The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va.  — Tractor Supply Co. in Elkins will showcase the talents of local craft makers, artisans and growers during its spring Market Day event May 12. Community members are invited to celebrate spring by shopping local, homemade and homegrown goods at the Elkins Tractor Supply, 800 Beverly[Read More…]

By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WILLOW ISLAND, W.Va.  — A ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the Pleasants Power Station cooling tower disaster at Willow Island will be held at 6 p.m. today at a marker commemorating the tragedy that killed 51 workers. The accident occurred around[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, April 27, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HIGH HOPES ON KOREAN PENINSULA AFTER SUMMIT The North’s Kim Jong Un and the South’s[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senate candidate Don Blankenship said this week he shouldn’t have to file a financial disclosure with the Senate’s Select Committee on Ethics, as candidates are required to do. Speaking to The New York Times, Blankenship said his business dealings and the[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — West Virginia’s new government spending website has earned an “A+” grade for transparency, according to a report evaluating state websites released Wednesday. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund and Frontier Group in its eighth annual report entitled “Following the Money[Read More…]

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — Staff and volunteers from AARP West Virginia Wednesday were in Washington, D.C., meeting with senators and representatives about the Medical Expense Deduction, funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and support family caregivers by supporting the Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus. Social Security[Read More…]

By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. —A former CVS Pharmacy in Huntington will soon house what local health care leaders are touting as the region’s all-in-one referral point for addiction treatment and care – powered by some of West Virginia’s most established and well-equipped providers. The foundation of PROACT[Read More…]

By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After Virginia regulators rejected Appalachian Power’s request to buy two wind farms under development, opponents of the deal warn West Virginia customers could bear the farms’ costs alone if the West Virginia Public Service Commission approves the purchase. In July, Appalachian announced[Read More…]