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With both sides energized, West Virginia’s GOP Legislature withstands rally to ‘Remember in November’
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. —With voter turnout topping 47 percent — up 10 percent from the last off-year election in 2014 — the 2018 general election saw teachers and labor turning out to “Remember in November,” but also an energized base of conservative voters. In Legislative races,[Read More…]
Gov. Justice, cabinet secretary, senior adviser all appeared in political ad
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice and his senior adviser appeared in a cross between a political ad and infomercial Monday evening, paid for by a group headed by a longtime aide to former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship. The 30-minute segment, titled “Perfect Storm,”[Read More…]
WVU researchers investigate how hospital lighting may hinder patient recovery
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Now that Daylight Saving Time has ended, cyclists are attaching lights to their helmets, and dog walkers are storing flashlights next to their leashes. But one place that won’t get darker with the time change is the hospital. New research out of West Virginia University[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, November 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. 13 DEAD AT CALIFORNIA COUNTRY DANCE BAR The dead include a sheriff’s sergeant and the[Read More…]
Today’s News: Election Edition
Today’s newsletter features a sampling of election stories from around West Virginia.
Defying President Trump, Joe Manchin defeats Patrick Morrisey to retain WV Senate seat
By JOHN DAHLIA NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Standing with his wife Gayle and children behind him, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., celebrated arguably the biggest win of his more than 30 years in West Virginia politics: Beating Republican challenger and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Manchin won about 50[Read More…]
Good election turnout reported in Marion County
By ERIC HRIN Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Voter turnout was reported as good Tuesday in Marion County. County-wide, 50.42 percent of voters cast 19,647 ballots: 4,089 through early voting, 415 through absentee and 15,143 on Tuesday. At precinct 112 in the Marion County Convention & Visitor Center, commissioner Sharon[Read More…]
William Ihlenfeld defeats Ryan Ferns to capture West Virginia Senate Seat
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va — Former U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld said a teenage secret weapon and a “small army of volunteers” helped him win the West Virginia Senate 1st District seat in Tuesday’s general election. Ihlenfeld, a Democrat, defeated Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns,[Read More…]
Republicans sweep US House races in WV
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republicans maintained their monopoly on West Virginia’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, as incumbent Reps. Alex Mooney and David McKinley were joined by longtime state legislator Carol Miller. According to preliminary election results from the Associated Press, none[Read More…]
