CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Reckless driving and excessive speeding through Interstate work zones in West Virginia’s capital have become such a problem in recent months that State Police may soon be asked to help enforce posted speed limits, a Department of Transportation spokesman said Wednesday. While there is no timetable yet[Read More…]
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Western coal’s unfair, taxpayer-supported advantage
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here’s an explanation for West Virginia’s coalfield woes that you don’t hear every day: Western coal is so cheap and impossible to compete with because the federal government undercharges companies for the privilege of mining on public land. That means, while West[Read More…]
Marshall player dismissed after battery arrest
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University dismissed running back Steward Butler on Wednesday afternoon, hours after he was arrested on charges that he beat two gay men. Butler, 23, of Lakeland, Florida, is charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery. He turned himself in Wednesday morning to the Huntington Police Department[Read More…]
Town of Milton right to drop annexation attempt
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Annexation laws in West Virginia are relatively restrictive when compared with those of many other states. Unless a majority of residents in a given area want to be annexed to a city or village or there is some overriding reason that serves the[Read More…]
Wheeling suit says Chesapeake took gas without leases
WHEELING, W.Va. — Chesapeake Energy sold its way out of West Virginia’s Marcellus shale play via a $5 billion deal last year, but multiple Wheeling non-profit groups believe the company caused them “hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage” by taking oil and natural gas without a lease agreement. The[Read More…]
W.Va. officials await decision on base’s use as prison
SUGAR GROVE, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Corrections plans to find additional funding in its current operating budget to convert the closing Navy base into a maximum security prison for female offenders. “This wonderful base can be converted (housing and 10 foot fencing/lights) at a cost of about[Read More…]
Martinsburg/Berkeley County library faces big cuts
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — With the deadline for the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library board to make a decision on how to implement upcoming funding cuts fast approaching, recent public hearings have helped guide decisions. The library recently hosted five public hearings, one at each library branch, to hear residents’ opinions on[Read More…]
Parkersburg native awarded at Boston film festival
BOSTON – “A Small Good Thing,” a film by Parkersburg native Pamela Tanner Boll, recently won the Best Documentary Award at its premiere at the 2015 Boston International Film Festival. The movie explores the question, How can we live in a better way? “While the philosophy of ‘more is better’[Read More…]
W.Va. officials man rest stops during tourism week
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — National Tourism Week is in full swing. On Wednesday, the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Marion County (CVB) and the Clarksburg-Bridgeport CVBs set up along the two Interstate 79 rest areas in Harrison County to greet tourists. “We decided to pick one day to be able to[Read More…]
Raleigh County pain clinic fights closure by state
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Officials of HOPE Pain Clinic in Beaver responded Wednesday to a recent order by West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services that the Beaver clinic must be closed by May 15. The order was issued following a surprise visit from the Office of Health Facility Licensure and[Read More…]
