By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald FAIRLEA, W.Va. — Offering assurances about capping insurance premiums, Gov. Jim Justice slowly won over a group of around 100 Greenbrier County teachers, service personnel and other state employees gathered in the Underwood Building at the State Fairgrounds Tuesday afternoon. In what was announced as a[Read More…]
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Mercer County teachers stage walk-ins to highlight West Virginia education issues
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Passing motorists honked their horns and waived Tuesday as teachers stood in the cold morning air and waved signs urging the public to think about the issues facing West Virginia’s educators and public schools. Teachers in Mercer County voiced their concerns by[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin says Congress needs more respect for one another
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said he faces a “hostile work environment” in Washington, D.C. One week after the West Virginia Democrat stood in applause for many of the points raised by President Donald Trump in his State of the[Read More…]
Barbour County mine “temporarily idled” during death investigation into first West Virginia miner fatality of 2018
By JONATHAN WEAVER NCWV Media PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Sentinel Mine in Barbour County, the site of Tuesday morning’s death of a Randolph County man, has been temporarily idled during an investigation into the fatality, Arch Coal spokeswoman Logan Bonacorsi said. “On behalf of Sentinel Mine, we are saddened to confirm[Read More…]
Charles Town Classic purse reinstated
By TIM COOK The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Reversing an earlier decision last month, the West Virginia Racing Commission voted Monday to approve a $1.2 million purse for this spring’s Charles Town Classic at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town. The state’s three-member racing commission’s[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, February 7
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. RUSSIAN HACKERS HUNT HI-TECH SECRETS, EXPLOITING US WEAKNESS An AP investigation finds that Russian cyberspies[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 7
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 29th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Ag and Conservation Day at the Legislature, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas and Upper Well Area; WV Maple Syrup Producers Association Pancake and Syrup Tasting, 8-10 a.m., Upper Rotunda, Tree Tapping – 10 a.m. – West Lawn; Veterans Visibility[Read More…]
In battle against opioid crisis, Justice plan starts with two West Virginia counties
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With drug overdose deaths soaring in West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice unveiled a plan Monday to target two counties ravaged by the opioid epidemic in hopes of finding solutions to the worst public health crisis in state history. The “demonstration project” aims[Read More…]
‘Walk-ins’ held across Mason County on Monday: West Virginia teachers, service personnel raising awareness
By MINDY KERNS and BETH SERGENT Point Pleasant Daily Register MASON COUNTY, W.Va. — Prior to the start of the school day on Monday, teachers and service personnel with Mason County Schools were up even earlier than normal, lining the highways near their schools to raise public awareness concerning health insurance[Read More…]
Local educators stage demonstration in Wheeling; Marshall County voting on potential walkout
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Teachers in Ohio County and throughout West Virginia are working to educate the public about rising Public Employee Insurance Agency premiums — and how they don’t believe a proposed 1-percent pay raise will help them cover the cost of health[Read More…]
