By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – The first thing Taylor Hicks noticed when he came to West Virginian was its similarity to his home state. The American Idol winner hails from Alabama and saw every corner of the country while on his promotional tour. He remembers West Virginia because[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Friday, September 28
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AFTER DRAMATIC TESTIMONY, MORE TOXIC, PARTISAN POLITICS Senate Republicans are plowing forward with a committee[Read More…]
Former Justice Davis files federal lawsuit against West Virginia governor, legislature
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Adding another wrinkle to the impeachment process against members of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, a justice who resigned is taking those who initiated the impeachment process and voted for her impeachment to federal court. Robin[Read More…]
In WV Senate race, candidates see two different economies
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two men running for a Kanawha County state Senate seat are painting two different pictures of the same economy. Both incumbent Sen. Ed Gaunch, R-Kanawha, and Democratic challenger Richard Lindsay came to speak with Charleston Gazette-Mail editors Tuesday to discuss issues ranging[Read More…]
Landowners facing irreparable harm from MVP, lawyers argue
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mountain Valley Pipeline never sufficiently showed that it would face harm without access to landowners’ properties, lawyers for those landowners told the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday. They also said that, as court battles over the pipeline[Read More…]
On WV gun control, expert and lawmaker both point to gender
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — After a young man killed 14 students and three staff members at a Florida high school earlier this year, the Republican-led state passed several new gun laws. But according to a new review by the Associated Press, most states didn’t follow suit. West Virginia passed[Read More…]
WVPA Reminder: Oct. 1 deadline for newspapers to file statement of ownership; WVSOS affidavit of circulation by Nov. 1
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s time for West Virginia newspapers to file the Statement of Ownership form with the US Post Office and the Affidavit of Circulation form with the WV Secretary of State office. The WVPA has been working with government agencies to get the forms updated. The correct forms for the 2019-20[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, September 27
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HIGH DRAMA ON CAPITOL HILL Senators will hear from Christine Blasey Ford, a California psychology[Read More…]
Contractors Association of WV’s Clowser receives meritorious service award
Release from the Contractors Association of West Virginia: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Executive Leadership Council recently awarded Contractors Association of West Virginia Executive Director Mike Clowser with its 2018 Meritorious Service Award. The council, comprised of the 89 AGC chapter executives nationwide,[Read More…]
