Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, March 13, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOW UKRAINIAN KIDS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY WAR[Read More…]
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U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins: Appropriations Column: A platform for West Virginia
By Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va. 3rd District WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama’s budget submission to Congress in February kicked off the debate on Capitol Hill on funding the federal government for the next fiscal year. Rest assured, I will work for the priorities of the Third Congressional District – fighting[Read More…]
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Residents moved as Yeager Airport deals with slip
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six Keystone Drive residents have been urged to relocate as a precautionary measure after large portion of the hill near one end of Yeager Airport’s runway slipped more than six feet over the weekend. Airport executive director Rick Atkinson called an emergency meeting of the airport’s board Tuesday[Read More…]
Strapped Mountaineer Food Bank fires director
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mountaineer Food Bank’s interim director, Dave Karr, was let go from his position by the agency’s board of directors Monday night, and there are no immediate plans to replace him, according to employees. Stacy Burkhammer, who has served as the food bank’s financial director since September and its[Read More…]
Wary eyes on state’s rivers as low-lying areas flood
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Daniel Todd was keeping close tabs on the water level in the Greenbrier River on Wednesday. Todd, who owns a house overlooking the river at the end of Second Avenue in Marlinton, was worried about flooding from Tuesday’s rains. The river crested around 2 p.m. at 11[Read More…]
Fireworks bill ‘Christmas treed,’ hikes cigarette tax
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The spirit of Santa Claus hovered over the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning, March 11, as members “Christmas treed” a fireworks bill. “We’ve got everything in this but a new barn for the state fair,” said Sen. Ron Miller, D-Greenbrier. “We’ve loaded up the tree. … There’s[Read More…]
Huntington farm museum linked to Smithsonian
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Heritage Farm Museum and Village has achieved a new level of recognition and entered a new realm of possibilities. It’s been named West Virginia’s first Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, a distinction that will link Heritage Farm with the many resources and learning opportunities available through the Smithsonian, said[Read More…]
Embattled West Liberty University president steps down
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — Robin Capehart will step down as West Liberty University’s president effective Sunday amid allegations he violated the state Ethics Act. After meeting behind closed doors for about an hour Wednesday, the university’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to accept Capehart’s resignation and reposition him as a[Read More…]
Transparency vital in politics
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Americans have a right, as the Supreme Court has ruled, to express themselves about politics by donating money to candidates and causes. But as politics involves bigger and bigger money from all sides of the idealogical spectrum, we also ought to[Read More…]
