By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 840 West Virginians fatally overdosed on drugs last year — a record number — and additional deaths are expected to be added to the total in the coming weeks. Fatal overdoses related to fentanyl, an opioid that’s 100 times stronger[Read More…]
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Education official: Paine, D’Antoni, Hess are WV schools chief finalists
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail The West Virginia Board of Education has selected three finalists for state schools superintendent, according to an education official. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the finalists are: Steve Paine, who served as state superintendent from mid-2005 through the end of 2010;[Read More…]
Trump budget calls for eliminating Appalachian Regional Commission
By JAMES E. CASTO The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The proposed budget President Donald Trump has sent Congress calls for a $54 billion boost in defense spending, to be paid for with cuts to a broad range of domestic programs and the outright elimination of some agencies. The Appalachian Regional Commission is one of the[Read More…]
Stoking U.S. coal’s odds: Trump’s proposal about U.S.-made steel could increase domestic metallurgical coal demand next year
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — More coal has been shipped through Bluefield recently because of an uptick in the export of metallurgical coal to Europe, but a local coal expert says the real shift in production could be seen next year. Rick Taylor, president of the[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail pain pill series wins second national award
Staff reports Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Gazette-Mail reporter Eric Eyre has been named the winner of an investigative reporting award from the Association of Health Care Journalists for his stories about prescription opioid shipments to West Virginia. The association honors the best health reporting in print, broadcast and[Read More…]
Online News Association WV hosts first event
By BRENDA PINNELL West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Online News Association West Virginia hosted its inaugural event at the West Virginia University’s Economic Development Center on Saturday morning to discuss trends in the media’s move to digital news delivery. More than 20 people representing television, print, technology innovators and academia[Read More…]
Budget would cut funds for nonprofit that helps people navigate court system
By KATE WHITE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va — The director of Legal Aid of West Virginia was thinking Thursday afternoon about what it means to her to be an American. Earlier in the day, Adrienne Worthy had seen the Trump administration’s budget blueprint, which would gut federal funding for offices[Read More…]
Proposal targets funding for Appalachian Regional Commission
By SARAH PLUMMER The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The White House Thursday released President Donald Trump’s 2018 federal budget proposal called “America First.” In it, he proposed cutting funding for 19 agencies entirely, including the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The ARC is a federal-state partnership focused on economic development across[Read More…]
Manchin speaks at health care town hall in Martinsburg
By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Residents gathered at a health care town hall meeting with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in Martinsburg on Thursday to share their concerns on the approaching repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the effect it would have on the residents in[Read More…]
Ogden Newspapers in agreement to purchase Maryland daily newspaper: Frederick News-Post
FREDERICK, MD. — An agreement in principal has been reached by the Randall Family, LLC, owners of The Frederick News-Post, to explore the sale of the News-Post to Ogden Newspapers, Inc., of Wheeling, WV according to Gary Greene, Cribb, Greene & Cope newspaper brokerage firm. The announcement was made this[Read More…]
