CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Culture and History offers a ‘Question of the Day’ and Daily Trivia. Test your knowledge of West Virginia. Question for Monday, July 20, 2015: This man was appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated when Matthew M. Neely became governor of West Virginia[Read More…]
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Del. Moffatt calls on Gov. Tomblin to lower flags, increase security
Charleston, W.Va. – Delegate Michael G. Moffatt (R-Putnam) is calling on Governor Tomblin to order all state flags at state-owned facilities to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the six fallen soldiers who were tragically killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 16. He is also asking that members of the National[Read More…]
Charleston user fee to go from $2 to $2.50 a week
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those who work within Charleston city limits will have to pay 50 cents more a week for the city’s service fee, which City Council raised Monday night. The service fee, also called the user fee, will increase from $2.00 to $2.50 beginning Jan. 1, 2016. It will[Read More…]
Green Bank Telescope to key new push to find ‘E.T.’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank — the place where the world’s first scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence began in 1960 — will play a key role in the most powerful, comprehensive and intensive search ever undertaken for intelligent life in the universe starting in[Read More…]
W.Va. lawyers seek out-of-state vets for PTSD defense
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Marion County man charged in a July 2013 Clarksburg quadruple homicide wants to depose two out-of-state witnesses to try to prove a diminished capacity defense due to combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. Meanwhile, the state’s witness list in the case against Sidney Arthur Muller, 29, drew[Read More…]
Capito: Stream Rule fails to recognize benefits of coal industry
“No one cares more about West Virginia’s streams and water quality than those living in the Mountain State. This far-reaching regulation fails to consider the benefits our state’s mining operations provide to West Virginia’s economy.” – Senator Capito Washington, D.C. – Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the following statement[Read More…]
Rep. Jenkins: stream buffer zone rule bad for W.Va.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement today on the administration’s announcement of the proposed stream buffer zone rule: ‘I am outraged that the administration is moving forward with the job-killing stream buffer zone rule. I’ve spent months talking with our West Virginia coal miners and[Read More…]
Capito votes to improve education for West Virginians, end Common Core
“The Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 eliminates Washington’s ‘one size fits all’ approach to education. It keeps important measures of student achievement while giving our students, parents, teachers and state and local officials the responsibility for improving teaching and ensuring accountability in our schools.” – Senator Capito Washington, D.C.[Read More…]
Philippi Covered Bridge could be closed for a year
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — The historic Philippi Covered Bridge is undergoing some significant renovations and may not reopen for roughly a year, said spokesman Brent Walker with the West Virginia Department of Transportations. “We’re doing some structural framing,” Walker said. “We’re painting the steel beams. We’re replacing some of the siding[Read More…]
Costs threaten Cabell County recycling program
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell County Solid Waste Authority is trying to pull everyone it can together in an effort to save its recycling program. At the same time, one of the largest entities involved, the city of Huntington, may be striking out on its own. Mark Buchanan, director of[Read More…]
