By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va.  – Joe Naternicola has seen several types of injuries in his time overseeing high school sports. As the athletic director at Fairmont Senior High School, he’s tended to players suffering everything from rolled ankles to the more severe injuries of concussions. “I[Read More…]

The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Del. John Overington, R- Berkeley, announced that the 29th Annual Quad-State Legislative Conference, will take place Thursday at the Holiday Inn in Martinsburg. This annual conference brings together state legislators from along the I-81 corridor of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Legislators from the[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The WV Hive Network, in partnership with TechConnectWV, will conduct five entrepreneurial competitions encompassing 12 southern West Virginia counties. The first competition, in Beckley, is for residents of Raleigh, Mercer, McDowell and Wyoming counties. The Hive will announce other locations and dates soon.[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office will kick off its “Opioid Abuse Prevention Game of the Week” initiative for a third consecutive year. The effort has yielded immense success since its inception engaging with teams and communities at more than 100 high school football games[Read More…]

Final Day to File for Supreme Court; Secretary Warner: Tuesday Final Day to File for Supreme Court CHARLESTON, W.Va.  – Secretary of State Mac Warner reminds those interested that tomorrow, Aug. 21, is the last day to register to fill the current West Virginia Supreme Court vacancies. Individuals interested have[Read More…]

By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When the West Virginia Senate reconvenes at noon Monday, the time may be the only certainty the 34-member body will have as senators prepare to consider 11 articles of impeachment against justices with the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. There are[Read More…]

By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph RICHMOND, Va. — Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, (MVP) has released as many as 50 percent of its workforce because work on most of the pipeline has been stopped. Although the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently ordered a work stoppage on the entire 300-mile[Read More…]

By CLARISSA COTTRILL and JOSH KELLEY The Journal RANSON, W.Va.  — Since July, concerned citizens from Jefferson County and beyond have spoken out at local government meetings against the impending Rockwool facility and its potential impacts on residents’ health and the environment, but one state expert has weighed in on the[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch WASHINGTON, W.Va. —  U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has introduced an amendment to the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2019 that will guarantee that the Appalachian Regional Commission headquarters, if relocated, would move to West Virginia. The[Read More…]