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West Virginia residents may be eligible for disaster assistance loans
WEST VIRGINIA — With the recent Presidential declaration of a major disaster for West Virginia due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and mudslides, business owners, homeowners and renters are now potentially eligible for a disaster assistance loan through the U.S. Small Business Administration. According to the SBA, potential borrowers are eligible for assistance for the […]
West Virginia’s kids need continuous health coverage
While West Virginia has done an outstanding job of getting folks the health care coverage they need, there is room for improvement when it comes to covering the state’s most precious resource — our kids. According to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families on the process dubbed “Medicaid unwinding,” four […] The post West Virginia’s kids need continuous health coverage appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
West Virginia students struggling to figure out how to pay for college in one of the nation’s poorest states could be getting help from the state under a bill heading to Governor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia students struggling to figure out how to pay for college in one of the nation’s poorest states after the botched rollout of a new federal student aid application could get help under a bill headed to Gov. Jim Justice. State lawmakers approved $83 million for higher education — including […]
International Roadcheck inspections a success in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Chairman Charlotte R. Lane has praised this year’s 72-hour International Roadcheck inspections, part of the annual three-nation highways program, as a “complete success” for the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. Officers from the Commission’s Transportation Division conducted 438 commercial vehicle inspections from May 14 to May 16, deploying 47 PSC […]
Former Wilmington resident's latest book chronicles 'Rednecks' in West Virginia
Former Wilmington resident Taylor Brown takes the long view of things. His first novel, "Fallen Land," was set in the Civil War. His "River of Kings" dealt, in part, with a French effort to plant a settlement in Georgia in the 1500s, before Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony." "Gods of Howl...
WVDOH passes major milestone on I-64 project
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) has achieved a significant I-64 project milestone by opening one traffic lane on the new Donald M. Legg Memorial Bridge. This bridge, part of a project to widen I-64 to six lanes between Nitro and the US 35 exit, is one of the largest […]
Nonprofit says West Virginia violating federal laws in Kyneddi Miller death case
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The advocacy group Disability Rights of West Virginia is holding firm to their claims that Governor Jim Justice and Department of Human Services Secretary Cynthia Persily have not been transparent in their disclosure of information following the death of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller from Boone County one month ago. A cease-and-desist letter […]
Michigan man’s walk across the country for veterans brings him to West Virginia
As he journeyed through the Mountain State, 12 News stopped and spoke to Jack Huffman, a Michigan man who has made it his goal to walk 3,000 miles from California to Washington, D.C., all to raise money for veterans.
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