By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just months after voters elected two new justices to the state’s Supreme Court, lawmakers are considering a bill that would change how justices are chosen in future elections. The House Judiciary Committee OK’d a modified version of House Bill 2008 Wednesday morning.[Read More…]
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The Herald-Dispatch celebrates 110th anniversary
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — On this date, a Sunday, in 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington. Today, just like 110 years ago, Huntington’s daily newspaper continues to highlight the issues, share the region’s successes and failures, and deliver details of[Read More…]
First bills of 2019 session pass in West Virginia Senate, House of Delegates
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A week after the start of the 2019 West Virginia Legislature, the Senate and House of Delegates are already passing bills. On Wednesday, the House unanimously passed two bills. One, House Bill 2531, provides regulations for prior authorizations,[Read More…]
Report for America project to continue at Gazette-Mail
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Report for America nonprofit journalism initiative, with support from the Galloway Family Foundation, has announced it will place a second reporter at the Charleston Gazette-Mail, focusing on poverty in Southern West Virginia. The Gazette-Mail, along with West Virginia Public Broadcasting and the Lexington Herald-Leader,[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, January 17
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MAY BATTLES TO KEEP BREXIT ON TRACK European Union countries are also debating how to[Read More…]
‘Women’s Wave’ march set for Saturday in Charleston at noon
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Beckley women and men are headed to Charleston for the “Women’s Wave,” a march marking the two-year anniversary of the national Women’s March in Washington D.C., the largest one-day protest in American history. The event is sponsored by Women’s March West Virginia,[Read More…]
Three delegates want to divert $10 million from WV surplus to fund border wall
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three state lawmakers announced Tuesday they plan to introduce a bill that would divert $10 million from the state’s current nearly $200 million surplus to help President Donald Trump build a wall along the southern U.S. border. Delegates Carl “Robbie” Martin, R-Upshur,[Read More…]
Furloughed employees volunteer at Meals on Wheels of Berkeley
By KELSIE LeROSE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A group of furloughed federal employees volunteered Tuesday with the Meals on Wheels program in Berkeley County in order to give back to the community while out of work. “We wouldn’t be here without our volunteers,” said Dianne Waldron, program manager of[Read More…]
Free West Virginia community college bill returns, passes out of Senate committee
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State senators seem poised to once again pass a bill that would make community college free for students who meet certain requirements. The Senate Education Committee approved a slightly modified version of Senate Bill 1 Tuesday afternoon, sending it to the Finance[Read More…]
WVU receives $2.2 million software gift from Petroleum Experts Limited
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For more than a decade, geology students at West Virginia University have used the same advanced software used by oil and gas companies worldwide, expanding their marketability for industry jobs. Petroleum Experts Limited has furthered this access with an in-kind gift of its MOVE software,[Read More…]
