By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — Don Blankenship, who placed a distant third in the May 8 Republican Party primary race for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat, claims to have caught a second campaign wind by accepting the nomination of the West Virginia Constitution Party, Blankenship’s campaign[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — With a little more than one month left in the fiscal year, Secretary of Revenue Dave Hardy told the legislative Finance Committee that West Virginia is on track to meet revenue projections. Hardy, speaking during legislative interim meetings, said at the end[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New filings show a spread of wealthy, out-of-state donors contributed the millions of dollars that organizations linked to both national political parties used to tilt the West Virginia Senate Republican primary. Throughout the race, Duty and Country PAC, which traces back to[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A pair of research teams from West Virginia University have received close to $500,000 in funding from the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health. The first team, led by Derek Johnson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, will look at[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. —The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously Monday to pass legislation to rename the Huntington VA Medical Center for World War II Medal of Honor recipient and Cabell County resident Hershel “Woody” Williams. The resolution passed the Senate in September. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., introduced the[Read More…]

By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — Going up in a Ford Tri-Motor airplane was a once in a lifetime opportunity for those who got the chance at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport over the weekend. The plane had been at the airport since Thursday where[Read More…]

By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Pierpont Community & Technical College has a few new partners. Starting in the fall semester, PCTC will offer an Associate’s of Applied Science and Technical Studies degree for mining maintenance. The school has partnered with West Virginia Northern Community College  and[Read More…]

By JIM WORKMAN For The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The current drug epidemic is a health crisis, a social services crisis and an economic crisis in the state of West Virginia: That was the report from Bill Crouch, cabinet secretary of the Department of Health and Human[Read More…]