By MICHAEL ERB The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice on Monday pledged to create a task force to oversee West Virginia’s $1.6 billion in road bond projects and said he would travel to Ritchie County to see why voters there opposed the bond call. Justice[Read More…]
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Counsel: Clarksburg VA manipulated patient data
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Patient data was intentionally manipulated at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg to artificially reduce reported wait times and the volume of patient visits, the U.S. Office of the Special Counsel said in a press release.[Read More…]
Robert Murray, West Virginia leaders pleased by move to eliminate clean power plan
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Even before President Donald Trump’s administration actually revokes the hotly contested Clean Power Plan, Murray Energy Corp. officials and environmental advocates are bracing to continue the legal battle that began under former President Barack Obama’s administration. On Monday, U.S.[Read More…]
Despite Trump moves, coal still dwindling, report says
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the Trump administration steps up its effort to roll back federal rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a new analysis projects that coal’s role in the nation’s energy mix will continue to dwindle. Dozens more coal-fired units at power plants[Read More…]
Brooke board hears opinions from both sides regarding football game sign
By WARREN SCOTT The Weirton Daily Times WELLSBURG, W.Va. — At its regular meeting Monday, the Brooke County Board of Education heard from residents on both sides of the controversial football game sign issue while protesters outside held signs calling for the removal of Superintendent Toni Shute. After hearing from[Read More…]
Marshall County recovery center aids those not helped by FEMA
By DREW PARKER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A local recovery group is utilizing a donation from Marshall County commissioners to assist flood victims. According to Appalachian Outreach Inc. Executive Director Rose Hart, who helps lead the new Marshall-Ohio County Long Term Recovery Committee, a contribution from[Read More…]
Legislature, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission looking for funding model
By LEAH NESTOR The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As soon as fiscal year 2019, higher education institutions could be funded based on number of students, number of credit hours and other relevant measures. House Bill 2815, passed during the 2017 regular session, tasks the West Virginia Higher Education Policy[Read More…]
Advocates: Declare opioid abuse issue a national emergency
By TRAVIS CRUM HD Media WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Some of the people working the front lines against the drug epidemic in Mingo County said they want the White House to declare opioid addiction a national emergency. In August, President Donald Trump said he would declare a state of national emergency in[Read More…]
Economic Development officials weigh in on W.Va. broadband
By CHRISTOPHER DOWELL The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a recent survey among West Virginia’s economic development agencies and chambers of commerce, a conflicting narrative has emerged. It’s between a perceived need for higher speeds with more access to broadband and an uncertainty as to what those current speeds[Read More…]
Brian’s Safe House residents share their stories with Jenkins
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — They all knew the killer by the same name. Each had once been a slave to it. An iron-fisted god that pillaged the sacred, it had enslaved each man, mercilessly ravaging his family, his job, his educational aspirations and his reputation. Each[Read More…]
