Snow in high elevations gives skiers opportunity; web cams show conditions CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s a tradition to dream of a white Christmas, but at the West Virginia Division of Tourism it’s almost a job requirement. Even though West Virginia has the longest ski season in the mid-Atlantic region[Read More…]
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City officials worry about ‘Gabby Road’ pedestrians
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Texting while driving is generally known to be dangerous; federal statistics indicate 3,328 people were killed and around 421,000 people were injured in 2012 in accidents involving distracted drivers. Forty-four states, including West Virginia, ban texting while driving, and 14 states, including West Virginia, ban all handheld[Read More…]
Time to stop pushing prescription-only policy
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here we go again. The Kanawha County Commission Substance Abuse Task Force is again recommending that the state legislature pass a law requiring a prescription to obtain cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, one of the ingredients used to make methamphetamine. The task force[Read More…]
W.Va. one of six states to lose population
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia was one of six states to lose population in the latest estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The results, released Tuesday, provided population estimates from July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2014. According to the estimates, West Virginia lost 3,269 residents over that 12-month[Read More…]
Charleston pharmacy charged in Medicare scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The owner of Trivillian’s Pharmacy, and the pharmacy itself, were charged Tuesday by federal prosecutors with billing Medicare for drugs that were never dispensed. Paula Butterfield was charged by information with making a false statement relating to a health-care matter. An information is similar to an indictment[Read More…]
Fairmont doctor pleads no contest in drug case
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Fairmont doctor will be sentenced in about three months after she pleaded no contest to five federal felony drug-related charges stemming from her Bridgeport opioid dependency clinic. U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley accepted the no-contest pleas from Dr. Edita Milan at the request of her[Read More…]
Marshall’s bowl victory caps nearly perfect season
BOCA RATON, Fla. — When Marshall University accepted the bid to the Boca Raton Bowl, the Thundering Herd said it wanted to show what it could do against the best possible opponent. Mission accomplished Tuesday night. The Herd football team seized control early in a 52-23 win over Northern Illinois[Read More…]
Benwood coal prep plant gets $45M expansion
BENWOOD, W.Va. — The dust flying in Center Benwood signals increased coal production at Murray Energy’s Ohio County Mine – and a $45 million expansion at the mine’s preparation plant to accommodate it. A new coal processing facility is being constructed at the site that will improve the operation’s[Read More…]
Wirt County superintendent defends FOIA fee
ELIZABETH, W.Va. — The superintendent of Wirt County Schools said it is not unreasonable to charge a fee to process Freedom of Information Act requests as it can require personnel to put in additional time beyond the normal workday to do it. A proposal the Wirt County Board of Education[Read More…]
Parkersburg area officials plan shale study trip
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A dozen local officials are heading north this winter to learn how a North Dakota city at ground zero of the shale boom dealt with a rapidly growing population. The mayors of Parkersburg, Vienna, Belpre and Marietta hope to apply lessons from Minot, N.D., to what the[Read More…]
