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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, May 18

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, May 18, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. ISLAMIC MILITANTS KILL HUNDREDS AS THEY TAKE IRAQ’S[Read More…]

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Charleston Civic Center’s new LED lights reducing power usage by 75 percent

  CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With your next sporting event or concert at the Charleston Civic Center Coliseum, officials say you can expect “crisp” lighting and clearer viewing for televised programming.  The Charleston Civic Center and Ephesus Lighting, the leader in high-output LED lighting in sports and entertainment venues, Friday unveiled a new high-output LED[Read More…]

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Buckhannon’s Strawberry Festival in full swing

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Deann Baughman of Buckhannon and her family sit in the same spot every year to watch the various parades in the West Virginia Strawberry Festival. It’s a family tradition that’s been going on for the last five years. But that’s what the Strawberry Festival, which is in[Read More…]

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Convert old Navy base to a state prison

An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register  WHEELING, W.Va. — Bargains such as West Virginia may benefit from soon do not come along frequently. State officials should snap this one up. A major Navy base located, strangely enough, near Sugar Grove, in Pendleton County, has been closed. State officials hope the General[Read More…]

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W.Va. court lets addicts sue health care providers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mingo County residents alleging they were negligently prescribed pain medication, causing or enabling their addiction, will be able to maintain their lawsuits against pharmacies and doctors that distributed them, West Virginia Supreme Court justices decided. In a 3-2 decision, written by Chief Justice Margaret Workman, justices decided if[Read More…]

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