Staff and wire reports The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — An assistant football coach who also worked as a security guard is among the dead in a school shooting that claimed 17 lives in Parkland, Florida, and perhaps his last words were spoken to a fellow coach and Logan County[Read More…]
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West Virginia Transportation Secretary Smith appeals to Eastern Panhandle for funds
By JOHN McVEY and TIM COOK The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Tom Smith was in the Eastern Panhandle Thursday touring the MARC commuter train stations and speaking to the Jefferson County Commission and Berkeley County Council about contributing funds to keep the Brunswick Line running into[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, February 16
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. DETAILS EMERGE FROM SCHOOL SHOOTING A timeline released by Florida authorities shows that the 19-year-old[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Friday, Feb. 16
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 38th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Undergraduate Research Day, Upper House , Upper Senate Rotundas, Upper Well Area and Lower Rotunda. SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR 44: Urging House of Delegates investigate impeachment[Read More…]
Cabell schools, others to close Friday for pay, PEIA stoppage
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Classes have been canceled in Cabell, Wayne, Mason and Lincoln counties Friday, Feb. 16, as school employees hold a one-day work stoppage to protest changes to health insurance provisions for state workers and salary increases they consider inadequate. On Tuesday, about 300 public school teachers, service[Read More…]
West Virginia teachers and public employees claim proposed freeze is a procrastination tactic
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald During the third and final hearing of the Public Insurance Agency finance board Wednesday evening, teachers and other state employees called the 17-month freeze proposed to fix premium structures with their PEIA coverage “a procrastination tactic to get through until the next election.” Gov. Jim Justice[Read More…]
In West Virginia, teacher pay on par with part-time state, county elected officials
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — In West Virginia, the average public school teacher earns slighty more each year than an elected county commissioner and a state legislator. The difference? Both county commissioners and state lawmakers are part-time positions. While being responsible for the education[Read More…]
Long-time activist Meshea Poore to lead WVU’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Meshea Poore, a long-time champion of under-represented people, has been named vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at West Virginia University. “Meshea will be a powerful voice at the University on some of the most important societal issues we face,” President Gordon Gee said[Read More…]
Wheeling couple’s grandson escaped shooter’s path unharmed
By HEATHER ZIEGLER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Carol and Walter Austin watched in horror from their Wheeling home as news of a shooting at Parkland High School in Parkland, Fla., unfolded on the TV screen Wednesday afternoon. Their grandson, Charles Austin, 15, is a freshman at that[Read More…]
Frederick Douglass’ 200th birthday celebrated at Marshall University
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As part of its Black History Month programming, Marshall University’s Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum put on a 200th birthday celebration for renowned activist Frederick Douglass on Wednesday afternoon and had an actor re-enact one of his most famous speeches. Professor Robert Levine of the University[Read More…]
