By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — After a nearly 48-hour review, the Secretary of State’s Office rejected the candidacy of former coal baron Don Blankenship for U.S. Senate. “According to the plain language of the law, which controls my decision, a candidate who loses[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, July 27, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. EMAILS: LAWYER WHO MET TRUMP JR. TIED TO RUSSIA OFFICIALS The Moscow lawyer said to[Read More…]

By MARIA YOUNG Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rhonda Frye was having a routine Friday the 13th, delivering mail in the Ridgeview community of Boone County between Charleston and Logan — until she pulled into an empty driveway at the end of a winding, rural road and thought she saw[Read More…]

WVPA room discount at Embassy Suites in Charleston is a limited time offer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Registration is now open for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2018 WVPA Convention, Aug. 9-11, in Charleston. “The WVPA is partnering with WVU’s Academic Media Day program. It’s an excellent opportunity for all media,’ said[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, July 23, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. DEATH TOLL SPIKES IN GREEK WILDFIRES Twin wildfires raging through popular seaside areas near Athens[Read More…]

By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Human trafficking is not a matter tucked out of sight in developing nations. It’s driven past on the streets of Huntington each day and found even in the most far-flung hollows of outlying West Virginia. Second only to drug trafficking as the[Read More…]