Race Relations plans
A race relations improvement plan is being put in place in Charleston. Officials in the city announced plans on Wednesday, to work with police to keep the lines of communications open with the public....
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Budget plan
Drastic action is needed to keep the budget balanced in West Virginia. Budget Secretary Bob Kiss said yesterday during a conference call tax revenues are falling short of projections and work is needed to...
Debate
Republican Bill Cole and Democrat Jim Justice agree on several issues, but they had plenty to discuss as they faced off in their first debate. Both candidates thought teachers are underpaid, that roads need...
Natural gas distribution
West Virginia regulators are conducting a two-day hearing on Mountaineer Gas Co.’s proposed $45 million natural gas distribution line expansion in the Eastern Panhandle. The hearing before the state Public Service Commission is set...
Blankenship
A defiant Don Blankenship declared himself an “American political prisoner” on his blog, blaming others for the 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 men and led the former West Virginia coal operator to be...
Clean power plan
A U.S. Senate panel has visited southern West Virginia to hear testimony about the Clean Power Plan’s impact on the hard-hit, coal-producing region. Laid-off coal miner Jimmy Dale “Bo” Copley II and others described...
Candidates Meet in Gubernatorial Debate
The nominees for governor met last night to debate who can better take charge of the state’s struggling economy and create jobs without tax hikes or large cuts. During last night’s debate, Democrat Jim...
A Roane County Fire Department Has To Make Improvements
The Newton Volunteer Fire Department has to get up to speed with state guidelines or face closure. The State Fire Marshal’s office is giving Newton firefighters six months to get 16 new sets of...
Injured Worker Sues Power Company
A man who was hurt while working on electrical lines is suing the power company. David Matheny of Jackson County was injured while working to dismantle an electrical transmission tower in the Kanawha State...
WV Budget
More cuts could be on the way after West Virginia started the budget year with three straight months of revenues below what state officials predicted. The Department of Revenue announced Tuesday that the state...