Library branches return to regular schedules Monday
The Patrick County Library is scheduled to fully reopen on Monday, June 21. Branches in Martinsville and Henry County also...
Biden’s silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO (AP) — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting...
Convention circuit of delusion gives forum for election lies
NEW RICHMOND, Wisconsin (AP) — For a few hours last weekend, thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters came together in a...
North Korea’s Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his government to be prepared for both dialogue...
Virginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's road to legalizing simple possession of marijuana has had some twists and turns, so it's...
Top general ‘shocked’ by AP report on AWOL guns, mulls fix
Shocked by an Associated Press investigation into the loss and theft of military guns, the Pentagon's top general signaled Thursday...
Marshall sets October goal for choosing next president
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University's Board of Governors has approved a timeline for naming a new president. The goal...
DOJ: 2 states’ transgender restrictions unconstitutional
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday challenged bans involving transgender people that target athletes in...
Broadband expansion plan approved for Logan, Mingo counties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials approved a $61.3 million broadband infrastructure plan to build fiber lines in Logan...
Germany hits vaccination milestone but wary of delta variant
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has now given at least one coronavirus vaccine shot to more than half its population but officials urged people Friday to remain cautious and slow the spread of the more contagious delta variant. COVID-19 infections have declined sharply in Germany over the past few weeks, on some days dropping below 1,000 per day for the first time since September. On Friday, the national disease control center said 1,076 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, and there were only 10.3 cases per 100,000 residents over the past week. After a slow start, vaccinations have...
Read moreBiden’s silence on executions adds to death penalty disarray
CHICAGO (AP) — Activists widely expected Joe Biden to take swift action against the death penalty as the first sitting president to oppose capital punishment, especially since an unprecedented spate of executions by his predecessor ended just days before Biden took office. Instead, the White House has been mostly silent. Biden hasn't said...
Read moreConvention circuit of delusion gives forum for election lies
NEW RICHMOND, Wisconsin (AP) — For a few hours last weekend, thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters came together in a field under the blazing Wisconsin sun to live in an alternate reality where the former president was still in office — or would soon return. Clad in red MAGA hats and...
Read moreNorth Korea’s Kim vows to be ready for confrontation with US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his government to be prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with the Biden administration — but more for confrontation — state media reported Friday, days after the United States and others urged the North to abandon its nuclear program...
Read moreVirginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's road to legalizing simple possession of marijuana has had some twists and turns, so it's not surprising that advocacy groups have been flooded with calls from people trying to understand exactly what will be allowed under state law as of July 1. Legislators initially voted in...
Read moreTop general ‘shocked’ by AP report on AWOL guns, mulls fix
Shocked by an Associated Press investigation into the loss and theft of military guns, the Pentagon's top general signaled Thursday that he will consider a “systematic fix” to how the armed services keep account of their firearms. The AP’s investigation reported how some of the missing guns have been stolen and...
Read moreMarshall sets October goal for choosing next president
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University's Board of Governors has approved a timeline for naming a new president. The goal is to have a new president named by October, the university said in a news release Thursday. Jerome Gilbert, who became Marshall's president in 2016, announced in April that he is stepping...
Read moreDOJ: 2 states’ transgender restrictions unconstitutional
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday challenged bans involving transgender people that target athletes in West Virginia and children in Arkansas, slamming them as violations of federal law. The department filed statements of interest in lawsuits that seek to overturn new laws in those states. In...
Read moreBroadband expansion plan approved for Logan, Mingo counties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials approved a $61.3 million broadband infrastructure plan to build fiber lines in Logan and Mingo counties. The Public Service Commission announced Thursday it approved the application from Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power. They plan to construct and install over 400 miles of fiber in...
Read moreWV health experts worry new law will ignite ‘powder kegs’ amid HIV outbreak
By Lauren Peace for Mountain State Spotlight. This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight, visit www.mountainstatespotlight.org. West Virginia is facing its second large HIV outbreak in two years, and the federal government is in Charleston to help. But there’s a key difference...
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Aviation group announces expansion at West Virginia airport
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — An aviation group is expanding its hangars at a new business park at a northern West Virginia airport, creating up to 300 jobs, officials announced. Gov. Jim Justice, along with company and other officials, announced the expansion Wednesday at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries West Virginia Service Center...
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