CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The call from the pain clinic came just hours after federal agents raided Trivillian’s pharmacy in Kanawha City and confiscated boxes of records about prescription pill sales. The woman on the phone asked Daniel Hemmings, a pharmacist at Advance Pharmacy Services, if he would fill prescriptions for[Read More…]
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Displaced Charleston church finds spot for Easter
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of Keystone Apostolic Church packed into the West Virginia National Guard Armory near Charleston for Easter service Sunday morning. The congregation lost its church building last month when the man-made hillside supporting Yeager Airport’s runway extension collapsed causing a landslide that destroyed a house and the church.[Read More…]
Governor’s veto a raw deal for raw milk supporters
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — To hear opponents of the bill passed by the Legislature legalizing the sale of raw milk, you’d think grocery store shelves would be full of the unpasteurized product, and hurried consumers might unwittingly pick up a bottle of raw milk when[Read More…]
New W.Va. State Fair chief says she grew up there
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Kelly Collins has some big shoes to fill as she takes over as chief executive officer of the West Virginia State Fair, and she’s hoping some big wheels will help get her in the swing of things. “We will have the super farm tractors at the fairgrounds[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, April 6
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, April 6, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. KENYAN WARPLANES ATTACK AL-SHABAB POSITIONS The air strikes[Read More…]
W.Va. Nonprofit Association hosting town meetings
Meetings introducing West Virginia Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Nonprofit organizations across West Virginia have an opportunity for face-to-face training and instruction during the next two months as the West Virginia Nonprofit Association hosts a series of town meetings. “Beginning with meetings next week in Huntington and Beckley,[Read More…]
$3,500 ‘Food Hub’ grants aid locally grown product accessibility
April 14 deadline set for informational meeting on grant applications MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. — Residents, restaurants and farmers got good news recently with the announcement of $3,500 grants to develop “food hubs” around West Virginia, making it easier to get fresh locally grown products on the table. The program assists[Read More…]
Experts see uncertain outlook for W.Va. economy
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Citing “unusually large declines” in a majority of indicators, experts at the WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research said Thursday that the outlook for the state’s economy is “relatively uncertain.” “Overall, we believe the state’s economy will grow at a slow pace in the late summer[Read More…]
Tomblin cites health concerns in raw milk veto
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have permitted the consumption of raw milk in West Virginia. In his veto message delivered to Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, the governor said that raw milk poses inherent dangers. “It may contain bacteria that is[Read More…]
Scam university steals Charleston school’s history
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A diploma mill claiming the identity and 125-year history of the University of Charleston is offering life experience degrees for a fraction of the cost it takes to earn one from the private four-year college. For about $300, one can trade in past schooling and job experience[Read More…]
