CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Obama presidency was supposed to revive America’s image in the eyes of the world, but results on that score have been mixed at best. Recent blunders show the White House struggling to manage relationships with our closest allies. Speaking in the coal-producing Australian state of Queensland[Read More…]
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Kanawha recycling center dealing with rotting mess
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority Executive Director James Young said he hopes to have most of the piles of soggy, moldering junk choking the Slack Street recycling center cleared out by the end of the week. Work crews spent most of the day Friday and most of[Read More…]
High winds whip through much of West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A wind advisory was in effect Monday as high winds blew through the Kanawha Valley with gusts over 50 mph in some areas. The wind advisory, issued for 34 counties in West Virginia, called for southwest winds between 20 mph and 30 mph but with gusts up[Read More…]
Declining college enrollment could mean rising economy
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Enrollment in West Virginia’s public four-year colleges and universities is down this semester, continuing a four-year trend. Could it be, as some explain, a sign of an improving economy? The Charleston Gazette recently reported on new figures from the West Virginia[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate leadership lineup taking shape
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate leaders confirmed a list of possible committee chairmanships Monday, but said details of the appointments were still being determined. Sen. Bill Cole, R-Mercer, who is expected to be elected Senate president in January, confirmed the unofficial list. The appointments will be made Jan. 14,[Read More…]
Randolph County senator eyed for clerk position
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Sen. Clark Barnes, R-Randolph, will seek the Senate clerk position in January. Sen. Bill Cole, R-Mercer, who likely will be named Senate president in January, on Monday said the move will vacate the District 11 Senate seat and a new member will have to be[Read More…]
Buck firearm season opens with lots of bangs
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — With Monday the start of the buck firearms hunting season, local West Virginia Division of Natural Resources officers said some hunters were disappointed with the warm weather. Randall K. Kocsis and Jeremiah Clark, natural resources police officers for the state of West Virginia Division of Natural Resources[Read More…]
Raleigh County plant processes fresh W.Va. trout
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Local consumers looking for a source of fresh, local trout have come to the right place — Raleigh County. White Oak Quality Meats on Pluto Road in Shady Spring is the only processing plant in West Virginia certified to cut and sell fresh fish filets. Owner Gary[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Nov. 25
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. NO INDICTMENT FOR POLICE OFFICER IN MICHAEL BROWN’S DEATHA[Read More…]
Hunters rejoice as deer season returns
BECKLEY, W.Va. — What amounts to one of the state’s unofficial holidays arrives again Monday with the opening of the 2014 gun deer season. Gun season lasts two weeks through November and December, officials said. “It lasts from Nov. 24 to Dec. 6,” the Department of Natural Resources’ Colin Carpenter[Read More…]
