By Eric Eyre The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin spoke to his substance abuse task force for the final time Friday, spotlighting programs such as a crackdown on rogue pain clinics, the expanded use of a medication that reverses drug overdoses, and the launch of a[Read More…]
Month: December 2016
Huntington bar’s license suspended after shooting
By Courtney Hessler The Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A shooting early Friday at a bar deemed a public nuisance by Huntington officials has those officials pushing harder for its closure. Three people were shot and one was in custody after a shooting that was reported just before 2 a.m. Friday[Read More…]
Opinions: Thumbs Up, Thumbs down
From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel: UP: To those who bid and voted with donations during the Easter Seals annual Festival of Trees, held at the Blennerhassett Hotel. According to Melissa Marco, Community Relations Director at Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center, the event raised approximately $27,000 for the organization. UP: To[Read More…]
PEIA board approves more than $50M in cuts
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board members approved more than $50 million in 2017-18 plan benefits cuts for state and public school employees, many non-state public employees, and retirees on Thursday. That includes about $28 million in benefit cuts for state and[Read More…]
Berkeley County’s OD deaths jump to 13 for October
By EMILY DANIELS The Journal MARTINS BURG, W.Va. — By the end of October, heroin and opioid overdose deaths totaled 13 — a number much higher than recent months — but Berkeley County Recovery Services Coordinator Kevin Knowles said he is trying to move forward with positive solutions for the[Read More…]
Manchin fights for miners’ health care, pensions
By MICHELLE DILLON Times West VIrginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A West Virginia politician is continuing the fight to protect the health care and pensions of retired miners. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., held a conference call with members of the press on Thursday to discuss the progress of getting the Miners[Read More…]
Jenkins discusses Trump’s trillion-dollar infrastructure plan
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins says although he supports president-elect Donald Trump’s proposal of a trillion-dollar investment in infrastructure, he also wants to see a plan to pay for it. “It’s a big number and it sets a high bar,” Jenkins said. “But[Read More…]
Mountaineer casino profits continue to slide
By CASEY JUNKINS The Weirton Daily Times CHESTER, W.Va. — After nearly a decade of watching new casinos open in Ohio and Pennsylvania, profits at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort have plummeted to less than half their 2014 levels. Information provided by Reno, Nevada-based Eldorado Resorts Inc., which now owns[Read More…]
14 graduate YouthBuild North Central program
By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — After several months of hard work and numerous, positive accomplishments, 14 students gathered with family and friends on Thursday as they were recognized as graduates of YouthBuild North Central. YouthBuild Program Manager Michelle Phares said, “We asked you to trust us with no[Read More…]
Friday: 10 things to know
ASSOCIATED PRESS Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. RETIRED MARINE GENERAL TAPPED FOR DEFENSE CHIEF Trump says he’ll nominate James Mattis, former chief of the U.S. Central Command, to head the Pentagon. 2. TRUMP TAKES VICTORY LAP AT[Read More…]
