By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly a year after reports first surfaced of extravagant spending on his office, Justice Allen Loughry got his day in court. The former chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sat Wednesday at the defendant’s[Read More…]
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Caregiving, personal finances are concerns on the minds of West Virginia seniors
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While two-thirds of West Virginia’s voters aged 50 and older say the national economy is growing and half say the state’s is, too, less than a third of that population is seeing personal financial benefits in their own lives. That’s according to the 2018 West[Read More…]
With PEIA Task Force in hiatus for 6 weeks, WV senator calls on Justice to act
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the PEIA Task Force coming up on a six-week hiatus without having any meetings, a state senator and task force member is asking Gov. Jim Justice for an explanation and calling for the governor’s office to schedule subcommittee meetings as soon[Read More…]
West Virginia’s economic future: State’s ‘uneven recovery’ sees robust growth in some areas, no development and population losses in others
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An economist at West Virginia University said some areas of West Virginia are seeing healthy growth, while others continue to experience economic weaknesses and population loss. John Deskins, economist and director of WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research, called West Virginia “a picture of an uneven economic[Read More…]
Jenkins asked to step aside from natural gas case
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Newly sworn-in state Supreme Court Justice Evan Jenkins is being asked to disqualify himself from one of the first cases he’s scheduled to hear — a major lawsuit filed against natural gas giant Antero Resources Corp. — by residents who say[Read More…]
Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack finds partner for sports betting launch
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A new partnership has been formed to develop technology for Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack’s launch this fall of sports betting. Officials of Delaware North, the casino’s owner, said Wednesday it has partnered with Miomni Gaming to provide turnkey retail and[Read More…]
Rejecting pro sports league demands, West Virginia Lottery approves sports betting rules
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Seemingly ending months of tumult, the West Virginia Lottery Commission approved sports betting rules Wednesday — after rejecting changes that professional sports leagues contended were needed to preserve the integrity of their games. “There’s been a whole lot of talk about integrity,[Read More…]
WV Makes Festival set for Friday at Marshall
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) and Marshall University will once again host the West Virginia Makes Festival, where a diverse audience of makers, inventors, tinkerers, entrepreneurs and students will convene. Running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at the Memorial Student Center[Read More…]
West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner takes a limo ride with Trump
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W,Va. — If you had the chance to be hermetically sealed in an armored limousine for a short ride with President Donald Trump, what would you talk about? If you’re West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner, you discuss your family,[Read More…]
