By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Democrats chewed out a Republican delegate Thursday after he made remarks implying an anti-LGBT-discrimination amendment was a form of bigotry and intolerance. It started Wednesday afternoon when Delegate Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer, went into an extended diatribe supporting legislation that would have[Read More…]
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WVU researchers assess how a vegetarian diet can help prevent or control diabetes
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As West Virginia University works toward becoming the world’s first Blue Zones Certified university, a graduate-student researcher in the WVU School of Public Health is exploring how one of the Blue Zone Project’s tenets—eating an abundance of vegetables—can make individuals with diabetes, and those at-risk[Read More…]
WV House passes bill allowing Sunday retail liquor sales
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Thursday allowing for the retail sale of liquor on Sundays after 1 p.m. Currently on Sundays, West Virginians can only purchase beer and wine. Thirteen delegates, all Republicans, voted against the bill. Del. Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer,[Read More…]
WV House passes bill to create pilot program for drug treatment courts
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As West Virginia sees success of adult and juvenile drug courts to rehabilitate drug offenders with substance use disorder, a bill to create family drug courts has passed the first hurdle in the Legislature. The House of Delegates on Thursday passed House[Read More…]
U.S. Court sides with Mountain Valley Pipeline over the landowners
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Tuesday, the Court of Appeals for the U.S. Fourth Circuit ruled against an appeal by landowners over a previous court ruling regarding the right of the Mountain Valley Pipeline to construct through property which just compensation had not yet been settled.[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate gives industry more time on water quality standards
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia state senators on Thursday voted to give industry two years before stronger water quality standards, first recommended by the federal Environmental Protection Agency in 2015, could be implemented. While Sen. Charles Trump, R-Morgan and the Senate Judiciary Chair, has said[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin talks natural gas at Legislative Breakfast in Charleston
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s senior U.S. senator has a lot to say about coal and natural gas, and his new committee position will give him a platform to have his voice heard. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., spoke to attendees by[Read More…]
20th edition of WV International Auto Show opens Friday in Charleston
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Twenty years ago, crowds of car lovers and prospective buyers lined up outside the Charleston Civic Center, awaiting their chance to see hundreds of new vehicles and a smattering of concept cars during the first-ever West Virginia International Auto Show. Among vehicles[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, February 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO WAS THE TARGET OF THREATS BY TABLOID Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he was[Read More…]
