MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A jury found Robert Hernandez Jr. guilty of first-degree murder Thursday, Jan. 29. The jury also recommended that Hernandez not get mercy (eligibility for parole). Hernandez was accused of fatally stabbing WVU freshman Devante’ Waites at downtown nightclub Bent Willey’s in August. The jury deliberated for about[Read More…]
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Hancock County pipeline fire scorched five acres
FOLLANSBEE, W.Va. — Nearly 24,000 barrels of Marcellus and Utica shale ethane burned five acres of Brooke County woodland when the 20-inch ATEX Express pipeline exploded Monday, federal investigators believe. According to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the blast east[Read More…]
Keeping W.Va. law equitable
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Most West Virginians do not worry much about “joint and several liability.” It is part of the jargon of lawyers and judges that, to the layman, can seem impenetrable. But think of the idea this way: Assume the water pipes in your[Read More…]
W.Va. natives among Capito’s new Senate staff
WASHINGTON – Senior staff appointments and a new communications director were announced on Thursday by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito named Ashley Berrang as communications director. Berrang is vice president of communications at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank founded by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker,[Read More…]
More obstacles won’t ensure pipeline safety
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — National Transportation Safety Board accident investigators made a bit of a splash this week when they said three natural gas pipeline accidents, including one in West Virginia, demonstrated systemic weaknesses in the way providers maintain their pipelines. The report was[Read More…]
WVU student happy to party with the president
A column by Molly Robinson of The Daily Athenaeum staff MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This weekend I celebrated my birthday at a bar. I invited all my best friends, a surprising amount of which actually showed up, and didn’t have to pay a penny for my drinks, my cover or anything else[Read More…]
GOP bill would keep Manchin, if elected governor, from picking Senate successor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin considers a 2016 return bid for governor, Republicans hope to block West Virginia’s most prominent Democrat from handpicking his Senate successor for two years. Should he reclaim his old job, Manchin will have served enough of his Senate term that the governor[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Jan. 30
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. ISLAMIC STATE GROUP SILENT AS DEADLINE PASSESFamilies of a[Read More…]
A boondoggle and waste of money
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Greyhound racing has almost died in West Virginia, according to research funded by the state Senate. Patrons at “racinos” today spend nearly all their time at video gambling machines, not watching dogs chase make-believe rabbits. In 1990, fans bet $63.9 million on dog[Read More…]
Mason County bridge lights may be out for good
MASON, W.Va. — Lights or no lights? That will remain the question when it comes to the Bridge of Honor that connects Mason and Pomeroy, Ohio. In the years since the bridge was constructed, more than 40 lights on the Bridge of Honor have either burned out or have been[Read More…]
