By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The white board – once a staple of former governor Jim Justice’s briefings – returned to the Governor’s Reception Room Tuesday morning as Gov. Patrick Morrisey provided more details on a projected $400 million hole in the fiscal[Read More…]
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Governor Patrick Morrisey announces additional Cabinet appointments, staff hires
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Jan. 28 Governor Patrick Morrisey announced the appointment of additional cabinet secretaries and key staff. The announcement included the appointment of U.S. Army General James (Jim) Seward, a decorated military veteran with extensive military, government and private sector experience, as West Virginia’s[Read More…]
Investigation into Clarksburg (West Virginia) house explosion continues, some families still out of homes following evacuation
By Damian Phillips, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Following a house explosion on Sunday, which was said to be caused by a gas leak, residents of Chestnut Street have still not been permitted to return to their homes after a five-block radius around the blast was evacuated.[Read More…]
Blaze claims Treetop House, center of resurrected Coolfont Resort
By Kate Shunney, The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Local residents, workers, visitors to Berkeley Springs and the area’s business community are mourning the loss of the iconic Treetop House at Coolfont Resort to a Sunday evening fire that quickly consumed the wood lodge building. Firefighting agencies from four[Read More…]
OPINION: The need to ensure a fair Backyard Brawl in health care
By Delegate Scot C. Heckert, R-Wood Governor Morrisey has launched a campaign to ensure West Virginia is on equal footing with our surrounding states when it comes to state regulation. The goal is to support economic development and remove unnecessary regulations. Everyone supports that effort, and we applaud the Governor[Read More…]
COLUMN: Challenges and opportunities in the year(s) ahead
By Dr. E. Gordon Gee, president, West Virginia University At the beginning of a new year, most people find themselves looking forward and resolving to change their habits to improve their future. In the final year of my four-plus decades as a university president, I find myself pondering the future[Read More…]
Mon sheriff investigating last Sunday’s fatal crash on Cheat Lake Bridge
By Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — If you were traveling on the eastbound lane of Interstate 68’s Cheat Lake Bridge around noon or thereafter during last Sunday’s snowstorm, Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes wants to hear from you. The sheriff wants to know if you saw anything,[Read More…]
How to claim West Virginia’s new vehicle tax rebate for 2024
WV News Report West Virginia residents preparing their 2024 state tax returns should be on the lookout for an important update. The West Virginia Tax Division has started mailing out MV-1 letters, which include the tax credit information needed to claim the first-time vehicle property tax rebate. The MV-1 letters[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail editorial: Smoke and mirrors of WV finances exposed
Charleston Gazette-Mail Not too long ago, then-Gov. Jim Justice, now a U.S. senator, was touting a $1.3 billion surplus in state revenue. Such a windfall, Justice said, must be used to cut the state’s income tax, if not repeal it entirely. So, Justice and the West Virginia Legislature, controlled by[Read More…]
WVDNR announces Groundhog Day Celebration activities
Public invited to attend Groundhog Day at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center on Feb. 2 FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced that the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will host its 48th annual Groundhog Day Celebration on Feb. 2. Members of the public are invited[Read More…]
