By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Before returning to the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C., to decide the fate of the nation’s health care law and a spending bill to avoid shutting down government, many U.S. senators and representatives spent their recent two-week recess back in their[Read More…]
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Airport officials take wait-and-see attitude on budget threat
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald MAXWELTON, W.Va. — Greenbrier Valley Airport officials have adopted a neutral posture regarding the Trump administration’s proposal to slash transportation spending by 13 percent, a move that would likely include privatization of the Contract Tower Program and elimination of Essential Air Service subsidies. Touching on[Read More…]
Del. Gearheart not giving up fight to eliminate turnpike tolls
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Del. Marty Gearheart, R-Mercer County, is not giving up on his fight to eliminate tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike. “The current trend of local groups supporting extension of tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike is troubling,” he said, referring to[Read More…]
Former Fenton Art Glass workers say last farewell to Williamstown factory
By WAYNE TOWNER The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — Nearly 200 former employees of Fenton Art Glass Co. gathered for a final time at the century-old family business to talk together, tour the factory and remember the work they did there and the people they worked with. Company[Read More…]
Miss West Virginia USA heading to Vegas in search of Miss USA title
By Mindy Kearns Point Pleasant Register NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Miss West Virginia USA Lauren Roush will board an airplane to Las Vegas on Wednesday in the hopes of achieving a lifetime goal – that of winning the title of Miss USA. Roush, of New Haven, won the state title[Read More…]
Fairmont State President Rose to retire after 6 years
By KAILEE GALLAHAN The Exponent Telegram FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont State University President Maria Rose has made an impact in academic programs and student enrollment as the 14th president of the university, officials say. Rose will retire June 30 after serving six years as president. As a graduate of Fairmont[Read More…]
Editorial: All-of-the-above approach to energy makes sense
Herald-Dispatch editorial Advocates for the coal industry – both those connected to the business as well as government officials concerned about tax revenues and miners’ jobs – often argue that energy policies should be built on an “all-of-the-above” approach. Their desire, of course, is that coal as a fuel source[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, May 1
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, May 1, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT BUDGET LEGISLATION DOESN’T HAVE A $1 trillion-plus spending bill denies Trump money for a border[Read More…]
WV public broadcaster Vorhees reflects on three decades of work
By DOUGLAS IMBROGNO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Beth Vorhees is usually the one asking the questions. It’s safe to say she has asked a whole lot of them in her 33 years at West Virginia Public Broadcasting, as she has hosted and produced almost every major show WVPB has[Read More…]
More details being made public in WV water crisis settlement
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha Valley residents, businesses and workers will be able to easily obtain millions of dollars in payments from West Virginia American Water Co. and Eastman Chemical for the contamination of the region’s drinking water supply, according to detailed class-action settlement documents[Read More…]