By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — After Craig Blair lost the GOP primary for his seat in the West Virginia Senate, he set out to make one thing clear. “The reasons I lost are evident to anyone on the ground here in West Virginia,” Blair wrote in an op-ed submitted[Read More…]
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Opinion: Big Pharma trying to scare voters on federal drug discount program
By Craig Blair, guest columnist, The Register-Herald Last month, I lost my primary election to continue representing the voters of West Virginia’s 15th Senate district. Normally, this is not something I would seek to draw attention to — no one likes losing. And normally, it’s not something that Americans across the[Read More…]
West Virginia Gov. Justice: Homeschool changes spurred by Miller case could be on special session call
By Charles Young, The Preston County News & Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said he will consider asking lawmakers to change the requirements for reporting the progress of homeschooled students during a special session later this year. Justice, during a press briefing Friday, fielded numerous questions related to[Read More…]
Tourism on the right track: Clay County welcomes railbike attraction
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CLAY, W.Va. — A new railbike attraction that could put Clay County on track to developing a thriving tourism industry has begun operating on a stretch of rail line formerly operated by the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad. Rail Explorers, the nation’s largest railbike operator,[Read More…]
Justice signs providing $80 million for college students and higher education institutions
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s governor signed a bill Friday which allocates more than $80 million to the state’s higher education system to strengthen West Virginia’s financial aid programs this year and support colleges and universities. “Today I’m holding a ceremonial bill signing of[Read More…]
Boreman statue arrives at West Virginia Independence Hall
By Derek Redd, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — The latest resident at West Virginia Independence Hall glided into his final resting spot Friday morning. The statue of Arthur I. Boreman, the first governor of West Virginia, was installed on the Independence Hall lawn. It nearly brings to an end the[Read More…]
West Virginia officials give briefing on probe into handling of Boone County teen’s death
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials representing child welfare, education, and law enforcement in West Virginia addressed questions from the press regarding the state’s involvement — or lack of involvement — with a 14-year-old girl who died in April. Brian Abraham, chief of[Read More…]
Sizzling culinary program helps inmates find peace, purpose and hope for a future
By Maria Young, HD Media WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — If you want to give your comedic talents a boost, try asking a group of folks at a state corrections facility which is better, the food prepared by the inmates in the culinary arts training program, or the stuff served in the[Read More…]
Breaking New Ground
$37M construction effort begins By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. – WVU Medicine United Hospital Center broke ground for its planned “state-of-the-art,” 38,000 square-feet clinic in Randolph County on Thursday. The facility, which will be called the Elkins Corridor H Medical Center, will be located at the former Teter Motors property[Read More…]
FEMA to test West Virginia, Pennsylvania response to potential nuke power plant incident
By Matt Harvey, The Exponent Telegram PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Beaver Valley Power Station, a nuclear facility, is located northwest of Pittsburgh, about 130 miles north of Clarksburg. How would officials in Pennsylvania and West Virginia respond in the event of an emergency at the facility? Finding that out is[Read More…]
