Release from Justice for WV Campaign: BECKLEY, W.Va. – Job creation, fixing roads, and addressing the opioid epidemic were among the issues that Governor Jim Justice addressed at a town hall meeting in Beckley Tuesday, Nov. 19. The crowd also asked Governor Justice questions about issues on their mind, which included[Read More…]
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W.Va. Legislators’ Forum brings state, education leaders to discuss concerns, needs for education
By Kailee E. Gallahan, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On behalf of the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and in partnership with The Hunt Institute, the fourth annual Legislators Forum on Education and Economy was held Wednesday to engage legislators on how to best address the current landscape of[Read More…]
West Virginia ski season gets underway on Friday
Release from West Virginia Ski Areas Association: CHARLESTON, W.VA. – Skiers and snowboarders will start head to the mountains of West Virginia as the first downhill area plans to open for the 2019/2020 season, this week. Snowshoe Mountain will be opening for the season Friday morning (November 22) at 9[Read More…]
Media Advisory: ‘Explore the New Manufacturing’ program visiting Huntington on Friday
W.Va. Manufacturers Association Educational Fund at Robert C. Byrd Institute for Technology CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund has issued the following media advisory: The WVMAEF’s ‘Explore the New Manufacturing’ program will visit the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Technology in Huntington on Friday, Nov. 22. Media[Read More…]
United Bank donates $1 million for new WVU Medicine Children’s tower
From WVU Today: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — United Bank marked West Virginia University’s third annual Day of Giving with a $1 million donation to the new WVU Medicine Children’s tower. United Bank representatives presented a check to WVU Medicine Children’s officials Wednesday (Nov. 13), at the current Family Resource Center. The donation will support family-friendly facilities adjacent to[Read More…]
Report: Out-of-State subcontractors not registering with municipalities, not paying local taxes in W.Va.
By Steven Allen Adams, for The Intelligencer of Wheeling CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cities and towns in West Virginia are being stiffed on tax revenue by subcontractors working on state projects, according to the Legislative Auditor’s Office. In a letter released Tuesday to Senate President Mitch Carmichael and House Speaker Roger[Read More…]
W.Va. jails ‘bursting at the seams’ as lawmakers weigh options
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail More than half of the roughly 7,000 people in West Virginia’s regional jails are incarcerated without being convicted of a crime, lawmakers learned Monday. Each of West Virginia’s 10 regional jails is “bursting at the seams,” Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Commissioner Betsy Jividen told[Read More…]
Men sentenced in Huntington, W.Va, for U.S. Postal Service marijuana conspiracy
By COURTNEY HESSLER, Herald Dispatch of Huntington HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two men were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in a scheme that involved shipping at least 400 kilograms of marijuana from California to Huntington through the U.S. Postal Service. James Waylon Molinaro, 44, was sentenced to serve six years and[Read More…]
Audit finds CPS did not promptly respond to half of child abuse reports, left kids at risk
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely and Taylor Stuck HD Media CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Child Protective Services workers, mandated by West Virginia law to investigate child abuse allegations, failed to look into half of the reports of child abuse in 2018 in the required time. That failure to promptly investigate abuse and neglect[Read More…]
Opioid crisis adds to issues for W.Va. agencies
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The agency charged with investigating abuse and neglect cases involving children is having issues keeping up with increased caseloads as the opioid crisis continues. Lawmakers on the Post Audits Subcommittee heard a report Tuesday from the Legislative Auditor’s Office[Read More…]
