By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office is working to find alternative banking solutions for the state’s medical marijuana program. In January, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo, which provided guidance on priorities where law enforcement and prosecutors should focus their efforts concerning[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — During a visit Monday in West Virginia, the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services overviewed President Donald Trump’s plan to combat the opioid epidemic. Dr. Elinore F. McCance-Katz, who also leads the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Both of West Virginia’s U.S. senators said President Donald Trump’s plan to arm teachers with guns in school won’t help solve a complex problem. “I don’t think a teacher should carry a gun in a classroom,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va,[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Students, faculty, parents and area residents will stage a “March for our Lives” rally to advocate for gun control and school safety at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 24, at Heritage Station in downtown Huntington. More than 800 March for Our Lives demonstrations are planned around the[Read More…]

By CASEY JUNKINS and SHELLEY HANSON The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register MARTINS FERRY, Ohio  — Four loaded Murray Energy Corp. coal barges are stuck in the Ohio River, just south of the the Pike Island Locks and Dam. “Murray American Transportation Inc. confirms that four standard loaded coal barges ran aground[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In the short term, sepsis can injure patients’ lungs and kidneys, trigger problems with blood clotting and cause the liver and other organs to fail. But in the long term, patients who overcome sepsis may face other health issues. Particularly, sepsis survivors are more likely[Read More…]

By SARAH GOODRICH The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va.  — West Virginia Wesleyan College is currently hosting the 13th annual Social Justice Week, offering several events and opportunities that focus on social justice issues. Melissa Seabolt, a senior at WVWC and chairperson of the Social Justice Week Committee, said the six-day event[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TEXAS RATTLED BY ANOTHER BOMBING A package bomb that authorities believe is linked to the[Read More…]

 Uptick in new accounts, assets in WVDirect plan Release from W.Va. State Treasurer John Perdue’s office: CHARLESTON, W.Va.  – One of State Treasurer John Perdue’s SMART529 college savings plans accumulated significantly more new accounts in the first two months of this year as opposed to the same period in 2017, and[Read More…]