By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — In a room full of business leaders, entrepreneurs, regional and local government officials, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., opened by talking about banana bread. Telling a story of his grandfather who ran a grocery store, the senator said his grandparents would get[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Friday, February 22
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. LIGHTS, CAMERA, CLUES Chicago’s vast network of surveillance cameras, with more than 32,000 mounted on[Read More…]
‘Clean’ pay raise bill for school workers, troopers heads to West Virginia House floor
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After Tuesday’s sudden death of a colossal education overhaul package, a West Virginia House of Delegates committee sent one of its main pieces — a pay raise for teachers, school service workers and State Police — to the House floor. Heeding a[Read More…]
WV Army National Guard uses Blackhawk to rescue stranded motorist in Ritchie County, WV
Staff report NCWV Media ELLENBORO — Aircrew members of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion (MEDEVAC), located in Williamstown, provided a successful aerial rescue mission via a U.S. Army HH-60 Blackhawk for a civilian trapped in his vehicle due to floodwaters at approximately[Read More…]
Senator Manchin speaks with Wesleyan students, but doesn’t really answer THE question
By AMANDA HAYES The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON — Will U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin III run for governor again? It’s a question the senior U.S. senator from West Virginia and former governor keeps getting asked. Last week, West Virginia MetroNews commentator Hoppy Kercheval asked Manchin the question. This time it was asked[Read More…]
2019 WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni to be honored in May
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Four prominent leaders in the fields of public relations, library science, finance, and medicine will join an influential group of West Virginia University graduates as this year’s inductees into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni at the Erickson Alumni Center May 17 at 6 p.m. Receiving one of the highest honors[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate approves incentives for cities, counties to consolidate services
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia’s counties and municipalities could get financial incentives to work together to provide public services under a bill before the State Legislature. Senate Bill 117 passed the Senate this week in a 32-0 vote, and is now before[Read More…]
Former West Virginia Supreme Court chief justice Allen Loughry agrees to panel’s findings
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch WAYNE, W.Va. — Allen Loughry, the former West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals chief justice turned convicted felon, has agreed to surrender his law license and never again run for public office in the state. Without admitting guilt, Loughry entered into an agreement with the[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers speed up pace for campus carry bill
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the end of the legislative session nearing, the West Virginia House of Delegates voted 51-47 not to send a campus carry bill to its Finance Committee for review Wednesday evening, instead bringing the bill to a vote of the entire House sometime[Read More…]
