By Steven Allan Adams, The Intelligencer of Wheeling CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and federal officials were in the state capital Monday to promote a public-private program meant to spur investment and economic opportunity in struggling regions of West Virginia. Capito was joined by Scott Turner,[Read More…]
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W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Workman’s attorneys on impeachment case: States draw lines in separation of powers issues
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — How states allocate power among their branches of government isn’t an issue for the Supreme Court of the United States, attorneys for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman argue in a court brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. Workman’s attorneys on Friday[Read More…]
This week in W.Va. History: June 6-13
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopediaat www.wvencyclopedia.org. June 6, 1919: Historian Otis Rice was born in Hugheston, Kanawha County. Rice was named West Virginia’s first Historian Laureate in 2003. June 6, 1989: During the Pittston[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice appoints Jean Kranz as director of CHIP
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice has announced the appointment of Jean Kranz as director of the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Kranz’s appointment was official as of Friday. West Virginia CHIP is a partnership between the federal government and West Virginia to provide low-cost health care coverage to[Read More…]
WVDOH to switch lane closures on I-64 eastbound deck replacement project to ease congestion
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wednesday morning commuters traveling into Charleston along I-64 eastbound will see a different traffic configuration as the West Virginia Division of Highways announces that the contractor for the Tom Williams Bridge deck replacements at the Westmoreland Interchange bridges between the interstate splits, is planning to switch traffic[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, May 29
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TORNADOES STRAFE KANSAS CITY AREA The vicious storm spawns twisters that downs trees and power[Read More…]
W.Va. School Board Association issues position paper on school reform; plan sent to Legislature
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia School Board Association (WVSBA), which represents thestate’s 55 county boards of education and 275 elected county boards of education members, hasforwarded a position paper regarding public education reform to state legislators and members of the state Board of Education. “In realizing our position paper to[Read More…]
Huntington, W.Va., City Council to consider shipping container ordinance – no use as homes or apartments
By TRAVIS CRUM, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington City Council members will conduct the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday night seeking to limit the use of shipping containers in the city’s neighborhood districts. The ordinance would limit using a shipping container as a structure for only commercial or[Read More…]
Editorial: Hatfield-McCoy Trail represents seven years of tourism growth in Mercer County, W.Va.
From The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: The region’s ATV tourism engine is roaring. In 2018, the Hatfield-McCoy Trail system set a new record by selling 50,031 permits. And 80 percent of those permits that were sold were purchased by non-West Virginia residents. Now the trail system looks to be on track to sell 55,000 annual permits[Read More…]
