CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After just eight months on the job, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s consumer director has resigned and gone back to her former law firm. Michelle Gaston, who had headed the Consumer Protection Division since late January, returned last week to Steptoe & Johnson’s law office in Charleston.[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Sept. 10
The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. WHAT GOP IS ATTEMPTING TO SCUPPER IN CONGRESS Conservative House Republicans are embarking on an eleventh-hour political maneuver to[Read More…]
Rep. Jenkins supports bill to help drug-exposed babies
“No baby deserves to start his or her life in withdrawal from heroin and other opioids.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) spoke on the House floor Tuesday in support of legislation to help provide better care for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome, exposure to heroin and opioids[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito announce funding to combat youth substance abuse in W.Va.
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program will support youth substance abuse prevention programs in Brooke, Hancock, Mingo and Morgan counties Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced that three West Virginia community coalitions, Advocates for Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, the Morgan County[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin celebrates Conley Fabrication expansion in Mineral Wells
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined Conley Fabrication employees and owner Roger Conley to celebrate the company’s $2 million facility expansion in Mineral Wells. “I’m pleased to join representatives from Conley Fabrication to not only celebrate the grand opening of its newest facility, but also recognize the[Read More…]
Future of Nursing West Virginia names Public Health Nurse Leader
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Future of Nursing West Virginia Action Coalition is pleased to announce that Angela Gray, BSN, RN, Nursing Director of the Berkeley County Health Department in Martinsburg is one of only 25 nurses from across the country selected as a Public Health Nurse Leader by the Robert Wood Johnson[Read More…]
Justice’s daughter wed in $6M chapel at Greenbrier
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dr. Jill Justice, daughter of The Greenbrier owner Jim Justice and wife Cathy, wed fiance Adam Long, son of Charlie and Jo Long, of Frankford, West Virginia, on Saturday evening at The Greenbrier Chapel. The ceremony was the first of many to be held at the newly built[Read More…]
Manchin says he will vote to oppose Iran deal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin will vote to oppose the nuclear agreement with Iran, joining every other member of West Virginia’s congressional delegation in opposition. Manchin announced his decision one week after Democrats secured the votes necessary to make sure the deal goes into effect, downplaying, somewhat, the significance of[Read More…]
Fourteen Huntington residents displaced by fire
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Fourteen people are without homes after an apartment building caught fire Tuesday night in the 200 block of 5th Avenue. The fire engulfed the roof of the three-story, six unit apartment building. The call came in to Cabell County 911 dispatchers around 9:30 p.m., and the fire[Read More…]
Wheeling man named W.Va. NAACP president
WHEELING, W.Va. — New West Virginia NAACP President Owens Brown said he has been involved with matters of social justice for over 30 years, and he believes race relations have improved during the past three decades. Brown, 63, a a resident of Wheeling, was tapped to lead the state NAACP[Read More…]
