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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Dec. 4

Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. PROTESTS ERUPT AFTER GRAND JURY CLEARS WHITE POLICEMAN IN[Read More…]

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Statehouse celebration lights up the night

  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A festive audience gathered Tuesday night for the annual Joyful Night celebration on the south side of the state Capitol building. The holiday season kickoff event at the Capitol Complex featured music by the Morgantown High School and Winfield High School marching bands, the Appalachian Children’s[Read More…]

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The gag order in the Blankenship case goes too far

An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When 29 men died underground at the Upper Big Branch mine in 2010, the state of West Virginia watched and grieved. People were saddened and outraged. They wanted to know what happened and why. With the indictment of former Massey[Read More…]

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W.Va. state revenues see healthy November bump

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With state tax collections for November exceeding estimates by $30.54 million, and topping November 2013 figures by $38.2 million, , Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss was able to declare for the first time in his tenure, “We had a very good month.” With tax collections coming in 11.5[Read More…]

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Pipeline could yield $25 million for W.Va. counties

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — By 2020, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline — a proposed joint-venture project to transport natural gas from the Marcellus Shale to Virginia and North Carolina — could generate millions in local property tax revenues for North Central West Virginia. That’s according to projections provided by Dominion, one of[Read More…]

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Monongalia shootings renew gun debate

An editorial from The Dominion Post  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — “We have a perfect storm coming.” That’s how the FBI manager at the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), in Bridgeport, recently described the volume of gun sales in recent years. We don’t know the status of the firearm that was used[Read More…]

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