By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the now-year-old saga in the impeachment of several judges of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the House of Delegates filed a response to a justice’s brief before the nation’s highest court. Attorneys for the House[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Friday, June 7
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, June 7, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO REVERSED COURSE ON ABORTION POLICY Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he no longer supports[Read More…]
75 years later, D-Day memories remain vivid for West Virginia Navy veteran
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Clear skies and bright sunshine greeted the first elements of the Allied invasion fleet when it arrived off the Normandy coast on the morning of June 6, 1944, and at 6:30 a.m., began to move toward shore. From his battle station on a[Read More…]
West Virginia service members who died on D-Day
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More than 4,000 Allied forces died while storming the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. That number includes these 38 West Virginians, listed with their home counties, who served in different capacities during the war and paid the ultimate sacrifice 75 years ago. They[Read More…]
Feds recommend contempt penalty for Gov. Justice, son
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Labeling the company a “shell,” federal investigators are recommending the courts ignore Justice Energy Co. and go directly after Gov. Jim Justice and his son instead. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia filed a motion[Read More…]
Archbishop William E. Lori admitted former Bishop Michael J. Bransfield spent excessively
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Archbishop William E. Lori admitted Wednesday former Bishop Michael J. Bransfield “engaged in a pattern of excessive and inappropriate spending” during his tenure in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston as news reports revealed he spent millions on travel and to renovate[Read More…]
Supreme Court ruling gives residents more say over natural gas drilling
By KATE MISHKIN and KEN WARD JR Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Natural gas producers in West Virginia no longer can drill on one person’s property to reach gas reserves under adjoining or neighboring tracts, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday in a much-anticipated ruling that gives additional leverage to residents[Read More…]
WVU biology student to investigate the role of soils in climate change across global ecosystems
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University graduate student is investigating how soils store carbon in ecosystems around the world to understand the impact of climate change. Biology Ph.D. student Nanette Raczka’s summer research efforts will begin in a seasonally dry tropical forest in Gaunacaste, Costa Rica. Raczka received a grant from the[Read More…]
