WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will resign after the rocky rollout of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, and the president will nominate West Virginia native Sylvia Mathews Burwell for the post, a White House official said Thursday. Sebelius’ resignation comes just more than a[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, April 11
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, April 11, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOPES GETTING HIGHER IN SEARCH FOR PLANE’S BLACK[Read More…]
FEMA approves one spill request, denies another
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a funding request for response to the Freedom Industries chemical leak but declined to consider the event a “major disaster.” The administration of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin released the two FEMA rulings late Thursday. FEMA originally granted a request for federal[Read More…]
W.Va. high court OKs charges for record searches
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Government agencies can charge citizens an hourly fee for the time it takes to find public documents requested under the state’s Freedom of Information Act, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The Court’s 4-1 decision overturned a ruling by Kanawha County Circuit Court that said[Read More…]
Four W.Va. counties hope to develop ‘Mega-Site’
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Local leaders are looking for a large return on the region’s major assets — four-lane highways and the Raleigh County Memorial Airport — in the form of a 500-acre Mega-Site, which could attract a bumper crop of economic engines in technology, cognitive science, clean energy and manufacturing[Read More…]
Young families struggling with child care costs
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — At first blush, the rise in the number of stay-at-home moms might seem to be a return to more traditional values. The percentage of mothers who do not work outside of the home rose to 29 percent in 2012, according to a[Read More…]
WVU student snaps ‘Humans of Morgantown’
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Some of you may have heard about the Humans of New York photography project. The project is basically a blog full of pictures by Brandon Stanton, who takes pictures of people he finds roaming in New York and puts a quote with their picture on his website.[Read More…]
W.Va. officials seek better infrastructure data
WHEELING, W.Va. — As the natural gas industry continues to transform the area, West Virginia still doesn’t know enough about who is responsible for all the state’s wells and the growing maze of pipelines snaking through its hills, according to its top emergency management official. “It’s almost impossible, when we[Read More…]
Goss presses, folder for sale at WVU Institute of Technology
MONTGOMERY, W.Va. — West Virginia University Institute of Technology has two Goss printing presses for sale. The presses have four units each plus a folder and some other specialized additions. One of the presses was rebuilt in 2004. More details, including pricing and specifications, are available by calling Jack Knuckles, director[Read More…]
Hybrid wolves gaining popularity
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — John DeBoard has always had a thing about wolves. Since Ohio law prohibits people from owning wolves without a dangerous animal permit, he’s decided to do the next best thing and now has four hybrid wolves at his home in the Chesapeake area. Hybrid wolves or wolf-dogs[Read More…]