Free admission Saturday
West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s four sites are offering free admission on Saturday. The event is part of Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day, and other museums around the state and in other states...
Local News
Pipeline
Plans are moving forward for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The proposed 600-mile natural gas transmission pipeline would pass through West Virginia as it goes to Virginia and North Carolina. A construction contract has been...
Miners benefits
A law ensuring lifetime pensions and health benefits to retired miners is working its way through the U.S. Senate. The Miners Protection Act would make certain retirees who lose health care benefits following the...
State of emergency
The State of Emergency for Clay, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Nicholas and Webster counties is being extended. The counties have been covered under the declaration due to the June flooding and Governor Tomblin announced yesterday it’s...
Glassworkers
The 29 glassworkers who were locked out in July are seeking 200-thousand-dollars in lost wages. The United Steel Workers Union wants Europtec USA to compensate the workers because they were not provided the proper...
School Superintendent
Yet again, the state is looking for a superintendent of schools. The resignation of current Superintendent Michael Martirano will not go into effect until next June, but the search to replace him will begin...
Charity shutting down
The U.S. Attorney’s office is shutting down a fraudulent charity in the Eastern Panhandle. A 53-count indictment was handed down yesterday against seven people from Martinsburg. The fake organization operated for nearly seven years...
Call center
The days are numbered for the Caterpillar Global Mining America call center in downtown Bluefield. The company announced yesterday that it plans to shut down the call center by the end of October. The...
EpiPens
The CEO of Mylan Pharmaceuticals spent most of Wednesday answering tough questions about the price hike for their EpiPens. This time, Heather Bresch was being grilled by colleagues of her father, Senator Joe Manchin....
Southern Asks for Settlement
The executive in charge during a water-tainting chemical spill in 2014 wants a judge to approve his class-action lawsuit settlement. The Gazette-Mail reports ex-Freedom Industries official Gary Southern asked U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver...
