Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SOUTH KOREAN LAWMAKERS IMPEACH PRESIDENT The stunning and swift fall for Park Geun-hye,[Read More…]
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Cacapon park dam will handle stronger storms
Upgrades cost $1.7 million By Kate Shunney The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS — Earthen dams at Cacapon State Park’s lakes have not failed during their lifespan at the park, and they’ll be even less likely to after upgrade work on them finishes in the spring. Excavation and prep work for[Read More…]
‘Make Cents WV’ partnership to tackle financial literacy
Release from WVHEPC: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Education leaders across the state are joining forces to help students improve their financial skills. Earlier today, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) and The Education Alliance unveiled a new initiative, “Make Cents WV,” to provide financial literacy tools and resources to students, families[Read More…]
Local residents look for answers to the Eastern Panhandle’s drug epidemic
Editor’s note: The following is the first part in a series tackling the heroin epidemic sweeping the nation, state and Eastern Panhandle. Part one focuses upon the heroin epidemic itself and the questions local residents have regarding how the problem will come to an end. By JEFF McCOY The Journal[Read More…]
Yeager Airport officials hopeful FAA will help rebuild collapsed area
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After meeting recently in Washington, D.C., with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Federal Aviation Administration officials, a delegation from Charleston’s Yeager Airport returned home feeling optimistic the FAA would help pay for replacing the airport’s collapsed safety overrun area. That, in turn,[Read More…]
Casey: Tax hikes should be part of WV’s budget talks
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov.-elect Jim Justice’s newly announced chief of staff said that, after a slow start, the transition is in full gear. “I know the transition process is not fits and starts,” Nick Casey said Wednesday. “I can hear it humming.” Casey,[Read More…]
Home before the holidays: Students work to house flood survivors
By SARAH PLUMMER The Register-Herald OAK HILL, W.Va. — Santa’s elves aren’t the only people hard at work. Students at Fayette Institute of Technology are building a miniature house to provide warmth and shelter for a family displaced by the June 23 flood. Dr. Kathy D’Antoni, state assistant superintendent of[Read More…]
WVU forced 34 turnovers in win over Western Carolina
By JUSTIN JACKSON The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Elijah Macon decided to use his towel and wrap it around his forehead in the style of a Samurai warrior. Daxter Miles Jr. went with the I-just-got-out-of-the-shower look. “He doesn’t know how to do it right,” joked WVU men’s basketball forward[Read More…]
Manchin Skypes with Elkins High students
By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Putting politics aside, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told Elkins High School students that he will continue to put West Virginia and the United States first in any decision-making processes. On Wednesday, students in Shelly Burda’s advanced placement U.S. Government class at[Read More…]
Outrage in the Belmont County Hills: Jamboree fans, commissioner express concern
By SHELLEY HANSON and ROBERT A. DEFRANK For The Intelligencer MORRISTOWN, Ohio — When Raymond Duane learned his beloved Jamboree In The Hills was going to undergo some major changes next year, he got so mad he started a Facebook page: “Boycott Jambo Country.” In a matter of days, the page has[Read More…]