An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — It was bad enough when President Barack Obama used the proposed Keystone XL pipeline for domestic political reasons, to placate his radical environmentalist base. But when he finally killed the project – at least for now – he admitted international politics was[Read More…]
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Randolph County voters reject school levy renewal
ELKINS, W.Va. — Despite a strong showing of support in Elkins, the outlying areas carried the “no-vote” in the 2015 election, shooting down the effort to renew the standing education levy in Randolph County. According to unofficial final results provided by county officials at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday in the[Read More…]
WV doctor takes initiative with naloxone class
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Dr. John Aldis had no way of knowing when he graduated from medical school 44 years ago that something else from that same time – the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the naloxone, a medication that reverses opiate overdoses – would become an important part[Read More…]
Three WV papers publish book on state tragedies
BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginians are, by nature it seems, a resilient people. Tragedy has struck this state many times over its 152 years of statehood. But in each and every instance, no matter the damage or the loss of life, the state’s people have picked themselves up again and[Read More…]
New editor named for The Register-Herald
BECKLEY, W.Va. — J. Damon Cain, an accomplished news executive at the Denver Post for 13 years, has been appointed editor of The Register-Herald of Beckley and its sister publications, effective Nov. 16. Publisher Frank Wood said Cain was selected in a national search for an editor with proven print[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Nov. 9
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. SUU KYI’S PARTY PROJECTS LANDSLIDE IN HISTORIC MYANMAR VOTE The democracy icon urges[Read More…]
Making Volkswagen pay up, in state court
By Richard Neely Dr. Ira Morris cares for about 5,000 families in Boone County, where he is the only primary care provider in the Wharton, Van and Whitesville areas. Dr. Morris loves his work, but he must commute 125 miles every day, which is why the Volkswagen scandal affected him[Read More…]
WVSOS Natalie E. Tennant Column: Online Voter Registration a Success Across the Mountain State
By Natalie E. Tennant West Virginia Secretary of State Studies estimate that adults spend five or more hours per day online on a mobile device, tablet or computer. As more and more West Virginians and Americans expect to be able to complete everyday tasks online, it is only fitting that the[Read More…]
Low gas prices lead to rise in WV turnpike tolls
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Toll revenues continue to trend upward, attributable largely to lower gasoline prices, according to a report given to the West Virginia Parkways Authority Thursday at Tamarack. Passenger car transactions were up 4.1 percent for the first quarter, with truck transactions up 2.1 percent. Toll revenue is up 4[Read More…]
New group to push for pot reform in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wood County residents are members of a newly formed nonprofit organization that is pushing for marijuana reform in West Virginia. The West Virginia Cannabis Alliance recently became the first and only 501(c)(4) cannabis organization in the state, said Justin Quinn of Belle, executive director of the alliance.[Read More…]
