By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In 1977, Eddie Miller was among the first people to walk on the New River Gorge Bridge. On Saturday, he’ll do it again, for the first time in 40 years. As it does every year, the bridge will close to vehicular traffic[Read More…]
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PEIA proposes premium increases ranging from slight to significant
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia government and public school employees covered by Public Employees Insurance Agency health insurance can anticipate one-half percent across-the-board premium increases — with more substantial hikes for many employees — along with changes in pharmaceutical coverage, under a proposed 2018-19 benefits[Read More…]
Greenbrier County to be home of whiskey barrel manufacturer
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new facility making whiskey barrels out of West Virginia white oak is expected to be operational and making barrels by the end of the first quarter of 2019. Tom Crabtree, one of three principals in the yet-to-be-built Great Barrel Company[Read More…]
Legislation introduced to repeal bill hindering DEA
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Congressman Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., introduced legislation Thursday to re-empower the Drug Enforcement Administration to go after irresponsible drug distributors. The legislation would repeal the provisions of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act that have hampered the DEA’s efforts to[Read More…]
Jenkins visits Raleigh General, discusses future of health care
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — During a stop Thursday in the heart of the Third Congressional District, Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., visited Raleigh General Hospital to talk about the challenges of health care delivery in the southern part of the state. While his meeting with hospital administrators[Read More…]
Subjects of ‘Heroin(e)’ documentary to discuss film, Huntington opioid crisis following screening
By DANITE BELAY The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The subjects of the Netflix original documentary “Heroin(e)” will field questions and discuss Huntington’s opioid crisis Thursday following a 7 p.m. screening of the film at Marquee Cinemas in Pullman Square. The screening is free and open to the public. “Heroin(e),” a[Read More…]
West Virginia Home Rule Board meets at Elkins City Hall
By TIM MacVEAN The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Board hosted their quarterly meeting Thursday morning in the Elkins City Hall Council Chamber. The goal of the meeting was to take action on six plans submitted by the city of Morgantown to amend[Read More…]
Big Brothers Big Sisters loses donations following LGBTQ grant
By MARIA YOUNG Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shortly after accepting a grant to help LGTBQ children and teenagers, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central West Virginia lost thousands of dollars in promised donations and might have to shut down its Raleigh County program, the organization’s executive director said[Read More…]
Wheeling area business, community leaders await Ohio cracker decision
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal WHEELING, W.Va. — Business and community leaders attending Wednesday’s Economic Outlook Conference heard about the opportunities natural gas has already unlocked in the Northern Panhandle and rosy projections for the future. What they didn’t hear was a definitive answer about the prospects for an[Read More…]
VH1 helps gives local schools grants to purchase new musical equipment
By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — In partnership with The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation took it’s fall tour to West Virginia Thursday, awarding seven middle schools across Berkeley and Jefferson County with matching grants. Each school received about $35,000[Read More…]
