Registration open until Saturday morning; Packet event tonight at Bream Presbyterian Church in Charleston CHARLESTON, W.Va.  – The West Virginia Breast Health Initiative, Inc. (“WVBHI”)is hosting its 2018 Race for the Ribbon to end Breast Cancer this Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex. WVBHI, a[Read More…]

By NANCY PEYTON The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — With the primary election quickly approaching, candidates have been questioned about their stances on the biggest issues facing West Virginians today. The Logan Banner recently reached out to all candidates in the West Virginia House District 24 race and asked their[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail HUNTINGTON, W.Va.  — With the Republican Senate primary election wrapping up, both of Kentucky’s senators are playing an increasingly prominent role in West Virginia’s race. On Thursday, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., endorsed West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on the stump, lauding his legal battles[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — People who want to cast their ballots early for the May 8 primary election have until Saturday to do so. Early voting for the primary election began April 25 and ends on Saturday. As of 8:45 a.m. Thursday, 42,923 people had cast[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A new analysis shows the opioid crisis cost West Virginia more than $8.72 billion in 2016. The analysis, modeled after a national analysis conducted by the Council for Economic Advisers, includes costs related to fatalities, health care spending, addiction treatment, criminal justice and lost[Read More…]

By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — With those warm summer-like breezes upon us, if you take a deep enough breath tomorrow you may be able to pick up the faint smell of Pronto Pups. West Virginia’s only amusement park, Camden Park, known for its hand-dipped Pronto Pups and more than[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has released a report detailing the pending crisis facing multi-employer pension plans, including the United Mine Workers of America 1974 pension fund. A 2017 Cheiron report found as many as 114 multi-employer pension plans are expected to[Read More…]

By BEN CONLEY The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  — By this time next week, we’ll know who won the Republican primary seeking one of two West Virginia seats in the U.S. Senate — Evan Jenkins, Patrick Morrisey or Don Blankenship. But according to Joe Kaehler, longtime manager of the Morgantown Metropolitan Theatre,[Read More…]