By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The nation’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has upgraded West Virginia’s flu activity from “sporadic” to “local activity” this week, while Ohio has reached the highest “widespread” designation. In Kentucky, “regional” activity, the second most severe level, has been reported for the[Read More…]
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J. Ross Felton, Festival of Lights and Jamboree In The Hills co-founder, dies at 91
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Whether it’s a hockey game, a country music concert or a tour through the Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay Park, a key figure in those Ohio Valley attractions was retired businessman and Wheeling resident J. Ross Felton Sr. Felton died Tuesday[Read More…]
Gazette editorial: Here comes the sun
Gazette editorial Charleston Gazette-Mail Just before noon today, an important yearly event will occur. Planet Earth will pass the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere stops tipping farther away from the sun, the winter solstice. The darkest, coldest time will reach its worst, then slowly begin to brighten[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, December 21
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO PASS NEXT Lawmakers hope to approve a must-pass spending bill as[Read More…]
Senate votes on tax reform Tuesday; after procedural problem, House to re-vote Wednesday
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A procedural problem with the GOP-backed tax reform package passed by the House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon will require a re-vote after the Senate votes Tuesday evening. Following the House roll call Tuesday afternoon, the Senate parliamentarian ruled that three minor provisions[Read More…]
MSHA gets more time to settle ‘pattern of violations’ rule lawsuit
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal industry lawyers and federal regulators from the Trump administration will have at least three more months to try to work out a deal to resolve a lawsuit that challenges an Obama Department of Labor rule that tightened enforcement efforts aimed[Read More…]
Workplace readiness tops West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s priority list
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials with the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce have a lengthy list of issues they want to see the state Legislature tackle, but making sure Mountain State residents are ready to go to work is at the top of the list.[Read More…]
West Virginia DHHR to host public meeting Thursday for comments on opioid response plan
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTIN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources will hold a public meeting Thursday for everyone to share their ideas for the state’s opioid response plan. The meeting, part of an effort to develop an opioid response plan through public engagement and[Read More…]
One Month at a Time: Visiting West Virginia festive farms growing, selling Christmas trees
By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. —Having a Christmas tree has always been important to me. This month, while I’ve been looking into different parts of Christmas around Charleston, I’ve been thinking a lot about Christmas trees and deciding whether I’m getting one this season. It’s been hard to[Read More…]
West Virginia Sen. Manchin mum on national concealed carry bill
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., hasn’t yet weighed in on a bill that would allow for the concealed carry of firearms just about anywhere in the country that currently allows concealed carry. On Dec. 6, the U.S. House of Representatives passed[Read More…]