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Lawyers press for opioid pill numbers after judge OKs release
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawyers representing towns and counties in West Virginia and other states are making a barrage of requests for federal data that details shipments of prescription opioids to local communities. At a federal court hearing Thursday, the leader of a group of plaintiff’s[Read More…]
US Surgeon General praises Huntington’s recovery story
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams paid a visit to Huntington on Thursday for all the right reasons, as he put it. The city, once shoved into the spotlight as the world’s media flocked to document the opioid epidemic’s darkest hours, now[Read More…]
Farmers Bank holds ribbon-cutting to celebrate Teays Valley opening
State-of-the-Art Banking Center Now Open Hurricane, WV – May 11, 2018 – Farmers Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Farmers Bank and Savings Company, headquartered in Pomeroy, Ohio, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new state-of-the-art banking center at 3572 Teays Valley Road in Hurricane on[Read More…]
Event to focus on American Rosie Movement
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Thanks! Plain and Simple, Inc., a West Virginia nonprofit focused on Rosie the Riveters, will have an informational event at 4 p.m. Monday, May 14, at the Cabell County Library, 455 9th St., Huntington, Room 1. The aims to teach the public about the state’s[Read More…]
Despite profit, AEP seeks rate hike in West Virginia
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — American Electric Power earned $454 million during the first three months of this year, but the firm now wants to raise bills for West Virginia residential customers by nearly $15 per month. The Mountain State operating subsidiaries of Columbus,[Read More…]
WVU calls emergency BOG meeting
By BEN CONLEY The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — “When money comes, we want to take it.” This cryptic comment from WVU President E. Gordon Gee and a promise of additional information early next week were the lone takeaways from a brief, emergency meeting of the WVU Board of Governors[Read More…]
Racist fliers in Elkins area upset local officials
By TIM MacVEAN The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Many area officials and residents have shared concerns — and anger — after fliers with hate speech have been discovered recently in and around the Elkins area. The fliers indicate they are from the “Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan”[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, May 11
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, May 11, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. U.N. TROUBLED BY ESCALATING AGGRESSION Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an immediate halt to “all[Read More…]
West Virginia and Cabell voter turnout increases for midterm election
By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Voter turnout in West Virginia increased by more than 5 percent during the 2018 primary election compared to the last midterm primary election, which took place in 2014. Statewide 315,782 votes were cast, according to preliminary election results, compared to 245,055 votes[Read More…]
