From the Office of Sen. Joe Manchin: WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) will travel around West Virginia and meet with local residents, community and business leaders and state and local officials to discuss our state and nation’s most pressing current issues. The Senator will host[Read More…]
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Ohio man gets over 18 years for role in Huntington mass ODs
By COURTNEY HESSLER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An Ohio drug dealer collapsed into his chair in tears at the federal courthouse in Huntington on Monday as he was sentenced to serve more than 18 years in federal prison for distributing pink heroin in Huntington, which resulted in 26 overdoses[Read More…]
Justice meets with GOP leaders, no announcement on budget, special session
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Four days after Gov. Jim Justice vetoed the Legislature’s version of the budget bill, theatrically comparing it to bovine excrement, the Justice administration resumed budget talks with legislative leaders Monday. Justice spokesman Grant Herring said Justice and chief of staff Nick Casey[Read More…]
Money flows in for Manchin, Jenkins ahead of potential Senate race
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Joe Manchin, West Virginia’s lone Democrat in Congress, has been racking up contributions for what is likely to be a tight competition to keep his U.S. Senate seat. Between Jan. 1 and March 31 of this year, Manchin received $556,198 in total[Read More…]
Power company going out on a limb to lower outages
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials for Mon Power say a new tree-trimming regimen instituted in 2014 appears to be working to help limit power outages from storms. “Three years into our enhanced vegetation management program, our customers are experiencing fewer tree-related outages as we have[Read More…]
Bioscience summit slated for Morgantown
Staff reports The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Presidents from West Virginia University, Marshall University and Shepherd University will be among those attending the 7th Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown. Keynote speaker will be[Read More…]
‘Every Child Deserves A Loving Home’ Campaign raising funds for children, families
W.Va. Oil Marketers and Grocers Association Launch 7th Annual Campaign to Help Children in Crisis Release from the the West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. (April 17, 2017) – With more than 4,000 West Virginia children in out-of-home-care and 1,200 children in need of adoption, the West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers[Read More…]
George Bennett to headline 7th Annual WV Bioscience Summita April 25
BIOSCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF WEST VIRGINIA NEWS RELEASE: CHARLESTON, W.Va. (April 2017) – Morgantown-native and serial entrepreneur George Bennett has been building innovation-driven businesses for more than 40 years. From international consulting firms like Bain & Company to healthcare enterprises like Good Measures, LLC, Bennett will share his story and offer[Read More…]
What a difference a year can make: Proud of what Fairmont News has become, where its heading
By JOHN DAHLIA The Fairmont News FAIRMONT, W.Va. — What a difference one year can make. But for me, and a lot of us who support The Fairmont News, a good portion of our effort to make this weekly publication the best it can be, began long before April 2016.[Read More…]
Editorial: Cleaning up W.Va. elections
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register editorial Eleven states are being threatened with lawsuits if they do not clean up their voter registration lists, the Judicial Watch organization revealed a few days ago. If you are a West Virginian, the announcement may well have prompted a “here we go again” reaction.[Read More…]