By Josephine E. Moore, The Register Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Officials running the Raleigh County Emergency Housing Center say they’ve been left reeling after learning their state funding will be cut by nearly 75 percent next fiscal year. Danielle Stewart, board president of the Raleigh County Community Action Association, which[Read More…]
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Justice: Situation Surrounding Wriston Traffic Stop ‘Doesn’t Look Very Good’
By Derek Redd, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday he is waiting for an internal investigation to conclude within the Charleston Police Department before he speaks more on a recent traffic stop involving state Secretary of Transportation Jimmy Wriston. Yet he did say he had some[Read More…]
Four Lady Indians wrestlers set to compete for State Gold
By Jamie Harris, The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — This coming weekend in Huntington, history will be made at the West Virginia State Wrestling Championships. For the first time ever there will be a girls’ state wrestling tournament going on in conjunction with the boys’ state wrestling tournament. While[Read More…]
Buffalo Creek survivors gather for discussion on flood’s 52nd anniversary
By Dylan Vidovich, The Logan Banner SOUTH MAN, W.Va. — Survivors of the 1972 Buffalo Creek flood gathered at the Buffalo Creek Memorial Library in South Man Monday afternoon to remember the disaster on its 52nd anniversary. Liz Tackett, the now retired former director of the library who still volunteers[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers, others work to address issues facing the state’s pharmacies
By Jesten Richardson, The Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers and Marshall University faculty members are working to fix “pharmacy deserts” in the state that could leave residents vulnerable. A pharmacy desert in an urban area occurs when the area is more than one mile away from a[Read More…]
House passes bill preventing publication of mugshots
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit the West Virginia Division of Corrections from publishing mugshots on their website. House Bill 4621 was passed by a vote of 54 to 46 following a lengthy debate. The bill[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate pushes new cuts to unemployment benefits
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For a third time since 2022, Republican members of the West Virginia Senate are pushing a change to tie the number of weeks of unemployment benefits to the unemployment rate while two major employers have announced layoffs. The[Read More…]
‘Little bill’?: West Virginia House OKs loosening vaccine rules for students
By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would loosen restrictions on mandatory vaccinations for students in West Virginia cleared the House of Delegates after heavy debate Monday. House Bill 5105 aims to eliminate vaccine requirements for students attending public virtual schools, private schools and parochial schools, with[Read More…]
House Government Organization Committee moves bill, creating newly structured West Virginia Board of Medicine, to full House
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia House of Delegates’ Government Organization Committee on Monday passed Senate Bill 714, which would combine the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine and the West Virginia Board of Medicine, out to the full House. The bill is[Read More…]
Shortage of drivers causing problems with school bus runs
By Barbara High, Mineral News and Tribune KEYSER, W.Va. — The Mineral County School System is currently facing a school bus driver shortage, resulting in some runs being cancelled. “It is a country wide issue; everyone is looking for employees,” says John Droppleman, director of Support Services for Mineral County[Read More…]