Video is a must-see item for all WVPA newspapers CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Want to see what West Virginia newspapers are providing “viewers” of the publication’s multimedia features. The Charleston Daily Mail’s Elaine McMillion, with assistance from fellow DM staffer Dave Boucher, gives subscribers an video update of the ongoing water[Read More…]
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WVPA Sharing: Water contamination hurting business
Zombie apocalypse? No, Toxic Friday. With public drinking water contaminated and all restaurants and many businesses closed during a state of emergency, at 2:30 p.m Friday — normally an extremely busy time — Capitol Street in Charleston, W.Va., was deserted. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency in[Read More…]
Morgantown Habitat houses go solar
The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two recently-constructed Habitat for Humanity homes in Jerome Park are the first in Monongalia County equipped with solar panels. According to Evan Zuverink, director of operations for Monongalia County Habitat for Humanity, the installation of solar panels is part of a larger effort to[Read More…]
Bottled water shelves empty quickly in W.Va.
This photo from the Herald-Dispatch is an example of countless scenes across the region as residents flocked to stores in search of safe water. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency for nine counties including Cabell on Thursday night because of a chemical[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Photo available for water stories
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Daily Mail has provided the WVPS Sharing Network with a photo for your use with stories on the water emergency around the Capitol region. The WVPA thanks Editor/Publisher Brad McElhinny and photographer Bob Wojcieszak for this photo. Please credit photographer Bob Wojcieszak and the Charleston Daily[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Additional photos of the Legislature, State of State available
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Member newspapers of the West Virginia Press Association are benefitting from the WVPA’s Sharing Network as photos and articles from the West Virginia Legislative Session are being shared on the network. The Charleston Daily Mail and The Charleston Gazette both provided photos from the State of the[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Tomblin talks of positive change and initiatives during State of State Address
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today delivered the 2014 State of the State Address in the House Chamber at the State Capitol. “As many of you know, I was raised in the small town of Chapmanville in Logan County. I lived in a modest home with my mom,[Read More…]
A chunky journey on the Ohio River
Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Overnight temperatures reached a record low for Parkersburg and many other areas of West Virginia. Parkersburg on Monday matched a 1942 low of minus 3 degrees, and on Tuesday reached 6 degrees below zero, breaking a 1988 record of minus 3 degrees. Click[Read More…]
West Virginia has an ice day
By Rusty Marks and Rachel Molenda Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Most West Virginians woke up to subzero temperatures on Tuesday — and for some, the day that followed was filled with frozen water pipes, cars that wouldn’t start and desperate attempts to stay warm. But the biggest problem[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: West Virginia lacking funds for highway efforts
By GEORGE HOHMANN West Virginia Press Association SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With a stagnant population base, rising costs and fewer federal dollars, West Virginia Department of Transportation is cutting back on investments in new roads, according to state Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox Jr. Money is the real issue because costs keep increasing and revenue is[Read More…]
