By Evan Bevins, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has asked the West Virginia Public Service Commission to investigate where the responsibility lies in a natural gas outage affecting more than 1,000 residents on Charleston’s west side. During his online administrative briefing Thursday, Justice and[Read More…]
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Appy League baseball returns to Huntington in June
By Tim Stephens, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — After a 28-year hiatus, the Appalachian League is back. The Appy League and Marshall University announced Thursday a partnership that will put a team at Jack Cook Field in the summer of 2024. The club, to be named, will be part of[Read More…]
Manchin talks with The Dominion Post about voter and party fears of third party candidates
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Dominion Post spoke with Sen. Joe Manchin on Thursday to learn more about his plan to seek out America’s “radical middle” – a term he uses with a chuckle knowing it’s an oxymoron – a huge group he says has[Read More…]
Pocahontas fire spreads to 100 acres
By Brad Johnson, executive editor, The Inter-Mountain POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W.Va. — Firefighters are still battling a blaze in Monongahela National Forest in Pocahontas County, which has grown to an estimated 100 acres. The fire is located off Forest Road 947 near the intersection of Brushy Mountain Trail and Beaver Lick[Read More…]
Manchin says he would consider presidential run
By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday that he would do “anything to help his country.” That includes running for president. Manchin’s name has been one of several floated as a potential candidate in recent months by the No Labels movement, a political[Read More…]
Legislative committee hears update regarding EMS services
WV Press Staff Report WHEELING, W.Va. – The state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services, on Tuesday, heard an update from Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) Director Jody Ratliff on the required number of ambulances and staff needed to facilitate EMS services, and a[Read More…]
Area lawmakers divided over government funding bill
By Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph WASHINGTON, DC — Area lawmakers were divided over a two-step continuing resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that allows the nation to avoid another government shutdown threat. U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., voted for the bill, but U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va.,[Read More…]
Manchin applauds Mon Forest for ‘saving Christmas’
By Brad Johnson, executive editor, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — After statewide excitement about the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree being harvested in the Monongahela National Forest in Randolph County, officials have announced that a second White House Christmas tree has been harvested, this one near Parsons. The National Park Service collaborated[Read More…]
Gov. Justice declares State of Emergency for Kanawha County due to gas outage
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice today declared a State of Emergency in Kanawha County due to a gas outage on Charleston’s West Side and has activated the West Virginia National Guard to assist with necessary resources. “In light of the prolonged duration of this major gas outage on Charleston’s West[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs’ historic train depot reopened in public celebration
By Lisa Schauer, The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Council members from the Town of Bath joined with Morgan County Commissioners and other dignitaries to commemorate the grand opening of Berkeley Springs’ historic train depot on Veterans’ Day, Saturday, November 11. Food trucks, vendors, live music, and a bounce[Read More…]