Release from W.Va. Senate: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Senate President-elect Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, has selected the chairmen and vice chairmen of Senate committees for the upcoming legislative session. The newly chosen leadership team will assume their duties upon being sworn in January 11, 2017. “I am very proud of the leadership team[Read More…]
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Wards of the State: A fostering ministry
Editor’s note: This ongoing “Wards of the State” series explores West Virginia’s challenges in caring for its foster children as their numbers rise during the drug crisis. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the children. Part 3: By M.K. McFarlandFor the West Virginia Press AssociationMILTON, W.Va. – When he was[Read More…]
West Virginia Public Broadcasting coverage of Ken Heckler Memorial
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WV Coal Association decries U.S. Interior’s latest rule
Release from the WVCA: CHARLESTON, W.Va. ─ The West Virginia Coal Association is condemning what association officials call “a final attempt by the Obama Administration to end coal mining in the United States.” “Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior released final revisions to federal mining regulations – the latest[Read More…]
Ken Hechler remembered in memorial service at Culture Center
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For all of Ken Hechler’s accomplishments — congressman, secretary of state, World War II veteran, professor, author, activist for civil rights, coal miners and the environment — two words were repeatedly used to describe him at a memorial service Monday in the[Read More…]
To no one’s surprise, WV presidential electors go for Trump
By ANDREW BROWN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As protesters in other states gathered in large numbers to oppose the Electoral College’s approval of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, West Virginia’s five electors unsurprisingly cast their ballots for the Republican president-elect. There were a few[Read More…]
Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta a big hit in its first year
By PEYTON NEELY MARIETTA, Ohio — The Peoples Bank Theatre had a successful first year of eclectic acts, and those beyond the stage are taking what they’ve learned since opening night to plan an even stronger 2017. “We more than exceeded our forecast of revenue for the opening year,” said Hunt[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld announces resignation in Wheeling
By JANET WETZNER The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, a Democrat who has served more than six years, will be leaving his post early in advance of the new Republican administration led by President-elect Donald Trump. Ihlenfeld will resign effective Dec. 31, he announced Monday. “I[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Tuesday, Dec. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUCK ATTACK THAT KILLED 12 IN BERLIN ‘INTENTIONAL’ German media reports that the suspect[Read More…]
Elk reintroduced to West Virginia
Governor releases 20 elk at Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in southern West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. (December 19, 2016) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined representatives from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and The Conservation Fund to welcome elk from Kentucky to West Virginia.[Read More…]