By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board members approved more than $50 million in 2017-18 plan benefits cuts for state and public school employees, many non-state public employees, and retirees on Thursday. That includes about $28 million in benefit cuts for state and[Read More…]

By EMILY DANIELS The Journal MARTINS BURG, W.Va. — By the end of October, heroin and opioid overdose deaths totaled 13 — a number much higher than recent months — but Berkeley County Recovery Services Coordinator Kevin Knowles said he is trying to move forward with positive solutions for the[Read More…]

By MICHELLE DILLON Times West VIrginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A West Virginia politician is continuing the fight to protect the health care and pensions of retired miners. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., held a conference call with members of the press on Thursday to discuss the progress of getting the Miners[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins says although he supports president-elect Donald Trump’s proposal of a trillion-dollar investment in infrastructure, he also wants to see a plan to pay for it. “It’s a big number and it sets a high bar,” Jenkins said. “But[Read More…]

By CASEY JUNKINS The Weirton Daily Times CHESTER, W.Va. — After nearly a decade of watching new casinos open in Ohio and Pennsylvania, profits at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort have plummeted to less than half their 2014 levels. Information provided by Reno, Nevada-based Eldorado Resorts Inc., which now owns[Read More…]

By EMILY DANIELS The Journal MARTINS BURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday evening that the state of Maryland intends to halt the permitting process that would restrict West Virginia’s use of the Potomac River. In early November, Morrisey wrote a letter addressed to both Brian[Read More…]

By ALEC BERRY The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — Although some dispute arose, a majority offered utmost support for housing and employment rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents during a public hearing Tuesday in Wheeling. Almost 50 people, including residents of the city and people from all over West[Read More…]

By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch DUNLOW, W.Va. — In just nine months, the Wayne County Farmer’s Co-Op has gone from an idea to what is likely the largest co-op in West Virginia with more than 100 members. “From its inception, the organization has devoted itself to making agriculture a viable economic[Read More…]

DARLENE J. SWIGER The Exponent Telegram WESTON, W.Va — More than $11.3 million worth of construction is underway on the new state Division of Highways District 7 headquarters and shop on U.S. 19 south of Weston. The headquarters will feature about 30,000 square feet of floor space on three floors,[Read More…]