Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, April 3, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FORT HOOD SHOOTER SOUGHT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT An[Read More…]
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W.Va. planners must cope with dropping revenue
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Exports are a key component of West Virginia’s economy – but they were down drastically last year. That does not bode well for state budget planners. During 2012, state businesses exported $11.3 billion in goods. But last year, the total plunged to[Read More…]
Another warning on changing climate
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thousands of the world’s best scientists — working through the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — have intensified their alarm that humanity faces worse peril from deadly superstorms, wildfires, floods, hurricanes, droughts, tornadoes, rising sea level, melting icecaps, disease,[Read More…]
Prayer vigil Thursday for Princeton Times editor
PRINCETON, W.Va. — A community prayer vigil will be held Thursday for Princeton Times Editor Tammie Toler, who is still being treated at a Roanoke, Va., hospital for a stroke. A prayer/candlelight vigil will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. at Princeton City Hall to pray for a speedy recovery[Read More…]
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Greenbrier Classic books Maroon 5, Jimmy Buffett
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Where is Margaritaville? This July, it will be right in the heart of Greenbrier County. Jim Justice, the chairman and CEO of The Greenbrier, announced Tuesday that Jimmy Buffett will headline one of the two concerts during The Greenbrier Classic concert series. Buffett will perform[Read More…]
W.Va. water utility spending $1.1 million on filters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A contractor waded waist-deep through one of 16 activated carbon filters at West Virginia American Water’s Charleston treatment plant Tuesday, vacuuming up the carbon with a large hose as local and national media members attentively watched and recorded his every move. The replacement of a filter has[Read More…]
Phares to retire as W.Va. schools superintendent
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Superintendent of Schools Jim Phares announced his plans to retire on Tuesday — the same day a contract between the state Board of Education and a national search firm went into effect, with plans to find a new, more permanent superintendent. Phares sent his letter of[Read More…]
Tomblin signs wage hike bill despite concerns
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite acknowledging the state’s minimum wage bill contained “unintended consequences” — namely changing how overtime is paid to all workers — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Tuesday dismissed the business community’s concerns by signing the flawed bill into law. The new law, which will raise the minimum[Read More…]
W.Va. health boards weighing e-cigarette bans
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — With the controversy over the safety of electronic cigarettes, a few local health departments are thinking of adding the devices to the items prohibited under their clean indoor air acts. Electronic cigarettes are battery-operated products that turn nicotine, which is highly addictive, and other chemicals into a[Read More…]
