Raw Milk
West Virginia health officials say they won’t penalize a state delegate who illegally distributed raw milk to others at the Capitol. A letter from the Bureau for Public Health last week says Del. Scott...
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Clean Power
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a multi-state charge against the Obama administration’s clean power plan, which seeks to curb pollution from coal-fired plants seen as a key culprit in climate change....
Wreck closes I-77
No injuries, but a six vehicle pile-up last night shut down a portion of I-77 in Eastern Kanawha County. It happened near Campbells Creek, around 7:30 p.m. when two tractor trailers and four vehicles...
Constellium Plant in Ravenswood Gets a Boost
A boost for manufacturing… The Constellium plant in Ravenswood has a new contract with Airbus to make aerospace aluminum. Airbus makes planes, and the Constellium plant will make advanced aluminum rolled products for the...
Suspension Bridge
If you normally use the Wheeling Suspension Bridge to get to work, you will need to find a detour. The state Division of Highways has shut down the bridge indefinitely. The historic bridge was...
judges
A judicial panel has restored public campaign financing to two state Supreme Court candidates. The panel ruled Wednesday that incumbent Justice Brent Benjamin and candidate Bill Wooten could receive $500,000 apiece for the May...
Testing approval
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has approved a drug-testing proposal for some West Virginia welfare applicants. The Democratic governor signed off Wednesday on the three-year statewide drug-testing pilot program for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families...
Lowest rates in state
Unemployment rates increased in 52 of West Virginia’s 55 counties in February. WorkForce West Virginia says unemployment rates fell in Marion, McDowell and Wyoming counties. Jefferson County’s 4.4 unemployment rate was the lowest in...
DHHR
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is urging thousands of patients to get tested after possible hepatitis exposure at a Raleigh County heart clinic. Multiple media outlets report that a letter...
Joe Manchin
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has endorsed Jim Justice in the West Virginia gubernatorial race. Justice’s campaign announced the endorsement Wednesday. Justice, the owner of The Greenbrier resort, is running in the May 10 Democratic...
