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Attorney for inmates vows to appeal decision in lawsuit against governor, commissioner
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A lawsuit against West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and West Virginia Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Sorsaia was dismissed earlier this week, but an attorney for the plaintiffs said on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, that he plans to appeal. The lawsuit alleges that more than 10,000 inmates across West Virginia […]
14-year old WV cowboy wins a world championship
Des Moines, Iowa, – Koalton Heckler, 14, of Mill Creek, West Virginia won “World Reserve Champion” in chute dogging at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, Iowa. Chute dogging is an event that prepares youth and junior high cowboys for steer wrestling. Competitors must...
Delegate suggests surplus could be used to build new Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — As West Virginia Gov. Justice touts a $826 million surplus, Delegate Amy Summers, R-Taylor, recently wrote him a letter requesting $60 million of that be allocated to an aging psychiatric hospital in Huntington. She and other lawmakers have been touring some of the state hospitals...
Office Of Minority Affairs To Host Listening Tour
The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs (HHOMA) will host a listening tour across the state. Set to begin in Montgomery in July, the tour is designed to provide a forum for discussing and getting feedback on issues that affect the state’s minority populations. Executive Director Jill Upson said...
Heat advisory for part of Pennsylvania until Friday evening
On Friday at 2:48 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory valid for Friday between noon and 8 p.m. for Huntingdon, Fulton, Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties. The weather service adds, "Hot and humid conditions with heat index values up to 102 degrees...
Capito’s Bill to Address Parkinson’s Disease Signed into Law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), was signed into law. The bill, which passed the U.S. Senate in May, aims to unite the federal government in a mission to cure and prevent Parkinson’s, alleviate financial and health […] The post Capito’s Bill to Address Parkinson’s Disease Signed into Law appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Manchin Announces $4.1 Million to 36 West Virginia Counties
Charleston, WV (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,155,784 from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to 36 West Virginia counties with federal lands within their county lines. These payments […] The post Manchin Announces $4.1 Million to 36 West Virginia Counties appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Manchin was moments away from abandoning Biden on huge stage
President Joe Biden is facing a growing avalanche of calls to step aside as the Democratic presidential nominee, but Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) was reportedly almost at the forefront of those calls. Manchin, a Biden critic who recently re-registered from Democrat to independent, was reportedly set to go on one of the Sunday political shows […]
25 animals test positive for rabies in Frederick County, health officials say
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Health officials in Federick County, Md. warned the community to keep their pets and family safe after multiple animals tested positive for rabies. As of July 1, the Frederick County Health Department (FCHD) Environmental Health Office said 25 animals tested positive for the deadly virus in the county. […]
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