Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO’S FORMING UNLIKELY POLITICAL FRIENDSHIP An apparent rapport is brewing between Obama and[Read More…]
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Joyful Night kicks off WV holiday season
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia state Christmas tree twinkles with lights outside the Capitol Building in Charleston after Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and first lady Joanne Tomblin lit it Tuesday evening at the annual Joyful Night celebration. The tree is a Norway spruce donated by Brenda and David Hanson,[Read More…]
Community remembers attacks on Pearl Harbor 75 years later
By KELSIE LEROSE Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Today marks 75 years since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and many across the nation will honor all lives lost Dec. 7, 1941. The USS West Virginia was a part of the United States fleet that was attacked that day. According to usswestvirginia.org,[Read More…]
WV budget hold ‘north of $400M’ with cuts exhausted, revenue chief says
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When legislators begin work on the 2017-18 West Virginia budget in February, they likely will have to figure out how to close a funding deficit of more than $400 million, Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss told members of a legislative interim committee Tuesday.[Read More…]
Amid corruption probes, WV DOH targets workers with second jobs
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Transportation is reining in its highway engineers and cracking down on employees who have second jobs with private firms that pose a conflict of interest. The measures come amid a federal corruption probe that already has snared[Read More…]
Those over age 55 fare poorly in West Virginia
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — With West Virginia’s population aging, it’s not encouraging that the state ranks 50th for the second consecutive year in well-being of those over 55, according to a new study released Tuesday. The good news is the state is working on a plan to[Read More…]
Refresh Appalachia working with MCRA
By KYLE LOVERN The Logan Banner WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Representatives from Refresh Appalachia, Ben Gilmer and Savanna Lyons, made a presentation to the board of directors of the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority (MCRD) at their regular meeting held last Thursday. Refresh Appalachia is a social enterprise of the Coalfield Development Corporation.[Read More…]
Buck harvest down 25 percent from 2015, Preston top county in state
STAFF REPORTS The Preston County News & Journal SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Preliminary data collected from the electronic game checking system indicate deer hunters in West Virginia harvested 45,871 bucks during the two-week buck firearms season which ran from Nov. 21 through Dec. 3, according to Paul Johansen, chief of[Read More…]
Forever home: Once an Afghan stray, dog finds new home in Beckley
By MICHELLE JAMES The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — To those who pass her while she’s out for a stroll near her home, she probably doesn’t seem much different than any other happy, energetic dog. But the ground underneath Kaia’s feet is much different these days than it was seven years[Read More…]
Wednesday, Dec. 7: 10 things to know
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. EARTHQUAKE ROCKS INDONESIA’S ACEH PROVINCE The 6.5-magnitude temblor kills at least 97 people[Read More…]
