CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers hope a new law will make it safer for people to ride their bicycles throughout the state. Last week, West Virginia joined 22 states and the District of Columbia with a 3-foot passing law for motorists who drive around cyclists, according to the National Conference of[Read More…]
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Glen Dale boy winning races with prosthetic legs
GLEN DALE, W.Va. — At 23 months old, Cooper Blair’s feet were amputated to give him a chance at a more normal life. Little did his mother know that he would exceed everyone’s expectations again and again. Now 10 years old, Cooper has already won gold medals during running competitions.[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, June 9
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, June 9, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers 1. TALIBAN BEHIND ATTACK ON PAKISTAN AIRPORT The insurgents[Read More…]
W.Va. Ethics Commission fires executive director
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Without giving a reason, members of the West Virginia Ethics Commission voted 5-4 to fire Executive Director Joan Parker at a Thursday morning meeting. The decision came after about an hour of discussion behind closed doors. Chairman Kemp Morton, who participated in the meeting by phone, said[Read More…]
W.Va. high court issues FOIA ruling on tax data
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State and county tax officials must turn over computerized tax assessment data to the public or business owners, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court overturned a January 2013 ruling in Kanawha County Circuit Court finding that computer-assisted mass appraisal files used by county assessors to[Read More…]
D-Day vets describe ‘hell of an experience’
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Albert “Engine” Arco and Robert Dale Crim were young, naive men when they left their Harrison County homes to fight in World War II. Both, though, grew up fast 70 years ago today as part of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, that turned the tide of[Read More…]
Italian company to build plant in Weirton
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Pietro Fiorentini Group of Vicenza, Italy – a maker of valves, meters and components for the oil and gas industry – announced Thursday it will build its first American manufacturing plant near the heart of the energy industry in Weirton. Since March 2013, Pietro Fiorentini has[Read More…]
Parkersburg family finalists in Band-Aid contest
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – The Eddy family of Parkersburg needs your vote. Mary Eddy and her sons Jake, 14, and Carter, 10, have reached the top 12 in the national Band-Aid jingle contest. Using Band-Aid’s “Stuck on Me” jingle, the Eddys created a “Stuck on Bluegrass” jingle for the video contest.[Read More…]
D-Day courage helped change world history
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — June 6, 1944, was a day unlike any other in World War II. Or in any other war, for that matter. If President Roosevelt described Dec. 7, 1941, as a “day of infamy” — the day the Japanese bombed Pearl[Read More…]
Fayette County outfitter unveils festival venue
OAK HILL, W.Va. — The ribbon was cut and the stage was christened Thursday evening as ACE Adventure Resort officially unveiled its new 12,500-capacity festival ground on the resort’s Mountaintop West Campground near Oak Hill at an event that also served as the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business[Read More…]