WEIRTON, W.Va. — A normally quiet drive to Clarksburg turned into an unforeseen test of nerve and skill for DEA Special Agent Mark Simala on Nov. 19, 2014. Simala, commander of the Hancock-Brooke-Weirton Drug Task Force, was on his way to his quarterly firearms qualification when he came across a[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Oct. 26
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. STRONG AFGHAN EARTHQUAKE FELT ACROSS SOUTH ASIA Vineet Gahlot, the director of seismology[Read More…]
Capito Resolution to Overturn Clean Power Plan Rules expected
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) will introduce a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from moving forward with its proposed Clean Power Plan regulations for existing power sources next week. Today’s announcement follows publication of the Clean[Read More…]
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey: President’s policies mean poverty, loss of hope
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement related to President Barack Obama’s visit to Charleston: “I am grateful to President Obama for visiting West Virginia to address the issue of substance abuse that is sweeping our state. The drug problem is real. West Virginia has the highest[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito: Important steps taken to end prescription drug abuse, heroin use
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement after attending President Obama’s community discussion in Charleston, West Virginia Wednesday about the heroin and prescription drug abuse epidemic in America: President Obama also announced new public and private sector efforts to address this epidemic. Michael Botticelli, Director of the White House[Read More…]
U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins: More needed to battle addiction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the House floor this week, U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) said he hoped President Obama would use his visit to West Virginia to present plans to expand treatment opportunities and address the state’s jobs crisis. “These proposals, however, I’m afraid do not go far enough to really make[Read More…]
WV Coal Association: Does President Obama realize negative impact of his policies?
Thank you, President Obama, for coming to West Virginia to discuss the rampant drug problem faced by our state, our region and, indeed, our nation. Perhaps no place has been more affected by the scourge of drugs — both prescription and illegal — than West Virginia. And perhaps no place[Read More…]
Trace Adkins performing in Charleston Nov. 22
Tickets for Charleston Municipal Auditorium Show on sale Oct. 27 Charleston, W.Va. — Country Music superstar Trace Adkins had a hit song with the family-themed “You’re Gonna Miss This,” but fans in West Virginia won’t have to worry about missing Adkins, who is now scheduled to perform at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium on Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on[Read More…]
Ex-mine president testifies in Blankenship trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In some of the government’s most important testimony against former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship, the man who ran the Upper Big Branch Mine for Massey told a federal jury Thursday that Blankenship allowed regular safety violations because he believed paying government fines was cheaper than[Read More…]
Green Bank 140-foot telescope turns 50
MARLINTON, W.Va. — Last week, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank celebrated the 50th birthday of the 140-foot telescope. During the festivities, scientist Frank Ghigo and visiting scientist David Hogg gave a presentation on the “birth” of the telescope and the initial discoveries made with it in the[Read More…]
