Month: January 2017 Archives
MondayJanuary 30, 2017
Double pickup: West Virginia lands 3-star commits McDougle, Roberson
The Mountaineers reeled in a defensive tackle they've been pursuing for months and a receiver who takes some of the sting off the Mike Harley drama.
Chapmanville building momentum as AA title contender
Chapmanville entered the week with a 12-3 record, coming off of a marquee win over Poca.
W.Va. State Tax Department scaling back walk-in services
According to the department, the reasons for the change are budgetary and staffing constraints.
Kanawha County Commission ready to file claim on Crossings Mall bankruptcy
Owner of the mall, Bill Abruzzino, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy minutes before a public auction of the property was supposed to begin.
Lewis County deputies investigating.
Hardy gives budget update as new state Revenue Secretary in Twitter video
New state Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy explained the state's current financial crisis Monday afternoon.
Billionaire Gov. Jim Justice says he’s pursuing blind trust; Commerce Secretary Thrasher files one
Justice's business interests go on for 97 lines on his financial disclosure form.
Listen: High School Basketball Roundup – Week 4
A 30 minute feature of high school basketball around the state with Fred Persinger.
W.Va. Kroger pharmacies to sell Naloxone without prescription
There are 34 Kroger pharmacies that are making the opioid reversal drug available.
Justice stays within on chief technology job
Longtime state worker John Dunlap gets the nod.
WVU’s foul-line woes: Free throws, free advice and stuffed animals
The Gold & Blue Lunch Report runs the numbers on the Mountaineers, whose 65-percent foul shooting is on pace to be their worst since 2003.
WVU to foreign students and staff on campus: “Stay in place”
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Less than six months into a new position at West Virginia University, the Vice President for Global Strategies and International Affairs has been operating staff around the clock since President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing a travel ban on seven nations whose majority populations are Muslim. “For us at WVU, we have
Justice chief of staff says proposed budget cuts may top $390 million
Cuts are "going to be painful and they're going to impact people," Nick Casey said.
Foul play is not suspected in WVU student death
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Foul play is not suspected in the death of a West Virginia University student whose body was found Saturday morning along the rail trail in Morgantown but Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston is not making any assumptions about what happened to the young man. A bystander walking on the on the trail
Teen arrested for running naked along Corridor G
The incident happened in Charleston Sunday afternoon.
Three big ideas new Gov. Jim Justice has advanced in the past week
Justice discusses state budget, fiscal policy and education at appearances around West Virginia.
West Virginia in early stages of economic recovery, says W.Va. Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts said the state had a net gain of 7,000 new jobs between 2015 and 2016.
There was a dust up one night last week at West Virginia University between representatives of two opposing student political groups—the Leftist Alliance, which is a self-described “radical leftist collective,” and Turning Point USA, a conservative student group that advocates free markets and limited government. According to various media reports, including the WVU student newspaper
Raleigh community to raise money for sick fire chief
Sophia Fire Chief Jeff Pittman is in need of a liver transplant.
SundayJanuary 29, 2017
No. 12 Texas wins 14th straight as WVU goes cold
No. 22 West Virginia endured five-minute scoring drought in the fourth quarter as the Longhorns pulled away 69-54 on Sunday.