http://www.timeswv.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:15:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_311051557.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_311051557.html The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection may change its policy for inspecting coal ash impoundments after a survey uncovered more problems — and dams — than expected.A report detailing the survey shows engineers found three of the state’s 20 coal ash impoundments are in poor condition and two that the state had no idea existed were rated unsatisfactory. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:14:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_310041502.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_310041502.html Despite a new law designed to help metro government come to West Virginia’s largest county, leaders say the idea is dead.Charleston Mayor Danny Jones and Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper say there’s not enough public support to consolidate county and municipal governments so they won’t pursue the issue. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:44:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_308034508.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_308034508.html Lagging tax revenues are threatening West Virginia state government with a budget deficit, but Gov. Joe Manchin does not yet plan to lay off public workers, ax programs or raise taxes to keep the books balanced.The latest revenue figures show a $16 million shortfall, which officials expect will widen to around $100 million by the June 30 end of the budget year. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:42:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_308034231.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_308034231.html Coal mining companies from Appalachia to Missouri are seeing plenty of rebounding demand, just not here at home.Fresh from reporting third-quarter earnings, coal producers say booming Asian economies are increasingly hungry for energy even as the hardest-hit mining regions in the U.S. see little prospect for a comeback in coming months. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:46:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_306104711.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_306104711.html Gov. Joe Manchin is getting involved with the fight against swine flu. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:43:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_306104416.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_306104416.html State archives and history officials are trying to add some details to the 11,427 names carved in the West Virginia Veterans Memorial at the state Capitol. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:39:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_306104300.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_306104300.html A former Berkeley County teacher has pleaded not guilty to charges she kissed a 14-year-old male student during a lunch break at Musselman Middle School. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:12:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_298051335.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_298051335.html Whenever talk turns to controlling the ever-rising cost of health care, someone is bound to mention the savings that could come from a reduction in largely preventable ailments, like those linked to obesity and smoking.Less frequently discussed, though, are the preventable ailments stemming from alcohol and drug abuse, which cost West Virginia’s health care system roughly $116 million in 2007, according to a new report. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:09:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_297000939.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_297000939.html A woman imprisoned for her role in the 2007 kidnapping and torture of a black woman by seven white men and women in West Virginia said Friday the victim wasn’t telling the truth when she denied this week that the attack occurred.Frankie Brewster told WCHS-TV in Charleston that multiple crimes were committed against Megan Williams during the attack in rural Logan County, about 50 miles south of Charleston. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:04:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_296050540.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_296050540.html A black woman who recanted 2007 allegations of being kidnapped and tortured by a group of white people in West Virginia has mental issues and has changed her version of what happened more than once, her caretaker said Thursday.Valencia Daniels of Columbus said that Megan Williams “goes back and forth, back and forth” about the allegations of being beaten, raped and tortured. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:20:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_295022107.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_295022107.html Megan Williams’ shocking accusations initially strained the imagination: Seven white people beat her with sticks, forced her to eat feces, raped her and taunted her with racial slurs over several days in a ramshackle trailer in West Virginia.But the suspects eventually confessed to their actions and pleaded guilty. All but one were sent to prison. Now Williams, who is black, is taking it all back. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:46:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_293224702.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_293224702.html The governor of the country’s second-largest coal-producing state is angling for a sit-down with President Barack Obama over his administration’s stance on climate change and its pursuit of cap-and-trade legislation.West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his state has a role to play as the nation considers cutting climate-affecting energy sources. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:34:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_293223523.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_293223523.html An American Lung Association state advisory panel is opposing a planned multistate power line, saying its construction would only serve to continue the nation’s reliance on coal-generated electricity.The advisory board to the American Lung Association of West Virginia asked the state Public Service Commission this week to deny the $1.9 billion project. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:22:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_292002236.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_292002236.html The Manchin administration has so far spent around $250 million from West Virginia’s share of the federal stimulus, according to preliminary figures released last week. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:42:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_291004308.html http://www.timeswv.com/westvirginia/local_story_291004308.html By charging national leaders and more than 50 other Pagans Motorcycle Club members and associates with murder conspiracy, racketeering and a host of other crimes, federal prosecutors are attempting something even the Hells Angels have never managed: beat the Pagans badly enough to loosen their grip on the outlaw motorcycle world in the eastern U.S.