By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has signed into a law a bill to authorize the West Virginia Public Service Commission to establish rules for the testing and maintenance of fire hydrants owned by water utilities. Justice on Wednesday signed off on House Bill 5617,[Read More…]
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WV Hive, WVU Tech Launch Lab extend deadline for entries for 2024 Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition to Mar. 31
BECKLEY, W.Va. – The West Virginia Hive, in partnership with the West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) Launch Lab, announced it is extending the deadline to March 31 for entries in the next Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition. Diana Woods, director of the WVU Tech Launch[Read More…]
West Virginians for Affordable Health Care to Honor Barbara Fleischauer with Rockefeller Award
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginians for Affordable Health Care (WVAHC) has announced it is recognizing Barbara Fleischauer with the distinguished Rockefeller Award for her lifetime contributions to improving access to health care for West Virginians. “Barbara Fleischauer served in the WV House of Delegates for over 20 years where she sponsored[Read More…]
WVDOT reminds citizens of law regarding placement of political signs on state rights of way
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – As Primary Election Day in West Virginia approaches, the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) wants to remind the public of laws regarding political signs placed on state rights of way. “WVDOT understands the seriousness of this law while also understanding the need for candidates[Read More…]
West Virginia Parkways Authority releases Easter holiday travel estimates
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Parkways Authority is getting ready for a busy, five-day Easter holiday travel weekend along the West Virginia Turnpike. Parkways officials are predicting 565,000 transactions from Thursday, March 28, 2024, through Monday April 1, 2024. The busiest day is expected to be on[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Manchin and Capito, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, vote to secure West Virginia priorities in a bipartisan appropriations package
Funding included for WVU, Marshall, WVSOM and numerous other schools and projects WV Press Association Sharing Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to secure a number of West Virginia priorities in a bipartisan appropriations package, which included the Fiscal Year[Read More…]
W.Va. Guard Aircraft and personnel assist with aerial firefighting support
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On March 22, two West Virginia National Guard UH60M and HH60M Blackhawk helicopters and personnel arrived on scene and are assisting the West Virginia Division of Forestry and local government and emergency management officials in Hardy County, West Virginia, as they combat large-scale wildland fires.. The deployment[Read More…]
‘Working through the hiccups’: FAFSA errors, changes leave WV students coping with delays
By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — College students in West Virginia are facing delays in receiving financial aid offers this year because of setbacks in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid process, education officials say. The Department of Education was addressing a $1.8 billion error in how FAFSA calculates student[Read More…]
West Virginia Sen. Capito unsure why Manchin has moved to block judicial picks
By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she doesn’t know why her fellow West Virginia senator has decided to block President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as first reported by Politico, has announced plans to vote against any of the[Read More…]
More elk arriving in West Virginia as part of restoration project
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has welcomed another 23 elk to the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in Logan County where they will be evaluated and held for a short period of time before being released into the wild, the[Read More…]