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China Energy officials cancel trip related to WV deal due to Trump trade spat
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — China Energy has canceled its trip to a petrochemical industry event in the United States — where officials were expected to make an announcement about the company’s more than $80 billion natural gas investment deal with West Virginia — because of the[Read More…]
Tudor’s Biscuit World releases nutritional information
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Tudor’s Biscuit World, the beloved West Virginia breakfast chain, has released nutritional information for its uniquely named biscuits and other menu items. On a Monday social media post, Tudor’s wrote, “We’ve had several people message us asking about it, and it’s finally here![Read More…]
State proposes 25 percent hike in employee parking fees
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State employees may be about to dodge a bullet with Gov. Jim Justice’s plan to raise PEIA premium tiers by $2,700 each, so that 5 percent pay raises that go into effect July 1 won’t bump employees into higher-cost tiers for their[Read More…]
Committee chaired by Capito OKs homeland security funds
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Capito was the chairwoman on the subcommittee passage of a $55.15 billion Homeland Security Appropriations Bill being termed a “major down payment” on President Donald Trump’s call for a border wall system between America and Mexico.[Read More…]
From Marsalis to Marshall: How a top jazz piano competition landed in West Virginia
By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — To get from New Orleans to here, the Mississippi and Ohio rivers did not flow backward. For the connection between Ellis Marsalis and Marshall University that resulted in the first Huntington International Jazz Festival occurring this week, it went through the Greenbrier[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, June 20
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE YOUNGEST MIGRANTS ARE BEING HELD Migrant babies and young children are being held in[Read More…]
MEDIA ALERT: IOGAWV Hosting Inaugural Science Teacher Education Workshop
Nearly 50 science teachers from across West Virginia to attend Charleston, W.Va. – The Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGAWV) is hosting its inaugural Science Teacher Education Workshop Wednesday, June 20, at the Embassy Suites in Charleston. Nearly 50 middle and high school science teachers will be[Read More…]
Amid lectures, Justice announces plan to avoid PEIA hikes linked to July 1 pay raises
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. —Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday that he will ask the PEIA Finance Board to raise the health insurance plan’s 10 salary-based premium tiers by $2,700 per tier, so that 5 percent pay raises for teachers, school service personnel and other state employees that[Read More…]
Manchin joins sponsors of Keep Families Together Act
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — With Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the entire Democratic membership of the U.S. Senate has sponsored a bill to discontinue a Trump Administration policy to take children away from parents who attempt to illegally enter the country from Mexico. Manchin on[Read More…]
