By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — A petition to compel the governor to reside in Charleston was refiled on Tuesday by a member of the House of Delegates. Delegate Isaac Sponaugle, D-Pendleton, asked the West Virginia Supreme Court to order Gov. Jim Justice to[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As an accusation of an attempted rape several decades ago has put the confirmation process of a new Supreme Court justice in limbo, West Virginia’s senators shared their thoughts on the matter. The Senate Judiciary Committee had scheduled a vote for this[Read More…]

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — Since June, the West Virginia National Guard has made progress in getting people who lost their homes during 2016 flooding into houses and trailers, but it acknowledged it remains months from meeting every need. That’s according to Adjutant Gen.[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia often feels the ravages of hurricanes and tropical storms that hit U.S. coasts hundreds of miles away like Florence did last weekend in North Carolina. Even if the hurricane drops as little as two-to-four inches of rain, flooding concerns remain in parts of[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Rocket Boys Festival is coming to Beckley, West Virginia this week, featuring best-selling author Homer Hickam and some of his fellow Rocket Boys. The Rocket Boys Festival’s central location is Beckley’s New River Park, which boasts an authentic exhibition coal mine[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Tuesday voted to pass the Opioid Crisis Response Act that provides new funding to fight the nation’s opioid crisis. The Senate passed the bipartisan bill–which includes numerous provisions based on legislation[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Four employees who filed wrongful-termination lawsuits last year against West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner on grounds that they were fired because of their political affiliations have settled out-of-court for a total of nearly $1 million, their attorney said. Eight other[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators were told Monday that sports betting should be up and running at four of the state’s five casinos — including Mardi Gras Casino in Nitro — by Sept. 27. However, members of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance were[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A legislative committee renewed efforts Monday to patch up a gaping hole in the state’s medical marijuana program slated to launch next summer — the banking. In 2017, Gov. Jim Justice signed the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act. However, policy changes enacted[Read More…]