By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates spent all day and into the night Wednesday debating amendments to the state Senate’s proposal for education reform. More than 30 amendments to Senate Bill 451, the education omnibus bill, awaited members[Read More…]
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Grand Patrician Resort in Milton coming together
By MEGAN OSBORNE The Herald-Dispatch MILTON, W.Va. — The future Grand Patrician Resort is taking shape in Milton as crews continue construction on the multimillion-dollar project at the site of the former Morris Memorial Hospital. The structure of the former hospital is being converted into a hotel that will include[Read More…]
Natural gas producer EQT to pay $53.5M to settle royalty dispute
Editor’s Note: This article was produced in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-Mail, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. By KATE MISHKIN and KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The second-largest natural gas producer in West Virginia will pay $53.5 million to settle a lawsuit that[Read More…]
Manchin: Land and water fund reauthorization good for W.Va.
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday approved a major public lands bill that revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates five new national monuments. The measure, the largest public lands bill considered by Congress[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, February 14
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BORDER SECURITY SEEMS NEAR A SERENE RESOLUTION Congress is set to resolve its clattering brawl[Read More…]
WVRHA brings state health concerns to Charleston
By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Rural Health Association traveled to Charleston on Friday to bring certain statewide health concerns to the forefront of Legislative attention. According to WVRHA Executive Director Debrin Jenkins, the WVRHA is a nonprofit organization aimed at boosting access and quality[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate bill would raise tobacco-use age to 21
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Health and Human Resources Committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would raise West Virginia’s legal tobacco-use age from 18 to 21. The committee passed a substitute version of Senate Bill 348. The bill will next go to the Judiciary[Read More…]
U.S. Fourth Circuit judges to hear arguments at WVU College of Law
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will convene at the West Virginia University College of Law Feb. 19. The judges will hear arguments in three cases beginning at 9 a.m. and the public is invited to attend.[Read More…]
West Virginia selected for collaboration to update broadband map
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced Tuesday that it is collaborating with eight states, including West Virginia, to broaden and update the national broadband availability map. Other states include California, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. David Redl,[Read More…]
WV Senate considers incentives to spur movement to metro government
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With little movement toward creating metro governments nearly 13 years after passage of the Consolidated Local Government Act, the Legislature is again considering offering a carrot to encourage cities and counties to merge. “I think this is the way we should go[Read More…]
