The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ERDOGAN: SAUDI WRITER’S MURDER PLANNED Turkey’s president says Jamal Khashoggi was the victim of a[Read More…]
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West Virginia Supreme Court Division 1 hopefuls make their cases in Wheeling
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Candidates for the Division 1 seat on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals believe the state’s court system needs to move quicker and be more affordable and accessible to the public. Eight of the 10 candidates seeking election[Read More…]
West Virginia Supreme Court Division 2 candidates want focus on family courts
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — As the opioid addiction crisis continues in West Virginia, family courts in the state are dealing with the fallout. Candidates for the Division 2 seat on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals discussed Sunday the need for an[Read More…]
Sen. Manchin takes on array of issues as election day approaches
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two stories profiling candidates for the U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia. First is Incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. His Republican challenger, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, will be profiled next week. By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — Sen. Joe Manchin,[Read More…]
WV Attorney General Patrick Morrisey: Republican hopes to effect change if elected
By CHARLES YOUNG NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey hopes to unseat long-serving Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin Nov. 6 when the two square off during the midterm election. Morrisey, who became the state’s first Republican attorney general in 80 years when he was elected in[Read More…]
WVU conference promotes energy innovators working on ‘some of the world’s most challenging problems’
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A gathering of innovative startup companies will promote businesses and projects that reduce building energy costs by up to 40 percent while maintaining comfort in every room; convert waste materials to energy and useful products; adapt the Internet of Things concepts for smarter manufacturing and[Read More…]
A tourist’s-eye view of a West Virginia ‘elk-management’ tour
By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail HOLDEN, W.Va. — This wasn’t the way I had envisioned things. A cold rain spattered the windshield of my car as I pulled out of the Gazette-Mail parking building and steered south toward Logan County. “Not great weather for an elk tour,” I groused. Since[Read More…]
West Virginia “genius” reporter still has questions
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ken Ward Jr. doesn’t have all the answers. During a roughly one-hour interview in a Charleston coffee shop earlier this month, the veteran journalist still gets excited when he talks about newspaper work, the scientific method, and the future of journalism. He[Read More…]
