Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. HOLLANDE PRESSES FOR ACTION AGAINST MILITANTSFrance’s president says there’s[Read More…]
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s Column: Seven reasons Congress must reauthorize America COMPETES
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s column for Sept. 12, 2014: Throughout my career in public service – first as President of West Virginia Wesleyan College, then as Governor of West Virginia, and now in the U.S. Senate as Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation –[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Governor appoints Zak as Family Court Circuit Judge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (September 12, 2014) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced the appointment of R. Joseph Zak as Family Court Judge for the 11th Family Court Judicial Circuit serving Kanawha County. “Judge Kelly’s leadership and professionalism is well respected in the 11th Family Court Circuit,” Gov. Tomblin said. “I believe Joe’s extensive professional[Read More…]
Oliverio honored at Star City interchange on I-79 in Morgantown
CHARLESTON, W.Va – The Star City interchange at Interstate 79 in Morgantown is now officially named the “Michael A. Oliverio, Sr. Interchange.”“I am happy that we were able to make this happen,” said Senator Bob Beach (D-Monongalia) in making the announced Friday, Sept. 12. “Mr. Oliverio was a kind gentleman who dedicated his life to[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin Column: A time to honor and remember
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s column for Sept. 12, 2014: This week, Joanne and I joined Americans across our state, our nation and the world as we remembered and paid tribute to lives lost on September 11, 2001. The day’s ceremonies at the State Capitol Complex and those[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Buckley releases campaign schedule for Sept. 9-12
HARDY COUNTY, W.VA. — John Buckley, Libertarian for U.S. Senate, will bring his “Live & Let Live” campaign message to Putnam County this weekend.The following is the Buckley for Senate campaign schedule for weekend of 9/12-14:Friday. Sept. 12, 7:30 pmHurricane High vs. Belle High football gameBuckley greets football fans and WV voters Hurricane[Read More…]
WVU Sports Economist: Does crime pay in the NFL?
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A paper co-authored by sports economist Dr. Brad Humphreys at the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics shows that NFL players who were arrested actually earned more than those who were not. Humphreys, an associate professor of Economics, presented a paper earlier this year analyzing[Read More…]
Who will be the top employers in 25 years?
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Workforce West Virginia this week released its annual list of the top 100 largest private employers in the state. As Daily Mail Business Editor Jared Hunt pointed out Thursday, Wal-Mart tops the list, as it has every year since 1998, followed[Read More…]
W.Va. Supreme Court to decide fate of pit bull
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will determine the fate of a Bluefield dog slated for euthanasia. Mercer County Public Defender Gerald Linkous will represent Estella Mae Robinson, 41, of Bluefield, at a session of the high court on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Marshal University’s[Read More…]
Judge calls Kanawha prosecutor’s behavior ‘mind-boggling’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A family court judge has extended a domestic violence protection order against Kanawha County prosecutor Mark Plants until December. She calls his behavior “mind-boggling.” Cabell County Family Court Judge Patricia Keller also continued an order barring all contact between Plants and his children because Plants has decided[Read More…]