By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Residents and businesses affected by the 2014 Kanawha Valley water crisis could begin receiving settlement checks in the mail in a matter of weeks. In a letter dated Thursday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services waived its right to recover portions[Read More…]

By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKELY, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a website to inform the public on ongoing rural broadband opportunities and future opportunities and to allow for feedback. According to a release, $700 million is available every year for rural broadband connectivity projects with[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept., 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP’S CANDIDATE TO BE GRILLED Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh begins four days of marathon hearings[Read More…]

By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va. — After a 40-hour week, workers of all kinds normally have time to wind down on weekends before beginning the five-day cycle anew. These workers can thank labor unions for that cycle. As explained by members of the Marion County United Mine[Read More…]

By JENNIFER GARDNER Charleston Gazette-Mail SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Driving his moving truck into the area for the first time last year, Kyle Warmack noticed something “huge” as he looped around South Charleston on Interstate 64. “As you curve around, you see the sign,” Warmack said. “It reads ‘South Charleston[Read More…]

By REBECCA CARBALLO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While working with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill, Charleston native Brad White said he can still remember what “the stare” looks like. “In a line of question, there was a stare and a glare,” White said. “Then he would open[Read More…]

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WHITE SULPHER SPRINGS, W.Va.  — At the 82nd West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Business Summit, held at Gov. Jim Justice’s Greenbrier Resort every year, one would expect the leader of the state government’s economic arm — even the[Read More…]

Staff reports The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — West Virginians benefiting from the state’s SNAP program can double or triple their food dollars at the state’s farmers markets. The West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition, WVU Extension Family Nutrition SNAP Education, and West Virginia Farmers Market Association recently announced the launch[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A dermatologist may distinguish a mole from a tumor based on a glance, the way a cook can tell parsley from cilantro by sniffing it. But medical students don’t have enough experience to make such intuitive diagnoses. Michael Kolodney, who chairs West Virginia University’s Department[Read More…]