CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Two weekly newspaper publishers, each of whom worked more than 30 years providing community journalism for local residents, are entering the West Virginia Press Association’s Hall of Fame as the Class of 2019. John C. Ailes (1913-1991) of the Hampshire Review and Charles R. ‘Randy’ Cline (1933-2001) of[Read More…]
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World Jamboree in W.Va. celebrates action sports in a big way
By Matt Combs for The Register-Herald of Beckkley, W.Va. GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — Scouting brings up images of merit badges, camping, friendship and of time-worn traditions and of principles. And even in this demographic: 40 percent of the participants in the World Jamboree this year are female. At the 2019 World Jamboree,[Read More…]
W.Va.’s 55th annual Water Festival starts Friday
By Gailyn Jackson for The Register-Herald of Beckley, W.Va. HINTON, W.Va. — Hinton will once again host the annual West Virginia Water Festival — a week that celebrates the topography of Summers County — where three rivers (the New, Greenbrier and Bluestone rivers) meet July 26 through Aug. 4. Kendra Ratliff, volunteer[Read More…]
Police in Charleston, W.Va., using ATF ballistics database
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A police department in West Virginia has started a crime solving partnership using a database that links shell casings to specific guns. The Charleston Police Department on Wednesday announced it is now using the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. The database compares high-resolution images of shell[Read More…]
National Newspaper Association cheers senators for Freedom of Information Act bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan team of senators on July 23 introduced a bill to repair a gaping hole created by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that keeps food stamp payments to retailers secret. The Open and Responsive Government Act, S 2220, is offered by Sens. Charles Grassley, R-IA; John Cornyn,[Read More…]
Trump talks energy in Wheeling, W.Va
From The Inter-Mountain WHEELING — President Donald Trump sounded familiar themes — among them economic growth, foreign policy, immigration and health care — during his speech to a friendly crowd in Wheeling on Wednesday. But his biggest applause lines were when he talked about coal, natural gas and steel. Trump[Read More…]
Consultant: Long-range Yeager plans should include 8,000-foot runway, safety zones
By Rick Steelhammer for The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHALRESTON, W.Va. — A runway with 1,000-foot safety overrun areas at each end and 8,000 feet of pavement for takeoff space is needed, along with other improvements, to meet Charleston’s airfield needs for the next 20 years, according to the consulting firm preparing[Read More…]
W.Va. Frontier customers frustrated over phone, internet service
By Fred Pace for The Herald-Dispatch of Huntignton, W.Va. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In West Virginia, Frontier Communications has been routinely under fire for its internet service and its landline phone service, with dozens of formal complaints being lodged against the company just in recent weeks. The company is being sued[Read More…]
CBD-infused coffee shop now open in Kanawha City, W.Va.
By Bill Lynch for The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston doesn’t lack for places to get a good cup of coffee. There’s Taylor Books, Mea Cuppa and Starlings Coffee and Provisions. There are two stand alone Starbucks locations, with a third being installed in Kanawha City, near Charleston Area[Read More…]
