CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Department of Environmental Protection officials plan to announce as early as Tuesday a proposed rule outlining a focused plan for mandated inspections of thousands of chemical storage tanks across West Virginia and — Tomblin administration officials hope — ease concerns about implementation of the state’s new[Read More…]
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Another West Virginian wins $1 million in Lottery
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Robert Carter has been buying Powerball tickets for more than 30 years, and until this year, he had never won more than $7. His diligence paid off on Aug. 2, when his wife, Helen, checked his Powerball ticket and discovered he’d won a million dollars. “I[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Sept. 9
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. OBAMA LOOKS TO BROADEN OFFENSIVE VS. ISLAMIC MILITANTSThe plans[Read More…]
Senior citizens rally set for Tuesday
WVPA Sharing photos will be available EDITOR’S NOTE: The WVPA will take photos at this rally and distribute them to all member newspapers. Editors should watch emails and look for postings after 1 p.m. CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Directors of Senior and Community Services will host a rally[Read More…]
W.Va. State seeks self-sufficiency with gas wells
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last Wednesday, West Virginia State University began using a new source of natural gas — from under the university itself. The first of three natural gas wells to be built on the Institute campus came online at 2 p.m. Wednesday. A crew from Spencer-based Reserve Oil[Read More…]
W.Va. authorities get suspected ‘doctor shopper’ list
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Pharmacy has given police the names of 90 suspected “doctor shoppers,” who solicited an excessive number of prescriptions for pain pills over the past year. A pharmacy board committee generated the list after reviewing the state’s controlled-substances database. One of the individuals[Read More…]
Huntington mayor leads city in prayer for addicts
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — On Monday, Sept. 8, it will have been one year since David and Ann Niday found out their 26-year-old son, Michael, had passed away in Florida due to a drug overdose. On Sunday morning after the handbells rang out their somber song, the couple joined Dr. Skip[Read More…]
W.Va. officials feeling pressure for online gambling
WHEELING, W.Va. — Consider these numbers: Since 2009, table gambling receipts have declined 76 percent at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, according to the West Virginia Lottery Commission. Slot machines haven’t fared much better at the Wheeling track, dropping from a high of $2.2 billion put into the machines in 2004 to[Read More…]
Marshall County to see yet another pipeline
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – Contractors are planning to build another 42-inch pipeline to send up to 3.25 billion cubic feet of Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas daily across Ohio for use in Michigan and Canada via Rover’s $4.3 billion project. As Dominion Resources and its partners proceed with their $5[Read More…]
More federal money flowing to Bluestone Dam
BECKLEY, W.Va. — A multi-million dollar investment in the Bluestone Dam will allow work to continue on 287 strand anchors, which will maintain stabilization of the 2,048-foot-long structure that provides flood control for residents along the New River from Hinton to Charleston. The federal funding — $9.6 million — will[Read More…]
