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West Virginia water crisis settlements not yet ready for distribution

By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Residents and businesses affected by the 2014 Kanawha Valley water crisis won’t receive settlements until a federal judge issues his final approval order and administrators finish processing the claims. Administrators are still processing the 95,155 claim forms to check for any duplicate[Read More…]

There’s gold in these West Virginia mountains

By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — High in a mountaintop pasture that hugs the Summers-Monroe border, everything seems right. Birds alive with action and purpose sing and dart through a spring blue sky highlighted with puffs of pure white cumulus clouds. Those birds dive for insects that seem undaunted and[Read More…]

ArtSpring Weekend starts Friday in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands

The Inter-Mountain DAVIS, W.Va.  — Art lovers will flock to West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands later this month to enjoy the seventh annual ArtSpring Weekend Friday through Saturday. Begun in 2011, ArtSpring highlights the rich and varied arts communities of Thomas, Davis, Parsons and Canaan in Tucker County. Gallery owners, artists[Read More…]

10 things to know: Monday, May 21

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, May 10, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP ‘DEMANDS’ DOJ INVESTIGATE FBI In response, the Justice Department asks its inspector general to[Read More…]

PHOTO: Cats convene in Charleston

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 150 purebred cats competed during the annual All Breed Cat Show at the Charleston Civic Center Saturday and Sunday. The show was sponsored by the Cat Fanciers’ Association and member clubs Almost Heaven and Great Lakes Great Maines.

West Virginia special legislative session expected to begin Sunday

By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON,W.Va. —  West Virginia legislators will meet at the Capitol on Sunday for a special session that coincides with regularly scheduled interim committee meetings. Although a special session has not been officially called by the governor and the agenda has not been released, Del. Matt[Read More…]

West Virginia’s U.S. senators call on federal government to release C8 study

By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s U.S. senators want the Trump administration to publish a high-profile study on toxic chemicals that were used at DuPont’s Washington Works plant south of Parkersburg. The study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Toxic Substances[Read More…]

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