By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Standing before members of the School Building Authority, Mercer County Superintendent Deborah Akers asked for $10.7 million to replace two 1920s-era elementary schools in Bluefield. “You should give us the dollars for this because we found a flat piece of property,”[Read More…]

By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Smoking can continue in specified areas at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and in limited video lottery rooms, now that the Wheeling-Ohio County Board of Health has declined to change the county’s clear air regulation. A vote wasn’t taken during the[Read More…]

By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va.  — More than 400 new child abuse victims sought help at one of West Virginia’s children’s advocacy centers for the 2017 fiscal year – an 11.26 percent increase over the previous year and marking a 66 percent increase in victims served five years ago, according[Read More…]

By JOHN MARK SHAVER The Fairmont News FAIRMONT, W.Va. — After two months of going door to door and holding signing events, the Keep Fairmont Safe group now has all 1,979 signatures needed on a petition against the city’s Human Rights Commission ordinance. According to a certificate sent by the[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — In an effort to empower the community and faith-based leaders in the fight against the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey shared his initiative, Combating Addiction with Grace, Tuesday at Calvary Assembly of God in Beckley. While he said there aren’t treatment[Read More…]

By BETH SERGENT and MORGAN McKINNESS Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va.  — This Dec. 15 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Silver Bridge collapse. The West Virginia Division of Highways is working with the City of Point Pleasant to provide a ceremony to note the solemn occasion. Though[Read More…]

By JAZ BROWN The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Defense in Depth, the new shooting range opening in Sabraton, will be the first in West Virginia to allow customers to rent and shoot machine guns. Individuals on the membership plan will be allowed “one free machine gun rental” on their[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ZIMBABWE UNDERGOES ‘BLOODLESS CORRECTION’ The army in the southern African nation says it has President[Read More…]