Bush and Justice
Jeb Bush has taken the campaign stump for West Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill Cole, a Donald Trump supporter in pro-Trump coal country. Bush, who has said he won’t vote for Trump or Hillary...
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New jobs
A Texas based company is moving a production facility to Institute. The project will create more than 60 permanent positions once it fires up next summer and bring hundreds of jobs late this year...
Wheeling gets pay raise
Wheeling city employees are getting another pay raise. The City Council approved a three-percent raise for all full-time employees, including law enforcement, at Tuesday night’s council meeting. It doesn’t include elected officials. City workers...
Jeb Bush was in town
Jeb Bush is throwing his support behind West Virginia Republican Governor nominee Bill Cole. The former Republican presidential candidate and ex-governor of Florida stopped in Morgantown Tuesday to headline a fundraiser for Cole. Bush...
Donations Roll in to Flood-Impacted Schools
A West Virginia State University chemistry professor is helping to collect science equipment to donate to schools whose labs were damaged in floods earlier this year. Professor Micheal Fultz tells The Gazette-Mail that he...
Lawyers Set Up Cases in Blankenship Appeal
Federal prosecutors say the only thing novel about ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s conviction was that it targeted a major company’s CEO, not low-ranking miners. Prosecutors defended Blankenship’s conviction in a 4th U.S. Circuit...
Folks will miss top draft pick praticing
Football fans headed to New Orleans Saints training camp at The Greenbrier aren’t going to see the team’s top draft pick. Defensive lineman Sheldon Rankins will miss six to eight weeks due to a...
WV not top state for freedom
A new study finds West Virginia isn’t one of the top states for freedom. Washington, DC, think tank the Cato Institute released a study focused on state and local government intervention in people’s lives...
Sheriff gets award
A sheriff’s deputy in Putnam County is getting recognition for her work a little late. Deputy Heather Harrison was honored Monday as the co-recipient of the 2015 Deputy Eddie Miller Award. It goes to...
Settlement over prescriptions
West Virginia officials have reached a nearly $3 million settlement with Kroger, CVS and Walgreens in a dispute involving cost savings from generic prescription drugs sales. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey made the announcement Tuesday...
