By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told leaders of the coal industry in West Virginia that real work towards permitting reform could make it out of Congress before the end of the year. Capito, R-W.Va., addressed attendees on the final[Read More…]

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Now that city park is once again open for the season in Bluefield and drawing large crowds, work on several planned improvements to the facility should be getting underway soon. In fact, the city is now actively seeking requests for proposals for[Read More…]

By Amber PhippsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Davisville — State officials, county personnel and local leaders in business gathered to tour and learn about West Virginia’s first last-mile Amazon facility in Davisville on Tuesday. The event featured a guided tour of the establishment by site manager Curtis Jones as[Read More…]

By Steve KeenanFor The Register-Herald Canyon Rim — The numbers don’t lie, and the secret is becoming less of one. Ever-rising tourism-related visitation and economic numbers and continued widespread recognition more and more underscore the impact tourism has in West Virginia, officials say. On Tuesday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey was joined[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Lansing — Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday that he signed bills cutting personal income tax rates and repealing the controversial student transfer rule after high school sports regulators agreed to address the issue, but action remains on many other bills with[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia With the United States now entering the second month of the military conflict in Iran, consumers are feeling rapidly increasing pain at the gas pump. As of Tuesday, gasbuddy.com — a crowdsourced consumer comparison website — reports the national average for a gallon of gasoline to be $4.02. This[Read More…]

By Joselyn KingFor The Intelligencer Wheeling – The local Toys for Tots group is serving a growing number of children each year, and now it needs a larger space in which to operate. John Labriola, a Marine Corps Reserve member who serves as coordinator for Toys For Tots in Ohio,[Read More…]

By Edgar KelleyFor The Inter-Mountain Elkins — Close to 300 people took part in a No Kings rally Saturday outside the Randolph County Courthouse, officials said. The event, which was organized by the Randolph County Democratic Party, was part of a nationwide protest that saw more than 3,000 rallies at[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — While the Poky Dot restaurant celebrated 75 years in business in January, an employee pursued the business for wages owed her since October. On Friday, the employee’s mother outlined the entire ordeal on social media. The incident is one of several establishing a pattern[Read More…]

By Ashton Pack and Haven SteeleFor The Parthenon Amidst the ongoing opioid epidemic, harm reduction strategies have been essential for reducing the number of deaths by overdose. One of the most important harm reduction strategies is the deployment of Narcan, also referred to as naloxone, an overdose reversal medicine. Susan[Read More…]