By Rachel Baldwin Williamson Daily News WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The final installment of the property and cash seized from Mountain Medical Care Clinic, a “pill mill” that was shut down in 2010, was officially presented to the West Virginia State Police on Monday morning, during a press conference held by[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Dec. 17
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. `LITTLE EVIDENCE’ NSA PROGRAM PREVENTED TERRORISM A judge[Read More…]
Southern W.Va. sweep nets 54 sex offenders
By Jessica Farrish Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A four-day cooperative effort among West Virginia State Police, the U.S. Marshal’s Southern District Office and Booth Goodwin, U.S. attorney general for the Southern District of West Virginia, netted 54 sex offenders who had failed to comply with the law on mandatory registration.[Read More…]
An initiative for drivers with lead feet, big hearts
By Edward Marshall The Journal RANSON, W.Va. — Life tends to move just a little bit faster for most people during the holidays. Amid the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, if you find yourself literally breaking the speed limit in the city of Ranson, an innovative program will[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Dec. 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and[Read More…]
Efforts made to dedicate portion of U.S. 522 in memory of two slain troopers
By Edward Marshall The Journal BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – On the snowy, cold afternoon of Jan. 12, 1977, all eyes of the Eastern Panhandle turned to the tiny town of Paw Paw as word spread of the tragic slaying of two West Virginia state troopers. In a matter of[Read More…]
WVU rallies past Herd, 74-64
By Rick McCann The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 10-for-24 free throw shooting performance negates just about anything, which is what Marshall shot Saturday evening. West Virginia’s (7-4) and Marshall’s (4-6) men’s basketball teams had the same number of field goals Saturday night, and the Capital Classic was basically decided[Read More…]
Cold pills fuel West Virginia’s meth lab ‘epidemic’
By Eric Eyre and David Gutman Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the weeks before their arrest, Jennifer Boggs and Jennifer Funk went on a shopping spree for cold medicines used to clear up stuffy noses and make illegal methamphetamine. Boggs and Funk shopped at Walmart, Target, Meds-2-Go Express[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to take away from the past week
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares 10 things to take away from the past week. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. AMERICAN MISSING IN IRAN SINCE 2007 WAS ON UNAPPROVED CIA[Read More…]
Pirates Shopping Trip A Home Run With Kids
By Ian Hicks The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING – Christmas came a couple weeks early on Thursday for more than a dozen area children who were treated to a shopping trip they won’t soon forget. On Thursday, Pirates Charities Winter CARE-a-van stopped at Target at The Highlands to accompany nearly 15[Read More…]