By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — According to a report from The Commonwealth Fund, West Virginia stands to lose 16,000 jobs in 2019 if portions of the Affordable Care Act are repealed. The incoming administration and Congress have placed a high priority on repealing federal premium tax credits[Read More…]
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Charleston Police Department chief: Speeding cruiser not using warning lights, siren before crash
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A woman remained in serious condition late Thursday after being involved in a collision with a Charleston police cruiser on Wednesday, according to the police chief. Chief Brent Webster said police believe the officer, who was rushing to a call, was not[Read More…]
WVU finishes up football schedule through 2021
By MIKE CASAZZA Charleston Gazette-Mail MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia finalized scheduling through the 2021 season Thursday, confirming three previously reported games and unveiling another. The Mountaineers will play Youngstown State in 2018, James Madison in 2019 and Florida State in 2020. The Gazette-Mail previously reported all three games and[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, Jan. 6
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP TO BE SHOWN HACKING EVIDENCE The president-elect has questioned intelligence assessments about Russian[Read More…]
US court upholds mountaintop removal pollution ruling
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge in West Virginia was correct in ruling that coal operators in the state must comply with water quality standards that limit the legal pollution allowed in streams, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. A three-judge panel of the 4th[Read More…]
Opinion: Secretary of State ready to get things moving
The Journal Mac Warner, who will take office as West Virginia secretary of state on Jan. 16, clearly plans to hit the ground running. This week, he announced three top appointments of officials to serve in his office. Warner, of Morgantown, has a tough job ahead of him in at[Read More…]
Capito to serve on four senate committees
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will continue to serve on three Senate committees along with a new assignment of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. She will continue serving on the U.S. Senate Committees on Appropriations, Environment and Public Works, and[Read More…]
Drug wholesaler agrees to pay $3.5M to settle WV lawsuit
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Prescription drug distributor H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co. has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a 4-year-old lawsuit that alleges the company failed to report suspicious orders from West Virginia pharmacies, state officials announced Tuesday. The settlement is the largest to[Read More…]
Mon Power customers will see increase in bill of about 1.9 percent
By AUSTIN WEIFORD The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Customers of Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corporation, will see about a 1.9 percent increase in their bills beginning this month. For typical customers who use 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month, this will mean an increase of[Read More…]
WV Turnpike traffic up over holiday weekends
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Turnpike traffic continued an upward trend over the Christmas holidays, with traffic up 3.6 percent over the 2015 holiday travel period, and up 6.7 percent over 2011, the last time Christmas fell on a Sunday, Parkways Authority general manager Greg[Read More…]