By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Vice President Mike Pence took an opportunity to push President Donald Trump’s tax reform plans while addressing the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting and business summit Wednesday. Pence, who took the podium just before 7 p.m. at[Read More…]
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WV lawmakers hype growth plan at Chamber’s annual summit
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — West Virginia has taken several significant steps to improve the state’s business climate and make it irresistible to business, according to the state’s legislative leaders. “There is new optimism and enthusiasm in our state,” said West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael,[Read More…]
Vice president tells state chamber ‘war on coal is over’
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Vice President Mike Pence came to the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 81st Annual Meeting and Business Summit at The Greenbrier and declared, “The war on coal is over.” Pence says President Donald Trump has rolled back many federal regulations that hurt[Read More…]
W.Va. high court to hear arguments in Wheeling
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will return to the institution’s roots when justices hear oral arguments in the third-floor courtroom at West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling next week. According to state records, the court’s original members[Read More…]
Consultant: Heroin addicts are finding new ways to use
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register MARTINS FERRY, W.Va. — An Ohio health care consultant believes the medical community, law enforcement and government agencies need an integrated approach to address heroin addiction, which he calls “an epidemic of sinister proportions.” Jim Collins, a gerontologist, consultant and author from[Read More…]
Patients, friends remember Amjad as genius, healer, advocate
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — He was known as a genius, a healer, a tea enthusiast and an advocate. As those in Beckley and Oak Hill drew together in grief Wednesday to mourn the sudden loss of Dr. Hassan Amjad, they remembered a man of diverse knowledge[Read More…]
Barrackville native living in Houston says city ‘needs all the help that it can get’
By KAITLYN NEFF Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Barrackville native, who currently lives in Houston, shared her experiences during Hurricane Harvey and what is to come for the city. Hurricane Harvey hit Houston and surrounding areas hard, causing catastrophic flooding after making landfall on Friday, according to The[Read More…]
Officials urge state residents to appeal July storm help denials
By VELICIA DARQUENNE The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginians impacted by July 28-29 severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides who are denied federal aid can appeal the ruling, officials said. Applicants who receive a denial letter are urged to read all the way through the document. Many times,[Read More…]
Woods and Water Festival postponed
The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — The city of Logan has postponed the second Woods and Water Festival scheduled for this weekend because heavy rains expected in the area. The event was originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1 and 2. Serafino Nolletti, mayor of the city of Logan, said[Read More…]
W.Va Library Commission hosts Library Card Sign-up Month
By CHRISOPHER DOWELL The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Library Commission is joining with libraries across the state, as well as the American Library Association, during September for Library Card Sign-up Month. It’s an initiative to make sure that every student has a free library card. This[Read More…]
