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Attorney General Morrisey’s Mobile Office Sets September Stops for Central and Southeastern West Virginia
CHARLESTON, WV (WVDN) — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a representative from his office will meet with central and southeastern West Virginia residents in September to discuss consumer-related issues and answer any potential questions. “These public events are a great way for consumers to talk one-on-one with our consumer representatives,” Attorney General Morrisey said. “Residents […] The post Attorney General Morrisey’s Mobile Office Sets September Stops for Central and Southeastern West Virginia appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
2024 DNC on Inside West Virginia Politics
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, we talk to both parties about the 2024 Democratic National Convention, explore a key role in the medical field and talk about a video contest for local elementary schools. In Segment One, we talk to nominee for WV U.S. Senate and former […]
Governor Justice, Division of Corrections celebrate hiring of 52 new officers
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Jim Justice last week, along with the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced the graduation of 52 new corrections officers. The latest of 429 graduates this year, 2024’s total graduates up to this point nearly matches the 483 which graduated in 2023. This development has come due to […]
Mary ‘Diamond Teeth’ McClain, Blues Singer born
Mary Smith McClain was born on this date in 1902. She was a Black blues singer and entertainer. She was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and was better known as Walking Mary and later Diamond Teeth Mary. Mary McClain was the half-sister of Bessie Smith (Smith's mother was one of Mary's four stepmothers). At 13, young McClain couldn't stand the beatings and left home to join the circus disguised as a boy in her brother's clothes. She went to Memphis, TN, worked as a chorus girl, and joined the Rabbit Foot Minstrels, where she became a featured singer.
Railroad maintenance vehicle crashes in St. Albans area; no injuries reported
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (WCHS) — A railroad maintenance vehicle was involved in a crash Tuesday morning in the St. Albans area. The incident was reported on the railroad tracks near the Fifth Street crossing. Kanawha County dispatchers said the vehicle was a CSX maintenance vehicle. Dispatchers said no other...
Man arrested on drug charges in Wayne County
WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A man was arrested Tuesday on drug charges in the Fort Gay area during an investigation that turned up nearly six pounds of marijuana and other substances, Wayne County Sheriff Rick Thompson said. Clyde “Patch” Chapman, 65, was taken into custody after deputies and officers...
Countdown to Kickoff (Edition 47): George Washington enters its 60th season in 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — This season marks the 60th year since the first Patriot team took the field. Eyewitness Sports spoke with head coach Steve Edwards Jr., who is entering his 28th season, ahead of the 2024 campaign. "I'm just glad I'm going to be a part of it...
Man yells and screams because he lost playing a game at Walmart
MASON COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man yells and screams, causing a disturbance due to him losing a game he was playing in the electronic section of Walmart. He also was caught stealing candy bars. On August 23, 2024, at approximately 9:45 PM, Patrolman C. Turner received a call from a Walmart associate named Debra […]
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s son, company found in civil contempt in pollution lawsuit
Bluestone Coke, a plant owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's family in Birmingham, was held in civil contempt in a lawsuit alleging they polluted the nearby Five Mile Creek, according to federal court documents.
Encourage health professions students to apply for Rural Community Health Scholars program
This two-year program is available to 75 of West Virginia’s top health professions students interested in rural health care across the state. Rural Community Health Scholars focus on interprofessional education through clinical, didactic and community-based lenses, emphasizing how each scholar can create change and reshape the status quo for health care in their community.
ACLU-WV creates tool to report teachers ‘pushing religion in the classroom’
With a new school year underway, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) has launched an online tool for students and their parents to report attempts by teachers to push religious ideology under the guise of science.
Charleston, WV Faces Dangerous Heat Wave Wednesday: Residents Urged to Stay Indoors
Charleston, WV – Charleston residents are being urged to take precautions as a heat advisory goes into effect Wednesday afternoon. The advisory warns of dangerously high temperatures, with heat indexes expected to soar between 100°F and 105°F. According to the National Weather Service in Charleston, WV, the...
West Virginia leads nation in overdose deaths for 14 years
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Monday in Charleston, Jeremiah Samples, a Senior Advisor of the West Virginia Legislature, gave a presentation on drugs in front of the state’s Joint Standing Committee on Health. The statistics on drugs were alarming. “Since 1999, West Virginia’s fatal overdoses rate has gone up 1,680%....
Dismantling Racism: Council of Churches holds prayer service for lynching victims in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “In November of 2018, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a new pastoral letter against racism, titled ‘Open Wide Our Hearts – the Enduring Call to Love.’”. That’s what Father Don Higgs told those gathered at Charleston’s Basilica of the...
Manchin announces $400,000 EPA allocation to extend Pickaway waterline
UNION, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) – member of the Senate Appropriations Committee – on Wednesday, announced an allocation of $400,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the Pickaway waterline, expanding access to clean, reliable drinking water for residents of Union. This federal award is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
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