The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 2, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE QUESTIONING The truthfulness of Brett Kavanaugh’s sworn testimony to the Senate as[Read More…]
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Trials begin in Senate, federal court for West Virginia Supreme Court justices
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Trials for current and former West Virginia Supreme Court justices and a ceremony for a new, temporary justice have filled up state government’s calendar for the first week of October. Monday is set to mark the start of the first in a[Read More…]
President Donald Trump campaigns for Patrick Morrisey in Wheeling
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — President Donald J. Trump announced here Saturday night he must change his iconic “Make America Great Again” slogan in time for the 2020 election. As economy and employment numbers start to improve, he suggested two years from now voters[Read More…]
President gets strong reaction from crowd in Wheeling
By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH For The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — They danced and sang, chanted and waved signs — and they expressed overwhelming support for President Donald J. Trump. The thousands of people who visited WesBanco Arena in downtown Wheeling on Saturday evening cheered as the President spoke,[Read More…]
Protesters outnumbered by Trump supporters in Wheeling
By HEATHER ZIEGLER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The “Friendly City” was witness to some terse words between supporters and non-supporters of President Donald Trump as hundreds of people lined Main Street on Saturday hours before his arrival at WesBanco Arena. As the crowd grew and snaked[Read More…]
Bad for Business? W.Va. leaders weigh in on Supreme Court trial
By CONOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The unprecedented trials of the entire West Virginia Supreme Court are drawing mixed reactions among some of the state’s business and educational leaders regarding the impact this could have on the state. Controversy that began in 2017 around the Supreme Court spending[Read More…]
New West Virginia House Speaker has focus on small business growth
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Wanted: Small business entrepreneurs with fresh ideas. Newly appointed House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw makes no bones about West Virginia’s future economy being tied to getting new small businesses to start here. “We’re still far too dependent upon19th and 20th century[Read More…]
West Virginia women take battle against domestic violence to D.C.
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A group of women from Parkersburg and West Virginia recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak out about domestic abuse and child abuse. Anna Cunningham, of Parkersburg, participated Sept. 10-12 in the Families First Educational Panel at the U.S.[Read More…]
After 12 years Joy Lynn has decided it’s time to give up her West Virginia “castle”
By MICHELLE JAMES The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — For the past 12 years, Joy Lynn has dedicated her life to preserving and sharing the history of Fayette County’s Whipple Company Store. But the Fayette County native, who splits her time between West Virginia and Florida, has decided to part ways[Read More…]
