PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Bond was set Wednesday afternoon for a Vienna woman charged in connection with the theft of a wheelchair. Delores Katherine Jackson, 69, 1202 19th St., Apt. 1, Vienna, was charged with grand larceny, a felony, in the theft of a wheelchair from Brantly Poling, 3, of Vienna,[Read More…]
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Parkersburg official sorry for affair with mayor
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Embattled city Finance Director Ashley Flowers released a public statement Wednesday saying she had an affair with Mayor Bob Newell. “It has affected many people, including my family, the City and Council members and for that, I am truly sorry,” she said in the emailed statement. During[Read More…]
Ex-Logan County circuit clerk gets probation, fine
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Former Logan County Circuit Clerk Alvis Porter, 61, of Holden, was sentenced to three years of federal probation and a $2,000 fine on Wed., Feb. 18, in U.S. Federal Court in Charleston. In July 2014, Porter pleaded guilty to failing to collect, account for and pay over[Read More…]
Two indicted in plot against W.Va. lawmaker
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A father and son accused of plotting to burn down the home of West Virginia Delegate Stephen Skinner in an alleged attempt to kill the legislator in retaliation for lawsuits filed against them were indicted Wednesday by a Berkeley County grand jury. Darryl Edmond Palmer, 48, of[Read More…]
State officials need to be smart on Common Core
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — State Board of Education members are right to back away from wholesale adoption of national Common Core standards in West Virginia public schools. No one-size-fits-all education reform package permits the flexibility teachers and school administrators need to do their jobs effectively. Common[Read More…]
NCAA penalizes WVU for recruiting violations
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s athletic department was hit with two years probation for more than 350 violations of NCAA recruiting rules. The probation began Wednesday and runs through Feb. 17, 2017. The violations were committed by 14 sports over a period of 31 months and were termed “significant[Read More…]
Charleston pastor offers drive-by ashes for Lent
Pharmacist who shot robber: “Why did you make me do this?”
PINCH, W.Va. — A Kanawha County pharmacist shot and killed a masked, would-be robber who walked into his business Wednesday morning and pulled out a gun. Good Family Pharmacy employee Chris Monk said pharmacist Don Radcliff first attempted to “feel the guy out.” Monk said Radcliff pointed at the man,[Read More…]
Man outran derailing train that destroyed his home
BOOMER, W.Va. — It’s rare a man can say he’s glad his wife is in the hospital, but it’s also not every day a train destroys his home. Morris Bounds said his wife was supposed to come home over the weekend, but she stayed hospitalized Monday after her open-heart surgery involving[Read More…]
Experts have advice for dealing with the brutal cold
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians won’t be getting a break from cold temperatures and snow for a while, but some experts say there are a few steps people can take to weather the winter storm. Meteorologists expect temperatures to plummet Thursday with a high of 7 degrees and a low[Read More…]
