By Charlotte Ferrell Smith Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The recent icy weather that caused chaos in southern states was no match for self-described mountain man Bill Slavey. Slavey, 49, originally from Beckley, garnered a lot of attention on social media last week when a Florida television news[Read More…]
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Student exercise: Move with caution
An editorial from the Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Lawmakers in Charleston are considering legislation that would mandate an extra 30 minutes a day of exercise for public school students. Rightly concerned by the state’s obesity problem among young and old, experts told members of the House Education Committee that body[Read More…]
Student exercise: Good idea, wrong approach
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Concern about childhood obesity is well placed. One in every seven high schoolers in West Virginia is listed as obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an effort to curb obesity, Senate Majority Leader John Unger, D-Berkeley,[Read More…]
More testing finds no MCHM at 5 W.Va. schools
By David Gutman Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The coal-cleaning chemical Crude MCHM can no longer be detected in water samples taken at five of the six schools that had shown evidence of the chemical last week. After the chemical was detected at the six schools, three weeks after the[Read More…]
OSHA probes Harrison County cell towers collapse
By Ashlie Walter and John Miller The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration is investigating the collapse of two cell phone towers that killed three men Saturday morning near Summit Park. Nutter Fort Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Michael Garrett and[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Feb. 3
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO’S BUILT FOR MORE TITLE RUNS The Super[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Column from Sen. Mike Hall, State Senate Minority Leader
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The third week of the legislative session is still dominated by the water situation in the region. In spite of the best efforts of the administration, the public remains nervous. Trial lawyers continue to petition for clients. And it was reported in a legislative committee that at[Read More…]
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WVPA Sharing: NAA president shares thoughts on trends for 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2014, I believe the news industry will be marked by creativity. I’ve heard this over and over in my conversations with publishers, advertisers and journalists. We’re already seeing big ideas being implemented, and the industry as a whole is eager to collaborate in developing better consumer[Read More…]
