By DOUGLAS IMBROGNO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Beth Vorhees is usually the one asking the questions. It’s safe to say she has asked a whole lot of them in her 33 years at West Virginia Public Broadcasting, as she has hosted and produced almost every major show WVPB has[Read More…]
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‘It’s not true’: Concord president shuts down rumor of school closing
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph ATHENS, W.Va. — “It’s not going to happen. It’s not true.” Concord University President Dr. Kendra Boggess on Thursday laid to rest a rumor that the school is closing, saying Concord is facing budgetary challenges just as the state is. “Concord is in the[Read More…]
West Virginia Supreme Court case to decide on gas and oil royalties
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Those receiving royalty checks for Marcellus and Utica shale drilling in West Virginia could see their payments drop, pending a decision by the state’s Supreme Court of Appeals. During a Wednesday meeting with mineral owners in Wheeling, West[Read More…]
Justice signs the Second Chance for Employment Act
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has signed the Second Chance for Employment Act, which would allow people convicted of nonviolent felonies to petition a judge to reduce the charge to a misdemeanor. The West Virginia Legislature passed Senate Bill 76 with time down to[Read More…]
Governor signs “revenge porn” bill
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that makes it a crime to knowingly and intentionally distribute a private image without consent has been signed by the governor. The measure has been referred to as the “revenge porn” bill. Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill into law on[Read More…]
Capito urges installation of broadband under highway
By JIM McCONNVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Can two highways be built along the same route at the same time? U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said it is physically possible — if one of the highways happens to be a broadband super highway made of fiber optic cable[Read More…]
Get to know the list of poker sites that are actually and officially borne
Get to know the list of poker sites that are actually and officially borne Now there is a great technological change to poker gambling which can be played on one of the online poker sites that allows you to feel the gambling bets that are prepared in it. Until the[Read More…]
New Game On Casino Online, What Should I Choose
New Game On Casino Online, What Should I Choose? Many gamblers love going to formal casinos, however they find that an excellent on line casino website online can provide fun like a stone casino and mortar, but all from the comfort of home. Both newbie gamblers who are in the[Read More…]
Nearly 30 Buckeye Local High School students injured in accident in Ohio County
By SCOTT McCLOSKEY and IAN HICKS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — At least 26 Buckeye Local High School students and one adult were treated at local hospitals Thursday after their school bus left the road and crashed into a tree along W.Va. 88 about a mile south[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, April 21
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, April 21, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ISLAMIC STATE GROUP CLAIMS PARIS ATTACK ON POLICE OFFICERS French presidential candidates cancel or reschedule[Read More…]
