By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W. Va. — The chief law enforcement officer of the United States will speak at an event today in Charleston that is co-sponsored by an offshoot of an organization the Trump administration is working to defund by 95 percent. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will[Read More…]
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Manchin joins call for special inquiry of alleged Russian interference
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has added his voice to the list of those calling for a special investigation into the president’s ties to Russia. Democrats renewed calls for a special prosecutor Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump fired James Comey as director[Read More…]
Mon Health committed to changing focus toward extraordinary patient experience
By KELSIE LEROSE Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As the days, months and years tick by times are changing, and that is no different for the health-care industry. Darryl Duncan, Mon Health president and CEO, quoted Benjamin Franklin, who created the first hospital in America, Wednesday during the unveiling[Read More…]
Governor goes hunting with Don Trump Jr., discusses issues facing state
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice went turkey hunting and trout fishing with the son of president Donald Trump, saying they discussed issues facing the state and nation. In the Wednesday news release, Justice said the visit to Greenbrier and Monroe counties was a marketing[Read More…]
Reporter arrested while questioning Tom Price
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It was a tough question that got him trouble, said a reporter who was arrested Tuesday while covering U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price at the Capitol in Charleston. Dan Heyman, 54, of Charleston, a producer with[Read More…]
Expert: Higher ed crucial for economic gains
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An expert in building academic partnerships and using educational resources to spur economic development in climates similar to that of West Virginia visited Huntington on Wednesday to discuss his experiences. “An investment in higher education is an investment in your future,” said[Read More…]
UC President Ed Welch to retire in June 2018
Staff report The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — University of Charleston President Edwin Welch announced May 10 he will retire after 28 years at the helm of UC in June 2018. “Dr. Janet Welch and I have decided to join the Class of 2018 and graduate from the University of[Read More…]
Event at HHS targets growing need for foster care
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The opioid epidemic destroys lives, but it also destroys families, leaving thousands of West Virginia children without permanent homes. That’s why agencies from across the state will converge in Huntington on Saturday to provide a one-stop shop for anyone interested in fostering[Read More…]
Jenkins asks the DEA to re-evaluate opioid production quota system
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins sent a letter to the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency asking the agency to re-evaluate its quota system for opioid production. Jenkins sent the letter Monday to DEA Director Chuck Rosenberg. According to the news release, Jenkins[Read More…]
Filming the Mothman mystery with ‘Small Town Monsters’
By BETH SERGENT Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Though film crews may cause a stir in most small towns, not so much in Point Pleasant.Since the explosion of material on the city’s infamous Mothman, including a major motion picture dedicated to it (though that was filmed nowhere near[Read More…]
