By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Wednesday denied a petition to order the Secretary of State to place Constitution Party candidate Don Blankenship on the November ballot for U.S. Senate. The high court heard arguments Wednesday morning[Read More…]
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Hanshaw elected 58th WV House of Delegates speaker
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.VA. — On a party-line 62-34 vote Wednesday, the West Virginia House of Delegates elected two-term Delegate Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, to be the 58th speaker of the House. He will complete the unexpired term of former speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, who resigned Aug. 21[Read More…]
Manchin: DRC is ‘best investment’ community can make during crisis
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Day Report Center is being offered up as an opioid addiction crisis treatment model and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is all ears. An estimated 25 Berkeley County officials and leaders attended a tour of the DRC Wednesday alongside[Read More…]
FERC: Mountain Valley Pipeline construction can resume
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline may start up again, federal regulators decided Wednesday. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered a halt to construction on the 300-mile-long project earlier this month after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruledthat the Bureau[Read More…]
West Virginia community colleges and WVU join together to help more students earn degrees
WVU Today (Editor’s note: This news was originally shared by the West Virginia Community and Technical College System) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia community college students who transfer to West Virginia University before earning their associate degrees can now receive their credentials retroactively, thanks to a new partnership between the[Read More…]
WVDOT awards first general obligation bond project
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that the West Virginia Department of Transportation has awarded the first general obligation bond project. The project, from his Roads to Prosperity program, will widen nearly eight miles of the West Virginia Turnpike near Beckley. The contract was[Read More…]
Pro-Life group rallies in Wheeling to support Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
By ALAN OLSON The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Dozens crowded Wednesday on the steps of the City-County Building to urge U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin to support President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. The Susan B. Anthony List National Pro-Life Woman’s Caucus, along with other[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, August 30
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MCCAIN TO DEPART ARIZONA FOR THE LAST TIME Arizona residents have been invited to honor[Read More…]
International Trade Commission reverses newsprint tariff
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Trade Commission on Wednesday voted nanimously voted to reverse the newsprint tariffs. NORPAC, a Washington State mill purchased by One Rock Capital Partners in 2016, asked the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission to impose newsprint tariffs on Canadian newsprint suppliers. NORPAC said the Canadian companies[Read More…]
