Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. N KOREA INTERNET SERVICE RETURNS AFTER OUTAGEKey North Korean[Read More…]
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W.Va. attorney general eyes run for governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s attorney general says he may run for governor in 2016. “We’re going to keep all of our options open and take a close look at all of the possibilities over the next six months,” said Patrick Morrisey, a Republican who was elected attorney general[Read More…]
Pa. well tops W.Va. site in shale gas production
WHEELING, W.Va. — Just when Utica Shale drillers thought they found huge natural gas wells with the Rice Energy “Bigfoot” well in Belmont County and the Magnum Hunter Winland well in Tyler County, Range Resources set the bar even higher with a 59-million-cubic-feet-per-day project in Washington County, Pa. “All I[Read More…]
3,500 tickets sold so far for WVU bowl game
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With a little more than a week until kickoff, WVU fans have snatched thousands of tickets for the Liberty Bowl. According Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs Matt Wells, when athletic department usage figures are included, fans have purchased 3,500 tickets from the university’s allotment. Tickets to[Read More…]
$1,000 bill found in Morgantown red kettle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On Saturday, Dec. 20, Lt. Allen Adkins found something special in the red kettle at the Giant Eagle off Greenbag Road. “I’ve never seen a $1,000 bill before, that’s pretty amazing,” said Adkins, head of the Salvation Army serving Monongalia, Marion and Preston counties. Adkins said he[Read More…]
Volunteer firefighters a vanishing breed in W.Va.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Many local fire departments continue to struggle to find and keep volunteer firefighters, officials say. For some, the numbers have been dwindling for many years, but for others the noticeable decline has been more recent. “In the last couple of years, the numbers have really dropped,” Buckhannon[Read More…]
Task force pushes again for W.Va. meth lab bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second consecutive year, a Kanawha County task force is recommending that West Virginia legislators pass a law that would require people to get a prescription for a cold medicine that’s used to make methamphetamine in clandestine labs. The recommendation comes despite a 40 percent drop[Read More…]
Princeton hopes to revitalize railroad museum
PRINCETON, W.Va. — City officials are working to revitalize a local museum that showcases the very reason the city of Princeton exists – the railroads. The Princeton Railroad Museum on 99 Mercer St. offers displays for enthusiasts of railroads and history, but it is not open very often at this[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Dec. 22
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. WHAT GUNMAN SAID MOMENTS BEFORE AMBUSHING NYC POLICEIsmaaiyl Brinsley[Read More…]
Man released from Cuban prison attended WVU
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dave Houser breathed a sigh of relief from inside his stained glass studio in the woods of Preston County when news broke Wednesday that Alan Gross had emerged from five years of captivity in Cuba. “I’m so tickled that he survived,” Houser, 65, told the Daily Mail[Read More…]