By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Turnpike traffic continued an upward trend over the Christmas holidays, with traffic up 3.6 percent over the 2015 holiday travel period, and up 6.7 percent over 2011, the last time Christmas fell on a Sunday, Parkways Authority general manager Greg[Read More…]
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10 things to know today: Wednesday, Jan. 4
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BUSY DAY SLATE FOR CAPITOL Obama and Vice President-elect Mike Pence have dueling agendas[Read More…]
In WV and US, women mobilizing in response to election
This is the third installment in a three-part analysis of women in West Virginia politics. By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charlene Marshall, the first black mayor in West Virginia and a former 14-year member in the state House of Delegates, wasn’t planning on running for office. “I[Read More…]
Eleven years later, Sago mine disaster still haunts community
By MATTHEW BURDETTE The Inter-Mountain SAGO, W.Va. — Eleven years ago, a dozen West Virginians lost their lives in one of the worst coal mining disasters in more than a generation. Even though so much time has passed, the shadow of the loss of family members, friends and neighbors echoes[Read More…]
Trump may have hard time repealing anti-coal regulations
By DANIEL TYSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — During his presidential campaign then-candidate Donald J. Trump promised to ax regulations hindering coal. “I will rescind the coal mining moratorium, the excessive Interior Department stream rules and conduct a top-down review of all anti-coal regulations issued by the Obama administration,” he[Read More…]
WV legislators prep for new session
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The priorities for many local lawmakers to address in the upcoming legislative session include a large budget shortfall and dealing with West Virginia’s growing drug abuse problem. The West Virginia Legislature will gather in Charleston next week for interim[Read More…]
Migrating birds losing landing spot in Shepherdstown chimney
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail SHEPERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Santa Claus isn’t the only creature with an appreciation for nice, roomy chimneys that aren’t venting hot, toxic fumes. For the past five years, during August and September, the 60-foot-tall brick chimney at Shepherd University’s Sara Cree Hall has been used as[Read More…]
Bird watchers swoop in for annual event
By MATT DELLINGER The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. –The Potomac Valley Audubon Society is holding an annual bird watching event on Jan. 11 to explore Jefferson County sites and primarily focus on waterfowl. “It’s a wintertime birding trip that primarily involves driving from site to site,” said Peter Smith, a longtime Audubon[Read More…]
Concealed carry law boosts gun sales, doesn’t effect police safety
By DARLENE J. SWIGER The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia concealed carry law that went into effect last June has not had an effect on police safety, but it has increased the sale of handguns in the area. Beginning June 5, 2016, anyone over age 21 who[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, Jan. 3
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2107. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. 115TH CONGRESS SET TO BE SWORN IN Republicans who now control the House and[Read More…]
