West Virginia Press Association OAK HILL, W.Va. — Surgeons at Charleston Area Medical Center’s Plateau Medical Center used the first da Vinci 5 surgical system in the state to assist with procedures on Wednesday, July 31, and Thursday, Aug. 1. Dr. Yancy Short and Dr. Scott Killmer performed the first[Read More…]
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W.Va. attorney general issues statement following recent Google court ruling
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Google is a monopolist and it acted unlawfully to maintain it, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said, paraphrasing the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s ruling Monday that tech giant Google had abused its monopoly power over its internet search business. Google paid enormous[Read More…]
West Virginia Department of Human Services expands Transitional Living for Vulnerable Youth program
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) has announced an expansion of its Transitional Living for Vulnerable Youth (TLVY) program, designed to support West Virginia’s vulnerable youth aged 17 to 21 as they transition from foster care and residential mental health treatment to independent[Read More…]
1,169 new W.Va. business registrations reported for July 2024
Wirt County led the state in new business growth for the month West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WV Secretary of State’s Office registered 1,169 new businesses statewide during the month of July, according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Wirt County led the state in the percentage[Read More…]
Appalachian Power seeking an over 17% rate increase
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power announced Friday that they had filed with the West Virginia Public Service Commission for a rate review application which would increase customers’ monthly electric bills by 17.61 percent, an increase of $28.72 if approved. Commercial electric[Read More…]
Income tax revenue down as West Virginia begins new fiscal year
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia just put a bow on general revenue fund tax collections for the first month of fiscal year 2025, coming in right at estimates. But nearly all major revenue streams, including personal income tax collections, were down[Read More…]
‘Hurt my heart’: Huntington man might sue to remove murals from ‘the people’s house’
By Beth Sergent, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — “It’s just a guy looking for answers,” Gregory S. Morris said of what is becoming a public undertaking in the art of questioning how state government works. Morris is one of two potential plaintiffs in possible litigation against the state regarding the[Read More…]
Statehouse Beat: Public officials becoming more hostile toward press
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Reporters and public officials, by nature, have something of an adversarial relationship, but in recent years, officials’ attitudes toward the press have become increasingly hostile, much as they have come to see members of the other political party not as the loyal[Read More…]
Editorial: Pay property taxes to get full W.Va. credit
The Inter-Mountain In the past few weeks, many West Virginia residents received two of their favorite annual reminders — a postcard-sized bill that shows the amount of tax owed on your home or any land you own, and also a separate bill showing what is owed on your personal property[Read More…]
WV State Parks officials break ground on largest mountain bike trail project in state history
Cacapon Resort State Park trails project will make the park a regional mountain bike destination West Virginia Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — West Virginia State Parks officials announced on August 2 that construction on a major bike trail expansion at Cacapon Resort State Park has begun. The $3.5 million project[Read More…]
