LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Nonprofits across the state are being invited to a series of discussions on the future of a sector that employs one out of every ten West Virginia residents and generates more than $7.9 billion in annual revenues. In April and May, the West Virginia Nonprofit Association (WVNPA) will[Read More…]
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Manchin, Burr bill looks at veteran homelessness
NOTE — Release from Sen. Joe Manchin’s Office: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced the Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2015. This legislation would build on existing homeless veterans programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by investing in established programs that are proven to[Read More…]
Misdirected frustration evident at labor rally
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has the nation’s lowest workforce participation rate. In October, only 49.8 percent of eligible people in the work force were employed, compared to a national average of 62.7 percent. Despite being among the top states in per person spending[Read More…]
Chemical tank ‘rollback’ appears headed for passage
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation that dismantles large portions of the chemical tank safety bill passed after last year’s Freedom Industries leak appears headed for passage, following a narrow approval late Monday night by the House Judiciary Committee. Committee members approved the bill (SB 423) by a 13-12 vote taken at[Read More…]
First seats installed at Morgantown ballpark
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One down, 2,500 to go. Crews have installed the first permanent seats in the area’s newest ballpark, which is under construction near University Town Centre. The stadium will be home to WVU baseball and the minor-league West Virginia Black Bears. This will be the Black Bears inaugural[Read More…]
Old Huntington factory to get artistic new life
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A community eyesore and potential liability that was slated for demolition will soon get a second chance at life. The former Corbin Ltd. garment factory at 1040 Vernon St. in Westmoreland was purchased in 2014 by Coalfield Development Corporation from the Wayne Economic Development Authority for $110,000[Read More…]
Marshall mine cited days before fatal roof collapse
WHEELING, W.Va. — Federal inspectors issued 19 citations for safety violations at Murray Energy’s Marshall County Mine near Cameron in the week before Sunday’s fatal roof collapse there. Four of those citations, including two issued Friday, involve regulations related to the mine’s roof control plan and protections against roof, face[Read More…]
Police sorting out fatal dog attack in Wheeling
WHEELING, W.Va. — Police have released the names of two men who died Sunday in Wheeling – one from an apparent heart attack, the second from being attacked by a dog as he tried to save the first man. Chief Shawn Schwertfeger identified the men as David Wallace, 63, and[Read More…]
Shepherd University president to take Texas post
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — There’s no place like home for Shepherd University President Dr. Suzanne Shipley, who plans to accept the presidency at Midwestern State University. Shipley, who grew up in Lubbock, Texas, was named as the “sole finalist” for this new position after the MSU Board of Regents unanimously endorsed[Read More…]
Governor signs overdose antidote bill into law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin Monday signed the first of medical bills addressing elements of West Virginia’s drug abuse epidemic. Tomblin signed Senate Bill 335, the Access to Opioid Antagonists Act, into law Monday, providing first responders and even friends and family with life-saving medication that can be[Read More…]
