By CHRISTPHER DOWELL NCWV Media SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has found deer in eight counties that have died from a epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus. This year, deer in Boone, Brooke, Hancock, Lincoln, Marshall, Ohio, Tucker and Wayne counties have died from a disease[Read More…]
Month: September 2017
Judge gives water crisis settlement preliminary approval
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha Valley residents, businesses and workers will soon be able to file claims to seek their share of the $151 million settlement of the class-action lawsuit over the January 2014 water crisis, under an order issued Thursday afternoon by the federal[Read More…]
Superheroes swing by children’s hospital
By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — While superheroes from Marvel and DC Comics don’t typically share the spotlight, they made a special exception Thursday, much to the awe and excitement of several children at the Hoops Family Children’s Hospital at Cabell Huntington Hospital. First to appear outside the window[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, September 22
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NORTH KOREA’S LEADER CALLS TRUMP ‘DERANGED’ In an extraordinary and direct rebuke, Kim Jong Un said[Read More…]
Link to WVPA Today’s News for Sept. 20, 2017
WVPA Today’s News for Sept. 20, 2017.
Center: Latest GOP health plan will hurt state
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — New legislation that supporters say would allow states to create better healthcare systems for their populations would actually leave millions in West Virginia without health insurance coverage as federal funding to the state is cut by $2 billion, according to experts with the[Read More…]
Anthony Bourdain: McDowell is ”Best place on Earth”
With the death of Anthony Bourdain, the WVPA is reposting articles on his trips to West Virginia: By JOHN TYSON Welch Daily News WELCH, W.Va. — Early Saturday morning before heading to Clarksburg, Anthony Bourdain spoke about his experience in southern West Virginia while filming an upcoming episode of his[Read More…]
Legislators hear details of challenges, ongoing recoveries from June flood
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials from towns in Kanawha and Greenbrier counties Tuesday detailed challenges and ongoing recovery efforts after last June’s devastating floods. County and city officials told members of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Flooding about challenges they faced after the flood, including what[Read More…]
WV Gov. Justice appoints Foster’s replacement to House
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia governor appointed an auditor from Cross Lanes to fill a vacant seat in the House of Delegates on Tuesday. Dianna Graves will take over the Putnam County seat vacated by Nancy Foster, who resigned Sept. 1. Graves currently works as[Read More…]
Issues raised about costs of moving state agencies to WV Capitol grounds
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher told legislators Tuesday that, if he had a choice, he would not have moved department agencies into Capitol complex Building 3, which reopened this summer after undergoing a $34 million renovation. “It’s a judgment call whether we should[Read More…]