Press Release from Bordas & Bordas law firm: PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Wood County jury returned a verdict of $16,922,000 against Walmart Tuesday. The case centered a charge that Walmart failures to maintain its premises in a reasonably safe condition when attempting to apprehend a shoplifter in February, 2015, which led to[Read More…]
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Read Aloud WV expands, seeks volunteers
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County Chapter of Read Aloud West Virginia is looking for volunteer readers as it expands into Greenmont Elementary School. A Read Aloud WV Reader Orientation will be held at 10 a.m. March 14 in the board room at the Wood[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, March 6
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOUSE DEMOCRATS POISED FOR MORE COHEN TESTIMONY Trump’s former lawyer returns to Capitol Hill for[Read More…]
Times West Virginian welcomes new editor Eric Cravey
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – It all started with a visit to Journalismjobs.com. Eric Cravey, 55, was checking out the website to show his interns at Fleming Island Florida’s Clay Today some of the opportunities currently available in the workforce. His browsing led him to the[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, March 5
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, March 5, 2019 56th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Mountaineer Food Bank Hunger Simulation, Upper House Rotunda; Public Defender Services, Upper Senate Rotunda. SENATE: Senate to convene at 11 a.m. On The Agenda RESOLUTIONS SR 68: Memorializing life of Honorable John[Read More…]
Facebook to build broadband network across West Virginia
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia received a like from Facebook Monday as it announced a substantial effort to expand broadband access across the state. Representatives from Facebook joined Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., at a press[Read More…]
WVU Public Health partnering with Davis College to identify barriers to food access in the Mountain State
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University expert in the social determinants of health is exploring barriers that keep many West Virginians from eating healthy diets that can help protect against chronic disease. Lauri Andress, a professor in the School of Public Health, has been evaluating food access[Read More…]
WV governor Justice chides Legislature, touts revenue increase
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In what was part celebration and part lecture, Gov. Jim Justice on Monday touted February revenue collection that exceeded estimates by $12.2 million, and found time to criticize the West Virginia Legislature for recent incidents that have cast the state in a[Read More…]
West Virginia DEP investigating black water discharge in Helen
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald HELEN, W.Va. — Berry Branch, a small stream that runs through Helen into the Winding Gulf, is flowing black. According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the discolored water is coming from a discharge pipe from an abandoned Raleigh County mine. The[Read More…]