By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail Rural law enforcement officials have complex, subtle views about gun control and frequently favor more limited access to guns, according to new research from West Virginia University. Sociology professor Rachael Woldoff said, for her paper, published this month in the academic journal Rural Sociology, she[Read More…]
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Local home gives hope to women recovering from addiction
By NATALIE SCHREYER Charleston Gazette-Mail On Dec. 29, 2014, Stephanie Vance arrived at Rea of Hope, a local home for women in recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol. Two years later, she is clean and sober, and works full time as a house tech at the home. Rea of[Read More…]
Some companies selling out of Marcellus, Utica shale in the Ohio Valley
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Record WHEELING, W.Va. — Via a $1.24 billion deal, yet another company is selling out its Marcellus and Utica shale operations to focus drilling and fracking efforts elsewhere, marking a two-year stretch of firms opting out of the still-burgeoning play. After amassing and developing thousands[Read More…]
Community Care of West Virginia to open two new locations in Buckhannon
By AUSTIN WEIFORD The Exponent Telegram BUCKHANNON — Community Care of West Virginia is planning to open two new locations in Buckhannon for the new year. One of the new locations, to be called CareXpress and Pediatrics, will be in the Northridge Plaza, next to Buffalo Wild Wings. The other[Read More…]
Tucker County native Loughry to take over as WV chief justice
By MATTHEW BURDETTE The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — From humble roots does a mighty oak grow. That’s certainly the case with Tucker County native Allen H. Loughry II, who will take over as chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Jan. 1. Loughry, who was elected[Read More…]
The magic of Christmas is alive and well
By BONNIE BRANCIAROLI The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Christmas is a time of rebirth and a time of hope as the world looks forward to a New Year. Those who believe in magic and miracles find Christmas the absolute “Best Time of the Year.” It can be said that Christmas is[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Monday, Dec. 26
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. GEORGE MICHAEL DIES OF HEART FAILURE AT 53 He was blessed with sensual good looks[Read More…]
First Lady’s Artistree celebrates state’s artisans and roots
Charleston Gazette-Mail As guests enter the foyer of the West Virginia Governor’s Mansion, they’ll notice a large tree dominating the room. The tree, known as the Artistree, is a tradition that dates back to 2011 with roots in the state’s heritage. Artisans from across the state are invited to create[Read More…]
WVU Hospitals labor union threatens strike
By NATALIE SCHREYER Charleston Gazette-Mail Union workers at West Virginia University Hospitals gave notice Thursday of a possible 10-day strike if the union cannot reach an agreement with WVUH. The existing agreement will expire Dec. 31, and if a tentative pact is not in place by noon on Jan. 1,[Read More…]
Marshall University gets $3M from court settlement
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Christmas gift that will keep on giving – that’s the way officials at Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and the Byrd Center for Rural Health described the more than $3 million in court settlement funds the university received Thursday.[Read More…]
