By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several potentially controversial bills were filed this week by West Virginia legislators, including two that would set limits on when legal abortions can be performed. Senate Bill 94 is called the Fetal Heartbeat Act and would prohibit abortions when a fetal[Read More…]
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West Virginia poised to get more than $500M in federal bridge funding with highest percentage of bridges in poor condition in nation
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has a bridge problem. The Mountain State has the highest percentage of structurally deficient bridges in the country. Now it’s getting one of the highest shares of federal funding nationwide to fix a landscape of bridges in dire need of[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers consider bill providing additional oversight to broadband deployment
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hoping to not make the same mistakes as the past when it comes to broadband expansion, lawmakers are looking at a bill that will give them more oversight and say in how the state spends its broadband and[Read More…]
Local agriculture seeing a boom in West Virginia through supply chain issues, rising costs of inputs for farmers
By Josiah Cork, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Add agriculture as yet another industry in West Virginia that has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials recently noted the profound difficulties that supply chain disruptions have foisted upon the grocery business. “I think the biggest effect right now is the[Read More…]
Coal companies donate time, material to rehabilitate Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine in West Virginia
By Josephine E. Moore, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — For the past two weeks, the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine has been busy with activity, but it’s not from tourists. Instead, the sights and sounds coming from the mine are more what people would expect to hear from an active coal[Read More…]
Lawmakers look at ways to increase funding, recruitment for West Virginia VFDs
By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As volunteer fire departments in West Virginia battle issues with recruitment and funding, state lawmakers have introduced several bills to help make the job of being a volunteer firefighter more appealing. West Virginia currently has 427 volunteer fire departments across the state,[Read More…]
West Virginia International Yeager Airport Director accepted into Leadership West Virginia class
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia International Yeager Airport Director and CEO Nick Keller is among 52 leaders across the state who have accepted invitations to participate in the 2022 Class of Leadership West Virginia (LWV). The class will travel to various communities across West Virginia to provide a broad-based education and[Read More…]
West Virginia House committee considers new restrictions on abortion
Republican members reject exceptions for rape, incest By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers may have focused on economic development Wednesday, but they quickly turned to social issues Thursday as some members of the West Virginia House of Delegates considered bills dealing with abortion.[Read More…]
First female fire chief in West Virginia, Rader, to retire, lead council on public health, drug control policy
By McKenna Horsley, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader is stepping away from the fire department, but she is not stepping away from public service. Rader will retire as chief effective Feb. 11, Mayor Steve Williams announced Friday. She will transition into a new position— director[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Manchin wants more COVID treatment drugs for state
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph WASHINGTON, D.C. — After monoclonal antibody treatments, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday he is feeling much better. Justice tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday night and he was feeling “extremely unwell” on Wednesday. But his office on Thursday said the “monoclonal antibody treatment was received[Read More…]
