FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The countdown was on. “Five. Four. Three. Two. One. GPM!” yelled Simpson Elementary School third-graders as they watched the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory launch through a live stream from NASA’s IV&V facility in Fairmont on Thursday. The Harrison County third-graders were invited to NASA’s[Read More…]
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‘Cupcake Bill’ gathering support in W.Va. Legislature
CHARLESTON – A bill making its way through the state Legislature might make some students and teachers want to celebrate – with something sweet and delicious like a cupcake. In 2008, a mandate from the West Virginia State Board of Education brought strict requirements on what students could be served[Read More…]
W.Va. slots operators seeing lemons
WHEELING, W.Va. – After 400 West Virginia club, tavern, restaurant and parlor owners paid a total of about $70 million for the right to operate slot machines in 2011, they believed their state Lottery Commission permits would be valid for 10 years. Members of the West Virginia Amusement & Limited[Read More…]
Protect public’s right to know
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Attempts to keep the people from learning what their government is doing behind closed doors often are framed by special interests as steps to rein in the imaginary monolith described as “the media.” It just is not so. Like the people[Read More…]
W.Va. legislators seek more time for water bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Twenty-three delegates from 11 counties say they need more time to perfect SB 373 — the water protection bill — and have asked the governor to include it on the agenda for an extended session typically devoted to the state budget. Meanwhile, House Judiciary members got their[Read More…]
$43,000 in debt and party’s over
New report underlines student questions about cost of a WVU education An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — You could draw some parallels to student loans and a keg party. After all, the effect of both is immediate, and you get this high that money can buy …[Read More…]
W.Va. DEP finds more chemical tanks near water
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia inspectors have discovered 600 more above-ground chemical storage tanks located near public drinking-water supplies, pushing their current inventory to more than 1,600 such tanks, according to data made public Thursday. The Department of Environmental Protection for the first time released lists of storage tanks that[Read More…]
Ex-wife says Kanawha prosecutor abused child
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police are investigating allegations of child abuse involving Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants. Plants’ ex-wife, Allison Plants, on Wednesday claimed that he abused one of his children by disciplining him in an excessive manner, according to a statement issued by the State[Read More…]
New outdoors columnist aims for ‘trail not taken’
A column by Larry Case for The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Once I had a good friend that would relate many of the things that we deal with in life to the realm of the outdoor world. Hunting, fishing, trapping, and boating all served as a backdrop for his often[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Feb. 28
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. RUSSIA UPS ITS INVOLVEMENT IN UKRAINE TURMOIL Ukraine’s[Read More…]
