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AAA: Drive to survive this winter season

According to research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, about 46% of all crashes involving bad weather take place during the winter. Winter storms, bad weather and sloppy road conditions are factors in nearly half a million crashes and more than 2,000 road deaths every year. December through March can be an especially busy time for dead batteries, flat tires and vehicle extractions. With inclement weather in the forecast, AAA East Central advises motorists to take precautions to avoid deadly crashes and reach their destination safely. “Preventative steps today can go ...

West Virginia ranks 40th for median RN pay; WVUM, Mon Health comment

MORGANTOWN – West Virginia ranks 40th nationwide for median annual pay for registered nurses, according to a report in Becker's Hospital Review. We asked WVU Medicine and Mon Health was that number might mean for them. First, a look at the numbers, derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

Consumer retail shopping to continue post-Christmas leading up to New Year

BY KATHARINE SKELDON CHARLESTON — The shops are back open now as consumers make their post-Christmas returns and exchanges and take advantage of their gift cards and the stores’ continued sales. The after-Christmas deals was the draw for a Charleston Town Center shopper Tuesday. Thomas McCallister told MetroNews he came out to take advantage of the sales and to simply enjoy the extra time he had off. “I just came out today just to go shopping, check out this Champs store where they got 50% off, and since I didn’t work today just decided to come out and get a little ...

Study: WV’s regifting economy is worth $63M

Twenty-nine percent of West Virginians admit to re-gifting or selling unwanted presents. Though 1-in-3 believe it is morally wrong to sell or re-gift. The anticipation of Christmas and the excitement of unwrapping presents never grows old. But, as adults, the charm of the holiday sometimes brings a few less-than-perfect gifts — sure, sometimes Grandma’s itchy sweater or that unsolicited diet book makes us scratch our heads, but it’s all part of the holiday fun.It’s no shock then that the market for passing on these gifts has seen a boom. Many opt to regift or sell unwanted ...