Month: January 2017

Bill White named to head WV minority affairs office

By ANDREW BROWN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Board of Education member Bill White has been appointed by new Gov. Jim Justice to be the next director of the state’s Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs. White will step down from the state school board, which already had one[Read More…]

Officials unsure how ACA exec order will affect W.Va.

By MICHAEL ERB The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — State leaders and insurance providers are as yet unsure what President Donald Trump’s executive order on the federal Affordable Care Act might mean for West Virginia. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order giving agencies leeway in enforcing some[Read More…]

Rain on saturated ground leads to some high water

By DANIEL TYSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Water covered roadways and anxiety was reported across the region Monday as nearly 1.5 inches of rain fell in some areas during a 24-hour span, soaking already drenched ground. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va., and Charleston said the[Read More…]

New deadly drug threat requires state’s quick action

The Herald-Dispatch editorial The story is well-known how billions of powerful prescription pain pills such as hydrocodone and oxycodone were shipped to the Appalachian region over the last decade-plus, with a high percentage of those diverted for non-medical uses. And we’re familiar with the following chapters, too. As authorities cracked[Read More…]

CSX Sees Coal Market Stabilizing in 2017

By JIM ROSS The State Journal Stronger coal traffic in the fourth quarter wasn’t enough to offset other weaknesses in the rail business as CSX Corp. reported an 18 percent decrease in net income for the quarter and a 13 percent decrease for the year. CSX executives are optimistic that[Read More…]

Inmate killed at Mount Olive Correctional Center

From staff reports The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — An inmate at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex was killed Sunday evening after an apparent assault by one or more fellow inmates, Lawrence Messina said. Eugene Robert Anderson, 66, was fatally injured around 6 p.m. in an outdoor recreation area. The[Read More…]

Hilltop Hotel fuels ongoing controversy in historic Harpers Ferry

By JEFF McCOY The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.  — At first, a wealthy developer coming to town to restore the famous and historic Hilltop Hotel seemed to be a solution to keep an asset in the community while allowing investors to make money. Since the late 1800s, the hotel had[Read More…]

10 things to know: Tuesday, Jan. 24

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BUSY SLATE FOR TRUMP ON SECOND FULL DAY The president will meet with executives[Read More…]

Opioid alternative linked to spike in WV overdose deaths

By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A drug being touted as a safer alternative for treating pain than more powerful prescription opioids is contributing to an increasing number of overdose deaths in West Virginia. The number of fatal overdoses related to the nerve-pain drug gabapentin — sold by[Read More…]

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