By AUSTIN WEIFORD The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Local musician Greg Short and his wife Carla made the decision to build a “tiny house” after acquiring a small parcel of land outside Morgantown. Now, the chronicles of their experience are about to be featured on the television show “Tiny[Read More…]
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Manchin urges bipartisan effort to replace, not repeal Obamacare
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — With the impending repeal of the Affordable Care Act, thousands of West Virginians are at risk of losing their health care coverage. President Obama spoke Wednesday morning with Democrats about why the health care plan should remain in tact; whereas Vice President-elect[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Jan. 5
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. US INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS TO TESTIFY ON HACKING The congressional hearing comes a day before[Read More…]
Feds say Atlantic Coast Pipeline will create jobs; opponents say it’s not worth risk
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff projects a boost in West Virginia’s economic activity with the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but advocacy organizations have said the pipeline’s long-term environmental effects would negate any short-term economic bump. The FERC staff’s draft report on[Read More…]
Marshall University, West Virginia University splitting $6M from Marshall County courthouse
By DREW PARKER The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — A Marshall County judge helped turn a multi-million-dollar court settlement into an educational fund to benefit two Mountain State universities. When Circuit Judge David Hummel found out that more than $6 million remained in a court settlement account from a class-action[Read More…]
Tomblin leads final meeting of Workforce Planning Council, discusses highlights
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Outgoing Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin led his final meeting of the Workforce Planning Council Tuesday, highlighting success stories of the last three years. The council, which meets monthly, is composed of different state education and economic development officials with the goal to[Read More…]
Capito to serve on four senate committees
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will continue to serve on three Senate committees along with a new assignment of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. She will continue serving on the U.S. Senate Committees on Appropriations, Environment and Public Works, and[Read More…]
Drug wholesaler agrees to pay $3.5M to settle WV lawsuit
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Prescription drug distributor H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co. has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a 4-year-old lawsuit that alleges the company failed to report suspicious orders from West Virginia pharmacies, state officials announced Tuesday. The settlement is the largest to[Read More…]
Huntington improves score in 2016 equality index
By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Strides made by Huntington officials toward making the city a place of fairness and inclusion for all has a major civil rights organization to take notice. The Human Rights Campaign recently released its 2016 Municipal Equality Index, which ranks 506 U.S. cities of[Read More…]
Mon Power customers will see increase in bill of about 1.9 percent
By AUSTIN WEIFORD The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Customers of Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corporation, will see about a 1.9 percent increase in their bills beginning this month. For typical customers who use 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month, this will mean an increase of[Read More…]
