By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Members of Huntington’s Mayors Challenge team gathered with city firefighters and police officers Monday morning at City Hall to watch the live announcement that the city was selected as one of the winners of the 2018 Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge. Huntington Mayor[Read More…]
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Editorial: Ojeda is best choice to represent 3rd District
The Logan Banner No one should doubt Richard Ojeda’s determination or his passion. Old-timers might say he’s as subtle as a chain saw. He’s a fighter. He is someone who is not afraid of putting himself forward and accepting the risks that come with it. That’s what West Virginia needs[Read More…]
Logan Banner: Our view: No on Amendment 1, yes on 2
The Logan Banner West Virginians who go to the polls in the Nov. 6 general election will be asked to vote on two proposed amendments to the state’s constitution. One, labeled Amendment 1, seeks to clarify that nothing in the constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, October 30
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. . ‘I’M GOING TO DIE’ Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of Tree of Life Synagogue recounts the morning[Read More…]
Wheeling community gathers in response to Pittsburgh shooting
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Residents of Wheeling and the surrounding area are gathering together this afternoon to mourn and draw comfort from one another in the wake of a shooting that killed 11 people in Pittsburgh on Saturday. A gunman, who allegedly spewed anti-Semitic slurs and[Read More…]
Pittsburgh temple shooting victim was West Virginia Wesleyan College grad
Staff, wire reports The Inter-Mountain PITTSBURGH, Pa. — One of those killed in the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh Saturday was a West Virginia Wesleyan College graduate. Daniel Stein, 71, was a 1969 graduate of WVWC. He and seven other men and three women were killed inside the Tree of Life[Read More…]
Charleston Jewish community stands together in wake of Pittsburgh shooting
By REBECCA CARBALLO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A family walked past Charleston’s B’nai Jacob Synagogue and placed flowers on the doorstep Sunday, a day after a gunman entered a Pittsburgh synagogue and opened fire, killing 11 people. “Our synagogue wasn’t targeted. These people probably have never been to our[Read More…]
Manchin optimistic about campaign; Morrisey touts supporting Trump
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — With a little more than a week until the election, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he likes where he’s sitting. During a stop at Democratic headquarters in Martinsburg on Friday, Manchin talked about his re-election chances as well as what he thinks[Read More…]
West Virginia Election 2018: Morrisey fighting to unseat Manchin in U.S. Senate race
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of two stories profiling candidates for the U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia. Today’s profile is on Republican Patrick Morrisey, who is challenging Democrat Joe Manchin in West Virginia’s closely watched U.S. Senate race. By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Patrick Morrisey believes there is[Read More…]
