By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Cabell County Commission and local governments across the United States from releasing information that details the number of prescription opioids that drug firms shipped to West Virginia and other states. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bids for the first major “Roads to Prosperity” highways construction project to go to bid opening have come in more than $100 million over estimates, according to Division of Highways documents. “Honestly, we’re just going to have to take a look to[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University (WVU) has been selected as the first site for an innovative clinical trial to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Ali Rezai, M.D., director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, will lead the initiative in collaboration with INSIGHTEC, an Israel-based medical technology company who received[Read More…]

By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va.  — Downtown Huntington is going to the dogs on Saturday, but it’s all in the name of a good cause. Bring Fido, your family and friends to Pullman Square and 3rd Avenue downtown from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 28, for[Read More…]

By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Witnesses testifying in front of the state Public Service Commission sang a familiar tune Wednesday, arguing that tax savings utilities such as Appalachian Power see should go back to customers — particularly savings those companies have already experienced this year. “I think[Read More…]

By NANCY PEYTON The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. —  Gov. Jim Justice unveiled new data Wednesday that shows a sharp increase in West Virginia hotel occupancies during a press conference in Logan. Joined by the state’s Tourism Commission and dozens of hospitality industry representatives, Justice announced that statewide hotel occupancy[Read More…]