By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A controversial bill that addresses the amount of carcinogens and pollutants in West Virginia’s water will likely be up for a vote on the floor of the House of Delegates Tuesday, where it will likely pass. The rules bundle (Senate Bill 163)[Read More…]
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WVU Public Health partnering with Davis College to identify barriers to food access in the Mountain State
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University expert in the social determinants of health is exploring barriers that keep many West Virginians from eating healthy diets that can help protect against chronic disease. Lauri Andress, a professor in the School of Public Health, has been evaluating food access[Read More…]
WV governor Justice chides Legislature, touts revenue increase
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In what was part celebration and part lecture, Gov. Jim Justice on Monday touted February revenue collection that exceeded estimates by $12.2 million, and found time to criticize the West Virginia Legislature for recent incidents that have cast the state in a[Read More…]
West Virginia DEP investigating black water discharge in Helen
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald HELEN, W.Va. — Berry Branch, a small stream that runs through Helen into the Winding Gulf, is flowing black. According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the discolored water is coming from a discharge pipe from an abandoned Raleigh County mine. The[Read More…]
Fallout continues from Friday’s anti-Muslim display at West Virginia Capitol
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Actions since an anti-Muslim display during last Friday’s state Republican Party Day at the Legislature continue to reverberate into the final week of the legislative session. On Monday, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, removed House Minority Whip Mike[Read More…]
13th annual Lewisburg Chocolate Festival tickets on sale now
Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Life in the Greenbrier Valley is about to get a little sweeter. The 13th annual Lewisburg Chocolate Festival returns Saturday, Apr. 13 to downtown Lewisburg. Plans are underway to make this year’s festival better than ever; chocolate lovers everywhere should save the date. This weekend[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, March 5
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOUSE PANEL SEEKS DOCUMENTS ON 81 PEOPLE LINKED TO TRUMP A House panel is probing[Read More…]
WV Department of Environmental Protection investigating discolored water discharged from abandoned mine
NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An office of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection launched an investigation over the weekend into black water discharging from an abandoned mine. The discharge appears to have originated near the Helen community of Raleigh County, according to a release from the department. The Office of Abandoned Mine[Read More…]
Justice Evan Jenkins: $32,000 Supreme Court couch Is damaged
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia’s infamous $32,000 blue suede couch still sits at the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals — and it has a rip in it, according to new Justice Evan Jenkins. While the sectional serves a monument to what[Read More…]
