By JOHN McCOY, Charleston Gazette-Mail ELKVIEW, W.Va. (AP) — Something you're not likely to hear from Morgan and Tyler Jeffrey: "What do you wanna do tonight?" "I dunno. What do you wanna do?" No, the Jeffreys know what they want to do every evening. They want to go fishing. They've been ...
MIAMI (AP) — Pilot error caused the helicopter crash that killed coal billionaire Chris Cline and six others in the Bahamas in 2019, federal officials said. The two pilots' decision to take off in the AgustaWestland AW139 over water in dark night conditions with no external visual reference ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Businesses and residents in areas affected by severe storms and flooding in West Virginia earlier this year can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency said. Cabell, Kanawha, Mingo and Wayne counties are eligible ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia sheriff testified Thursday during a landmark trial against three large opioid distributors that he is worried the scourge of the pain pill epidemic will remain a very real part of life. "It's long from being over," Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zerkle ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A middle school student has won a contest aimed at raising awareness of prescription painkiller abuse in West Virginia. Eighth grader Liliona McKenzie Wright of Rivesville Middle School in Marion County was selected as the statewide winner in the Kids Kick Opioids ...
By CUNEYT DIL Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will step up its prizes for vaccines, enrolling all residents who have received a coronavirus shot into a lottery for the chance to win a college scholarship, an F-150 pickup truck or cash rewards. Republican Gov. Jim ...
By DAVID A. LIEB The Associated Press Businesses could be spared billions of dollars of higher taxes in coming years — potentially freeing up money to spend on employees or invest in their operations — as a result of federal coronavirus aid flowing to the states. Governors and lawmakers ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three West Virginia educators accused of mistreating two special-needs students are facing criminal charges and civil lawsuits, according to published reports. The lawsuits were filed Wednesday, the same day a teacher and two aides at Horace Mann Middle School in ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Vital Registration Office in Charleston has reopened after being closed for more than a year. Walk-up services now available to the public include certified copies of birth, death and marriage certificates, the West Virginia Department of Health and ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is holding a condensed version of its annual Vandalia Gathering this weekend in Charleston. A two-hour free outdoor concert will be held Saturday at the state Culture Center, the Department of Arts, Culture and History said in a news release. Available ...
