By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — A collision between two pieces of machinery injured three miners Wednesday morning at the Loveridge No. 22 coal mine, at the Johnny Cake Mine Portal in Fairview. EMS took two of the three miners to WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in[Read More…]

The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov, Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that more than $16.3 million in West Virginia Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants have been awarded to 83 projects across the state. The funds, totaling $16,327,849, are provided by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of[Read More…]

By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former Boone County Schools maintenance director and a Kentucky businessman have been sentenced for their roles in a fraud that robbed the Boone County school system of $3.4 million. Michael David Barker, 48, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to commit[Read More…]

Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — Bluefield State University and the Appalachian School of Law have launched a new 3+3 Accelerated Law Degree Program, offering students a faster and more affordable path to earning both a bachelor’s degree and a law degree. The partnership was formalized on Thursday, November 13, during[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Fruth Pharmacy, a family-owned regional drugstore chain founded more than 70 years ago in Mason County, will be sold to Walgreens, company President Lynne Fruth announced this week. The sale is expected to be finalized in early December, with all current[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — President Trump’s cuts to housing assistance will drastically increase homelessness among West Virginians, according to the Bridgeport-based West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness. “I cannot stress enough the level of unprecedented street homelessness this would result in,” Ashley Hawkins, Coalition community relations[Read More…]

By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News and Harrison County Journal A contest once seen as using a popular television show format to spur entrepreneurship has grown into much more in recent years. Somewhere along the way, the contest evolved in only three years into not simply a way to reward[Read More…]

Ritchie Gazette CAIRO, W.Va. — Last month the environmental crews were called to a remote site near Cairo after four abandoned above-ground storage tanks were found leaking oil into Bear Run, prompting an emergency response from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. According to the DEP’s Office of Oil[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch BUFFALO, W.Va. — Toyota plans to add 80 jobs in West Virginia as part of a $453 million investment in its Buffalo facility in Putnam County. Across the country, Toyota is expanding its manufacturing presence to meet growing demand for hybrid vehicles, it announced Tuesday. In total, the[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Marion County Schools has joined the chorus of voices calling on the state legislature to stop weakening public education. “Our district is committed to preparing students to contribute meaningfully to our communities and to the long term economic health of our state,”[Read More…]