MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A non-contact knee injury in practice Tuesday, a day when West Virginia’s football team doesn’t wear pads and tends to take things easy, has ended the season for first-team All-Big 12 safety Karl Joseph. Joseph, the national leader with five interceptions and a potential first-round pick in[Read More…]
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West Virginia can’t tax its way to prosperity
A Daily Mail editorial from the Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia ought to know better than any state that it can’t tax its way to prosperity. It wasn’t that long ago when the state’s tax burden on businesses was among the highest of the 50 states. That — combined[Read More…]
Community concerns arise as Concord University closes pool
ATHENS, W.Va. — A decision to close a local university’s swimming pool has some parents wondering whether their childrens’ swim teams will have a venue for their sport. Officials at Concord University recently announced a decision to close the swimming pool on the Athens campus. A statement was issued on[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Oct. 8
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HOW SYRIAN MILITANT GROUP IS RECASTING ITSELF Ahrar al-Sham, or Free Men of[Read More…]
Helicopter aids in AEP high-wire act
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W.Va. budget cuts expected to hurt services
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Many government agencies in West Virginia likely will struggle to deliver services after being hit with a fourth consecutive year of mandatory spending cuts, state Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss said Tuesday. The agencies are expected to postpone construction and renovation projects, eliminate vacant positions and stop non-essential[Read More…]
Blankenship jury selection nearly finished
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jury selection in the criminal trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship appeared to be nearing an end Tuesday, but news reporters remained barred from the proceedings, even during an hour-long session where U.S. District Judge Irene Berger announced key rulings on what evidence both sides[Read More…]
Prichard cargo facility set to start this month
PRICHARD, W.Va. — The long-sought Heartland Intermodal Gateway facility at the A. Michael Perry Industrial Park in Prichard is expected to begin transferring cargo from trains to trucks within two weeks, officials said Tuesday. Del. Don Perdue, executive director of the Wayne County Economic Development Authority, said Parsec, the company[Read More…]
WVU plan will help Weirton
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Unlike several other local communities, Weirton has managed to hold on to a substantial segment of the steel industry that once was the foundation of the Ohio Valley’s economy. The ArcelorMittal mill in Weirton still provides nearly 1,000 jobs. But that[Read More…]
W.Va. school officials surprised by budget cuts
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Frustration and disappointment were the common reactions by local public schools leaders to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s surprise announcement late Monday afternoon that he is cutting state aid to public schools by 1 percent effective this year. “We were blindsided – we had no advance notice,” Berkeley[Read More…]