The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Jan. 9, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. RARE KOREAS TALKS BEAR FRUIT Pyongyang will send a delegation to the Winter Olympics across the[Read More…]
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Post-Audits Committee: Audit of West Virginia Supreme Court planned, legislators advised
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the state legislative auditor’s office radar: the state Supreme Court. Legislative auditors advised the legislative Post-Audits Committee Sunday that it plans to audit the Supreme Court this year. Afterward, Legislative Auditor Aaron Allred said he could not elaborate on the announcement,[Read More…]
West Virginia attorney Farrell a co-leader in opioid litigation
By COURNEY HESSLER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A local attorney has been selected as one of three attorneys named as heads of a newly formed organizational structure created to handle hundreds of lawsuits blaming several drug companies of fueling the opioid epidemic nationwide. Huntington attorney Paul T. Farrell Jr., of[Read More…]
Mountain State Justice opens new Beckley office
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Mountain State Justice Inc. is expanding its footprint by opening an office in Beckley. With offices currently in Charleston and Clarksburg, Mountain State Justice opened its doors in 1996 to pursue impactful and significant litigation on behalf of low-income West Virginians. According to[Read More…]
Upper Mon River Association working to restore traffic on Monongahela River
By CONOR GRIFFITH The State Journal MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — By working with local governments and other community organizations, a Monongalia County-based nonprofit seeks to restore traffic on the Monongahela River to its previous levels. Enter the Upper Monongahela River Association or UMRA, which was incorporated in 2002 to promote development[Read More…]
Infant’s wrongful death case goes before West Virginia Supreme Court
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Supreme Court justices will hear arguments about whether the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is liable in the death of an infant in Kanawha County in 2010. The case is a wrongful death suit initiated by Eric Gillispie,[Read More…]
Business registrations increase in West Virginia
Staff reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Business registrations in 2017 in West Virginia increased about 11 percent over the previous year, the West Virginia Secretary of State said on Wednesday. The increase of 10.87 percent compares to 12.10 percent in 2016 over 2015, Secretary of State[Read More…]
West Virginia University Extension Service urges residents to put safety first when heating homes
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With frigid temperatures well below normal and not much relief in sight, many West Virginia residents are turning to additional heat sources to help their primary heater keep up with the arctic chill that has dominated early winter. One of the most affordable and common[Read More…]
Officials plan network of hiking, water trails in southern West Virginia connected through Mercer, Summers
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — An almost forgotten railroad could become a big part of a new trail for hikers, bicycle enthusiasts and horseback riders that are interested in exploring the mountains and forests of Mercer and Summers counties. Mercer County Commissioner Bill Archer said that[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, January 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. PRESIDENT’S SUPPORTERS CIRCLE THE WAGONS Trump administration officials and allies are rallying to the president’s[Read More…]