By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Bipartisan legislation was introduced Wednesday to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl. The Providing Officers with Electronic Resources (POWER) Act would establish a new grant program through the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
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PSC rules in favor of Jefferson Utility: Rockwool waterline moves forward in Eastern Panhandle
By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Public Service Commission on Tuesday declined to reconsider the water user agreement between Jefferson Utilities Inc. and ROXUL, U.S.A. — an agreement that determines the scope and financing for the waterline for the under-construction Rockwool stone wool manufacturing plant[Read More…]
WVU’s inaugural Research Week celebrates ‘research with purpose’
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s inaugural Research Week is more than a showcase of the work done at the state’s only R1 Research Institute; it’s a celebration of the faculty and students across campus who pursue ground-breaking research in all disciplines. Whether they are mapping the universe, exploring[Read More…]
The Journal kicks off Community Star program in Eastern Panhandle
By EMILY KEEFER The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Journal is looking for nominations to honor residents in Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson counties who strive to make their communities a better place. “Sometimes the brightest ‘stars’ are the closest,” said Judy Gelestor, publisher of The Journal. “This program will allow[Read More…]
Charleston’s Fix ‘Em Clinic gets grant from PetSmart Charities for spay/neuter efforts
Press release from The Fix ‘Em Clinic, March 28, 2019 CHARLESTON, W. Va. — The Fix ’Em Clinic recently announced its receipt of a $20,000 grant from PetSmart Charities, the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, to help fuel spay and neuter efforts in Southern West Virginia. Funds[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, March 28
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, March 28, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HIJACKED TANKER ARRIVES SAFELY IN MALTA A Maltese special operations team boards a vessel that[Read More…]
2019 Make it Shine Statewide Cleanup underway across West Virginia
The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Volunteers across the state are rallying to improve their local parks, public spaces, waterways, hiking trails, sidewalks and streets by participating in the Department of Environmental Protection’s WV Make it Shine Statewide Cleanup, which takes place in April. AmeriCorps VISTA and Elkins Make it Shine[Read More…]
Hancock County Delegate Randy Swartzmiller: Add Social Security Tax Bill to special session agenda
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Delegate Randy Swartzmiller is asking for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s help to make certain no seniors in West Virginia will pay taxes on Social Security benefits. Swartzmiller, D-Hancock, has written a letter to Justice requesting he extend the[Read More…]
Lawsuit: Former Bishop Michael Bransfield ‘sexual predator’ and ‘binge drinker’
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A civil lawsuit filed in Ohio County Circuit Court alleges Bishop Michael Bransfield to be “a sexual predator” prone to binge drinking liquor, then molesting young men. The suit filed Friday lists the complainant only as someone with the[Read More…]
W.Va.’s road maintenance list underlines shortages of workers, equipment
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Inside the towering stack of binders now in West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s possession is a list of every road in the state that needs some sort of attention, but the biggest roadblock will not be tackling the list, but finding the[Read More…]
