MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU President E. Gordon Gee agrees that colleges and universities should have zero-tolerance attitudes regarding sexual assault. However, he fears that it will lead to a zero tolerance of conversation and dialogue among students. In an April 2 opinion piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the[Read More…]
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Charleston lands national volleyball tournament
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The city of Charleston has been selected to host the national junior college Division II volleyball tournament at the Civic Center for three years, starting in 2016. The National Junior College Athletic Association made the announcement on Monday. “It’s exciting for us,” said Samantha Carney of the[Read More…]
Movement detected on Yeager Airport hillside
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Paul Mullins spent part of the day Monday helping his father, Solomon Mullins, move furniture out of his lifelong home at 214 Keystone Drive. Paul Mullins said his parents can’t start the process of settling with insurance companies until the house is vacant. Solomon Mullins, 89, and[Read More…]
Power outage in DC a harbinger of things to come
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As power outages go, the one in the Washington, D.C. area last week was relatively minor. But the outage didn’t seem minor to the dozens of people stranded on elevators, stuck deep in darkened Metro rail depots and to businesses forced[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, April 14
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CLINTON STARTS IOWA CAMPAIGN The big rallies can[Read More…]
Report reveals big decline in W.Va. miner ranks
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Each week, the West Virginia Coal Association sends out an e-mail blast called “Coal Bits.” The weekly newsletter contains information about up-coming events, symposiums, legislative updates and such as well as the current statistical information supplied by the federal Energy Information Agency, the National Mining Association and[Read More…]
Naloxone necessary, not panacea for heroin abuse
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — People overdose on heroin nearly every single day in Charleston. The ones who survive continue to live because they’re administered naloxone. “I’ve been a paramedic for 16 years, and I saw my first overdose in 2006,” said Capt. Mark Strickland, a paramedic and firefighter with the Charleston Fire[Read More…]
New film honors builders of New River Gorge Bridge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When most people see the span, reaching out over the New River, they see a record-setting feat of engineering and an awe-inspiring view. But when Larry Cottrell and Clarence “Spud” Chandler see the New River Gorge Bridge, they see the steel and bolts that created it and remember[Read More…]
New law has public bodies evaluating FOIA charges
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Some local governments in the region will have to stop their practice of billing people for retrieving public documents they request. House Bill 2636, signed into law by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, prohibits government agencies from charging an hourly fee to recover the costs associated with searching[Read More…]
It’s time to stop illegal use of drugs meant to help
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., had the quote of the week: “There are more legal prescription drugs harming people than illegal drugs.” And he’s right. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 40 people die every day in the U.S.[Read More…]
