An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some ancient Roman aqueducts in Europe are still in use, a testament to ancient engineering and craftsmanship. Are the ones in this area as well-built? With the news pointed out Thursday by the Gazette’s Ken Ward Jr. that at its current[Read More…]
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W.Va. reactions mixed on health care ruling
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Reactions across the state were mixed Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold a key component of the Affordable Care Act. In the case of King v. Burwell, the plaintiff challenged the law because it specifies that only people insured through health care exchanges set[Read More…]
Police kill bear roaming through Huntington
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – It wasn’t a happy ending for a young black bear that wandered into Huntington’s South Side on Thursday. Huntington Police officers shot the bear, which had journeyed from 28th Street to 9th Street late Thursday afternoon. The bear had walked through Spring Hill Cemetery, the Cabell Huntington[Read More…]
Soccer tourney opens with fanfare at Marshall
For a photo gallery, click here. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Let the games begin! That was the resounding message from Len Rogers during the opening ceremonies for the 2015 US Youth Soccer Region I Championships at Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Thursday. Rogers, who is chairman of the local organizing committee[Read More…]
Pipeline firm to spend $2.7 billion on projects involving West Virginia
WHEELING, W.Va. — Even more natural gas pipelining and processing infrastructure is on the way to the Upper Ohio Valley, as Columbia Pipeline Group will spend $2.7 billion for the Mountaineer XPress and Gulf XPress projects. Meanwhile, Blue Racer Midstream continues growing, as the firm can now process a total[Read More…]
Jefferson County officials remove 21 pitbulls in raid
KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — Twenty-one pitbulls were recovered from a Bowers Road house following an early morning raid by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department on an alleged dogfighting kennel. At 6:30 a.m., Jefferson County deputies, with assistance from the Humane Society of the United States and Jefferson County Animal Control officers,[Read More…]
Harpers Ferry park store unaffected by flag directive
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — An order from the director of the National Park Service to remove Confederate flag sale items from all national parks’ book stores and gift shops will have “virtually no impact at all” on the book store at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, according to Dennis[Read More…]
Ex-Parkersburg official’s charges led to card block
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A woman dismissed as the city’s finance director this week apparently used a municipal purchasing card for nearly $300 of personal purchases in November, causing a hold to be placed on the card, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Ex-Finance Director Ashley[Read More…]
Rodriguez attends Wood County scholarship event
VIENNA, W.Va. — University of Arizona head football coach Rich Rodriguez returned home to West Virginia to honor Taylor Jones on Thursday. The former West Virginia University coach and football player was joined by about 125 others at the Vienna home of Joe and Barb Astorg to raise money for[Read More…]
Confederate flag represents only hatred, racism
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Perhaps it’s better to hang your hat on the right side of history. Or, rather, hang the right flag on your pole. We’re weary of the argument that the Confederate flag represents the culture and heritage of southern states. The Confederate[Read More…]
