West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday announced his office has reached a $119.5 million settlement with Altice USA to resolve thousands of consumer complaints about the company’s quality of service in the state. The Attorney General’s Office has been investigating Altice—which operates[Read More…]
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Economic Outlook predicts stability for West Virginia
By Toni Milbourne, The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The chambers of commerce and development authorities for both Berkeley and Jefferson counties collaboratively hosted the Eastern Panhandle Economic Outlook session at Hollywood Casino on Thursday. Presenting at the meeting for the third year was John Deskins, director of the Bureau[Read More…]
DoHS announces end to SNAP stolen benefits replacement
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA) has announced that its ability to replace stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits has ended. The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 gave DoHS’s BFA the ability to replace SNAP benefits stolen via[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Toyota to present 2025 WV Teacher of the Year with vehicle
WHAT: 2025 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Vehicle Presentation WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, 9:30 a.m. WHERE: Rock Branch Elementary School, 4616 1st Avenue, Nitro, West Virginia 25143 CONTACT: Christy Day, West Virginia Department of Education Office of Communications, at 304-558-2699 or [email protected]. The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and Rock Branch[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with annual breakfast
WHAT: The West Virginia University Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast hosted by the WVU Center for Black Culture WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 18, 9:30-11:30 a.m. WHERE: Mountainlair Ballrooms WHO: Members of the University and Morgantown communities NOTES: The event is free, but tickets must be reserved here to attend. Tiffany Dena Loftin, a union leader and community organizer, will be the[Read More…]
1,000 Hours Outside: Local family finds unique motivation to spend time outside
By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Two-year-old Naomi Bergren, four-year-old Samuel Bergren and eight-year-old Charlotte Bergren sledded to a stop at the bottom of a snowy hill in Morgan’s Grove Park on Monday afternoon. Their parents, Jim and Molly Bergren, could be found watching them from the[Read More…]
Legislature removes de Soto; applications open for seat
By Toni Milbourne, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature agreed to remove Delegate-elect Joseph de Soto from his seat representing the 91st Delegate District, as de Soto remains on home confinement following his arrest for allegedly making terrorist threats against several members of the Legislature. De Soto[Read More…]
Editorial: Setting standards for the judiciary
The Intelligencer It’s been about a decade since the last time the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals worked on updates to the state Code of Judicial Conduct. Think about how much the world has changed since the last revision to that code, in November 2015. For that matter think[Read More…]
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey leads coalition to victory against federal Title IX overhaul
WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, co-leader of a six-state coalition, declared victory Thursday in challenging the federal Department of Education’s overhaul of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act, which he argued would harm West Virginia students, families and schools. The U.S.[Read More…]
America’s largest salamander hellbent for Endangered Species status
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a decade of legal maneuvering, the eastern hellbender, a salamander known to reside in a number of cool, clear West Virginia streams, is now being proposed for Endangered Species Act protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2010, the[Read More…]