CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Authorities have identified two men who allegedly shot two Lewisburg police officers on Thursday, after allegedly killing a couple in North Carolina earlier in the day. Eric Campbell, 21 and his father, Edward Campbell, 54, face charges of attempted murder and malicious assault, said West Virginia State Police spokesman Lt.[Read More…]
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Yoga flash mob aims to inspire
HUNTINGTON — A new year means a new start for many, and those at Brown Dog Yoga hoped to inspire a greater interest in health and well-being in the community by greeting 2015 with a very public yoga flash mob in Pullman Square Thursday afternoon. Dozens of participants, bundled[Read More…]
Concert benefits Music & Memory Program
ELKINS, W.Va. – The Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center will host a benefit concert on Sunday for its recently launched Music & Memory program. ‘The Melody Lingers On’ concert event will be held at the Randolph County Community Arts Center and will begin at 2 p.m. The benefit is part of ERCC’s effort[Read More…]
Fala new director of West Virginia DNR
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Robert A. Fala is the new director of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin made the announcement on Dec. 31. Fala will fill the vacancy created by the recent retirement of previous DNR Director Frank Jezioro. The appointment of Fala was effective Jan. 1, 2015. For more than twenty years,[Read More…]
WVU talks continue over Beckley campus
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Despite two deadlines having passed, negotiations between West Virginia University and trustees for Mountain State University over the sale of the MSU campus and facilities are actively ongoing, officials with knowledge of the talks said late Tuesday. WVU announced it was in exclusive purchase negotiations with MSU[Read More…]
FirstEnergy pumping $250M into improvements
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Over the past five years Marcellus shale has taken the state of West Virginia by storm. The industry has grown faster than most ever expected. FirstEnergy owns 10 different electric companies, including Mon Power, which provides services to customers in North Central West Virginia. Because of the[Read More…]
Look into drug testing order
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Whether you agreed with him or not, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s 2012 mandate that participants in WorkForce West Virginia programs be required to take drug tests was – or appeared to be at the time – an order. So why was it[Read More…]
Marshall raises pay for Holliday, Hamrick
HUNTINGTON – Marshall University football head coach Doc Holliday and athletic director Mike Hamrick are receiving six-year contract extensions with pay raises. Marshall announced Tuesday that it has agreed in principle with Holliday and Hamrick on new contract terms. Details of the contracts will be finalized in the next several[Read More…]
Take precautions with active flu season
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The flu season is upon us. In our region, the outbreaks are fairly widespread, but in line with previous years. But nationally, there have been 15 deaths, and this week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the flu season an[Read More…]
Monongalia authority vacates recycling facility
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tuesday, Dec. 30, was moving out day for the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority (SWA). Machinery and equipment in the Morgantown Industrial Park facility’s processing plant was loaded onto trucks while files, office equipment and computers were boxed for transport. The SWA Board of Directors voted unanimously[Read More…]
