By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Melania Trump arrived in Huntington about as quietly as a first lady can — the flipside to the spirited splash her husband made in town two months earlier. Unlike the last time a presidential motorcade rolled through Huntington, carrying President Donald Trump to a[Read More…]
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First lady Melania Trump visits WV facility for drug-affected babies
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — First lady Melania Trump reached out to some of the tiniest victims of the substance abuse epidemic during a visit to Lily’s Place in Huntington Tuesday. Trump on Tuesday afternoon visited with staff and the newborn patients at the facility, which is[Read More…]
West Virginia officials welcome attention first lady is paying to the opioid epidemic
By ANDREA LANNOM For the Times West Virginian First lady Melania Trump made her first official visit to West Virginia Tuesday, visiting Lily’s Place, a neonatal abstinence syndrome center. Lily’s Place, a nonprofit facility that opened its doors in 2014, handles overflow from hospitals in Huntington. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va.,[Read More…]
Justice appoints Jennings to vacant 53rd District seat
The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced Oct. 10 that he has appointed D.R. “Buck” Jennings of Thornton to the House of Delegates 53rd District seat, filling a vacancy created last month following the passing of the Honorable Tony Lewis. Jennings is president of Jennings Legacy Builders[Read More…]
Three names presented to Justice for W.Va. senate seat
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald SANDSTONE, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has been presented with the names of three possible candidates for appointment to fill the unexpired term of former state Sen. Ron Miller. Meeting Tuesday evening at the Green Sulphur Springs firehouse in Sandstone, the 10th Senate District Democratic[Read More…]
VA spokesman: Data skewing limited to one hospital
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The intentional skewing of patient data at the Veterans Administration hospital in Harrison County only affected that facility, a spokesman said Tuesday. Clinics in Wood County and elsewhere in the state were unaffected, said Wesley Walls, public affairs officer[Read More…]
WVONGA resolution supports WV pipeline infrastructure projects
WVPA Staff Report CANAAN VALLEY, W.Va. — The Board of Directors of the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association this morning approved a resolution supporting 11 pipeline infrastructure projects to be constructed in 2017 and 2018. The resolution came during the WVONGA fall meeting at Canaan Valley Resort. Anne Blankenship, executive director WVONGA,[Read More…]
Women for Economic and Leadership Development meeting tonight
Women’s leadership development group hosts event in Charleston; U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Frances Henry among speakers CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD) will host its first event today in Charleston to introduce the community, particularly career-minded women, to its mission, networking opportunities and unique leadership programs. Approximately[Read More…]
US Supreme Court won’t hear Don Blankenship’s appeal
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s appeal of his criminal mine safety conviction, the court announced Tuesday. Justices turned down Blankenship’s petition, including it on a weekly order list of more than 200 cases[Read More…]
DHHR’s Medicaid program to expand substance use treatment and services
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Those West Virginians who are battling substance abuse disorder (SAD) will now have more services available under Medicaid as the recover from addiction, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Medical Services Commissioner Cindy Beane said Tuesday. A[Read More…]
