Monday, May 20 2013 5:57 AM EDT2013-05-20 09:57:34 GMT
Family financial specialist Ron Hatfield warns against racking up debt. He says graduates should pay down school debts, then focus on building a savings account.
Family financial specialist Ron Hatfield warns against racking up debt. He says graduates should pay down school debts, then focus on building a savings account to cover six to nine months of living expenses.
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:04 AM EDT2013-05-19 11:04:14 GMT
DAVIS, WV – Although it will be some time before the vegetative area at Blackwater Falls State Park's iconic falls has regenerated completely, the boardwalk has reopened just before Memorial Day Weekend. The
Although it will be some time before the vegetative area at Blackwater Falls State Park's iconic falls has regenerated completely, the boardwalk has reopened just before Memorial Day Weekend.
Saturday, May 18 2013 5:10 PM EDT2013-05-18 21:10:05 GMT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Division of Natural Resources says a record rainbow trout was caught in Berkeley County. DNR director Frank Jezioro says the trout was caught by Tony Corbin of Gerrardstown
The Division of Natural Resources says a record rainbow trout was caught in Berkeley County.
Union membership in West Virginia declined last years as the number of people working in the state increased, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Union members were about 12.1 percent of the state's employed work force compared to the national average of 11.3 percent. According to the BLS, 91,000 of the state's 697,000 employed people belonged to a union. Including people represented by a union but not belonging to one, the state's rate increased to 13.1 percent.
Among neighboring states, Pennsylvania had the highest membership rate at 13.5 and Virginia the lowest at 4.4. Other states' rates were Ohio, 12.6; Maryland, 10.6; and Kentucky, 10 percent.