By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register WHEELING, W.Va. — By 2040, global energy demand should increase by about 25 percent — which is roughly equivalent to the total energy used today in North America and Latin America — according to natural gas industry leaders. However, officials with Exxon Mobil[Read More…]
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ACA repeal could be detrimental to fight against opioid epidemic in WV
By WENDRY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Progress made in the battle against the opioid epidemic in West Virginia be dealt a devastating blow if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. A new study shows if the ACA is repealed, more than 214,000 West Virginians suffering from addiction or mental illness[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Thursday, Jan. 12
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. COMBATIVE TRUMP MEETS PRESS The freewheeling spectacle in the marbled lobby of Trump’s[Read More…]
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin gives farewell address
Release from the Office of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin: CHARLESTON, W.VA. (January 11, 2017) – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today delivered his farewell address to the West Virginia Legislature in the House Chamber at the State Capitol Complex after serving six years as governor and a total of 42 years in[Read More…]
See opening of W. Va. 83rd Legislative Session and Gov. Tomblin’s final address here
Session opens at noon; Gov. Tomblin to speak at 2 p.m. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WVPA and its member newspapers – with the cooperation of West Virginia Public Broadcasting – is providing a live feed from the opening of the 2017 West Virginia 83rd Legislative Session and the Gov. Earl Ray[Read More…]
WV Gov. Tomblin’s farewell address to be ‘victory lap’
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin gives his farewell address to a joint session of the West Virginia Legislature this afternoon, he will be reflecting on not only the past 6½ years as governor, but 42 years in state government. “It’s going to[Read More…]
Study finds net benefit for fracking communities
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Communities near hydraulic fracturing activity see notable economic benefits but are harmed in other areas, such as crime rate and pollution, according to a recent study published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. The study, published in December, found shale[Read More…]
Kanawha Commissioner Dave Hardy to head Department of Revenue
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Commissioner Dave Hardy will serve as secretary of the Department of Revenue in Gov.-elect Jim Justice’s Cabinet, Justice announced Tuesday. “Dave Hardy has the experience to help my administration conquer the budget crisis,” Justice said in a release sent by his transition team.[Read More…]
WVU knocks off No. 1 Baylor 89-68
By MIKE CASAZZA Charleston Gazette-Mail The Mountaineers (14-2, 3-1 Big 12), who aren’t new to games or victories against No. 1, didn’t merely win. The 89-68 final score was the seventh-largest margin of victory ever against a No. 1-ranked team. WVU is now 3-4 at the Coliseum against the top-ranked[Read More…]
Mercer County considers opioid lawsuit: Commission leaders may take legal action against drug companies
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — After hearing a presentation Tuesday from a legal team, the Mercer County Commission is considering a lawsuit again drug companies that have been shipping large amounts of opioid pain medications to southern West Virginia. Attorney Truman Chafin addressed the county commission during[Read More…]
