By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Despite a now-receding Ohio River and mostly sunny skies Monday, Tri-State residents’ reprieve from wet weather will be short-lived as Wednesday will bring another round of showers, which are expected to continue until the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Mike Kistner, a[Read More…]
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WV Senate Government Organization moves home rule, payroll confidentiality, White Sulphur Springs bills
WVPA Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill establishing the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program as a permanent state program was approved by the W.VA. Senate Government Organization Committee on Friday. The committee also approved bills dealing with White Sulphur Springs finances and making records of some construction wages confidential. Watch video[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, February 20
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SCORES OF CASUALTIES REPORTED AFTER BOMBARDMENT Government shelling and airstrikes on rebel-held suburbs of Damascus[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 20
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 42th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: WVU Day at the Legislature, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas, Upper Well Area, Lower Rotunda; Food and Farms Legislative Dinner (By Invitation Only), 6:30 p.m., Bluegrass Kitchen. SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On[Read More…]
Statewide walkout announced for West Virginia school teachers, employees on Thursday and Friday
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail School teachers and service personnel from all 55 counties will participate in West Virginia’s first statewide walkout Thursday and Friday, union leaders announced Saturday. The announcement came at the end of a rally featuring thousands of teachers and others at the state Capitol, and follows weeks[Read More…]
Media Alert: West Virginia Energy Jobs Rally set for 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Capitol
Rally attendees asked to bring food item for Mountaineer Food Bank CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of energy industry workers and supporters are expected to gather on the steps of the West Virginia State Capitol from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Wednesday for a West Virginia Energy Jobs Rally. Today, Monday, Feb.[Read More…]
West Virginia educators, school systems preparing for work stoppage
By MICHAEL ERB The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Teachers and service personnel will be keeping a close eye on West Virginia legislators this week as the state’s 55 county school systems prepare for a two-day work stoppage. The walkout, planned for Thursday and Friday of this week, was[Read More…]
Huntington floodwall closes gates as river crest approaches
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For the first time since 2011, the Huntington floodwall has closed its downtown gates as the Ohio River is expected to crest at 52.9 feet Monday afternoon. The metal barricades were installed at the 10th and 12th Street entrances of Harris Riverfront Park —[Read More…]
High water remains an issue throughout Mid-Ohio Valley
Staff reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel MARIETTA, Ohio — Though the Ohio River crested at 37.94 feet in Marietta at 1 a.m. Sunday and reports of water receding throughout the day came in, the Marietta Police Department and Safety-Service Director Jonathan Hupp confirmed water was still rising on Fourth,[Read More…]
Ohio River recedes, now cleanup begins in Wheeling area
By CLAIRE BROVERMAN The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — As the swollen Ohio River returned to its banks Sunday, local officials spent the day planning cleanup efforts that will begin in earnest today. Emergency officials will spend all day assessing the area, with a particular focus on Wheeling[Read More…]
