By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald LEWISBURG, W.Va. — As the Lewisburg Chocolate Festival prepares to break down the last shred of willpower still clinging to that dusty New Year’s resolution, dieters can take heart. Many researchers now say that dark chocolate is absolutely loaded with health benefits. According to an[Read More…]
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Ghastly clues emerge: Criminal complaint confirms decapitation in Easter Day homicide in southern West Virginia
By TAMMY TOLER Princeton Times PRINCETON, W.Va. — When she emerged from the woods after depositing the decapitated head of her alleged victim, 41-year-old Roena Cheryl Mills was soaked in blood and only spoke to an invisible man she called “Daddy.” Troubled finding a bloody stranger on the lawn at[Read More…]
Report: W.Va. students slightly improve in math, reading
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s fourth- and eighth-graders demonstrated slight improvements in math and reading compared to two years ago on the latest Nation’s Report Card, though the Mountain State remains below the national average for both subjects. Test scores for students who participated in[Read More…]
Marshall University begins its search for the new Marco
By SARAH INGRAM The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The university is looking for a son or daughter of Marshall to take over as the new Marco to keep the community spirits up throughout the year. Tryouts happen occur next week to give new students an opportunity to be their college’s[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, April 11
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT SENATORS ARE DOING WHILE TRUMP FUMES OVER FBI RAID A bipartisan group of four[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislative announces April interim committees meeting schedule
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The schedule for the April interim Committee meetings for the West Virginia Legislature has been announced. The legislative interim committees will meet Monday, April 16, starting at 9 a.m. To see the general schedule and agendas visit: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/committees/interims/intcomsched.cfm Convene Adjourn Committee Location 9 AM 11 AM Post Audits[Read More…]
TeMa hosts groundbreaking today for $10 million plant in Kearneysville, W.Va.
Italian company’s first U.S. manufacturing facility to create 30 jobs Release from the West Virginia Department of Commerce: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — TeMa North America is breaking ground today for a 42,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Burr Business Park, Kearneysville. The event takes place 3:30 p.m. in the Burr Business Park,[Read More…]
Revenue officials: Despite weak March, state tax collections likely to finish strong
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although revenue collection for March missed projections by $10.86 million, or 3 percent, West Virginia Department of Revenue officials remain confident the state will make a strong finish for the final three months of the 2017-18 budget year. “Typically, you get a[Read More…]
Blankenship fails to turn in financial disclosure for Senate race by deadline
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Don Blankenship, the former coal executive convicted of violating federal mine safety standards who is now running for the U.S. Senate, has failed to turn in a required disclosure that would offer a glimpse into his personal finances. Reports to the U.S.[Read More…]
WVU researcher leads group calling for more science in forensic science
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As a critical component to the administration of justice, researchers are calling for more science in forensic science. Led by Suzanne Bell, chair of the West Virginia University Department of Forensic and Investigative Science, a group of academic scientists who were members of the former[Read More…]
