The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. “IT WAS AWFUL, AND NOW THERE’S JUST NOTHING LEFT” The destruction of many Florida communities[Read More…]
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National Newspaper Week: Journalism under attack when needed most
By SID SCHWARTZ Editor The Gazette, Janesville, Wis. When has the work of journalists been more important? Was it 50 years ago, when America’s inner cities were burning and the Pentagon was hiding the scope and nature of the war in Vietnam? Or 100 years ago, when the administration of President[Read More…]
Jury begins deliberations in Justice Loughry trial
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a morning filled with last-minute appeals by the prosecution and defense, the jury determining the guilt or innocence of Allen Loughry, a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, began its deliberations Wednesday afternoon. After[Read More…]
Justice family companies ordered to start paying settlement
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A coal company owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s family will have to start making payments on a settlement, a judge ordered Wednesday. The company, Justice Low Seam Mining, Inc., will have to pay about $478,000 owed to Virginia Drilling Co. in 10[Read More…]
Aviation trailblazer Yeager to attend air show at West Virginia airport named in his honor
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Chuck Yeager, the West Virginia-born World War II ace fighter pilot and the first aviator to achieve supersonic flight, will be among those viewing the Salute to our Veterans and First Responders Air Show this weekend at the airport that bears his[Read More…]
West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey affirms concealed carry recognition with Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office has affirmed concealed carry recognition with Virginia. This means Virginia will continue to recognize concealed handgun licenses issued to West Virginians who are age 21 and older. “This ensures convenience in travel and peace of mind for West[Read More…]
Manchin secures more than $4.4 billion for water infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) secured an authorization of $4.4 billion in appropriations for capitalization grants awarded to state drinking water revolving loan funds in the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. The appropriations will be distributed over three years: $1.174 billion in fiscal year 2019, $1.3[Read More…]
WVU researcher explores how an immune system problem may sabotage depression treatment
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University researcher is investigating how a type of white blood cell that makes antibodies, called a B cell, may influence whether depressed patients respond well to pharmacological treatment. Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi, a research assistant professor in WVU’s School of Medicine, and her colleagues[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail seeks to unseal Blankenship documents
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Gazette-Mail has asked a federal court to unseal more than a dozen documents that were filed as part of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s effort to have his criminal mine safety conviction overturned. On Wednesday, the newspaper, now[Read More…]
