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…]
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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…]
Media Alert: WV Senior Status Judge Arthur Recht dead at 80
From The W.Va. Supreme Court WHEELING, W.Va. – Senior Status Judge Arthur Recht died on October 28, 2018, at Wheeling Hospital after suffering a stroke. He was 80. In addition to his nearly two years serving as a Supreme Court Justice, Judge Recht served the people of the First Judicial[Read More…]
Implications of West Virginia abortion amendment go beyond funding, opponents say
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state constitutional amendment that would prohibit Medicaid from funding abortions could also have further-reaching effects on abortion rights in West Virginia, says both a legal expert and opponents. Amendment 1, up for a vote in the general election, would add a[Read More…]
McKinley, Fershee seek U.S. House seat
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley describes himself an an engineer who strives to build working relationships in Washington, D.C., while Kendra Fershee sees herself as a law school professor and mother who seeks resolutions in everyday life. McKinley, a[Read More…]
