By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH, W.Va. — Two new ATV trail connections opening today in McDowell County will give visitors direct access to the city of Welch and the town of Kimball, the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority’s executive director said Tuesday. “As of in the morning (today), we’ll[Read More…]
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West Virginia’s ATV injury rate spiking early this year around Cabell
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A combination of dangerous practices and thrillseeking riders has landed dozens of local residents in the hospital so far this year for all-terrain vehicle-related injuries – before summer has even officially gotten underway. In rural West Virginia, ATVs can be as integral[Read More…]
Mike Huckabee to speak at health forum in Wheeling
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Mike Huckabee, a former Republican presidential candidate and former governor of Arkansas, is scheduled to speak today at The Health Plan’s first Health Care Symposium at Oglebay Park. His address is titled, “What Politicians Don’t Know About Health Care[Read More…]
Governor’s office finds problems with RISE West Virginia program, $17 million in contract issues
By JIM WORKMAN For The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds affected by the West Virginia floods of June 2016 have expressed concerns about extreme delays in receiving promised funds from the RISE West Virginia program to repair or rebuild their homes. Some of that time can be[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, May 23
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘WE’RE DRIVING ON’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says preparations are still underway for Trump’s[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislature votes to create new department to replace Education and Arts
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 70 days after it passed legislation eliminating the Department of Education and the Arts in the name of reducing costs and bureaucracy, the Legislature on Monday approved a bill creating the Department of Arts, Culture and History as its replacement.[Read More…]
Legislators push for special session on medical marijuana banking
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators concluded a two-day special session Monday afternoon without addressing legislation to direct the state treasurer to set up a banking system needed to transact payments under the state’s medical marijuana law. However, legislators were moving to take the rare step to[Read More…]
Blankenship: I’m back in W.Va. senate race
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Don Blankenship, who placed a distant third in the May 8 Republican Party primary race for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat, claims to have caught a second campaign wind by accepting the nomination of the West Virginia Constitution Party, Blankenship’s campaign[Read More…]
Revenue secretary: W.Va. on track to meet projections
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a little more than one month left in the fiscal year, Secretary of Revenue Dave Hardy told the legislative Finance Committee that West Virginia is on track to meet revenue projections. Hardy, speaking during legislative interim meetings, said at the end[Read More…]
