MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU football team will face Texas A&M in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., at 2 p.m. Dec. 29. The Mountaineers, who finished the regular season tied for fifth place in the Big 12, accepted their bowl invitation Sunday afternoon. “We faced a very challenging schedule this[Read More…]
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Marshall’s Herd to play in first Boca Raton bowl
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The state of Florida has been good to Marshall coach Doc Holliday through recruiting over the years. As it turns out, he hopes Florida is just as good to him in bowl season. On Sunday, Marshall accepted a bid to play Northern Illinois, the Mid-American Conference champion,[Read More…]
Feds investigate Chesapeake royalty payments
WHEELING, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed Chesapeake Energy’s records regarding the company’s royalty payment practices to oil and natural gas mineral owners. Chesapeake disclosed the DOJ’s investigation last month during a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In its filing, the company said several[Read More…]
West Virginia needs comprehensive school reform
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators are right to be viewing public education reform as a key priority for their upcoming regular session. But merely tackling what in our state has become a politically incorrect issue – federal Common Core standards – is not[Read More…]
Martinsburg Guard unit celebrates new aircraft
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — On Saturday, hundreds of military personnel, families and guests gathered at the 167th Airlift Wing base in Martinsburg to commemorate the base’s change from C-5 aircraft to C-17s. An Army band played the national anthem and after an invocation by Chaplain Captian Ronald Faith, guests of honor[Read More…]
Parkersburg native reflects on long FBI career
AIKEN, S.C. – From counterterrorism and serial murders to bank robberies and local government corruption, Parkersburg native Glenn Dolphin has worked a wide spectrum of cases in his 27 years as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “I don’t see how it could have been any better,”[Read More…]
Riding trend, Beef Jerky Outlet opens in Lewisburg
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — The American tradition of smoking, drying and curing beef has exploded in popularity in recent years, with the resulting “jerky” gaining traction as a low-fat, high-protein snack. And today, the process is applied not only to beef but to other meats as well, with at least one[Read More…]
Rain fails to dampen spirits at Beckley parade
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Dec. 8
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. U.S. ‘UNAWARE’ OF SOUTH AFRICAN HOSTAGE TALKSAmbassador Patrick Gaspard[Read More…]
Economist says Beckley economic recovery slow
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The state’s economy is in recovery from the Great Recession that began in 2008, but the improvements are coming at a slower rate than other post-recession recoveries, and the Beckley area in particular has some factors working against a more rapid economic rehabilitation. One factor is Raleigh[Read More…]
