By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Supreme Court justices will have to determine whether a child can receive an inheritance from a biological parent if that parent’s parental rights were terminated in court. State law doesn’t address that specific set of circumstances, which is what gave[Read More…]
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New WVU course studies regional economics while providing areas of West Virginia with economic forecasts
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A small group of students at West Virginia University have undertaken class projects that will ultimately provide economic data to various regions of the state, and help those regions better understand their opportunities and challenges. The revolutionary class is titled Applied Regional Economics Research, an[Read More…]
Suspect in death of Lerona man arraigned on charge of second-degree murder
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — A suspect in the death of a man whose body was found Easter Sunday in a Lerona residence was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of second-degree murder. The female suspect was arraigned by video before Magistrate Mike Flanigan on a second-degree[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, April 4
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. REPORT: YOUTUBE SHOOTER TOLD FAMILY MEMBERS SHE ‘HATED’ COMPANY Investigators do not believe Nasim Aghdam,[Read More…]
Judge orders Greenbrier resort companies to pay out nearly $1.5M in two lawsuits
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A judge ordered companies tied to The Greenbrier resort, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice, to pay out nearly $1.5 million last month in two lawsuits settled in federal court. Special Event Service and Rental, a Tennessee corporation, alleged in U.S.[Read More…]
Trump scheduled to visit Greenbrier County, West Virginia on Thursday
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit West Virginia on Thursday to hold a roundtable in Greenbrier County. Both West Virginia Republican Party Chairwoman Melody Potter and a statement from the office of Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., announced the news. “It’s an[Read More…]
Acknowledging Addiction: Family aims to de-stigmatize addiction and encourage empathy for others
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — When Sarah Wood sat down to write a final tribute to her brother, she considered omitting the cause of his death. As his little sister, she wanted to commemorate him. She wanted to highlight his successes. She wanted to bury any of his perceived failures.[Read More…]
Murray Energy fears FirstEnergy Solutions bankruptcy could have ripple effect
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register POWHATAN POINT, Ohio — The cold smoke stacks of the closed Kammer power plant in Marshall County loom as the backdrop at Murray Energy Corp.’s coal transloading station along Ohio 7. Murray officials fear this may be an ominous sign of things[Read More…]
WVU officials speak on Patriots of Appalachia posters on campus
By ADRIANNE UPHOLD The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Over the past week, sentiments from the group Patriots of Appalachia have been seen throughout WVU’s campus. POA has been referred as a white supremacist group, but they have denied that any member is a white supremacist. Some posters that POA[Read More…]
WVU student researching social change in Appalachia
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Pride in his Appalachian roots led West Virginia University junior Joshua Stuart to reclaim what it means to be Appalachian. Stuart, an interdisciplinary studies major in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciencesfrom Philippi, West Virginia will present research at the Appalachian Studies Association conference in[Read More…]