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Young adults to take on state’s issues at conference

By SARAH HOFMANN The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — When young people gather at Marshall University next month for the second Young WV Power Building Conference, they won’t be looking to identify problems. The emphasis will be finding solutions for them, according to Matt Jarvis, Marshall University’s Student Body president. Jarvis and[Read More…]

Contestants and chickens judged on how well they perform

By JOHN McVEY The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —  — Dominick Gagum waited patiently with his grandmother, Mary Vanorsdale, Wednesday afternoon, to be called for the Berkeley County Youth Fair Junior Poultry Showmanship competition. Eleven-year-old Dominick has been a member of the Tomahawk 4-H Warriors for three years. He also is[Read More…]

10 things to know: Thursday, Aug. 10

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AP ANALYSIS: TRUMP THROWS NORTH KOREA STRATEGY A CURVE By inflaming the situation, the president[Read More…]

WV legislator pushes bill to recall politicians

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Less than a week has passed since Gov. Jim Justice switched his registration to the Republican Party, and one state Senate Democrat is already thinking about the path to a recall vote. Sen. Richard Ojeda, D-Logan, is drumming up support for a[Read More…]

WVU providing multi-pronged approach solving the opioid crisis

Staff report The State Journal MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  — President Donald Trump was briefed Tuesday about the opioid crisis in the U.S., after last week receiving a report from the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis calling opioid addiction a “state of emergency.” West Virginia University experts say[Read More…]

Super PACs already involved in Senate GOP primary race in WV

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail With the 2018 GOP primary for a West Virginia U.S. Senate seat nine months away, super PACs are getting in the game and laying groundwork for an attack-laden campaign season. Two of the three Republicans in the race, U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins and state Attorney[Read More…]

WVU Tech’s engineering lab is ready for new year

By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald As West Virginia University Institute of Technology is set to open its doors with its official first day of classes Aug. 16, the new state-of-the-art Engineering Laboratory (ELAB) on campus is ready to welcome the first set of students to put the facility to use.[Read More…]

Justice company agrees to settlement with flood cleanup contractor

By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s family companies have reached a legal settlement with a Texas company and will pay that company more than $500,000 owed for work on flood cleanup and restoration last year at The Greenbrier resort, according to new federal court[Read More…]

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