CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Public Broadcasting is proud to announce that on January 1, 2016, The West Virginia Channel will be on the air. Currently called WVPBS 2, the channel will feature programs about West Virginia and Appalachian culture, history and current affairs, as well as some of the best educational and news programs PBS has to offer, such[Read More…]
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Prosecutors oppose Blankenship bond reduction
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Saying that potential restitution and fines could have “financially disastrous consequences” for Don Blankenship, federal prosecutors on Wednesday urged a judge not to lower the former Massey CEO’s bond or otherwise reduce restrictions on his pre-sentencing release. While Blankenship faces a statutory maximum prison sentence of one year,[Read More…]
Charleston boy dons ‘pink nightmare’ for play
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Part of what makes the movie “A Christmas Story” so appealing is that 9-year-old Ralphie Parker is a stand-in for anyone who ever wanted something they couldn’t have during the gift giving holidays. Just about all of us. The thing that Ralphie wants more than anything else is[Read More…]
West Virginia State president leaving for Radford
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State University President Brian Hemphill has been named president of Radford University. The university, which is based in Radford, Virginia, announced Hemphill’s appointment Wednesday morning in a news release. Hemphill will succeed Penelope Kyle, who is retiring after 11 years as Radford’s president. Hemphill will[Read More…]
WV technical students make artificial hand for boy
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — There is nothing 6-year-old Cooper can’t do. Although born without a fully developed right hand, Cooper can tie his shoes, button his shirt, hammer a nail and pretty much anything else you ask of him, and it all got a little easier Wednesday with the help of[Read More…]
Manchin pushing proposed deal on U.S. oil exports
WHEELING, W.Va. — Both Democratic and Republican senators believe they have an agreement in place to lift a ban on oil exports, in the interest of both economic development and national security. The federal government’s ban on exporting oil dates to the 1970s, an era when gasoline shortages – caused[Read More…]
Small plane’s parachute saves two lives in WV crash
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The two occupants of a small aircraft were uninjured when their plane crashed near Wheatland Road in Jefferson County on Wednesday morning. According to Ed Hannon, deputy director of the Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency, the emergency call of a small aircraft downed near the Norfolk[Read More…]
One way or the other, education change needed
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A showdown between West Virginia legislators and state Board of Education members over public school curriculum seems to be brewing – but it is entirely avoidable. Several weeks ago, board members agreed to a state Department of Education recommendation that the controversial Common[Read More…]
Obamacare advocate cites WV hospital savings
BECKLEY, W.Va. — With more than 200,000 West Virginians enrolled for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, data from the West Virginia Health Care Authority shows that 25 hospitals across the state saved $265 million last year in uncompensated health care. Perry Bryant, founder and former director of West[Read More…]
Tolls may annoy, but they provide necessary service
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Even when we disagree with a policy position, we respect politicians who find a cause to champion and remain resolute in their support through thick and thin — especially when the end result brings real, tangible results to the people back home. Such[Read More…]
