By TRAVIS CRUM The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — State and local officials are seeking ways to overcome red tape in hiring workers for the West Virginia Department of Transportation, which is seeking to boost repair and maintenance of secondary roads. Gov. Jim Justice has asked each of the department’s 10[Read More…]
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Fentanyl deaths up 122 percent in West Virginia, say WVU researchers
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — If heroin is coffee, fentanyl is espresso. Just as a minuscule cup of espresso can hype you up more than a whole mug of coffee, a single exposure to fentanyl can get a user vastly higher than injecting the same volume of heroin. In fact,[Read More…]
And the last West Virginia governor from Harrison County was…?
Staff reports NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — If Harrison County businessman Woody Thrasher is successful in his attempt to become governor of West Virginia he would become just the second county resident to do so. While West Virginia has had 45 governors since it officially became a state in 1863,[Read More…]
WV slips to 35th in annual ALEC survey of economic competitiveness
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia slipped five places to 35th overall in the 2019 edition of the annual “Rich States, Poor States” economic competitiveness survey by the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The report ranked West Virginia 35th, down from 30th in 2018 and[Read More…]
WV Gov. Justice re-election campaign mostly idle in first quarter
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s re-election campaign didn’t raise any money in its first months of existence, according to a campaign finance report with the Secretary of State’s Office. The campaign didn’t spend any money, either, indicating it had no staff on payroll. It[Read More…]
Trump veterans join West Virginia Gov. Justice 2020 re-election campaign
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump is sending help to Gov. Jim Justice for the 2020 re-election effort which could see a new challenger. The Justice campaign announced Monday that Mike Lukach was joining the re-election team as campaign manager.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, April 16
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FIRE OUT BUT MUCH WORK AHEAD FOR DAMAGED NOTRE DAME Experts are assessing the blackened[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice on defense as a speaker at the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice returned to his home town as the featured speaker of the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner Friday night, turning an abbreviated appearance into a campaign event and a defense of his business affairs. Scheduled to speak late[Read More…]
The Easter Bunny on an ATV? Hatfield-McCoy riders hunt eggs hidden along trails
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph MONTCALM, W.Va. — Visions of spring gardens and eager children running around in their Sunday best comes to mind when Easter egg hunts are mentioned, but last weekend helmets, roaring ATVs, flying mud and dust were part of the scene when Easter egg hunting[Read More…]
