By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Jim Amrine looks at lawns and likes the ones with dandelions, clover and other growth considered weeds. Those are the yards where the homeowners aren’t using chemicals, said Amrine, a researcher, retired professor at West Virginia University and an[Read More…]
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Citizens speak out on President Trump’s first 100 days in office
By BLAKE STOWERS Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — As President Donald Trump nears his first 100 days in office, citizens spoke out both in support of Trump and against him. Jason Dale Walker, from Nashville, Tennessee, said he thinks Trump has done well with the presidency especially “considering that[Read More…]
Charleston trying to find balance in addressing homelessness
By ALI SCHMITZ Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston leaders say they are struggling to find solutions to handle homelessness in the city. During a city council finance meeting earlier this month, Mayor Danny Jones referred to Charleston as a mecca for people who have “taken over our streets.” He’s[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, April 24
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, April 24, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. 100-DAY MARK NEARS AS BUDGET DEADLINE LOOMS As the symbolic milestone approaches, Trump juggles a renewed[Read More…]
West Virginia Business College’s permit to operate revoked
By JOHN McCABE The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Citing West Virginia Business College’s failure to gain accreditation for the 2017-18 school year and its inability to offer its students financial aid, the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education on Thursday revoked the college’s permit[Read More…]
WV Supreme Court sides with Frontier in internet speed dispute
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Frontier Communications customers dissatisfied with their internet speeds and service won’t get their day in court. The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Frontier customers must settle their disputes over internet speeds through arbitration — not in a court of law.[Read More…]
Nearly 30 Buckeye Local High School students injured in accident in Ohio County
By SCOTT McCLOSKEY and IAN HICKS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — At least 26 Buckeye Local High School students and one adult were treated at local hospitals Thursday after their school bus left the road and crashed into a tree along W.Va. 88 about a mile south[Read More…]
Alderson prison camp celebrates 90 years
By JESSICA FARRISH The Herald-Dispatch ALDERSON, W.Va. — West Virginia Congressman Evan Jenkins spoke to a crowd of around 500 who gathered Thursday morning at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Alderson to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the women’s prison, which famously housed mogul Martha Stewart in 2004. Opened[Read More…]
Power plant questions, concerns aired at public hearing in Colliers
By WARREN SCOTT The Weirton Daily Times COLLIERS, W.Va. — The pews of Cross Creek United Presbyterian Church were filled Thursday evening by people with questions about plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant not far away. John Black, project engineer for Energy Solutions Consortium Brooke County Power I[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. David McKinley meets with call center workers in Ohio County
By ALAN OLSEN The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register TRIADELPHIA, W.Va. — Local union workers at the AT&T call center at The Highlands met with U.S. Rep. David McKinley Thursday morning, as he discussed legislation to preserve American call center jobs. McKinley, R-W.Va., met with about 10 representatives from the Communication[Read More…]
