An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A string of accidents involving trains carrying relatively volatile crude oil from what is known as the Bakken region in North Dakota and Montana has heightened public concern about those trains and where they are traveling across the country. The accidents, combined with[Read More…]
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West Liberty president not selected for La. job
WHEELING, W.Va. — There will be no presidential search committee at West Liberty University in the near future, as the Louisiana Board of Regents chose Texas Tech Vice Chancellor Joseph Rallo over Robin Capehart to be the state’s new commissioner of higher education. Capehart, who has been president at West[Read More…]
Grant County regains full control of schools
PETERSBURG, W.Va. — Grant County is in full control of its school system for the first time in nearly five years. The West Virginia Board of Education voted Wednesday to give Grant County’s school board control of personnel and oversight. The state previously had restored the county’s control of curriculum,[Read More…]
Jefferson County sounds synthetic drug alarm
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Community resources are being marshalled for an Oct. 15 public meeting to discuss the dangers of synthetic drug use. It’s a timely topic locally, since some Washington High School students reportedly had adverse medical effects after using this type of drug in a vaping pen, according[Read More…]
State will suffer as a result of ‘Routergate’
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Mismanagement of a federal “stimulus” grant has come back to haunt West Virginia officials – as well it should. A new investigation of how federal money was spent in our state is a reminder of the damage done by what has come[Read More…]
W.Va. state officials won’t fight gay marriage
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State officials say they will not move to block same-sex marriages in West Virginia and will seek to resolve a lawsuit to overturn the ban. Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a challenge to the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Oct. 10
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. CHILDREN’S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CAPTURE NOBELMalala Yousafzai, a teenage education[Read More…]
Ground broken for last section of Beckley bypass
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Officials met Wednesday in Beckley for a groundbreaking ceremony for the last section of the East Beckley Bypass, which is set for completion in May 2016. “This is a great day for Raleigh County,” said Bill Baker, chairman of the Beckley-Raleigh County Transportation Authority. “It’s been a long[Read More…]
Storm damages southern Raleigh County
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Mother Nature tried to take back the community of Odd Tuesday night. As far as the eye could see, trees were blown down, torn up and splintered by fierce winds. At one home, the wind picked up a couch and impaled it on a tree. Late Wednesday[Read More…]
There are better ways to help the homeless
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Signs going up around Parkersburg have sparked some debate about the best ways to help those who sometimes seek money at busy intersections. The signs read “Please do not contribute to the drug & alcohol problem by giving to[Read More…]