From an editorial in The Intelligencer /Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Why law enforcement agencies sometimes withhold information about internal investigations is a mystery to us. One would think police and sheriff’s departments would be eager to expose the few bad apples in their midst – and assure the public[Read More…]
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Small Business Saturday marks fourth year
By Jared Hunt Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Local retailers have a message for people as they continue shopping this holiday season: Shop small. Small businesses, that is. For the fourth year in a row, local businesses are hoping to capitalize on Small Business Saturday, a promotion launched[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know for Friday, Nov. 29
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. BLACK FRIDAY GETS OFF TO EARLY START Shoppers[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: WV Courtesy Patrol celebrating 15 years of helping motorists
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Motorists traveling through West Virginia this holiday season should watch for “white” on the highways. While snow is falling across the Mountain State this Thanksgivings, it’s the white trucks of the West Virginia Courtesy Patrol (WVCP) that will offer travelers assistance. For the last 15 holidays, motorists in need[Read More…]
WVPA Column: Newspapers energize the holiday shopping marketplace
By Don Smith Executive Director West Virginia Press Association West Virginians know Thanksgiving means turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes, pumpkin pie, the Macy’s parade and football. Those are traditions. There is another tradition many West Virginians count on each Thanksgiving: finding the community newspaper “stuffed” with sales fliers and coupons. The[Read More…]
High court says State Police can’t keep all internal investigation info secret
Gazette first sued State Police for internal records in 2010 By Travis Crum Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va.– West Virginia State Police cannot keep all information about their completed internal investigations a secret, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, and ordered a Kanawha County circuit judge to determine what secret[Read More…]
Herald-Dispatch encouraged by alternative to lockup for DUI cases
Excerpts from an editorial in the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: “HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — … A test group of offenders have been issued the new SOBERLINK device, which combines cellphone and GPS technology with a hand-held Breathalyzer. Officers with the Sheriff’s Alternative Sentencing Division can place a call to the offender at[Read More…]
Bluefield paper decries “War on Coal”
Excerpts from an editorial in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph: “BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The looming closure of the Caterpillar mining equipment plant in Pulaski, Va., is another troubling blow to the coalfields of Southwest Virginia. The company announced last week that it will be shutting down its mining equipment plant in[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know for Wednesday, Nov. 27
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. STORMS THREATEN HOLIDAY TRAVEL As millions of Americans[Read More…]
Church and state in W.Va.’s capital
This photo by the Charleston Daily Mail’s Tom Hindman captures one of the most commonly photographed views in the capital city. It is known colloquially as “Church and State.” The buildings pictured are, from left, Charleston Baptist Temple, the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, the West Virginia[Read More…]