CHARLESTON, W.Va. – While Freedom Industries’ tank farm will soon be gone, there are still 61 other potential sources of contamination sitting upstream of the West Virginia American Water Co. treatment plant, according to a new report released Monday. Meanwhile, a separate poll released by the Sierra Club found West[Read More…]
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W.Va House passes attorney general ethics bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a debate that lasted more than an hour, the West Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation Monday that sets strict ethics rules for Attorney General Patrick Morrissey’s office. House Democrats called the bill (HB4490) “good policy,” while Republicans declared it would create a “constitutional crisis.”[Read More…]
St. Albans woman charged with killing mother
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A woman’s body was found in an outbuilding behind her house Monday near St. Albans, and authorities are charging her daughter with the murder. Kanawha deputies arrested Jessica Lee Woods, 36, of West Main Street Monday morning at the Days Inn hotel in Kanawha City for[Read More…]
WVU’s ‘Dancing with Stars’ sparks controversy
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The American Red Cross will be on the Downtown Campus of West Virginia University Tuesday for a blood drive as a part of the Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars competition. The blood drive, which will be held in the Mountainlair Ballrooms Saturday 1-7 p.m., will allow[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Feb. 25
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WEBSITE OF BIG BITCOIN EXCHANGE GOES OFFLINE The[Read More…]
W.Va. agriculture loans story overshadowed
A column by Phil Kabler of the Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Between contaminated water and the ongoing legislative session, the legislative audit revealing financial mismanagement and probable fraudulent activity in the Department of Agriculture under former commissioner Gus Douglass probably didn’t get the sort of media coverage it warranted.[Read More…]
Hancock County math teacher ‘flips’ his classroom
NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. – In the topsy-turvy world of Mat Deveany’s math classrooms, “homework” is done in school and lectures are watched online at home. Deveany, 25, a second-year math teacher at Oak Glen High School, said he’s getting good results using the “flipped classroom” model of teaching, so much[Read More…]
Need for armed school guards stems from reality
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The House Committee on Education last week approved a bill that would allow security personnel hired by county sheriffs’ offices to carry weapons in public schools. The bill was introduced by Delegate Linda Sumner, R-Raleigh. It was co-sponsored by Delegate Lynne Arvon,[Read More…]
Mid-Ohio Valley farmers report fruit harvest losses
MARIETTA – Below-freezing temperatures in the Mid-Ohio Valley this winter haven’t affected some fruit crops while others did not fare so well, according to local growers. “The cold hasn’t hurt the apple crop – the trees can tolerate it, but the peaches are a total loss,” said Tom Burch, owner[Read More…]
Image projects long-missing Weston girl at age 5
WESTON, W.Va. – The story of a missing Lewis County girl that has touched the hearts of many continues with the release of an age-progressed photo two years after the youth went missing. Aliayah Lunsford, who went missing from her Weston home on Sept. 24, 2011, at the age of[Read More…]
