By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Opening arguments are set to begin Today in the federal criminal trial of suspended West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry. Attorneys spent about 8½ hours Tuesday selecting a jury of 10 women and two men who will determine Loughry’s guilt or[Read More…]
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W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker dodges removal from office
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Senate decided state Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Beth Walker should not be convicted of the lone article of impeachment for which she was charged. Instead, senators chose to censure Walker for her[Read More…]
Survey shows West Virginia seniors’ concerns over rising health care costs, Social Security
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s voters age 50 and older remain skeptical of drug companies, which they say are to blame for the rising cost of health care. Meanwhile, the future of Social Security and Medicare remain top issues of concern among that voting population. In an AARP[Read More…]
4th Circuit Court vacates Mountain Valley Pipeline permit
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday vacated a key Clean Water Act permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, saying regulators lacked legal authority to “substitute” one kind of construction standard for another that was more friendly to the natural gas pipeline[Read More…]
Going with his gut: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin talks Trump, partisanship and upcoming elections
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of an exclusive two-part interview of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin. By CHARLES YOUNG NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has never been the type of leader who spends his time in office courting voters. Of course, he’d like your vote.[Read More…]
Meetings scheduled to help grow West Virginia’s agriculture economy
The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Partners who seek to grow the state’s agriculture economy are encouraging residents to attend community meetings in their area in October to help develop strategies over five years that could shape the future of agriculture in West Virginia. Based on survey results from more than[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, October 3, 2018
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘I DON’T REMEMBER’ Trump ignites a campaign rally crowd in Mississippi by mocking the testimony[Read More…]
WVU advances technology and transparency to shale gas in new MSEEL site
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W. Va.— Improving shale energy productivity and reducing the environmental footprint of the natural gas industry are the goals of a West Virginia University partnership at a second Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Lab to be located in western Monongalia County. WVU researchers from multidisciplinary departments, as[Read More…]
West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Walker takes the stand in impeachment trial
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Impeached West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker said during her trial Monday that she regretted her role in excess spending by the court, but that her offenses don’t rise to the level of removal from office. “I should have been a better[Read More…]
