The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, June 14, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP NO LONGER ‘DOTARD’ IN NORTH KOREA After striking a nuclear deal with Kim Jong[Read More…]
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Opioid shippers, Justice Department oppose release of West Virginia prescription painkiller numbers
By ERIC EYRE and COURTNEY HESSLER HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Administration and the nation’s largest drug distributors are objecting to a West Virginia newspaper chain’s request for federal records that show prescription opioid shipments to every pharmacy in the state. The Justice Department[Read More…]
Natural gas pipeline agrees to pay West Virginia DEP $430,000 penalty for water pollution violations
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rover Pipeline LLC has agreed to pay the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection $430,000 for water pollution violations in the state, according to a consent order made public Tuesday. The natural gas pipeline project and the DEP made the deal May[Read More…]
Report: West Virginia University wields most influence in state
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Through collaboration and research, West Virginia University is building upon its reputation as the state’s most influential entity. Joyce McConnell, WVU provost and vice president for academic affairs, said the university received the “most influential” designation on the Forbes[Read More…]
Flood-damaged West Virginia communities await action
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Will their patience pay off? That’s the big question nagging Greenbrier County property owners who are still waiting for an alphabet soup of programs and agencies — FEMA, HMGP, RISE — to come through with funding to restore homes and[Read More…]
Senators demand EPA release results of perfluorinated chemicals study
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. senators from Ohio and West Virginia have signed a letter demanding the release of a federal study about the levels of perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water supplies. A dozen senators on Tuesday sent the letter to Scott Pruitt,[Read More…]
Shale Crescent USA wants to rebrand region
By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The area has been known by many names — the Upper Ohio Valley, Appalachia, the Rust Belt and Coal Country — in the past, but one organization hopes to rebrand the region in a way that will help it[Read More…]
Second annual WVU Day of Giving to be held Nov. 14
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Hoping to build on the success of their inaugural Day of Giving last fall, West Virginia UniversityFoundation officials have announced plans to conduct a second WVU Day of Giving on Nov. 14. “In one 24-hour period last November, our generous alumni and friends stepped up[Read More…]
Russian journalist visits Gazette-Mail in international exchange
By KRISTINA SAFONOVA Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Saturday afternoon, a completely disorientated and strange English-speaking girl appeared in Charleston, West Virginia. So it’s time to say it was me, a Russian reporter, Kristina Safonova. I know it’s not the first time that journalists from Russia have come to[Read More…]