The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Treasurer John Perdue’s Unclaimed Property Division has returned $15.9 million to current and former state residents as of April 30, smashing the previous fiscal year claim record by more than $600,000. The fiscal year ends June 30. Unclaimed property is any financial asset from[Read More…]
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West Virginia governor’s car rear-ended at Beckley intersection
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — While sitting at a red-light in Beckley Saturday, Governor Jim Justice’s vehicle was rear-ended by a driver allegedly under the influence of marijuana. According to Beckley Police, at approximately 1:10 p.m. Saturday afternoon a patrolman was dispatched to the intersection of Harper[Read More…]
Logan High students speak out year after student’s arrest
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail LOGAN, W.Va. — A year after a black Logan High School student was taken to the floor by a city police officer and arrested after he refused to remove his hood and leave a hallway, students at the school say they’re frustrated with the lack[Read More…]
ACE Adventure Center prepping for one of region’s largest camp-out music festivals
EDITOR’S NOTE: Some answers have been edited for clarity and length.By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch OAK HILL, W.Va. — On any given weekend in the summer, the lakeside Lost Paddle Lounge rocks with the sounds of live music for whitewater rafters and folks rolling into mountain bike, hike, zipline, paintball and[Read More…]
Legislative leadership wants committee to look into West Virginia Rise delays
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislative leaders are asking lawmakers to look into delays in getting aid from the West Virginia Rise program to victims of the 2016 flood.. House Speaker Tim Armstead and Senate President Mitch Carmichael have sent a letter to the Joint Legislative Committee[Read More…]
DHHR: Kanawha man, 33, is WV’s first hepatitis A-related death
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 33-year-old Kanawha County man is the first death associated with the hepatitis A outbreak in West Virginia, the state Department of Health and Human Resources said Thursday. The man, who died Tuesday, had other existing illnesses besides hepatitis A that also[Read More…]
First Roads to Prosperity bond sale yields $800 million
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first part of the General Obligation bond sales for the Roads to Prosperity program has yielded $800 million plus interest for larger projects in the state, Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday. The state secured a 3.575 percent interest rate on the[Read More…]
Delegate Shawn Fluharty: Integrity fee is a long shot
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The American Gaming Association is supporting efforts to “strengthen game integrity” following last week’s Supreme Court decision to strike down federal bans on sports betting. But West Virginia lawmakers remain opposed to any “integrity fees” being placed on wagering[Read More…]
Gazette editorial: Can WV competently help its own flood survivors?
Charleston Gazette-Mail Gazette editorial Anyone who saw the devastation from the flood of June 2016 in Clendenin, Clay, Richwood, Rainelle, White Sulphur Springs and numerous other communities will never forget it. That’s why it’s so disheartening to learn that a program intended to help survivors of that disaster has apparently[Read More…]