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CHARLESTON (AP) — A California debt collection company has agreed to refund $1.7 million to 124 consumers in West Virginia and cancel their debts. West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced the agreement with Irvine, Calif.-based DP & Associates on Tuesday. The agreement stems from an investigation of a consumer’s complaint by McGraw’s office. The [...]
Continue reading …MORGANTOWN (AP) — West Virginia University has created a new degree program in Latin American studies. Professor Ángel Tuninetti says a significant number of students are preparing to declare the program their major or minor. He says the program will benefit not only students studying arts and sciences, but also engineering and business students who [...]
Continue reading …MORGANTOWN (AP) — The wait in Morgantown is over. As of Sunday, West Virginia University is officially part of the Big 12 Conference. The clock on WVU’s official athletics web site steadily counted down this week, while crews painted the new conference logo on Mountaineer Field. President Jim Clements and Athletic Director Oliver Luck will [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — The Department of Health and Human Resources is ready to take applications for school clothing vouchers. The program officially begins Sunday. Each eligible child will get $200 that may be used toward the purchase of school clothing or fabric and other materials for families who sew clothing for their children. [...]
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CHRISTINE MILLER FORD Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN – Power company crews won’t take a break for Wednesday’s Fourth of July holiday. Workers will continue with 16-hour shifts until homes left without power after Friday night’s massive windstorm are back on the grid, said Scott Surgeoner, a FirstEnergy spokesman. “Oh yes, we’ll be out on the [...]
Continue reading …The Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Commission has opened the Jefferson County Community Center at Sam Michael’s Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondsy for families to beat the heat. In addition, the fitness room is open and there will be crafts and movies in the lobby. Parents are required to stay with their [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia election officials are unsure about part of the state’s public financing pilot program for Supreme Court candidates. The State Election Commission voted 2-1 Thursday to postpone deciding whether the program can provide additional money known as rescue funds. The pilot program offers public funds in response to concerns about the [...]
Continue reading …BECKLEY (AP) — Police are searching for a Beckley Correctional Center inmate who escaped while on a work detail. Media outlets report that 43-year-old James Hall Jr. didn’t return from the work detail on Friday. Hall was serving a sentence for breaking and entering. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches [...]
Continue reading …MARTINSBURG (AP) — Berkeley County officials are working to increase the number of trees in the county. A 2009 assessment by the U.S. Forest Service rated Berkeley and Jefferson counties among the “highest priority” counties in the nation that need more trees. The Herald-Mail says the Berkeley County Council plans to apply for a Chesapeake [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — A former Kanawha County physician has admitted his role in a prescription drug fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said Friday that 55-year-old Dr. William J. Casto has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge. Casto admitted he illegally wrote prescriptions for painkillers and an anti-anxiety drug from January 2006 through December 2009. [...]
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