BECKLEY, W.Va. — Two Lewisburg police officers were shot Thursday after pulling over a sport utility vehicle with stolen North Carolina license plates on Interstate 64 west of Sam Black Church Road, starting a manhunt that spanned several counties and lasted several hours. UPDATE: The Public Information Officer for the West[Read More…]
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Suspects identified in Lewisburg police shooting
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Authorities have identified two men who allegedly shot two Lewisburg police officers on Thursday, after allegedly killing a couple in North Carolina earlier in the day. Eric Campbell, 21 and his father, Edward Campbell, 54, face charges of attempted murder and malicious assault, said West Virginia State Police spokesman Lt.[Read More…]
Yoga flash mob aims to inspire
HUNTINGTON — A new year means a new start for many, and those at Brown Dog Yoga hoped to inspire a greater interest in health and well-being in the community by greeting 2015 with a very public yoga flash mob in Pullman Square Thursday afternoon. Dozens of participants, bundled[Read More…]
Concert benefits Music & Memory Program
ELKINS, W.Va. – The Elkins Rehabilitation & Care Center will host a benefit concert on Sunday for its recently launched Music & Memory program. ‘The Melody Lingers On’ concert event will be held at the Randolph County Community Arts Center and will begin at 2 p.m. The benefit is part of ERCC’s effort[Read More…]
Fala new director of West Virginia DNR
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Robert A. Fala is the new director of the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin made the announcement on Dec. 31. Fala will fill the vacancy created by the recent retirement of previous DNR Director Frank Jezioro. The appointment of Fala was effective Jan. 1, 2015. For more than twenty years,[Read More…]
Still time to register for AP Legislative Lookahead on Jan. 12
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There is still time for journalists around the state can to register for the 2015 West Virginia AP “Legislative Lookahead” on Jan. 12 at Charleston Newspapers. Each year, AP West Virginia hosts the “Lookahead” to give journalists from around the state a preview of key issues and events that could impact[Read More…]
Senate President-elect Cole shares agenda: Keep kids at home
BECKLEY, W.Va. — State Senate President-elect Bill Cole has one agenda for his term at the helm of the legislative body’s upper chamber. It’s a simple theory, really, but the path to the reality will not be easy. “I want to keep our kids home,” Cole said in an interview[Read More…]
Ohio Valley battling heroin, drug abuse
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Community leaders in Northern West Virginia are working on a collaborative approach to combat drug abuse and overdose deaths in the region. “The number of the Ohio Valley residents abusing heroin and other opioid drugs is staggering,” U.S Attorney William Ihlenfeld II, adding that research shows you can buy a[Read More…]
December at the Capitol
Editor’s Note: This is the monthly legislative column provided by the WVPA to its member newspapers. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A legislative interim committee has endorsed a multi-year pay increase package for Division of Corrections staffers, after Commissioner Jim Rubenstein said an “alarming” increase in employee turnover has resulted in office staff having to fill[Read More…]
Christmas tree business at 64 years
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The Christmas tree is a symbol of the holidays for most people as well as a tradition. For some people, part of the tradition is going out and hand picking their very own authentic Christmas tree to set up and decorate for their home. Ernie Black and his son Scott believe this is[Read More…]
