The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 27, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT’S NEXT FOR FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL GUNMAN Prosecutors will be seeking hair samples, fingerprints, DNA[Read More…]
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Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 27
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018 49th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: DEP Day at the Legislature, Upper House + Upper Senate Rotundas + Upper Well Area; Mercer County Day at the Legislature, Lower Rotunda (Subject to Approval) SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. [Read More…]
At State Capitol, WV teachers, service personnel looking for solutions, friends and heroes
By Jim Workman West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the third day of teachers and service personnel strike in West Virginia, classrooms remain empty and the State Capitol remains filled with protesters. During the three days strikers have visited the Capitol, legislators as a group have not been popular among[Read More…]
The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington seeking reporter for evening hours
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, W.Va., a daily newspaper located in a city of about 50,000, is seeking a motivated reporter to cover breaking news, crime and community events during evening hours Tuesday through Saturday. The position requires good reporting and writing skills and flexibility to deal with[Read More…]
AFT-WV leader says it’s up to legislators to come up with a good solution
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Amid a statewide work stoppage involving teachers and school service personnel with a main focus to find a source of funding for the state’s Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA), union leaders say it is up to legislators to find that source and reach a[Read More…]
West Virginia school employee strike explained
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is in the middle of its second-ever teacher strike. Teachers, this time joined by school service personnel, walked off the job Thursday, when thousands came to the state Capitol to show their frustration with legislators and Gov. Jim Justice over[Read More…]
Gov. Jim Justice to address teachers in Wheeling this morning
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — As school districts across West Virginia remain closed this morning for a third straight school day due to a statewide teacher strike, Gov. Jim Justice is wading into the fray by scheduling a visit today to Wheeling Park High[Read More…]
West Virginia public schools to stay closed Monday as teacher strike continues
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — All of West Virginia’s public schools will be closed again Monday, the third day of a statewide teacher strike. As of 6:30 p.m. Sunday, school districts in all 55 counties had canceled classes, according to the state Department of Education’s website. In Kanawha County, all[Read More…]
DNR seeks to expand West Virginia’s big-game hunting calendar past Dec. 31
By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s big-game hunters will probably see substantial changes in their deer, bear and wild boar seasons this fall. State wildlife officials have proposed new season structures for bowhunters and muzzleloader hunters, both of which would allow hunting to continue after the traditional[Read More…]
Huntington teen organizing march on gun issues
By COURTNEY HESSLER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington High School student is currently organizing a local event in protest of more than a dozen school shootings that have occurred in the United States in 2018 the same day an estimated 500,000 people plan to “March for their Lives” in[Read More…]