WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell urging the agency to support the release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Draft Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing, which have been delayed in[Read More…]
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Help your miner neighbors and may God bless them
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — “Merry Christmas, miners. God bless them.” That was a sentiment that was posted on an intraoffice message early today here at the newspaper, and we couldn’t agree more. On the heels of Alpha Natural Resources confirming Monday that there would be 138 additional[Read More…]
WVU state business index posts first gain of 2015
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Mountain State Business Index saw a slight increase in the month of November. “It posted its first gain for the year,” said Brian Lego, research assistant professor at the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at West Virginia University. “So in general for the year 2015,[Read More…]
Pocahontas County to ask voters for new school levy
MARLINTON, W.Va. — In order to make necessary improvements to schools, the Pocahontas County Board of Education hopes to pass a levy in 2016 that would help the school system receive additional state funding – and would result in major changes, including consolidation. The Pocahontas County BOE recently applied to[Read More…]
Region center for drug abuse
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Drug abuse in our region of the country is worse than many people may have thought – and most have had few illusions for several years that it was very, very bad. Drug abuse death rates in West Virginia, Ohio and[Read More…]
WV attorney general targets Social Security fraud
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is bulking up his staff and partnering with the Social Security Administration in an effort to prevent disability fraud, he announced Tuesday. During a telephone interview with The Herald-Dispatch, Morrisey said he is hiring two investigators and an analyst to specifically[Read More…]
Marshall voyage to St. Pete not a beach trip
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Marshall University football player Chase Litton was smiling when he stepped off the team bus from the airport to the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel at about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. Those smiles were short-lived, however, as the freshman quarterback from Tampa, Fla., was swarmed by local[Read More…]
WV population decreases for third straight year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lost more than 6,100 people between July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015, according to the 2015 population estimates put out by the U.S. Census Bureau. Percentage-wise, West Virginia’s 0.25 percent decrease was the largest in the country. Six other states lost population, according to[Read More…]
WV lawmaker among those stranded at SeaWorld
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s Christmastime, and Delegate Michel Moffatt wanted to treat his wife and two children with a nice trip to Orlando’s SeaWorld. On their way to see family in Naples, Florida, the Putnam County family decided to visit the aquatic theme park over “The Most Magical Place on[Read More…]
Holl’s Chocolates owner follows Swiss tradition
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There’s that universal look from a parent to a child, when a child asks a question and the answer returned is a very clear, “No.” No words have to be exchanged. There’s no shaking of the head. It’s just a firm, self-explanatory expression. Dominique Holl remembers his[Read More…]
