MONTGOMERY, W.Va. — Three new college graduates lost everything Sunday when their apartment building burst into flames and eventually crumbled to the ground. Jose Daniel Soto Arroyo, a former West Virginia University Institute of Technology baseball player, Juan Suarez Trujillo, a former soccer player for the school, and Zhu Lingxi,[Read More…]
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Jim Justice announces he’ll run for governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Greenbrier owner and billionaire Jim Justice on Monday announced his intentions to seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2016. After weeks of speculation, Justice, 63, formally declared his decision in front of a large crowd gathered at the White Sulphur Springs Civic Center. “In all honesty,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, May 12
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. ANOTHER MAJOR QUAKE STRIKES NEPAL It hits with[Read More…]
Justice running for Governor
Citing need for jobs, family support and elected officials without political agendas, Greenbrier Resort owner says now is his time to run WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Jim Justice, a successful West Virginia businessman in several industries who rescued The Greenbrier from bankruptcy, officially announced his campaign for Governor of West[Read More…]
Agenda set for governor’s nine-day Japan trip
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A nine-day trade mission to Japan to mark the 25th anniversary of the state’s development office in Nagoya will include stops in that city, along with Yokohama and Tokyo and receptions marking the anniversary in both Tokyo and Nagoya, a Department of Commerce spokeswoman said. The trade mission,[Read More…]
Charleston episodes of Antiques Roadshow to air
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six thousand people, from 40 states and two Canadian provinces, came to Charleston last August for the Antiques Roadshow and their visits had a $1.5 million impact on the local economy, said Scott Finn, executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Those people brought their antiques to[Read More…]
69th annual Victory Awards Dinner set for Sunday
WHEELING, W.Va. — The nation’s oldest statewide sports fete will be held Sunday at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling. The 69th annual Victory Awards Dinner sponsored by the 83-year-old West Virginia Sports Writers Association will feature the induction of two more members of the W.Va. Sports Hall of Fame as well as[Read More…]
Science should dictate Clarksburg fluoride policy
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — It’s not often you get so many diverse groups agreeing on one thing. Everyone has an opinion, and some issues can cause heated arguments. But the fact is, the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Public Health Service, the World Health Organization,[Read More…]
Blenko plans ‘Autumn Flame’ for West Virginia Day
MILTON, W.Va. — Blenko Glass Company has started making its 2015 West Virginia Day piece, “Autumn Flame,” which will go on sale at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 20, in celebration of West Virginia’s 152nd birthday. The vase pays homage to West Virginia’s trees, designer Arlon Bayliss said. He described the[Read More…]
Attack on gay couple spotlights law’s deficiency
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Allegations last week that a Marshall University football player attacked two gay men while they were standing at a street corner in downtown Huntington has brought a heap of attention to the university, the city and West Virginia – none of it welcome.[Read More…]
