MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Faythe Bailey, an eighth-grader at Martinsburg South Middle School, never thought that a simple photograph she had taken of a friend would turn into what it did. Bailey placed first in the Boys & Girls Club national photography contest in the 10-12 age group this past summer.[Read More…]
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W.Va. ‘sugar artist’ competing on Food Network
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Steve Weiss has been competing in cooking challenges for 15 years, but this is his first-ever Christmas-themed competition. Weiss, the culinary arts program coordinator and instructor at Blue Ridge Technical and Community College, is competing for a $50,000 prize on Food Network Channel’s “Cake Wars: Christmas.” Weiss[Read More…]
Lawmakers tighten proposal for welfare drug tests
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers have narrowed their focus when it comes to drug testing welfare recipients, hoping that the smaller scope will both be more cost-effective and will catch more illegal drug users. The bill would establish a three-year pilot program operated under federal approval, which requires “reasonable suspicion” of[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Nov. 17
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. FRANCE LAUNCHES NEW AIRSTRIKES ON SYRIA’S RAQQA The strikes destroy the Islamic State[Read More…]
Fairmont police citing more for distracted driving
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Although police have been enforcing the law when drivers are caught with a mobile device in their hand, police are still finding that residents are not putting their phones or devices down while on the road. Sgt. David Wolford with the Fairmont Police Department said since having to[Read More…]
Miners lost in ’68 Farmington disaster remembered
MANNINGTON, W.Va. — On Sunday, Ralph Starkey sat about a mile away from where he and eight other coal miners were rescued in 1968 after a series of explosions went through the Farmington No. 9 mine. “It was right up there where we came out,” he said while pointing behind[Read More…]
Ban political correctness at WVU
A column by Mike Myer, executive editor of The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Is political correctness coming to West Virginia University? Well, it probably has achieved at least a beachhead there. WVU is a university campus, after all. But recent news from Morgantown may make some West Virginians wonder. Is[Read More…]
Annual Marshall festival brings cultures together
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Downtown Huntington was abuzz Sunday afternoon with music, food and extravagant ensembles as part of Marshall University’s 52nd annual International Festival featuring several different countries and cultures from around the globe. Sounds and smells filled the air at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, drawing in a large[Read More…]
WV ‘far behind’ in technology, workforce assets
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is so far behind in developing assets — both in technology and workforce — for information technology based “knowledge-sector” jobs that there’s no easy solution to help the state catch up, the president and CEO of the West Virginia High Technology Foundation told legislators Sunday.[Read More…]
WVU journalism professors’ books generating buzz
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two West Virginia University journalism professors are getting attention over recently released books, one on the nation’s opioid crisis and one on sex work. John Temple’s book, “American Pain,” received a rating of 3 1/2 stars out of 4 from USA Today, was named one of the[Read More…]
