Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUCK ATTACK THAT KILLED 12 IN BERLIN ‘INTENTIONAL’ German media reports that the suspect[Read More…]
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Elk reintroduced to West Virginia
Governor releases 20 elk at Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in southern West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. (December 19, 2016) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined representatives from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and The Conservation Fund to welcome elk from Kentucky to West Virginia.[Read More…]
W.Va. Congressional Delegation comments on federal stream protection rule
WASHINGTON, – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., today released the following statements in response to the U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s (OSMRE) announcement that it has finalized the stream protection rule. From U.S. Sen.[Read More…]
‘Suspicious’ drug order rules never enforced by state
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tucked in the West Virginia Code of State Rules, you’ll find a three-sentence regulation designed to keep in check the flow of prescription pills into the state. The rule directs wholesale distributors to set up systems to identify “suspicious” orders for highly[Read More…]
Media Alert: Gift wrapping, delivering for Clay County families this morning
Press Release: Friends Helping Friends WV, HealthSmart starting effort today at 11 a.m. at Charles Ryan Associates CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Friends Helping Friends WV and HealthSmart are joining forces this holiday season to help West Virginia families affected by this summer’s flooding. The organizations will be providing Christmas gifts to “adopted” families, as[Read More…]
Advocates to rally against ACA repeal
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Proponents of the Affordable Care Act plan to rally this week outside the local offices of a West Virginia senator who has supported repealing the health care reform law. West Virginia Citizens Action Group is joining moveon.org, Health Care for America Now[Read More…]
West Virginia, Miami preparing for upcoming Russell Athletic Bowl
By MIKE CASAZZA Charleston Gazette-Mail MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Atlantic Coast Conference plays a championship game, and Miami was not involved this season. That’s been the case since the inaugural game in 2005. As hard as it may be to believe, the Hurricanes, who left the Big East after seven shared[Read More…]
Rep. Bill Johnson says Trump ‘new sheriff’ in DC, will work with him to improve district
By JANELL HUNTER The Intelligener/Wheeling News-Register MARTINS FERRY, W.Va. — U.S. Rep Bill Johnson has a vision for his next term with President-elect Donald Trump as the “new sheriff in town.” During a visit to Martins Ferry, Johnson, R-Ohio, reflected on his accomplishments in office and discussed plans for his fourth[Read More…]
Gas execs will gather in Pittsburgh for conference
By CASEY JENKINS Weirton Daily Times PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Just a few days after watching Republican President-elect Donald Trump take the oath of office, oil and natural gas industry leaders will convene for the 2017 Marcellus-Utica Midstream Conference to discuss potential for business growth. Recently, staff members at the Federal[Read More…]
Miners frustrated with benefits extension
By DANIEL TYSON The Register-Herald PINEVILLE, W.Va. — Paul Farrington spent his youth digging coal from mines in Wyoming County. Now, the Merle Haggard look-alike is fighting a series of medical problems related to his three decades underground, from diabetes to rheumatoid arthritis. The conditions in mines, he said, are[Read More…]
