Justice & Trump power of Pen
Governor Jim Justice is proving that President Trump is not the only executive with the power of the pen. The governor rescinded the decision from earlier this week to begin charging entrance fees into...
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Budget
Governor Justice is calling the Legislature back into session next week to hammer out a budget. After saying no to the proposed budget that would have taken 90-million dollars from the “Rainy Day Fund,”...
Man Accused of Attacking Senator Enters Plea
Jonathan Porter has pleaded guilty in an attack of Richard Ojeda, who is now a West Virginia Senator. Porter pleaded guilty in Kanawha County Circuit Court to unlawful assault after being accused of attacking...
High School Coach Faces Drug Charges
A teacher and football coach at Valley High School in Fayette County is in trouble with the law. Larry McCommack of Bommer was arrested Wednesday on drug charges and charged with four counts of...
Budget Session Will Start May 4th
Nearly two weeks after the governor vetoed the state budget, negotiations have yet to resolve disagreements on tax changes and spending cuts. Gov. Jim Justice says he’ll call legislators back to a special budget...
Manchin on Benefits for Retired Miners
West Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin says the Senate will back permanently extending health benefits for more than 22,000 retired miners and widows whose medical coverage is set to expire after April. Manchin...
Sunday Hunting
Sunday hunting on private land will now extend to the entire state. Governor Justice signed legislation that allows private land hunting in all 55 counties. Prior to that, 33 counties allowed hunting on Sunday....
Furfari Award
The winner of the Furfari Award is West Virginia University women’s soccer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. The award honors the state’s top college coach. Izzo-Brown led the Mountaineers to the school’s first-ever NCAA College Cup...
Final Week of Classes At WVU
This is the final week of classes at WVU Tech in Montgomery. The campus is moving to Beckley for the start of classes in August. The final Tech commencement in Montgomery will be on...
Bridge at Crossings Mall
Construction is expected to start this week on a replacement for a flooded-out bridge leading to a mall in Elkview, West Virginia. The Kanawha County Commission says in a news release Tuesday that construction...
