CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a debate that lasted more than an hour, the West Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation Monday that sets strict ethics rules for Attorney General Patrick Morrissey’s office. House Democrats called the bill (HB4490) “good policy,” while Republicans declared it would create a “constitutional crisis.”[Read More…]
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St. Albans woman charged with killing mother
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A woman’s body was found in an outbuilding behind her house Monday near St. Albans, and authorities are charging her daughter with the murder. Kanawha deputies arrested Jessica Lee Woods, 36, of West Main Street Monday morning at the Days Inn hotel in Kanawha City for[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Feb. 25
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WEBSITE OF BIG BITCOIN EXCHANGE GOES OFFLINE The[Read More…]
Hancock County math teacher ‘flips’ his classroom
NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. – In the topsy-turvy world of Mat Deveany’s math classrooms, “homework” is done in school and lectures are watched online at home. Deveany, 25, a second-year math teacher at Oak Glen High School, said he’s getting good results using the “flipped classroom” model of teaching, so much[Read More…]
Mid-Ohio Valley farmers report fruit harvest losses
MARIETTA – Below-freezing temperatures in the Mid-Ohio Valley this winter haven’t affected some fruit crops while others did not fare so well, according to local growers. “The cold hasn’t hurt the apple crop – the trees can tolerate it, but the peaches are a total loss,” said Tom Burch, owner[Read More…]
Image projects long-missing Weston girl at age 5
WESTON, W.Va. – The story of a missing Lewis County girl that has touched the hearts of many continues with the release of an age-progressed photo two years after the youth went missing. Aliayah Lunsford, who went missing from her Weston home on Sept. 24, 2011, at the age of[Read More…]
Natural gas processors find W.Va. tax loophole
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – Williams Energy, Blue Racer Midstream and MarkWest Energy spent nearly $900 million in Marshall County during the last tax year on their natural gas processing plants, but those same plants are taxed at only a fraction of that amount, county officials said. Marshall County Assessor Chris Kessler[Read More…]
WVU’s PRT improvements paying off
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU officials are working on the next phase of the PRT modernization plan and have already seen an uptick in service from the first project. Associate Vice President of WVU Facilities and Services Randy Hudak said for Phase I of the plan they installed a new on-board[Read More…]
W.Va. natives hoping for stardom tour state
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — When customers ask Kayla Slone to sing at the Logan Walmart where she works as a cashier, she obliges them and belts out a country tune such as Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors.” One patron taped Slone and uploaded the video to YouTube, and before[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Feb. 24
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ARREST WARRANT OUT FOR UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT The acting[Read More…]
