By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLELY, W.Va. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will make his first official visit to West Virginia in July, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced Thursday. In a press release, the senators said Perry accepted their invitation to visit the Mountain[Read More…]

By LYDIA RHODES The Inter-Mountain BEVERLY, W.Va.  — The third annual God and Freedom Rally is scheduled to kick off Saturday morning at the Beverly Fire Hall, raising funding for Appalachian Wounded Warriors. “The purpose of this rally is to show support of the freedoms we have in this nation,[Read More…]

The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  — Mylan NV shareholders voted on June 22 to keep the existing board of directors but disapproved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the executive pay packages. The votes came during the company’s annual meeting in Amsterdam, Reuters reported early June 22. Mylan has not yet[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, June 23, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO IS STAKING IT ALL ON THE HEALTH CARE BILL Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell[Read More…]

Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Parkersburg native and noted documentary filmmaker is participating in a project about C8 in the Mid-Ohio Valley. “The Devil We Know” is a collaboration of Stephanie Soechtig, Erin Brockovich and Morgan Spurlock, the Parkersburg native whose fame started with “Super[Read More…]

Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — A group of West Virginians concerned with the health care legislation from congressional Republicans met Tuesday with U.S. senators from the state. Among those in the group was Pastor Janice Hill of the First Christian Church on Washington Avenue in[Read More…]

By PAUL GIANNAMORE The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va.  — While the health care debate in Washington seems to be on the back burner to other issues for now, expect it to surface as an election issue for the 2018 mid-term elections. That was the word from Vincent Deluzio, managing[Read More…]

By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — With the one-year anniversary of a 1,000-year flood in areas of West Virginia approaching, Tropical Storm Cindy — now lashing the Gulf Coast — could bring more flooding our way. According to the National Weather Service, it may be time for the state[Read More…]

By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Greenbrier County received more than $700,000 in grant funding for small businesses through the public-private Rise West Virginia program, a West Virginia Development Office project manager reported Wednesday. Rise distributed $1.4 million to small businesses in 11 counties in November, Rise Program[Read More…]

By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is almost always in the bottom of health indexes, such as obesity, rate of heart attack and diabetes and lack of exercise. But when it comes to vaccinating children against life-threatening diseases, the Mountain State beats almost every other state.[Read More…]