CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State employees stand to lose millions of dollars in wages because of a quirk in switching state pay periods from twice monthly to biweekly, according to the findings of an employee grievance. The mid-year switch from 24 pay periods a year to 26 is prompting a series[Read More…]
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Mountain State settlement checks go out next week
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Checks will go out sometime next week to the about 2,000 former Mountain State University students who are due payment as part of a more than $18.5 million settlement with the now-closed school. That’s according to Charleston-based attorney Anthony J. Majestro, the lead lawyer who represented former[Read More…]
New Wheeling water plant shows its stuff
WHEELING, W.Va. — In the first true test of its ability to handle a threat to Wheeling’s water supply, the city’s new water treatment plant passed with flying colors, according to Public Works Director Russell Jebbia. Last week’s discovery of elevated blue-green algae levels on the Ohio River near Pike[Read More…]
Philippi school hostage crisis ends with no injuries
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — A hostage situation at Philip Barbour High School that drew dozens of law enforcement agents to the facility Tuesday afternoon and made national headlines ended without violence, police said. At about 1 p.m., a 14-year-old male student brandishing a pistol would not allow his classmates or the[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Aug. 26
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. ASIAN STOCKS MEANDER AFTER CHINA RATE CUT The benchmark[Read More…]
SBA participates in Lunch & Learn session with Lockheed Martin
FAIRMONT, W.Va. ─ The U.S. Small Business Administration participates in Lunch & Learn Session with Lockheed Martin Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center in Fairmont. The event is presented in collaboration by the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation Affiliate Services Group, I-79 Development Council and the U.S. Small[Read More…]
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warns students, parents of potential scholarship scams
Advice issued as part of Office’s second Back to School Consumer Protection Week CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warns students and their parents to be cautious of potential scams when applying for scholarships. “At this time of year, many high school seniors and their parents are beginning to[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito announce funding for three West Virginia fire departments
Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department, Moorefield Volunteer Fire Department and South Berkley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad will receive FEMA funding to enhance fire prevention and safety operations WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced today that the Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department, Moorefield Volunteer[Read More…]
‘This was like nothing I have ever experienced,’ Preston’s Special Olympians bring back memories and medals from World Games
By Theresa Marthey Preston County News & Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Most people will never know the dream of being able to walk into a stadium in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics while thousands of people chant U-S-A. But for Preston County athletes, that dream became an amazing reality.[Read More…]
Cheney to keynote W.Va. Chamber annual summit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Vice President Dick Cheney will address a ballroom full of West Virginia’s political and economic elites as the keynote speaker at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual business summit at The Greenbrier resort next week. Cheney will speak with his daughter, Liz Cheney, who served[Read More…]