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CHARLESTON (AP) — A former West Virginia county sheriff may get a break when he’s sentenced this week for his role in an election fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say former Lincoln County Sheriff Jerry Bowman greatly aided the investigation into fraudulent absentee ballots cast in 2010. Bowman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to influence outcomes [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia officials are seeking wildflower photos for the latest “Roadsides in Bloom” calendar. The state departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation are sponsoring the 10th annual West Virginia Operation Wildflower calendar photo contest. Officials say those wishing to submit entries have until Oct. 1. Judges will then select 12 photos to [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Social service agencies throughout West Virginia will receive a $541,000 federal grant to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people. U.S. Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin and Congressman Nick Rahall announced the funding Friday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s emergency food and shelter program. Funding will be provided [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia is once again giving hunters more time to shoot the state’s most popular small-game animal. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources says statewide squirrel season opens on Sept. 8. It is the second year that the season is opening earlier. Officials say mild weather conditions in September and longer [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — A new federal report ranks West Virginia first in the nation for people without high-speed Internet. The Federal Communications Commission reported this week that about 845,000 West Virginians, or 46 percent of the state’s residents, don’t have access to broadband Internet service. The Charleston Gazette reports that the data also showed that [...]
Continue reading …BECKLEY (AP) — Raleigh County officials say drug cases going back 15 months are being dismissed because the evidence is missing from the Beckley Police Department’s property room. Prosecuting Attorney Kristen Keller told The Register-Herald on Wednesday that police notified her of the missing evidence. Evidence rooms serve as holding facilities for items such as [...]
Continue reading …FAIRMONT (AP) — The city of Fairmont denies police officers engaged in racial profiling and harassed a black college student. They want a federal judge to dismiss his lawsuit. The ACLU of West Virginia sued last month in Marion County Circuit Court on behalf of Fairmont State University Justin Byrd, who says he was harassed [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — The Greenbrier’s plans to offer luxury train service are being delayed by the federal regulatory process, the resort’s owner said. The “Greenbrier Presidential Express” service from Union Station in Washington, D.C., to the resort in White Sulphur Springs was announced last year and owner Jim Justice hoped it would begin last month. [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Mining managers from China’s top coal-producing province will undergo safety training in southern West Virginia. The group will be trained at the Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. The managers from Shanxi Province are touring the college’s facilities Thursday and plan to sign an agreement to promote collaboration in safe mining [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia health officials are investigating the state’s first probable case of West Nile virus this year. Officials with the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department say tests have shown a man in his 40s has tested positive in initial screenings for the disease. He is currently being treated at an area hospital for encephalitis. [...]
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