CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Medical Services announced it will begin auditing Medicaid waiver providers on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that were received during the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers were notified of this intention by letter on Friday, April 12, 2024. BMS will conduct the[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — City National Bank has been named the top bank in the country on the Forbes list of America’s Best Banks 2024. The 200 largest publicly-traded banks and thrifts by assets were eligible, and City National led the rankings at number 1. “This goes to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On April 16, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development, infrastructure, academic and defense research, park improvement efforts, and energy projects across West Virginia. HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, and other West Virginia National Guard leaders recently returned from trips to Peru and Qatar as the Guard continues to build and expand important international partnerships through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). The[Read More…]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Several new academic programs will help West Virginia University students meet growing demand in areas such as engineering, supply chain management, forensics and health care. The WVU Board of Governors approved a first-of-its-kind online graduate engineering program Friday (April 12) during its regular meeting. The new Master of Science in Midstream[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has amended last week’s State of Emergency to include Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Logan, Mingo, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wayne, Wirt counties after severe thunderstorms caused tornados, flooding, downed trees, power outages, and road blockages.  On April 2nd, Gov. Justice originally issued a State of Emergency for Fayette,[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) road crews worked overnight and continue to work 24 hours a day to assess and clean up damage caused by a massive storm that moved through the state on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Most of the state had been under a tornado[Read More…]

By Jonathan Adler, executive director of the West Virginia Association of Counties When Senator Joe Manchin discovered that a rogue federal agency could kill more than 900 jobs in West Virginia, he knew that he had to take action.  The fate of those 900 workers at the Cleveland-Cliffs tin mill[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. – James Tuckwiller and Frank Ford, co-owners of Mountain Steer Meat Company, pitched Wednesday evening in the inaugural Hayhurst Invitational statewide business competition at the Bridging Innovation Week event in Huntington. Their expansion plan was rewarded with a second-place award of $50,000. Founded[Read More…]

Pay incentive applies to all employees in good standing and will remedy severe staffing shortages and improve safety for inmates and employees WASHINGTON, DC – On April 11, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement after the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the U.S. Office of Personnel[Read More…]