The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MCCAIN TO DEPART ARIZONA FOR THE LAST TIME Arizona residents have been invited to honor[Read More…]
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Mingo County pharmacist’s defamation claims against CBS rejected by judge
By CAITY COYNE HD Media WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A federal judge ruled last week that two “CBS Evening News” reports centered on the opioid epidemic did not defame a Mingo County pharmacist. The summary judgment ruling, granted by U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin in West Virginia’s Southern District, killed[Read More…]
Governor appoints Armstead, Jenkins to W.Va. Supreme Court
WVPA Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice today (Saturday, Aug. 25) appointed Tim Armstead, former speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, and U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. “Both of these appointees are true conservatives, and both have the honor and integrity we[Read More…]
Ex-Supreme Court justice Ketchum pleads guilty to federal wire fraud
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former West Virginia Supreme Court justice Menis Ketchum pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court. Ketchum, 75, entered his plea Thursday morning before U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver Jr. in federal court. At the exact same time as Ketchum’s plea hearing,[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, August 24
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE TRUMP’S SECRETS WERE STORED The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush-money[Read More…]
West Virginia House, Senate set dates to return
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates have set dates to return to the Capitol Building, but for different purposes. Senators will return Sept. 11 and take their oaths as jurors for a pre-trial hearing in[Read More…]
Manchin: U.S. health care coverage at a crossroads
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D- W.Va., said health care insurance customers without pre-existing condition coverage could burn through their retirement nest egg in a fraction of the time it took for them to save it. “Your illness would financially ruin you,” Manchin[Read More…]
WVU Festival of Ideas announces the fall 2018 series
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This season’s Festival of Ideas at West Virginia University addresses topics at the forefront of the American conversation—from suicide prevention and genetically engineered food to civic engagement and why we should resist hate with free speech instead of censorship. The series begins at 4 p.m.[Read More…]