By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Rodney Osborne was crushed to death in a Boone County coal mine in June, a key piece of safety equipment meant to prevent such fatalities had been turned off, according to a state investigative report made public on Monday. Osborne,[Read More…]

By CHARLES YOUNG NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Since 2009, The West Virginia Community Development Hub, better known as The Hub, has worked with dozens of communities throughout West Virginia to help residents optimize the potential of their cities and towns. The nonprofit organization assists community members with identifying leaders[Read More…]

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said the best way for America to help those with dire health needs is for the Senate to defeat the Graham-Cassidy health care reform bill, a measure that could come before members this week. Manchin,[Read More…]

By JIM ROSS The State Journal FAYETTVILLE, W.Va.  — Whitewater rafting in West Virginia is in a long-term decline, and the state must come up with more marketing money for its tourism efforts if the problem is to be reversed, according to rafting company officials. “The rafting industry’s been declining,”[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — How do you keep West Virginians here? How do you staunch the flow of citizens exiting the state was the quintessential question fielded by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin during a 37-minute live “town hall” on the senator’s Facebook page Monday night. Manchin’s[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — One way to boost West Virginia and other state’s economy: lower corporate and personal income tax rates at the same time, said W.Va. Representative Alex Mooney. As both houses of Congress gear up to again take on tax reform, Mooney, in a[Read More…]

By BETH SERGENT Point Pleasant Register APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — After days of rumors and speculation, the Mason County Commission received written notification M&G Polymers would be ceasing production activities. In a letter dated Sept. 21, M&G Polymers USA LLC wrote: “Pursuant to the WARN Act, M&G Polymers USA LLC[Read More…]

By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Rhode Island-based bank is suing Gov. Jim Justice and two of his companies, claiming the governor and his companies owe them $4.2 million on a loan used to purchase a helicopter. Citizens Asset Finance Inc. filed the lawsuit in the Southern[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s been 155 years since land-grant higher education was born in the throes of the Civil War, and while the institution is as strong as ever, education itself has changed, prompting West Virginia University to create the Center for the Future of Land-Grant Education. The[Read More…]

By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — A West Virginia gun rights advocacy group has won a partial victory in a four-year-old court battle over whether guns can be carried into city-owned recreation centers. In 2013, the West Virginia Citizens Defense League sued the city of Charleston over[Read More…]