By Eddie Trizzino | Times West Virginian FAIRMONT – Lyla Grandstaff has seen it multiple times. A prospective college student gets to the registration process too late and the fall semester begins, forcing them to wait until the next semester to start, but normally discouraging them altogether. “The hardest step[Read More…]
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U.S. Sen. Manchin speaks to V.A. inspector general, demands answers for veterans’ families
FROM THE OFFICE OF SENATOR MANCHIN: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today spoke with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General Michael Missal and also sent a letter to him and to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie urging them to quickly conclude its investigations[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Aug. 29
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. DORIAN HEADS FOR BAHAMAS, FLORIDA The Category 1 hurricane does limited damage[Read More…]
Hospital closures will cost 1,079 workers their jobs in Wheeling, W.Va., region
WHEELING, W.Va. — WARN notices filed in Ohio and West Virginia reveal that 1,079 workers will lose their jobs with the impending closures of two hospitals in Wheeling and Martins Ferry. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filings indicate 736 workers will lose their jobs at Ohio Valley Medical Center[Read More…]
Gilmer County, W.Va., Courts operational despite judicial annex closure after fire
From the W.Va. Supreme Court: GLENVILLE, W.Va. – All Courts in Gilmer County are open today despite the State Fire Marshal’s decision to close the Courthouse Annex until the emergency fire alarm system is repaired. The State Fire Marshall inspected the annex building after a small fire in an overhead[Read More…]
Eastern Panhandle, W.Va., boards, councils prepare resolutions, meetings ahead of MARC train public meeting
By Breanna Francis, The Journal of Martinsburg, W.Va. MARTINSBURG — Amid resolutions intended to show the West Virginia governor and West Virginia Department of Transportation the importance of MARC train service to the people in the Eastern Panhandle, councils are taking steps to ensure their communities’ needs are being met.[Read More…]
W.Va. medical marijuana now two years away, says program’s top regulator
By Jake Zuckerman, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The ranking regulator of the state’s nascent medical marijuana program opened up Tuesday about an expedited timeline for patients and new program rules that favor larger industry players. Jason Frame, director of the West Virginia Office of Medical Cannabis, discussed a $4.1[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice’s companies backtrack on where they do business
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice pushed back on assertions by federal officials that they’re headquartered in Virginia, but in court filings in a separate case Friday these companies filed an amended complaint claiming they listed the wrong[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Capito announces agreement between Marshall University, HSI to combat opioid crisis in W.Va.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced a finalized partnership between Marshall University and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Marshall will receive $4.25[Read More…]
