An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Bargains such as West Virginia may benefit from soon do not come along frequently. State officials should snap this one up. A major Navy base located, strangely enough, near Sugar Grove, in Pendleton County, has been closed. State officials hope the General[Read More…]
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Painted potholes strike lawmaker as ‘pretty stupid’
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Residents of the Jakes Run and Miracle run areas report that the Division of Highways (DOH) has painted road stripes right through the potholes. “To me it is a waste of money, when the potholes need patched before the lines need painted,” said Jakes Run resident Raymond Bane.[Read More…]
Drug dealer claims good motives, judge differs
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A millennia ago, Robin Hood was (at least supposedly) an outlaw whose misdeeds were in the name of the greater good. Drug dealer Maurice Lamar Garrison sees his crimes in much the same light: The $20,000 a week he told a probation officer he made by marketing[Read More…]
Wood County DJ, 95, makes Guinness record book
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — Sally Hille has been awarded a certificate from the Guinness Book of Records naming her the oldest disc jockey in the world. Hille, who turned 95 on April 30, does a podcast for WMOA radio in Marietta, Ohio, called “News for Seniors.” The show is geared to[Read More…]
W.Va. court lets addicts sue health care providers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mingo County residents alleging they were negligently prescribed pain medication, causing or enabling their addiction, will be able to maintain their lawsuits against pharmacies and doctors that distributed them, West Virginia Supreme Court justices decided. In a 3-2 decision, written by Chief Justice Margaret Workman, justices decided if[Read More…]
Webster County man’s theater draws music lovers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dusty Anderson’s vision for an off-the-beaten-track music venue at the mouth of Jerry Run in the mountains of Webster County seemed a bit far-fetched to some of his neighbors — in fact, Anderson himself wasn’t sure anyone would come once his Field-of-Dreams theater project was complete. “After[Read More…]
Millions spent on greyhounds is a waste
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Betting on dog racing has almost disappeared in America. So far, 39 states have banned such tracks — mostly because animal-lovers protest that greyhounds spend their lives confined in cramped cages and suffer lethal injuries during wild gallops. Four other states[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, May 15
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, May 15, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. WHY DID AMTRAK TRAIN SPEED UP BEFORE CRASH[Read More…]
Facebook votes could earn Read Aloud West Virginia $25,000
Crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative lets communities determine grant funding CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Votes on Facebook can help Read Aloud West Virginia bring $25,000 to the Mountain State. Read Aloud West Virginia has been selected by the State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB) as a top 200 cause in the nation in the[Read More…]
Charleston Civic Center Coliseum switches to Ephesus LED lighting
Multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility reducing energy consumption more than 75 percent with LED lighting . CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Charleston Civic Center Coliseum and Ephesus Lighting, the leader in high-output LED lighting in sports and entertainment venues, Friday will unveil a new high-output LED lighting system as part of the facility’s overall renovation project.[Read More…]
