By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — It was a big risk for Sam Morton to open a firearm and pawn shop on Main Street in Mount Hope, where the abandoned storefronts outnumber the businesses still in operation. But he knew his days in the mining industry were numbered.[Read More…]
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West Virginia SNAP work policies debated
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would impose a work requirement to be eligible to receive public assistance is being criticized as harmful to West Virginia’s poor as well as local businesses, but lawmakers proposing the bill say the goal is to make sure the benefits[Read More…]
West Virginia representatives say shutdown is dirty politics
Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WASHINGTON D.C. — West Virginia’s Congressional members are saying people playing partisan politics are the reason why federal lawmakers were not able to agree on a funding bill leading to the federal government shutting down this weekend. Many of the Republican lawmakers from[Read More…]
West Virginia Northern Community College plans $4.7M facility in Wheeling
By CASEY JUNKINS The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING, W.Va. — To meet the demands of ongoing growth in the oil and natural gas industry, West Virginia Northern Community College will open a new $4.7 million Industrial Technology Center in East Wheeling — the school’s fifth building in the downtown area[Read More…]
West Virginia Supreme Court now seeking comment on Medical Cannabis Act
By KELSIE LeROSE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is seeking comments from the public on a proposed rule change involving the state’s Medical Cannabis Act, according to a press release from the state’s highest court. The court is considering an amendment to Rule 1.2[Read More…]
West Virginia ranks high as most dependent on federal government
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia ranks as the second most dependent state on the federal government, according to a new study by SmartAsset, a New York-based a financial technology company. “We analyzed data across four metrics to find the states that are most dependent on the federal government,[Read More…]
U.S. representative candidate plans to stand up for West Virginia University
By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Ralph Baxter, a Democratic contender for West Virginia’s first District U.S. Representative seat in the 2018 election, said he will stand up for West Virginia University. “[WVU] is one of the great assets of the state of West Virginia,” Baxter said.[Read More…]
West Virginia has slow start on broadband super highway
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia is still a slow turtle in the country’s broadband race. West Virginia ranks 47th in overall broadband penetration, with 30 percent of residents not having access to broadband service. According to the Federal Communication Commission’s “2016 Broadband Progress Report” only[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia parks accessible but services limited amid federal shutdown
Staff report Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three national parks in Southern West Virginia will remain open — but will offer limited services — during the federal government shutdown. New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area and Bluestone National Scenic River “will remain as accessible as possible,”[Read More…]
Snowy owl caught in West Virginia released back into the wild
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The snowy owl that was found injured in Wood County about a month ago was released back into the wild on Saturday. Officials with the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia in Morgantown confirmed the young male owl, believed to[Read More…]
