By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature voted Tuesday for a resolution detailing how impeachment proceedings against justices of the state Supreme Court of Appeals will move forward. Now the ball is in the hands of the House[Read More…]
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West Virginia House Judiciary Committee treads uncharted waters
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the House Judiciary Committee are treading uncharted waters in the impeachment proceedings of one or more of the state’s Supreme Court Justices. At the helm of the ship is Judiciary Chair John Shott, R-Mercer, who impressed upon members the importance[Read More…]
More West Virginia Commerce officials gone in wake of RISE controversy
By LORI KERSEY and JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two more senior officials at the Department of Commerce associated with the troubled RISE West Virginia flood recovery program are out of their jobs. Russell Tarry, deputy director of Commerce’s development office, which oversaw RISE, and Mary Jo Thompson,[Read More…]
West Virginia auditor: $1M wasted on lease of unused building
Staff reports The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The State of West Virginia continued to pay on a lease 32 months after the agency left the property, resulting in approximately $1 million wasted, according to the State Auditor’s Office. State Auditor J.B. McCuskey gave members of GATE —[Read More…]
In push to keep opioid pill numbers secret, DOJ claims release would spur robberies
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The nation’s largest drug companies — backed by the U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration — are fighting to shield the release of information that would show how many prescription opioids they shipped to pharmacies across the country over the[Read More…]
Lottery: Sports betting remains on track for football season launch
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Everything remains on pace for sports betting to launch at West Virginia casinos, at or near the start of football season this fall, state Lottery director Alan Larrick said Tuesday. “We’re optimistic we can get it done,” Larrick said following Tuesday’s Lottery[Read More…]
Theatre West Virginia musical captures the heart of the state
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Whether they know it yet or not, “Paradise Park: The Musical” at Theatre West Virginia is already alive in the heart of a native West Virginian. It’s a challenge for a group of actors to capture onstage what a West Virginian knows — the way[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia business leaders discuss need for broadband with SBA official
By LUKE CREASY The Herald-Dispatch WAYNE, W.Va. — As part of a four-day visit to southern West Virginia, Michelle Christian, Mid-Atlantic regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), along with other state and local representatives, held roundtable discussions with local leaders in Huntington and Wayne on Tuesday regarding[Read More…]
Commissioner Ruby tells legislative committee tourism numbers improving for West Virginia
By JIM WORKMAN For the West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Tourism Officials reported Tuesday that recent initiatives implemented by the Tourism Office are showing good progress. Tourism Commissioner Chelsea Ruby said, “We are starting to turn the corner. We are seeing really positive metrics. Our hotel[Read More…]
