JEFF MCCOY Staff writer [email protected] Editor’s note: The names of the woman with disabilities and her sister have been changed to protect their identities. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — “Carrie” slips in and out of sleep on the motel bed where she has been reading the Bible. Her sister “Linda” sits patiently on a chair at[Read More…]

  PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER Hundreds of runners start on their 13.1-mile journey, despite brisk weather, during the 12th annual Run to Read half-marathon held at Pricketts Fort Saturday afternoon. – To see more photos, click here. By Sarah Goodrich Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Despite frigid temperatures in the teens, hundreds[Read More…]

By Daniel Tyson The Register-Herald of Beckley SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. – In recent years, Nicholas County commissioners were forced to make a series of unpleasant financial decisions as tax revenue lessened, especially the coal severance fund. “These weren’t easy decisions,” said Commission President Ken Altizer, of financial actions commissioners needed to[Read More…]

Lori Kersey  Weekend Editor The Charleston  Gazette-Mail Several health-related organizations in West Virginia plan to lobby the state Legislature this year for an increase in the state’s sugary drink tax. Local chapters of the American Heart Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy,[Read More…]

Release from House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha,has announced his leadership team for the 83rd Legislature, which will convene next week in Charleston. Delegate Daryl Cowles, R-Morgan, will continue to serve as Majority Leader. Delegate Carol Miller, R-Cabell, will serve as Majority Whip.[Read More…]

Release from Justice Transition team: Crouch brings over 30 years of experience in health care to DHHR post CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Governor-elect Jim Justice has named Bill J. Crouch to his cabinet. Crouch will serve as the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) secretary. In 1987, Crouch founded Bill J.[Read More…]

  Release from Justice Transition team: Greenbrier County Sheriff has 27 years of law enforcement experience CHARLESTON,WV— Today, Governor-elect Jim Justice picked Sheriff Jan Cahill to serve as the Superintendent of State Police. Cahill is currently the Sheriff of Greenbrier County. He graduated from Concord University with a B.S. in[Read More…]

Logan Banner staff and wire report: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The inaugural committee for Gov.-elect Jim Justice says he’ll receive the public in the state Capitol in Charleston following his 1 p.m. inauguration on Jan. 16 on its South Plaza. That will be followed by a reception in the nearby West Virginia[Read More…]

By Leah Nestor Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Although it was scheduled to open Friday, West Virginia Division of Highways Geotechnical Unit found unstable rock and large trees above U.S. 250. Because these are likely to slide onto U.S. 250, just south of Muriale’s Italian Kitchen and right before[Read More…]

By Wendy Holdren Register-Herald Reporter BECKLEY, W.Va. — According to the latest data from West Virginia Health Statistics Center, nearly 5 percent of babies born in West Virginia in 2016 were born drug-dependent. Out of every 1,000 live births in the state last year, 49.9 babies were born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome[Read More…]