BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — When customers ask Kayla Slone to sing at the Logan Walmart where she works as a cashier, she obliges them and belts out a country tune such as Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors.” One patron taped Slone and uploaded the video to YouTube, and before[Read More…]
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W.Va. skaters give send-off to Sochi
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the Charleston Figure Skating Club performed their “Salute to Sochi” show and exhibition Sunday evening at the South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena. Click here for more
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Feb. 24
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ARREST WARRANT OUT FOR UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT The acting[Read More…]
Senate President: Future Fund approved by Senate
By CHARLESTON, W.Va. — I am extremely pleased to report that the Future Fund bill passed unanimously in the Senate this week. I have been a passionate advocate for this bill, which would set up an endowment fund for future use by drawing on a portion of present-day severance tax collections, for[Read More…]
Legislative Update: Budget issues unresolved
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With less than two weeks remaining in the 2014 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, the biggest unresolved issue appears to be the shortfall in funding to balance the 2014-2015 state budget. And state legislators so far seem reluctant to pass legislation to close a $146 million gap in the spending plan. Sen. Roman Prezioso, D-Marion, is chairman[Read More…]
Chemical spill bill could ‘kill’ small water systems
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Keeping a wary eye on water-related legislation now under consideration in Charleston, city officials are concerned that SB373, if approved in its present form, could more than double the cost of a new water treatment plant Lewisburg has on the drawing board. That bill, as it now[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs water festival begins
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The 24th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting festival kicked off Thursday at the Country Inn. The largest and longest-running water tasting in the world, the festival this year features several dozen entries, including waters from more than 20 states and across Canada, as well as[Read More…]
Barbour sheriff has history of legal woes
ELKINS, W.Va. — Thursday’s guilty plea by the now former Barbour County Sheriff John Hawkins isn’t his first legal entanglement in recent months. In July, teenager Brittany Mae Keene filed a 15-count lawsuit in federal court for the Northern District of West Virginia, alleging Hawkins sexually assaulted her and then[Read More…]
Pseudoephedrine Rx bill should become law
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — With the scourge of methamphetamines, and the dangerous labs that manufacture the product expanding, we’re glad to see Senate Bill 6 weaving its way through the legislative process. The full Senate passed the measure on to the House on a 25-9[Read More…]
Pseudoephedrine Rx bill victimizes allergy sufferers
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The idea of regulating over-the-counter pseudoephedrine to prescription only is nothing to sneeze at. That’s about the only thing both sides agree on in the debate in the Legislature to do just that. For the record, we oppose Senate Bill 6[Read More…]
