By Kate Mishkin The Charleston Gazette-Mail MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Early in the morning, 50 years ago today, Cecelia Donato’s family farmhouse started rattling. In Fairmont, Bob Campione’s mom answered a phone call from his editor. Tina Malcomb waited for her dad to come home from work. It was just before[Read More…]
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W.Va. AG joins anti-abortion lawsuit
Staff Report PARKERSBURG — West Virginia through the attorney general is among 19 states asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case from Indiana that challenges state laws prohibiting discriminatory abortions based upon the biological sex, race or disability of an unborn child. Led by Wisconsin, the states in[Read More…]
Canaan Valley Resort opening tubing, skating park for Thanksgiving weekend
Release from West Virginia State Parks: DAVIS, W.Va. – Canaan Valley Resort State Park is starting the winter season early this year by opening its tubing and ice skating areas during the Thanksgiving weekend on Nov. 22-25. “We’re excited to be opening our snow park for a weekend of Thanksgiving[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WVU College of Law to host launch event for Center for Consumer Law and Education
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU College of Law is hosting a launch of the Center for Consumer Law and Education on Nov. 28. Media interested in attending the CCLE launch should RSVP James Jolly at [email protected] or 304.293.7439. WHAT: Launch of the Center for Consumer Law and Education WHEN: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30[Read More…]
WV Treasurer’s Office: WVABLE accounts make future brighter for people with disabilities
Release from the West Virginia State Treasurer: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The future is uncertain and we embrace it the best we can. For people with disabilities, take the uncertainty and multiply it. Whether developmental or physical or some combination thereof, people with disabilities face health, financial and social obstacles which[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, November 20
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.
Wheeling, W.Va., trio to perform at White House
By Linda Comins The Intelligencer of Wheeling WHEELING, W.Va. — The Ron Retzer Trio, a popular area band, has been invited to perform at the White House for a holiday open house on Dec. 20. Participating in the festive occasion will be the trio’s original members: founder Ron Retzer, of[Read More…]
Master fiddlers to offer free concert Nov. 26 at Frank and Jane WV Folklife Center
From The Times West Virginian: FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A free old-time fiddling performance by Doug Van Gundy, a master-fiddler and an eighth-generation West Virginian, and Annie Stroud, his apprentice, will be hosted by the The Frank and Jane WV Folklife Center at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, according to a[Read More…]
Editorial: Voter turnout impressive, but civic duty continues
From The Journal of Martinsburg: We all survived another election — perhaps barely, as parts of the nation still grapple with results. As we prepare to dine with our families and give thanks this week, residents of the Mountain State can indeed be grateful. We not only exercised our civic[Read More…]
