By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W. Va. — West Virginia Institute of Technology and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine have announced a partnership on what officials from both schools say they “hope to be a long and fruitful partnership designed to prepare Tech students for med school.”[Read More…]
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WVDOH awards contracts to company involved in kickback scheme
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Putnam County contractor Mark R. Whitt pleaded guilty last year to his role in a kickback scheme directed by a West Virginia Division of Highways engineer. Whitt’s company, Bayliss & Ramey, also admitted it had violated federal law after taking part in[Read More…]
More than $1M in pot seized in southern W.Va.
By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — A three-day, two-county eradication effort has resulted in the seizure of more than a million dollars of marijuana plants in southern West Virginia. The seizures, carried out in Mercer and McDowell counties, began Monday and concluded Wednesday afternoon. The operation was a[Read More…]
W.Va. Mine Wars Museum gets grant for Blair Mountain project
Staff report Williamson Daily News MATEWAN, W.Va. — The National Endowment for the Humanities reported Wednesday that the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is the recipient of a $30,000 challenge grant for their long-term project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain in 2021. Though still four[Read More…]
Wayne County Fair continues at Camden Park
Staff report The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Wayne County Fair rolled on Wednesday evening with another hot summer night of fun and games in Huntington’s historic Camden Park. The park’s rides provided the perfect carnival atmosphere as the day’s event also included live professional wrestling and a petting zoo for[Read More…]
Recovery from flood slow in many parts of McMechen
By ALAN OLSEN The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register McMECHEN, W.Va. — Alice Hill found her 21st Street home in McMechen in the center of a perfect storm of destruction during flash flooding late Friday, as nearby Jim’s Run met with water rushing down from a hillside and higher ground on[Read More…]
McKinley, FEMA discuss flood damage in county
By CARTER WALKER Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Congressman David McKinley, R-W.Va., visited Mannington Wednesday to assess flood damage and speak with impacted residents. McKinley met with store owners and aid workers before discussing the disaster evaluation process with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Anthony Fluharty, owner[Read More…]
‘Tribute’ to add fireworks to annual river festival
By BETH SERGENT Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — A favorite festival will return this year with a new ingredient – fireworks. The annual Tribute to the River gets underway Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 1-2 at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park. The Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center coordinates[Read More…]
Capito’s Morgantown Office Vandalized After Health Care Vote
By J. KENDALL PERKINSON The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Just days after West Virginia Senator Shelley Capito (R) voted to consider a Republican health care bill, her Morgantown office was vandalized. The message, “F— Capito, F— Capital” was written in black spray paint across the office entrance at 48[Read More…]
Gov. Justice: As predicted, mining increase in WV boosts economy
REUTERS: Coal sees 60 percentage jump CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Commerce released a report showing that West Virginia had the 2nd highest GDP growth in the country in the first quarter of 2017. The report cited a 21.6 percent increase in mining activity nationwide as the reason for the[Read More…]
