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CHARLESTON (AP) — Joe Dobbs picked up the fiddle for the first time at age 10 in the Louisiana swamps. His grandfather played fiddle, but little Joe had never heard him play. Now and then, when conditions were ripe, some fiddle music might penetrate deep into the swamplands where his family had carved out a [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Average gasoline prices in West Virginia are up more than 5 cents in the past week. AAA East Central says the price for a gallon is regular, unleaded gas is at $3.43 per gallon. That’s 2 cents higher than the national average. Prices range from $3.28 in Parkersburg to $3.50 in Clarksburg. [...]
Continue reading …SPENCER (AP) — The Roane County Animal Shelter is asking for help after a man gave up more than 100 cats. Shelter manager Sandy Bush tells media outlets that it’s the largest number of animals surrendered to the facility in its history. She says the man’s heart was in the right place but he couldn’t [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Secretary of Commerce Keith Burdette says three companies are looking at West Virginia as a potential site for a cracker plant. Burdette says state officials are in talks with the companies. He’s signed non-disclosure agreements with all three. Media outlets report that Burdette discussed the negotiations Monday during an address to the [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Four years after Internet routers were purchased for each county courthouse in West Virginia, many are back in state storage. The Charleston Gazette reports that the routers are being replaced by much more expensive ones bought with federal stimulus funds. In 2008 the state Tax Department spent $258,000 on 55 routers to [...]
Continue reading …MORGANTOWN (AP) — West Virginia University has broken ground for a $22 million animal research facility on its health sciences campus in Morgantown. About $7 million of the project is being paid for with bonds, while the National Institutes of Health provided a $14.5 million competitive grant. The Dominion Post says the facility is called [...]
Continue reading …RIPLEY (AP) — Shown numerous photos of her wounds in court, a West Virginia woman whose husband is accused of torturing and abusing her for years denied the allegations Friday, offering different explanations for each injury. Stephanie Lizon’s testimony conflicted with what she previously told a domestic violence worker, but a magistrate refused a defense [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — The clock is ticking on a $1.8 million federal grant aimed at reducing West Virginia’s high obesity and chronic disease rate. West Virginia was awarded the grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in October, but it didn’t receive the funding until this week. It must spend the money before [...]
Continue reading …MOUNT HOPE (AP) — West Virginia officials and the Boy Scouts of America are preparing for the group’s 2013 National Jamboree in southern West Virginia. The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve will host the 10-day summer event that is expected to draw some 40,000 scouts and thousands of tourists. The reserve in Fayette County [...]
Continue reading …LEROY (AP) — A West Virginia man is accused of keeping his wife captive and torturing her for the better part of a decade — beating and burning her and even leaving her shackled during childbirth. Peter Lizon, 37, was in jail Wednesday on $300,000 bond. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Friday on [...]
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