By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald An Amber Alert has been issued for a 16-year-old girl believed abducted from the Beckley Walgreens Wednesday evening about 6 p.m. The alert says police believe she could be in extreme danger. Beckley Police Sgt. Seneca Webb identified the girl as Jaddah Lashay Rodgers, an[Read More…]
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Miami thumps WVU in Russell Athletic Bowl
By MIKE CASAZZA Charleston Gazette-Mail ORLANDO, Florida — Miami handled a list of streaks with a style fit for South Beach. The Hurricanes ended a six-game bowl losing streak and a 10-year postseason drought by finishing the season with a fifth straight win and a 31-14 triumph over No. 14[Read More…]
Deputies: Human remains found in Fayette County may be missing woman
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail GAULEY BRIDGE, W.Va. — Human remains found Tuesday night in the Kanawha Falls area near Gauley Bridge may be those of a woman who has been missing since 1979, investigators say. Fayette sheriff’s deputies said a person searching for arrowheads in the Kanawha Falls area[Read More…]
Parkersburg’s Southside Kmart to close in April; some other Kmart, Sears stores in WV also slated to shut doors
By MICHAEL ERB The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Kmart in south Parkersburg will close in April, with liquidation beginning Jan. 6, officials confirmed Wednesday. Howard Riefs, director of corporate communications for Sears Holdings, confirmed in a press release via email the store at 1050 Division St.[Read More…]
Rebuilding concerns residents of Harpers Ferry
By JEFF McCOY The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Issues between SWaN and Legend Venture Partners — a Leesburg, Virginia-based investment group that owns the Hilltop House and other historical buildings in town — and locals who oppose the changes being made in their community are continuing to develop. According[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Thursday, Dec. 29
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MORE HEARTBREAK IN HOLLYWOOD Debbie Reynolds, the mother of Carrie Fisher and star of[Read More…]
This week in West Virginia History: Jan. 1-7
December 28, 2016 Charleston WV (January 2017) – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Jan. 1, 1790: Claudius Crozet was born in France. As state engineer of Virginia, he was involved in numerous[Read More…]
$6 million goes to Marshall and WVU to aid research, rural health
Funds to support Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute at WVU More than six million dollars remaining in a court settlement account has been transferred to West Virginia University and Marshall University. The funds were split equally between the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) at WVU and the Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health at[Read More…]
W.Va. Attorney General Morrisey releases end-of-year review
Release from the Attorney General’s Office: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office issued the following statement on 2016: West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office obtained significant wins for the state in 2016, garnering widespread support for his aggressive, multi-faceted fight against substance abuse, winning a historic[Read More…]
Lauttamus Communications & Security expanding workforce
WEIRTON, W.Va. — Paul Lauttamus, President of Lauttamus Communications & Security, today announced the company is expanding staff by 25 percent to meet sales and service demands. “We have seen 117 percent growth in our Two-Way Radio division over the last year and 29% growth in our security business unit,” Lauttamus said.[Read More…]
