Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, April 24, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOSTAGE DEATHS A REMINDER OF RISK OF ‘DEADLY[Read More…]
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OP-Ed: Energy industry benefits, liberates women, families, communities
Sandra Steingraber spends a great deal of time on YouTube, expressing her concern and outrage about the environment in general and the energy industry in particular. Please allow me to be more kind to Ms. Steingraber than she has been to those she insults. She holds[Read More…]
Comedian puts on the dog for Morgantown students
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The auditorium of University High School was host to a very different kind of show Wednesday, April 22. Florida native Johnny Peers, accompanied by 21 canine companions, presented the Muttville Comix, a comedy show featuring various acts with various breeds including basset hounds and Chihuahuas. The show[Read More…]
West Liberty University weighs building closures
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — Dozens of West Liberty University students placed handmade pottery on the stage during a faculty meeting Wednesday to protest proposed building closures that would impact some of the school’s fine arts programs. During a Board of Governors meeting last week, Jack Wright, the university’s chief financial[Read More…]
Ohio town may see cracker decision by end of 2016
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Instead of seeing local ethane flow to Gulf Coast petrochemical plants, Belmont County officials hope a pair of Asian firms will use the liquid to employ thousands of construction workers and hundreds of permanent employees via a $5 billion cracker complex. On Wednesday, Belmont County commissioners[Read More…]
Info, please: Buckhannon seeking pipeline details
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Buckhannon city officials are tired of waiting patiently. They still have not received specific information from Dominion regarding how the company plans to engineer, construct and protect the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s local source water crossings. As a result, officials plan to submit[Read More…]
Company re-evaluating Wood County cracker plant
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A statement from a company studying an ethane cracker plant in Wood County is again fueling speculation the multi-billion-dollar complex won’t be built. But that’s not the conclusion coming from the office of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, who with Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette, on Tuesday met with[Read More…]
Parkersburg council drama creates city problems
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Regardless of the circumstances, Parkersburg residents have a right to expect their municipal government will continue to function properly, to serve their needs, and to do so in a way that is at least reasonably organized and professional. During[Read More…]
Beckley VA allegedly substituted meds to cut costs
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The U.S. Office of Special Counsel on Wednesday charged that the Beckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center put patients at medical risk and violated VA policy by substituting prescribed antipsychotic medications with older drugs in order to cut costs. OSC, an independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency, shared[Read More…]
Rahall appointed to World Affairs Council
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Former Congressman Nick Rahall of Beckley has been appointed to the board of directors of one of the nation’s oldest and largest non-profit organizations. The World Affairs Council of America is “dedicated to educating and engaging the public on global issues,” according to its website. The council[Read More…]