Some lawmakers again expressed hope for a special session to address the ongoing staffing emergency in West Virginia correctional facilities. But Gov. Jim Justice again said he […]
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National Guard aids in battling at New River Gorge fire
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE FAYETTEVILLE — Crews from the West Virginia National Guard are aiding the West Virginia Division of Forestry and the National Park Service in Fayette […]
Justice announces corrections officer state of emergency during COVID briefing; National Guard will help fill vacancies
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice topped his Thursday COVID briefing by talking about the statewide correctional officer shortage and announced he’s declared a state of emergency to […]
WV National Guard member to compete in national Best Warrior Competition
SYMRNA, Tenn. — A West Virginia National Guard member is preparing to test his warrior skills, grit and endurance in a national competition that starts this weekend […]
State passes 6,000 deaths
West Virginia passed another bleak milestone Monday, surpassing 6,000 COVID-19 deaths in the state. Justice read an additional 31 victims at the start of Monday’s briefing, bringing […]
Senators give hints about the coming debate on the House bill to cut income taxes
MORGANTOWN – The Senate passed bills Monday dealing with electric bikes and the National Guard. But some members’ remarks after the day’s business gave a glimpse of […]
WVU Medicine, Mon Health hospitals to receive National Guard support
MORGANTOWN — Hospitals across the state are availing themselves of National Guard assistance, Gov. Jim Justice and his COVID leadership team announced and discussed regularly at his […]
Why is Congress forcing a pay cut on Guard troops?
The mob of Donald Trump supporters that unleashed an insurrection on the Capitol building Jan. 6 put Washington, D.C. — and the rest of the country — […]
Preston County man hosts Cycling Out Sexual Abuse awareness bike ride
MORGANTOWN—Master Sergeant Michael Cochran with the West Virginia Army National Guard believes if he can bring any amount of awareness to sexual abuse, he can make a […]
Bill with weakend drinking water criteria passes House; delegates again kill Defend the Guard Act
MORGANTOWN – After a long Thursday House debate on a bill that includes some lower standards for toxins in drinking water, delegates passed it in just a […]
