WASHINGTON – Sen. Jay Rockefeller Friday asked the head of West Virginia American Water, Jeff McIntyre, for more information about the testing used to issue a lift on the water ban his company issued in the aftermath of last week’s chemical spill at Freedom Industries. Rockefeller sent the letter after[Read More…]
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WVPA Sharing: Tom Miller’s Legislative Column – Week 2
By Tom Miller West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature reacted quickly to a chemical spill that left some 300,000 state residents without usable water for most of a week with Senate Majority Leader John Unger, D-Berkeley, Jan. 15 introducing a bill to require all liquid holding[Read More…]
The Legislature Today featuring WVPA newspaper reporters during the session
Friday program brings print and broadcast together for Legislative spotlight CHARLESTON, W.Va. — News from the West Virginia Legislature takes a new form today when Charleston Daily Mail reporter Dave Boucher and the State Journal’s Ann Ali join West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Ashton Marra for a special segment of WVPB’s[Read More…]
Fifty years later, war on poverty needs new focus
An editorial from the Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As television shows and anniversaries will remind us through the coming months, 1964 was quite a momentous year. From landmark civil rights legislation to The Beatles landing in New York and the publication of Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique,” the events of[Read More…]
Triplet calves born in Randolph County
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Could a water crisis happen here?
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Many local residents have wondered, after last week’s shocking water contamination crisis in Charleston, if something similar could happen here. Elkins Operations Manager Bob Pingley has an answer for us, though it may not be one we want to hear. “Yes, it[Read More…]
Beckley gathering brainstorms to resurrect Theatre West Virginia
By Wendy Holdren Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — “I’m thankful to see I’m not by myself on this,” Scott Hill said to a crowd of approximately 50 people who met Thursday evening at Tamarack to discuss Theatre West Virginia Act II. “We’re paddling against a major current, but it’s nice to[Read More…]
WVU women snag another upset of Top 20 team
By Bob Hertzel For The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — All season long, Mike Carey had preached a message to his point guard, Linda Stepney. It was a simple message, simply that he wanted her to attempt to deliver more scoring from her position than she had been doing. A[Read More…]
GPS takes big rig down scary Pocahontas path
By Jaynell Graham Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — The shortest distance between two points may not always be the safest nor easiest route. That fact became all too apparent just before noon last Tuesday when a tractor trailer driver headed to the Dollar General store in Marlinton was routed by[Read More…]
Bulk water distribution paused over source issue
By Ashley B. Craig Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Saying they weren’t sure where the water came from, Kanawha County officials ordered the removal of all bulk water containers from distribution sites Thursday evening. County Manager Jennifer Sayre said West Virginia American Water Co. told county officials some of[Read More…]
