LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Presenting many iterations of the cry, “We need an assignment,” two daughters of acclaimed performer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte concluded with a task for the crowd of more than 300 people assembled for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Greenbrier County. Activists in[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Jan. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. ISLAMIC STATE ISSUES VIDEO ULTIMATUM TO JAPANThe terrorist group[Read More…]
Community college unveils Raleigh County campus
BECKLEY, W.Va. — New River Community and Technical College now has a Raleigh County campus that is under one roof. NRCTC President Dr. L. Marshall Washington led a tour of the $15 million facility that houses faculty, staff and administrative offices, laboratories, classrooms and a student center on Friday. The[Read More…]
W.Va. police departments evaluate body cameras
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Town, city and county law enforcement agencies are all looking into body cameras. After the death of Michael Brown, who was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, police departments across the country purchased body cameras to record the interactions officers have with the public. Some[Read More…]
Falling prices may halt shale rush
WHEELING, W.Va. — Gastar Exploration is among several companies cutting their drilling forecasts for this year, a sign that lower natural gas and oil prices are starting to hit home in the Marcellus and Utica Shale region. The spot price of natural gas is nearing $3 per thousand cubic feet,[Read More…]
Getting our oil from friends
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — An objection to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline being made by some of its liberal opponents may be based on the fact at least 60 percent of Americans are too young to remember the 1973 Arab oil embargo. Some of us recall[Read More…]
W.Va. residents hear about 4 proposed pipelines
JACKSON’S MILL, W.Va. — Concerned residents and landowners convened at Jackson’s Mill Saturday to learn more about how four proposed interstate natural gas pipelines could impact their lives. The informational meeting was organized by the Greenbrier River Watershed Association and included presentations from two expert speakers. Joe Lovett, an attorney[Read More…]
Pausing to remember the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Today throughout much of the country, residents will pause to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an inspirational orator, man of God and civil rights leader who was taken from us on that bleak April day in 1968,[Read More…]
Gazette kicks off reader photo initiative
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — We kick off a new “photo of the week” feature this week, with a selection from Laura Moul, an award-winning photographer from Milton, and only one of a handful of pros who have achieved national certification from the Professional Photographic Certification Commission. But don’t let those impressive[Read More…]
Bill would make journalists protected workers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A week after terrorists stormed the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people, several members of the West Virginia House of Delegates introduced a bill that would create harsher penalties for violent crimes against journalists. Bill sponsors brought up the attack on Bob Aaron, a WCHS[Read More…]