Charleston, W.Va. – The Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGAWV) hosted its inaugural Science Teacher Education Workshop this week, which was attended by more than 40 science teachers from across the state. The goal of the workshop, held Wednesday, June 20, at the Embassy Suites, was to[Read More…]
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Kittle returns to lead local sports coverage in Elkins
The Inter-Mountain ELKINS , W.Va. — Joey Kittle has been introduced as the new sports editor of The Inter-Mountain, returning to the newspaper where he covered sports for more than 20 years. A Barbour County native, Kittle worked for The Inter-Mountain from 1992 to 2014, serving as the sports editor[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, June 22
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, June 22, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CONFUSION ON BORDER AFTER TRUMP REVERSAL ON FAMILY SEPARATION President Donald Trump’s reversal of a[Read More…]
Firings, resignations shake up West Virginia Gov. Justice’s administration
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As Gov. Jim Justice’s administration has been mired in controversy over the past few weeks, a slew of firings and resignations has rolled through his office and executive branch. Brian Abraham, Justice’s general counsel, said Wednesday that Donnie Adkins, Justice’s deputy chief[Read More…]
Suspended West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Loughry indicted on 22 federal counts
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Allen H. Loughry II Wednesday was charged in a 22-count federal indictment. Loughry, 47, of Charleston, faces 16 counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud, one count of witness tampering and three counts[Read More…]
Officials weigh in on Justice Allen H. Loughry II indictment
Staff reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Reaction Wednesday to the indictment of a suspended West Virginia Supreme Court justice included calls for his immediate resignation. Justice Allen H. Loughry II, 47, of Charleston was accused by a federal grand jury in an indictment unsealed Wednesday with[Read More…]
Judges reverse Clean Water Act decision
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a federal judge decided the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency weren’t doing enough to clean up hundreds of state streams, a panel of circuit judges instead sided with the EPA. The citizen group, which included[Read More…]
Father plans to sue Berkeley County Schools over lesson on Islam
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Berkeley County father has secured help from an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based law firm to file a suit against his daughter’s school, claiming she was given an assignment that goes against his religious beliefs. The Thomas Law Center will represent Richard Penkoski[Read More…]
North Central West Virginia’s ‘McDonald’s of the future’ nearly complete
By ERIC HRIN Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — They haven’t started making the Big Macs and fries yet, but the new McDonald’s on Fairmont’s East Side is almost ready for business. Randy Westfall, director of operations for eight McDonald’s stores in North Central West Virginia, said the new McDonald’s[Read More…]
