By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON — Although Democrats picked up a wave of seats at the federal level, state Democrats weren’t able to capture the majority in either chamber of the West Virginia Legislature. In all, Democrats picked up five seats in the House of Delegates and two seats[Read More…]
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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources names Slemp interim state health officer
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va, — After seven years away, Dr. Catherine Slemp is returning to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources as the interim state health officer and director of the Bureau of Public Health. Slemp’s appointment is also a[Read More…]
Raleigh and Wyoming counties account for 24 percent of coal mined in southern W.Va.
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — While it has been known for some time that coal production, particularly in southern West Virginia, had bounced slightly back in 2017, the United States Energy Information recently releasedits in-depth 2017 Annual Coal Report which offered further details to that bounce back. According to[Read More…]
Gov. Justice pleased with election results
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The governor of West Virginia Wednesday was happy Republicans kept control of the state House and Senate. Then Gov. Jim Justice said: “Now we all need to remember one thing. We aren’t Democrats, we aren’t Republicans, we are West Virginians.” Justice said[Read More…]
Dog delivery: UPS driver passes out Milk Bone treats on his route
The Journal FALLING WATERS, W.Va. — Sean McCarren, a local UPS driver covering the Falling Waters area mail route, has made a habit of giving dogs treats along the way. “When I first started driving at UPS, I drove multiple routes, so I was able to see a lot of[Read More…]
With both sides energized, West Virginia’s GOP Legislature withstands rally to ‘Remember in November’
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. —With voter turnout topping 47 percent — up 10 percent from the last off-year election in 2014 — the 2018 general election saw teachers and labor turning out to “Remember in November,” but also an energized base of conservative voters. In Legislative races,[Read More…]
Gov. Justice, cabinet secretary, senior adviser all appeared in political ad
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice and his senior adviser appeared in a cross between a political ad and infomercial Monday evening, paid for by a group headed by a longtime aide to former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship. The 30-minute segment, titled “Perfect Storm,”[Read More…]
WVU researchers investigate how hospital lighting may hinder patient recovery
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Now that Daylight Saving Time has ended, cyclists are attaching lights to their helmets, and dog walkers are storing flashlights next to their leashes. But one place that won’t get darker with the time change is the hospital. New research out of West Virginia University[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, November 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. 13 DEAD AT CALIFORNIA COUNTRY DANCE BAR The dead include a sheriff’s sergeant and the[Read More…]
