MORGANTOWN – Hundreds of people gathered under a giant tent in from of the new WVU Medicine Children’s hospital Saturday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by […]
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Justice and team: Pandemic winding down but not over yet
MORGANTOWN — COVID numbers in West Virginia and across the nation are improving, but it’s too soon to relax, Gov. Jim Justice and his team said Monday. […]
BHE Renewables to buy Century Aluminum land for $500 million investment in microgrid-powered industrial site
MORGANTOWN – A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway – the No. 7 Fortune 500 company – will buy more than 2,000 acres in Ravenswood to build the first-of-its-kind […]
Legislature passes economic development bill, two roads bills in one-day special session
MORGANTOWN – The state Legislature passed a green-energy economic development bill and two bills to pave some secondary roads across the state during a one-day special session […]
Ayne Amjad to step down as Public Health commissioner, continue serving on contract basis
MORGANTOWN – Public Health Commissioner Ayne Amjad will take on an altered role in Gov. Jim Justice’s COVID leadership team. Justice, Amjad and Department of Health and […]
Justice announces arrival of omicron variant boosters
Governor Jim Justice announced the arrival of COVID-19 omicron variant boosters to the state after the CDC announced approval of the shot for those ages 12 and […]
No, Gov. Justice, we don’t need new lakes
In typical Jim Justice fashion, the governor threw out a half-baked answer to a serious question about flood prevention during his anything-but-COVID briefing Aug. 23: “West Virginia […]
Pure Watercraft will make electric pontoon boats at Brooke County factory, state leaders announce
MORGANTOWN — Seattle-based Pure Watercraft will begin making electric pontoon boats at a revitalized former steel plant in Brooke County in the Northern Panhandle. Economic Development Secretary […]
State not quite over the omicron hump yet, Justice and team warn; omicron boosters expected after Labor Day
MORGANTOWN – Active COVID cases and hospital numbers are dipping slightly but Gov. Jim Justice and his team warned that West Virginia is not over the hump […]
Hoyer provides update on omicron booster; Justice touts building lakes for flood control and mourns death of 13-year-old from COVID
MORGANTOWN — The omicron booster and lake-building were the primary themes of Tuesday’s COVID briefing, but Gov. Jim Justice opened on a tragic note. Among the 23 […]
