By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a speech somewhere between a political endorsement and a scorched-earth, cautionary tale of the implications of a Democratic congressional takeover, President Donald Trump visited Charleston on Tuesday to throw his weight behind Patrick Morrisey’s Senate bid. Speaking at a rally at[Read More…]
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Trump stumps for Morrisey during trip to West Virginia
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump said he is all in for Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin in the November general election. He is also all in on coal, after his administration announced doing away[Read More…]
Trump protesters bring signs, street theater to Charleston
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The crowd continued to trickle into a rally for President Donald Trump Tuesday night in Charleston, but outside protesters put on their own show. Savanna Lyons — dressed in a cap and gown — and DL Hamilton standing behind a podium in[Read More…]
Armstead resigns to run for West Virginia Supreme Court
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates resigned Tuesday after 20 years, choosing to run in a special election for a seat on the state Supreme Court. House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, announced his resignation in[Read More…]
Ahead of Trump rally in Charleston, EPA rolls out new emissions rules
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ahead of a rally in Charleston, President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency detailed its plan to deal with emissions coming from coal-fired power plants Tuesday morning. The Trump administration’s replacement for the Clean Power Plan, called the Affordable Clean Energy, or ACE,[Read More…]
Gov. Justice agrees with EPA to add West Virginia site to NPL
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va — Gov. Jim Justice has agreed with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials to place the Shaffer Equipment Co./Arbuckle Creek site in Minden on the National Priority List (NPL). In a letter to EPA Region 3 Administrator Cosmo Servidio, the governor wrote on Monday[Read More…]
Manchin: U.S. health care coverage at a crossroads
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D- W.Va., said health care insurance customers without pre-existing condition coverage could burn through their retirement nest egg in a fraction of the time it took for them to save it. “Your illness would financially ruin you,” Manchin[Read More…]
WVU issues statement after meeting with fraternity leaders
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee issued the following statement Tuesday after meeting with leaders of several fraternities who recently dissociated from the University: “While there is still much work to be done, we had an open and honest conversation. I believe we more clearly understand each other’s position,[Read More…]
Huntington-area Kroger stores launch scan-and-go technology
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — Technology continues to change the way many people go grocery shopping. Scan, Bag, Go made its debut Tuesday at the Kroger in Barboursville, as well as the Kroger in Ashland. It allows tech-savvy customers to scan and bag items as they shop,[Read More…]
