BECKLEY, W.Va. — Improving the state’s highway system comes with a high price tag, according to the long-awaited Blue Ribbon Commission Report released Wednesday. Also, the three-year study recommends further analysis of the state’s transportation infrastructure and fuel excise taxes. With more than one-third of the state’s roads in “either[Read More…]
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Pilot says helicopter saw ‘kind of jerks you around’
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — It was about eight years ago when Todd Gillespie decided he wanted to be a pilot. He took lessons, and now he flies a helicopter for a company known as Rotor Blade. Gillespie helps with the tree-trimming project performed by FirstEnergy, and on Wednesday officials from Mon[Read More…]
DOH audit first step to identify cost efficiencies
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — When members of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Highways held a public outreach meeting at the Comfort Suites in Kearneysville in July 2013, one of the issues brought up by several speakers was the need to cut waste in the West Virginia Division of Highways before[Read More…]
Huntington council votes to demote its chairman
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington City Councilman Scott Caserta was removed as chair of the body during a special meeting Wednesday, two days after he submitted documents to the county prosecutor alleging Mayor Steve Williams appeared to have made an illegal payout to a former departing police chief. Williams maintains he[Read More…]
Run for The Wall tumbles into Hurricane
HURRICANE, W.Va. — It was hard to find a hand not holding a miniature American flag as a group of more than 275 motorcycles carrying nearing 500 people rumbled into Hurricane’s Valley Park Wednesday during the annual Run for the Wall. Each year, the group travels across the country, starting[Read More…]
Common Core results in stronger learning
An editorial from The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kentucky — partly a troubled coal state like West Virginia — is producing better-trained high school graduates, thanks to tough new Common Core requirements. The Wall Street Journal reports: “The college and career readiness rate increased to 63 percent from 54 percent[Read More…]
GOP lawmaker considers secretary of state run
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While official paperwork has yet to be filed, Delegate Amanda Pasdon, R-Monongalia, may soon be the first Republican to enter West Virginia’s little talked about secretary of state race. Pasdon, who currently serves as chairwoman of the House Education Committee, is one of several Republicans being recruited by[Read More…]
WVU mascot tells Bluefield students to do their best
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s mascot visited local educational institutions on Wednesday. Michael Garcia is the Mountaineer mascot for West Virginia University. “It’s really just an exciting day,” Garcia said. “The Mountaineer’s just a lot more than the mascot on the field. I get to be around in the[Read More…]
ATV trails working, still growing in W.Va., Va.
An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — If there is one thing that is working well for the coalfields of southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, it is the region’s still growing ATV tourism engine. The Hatfield-McCoy Trail system is already a proven tourism and economic development success[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, May 21
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, May 21, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. HOW VAST EXTREMIST RECRUITING NETWORK NETS LEGIONNAIRES As[Read More…]