By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said the state’s seven-week, $10 million vaccination incentive sweepstakes will continue, even though it’s failing thus far to spur large numbers of unvaccinated West Virginians to get their COVID-19 shots. “You could say, well, they’re not terribly successful,” Justice[Read More…]

By Charles Boothe and Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked the advancement of a voting rights bill this evening, with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, on opposite sides of the issue. After expressing[Read More…]

Portion of sales to benefit military personnel through USO-Metro WASHINGTON, D.C. — West Virginia snack manufacturer Mister Bee Potato Chips will be featured at Giant Food stores throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. in early July, offering specially marked chip bags that salute military personnel and designate a portion of[Read More…]

By Tyler Bennett, The Parkersburg news and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — As part of the first round of drawing for the state-wide “Do It For Babydog” vaccination sweepstakes, Mineral Wells resident Karen Foley left the state capital a whole lot richer, taking a giant check for $1 million back to Wood County[Read More…]

By David Kirk, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law this week making Juneteenth an official federal holiday, however, supporters of the bill say this recognition is just the first step. The Upper Monongahela River Valley Juneteenth Celebration kicked off at Windmill Park[Read More…]

By James E. Casto, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has secured language in the pending federal Surface Transportation Investment Act authorizing Amtrak to evaluate ways it could restore the Cardinal to daily service. The Cardinal, which links West Virginia communities with Chicago and New York City,[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The opportunity is imminent to tell West Virginia state environmental regulators what you think of the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request to cross waterbodies throughout the Mountain State. The state Department of Environmental Protection will hold a virtual public hearing at 6 pm.[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eligible West Virginia residents have until 11:59 p.m. Sunday to register for the state’s second vaccine incentive lottery drawing. The second drawing in West Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery will be held June 28, with the winners to be announced June 30. The[Read More…]

By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Thousands of volunteers across the globe came together on Monday to take part in the third-annual United Way Day of Action. Locally, more than 220 volunteers gathered at Elkins City Park for the Tygart Valley United Way event Monday. The volunteers took[Read More…]