CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has the highest approval rating of any Democratic governor in the country, according to a new survey of voters in all 50 states conducted by a Washington-based politics and polling site. The survey gave Tomblin an approval rating of 62 percent among registered West[Read More…]
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Judge tells Blankenship jury to keep deliberating
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jurors in the Don Blankenship criminal trial went home Thursday evening after more than six hours of deliberations, with instructions to return to their work today, despite an early note in which they told the judge they had not been able to reach a verdict on the three[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Nov. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HOTEL IN MALI ATTACKED; HOSTAGES TAKEN At least three people are dead after[Read More…]
Winds topple 150-year-old oak in Bluefield
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — High winds knocked down trees, power and communication lines which caused blocked roads and streets throughout the region. Although a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Blacksburg, Va., said the wind gusts maxed out at 43 miles per hour at the Mercer County Airport, at[Read More…]
Deal adds 32,000 acres to area for WV elk habitat
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s effort to reintroduce elk to the state’s southwestern counties just got a huge boost. A coalition of public and private contributors has teamed up to acquire 32,000 acres of active forestland, mainly in Logan and Mingo counties, for the reintroduction effort. “This will serve as the[Read More…]
WV lawmakers want only deteriorated road signs replaced
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State lawmakers want the Division of Highways to overhaul the way it replaces older signs along four-lane interstates and expressways in West Virginia. A new report by the Legislature Joint Committee on Government Organization recommends that the highways agency visually inspect individual signs and replace only those[Read More…]
State agency’s release of personal data inexcusable
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — You might think that public employees would take a little extra care to protect the privacy of people connected with the state Legislature’s most powerful member who also happens to be running for governor. But that apparently was not the case recently when[Read More…]
Southern WV community college has new president
MUD FORK, W.Va. — Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Board of Governors Chair Thomas Heywood announced Thursday, November 18, that Dr. Robert E. Gunter was selected the next president of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College effective January 1, 2016, pending the approval of the West Virginia[Read More…]
WVU to open LGBTQ Center on campus
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University will establish a LGBTQ center on campus, according to a WVU Today press release, naming a nationally recognized scholar to lead the way. Wednesday afternoon, WVU announced Dr. Cris Mayo as the upcoming center’s director and a full professor in the Center for Women’s[Read More…]
West Virginia No. 1 in female incarceration
BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia has the highest rate of female incarceration in the world, imprisoning women at twice the rate of Thailand and more than six times the rate of United Arab Emirates, according to a new report released by the non-profit group Prison Policy Initiative. A new report called “States[Read More…]
