By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Though on different sides of the street Thursday, the concerns of supporters and dissenters of President Donald Trump were the same: jobs and health care. However, that’s where the similarities stop. Seeping out of their designated protest area Thursday to peacefully converse[Read More…]
Month: August 2017
Trump supporters turn out early for rally
By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Supporters from the Tri-State area and beyond showed up by the masses Thursday at Big Sandy Superstore Arena for President Donald Trump’s visit, expecting him to talk about jobs and ways to boost the economy. Down the street, a coalition of 13 citizen[Read More…]
W.Va. Chamber of Commerce to hold summit at Greenbrier Resort
Staff report The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly 800 participants are already registered for the 81st annual Meeting and Business Summit of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, which opens Aug. 30 at The Greenbrier Resort. This meeting is the largest gathering of business, education and policy leaders in[Read More…]
William J. Powell named U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
Staff report The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — President Donald Trump has nominated Jefferson County Assistant Prosecutor William J. Powell to be the next U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s office said late Thursday. Capito, R-W.Va., recommended Powell’s nomination to[Read More…]
WV Guard airman from Barboursville dies in Kuwait
Staff report The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia Air National Guard airman supporting Operation Inherent Resolve has died, according to a spokesman for the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. Tech. Sgt. David Board died Wednesday in Kuwait, according to a news release from Lawrence Messina, director[Read More…]
US Senate passes ‘Jessie’s Law’ to help combat drug overdoses
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that supporters say might have prevented a Charleston woman’s overdose death in 2016 has passed the U.S. Senate. “Jessie’s Law,” named for Jessica Grubb, permits the federal Department of Health and Human Services to establish guidelines for when health care[Read More…]
Morgantown supports the Paris Climate Agreement
By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown City Council voted unanimously to support the Paris Climate Agreement on Tuesday. President Donald Trump announced in June that he would be withdrawing from the treaty which every nation on Earth had joined except Syria and Nicaragua. Since then,[Read More…]
Blackberry Festival offers something for everyone
By DARLENE J. SWIGER The Exponent Telegram NUTTER FORT, W.Va. — The West Virginia Blackberry Festival opened Thursday and continues through Saturday at Clarksburg City Park in Nutter Fort with activities for the entire family. Linda Griffith, vice president of the festival, said festival organizers will sell about 400 pies[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Friday, Aug. 4
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, August 4, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHY A GRAND JURY IN DC IS IN USE IN RUSSIA PROBE Special Counsel Robert[Read More…]
Convention 2017: Photos from The President’s Reception
DAVIS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association’s 2017 Convention, Aug. 3-5, kicked off Thursday evening with The President’s Reception in honor of Jim McGoldrick and the Hall of Fame induction of Dave Owen of The Parkersburg Sentinel and Bob Earle of The Weston Democrat. “West Virginia: Adapting to Marketplace Changes”[Read More…]
