By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Directed by Gov. Jim Justice to find an answer to medical and pharmaceutical costs that are driving up PEIA costs by nearly $50 million a year, the PEIA Task Force closed out a series of 21 public hearings statewide Monday with a[Read More…]
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Gov. Justice says suspended WV Supreme Court Justic Loughry should consider resignation
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The governor also is encouraging a suspended West Virginia Supreme Court justice to resign if the allegations are accurate he repeatedly lied over costly renovations to offices. “While all of us are innocent until proven guilty, the allegations against Supreme Court Justice[Read More…]
Tracy Hylton: “The last king of coal” in West Virginia dies at 95
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald Tracy Hylton, a businessman whom Gov. Jim Justice styled as the last “king” of coal in southern West Virginia, died on Sunday. Born on the Fourth of July, Hylton was nearly 96 years old and living at The Village at Greystone in Beaver. Hylton was remembered[Read More…]
Gov. Justice sounds off on rumors around The Greenbrier and PGA
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — In June 2016, Howard’s Creek rose above its banks causing a disastrous flood that killed many people in White Sulphur Springs and the surrounding area while also displacing many and ruining the property of The Greenbrier Resort, which is one[Read More…]
Annual Marx Toy and Train Collectors’ Show starts Friday in Wheeling
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The 20th Annual Marx Toy and Train Collectors’ Show will take place Friday and Saturday at the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum. The show began in 1998 and continues to preserve the history of the Louis Marx &[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, June 12
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘MAJOR CHANGE FOR THE WORLD’ In an extraordinary nuclear summit full of striking moments, Trump[Read More…]
People living with Alzheimer’s encourage earlier conversations about disease’s warning signs
Alzheimer’s Association West Virginia Chapter shares tips to help with discussion CHARLESTON, W.Va. – June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association together with advocates in the early stages of the disease are encouraging families to talk about memory and cognition concerns sooner. Early diagnosis offers many[Read More…]
Employment Opportunity: The Register-Herald of Beckley looking for designer/graphic artist
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Register-Herald in Beckley, WV, is looking for a designer/graphic artist who can work newspaper and magazine pages. “If you can build graphics and create illustrations, great. Passion, skills and a collaborative spirit will align you with the folks in our shop. Copy editing and news judgment are big pluses. Ours[Read More…]
RISE flood recovery explained: what happened and what’s next
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail In recent days, Gov. Jim Justice and his administration temporarily froze a nearly $150 million federal flood recovery effort amid a purchasing snafu on a $17 million consulting contract and repeated concerns from constituents about promised relief that never arrived. The following are answers to[Read More…]
