By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston courtroom morphed into a chemistry class Tuesday as a witness in a landmark opioid crisis trial broke down opioids to their molecules and explained how opioid use disorder takes hold of drug users. Dr. Corey Waller, a doctor who specializes[Read More…]

By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain COALTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice visited Coalton Tuesday and awarded the small Randolph County town a $3.3 million Abandoned Mine Land Grant during a ceremony at St. Patrick Church’s Parish Hall. The money will fund major improvements to the town’s water system, which has[Read More…]

Release from the Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture Kent A. Leonhardt: RIPLEY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA), in collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Education and the Farm to School Alliance, will host a regional Farm to School Summit May 18 at Cedar Lakes Conference[Read More…]

By Katie McDowell, The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reached a multi-state settlement to resolve allegations that a pharmaceutical company falsely and aggressively marketed and promoted Suboxone, leading to improper use of state Medicaid funds. The company, Indivior, will provide West Virginia more than $5.2[Read More…]

By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia tax collection in April topped estimates by a fraction of a percent, a notable accomplishment, considering the deadline for filing state income taxes was pushed back from April 15 to May 17. April’s general revenue collection of $539.76 million topped estimates[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia soon will roll out a slate of new initiatives aimed at convincing additional residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday. The initiatives are the latest steps in Justice’s “Beat 588 … Bad” campaign, which refers to[Read More…]

By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In considering the next federal infrastructure package, West Virginia’s U.S. senators are working to find a middle ground between a $2.3 trillion White House proposal and a $568 billion measure from Senate Republicans. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito each talked[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Once again, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and 1st District Congressman David McKinley, R-W.Va., came in among the top 10 of members of Congress willing to work across party lines. The nonpartisan Lugar Center — founded by former U.S. Senator[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., praised President Joe Biden Friday for restoring some “calmness” during his first joint address to Congress Wednesday, but said Biden’s proposals need to be fully vetted through the legislative process. Manchin spoke with the West Virginia[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Two recent reports from WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research highlight the continued decline of coal demand and production, but also the still-significant impact coal has on the state economy. The first report is a regional look: An Overview of Coal[Read More…]