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Southern West Virginia high school senior jumping into Oak Hill city politics
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald OAK HILL, W.Va. — At 17 years old, Colby Lopez isn’t a typical teenager. Instead of the latest trends, gossip and graduation just months away, the teen from Oak Hill has shifted his focus to running for Oak Hill City Council for the city’s Ward Two.[Read More…]
WVU to host women’s leadership panel as part of Distinguished Speaker Series
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A panel of women who have demonstrated their abilities to lead and thrive in their respective areas of the business world will be the focus of the Distinguished Speaker Series at the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics. The event, also[Read More…]
From birth control to PEIA funding, a look at some of the bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail Another legislative session has come and gone. Some bills passed. Most failed. A few high-profile bills burned bright and died young. A massive education overhaul died after both chambers passed different versions of the same bill. The Campus Self Defense Act, commonly known as “campus[Read More…]
State Department of Education announces stakeholder meetings leading up to special session
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a special session for education betterment possibly two months away, the West Virginia Department of Education hopes to bring teachers, administrators, parents and the business community together to look at possible reforms. Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, March 12
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FAA JOINS ETHIOPIA CRASH PROBE U.S. aviation experts join the investigation into the deadly crash[Read More…]
Low-key last night ends with a twist: Start of special session on education
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After an otherwise relatively low-key last night to an otherwise tumultuous regular session, the 2019 regular session ended at midnight with the usual motions to adjourn sine die — but also with the unusual twist of being immediately followed by the start[Read More…]
Many bills bite the dust in final days, hours of 2019 West Virginia legislative session
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As always, a variety of bills met their demise in the final days and hours of the 2019 regular session of the Legislature, including bills that would have capped pensions and extended session pay for legislators. Senate Bill 11 would have changed[Read More…]
Tom Smith fired from WV secretary of transportation, commissioner of highways positions
NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tom Smith’s employment as the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Transportation and Commissioner of Highways has been terminated, according to Gov. Jim Justice. In a news release Sunday evening, Justice said he will look to take the department in a new direction. “I want a[Read More…]
Archbishop William Lori’s investigation into former Wheeling-Charleston Diocese Bishop Michael Bransfield complete; matter forwarded to Vatican
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — An investigation into former Wheeling-Charleston Diocese bishop Michael Bransfield involved not only allegations of sexual harassment but also financial improprieties, and the matter has now been forwarded to the Vatican in Rome, the Diocese announced Monday. On Sept. 13, 2018, the Holy[Read More…]