CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Logan County delegate-elect saved a small child from a train over the weekend, and then was involved in an altercation with the child’s relatives. Ralph Rodigherio, a Democrat, said he was on Dingess Street in Logan with his son, returning home with their pizza order when[Read More…]
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Greyhound racing subsidies should get critical eye
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s state backing of the dog racing industry could get a second look during this year’s legislative session. It’s high time. Dogs and horses used to be the only action at West Virginia’s racetracks. In the 1990s, the state[Read More…]
Ex-Logan assessor pleads guilty to federal charge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Longtime Logan County assessor Rick Grimmett said he had no defense for violating federal banking laws and pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Charleston. “In other words,” asked U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Johnston, “did you do it?” “Yes, sir,” Grimmett responded. Grimmett, 51, admitted that[Read More…]
Kanawha official to lead W.Va. public health agency
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, will become West Virginia’s top health officer when he takes charge of the state Bureau for Public Health at the end of the year, the state Department of Health and Human Resources announced Thursday. Gupta will become[Read More…]
Friends, family hold vigil for man who killed 4, himself
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Friends and family of Jody Hunt held a vigil Wednesday, Dec. 3, to remember the man they knew, not the killer. “Our Jody wasn’t that man,” said Kerri Everd, a friend of Hunt’s. Hunt shot and killed four people during a three-site shooting rampage on Monday, Dec.[Read More…]
Big title game in Huntington generates buzz, sales
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — There’s no doubt some air left the sails of Marshall Thundering Herd football when a 2-point conversion from Western Kentucky at Joan C. Edwards Stadium last week ended the Herd’s hopes at an undefeated season and a New Year’s Day bowl game. Still, the Herd (11-1) will[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate leader’s son faces drug charges
WHEELING, W.Va. — The son of West Virginia Senate President Jeff Kessler was arrested Wednesday following a nine-count indictment charging him with trafficking oxycodone. According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, Jacob Kessler, 25, of Glen Dale was arrested following an investigation by the Ohio Valley Drug and Violent Crime[Read More…]
Wheeling groups have big hopes for apple orchard
WHEELING, W.Va. — Officials with three downtown Wheeling development groups believe apples are at the core to redeveloping abandoned land in East Wheeling. On Wednesday, representatives of the Wheeling National Area Corp., Grow Ohio Valley and Reinvent Wheeling announced they had received a planning and technical assistance grant from the[Read More…]
Skydiving coming to Martinsburg airport
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Charlie Gittens wants to move his skydiving business from the New Market, Virginia, airport to the Eastern Regional Airport south of Martinsburg. “We’ve outgrown that facility and we’re looking to relocate,” he told members of the Eastern Regional Airport Authority at their meeting Tuesday. “The facilities here[Read More…]
Retiring Rockefeller promotes child health initiative
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — In one of his last acts as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care, U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., Wednesday urged lawmakers to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program which will expire next year. Rockefeller spoke Wednesday morning before the House Energy and Commerce[Read More…]