By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Members of the Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding heard testimony Thursday from several former officials with a controversial disaster relief program, including one official who was a no-show at an earlier committee meeting. Mary Jo Thompson, former director[Read More…]

By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In unanimous votes Thursday, the West Virginia Board of Education moved its vice president, Dave Perry, to the president position, moved its parliamentarian, Miller Hall, to vice president, and moved its president, Tom Campbell, to financial officer. Those were the only nominations[Read More…]

By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — A resolution supporting the impeachment of West Virginia Supreme Court justices, the governor and any other elected or appointed official who violates the state Constitution will go before the state Republican Party at its summer meeting Saturday in Wheeling,[Read More…]

By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A vision to bring safe and free wireless internet service to downtown Huntington is closer to becoming reality. Officials said they are hoping to launch “FREEinDOWNTOWN” live around the first or second week of August. “This is a project that Cabell Huntington[Read More…]

The Inter-Mountain BEVERLY, W.Va.  — Don’t be surprised if you happen to see early settlers, Yankees, Confederates, Allies, Axis, wives and civilians from throughout the centuries on the streets of Beverly this July. No, you haven’t entered a time machine, but Beverly Heritage Days: Centuries of History does offer a[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —  West Virginia University has named Thomas Mauger, M.D., to lead the WVU Eye Institute and serve as chair for the Department of Ophthalmology. He will also serve as associate dean for practice plan integration. Dr. Mauger specializes in medical and surgical care for corneal disease,[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, July 13, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP BRINGS HIS CHAOTIC ROAD SHOW TO BRITAIN President Donald Trump is dishing up a[Read More…]

By LORI KERSEY AND LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One day before West Virginia lawmakers start considering whether some state Supreme Court justices deserve to be impeached, Justice Menis Ketchum retired from his seat on the court, with more than two years left in his term. Ketchum faxed[Read More…]

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Almost three weeks after approving rules governing sports betting at the state’s casinos, the West Virginia Lottery released the emergency rules for public consumption. The Lottery Commission released the rules through the Secretary of State’s rule filing system[Read More…]