By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republicans, led by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, presented President Joe Biden Thursday with a counteroffer to the White House’s compromise on his massive infrastructure package. Capito, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public[Read More…]
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Kanawha County Commission among seven West Virginia recipients welcoming nearly $3 million in EPA brownfields grant funding
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nothing can hold a community back quite like environmental contamination. Hazardous pollutants complicating the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of properties can limit job opportunities, local tax revenues and residential property values, all while damaging the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calls[Read More…]
Human Rights Commission discusses West Virginia legislative session and transgender focus group
By Sarah Marino, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Members of the Human Rights Commission learned firsthand at its Wednesday meeting about a federal lawsuit filed challenging West Virginia’s new law banning transgender athletes from female sports. Andrew Schneider, executive director of LGBTQ advocacy group Fairness West Virginia, answered questions[Read More…]
Three young West Virginians share their stories of addiction and recovery at Game Changer luncheon
By David Beard, The Dominion Post WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Three young West Virginians who abused drugs, entered recovery and are now helping others shared their stories Thursday afternoon during the Game Changer Prevention and Education Luncheon. All three were introduced to drugs by adults – two of them by[Read More…]
Opinion: Biden’s tax plan is the opposite of fairness
By Delegate Dianna Graves R-Kanawha President Joe Biden rode into the White House on a promise to provide economic relief for those Americans who were hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. To get people back on their feet, he pledged to increase federal government spending on everything from secondary education[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia with 269 new cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hours; 40.6% of total population fully vaccinated
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 27. West Virginia Statistics New cases in the last 24 hours – 269 Deaths in the last 24 hours – 4 Total Positive Cases –[Read More…]
Surface infrastructure bill moves from U.S. Senator Capito committee as infrastructure talks continue
By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Calling it the “anchor” for ongoing infrastructure talks with the White House, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito threw her support behind a transportation improvement package Wednesday. The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Manchin, Nick Saban kick off West Virginia Game Changers event
By Charles Young, WV News WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Two of West Virginia’s favorite native sons — a U.S. senator and the winningest coach in college football history — came together Wednesday evening for an event benefiting West Virginia Game Changers. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and University of Alabama[Read More…]
New activities open in West Virginia at Pipestem Resort State Park Adventure Zone
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PIPESTEM, W.Va. — Pipestem Resort State Park keeps adding recreational activities for visitors, with a new Adventure Zone now open. Gov. Jim Justice made the announcement Wednesday that a partnership with ACE Adventure Resort and West Virginia State Parks made the Adventure Zone possible.[Read More…]
Lawsuit: Bridgeport, West Virginia, girl says she can’t run cross country because of transgender athlete ban
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new West Virginia law is prohibiting an 11-year-old girl in Bridgeport from trying out for her school’s cross-country team solely because she is transgender, according to a lawsuit filed by her mother Wednesday. The lawsuit is the first to challenge the state’s[Read More…]
