Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. WHERE `POLAR VORTEX’ IS TAKING AIM The whirlpool[Read More…]
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Pendleton County spy base cited in Snowden leaks
By Rick Steelhammer Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — References to a National Security Agency communications-intercept operation at the Navy Information Operations Command base at Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, are included among documents leaked to the news media by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. According to a Dec. 10 article[Read More…]
Long-serving officials not exempt from the rules
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — When Walt Helmick became West Virginia commissioner of agriculture last year, one of the first things he did was to request a thorough audit of his department. That is not unusual, especially when an office holder’s predecessor has been[Read More…]
Slow-motion plane crash in Buckhannon
Buckhannon’s Record-Delta publishes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday but hustled out to cover a plane crash over the weekend and posted the news on Facebook: “According to corporal Jason Queen with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Department, James Meadows, 30, of Hendersonville, Tenn., was flying a single-engine Cirrus SR22 when[Read More…]
Fun while it’s bearable
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Snowtubers glide down their lanes at thrilling speeds during a sunny Saturday afternoon at Winterplace Ski Resort. Last week’s winter storm gave way to clear skies and decent weekend weather, and skiers, snowboarders and snowtubers traveled to Winterplace to take advantage of the snow — and the[Read More…]
One toke over the line
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Colorado last week embarked on its widely publicized experiment to allow the legal sale of marijuana. Early Wednesday, pot smokers began to buy the first legally purchased marijuana without a prescription in the nation’s history. A lot of smokers were buying. Which[Read More…]
Some forecasts you can’t believe
A column by John G. Miller, managing editor of the Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — In 1981, Ted Turner, who had recently launched Cable News Network (CNN), told a gathering of newspaper publishers that the industry was doomed. “… newspapers as we know them today will be gone within[Read More…]
Appeals court sides with Jackson Kelly in black lung case
By Ken Ward Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Calling the behavior “hardly admirable,” a federal appeals court said Friday that the actions of coal industry lawyers who withheld key medical evidence in a black lung benefits case did not rise to the level of “fraud on the court.” The 4th[Read More…]
Employment Opportunity: Charleston Newspapers hiring a Community News/Special Sections Editor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Newspapers’ Metro Department is seeking a community news/special sections editor. The company has an open position for a hands-on editor who has a passion for local community news, above average photos and human interest articles. The Community News/Special Sections editor oversees the content and production of weekly community newspapers,[Read More…]
West Virginia AP Legislative Lookahead set for Monday, Jan. 6
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia AP Legislative Lookahead — sponsored by The Associated Press, the West Virginia Press Association and Marshall University — is set for Monday, Jan. 6, at Marshall University’s South Charleston Campus. The final program is as follows: 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. – Registration/Coffee. [Read More…]
