By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A member of the House of Delegates accused of injuring a doorkeeper took time Saturday to apologize for his actions. House Minority Whip Mike Caputo, D-Marion, addressed the house during a Saturday morning floor session one week before[Read More…]
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How a 3 a.m. bar fight left a WV delegate blind
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 12 years after Eric Porterfield, who made national news earlier this year comparing the gay community to the Ku Klux Klan, lost his vision in a parking lot brawl, his legal battle against the bar where it happened continues. Porterfield,[Read More…]
Free meal program in West Virginia county increases productivity and attendance
By TRAVIS CRUM The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Besides ensuring that all students have access to nutritious breakfasts and lunches, Cabell County Schools’ free school meals program has other bonuses. Students want to come to school, they are more alert and they are more productive during tasks, said Rhonda McCoy, food service[Read More…]
WV legislators continue to work on bills
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Come midnight Saturday, March 9, the West Virginia Legislature will end its session, which so far has included major bill packages, another teacher strike and plenty of controversy Many things were promised before the session began and many bills were introduced, but[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia residents unfazed by new law allowing for Sunday liquor sales
By EMILY D. COPPALA Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEWELL, W.Va. — Residents’ opinions on the recently passed Sunday liquor law seem to be nonchalant. Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill on Thursday that will allow stores to sell liquor after 1 p.m. on Sundays. Previously, stores were not legally allowed to[Read More…]
WVU Extension Service connects volunteer efforts and communities through Energy Express
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — While some college students look forward to time off during summer break, West Virginia University student Moriah Davis looks forward to heading back into the classroom where she helps young West Virginians enhance their reading skills through the WVU Extension Service Energy Express program. Energy[Read More…]
WV faith leaders condemn anti-Muslim display, and the bills that came before it
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Less than a month before a representative of an anti-Muslim group set up a display Friday in the West Virginia Capitol, three local leaders from the major Western religions — Judaism, Islam and Christianity — sat together in a committee room at[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates passes balanced budget
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates passed out a balanced budget Saturday with a week left in the 2019 legislative session. House Bill 2020, the governor’s budget bill, passed 92-5 and now heads to the state Senate. It is expected[Read More…]
WVPA Foundation accepting scholarship, summer Internship applications for 2019-20
Newspapers interesting in hosting an intern should contact the WVPA CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association Foundation is now accepting applications for 2019 Summer Internships at West Virginia newspapers and 2019-20 college scholarships. If awarded, there will be three $3,000 paid internships. The WVPAF also assists with unpaid internships at newspapers across[Read More…]
