By GREG MOORE Executive Editor Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The governor of West Virginia held a news conference on Monday to announce that his companies had paid all their back taxes and penalties in West Virginia. He trotted out state Department of Revenue leaders to back up his claim.[Read More…]
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Officials laud Southern W.Va.’s potential during visit
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph NORTHFORK, W.Va. — Southern West Virginia’s potential as a setting for tourism, ecological tourism and economic diversification were topics Tuesday when one of the state’s representatives in Congress and a new member of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s administration visited the region. U.S. Rep. Evan[Read More…]
Morrisey touts pro-Trump platform during Beckley visit
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — In a visit Tuesday to southern West Virginia, Patrick Morrissey – the state’s attorney general and Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate – blasted U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., calling the former governor of the state a “dishonest liberal.” Morrisey, who lives in[Read More…]
Tri-State restaurants safe from hep A, Ky. health commissioner says
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — With Kentucky’s hepatitis A outbreak now the worst in the nation, state Commissioner for Public Health Dr. Jeffrey Howard Jr. met with about a dozen Tri-State restaurant owners Tuesday in Ashland to hear their concerns, but also to reiterate the outbreak is[Read More…]
Join WVU and the WVU Extension Service for #WVUFairFun at the State Fair of West Virginia
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Extension Service will offer up a 10-day blend of tradition and future at the State Fair of West Virginia in Fairlea from Thursday (Aug. 9) to Aug. 18 through everything from time-honored livestock 4-H projects to the innovation of a championship[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, August 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, August 8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE OHIO AND KANSAS RACES STAND Two high-stakes elections — one for a House seat[Read More…]
WV House judiciary introduces articles of impeachment against all Supreme Court justices
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday introduced articles of impeachment against all four sitting state Supreme Court justices. “It’s a sad day, and it certainly isn’t a cause for celebration,” Chairman John Shott told the committee. The articles of impeachment come on[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers tour Supreme Court as part of impeachment proceedings
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee on Monday received evidence that multiple West Virginia Supreme Court chief justices might have authorized policies that allowed for the criminal falsifying of documents to bypass laws regarding payment of senior status judges. During[Read More…]
West Virginia Gov. Justice says state taxes paid in full
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has been asked multiple times by Republicans, Democrats and the press whether he has paid the taxes owed by his companies in West Virginia. During a Monday afternoon press conference, Justice was able to provide[Read More…]
