Day: January 8, 2018 Archives


MondayJanuary 8, 2018

New state GOP chair has a ‘vision’ for the party

Melody Potter talked about her goals on Monday's MetroNews 'Talkline.'

As session approaches, legislators get a break on the budget

Investment payoffs will reduce the amount the state has to pay into pension plans for the coming year by $32,803,000.

Preston County woman identified in fatal crash

Kendra Dawn Forman, 21, of Bruceton Mills, was pronounced dead at the scene.

No threat against Morgantown High School

The threat is under investigation today in Virginia.

Smith: Website tracking road bond projects to be ‘early product’

The first wave of bonds is expected to begin being sold in May, totaling $800 million

Gov Justice looking for grand bargain on natural gas drilling

The natural gas industry is West Virginia’s economic bird-in-the-hand for the future. The state is sitting on enormous reserves of natural gas that are now available because of the improved technology that allows producers to drill horizontally to reach those reserves and pump out the gas through fracking. However, like any new and substantial economic

Final water settlement hearing falls on 4 year anniversary of Freedom spill

So far, nearly 43 percent of residents impacted by the spill have submitted reimbursement claims.