Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HILLARY CLINTON STRIVES TO CLOSE THE BOOK ON BENGHAZI She battled hours of[Read More…]
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Mountain State Art & Craft Fair moves from July to September
RIPLEY, W.Va. — As part of an effort to reverse three consecutive years of red ink and dwindling crowds, the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair — the state’s oldest heritage fair — is getting a name change, becoming a fall festival instead of a mid-summer event and looking for[Read More…]
Political strategist hired by attorney general resigns
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A veteran political operative that West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey hired and put on the state payroll last month abruptly quit on Wednesday. Morrisey’s deputy chief of staff, Lance James Henderson, announced his resignation two days after the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported on Henderson’s hiring. Democrats seeking[Read More…]
Antidote to hopelessness
A Gazette editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Obama came to Charleston on Wednesday to discuss skyrocketing rates of opioid addiction, and the testimony from parents struggling to help their children heal was heartbreaking. But the moral for the day is that problems have solutions, and treatment does[Read More…]
Huntington Mall losing Elder-Beerman anchor store
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — One of the Huntington Mall’s anchor stores will close on Jan. 31, 2016. The Bon-Ton Stores Inc., parent company of Elder-Beerman, announced Wednesday its store in the Huntington Mall is one of three locations that will not have its current lease renewed. “It’s unfortunate, it really is,”[Read More…]
W.Va. Poison Center to track overdose antidote use
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A statewide tracking system for auto injector use to save overdose victims is still in the works, but officials say such information likely will not be available until next year. This past session, the West Virginia Legislature passed a bill signed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin allowing[Read More…]
Mothman festival attendance ‘shattered’ records
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — It’s been a month since the 14th annual Mothman Festival descended on Point Pleasant, and now that the hoopla has settled, (and Bigfoot has left the area), all signs point to this year’s festival being a record year. “Attendance records were shattered this year,” Jeff Wamsley,[Read More…]
Boy Scouts break ground on U.S. 19 visitors center
MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. — The Boy Scouts of America broke ground Wednesday on a welcome center along U.S. 19 that will serve as a “window” into the 14,000-acre Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve. Made possible through a gift from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust, the center will be located[Read More…]
Time for governor to act on Fayette Schools mess
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Fayette County has been consumed with controversy since parts of Collins Middle School were condemned and ordered closed last January. Different factions support different solutions, and it doesn’t appear there will be one answer that will satisfy everyone. But what everyone can agree[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Oct. 22
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HILLARY CLINTON TAKING CENTER STAGE AT BENGHAZI HEARING She’ll be the star witness[Read More…]
