WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —  West Virginia University has named Thomas Mauger, M.D., to lead the WVU Eye Institute and serve as chair for the Department of Ophthalmology. He will also serve as associate dean for practice plan integration. Dr. Mauger specializes in medical and surgical care for corneal disease,[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, July 13, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP BRINGS HIS CHAOTIC ROAD SHOW TO BRITAIN President Donald Trump is dishing up a[Read More…]

By LORI KERSEY AND LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One day before West Virginia lawmakers start considering whether some state Supreme Court justices deserve to be impeached, Justice Menis Ketchum retired from his seat on the court, with more than two years left in his term. Ketchum faxed[Read More…]

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Almost three weeks after approving rules governing sports betting at the state’s casinos, the West Virginia Lottery released the emergency rules for public consumption. The Lottery Commission released the rules through the Secretary of State’s rule filing system[Read More…]

The Inter-Mountain WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, announced $11,864,272 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to support Head Start services in Greenbrier, Monroe,[Read More…]

By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — New River Community and Technical College and Fairmont State University announced a new partnership Wednesday allowing nursing students to further their education and advance in their careers. New River CTC offers a Certificate of Applied Science in Practical Nursing (PN), and FSU[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Main entry plazas to the East and West wings of the Capitol will be undergoing major repairs and replacement for the first time in the Capitol’s history, after the Capitol Building Commission signed off on the project Wednesday. Also Wednesday, commissioners approved[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency will more closely monitor the number of opioid pills manufactured annually, something West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said was prompted by his own lawsuit filed against the agency. The DEA’s new rule includes steps to account[Read More…]

By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released their quarterly report on coal production for the first quarter and while numbers are down at the national level, southern West Virginia produced nearly 10 percent more coal in the first quarter of 2018 as[Read More…]