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W.Va. girl who refused vaccines marches with class
A Randolph County girl who was banned from attending school after refusing to get state-mandated vaccinations will take part in her graduation ceremony. Olivia Hudok is valedictorian in a class of three at the Pickens School, and she tells The Inter-Mountain (http://bit.ly/13QMq4l) she will be there on Saturday. Interim Superintendent ...
Protesters arrested at coal firm Alpha's HQ in Va
Several environmental activists were arrested Friday after blocking the road leading to the headquarters for Alpha Natural Resources to protest the coal producer's mining practices. The members of Radical Action for Mountain Peoples' Survival chained themselves and large industrial equipment to a bridge railing, which prevented Alpha employees from getting ...
Spring turkey kills increase 32 percent in W.Va.
Hunters killed nearly 11,000 bearded turkeys in West Virginia during the recent four-week spring season. The Division of Natural Resources says the total is a 32 percent increase over last year and was the highest since 2003. The number of turkeys killed rose in 52 of the 55 counties compared ...
W.Va. inmates will start farming for food bank
Inmates at seven minimum- and medium-security prisons in West Virginia will be sowing seeds this spring and tending plants this summer as part of a new program to grow produce for the state's largest food bank. Planting on small prison-owned plots will begin soon for the Harvest Now program, and ...
3 tied to coal ship detained in Virginia indicted
A federal grand jury has indicted the owner, operator and chief engineer of a Maltese-flagged coal ship that has been detained in Virginia since April over alleged environmental violations. The Virginian-Pilot reported (http://bit.ly/Zig5nz) Friday that the indictment names Malta-based owner Angelex Ltd, Liberian operator Kassian Maritime Navigation Agency Ltd. and ...
W.Va. officials plan for Jamboree traffic
Transportation officials are making plans for the expected rush of traffic during the 10-day National Boy Scout Jamboree in July. Officials said Thursday that plans were being made to use the West Virginia National Guard for traffic assistance. The Register-Herald of Beckley reports (http://bit.ly/13OYAHx ) that officials also are considering ...
Flags to be retired at W.Va. veterans cemetery
More than 1,000 tattered American flags will be burned during a special ceremony at a West Virginia veterans cemetery on Memorial Day. Monday's ceremony is the first of its kind at Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery. Heather Miles, spokeswoman for the West Virginia State Department of Veterans Assistance, ...
W.Va. hospital water leak was act of vandalism
Officials at Thomas Memorial Hospital say a water leak that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage was an act of vandalism. Hospital official Bob Gray tells the Charleston Daily Mail (http://bit.ly/123uDZI ) a person is seen on surveillance video removing caps from a firestack in a stairwell ...
W.Va. rally held against Patriot bankruptcy plan
Church groups gathered with miners and other supporters at a rally in Charleston against Patriot Coal's bankruptcy plan. About 150 people showed up at Thursday's rally at the West Virginia Coal Miner Statue at the state Capitol. The Charleston Gazette (http://bit.ly/189pYGT) reports prayers were offered in support of miners, and ...
Charleston police seek help in Elk River body case
Charleston police are still looking for clues a year after a man's body was found in the Elk River. Police Lt. Steve Cooper says 55-year-old Robert Snow of Charleston never showed up for a scheduled job interview on May 23, 2012. His body, partially bound with duct tape, was found ...
2 W.Va. men get prison on heroin-related charges
Two men who tried to flee police during a traffic stop in Charleston have been sentenced to federal prison on heroin-related charges. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says 36-year-old Stephen Michael Hopkins of Huntington was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Charleston to 12 years and seven months in prison. A ...
New River Gorge visitors to get water safety tips
Water safety programs are being offered to New River Gorge visitors during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. National Park Service rangers will discuss safe boating, swimming and wading, and demonstrate how to wear and use flotation vests. Rangers will share tips Saturday through Monday at the Sandstone Visitor Center in ...
W.Va. man charged with threatening high school
Boone County police have arrested a Raleigh County man who allegedly invoked the mass shooting in Connecticut in a threatening message against a high school. Chief Deputy Chad Barker says 26-year-old David Linville of Shady Spring was charged Wednesday with making terrorist threats. Barker says Linville allegedly threatened on a ...
Tomblin signs stricter W.Va. seat belt law
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has signed a stricter seat belt law for West Virginia motorists. Tomblin signed the bill Thursday during a ceremony at the state Capitol. It is effective July 9 and allows police to pull over motorists if the driver or passengers aren't wearing seat belts. Previously the ...
NY gov: Fracking decision to come before election
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll make a decision on whether to allow shale gas fracking in New York before the 2014 election. Cuomo says he's waiting for his state health commissioner, Dr. Nirav Shah, to report on his own health review. The Democratic governor told the editorial board at the ...
Industry study: Coal exports support W.Va. jobs
The National Mining Association says exports helped support nearly 24,000 coal jobs in West Virginia in 2011. That's based on a new study the industry group commissioned. It says about 35 million of the 131 million tons produced in West Virginia was exported that year. Nationwide, the State Journal (http://bit.ly/16c7vJY) ...
Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege
Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg — so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4. Union forces waged a long campaign to conquer Vicksburg and gain ...
Vandals caused water damage to W.Va. hospital
Officials for Thomas Hospital's parent company say vandals caused a water leak at the South Charleston hospital earlier this month. Thomas Health System senior vice president of business development Bob Gray says someone stole caps off a valve on a water pipe in a second-floor stairwell May 8. The Charleston ...
Cooper to pay EPA $340K for W.Va. site cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Cooper Industries LLC will pay $340,000 to reimburse the agency for cleanup costs at a Superfund site in Bluefield. Cooper agreed to the payment as part of an agreement filed Thursday in U.S. District Court over the Lin-Electric site. The EPA says that from ...
Woman from Ky. hit by train in W.Va. identified
The National Park Service has identified a homeless woman from Kentucky who was killed by a train in the New River Gorge National River. The park service said Thursday that 49-year-old Chandra Turner from Louisville, Ky., was walking along the CSX mainline tracks in a heavy rainstorm when a freight ...
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