By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Education, jobs, opioid recovery and infrastructure are key issues facing West Virginia, candidates in the national and state races said Thursday morning. Around 375 guests attended the annual “Meet the Candidates” breakfast at the Raleigh Convention Center, hosted by the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce. Among them […]
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a vote looming on a measure proponents say is meant to stop taxpayer funded abortions, anti-abortion activists and lawmakers rallied on the steps of the State Capitol Thursday evening. A reporter counted about 90 people who showed up for rally in support of Amendment 1. The […]
Staff reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel ST. MARYS. W.Va. — The Pleasants Power Station will remain in operation through May 2022, FirstEnergy’s Allegheny Energy Supply (AES) said Thursday. The energy company, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, notified PJM Interconnection (PJM), the regional transmission organization, that it will extend the notice of the deactivation of the […]
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Addressing the possible murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey earlier this month, United States Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday that the United States cannot support a regime that uses brutality or murder. “The United States cannot support any […]
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Aerospace in West Virginia? Huntington Mayor Steve Williams says when he is asked that question, his answer is always the same. “I say hell yes,” the mayor said. “We can get there from here. We can reach the world and change the world from right here in […]
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va — It’s no secret that West Virginia has some of the highest rates of obesity and cardiovascular disease in the country. But to create a healthier landscape in some of our state’s unhealthiest counties, a few West Virginia University faculty believe you have to empower the entire community. Communities in Clay […]
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys for Gov. Jim Justice have filed a response to a petition filed by Delegate Isaac Sponaugle, D-Pendleton, asking the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to require the governor to abide by the state Constitution by residing in Charleston. When Sponaugle read […]
By CLINT THOMAS Charleston Gazette-Mail SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s largest rock and gem show will rock the South Charleston Community Center, when the South Charleston Lions Club and Kanawha Rock and Gem Club co-host the 45th annual fundraising event on Saturday, Oct. 20, and Sunday, Oct. 21. Among the groups, collectors and merchants […]
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