By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislative leaders are asking lawmakers to look into delays in getting aid from the West Virginia Rise program to victims of the 2016 flood.. House Speaker Tim Armstead and Senate President Mitch Carmichael have sent a letter to the Joint Legislative Committee[Read More…]
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DHHR: Kanawha man, 33, is WV’s first hepatitis A-related death
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 33-year-old Kanawha County man is the first death associated with the hepatitis A outbreak in West Virginia, the state Department of Health and Human Resources said Thursday. The man, who died Tuesday, had other existing illnesses besides hepatitis A that also[Read More…]
First Roads to Prosperity bond sale yields $800 million
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first part of the General Obligation bond sales for the Roads to Prosperity program has yielded $800 million plus interest for larger projects in the state, Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday. The state secured a 3.575 percent interest rate on the[Read More…]
Delegate Shawn Fluharty: Integrity fee is a long shot
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The American Gaming Association is supporting efforts to “strengthen game integrity” following last week’s Supreme Court decision to strike down federal bans on sports betting. But West Virginia lawmakers remain opposed to any “integrity fees” being placed on wagering[Read More…]
Gazette editorial: Can WV competently help its own flood survivors?
Charleston Gazette-Mail Gazette editorial Anyone who saw the devastation from the flood of June 2016 in Clendenin, Clay, Richwood, Rainelle, White Sulphur Springs and numerous other communities will never forget it. That’s why it’s so disheartening to learn that a program intended to help survivors of that disaster has apparently[Read More…]
PEIA subcommittee wants data on border county coverage, comparisons to other states
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A subcommittee looking into creating a plan and design for the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) wants data on border county coverage along with comparisons to other states and plans. The Coverage and Plan subcommittee met for the first time Wednesday. Rob[Read More…]
Parade, karaoke, rides and games kick off annual Three Rivers Festival in Fairmont
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT – It begins with music and flashing lights, and it will end with music and flashing lights. The Three Rivers Festival returned to Fairmont Thursday, kicking off with a parade through downtown which led onlookers right to Palatine Park, where rides, games, food,[Read More…]
WVU School of Dentistry operates new specialty program to treat gum disease
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A new post-graduate program at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry trains dentists to become specialists in preventing and treating gum disease and related conditions in the use of dental implants. Dr. Gian Pietro Schincaglia will lead “Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery,” a program[Read More…]
2 West Virginia Guard members to assist with volcanic activity, lava flow
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two members of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s Joint Interagency Education and Training Center are in Hawaii to assist the state’s Joint Operations Center as the state battles volcanic activity and lava flow. Maj. William Estep and Capt. Christopher Parker, serving as joint enabling[Read More…]
