An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Elk River chemical spill is not water under the bridge, yet. But, a host of events last week might incline some to think it’s seemingly over and done with. The Legislature’s regular session ends in 11 days. The primary legislation[Read More…]
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Three rescued after cold night on Cheat Mountain
ELKINS, W.Va. – Two men and a boy from Fairmont – two of them suffering from hypothermia – were rescued by police and emergency officials in the Cheat Mountain area of Randolph County Monday evening. Billy Wayne Wilkerson, 41, his son, Garrett Wilkerson, 12, and Ricky Lee Rohrbaugh, 42, came[Read More…]
Wheeling students want earlier start to school year
WHEELING, W.Va. – Advanced placement students at Wheeling Park High School say an early start to the school year is needed so they can get started on the work necessary to earn them college credit by June. WPHS class officers spoke out at Monday night’s public hearing regarding the Ohio[Read More…]
WVU business school logs record $5 million gift
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On Monday, Feb. 24, the WVU College of Business and Economics announced the largest donation in the school’s history. The money will be used to fund a new center, visiting professorships and student fellowships. “I was very excited,” Milan Puskar Dean Jose Sartarelli said. “This is the[Read More…]
W.Va. teachers, state workers deserve pay raises
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — It’s well established that state lawmakers will be hard pressed to balance the budget without dipping into the rainy day fund. That’s especially true after House members came out strongly last week against tax increases. But that doesn’t lessen the importance[Read More…]
Jefferson County arm wrestler on AMC tonight
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – Travis Bagent, a former world-champion arm wrestler from Jefferson County, will be featured tonight on the premiere episode of AMC’s “Game of Arms.” According to its website, the reality show is “a look inside the raw and highly competitive world of American arm wrestling” that follows[Read More…]
Charleston hosts winter travel showcase
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The tourism industry “isn’t an instant gratification business,” said one destination representative at Monday’s Travel South Showcase marketplace. “It takes several years to see a turnaround, because planning group tours is kind of like working retail,” said Anne Ross, of Morristown Area Convention and Visitors Bureau[Read More…]
Elk River report outlines other W.Va. water threats
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…]
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…]
