By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Record WHEELING, W.Va.  – From those sleeping beneath bridges to squatters in abandoned buildings , Lisa Badia can’t be certain how many homeless people dwell in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel counties, but she counted 193 confirmed cases during November. Badia, executive director of[Read More…]

By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald LEWISBURG, W.Va.  — City officials have approved a site plan for a new lodging establishment just across from Cinema 8 in the Gateway Commons shopping complex. Zoning officer Chuck Smith reported to city council Tuesday evening that the anticipated four-story Tru by Hilton hotel will[Read More…]

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP CALLS FOR BOOSTING US NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES The president-elect’s comments came hours after Russian[Read More…]

By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite recent U.S. economic growth and a low unemployment rate, retail sales this holiday season indicate customers aren’t quite confident enough to go on a spending spree just yet. The U.S. Commerce Department said last week that seasonally adjusted retail sales rose[Read More…]

By OWEN WELLS The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — The road has been named “Tomblin Drive” after Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. Prior to the road’s opening, patrons of the conference center would have to drive the long way around on U.S. Route 119 to enjoy the rest of Logan’s scenic[Read More…]

By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Open enrollment in the health insurance marketplace resulted in 22,777 West Virginians and 165,046 Ohioans making plan selections under the Affordable Care Act by the extended deadline on Monday. Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,[Read More…]

By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUE FIELD, W.Va.  — For only the fourth time in the last 100 years, the start of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah (or Chanukah) will be on Christmas Eve. The first candle (of the eight) on the menorah will be lit at sunset on Christmas[Read More…]

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. EUROPE SCRAMBLES TO FIND TUNISIAN SUSPECT IN BERLIN ATTACK German officials had deemed[Read More…]

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — A freshman senator from Wood County has been named a vice chairman of two committees by West Virginia Senate President-elect Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson. State Sen. Michael Azinger, R-Wood, was named vice chairman of the Banking and Insurance and the Interstate Cooperation committees.[Read More…]