg center
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – A riot at the Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center at 907 Mission Drive in Parkersburg Tuesday evening caused an extensive amount of damage, an official said. Around 7 p.m. Tuesday, officers with the Parkersburg Police Department were summoned to the Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center to assist[Read More…]
Lethal mix of heroin turning up in West Virginia
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Police officials have confirmed that a deadly heroin batch mixed with fentanyl is in this region. The lethal concoction of heroin and the drug fentanyl — that is 100 times more potent than morphine — has been blamed for dozens of deaths in the eastern United States.[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Feb. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUCE COLLAPSES IN UKRAINE, DEATH TOLL MOUNTS An[Read More…]
Wood County native appears in “Nashville Wives”
NASHVILLE – Cassie (Piersol) Chapman, a self-professed country girl from Blue Front Hollow Road in Wood County, is one of the stars in the new television series “Private Lives of Nashville Wives,” set to premiere at 10 p.m. Monday on TNT. How did Chapman go from showing horses, winning ribbons[Read More…]
W.Va. judge dismisses medical device case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a week of testimony in the most recent case against pelvic mesh manufacturers, a federal judge ruled that there wasn’t enough evidence to support that the devices were defective. Trial began last week in a case brought by women who said a particular kind of mesh[Read More…]
Former W.Va. State president Hazo Carter dies
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Hazo Carter Jr., who served as president of West Virginia State University from 1987 through 2012, has died. The university announced Carter’s death late Tuesday evening. After 25 years as university president, Carter took on the title of president emeritus when current President Brian Hemphill took over[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate OKs anti-meth prescription bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After brushing aside pressure from drug industry lobbyists, the West Virginia Senate passed legislation Tuesday that aims to reduce methamphetamine labs across the state by requiring a prescription for cold medications containing an ingredient used to make meth. Senators said they have to do something to stop[Read More…]
Register-Herald group wins $1 million lottery prize
For The Register-Herald CHARLESTON — A lottery group of 27 players from the Beckley area were announced Tuesday as winners of $1 million after matching five of the six numbers from the Feb. 8 Powerball drawing. West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave said the winners, now known as “The[Read More…]
