WHEELING, W.Va. — There’s no doubt downtown Wheeling has changed, Mayor Andy McKenzie said, but he believes those who compare today’s downtown to that of a generation ago are missing something important. For example, he said, when Williams Lea completes its planned expansion at the Stone Center on Market Plaza,[Read More…]
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W.Va. GOP to boost status of energy committees
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican leaders in West Virginia plan to elevate the Legislature’s energy committees to major-committee status, giving them more time to meet and more resources to use. Though legislative leaders are hesitant to release many details on the upcoming session’s Republican agenda, officials said a focus on energy[Read More…]
911 worker awarded for helping save choking boy
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — As 10-month-old Waylon played with his family in Mannington on a Monday afternoon in November, his mother and grandmother realized that he began choking on something. With the situation getting worse and adrenaline running high, Waylon’s grandmother Betty Jo Wright called 911. In a frantic voice, Wright[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Nov. 20
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. OBAMA TO USE EXECUTIVE POWERS TO SHIELD AS MANY[Read More…]
Brazil trip has officials confident about cracker
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia officials are more confident the proposed multibillion-dollar ethane cracker facility being planned for Wood County will become a reality following a trip to South America to meet with project officials, the state’s commerce secretary said Tuesday. West Virginia Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette, in a telephone[Read More…]
Elkins judge suspended by high court resigns
ELKINS, W.Va. — Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong has resigned her position in the wake of an extramarital affair with a county employee. Wilfong, who was suspended by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals late last month, told the Associated Press in an email that she[Read More…]
Cost of health insurance on rise in W.Va.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A recent study from Avalere Health suggests West Virginians with individual and family health care plans will see their rates increase for 2015 by an average of 9 percent. But the big-picture impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on residents of the Mountain State continues to[Read More…]
Audit says Hatfield-McCoy agency acting illegally
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Since its inception in 1996, the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority — which operates the popular ATV trails in seven Southern West Virginia counties — has functioned as a nonprofit corporation that happens to receive state funding. However, a preliminary audit released Tuesday to the legislative Post Audits[Read More…]
Charleston Mayor Danny Jones to seek fourth term
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd in the mayoral conference room at city hall, Charleston Mayor Danny Jones announced Tuesday he will seek a record fourth term in office. Jones, 64, is a Republican who has been in office since 2003. He said he felt achievements in city management,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Nov. 19
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. US URGES RECALL OF MILLIONS OF ADDITIONAL CARS WITH[Read More…]
