An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The verdict in the trial of former Massey Energy Co. chief executive Don Blankenship likely fell short of pleasing any of those with a keen interest in the trial’s outcome. Blankenship himself undoubtedly had hoped that he would be acquitted of all charges[Read More…]
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South Charleston Islamic Center draws crowd
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hadeel Boawrshi heard bombs from her apartment at night. But it wasn’t until her husband was kidnapped and murdered, his body left on the side of the road, that she fled to America three years ago. “I had to leave my country because my life and my[Read More…]
WV auditor Glen Gainer won’t seek re-election
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s longtime state auditor, Glen Gainer III, won’t seek re-election next year, ending nearly 25 years as the state’s official bookkeeper. Gainer, a Democrat, was elected auditor in 1992 and served six consecutive four-year terms. “The decision not to run for re-election has not been an easy[Read More…]
WV school board member files ethics complaint
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As an expected decision on funding Fayette County’s controversial school consolidation plan nears, a West Virginia Board of Education member has filed an ethics complaint against the board’s president regarding related issues. State school board member Bill White said he signed a complaint Thursday against board President[Read More…]
NY Times runs first page-one editorial since 1920
The New York Times ran an editorial on its front page on Saturday, the first time the paper has done so since 1920, calling for greater regulation on guns in the aftermath of a spate of mass shootings. The editorial, headlined “The Gun Epidemic,” describes it as “a moral outrage[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Dec. 8
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP ESCALATES GOP RHETORIC ON MUSLIMS For most of the Republican front-runner’s rivals[Read More…]
Stonewall Resort’s “Appalachian Homestead” featured on Barnwood Builders Sunday
WESTON, W.Va. – Fox Cabin, a locally historic log cabin located in Roanoke, W.Va., and dating back to the mid-1800s, will be the star of an episode of the nationally televised show Barnwood Builders this Sunday – Dec. 13 – on the DIY Network, Stonewall State Park Foundation representatives announced. The Fox Cabin belonged to Rebecca Kelly Fox, an[Read More…]
Poll puts Justice 12 points ahead of Cole in Governor’s race
Justice leads Kessler by 23 points in primary race CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A recent poll show Democrat Jim Justice leads Republican Bill Cole by 12 points — 44 percent to 32 percent — in the race for Governor. According to a Global Strategy Group poll commissioned by the Justice campaign, Justice has doubled his lead[Read More…]
WV officials hope to stock first elk in spring 2016
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s wildlife officials hope they’ll have a small herd of 15 to 35 elk established in the hills of southern West Virginia by some time next spring. That and other details about the state’s elk-reintroduction effort came to light this week when the Division of Natural[Read More…]
New ATV trail system eyed for central West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A feasibility study for a proposed ATV trail system in central West Virginia similar to the Hatfield-McCoy Trails network in the southern section of the state will be presented to the state Legislature next month, following more than a year of study by the Rahall Appalachian[Read More…]
