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Morrisey Hiring is Criticized

Morrisey Hiring is Criticized

West Virginia’s attorney general has hired a veteran political operative for a new position as his deputy chief of staff. The Gazette-Mail reports that Attorney General Patrick Morrisey eliminated a job in his office’s...

Pricey Estate for Sale

Pricey Estate for Sale

One of the priciest properties in West Virginia is on the market. The asking price for the 19,000-square-foot mountaintop mansion owned by a West Virginia Supreme Court justice and a Charleston lawyer is $17...

New Marshall President to be Named Soon

New Marshall President to be Named Soon

The Thundering Herd is about to get a new leader. The Marshall University Board of Governors unanimously picked its new president yesterday during a n executive session, but we’ll have to wait until the...

Common Core Standards are Legal

Common Core Standards are Legal

The West Virginia Supreme Court has refused a petition in which a Republican lawmaker contended that the Common Core educational standards are illegal. The petition was filed by state Del. Mike Folk of Berkeley...

Attendance Low for Bridge Day Jumpers

Attendance Low for Bridge Day Jumpers

Thrill-seekers showed up for West Virginia’s Bridge Day but in fewer numbers than expected. Bridge Day is the one day a year it’s legal to jump off the 876-foot high span across the New...

Former Blankenship Colleague Testifies

Former Blankenship Colleague Testifies

A former coal executive who was dealt a prison sentence for mine violations is testifying in the criminal trial for his old boss, ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. In Charleston federal court Thursday, former...

Jobless Rate Dips

Jobless Rate Dips

West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped in September. WorkForce West Virginia says the rate fell three-tenths of a percentage point to 7.3 percent last month. Employment rose by 1,600 in the service-providing sector,...

Plants’ Law Future is Uncertain

Plants’ Law Future is Uncertain

The agency that oversees West Virginia lawyers says Kanawha County’s former prosecutor violated state bar standards. The Charleston Gazette reports that the West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel alleges Mark Plants knowingly violated a...

Famous Ships Dock in Charleston

Famous Ships Dock in Charleston

Replicas of two of Christopher Columbus’ ships will be on display in Charleston. Reproductions of the Pinta and the Nina arrived along the Kanawha River on Thursday. They’ll be docked at Haddad Riverfront Park...

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