MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There is a distinct, maybe even somewhat unusual recipe followed by head coach Dan D’Antoni when putting together the Marshall men’s basketball team that will play 20th-ranked WVU on Thursday, Dec. 17, in Charleston. The Thundering Herd (3-6), winners of three straight heading into the in-state matchup,[Read More…]
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WV officials unveil ‘In God We Trust’ license plate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Unveiling its 28th general interest specialty license plate, the state Division of Motor Vehicles announced the release Tuesday of an “In God We Trust” plate. For Mike Snyder, of Harman in Randolph County, the plate is the culmination of a decade-long effort, as Delegate Denise Campbell, D-Randolph, explained.[Read More…]
WV girl, 6, wins big in Uncle Ben’s cooking contest
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Piper King was informed that she had been chosen as one of the five grand-prize winners of the Uncle Ben’s brand Ben’s Beginners Cooking Contest, she reacted in a typical 6-year-old fashion. “She did somersaults,” laughed Piper’s father, T.J. King. “We were all doing them.” Piper entered[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Dec. 16
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BUSH STRONG IN GOP DEBATE BUT IT MAY NOT MATTER With little more[Read More…]
Group buys 1,100-acre Gauley Canyon site for camp
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Young Life, a non-denominational ministry for middle school, high school and college students, has bought a 1,100-acre tract of land along the Gauley River Canyon near Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park. The group says it expects the site to become one of its premier adventure camps east of[Read More…]
Ex-math professor asks for maximum sentence
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former college professor Eugene Anderson asked a Kanawha County judge on Monday for the maximum prison sentence for abusing two boys more than a decade ago. Anderson, 65, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or person in a position of trust and[Read More…]
Bridgeport joins ranks of WV cities with sales tax
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Shoppers in Bridgeport will pay 7 percent in sales taxes on their purchases starting July 1, thanks to action taken Monday night by Bridgeport City Council. City council passed the final reading of an ordinance to impose a 1 percent sales tax to finance the construction, operation[Read More…]
Foamy substance prompts Wheeling intake shutoff
WHEELING, W.Va. — A foamy, brown substance discovered on a tributary of the Ohio River forced Wheeling to switch to well water Sunday and early Monday. Bob Fowler, Brooke County director of emergency management, said the substance is believed to have been caused by the decay of leaves and other[Read More…]
Handle Paris pact as treaty
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — It probably will require weeks of examining and analyzing the Paris climate change agreement for Americans to understand fully what it means to us. At first glance, however, the pact appears to set the groundwork for devastating our economy even as[Read More…]
December shower delivers gift of rainbow to Elkins
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