Day: February 23, 2018 Archives


FridayFebruary 23, 2018

WV teachers will walk out again on Monday

Leaders say strike will continue.

Gallery: Martinsburg girls win Class AAA Region 2, Section 1

Martinsburg defeated Spring Mills 33-26 for a girls basketball sectional title.

Statewide high school girls basketball sectional scores

Scores from high school girls basketball sectional play across the state.

Monroe County man dead after wrong-way collision

James Whitlow, 61, of Peterstown, was driving the wrong way when he struck a pickup truck.

Bill allowing logging in state parks falls apart

The bill would have allowed logging in an effort to manage the land, as well as to raise $50 million for deferred maintenance projects at state park facilities.

Kanawha County student accused of making threat appears in court

The magistrate said there was enough probable cause to send the charges against 18-year-old Corey Duff to a grand jury.

Greenbrier County teachers, personnel stand united in Lewisburg

Another rally in the Greenbrier Valley was taking place in Rainelle Thursday and Friday.

Justice says teachers need to go back to work

Governor says educators should trust him to come up with a permanent fix to PEIA. "I'll get it done," Justice says.

Manchin wades into WV teacher walkout

U.S. Senator says special session may be necessary.

Losing skid hits 3 as VCU pulls away in extra innings

Conner Dotson surrendered four runs in the 11th inning as VCU beat West Virginia 6-2 in Friday's opener of the Brittain Resorts Invitational.

Towns along the Ohio River prepare for another weekend of high water

For a second straight weekend high water is predicted along the Ohio River, but also in small creeks and streams with heavy rain in the forecast.

Carmichael again addresses rallying teachers

Senator speaks but is muffled by crowd noise.

As Iowa State visits, Mountaineers seek revenge for season’s low point

Allan Taylor's preview and prediction as No. 21 West Virginia preps for Saturday's game against the last-place Cyclones.

Thousands of teachers again surge into WV Capitol

Teachers, service personnel want better pay and stable health plans.

Demonstrators in their home counties still unsure about length of work stoppage

"I hope and pray we will be (in school)," Angel Conley said. "I really do, because our kids need the instructional time."

“Are the children of West Virginia only worth 4 percent,” Marion County educators continue the fight

BARRACKVILLE, W.Va. — Teachers and service personnel in Marion County are wondering what the next step will be after a two-day statewide work stoppage. “We’ve done our job for Thursday and Friday. We’ve done these walkouts, and the walkouts or two-day work stoppage, is allowing our legislature to take two days to figure out if

NEA official joins teachers on the picket line in Kanawha County

NEA Secretary-Treasurer Princess Moss was in South Charleston Friday morning -- Day 2 of the statewide work stoppage.

WVU looking for answers after second auto-pedestrian tragedy in weeks

"We have two accidents," Alsop said. "One happened at night, the other one happened mid-morning."

Teacher and service worker strike: Day 2

So, what did we learn from the first day of the teachers and service workers strike? First, the anger is real and widespread. Thousands of teachers and service workers jammed the State Capitol, filled the galleries and hallways, stood outside and waited their turn to get in the building and rallied at schools in every