CHARLESTON, W.Va. — At least seven Radio Shack locations throughout the state will remain open as part of deal between the company and hedge fund Standard General. The deal, which a judge approved earlier this month, is valued at around $160 million and will keep more than 1,000 locations across[Read More…]
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W.Va. pension changes to save $53M a year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New legislation cutting retirement benefits for public school and state employees hired on or after July 1 ultimately will save the state more than $53 million a year in pension costs, Consolidated Public Retirement Board executive director Jeff Fleck said Wednesday. Signed into law April 3, the[Read More…]
Veto protesters says raw milk sales a freedom issue
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A group consisting of more than two-dozen raw milk advocates gathered outside the state Capitol on Wednesday, handing out samples of the unpasteurized product as a form of civil disobedience. Armed with homemade signs and cookies, a bullhorn, yellow “Don’t Tread on Me” T-shirts and a cooler[Read More…]
Brothers survive fall from New River Gorge cliff
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Two Fayetteville teenagers say they’re lucky to be alive after falling off a rock ledge at the end of Long Point Trail in the New River Gorge over the weekend. J.B. Browning, 19, and his 13-year-old brother, Jude, suffered non-life threatening injuries when they tumbled off rock[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, April 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, April 16, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CLINTON CHARITY TO LIMIT DONATIONS TO 6 COUNTRIES[Read More…]
Heavy rains bring down big rocks in Kanawha
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Heavy rains and high water threatened roads and homes throughout the state on Tuesday, but emergency officials said the water had largely gone down by late afternoon. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings — meaning flooding was imminent or had already been reported — for[Read More…]
Updating the W.Va tax code for a new economy
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bipartisan committee gears up to tackle reform of state tax system As people across the state scramble to file their tax returns this week, it’s encouraging to hear that major tax reform could be around the corner for West Virginia. The[Read More…]
Kanawha school budget to go down with enrollment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The lowest student enrollment in at least two decades and the continuing retirement of experienced teachers will drop state funding for Kanawha County’s next school year by more than $3.4 million. Next month, the Kanawha school board is expected to approve a $236.1 million 2015-16 school year[Read More…]
Ohio County official to lead activities commission
WHEELING, W.Va. — Ohio County Schools will be looking for a new assistant superintendent after learning that Bernie Dolan on Tuesday morning was selected as the next executive director of the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission. Dolan, who celebrated his 54th birthday last week, currently serves as assistant superintendent[Read More…]
Murray cuts 214 coal jobs in three W.Va. counties
WHEELING, W.Va. – Fifty-nine miners at Murray Energy Corp.’s Ohio County Mine and 128 employees at Murray’s Marshall County Mine are now out of work, with industry and company leaders citing environmental regulations as the culprit. In addition to these Upper Ohio Valley workers, 27 hourly employees at Murray’s Harrison[Read More…]
