By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegates concluded May interim meetings Tuesday without securing the 60 signatures needed on a petition to compel Gov. Jim Justice to call a special session for legislation to set up a banking system for the state’s new medical marijuana law. However, Delegate[Read More…]

By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va.  – Christine Campbell found a new favorite book Tuesday. With every page turn of the children’s book Dewey Bob, the president of the American Federation of Teachers found its content sweet and thoughtful. Her reaction to the story was similar to the[Read More…]

WVU Today   MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A dramatic recovery of red spruce trees in the central Appalachian Mountains led West Virginia University researchers to pursue the driving factors behind improved forest health. After a 50-year period of declining growth of the tree species prior to the Clean Air Act, a[Read More…]

By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH, W.Va.  — Two new ATV trail connections opening today in McDowell County will give visitors direct access to the city of Welch and the town of Kimball, the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority’s executive director said Tuesday. “As of in the morning (today), we’ll[Read More…]

By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A combination of dangerous practices and thrillseeking riders has landed dozens of local residents in the hospital so far this year for all-terrain vehicle-related injuries – before summer has even officially gotten underway. In rural West Virginia, ATVs can be as integral[Read More…]

By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Mike Huckabee, a former Republican presidential candidate and former governor of Arkansas, is scheduled to speak today at The Health Plan’s first Health Care Symposium at Oglebay Park. His address is titled, “What Politicians Don’t Know About Health Care[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘WE’RE DRIVING ON’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says preparations are still underway for Trump’s[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators concluded a two-day special session Monday afternoon without addressing legislation to direct the state treasurer to set up a banking system needed to transact payments under the state’s medical marijuana law. However, legislators were moving to take the rare step to[Read More…]