By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County Circuit Court judge heard arguments but rendered no decision Monday regarding whether to dismiss legal action filed against Gov. Jim Justice seeking to force him to live in the capital city. Delegate Isaac Sponaugle, D-Pendleton, filed a petition for[Read More…]

By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Speaking with a physician’s plain, calm precision as both the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the father of an adult son recovering from addiction, Dr. Robert Redfield offered encouragement and praise for the multi-disciplinary directness the Tri-State[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — Opioid recovery efforts in the quad state region have been ramped up in the past three years with recovery groups now taking a multi-level approach toward treating opioid addiction. Substance recovery centers in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia have developed specialized[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia State Police trooper issued Dimitrios Patlias a warning for failing to drive within his lane, just before seizing more than $10,000 in cash from him and his wife. On June 9, Tonya Smith — who was almost eight months[Read More…]

By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An event designed to empower young people to effect change in their home state is once again slated for Marshall University. Organizers of the upcoming Young West Virginia Power Building Conference held a press conference Monday morning at Drinko Library on Marshall’s[Read More…]

WVU Today (Editor’s note: An online media kit containing downloadable video, photos and other resources is available in the WVUToday Media Center.) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Antar Jutla, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at West Virginia University, is part of a British-led humanitarian team that is working to predict and[Read More…]

By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va.  — A new after-school club is being introduced at Mercer County schools that will offer a Bible class to elementary students. “After much consideration and a strong interest from the community, we have decided to introduce after-school Bible Clubs,” said Amy Belcher,[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AFTER CRITICISM, TRUMP HONORS MCCAIN The president relents under pressure by tersely recognizing the late[Read More…]