CHARLESTON, WV -Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today has appointed Keith Gwinn Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance effective July 1, 2011.Mr. Gwinn will be the first Secretary to serve in the newly created department.Read more
Huntington, WV - The Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation District announced the opening of a new tenant at Heritage Station today. Watercolor Dreams Gallery, a watercolor studio and gallery will have its GRAND OPENING this Friday June 24 from 12-8 p.m. in Shop 11. There will be refreshments and special sales during that time. Read more
Beckley, WV (HNN) -- When 49 Secretaries of State convene in West Virginia next month, they’ll take a piece of the Mountain State home with them, thanks to the creativity of Joanie Hessler.
Washington, D.C. – The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing today to receive testimony on a controversial and potentially unconstitutional Republican bill to privatize Amtrak that would put it out of business by auctioning off its assets to the highest bidder.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – An elderly woman’s house is blocked and the City of Huntington is attempting to do the right thing. In the process, legal interpretations of purchasing this house potentially sets a precedent. Neither council nor the city want a line of residents with slide damage lining up at City Hall asking the city write them a check.Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, along with Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin (all D-W.Va.), Tuesday announced $3.2 million in federal funding for a new Bluefield Area Transit (BAT) bus operations facility.Read more
Existing home sales fell 3.8 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.81 million, from a downwardly revised 5 million in April, as temporary factors and financing problems weighed on the market, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) said on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Read more
The average price for a gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in West Virginia has tumbled almost seven cents per gallon this week. West Virginia motorists will be paying $3.652 per gallon.
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – A unique assortment ofentities have come together for one thing --- a challenge to the City of Huntington’s proposed occupation tax, explained John O’Connor, vice president of administration at . Steel of West Virginia. The allies include the Cabell County Commission, SEIU District 1199, General Teamsters Local 505, and an individual (Bob Bailey).Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - A visitor to Huntington reacts to what he did not find after anticipating a period in the so-called "unhappiest city" in the United States. Read more
San Antonio, Texas – The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) announced the winners of its 61st Annual Journalism Awards Friday, June 17 at its annual conference here. NAREE’s awards program recognizes excellence in reporting, writing and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate.
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN)- HMDA will be debt free by the end of July, Tom Bell, executive director, told the board of the Huntington Municipal Development Authority at their Monday, June 20 meeting.
“We will have sufficient money on July 22 to pay off the $2.7 million [owed to HUD] ,” Bell said, adding that by paying off the debt early $900,000 in interest expense will be saved.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Singer Shane Thomas entertained the audience at the Dutch Miller Summer Concert Series at Pullman Square on Thursday evening. The bird Francis was sitting on top of the shoulder of Thomas when he opened up the show. As the first break was coming to an end a brief rain storm sent people for cover and into the Pullman Square shops.Read more
Arnie Gundersen, Dr. Richard Clapp, and David Lochbaum discuss radiation releases in Japan and worldwide from the Fukushima nuclear accidents. Read more
Nuclear expert Arnie Gunderson discusses spent fuel pools and national hazards of nuclear facilities along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Line by line analysis of NRC Event Reports included. A Level 4 emergency is the lowest in the US and has only "local" consequences. Read more
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published a final rule designed to prevent future “legacy sites” with insufficient funds for decommissioning by requiring licensees to minimize the introduction of residual radioactivity at their sites during operations. A legacy site is a facility with an owner who cannot complete complex decommissioning work for technical or financial reasons. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.– Hundreds of new Marshall University students will be on the Huntington campus next week, some two months before attending their first classes, to participate in New Student Orientation. Read more
Original estimates of xenon and krypton releases remain the same, but a TEPCO recalculation shows dramatic increases in the release of hot particles. Read more
On June 6, 2011, the Fort Calhoun pressured water nuclear reactor in Nebraska entered emergency status due to imminent flooding from the Missouri River. Then on June 8, NRC reports the loss of cooling for the reactor’s spent fuel pool. Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Have a gripe or suggestion about cable television and internet service in Huntington and Cabell County? The City of Huntington Cable TV Advisory Board will hold its first public meeting Monday, Jnne 20, 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers.Read more
Big Lots, of Columbus, Ohio, is recalling metal futon bunk beds sold exclusively at Big Lots stores nationwide from January 2009 to April 2010. Children behind the futon or in the ladder area of the bunk bed can get entrapped when the futon and its metal frame are lowered from the seated to the flat position. Read more
Many conservatives in the State Republican Party and the various Tea Party groups statewide see great opportunities for their candidates in the next few years. Craig Hammond, a popular Bluefield talk radio host, says he has been amazed at the growth of the Tea Party in WV. "Take a look," said Hammond. "How many other grassroots political groups have had this kind of explosion in just a few years? I can't think of any others." Read more
Today is the 100th birthday of IBM, founded on June 16, 1911 with the merger of three companies into a firm named the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. Read more
RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com) on Thursday, June 16, 2011 released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for May 2011, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 214,927 U.S. properties in May, a 2 percent decrease from April and a 33 percent decrease from May 2010. The report also shows one in every 605 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing during the month of May. Read more
Huntington, WV (HNN)-Both the Public Works and Finance Committees of Huntington City Council have scheduled meetings next week.
The Public Works Committee meets Monday, June 20 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. The agenda includes compensating Ruby Lawhorn for the purchase of property at 1942 Harvey Road.Read more
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