By MIKE RUBEN and DOUG SKEEN For Jackson Newspapers RIPLEY, W.Va. — “America’s Largest Small Town Independence Celebration” has grown to become a week-long extravaganza of patriotism. June 27 The festivities begin Wednesday, June 27 at 6 p.m. with the Unity in the Community Rally on the lawn of the[Read More…]
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WVU, NIOSH partner to improve workplace health and safety
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In a new collaborative partnership, West Virginia University is expanding efforts to enhance workplace health and safety. Through a new Scholar in Residence program at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Douglas Myers, an associate professor in the WVU School of Public Health,[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, June 27
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT A JUDGE IN CALIFORNIA ORDERED That U.S. border authorities reunite separated families within 30[Read More…]
West Virginia governor calls special session focused on impeachment in Supreme Court
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice issued a proclamation Monday evening calling for a special session “relating to the removal of one or more Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.” The session will begin at noon Tuesday, less than[Read More…]
More West Virginia commerce officials gone in wake of RISE controversy
By 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, Director of Community[Read More…]
Audit: RISE hasn’t finished any home reconstructions, rehabilitations
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a report publicly released Sunday about a $150 million state flood recovery effort, the legislative auditor’s office questioned whether any replacement homes for low-income flood victims were ever completed. Using invoice data from RISE West Virginia, a program funded by the[Read More…]
Special session to weigh impeachment of Justice Loughry
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and leadership of the West Virginia Legislature called Monday for a special session to determine whether impeachment proceedings should be brought against Justice Allen Loughry and possibly other justices of the state Supreme Court of[Read More…]
Cornelius: Support growing for impeachment of Gov. Justice
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Other counties are now asking how to support the impeachment of the governor, the chairman of the Wood County Republican Party said on Monday. The Republican Party in Wood County last week unanimously supported a measure seeking the impeachment[Read More…]
Officials: West Virginia has among nation’s highest neonatal abstinence syndrome rate
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, from 2013 and released in 2016, suggested West Virginia had the highest rate of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a drug withdrawal syndrome among infants, of 21 states with data. Later data collected by the[Read More…]
