By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH, W.Va.  — Two new ATV trail connections opening today in McDowell County will give visitors direct access to the city of Welch and the town of Kimball, the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority’s executive director said Tuesday. “As of in the morning (today), we’ll[Read More…]

By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A combination of dangerous practices and thrillseeking riders has landed dozens of local residents in the hospital so far this year for all-terrain vehicle-related injuries – before summer has even officially gotten underway. In rural West Virginia, ATVs can be as integral[Read More…]

By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Mike Huckabee, a former Republican presidential candidate and former governor of Arkansas, is scheduled to speak today at The Health Plan’s first Health Care Symposium at Oglebay Park. His address is titled, “What Politicians Don’t Know About Health Care[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘WE’RE DRIVING ON’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says preparations are still underway for Trump’s[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators concluded a two-day special session Monday afternoon without addressing legislation to direct the state treasurer to set up a banking system needed to transact payments under the state’s medical marijuana law. However, legislators were moving to take the rare step to[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — Don Blankenship, who placed a distant third in the May 8 Republican Party primary race for the West Virginia U.S. Senate seat, claims to have caught a second campaign wind by accepting the nomination of the West Virginia Constitution Party, Blankenship’s campaign[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — With a little more than one month left in the fiscal year, Secretary of Revenue Dave Hardy told the legislative Finance Committee that West Virginia is on track to meet revenue projections. Hardy, speaking during legislative interim meetings, said at the end[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New filings show a spread of wealthy, out-of-state donors contributed the millions of dollars that organizations linked to both national political parties used to tilt the West Virginia Senate Republican primary. Throughout the race, Duty and Country PAC, which traces back to[Read More…]