MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Michael Wuest, a member of the Youth Leadership Association at Martinsburg High School, wanted to know what is needed so young people like himself would be able to stay in West Virginia. Creating jobs and fighting substance abuse was the consensus of the four state delegates gathered[Read More…]
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W.Va. Democrats plan weekend rally in Logan
LOGAN, W.Va. — The City of Logan is set to host the West Virginia Democratic Party on Saturday for a state-wide political rally. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and the West Virginia Democratic Party will host a “West Virginia is Not For Sale” Democratic Unity Event to rally and mobilize West[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, July 30
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ISRAELI TANK SHELLS SLAM INTO UN SCHOOL IN[Read More…]
High Street parade kicks off Mon County Fair
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It was Elise Myers’ first time attending the Monongalia County Fair Parade. But the 6-year-old already knew what she was looking out for. “I like the horses … and the flutes,” she said Myers picked out a front row seat along High Street with her parents on[Read More…]
Huntington fire leaves some in limbo
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — If there’s any silver lining to the fire that burned the top of the Morris Building on Sunday, it’s that no one was seriously hurt, displaced residents and business owners said. The challenging part is that there are people now looking for a place to live and[Read More…]
What would Mike have done?
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s not that Mike Puskar didn’t understand corporate inversion. It’s a tax technique — read: Loophole — that few in corporate circles don’t understand. An American firm takes over a foreign company, reincorporates there and avoids paying U.S. taxes on foreign-earned profits. This year[Read More…]
Discount grocer Aldi to add 6-8 W.Va. stores
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Discount grocery chain Aldi Inc. plans to open a new store in Hurricane’s Liberty Square later this year as executives hope to potentially double the number of Aldi stores in the state over the next five years. Aldi executives signed a lease Monday to develop an 18,000[Read More…]
Court clears way for gay marriage in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The federal appeals court that covers West Virginia has agreed that a ban on same-sex marriage in neighboring Virginia is unconstitutional — a move that advocates said would pave the way for gay and lesbian couples to marry in West Virginia. In a 2-1 decision released Monday, a[Read More…]
W.Va. sports heroes on hand for museum debut
ARTIE, W.Va. — For a day, a small town in Raleigh County was the center of the Mountain State sporting world. The Artie Museum hosted its grand opening Monday afternoon after five years of work by longtime Kanawha Valley high school and University of Charleston basketball coach Tex Williams, an[Read More…]
Heroic efforts: Kudos to our first responders
An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — When a tractor trailer erupted into flames last week inside of East River Mountain Tunnel, what could have been a horrific, two-state tragedy was averted through the coordinated response of our local fire firefighters, police officers, state troopers, deputies, rescue[Read More…]
