From WVU Today: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — United Bank marked West Virginia University’s third annual Day of Giving with a $1 million donation to the new WVU Medicine Children’s tower. United Bank representatives presented a check to WVU Medicine Children’s officials Wednesday (Nov. 13), at the current Family Resource Center. The donation will support family-friendly facilities adjacent to[Read More…]
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Men sentenced in Huntington, W.Va, for U.S. Postal Service marijuana conspiracy
By COURTNEY HESSLER, Herald Dispatch of Huntington HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two men were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in a scheme that involved shipping at least 400 kilograms of marijuana from California to Huntington through the U.S. Postal Service. James Waylon Molinaro, 44, was sentenced to serve six years and[Read More…]
Opioid crisis adds to issues for W.Va. agencies
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The agency charged with investigating abuse and neglect cases involving children is having issues keeping up with increased caseloads as the opioid crisis continues. Lawmakers on the Post Audits Subcommittee heard a report Tuesday from the Legislative Auditor’s Office[Read More…]
W.Va. Commerce Secretary Gaunch business listening tour visiting Roane and Jackson counties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Commerce Secretary Ed Gaunch visited businesses in Roane County on Tuesday and is Jackson County today, Wednesday, Nov. 20. The visits are part of an ongoing series of statewide listening tours. “The listening tour is a chance for businesses and government to meet person-to-person, face-to-face,” said Gaunch. “Under[Read More…]
W.Va. Governor’s Highway Safety Program announces statewide seat belt usage rate above national average
Rate exceeds 90 percent for second year in a row CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) announced that West Virginia’s statewide seat belt usage rate is 90.2 percent for 2019. The national average is 90 percent. This is the second year in a row that West[Read More…]
West Virginia’s buck firearms season opens Nov. 25, 2019
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s traditional buck firearms season begins Monday, Nov. 25, the latest possible opening date. This season opens the Monday before Thanksgiving every year. The later opening this year can result in days with snow on the ground, which gives hunters an advantage of spotting and[Read More…]
W.Va. DEP Sec. Caperton: Downstream task force has ‘begun mission’
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Austin Caperton continued to promote the expected “petrochemical renaissance” in West Virginia on Tuesday before members of the Joint Committee on Natural Gas Development during interim committee meetings of the Legislature. Caperton was tapped by[Read More…]
W.Va. minor league baseball teams on the chopping block: Princeton Rays, Bluefield Blue Jays, Charleston’s W.Va. Power
By ERIC WALKER Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD. W.Va. — The Bluefield Blue Jays and Princeton Rays are two of the teams in minor league baseball that are on the chopping block under a new proposal from Major League Baseball. The current Professional Baseball Agreement between the MLB and Minor League[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘I NOW DO RECALL’ Ambassador Gordon Sondland is likely to be unpredictable[Read More…]
Voters in Berkeley County, W.Va., renew school level
By Eve Larsh, The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Voters in Berkeley County decided to renew the school levy during a special election on Saturday, according to the unofficial results. The number of voters in favor of the school levy was 3,125, with 1,656 voting against. The votes will[Read More…]