By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than one week after being accused of intentionally destroying emails and other documents in a federal class action lawsuit, a settlement has been reached between inmates at the Southern Regional Jail and current and former West Virginia[Read More…]
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WVU basketball: Former coach Huggins talks about his conclusion at WVU
By Taylor Kennedy, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It has been a difficult four months for former West Virginia coach Bob Huggins. The Mountaineers’ season tipped off on Monday night. But Huggins is not prepping for the next opponent nor seated on his stool right beside the bench. The Morgantown[Read More…]
Crews battling Steep Valley Fire
By Steve Keenan, The Register~Herald GRANDVIEW, W.Va. — Firefighting crews continued battling the Steep Valley Fire in National Park Service territory on Tuesday. According to Dave Bieri, NPS district supervisor, a blaze of so far unknown origin started Monday by the railroad tracks about two miles south of Quinnimont, across[Read More…]
W.Va. House of Delegates: Erica Moore takes Oath of Office
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Erica Moore of Spencer became the newest member of the West Virginia House of Delegates Nov. 6, carefully signing the oath in the Chamber atop a lightly dusted sheet of plastic that separates the wood of the House Clerk’s desk from omnipresent renovations. Moore was appointed to[Read More…]
Concerns raised about PEIA premium increases at Ohio County public hearing
By Eric Ayres, The Intelligencer TRIADELPHIA, W.Va. — Public employees in the Northern Panhandle got an opportunity to voice their concerns Monday night about proposed fiscal year 2025 benefit plans before officials from the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency. Monday evening’s session at The Highlands Event Center was the[Read More…]
Sewage going into the Bluestone River
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph MONTCALM, W.Va. — Upstream, Lorton Lick Creek’s water was clear, but a stream of sewage entering it near the Bluestone River was turning it a pallid grey as it flowed toward Montcalm. The sewage could be seen Monday as it poured into the creek[Read More…]
West Virginia Division of Forestry reminds residents to use caution during fire season
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Forestry (WV DOF) reminds residents that Fall fire season started on October 1 and continues through December 31 and asks that West Virginians use caution at this time. In 2023 to date, West Virginia has experienced 916 fires, burning[Read More…]
WV First Foundation holds inaugural meeting
By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The board created to oversee the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars in settlement money from opioid litigation in West Virginia held its inaugural meeting Monday. The West Virginia First Foundation is a nonprofit entity approved earlier this year by the[Read More…]
W.Va. House of Delegates: Jeffrey Stephens takes Oath of Office
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. —Marshall County teacher Jeff Stephens took the oath of office Nov. 6 to become a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates as his sister, also a teacher, held her phone steady so the students at Sherrard Middle School could watch remotely from[Read More…]
Boone Co. woman named ‘volunteer of the year’ by DEP
By Matthew Britton, Coal Valley News WHEELING, W.Va. — The Little Coal River Celebration co-founder Lilly Bias was recognized as “volunteer of the year” by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection during the 2023 West Virginia Educational Conference on Litter Control & Solid Waste Management at Oglebay Resort in[Read More…]
