An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The computer data breaches with retailers such as Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels have gotten plenty of headlines. But our private information is vulnerable in many places beyond the checkout line. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported 619 data breaches for 2013,[Read More…]
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Clarksburg Council ousts member over conviction
By Jim Davis The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Clarksburg City Council voted 6-0 Thursday night to oust Zeke Lopez, despite the embattled councilman’s claims the move was unconstitutional and the first volley at getting rid of City Manager Martin Howe. By its vote, City Council determined during the[Read More…]
Disney’s Cinderella visits a Charleston hospital
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W.Va. Senate panel changes teacher pay bill
New version gives $1,000 across the board rather than percentage By Phil Kabler Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s bill to give pay raises to public school teachers and school service personnel advanced Thursday out of the Senate Education Committee — with a change intended to give[Read More…]
Eastern Panhandle buried in snow
By John McVey The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Volunteer spotters for the National Weather Service reported snow totals ranging from about 13 inches to about 18 inches across the Eastern Panhandle and northern Shenandoah Valley around midday Thursday. “You can add two or three inches to those totals before the[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Feb. 14
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MISERABLE COMMUTE MAY BE IN STORE FOR THE[Read More…]
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Mother’s Day history isn’t the stuff of holiday card prose
New book by West Virginia native details the tragic struggle wages to create the national celebration of motherhood ELKINS, W.Va. — Along with sentimental Mother’s Day cards, West Virginia residents might want to purchase a copy of “Mother’s Day: The Legacy of Anna Jarvis,” the new book by Elkins resident L. Wayne Sheets that details[Read More…]
Weather makes newspaper delivery difficult but not impossible
West Virginia newspapers try to deliver everyday regardless of the weather but snow storms make it a challenge Charleston resident Samantha Smith, the WVPA advertising director, had to shovel to the paper box this morning, but Charleston Newspapers delivered. The WVPA asks that all subscribers have patience today and understand[Read More…]
UC keeps nursing commitment to Beckley area
An editorial from the Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The new nursing program to be instituted at the University of Charleston-Beckley is the fulfillment of both a promise and a regional need. When Mountain State University shut down, so did its nursing program. When the University of Charleston took over, they[Read More…]
