From staff reports The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The third-grader whose poignant memories of a father who died of an overdose will appear in newspapers across West Virginia, along with a picture of the two of them with another sibling taken just a week before his death. West Virginia[Read More…]
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Local officials see no issue with voter security
By SARAH GOODRICH Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — President Donald Trump recently shared his thoughts on investigating voter fraud, however, local Marion County officials have not seen voter fraud as an issue for the area. “In this area, in Marion County specifically, I feel that (voter security) doesn’t need strengthened[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Jan. 26
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ANALYSIS: BORDER WALL FACES REALITY CHECK U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill, starting with[Read More…]
US Department of Labor issues emergency grant to help Wyoming coal miners
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials for the U.S. Department of Labor have approved an emergency grant of up to $2 million to support retraining programs and other services designed to help laid-off coal miners get back to work. The money, from a National Dislocated Worker[Read More…]
$9.5 million contract allows TMC Technologies to continue work with NASA
From Staff Reports The Exponent Telegram FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The NASA Independent Verification and Validation program has awarded a systems and software engineering tools contract with a maximum value of $9.5 million to TMC Technologies in Fairmont. The contract will allow the company to continue working with NASA, as it[Read More…]
WVU upsets No. 2 Kansas in Morgantown
By MIKE CASAZZA Charleston Gazette-Mail MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — This all had to feel very familiar for West Virginia. Kansas was back inside the Coliseum Tuesday. The Mountaineers were in the lead. The Jayhawks were calling timeouts. Esa Ahmad was even scoring with style and frequency. The lead was 10 points large,[Read More…]
W.Va. senators back Trump plans for oil pipelines
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WASHINGTON — West Virginia’s two senators were in support Tuesday of President Donald Trump reviving efforts to build the Keystone XL Pipeline to carry Canadian crude oil to refineries in the United States. The president also signed an executive order reviving the Dakota Access pipeline,[Read More…]
Expected natural gas production growth alarms environmentalists
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Federal officials believe natural gas prices will climb for the next two years, which alarms those concerned with how Marcellus and Utica shale drilling impacts the environment — especially if President Donald Trump scraps President Barack Obama’s planned 45 percent cut[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, Jan. 25
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP ROLLING OUT EXECUTIVE ACTIONS ON IMMIGRATION It’ll begin with steps to build his[Read More…]
Gov. Justice makes appointment to state board of ed, school building authority
Release from the office of Gov. Jim Justice: CHARLESTON, WV – Today, Governor Jim Justice announced three appointments to the state Board of Education. The Governor selected Miller Hall, Barbara Whitecotton, and Chuck Hatfield to fill openings on the board. All three are experienced educators who are committed to helping[Read More…]
