CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Carl “Bill” Roop to the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 44th District representing Raleigh County. Roop fills the vacancy left by Todd Kirby, who was appointed as a circuit judge earlier this month.
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OPINION: PEIA faces weighty decision
By Abigail Cowher After years of college and medical school research, I’d never once gotten emotional while reading interviews from research participants. That is, until I came across an interview of one of the many patients losing insurance coverage for their anti-obesity medication: a breast cancer survivor who had gained[Read More…]
Hinebaugh: Heightened security, excitement envelop Republican National Convention
By Eric Ayres, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. – One local family taking part in this week’s activities at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin anticipated an electric atmosphere, but they didn’t bargain for the level of intensity that has swept the event in the wake of last Saturday’s assassination[Read More…]
Industrial Yard Fire
Firefighters from 3 counties battle blaze By Brad Johnson, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Fire departments from three counties battled a blaze at an industrial building in South Elkins Monday afternoon that resulted in the temporary closing of several streets. The fire at the building, located in the industrial yard[Read More…]
Gov. Jim Justice delivers address to people of West Virginia following attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice delivered the following address on July 15 to the people of West Virginia following the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
Buzz Foods closes S.S. Logan Packing facility in Huntington
By Fred Pace, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Just 18 months after Buzz Foods of Charleston announced it had acquired Huntington-based S.S. Logan Packing Co., the company has closed the Huntington facility. “This was not our original plan,” said Buzz’s owner Dickinson Gould. “Our intention and hope was to grow[Read More…]
WVU Foundation raises record $282M to benefit University students, programs and more
West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University alumni and friends contributed a record $282.6 million during fiscal year 2024 to support high-quality education, meaningful research, world-class patient care and outreach programs that benefit the Mountain State and beyond. The WVU Foundation’s remarkable year in fundraising trumps the previous record —[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito releases statement regarding assassination attempt on President Donald Trump
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement regarding the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13: “Like all Americans, I was shocked and horrified by the assassination attempt on President Trump at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania. I am so thankful that[Read More…]
Statement: W.Va. House members respond to assassination attempt
Statement on behalf of West Virginia House of Delegates members listed below West Virginia Press Association “Certain events cause time to stop and cause history to take note. July 13, 2024, became one of those days, with its images of courage and strength now seared into all our minds. When[Read More…]
W.Va. Sec. of State working with county clerks to prepare for National Poll Worker Recruitment Day on Aug. 1
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va – The state of West Virginia has teamed up again this year with the county clerks, U.S. Elections Assistance Commission (EAC), and other states in a national poll-worker recruitment effort heading into the 2024 General Election. According to Secretary of State Mac Warner, National Poll Worker Recruitment[Read More…]
