By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state’s highest court will hear a case that could decide if voters get to choose an additional candidate for U.S. Senate. The West Virginia Supreme Court announced Thursday it will hear arguments 10 a.m. Wednesday in Constitution[Read More…]
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WVU Humanities Center to host ‘Quality of Life’ speaker series
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Humanities Center will focus its 2018-19 speaker series on “Quality of Life,” addressing a tradition as old as the very idea of a university. The series will illustrate how humanities inquiry stands alongside economic indicators, technological developments and medical innovations in[Read More…]
Marshall athletic director warns against sports betting
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — From student-athletes to the board of governors, Marshall University Athletic Director Mike Hamrick wants everyone to tread carefully as sporting events begin during West Virginia’s new era of legal sports betting. Hamrick spoke to the Marshall University Board of Governors on Thursday[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, August 24
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE TRUMP’S SECRETS WERE STORED The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush-money[Read More…]
West Virginia House, Senate set dates to return
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates have set dates to return to the Capitol Building, but for different purposes. Senators will return Sept. 11 and take their oaths as jurors for a pre-trial hearing in[Read More…]
20 file for West Virginia Supreme Court seats
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The races to replace former West Virginia Supreme Court justices Menis Ketchum and Robin Davis are packed fields. According to the West Virginia Secretary of State, 20 attorneys filed by Tuesday for the special election to fill the[Read More…]
CDC experts arrive in WV to help manage hepatitis
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six national epidemiological experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now stationed in West Virginia to help manage the region’s hepatitis A outbreak, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources said Wednesday. The experts from the CDC’s[Read More…]
Gov. Justice claims $1.5M in payments missing from landlord to water authority
Staff report Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a news release Wednesday morning, Gov. Jim Justice claimed his administration had uncovered missing payments totaling $1.5 million owed to the state Water Development Authority for the lease of a building. The missing payments go all the way back to 1999, and[Read More…]
Congressman McKinley meeting with tech industry provides economic insight
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. – On Wednesday, Congressman David McKinley, R-W.Va., met with representatives from TMC Technologies to discuss economic development among jobs in the field of technology. Speaking to experts who are already employed in technological careers, McKinley planned to take any developments or[Read More…]