By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Aided by the legal community, West Virginia’s correctional facilities are thwarting yet another scheme for smuggling drugs to inmates: faking or compromising mail from their lawyers. Known as privileged mail, this correspondence from legal counsel enjoys special protections to preserve attorney-client confidentiality,[Read More…]

By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As Marshall University builds toward establishing itself as a global leader in addiction studies, the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine announced Monday the arrival Dr. Daniel Langleben as its founding director of addiction sciences- a new position provided by a $1.25 million[Read More…]

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Ohio County Board of Education members Monday approved a natural gas lease for property beneath Wheeling Park High School. The agreement with American Petroleum Partners of Canonsburg, Pa. is for 66 acres of land at $6,000 an acre, and[Read More…]

By SARAH GOODRICH The Inter-Mountain TENNERTON, W.Va.  — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection hosted a public hearing Monday evening in Upshur County, where many gathered to express their opinions on the next step of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The main focus of discussion was on the construction[Read More…]

By JOHN DAHLIA NCWV Media BRIDGEPORT, W.Va.  — Barrackville native and former WDTV morning news anchor Addie Collins is at the center of a media and social firestorm after she revealed in an explosive national magazine article the details of a “secret” relationship she had with former “Today” show anchor[Read More…]

By ALEX LANG The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  — A woman suing WVU over Title IX violations settled her case with the university. According to federal court documents, the woman and the university resolved the case and a federal judge dismissed the proceedings. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed[Read More…]

By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The State Department of Revenue and Alcohol Beverage Control Administration announced Monday that those planning to purchase liquor from retail outlets for Christmas should plan well ahead of the holiday weekend or last-minute shoppers will find themselves empty handed. W.Va. Code 60-3A-18 states a[Read More…]

This review appeared in the 2017 issue of Goldenseal Magazine. Used with permission By PAUL GARTNER Charleston Gazette-Mail Here is a look at a collection of recordings by West Virginia musicians released in the last year. ‘The Rhinestone Hillbilly’ Little Jimmy Dickens (1920-2015) was inducted into the West Virginia Music[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOW FAST DERAILED TRAIN WAS GOING Federal officials confirmed an Amtrak train was hurtling 50[Read More…]