The Inter-Mountain editorial How is it that while state officials were sitting on nearly $150 million in federal funding meant to help victims of 2016 flooding in West Virginia, private charities were getting results? Perhaps state legislators looking into the RISE scandal should ask that question. Lawmakers are investigating what[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Thursday, July 5
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 5, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. LATEST UK POISONING LIKELY NOT DELIBERATE Officials say they suspect a British couple in their[Read More…]
At Greenbrier, Trump praises veterans, GOP reps
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — In a break from some of his more boisterous and freewheeling visits to West Virginia, President Donald Trump kept his speech at The Greenbrier resort Tuesday to praise of veterans and kind words to the state’s elected Republicans. About a[Read More…]
West Virginia Consumer Advocate rep calls for rework of how utilities handle tax cuts
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Major West Virginia utility companies are calling for rate increases, despite saving millions of dollars through federal tax cuts, and they must change their approach so customers fully benefit from those savings, according to state Consumer Advocate Division testimony. Ralph Smith, a[Read More…]
Two delegates call for check into the state’s Real Estate Division
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two members of the West Virginia House of Delegates are calling for a complete investigation into the state’s Real Estate Division to determine if the state is paying for any other properties it is no longer using, while a third is calling for[Read More…]
Manchin: Pruitt must address PFAS
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A senator has asked the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to meet with West Virginians to discuss how they have been impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The substances, known as PFAS, are of the same family[Read More…]
Magic Mart announces closure of all of its stores
The Herald-Dispatch TEAYS VALLEY, W.Va. — Liberty Square Shopping Center in Teays Valley, West Virginia, is losing another anchor store after Magic Mart’s owners announced the closing of all of its stores. Magic Mart department stores are owned by Ammar’s Inc. and are based in Bluefield, Virginia. On Monday, the[Read More…]
Mylan, WVU launch STEM-CARE initiative
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Founded in this little Greenbrier County town in 1961, international pharmaceutical giant Mylan N.V. is inextricably linked to the Mountain State. Those ties are evidenced by the company’s 3,000 employees in Morgantown and its million-dollar contribution to disaster recovery efforts following the tragic[Read More…]
Record travel numbers expected for July Fourth
By MEGAN OSBORNE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Fourth of July holiday is anticipated to bring record-breaking traffic to roads this year, according to a study by AAA. For its South Atlantic region, which includes West Virginia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, AAA estimated[Read More…]
