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News Headlines

 

 

 

State Government 

No paid holiday for West Virginia public workers for Juneteenth; Berkeley County prosecutor seeks guidance

 

Federal Government 

Congresswoman Miller and colleagues reintroduce the Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students Act

Community groups: Watch out for congressional changes to Medicaid and SNAP

Senate Republicans seek tougher Medicaid cuts and lower SALT deduction in Trump’s big bill

No tax on OT: Senate bill could limit tax break

 

 

State & Local News 

UPDATE: Seventh Fatality Identified From Ohio County Floods

Some county, city employees choosing to observe Juneteenth despite Gov. Morrisey announcing state workers will not be getting the day off

Father says teen flood victim died saving his mother

 

Other States’ News 

Columbus restaurant collecting items, food for West Virginia flood relief

 

National & World News 

Trump considering options on Iran that include a U.S. strikeThe president held an afternoon meeting with his national security advisers inside the White House Situation Room.

Israel says it killed a top Iranian general as Trump warns people to flee Iranian capital

Trump calls for ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israeli strikes keep pressure on Iran

NYC mayoral candidate is arrested at immigration court after linking arms with man being detained

 

Business/Financial/Economic Development 

State says GreenPower is in default; GreenPower says state is in material breach of deal

 

Children & Families 

 109 children rescued, 244 arrested in child exploitation sting, FBI says

 

Courts & Crime  

JIC admonishes Kanawha County Family Court Judge Douglas

Consequences continue to mount for disgraced Raleigh prosecuting attorney

 

Editorials & Opinions 

Best of West Virginians on display in times of disaster

Making Ohio and West Virginia Competitive

Common sense and decency needed in debate

Colluding PA Anti Groups Fear Internal Communications Made Public

 

Education 

New WVU board chairman says incoming President Benson will have solid support

WVU issues Community Notice after black bear sightings near Morgantown campus

West Virginia state superintendent taps Sexton to oversee Boone County Schools

 

Elections & Politics

Former Mingo Democratic candidate hopes to rebuild party

 

Energy & Environment  

Mountain Valley Pipeline wrongful-firing lawsuit renews project safety concerns

Whistleblower Sues MVP for Firing, Claims Pipe Had Unsafe Corrosion

MSHA: Operator caused death at Raleigh County mine with history of safety failures

Big Banks Reverse Course, Spent $869B Funding Fossil Energy in 2024

 

First Responders, Military/Veterans

West Virginia National Guard: 80 members deployed for flood response so far

WV State Fire Academy hosting Junior Firefighter camp

Local fire department teams with community

 

Health Care 

Dr. Ali Hajiran achieves career milestone of 500 major robotic urologic cancer surgeries

WVU Medicine celebrates first anniversary of Outpatient Rehabilitation Center

WV health care organizations again call on Capito, Justice not to support cuts to SNAP, Medicaid

GOP senators warn mega-bill’s new Medicaid cuts will hurt rural hospitals

A revolutionary drug for extreme hunger offers clues to obesity’s complexity

FDA to offer faster drug reviews to companies promoting ‘national priorities’

Ruling allows lawsuit against WVU Medicine, Camden Clark Medical Center to continue

 

Insurance 

Medicaid Rally Protests Proposed Budget Cuts

 

Interesting News  

 Kraft Heinz pulling certain artificial dyes from its US products in 2027 

Who is Matt Massie? 2013 SCHS grad wins $82,000 over 3 nights of “Jeopardy!”

 

Pop Culture (Media, Music, Movies, etc.) 

Can you handle the Appalachain Trail ice cream challenge?

Anne Burrell, Food Network star and host of ‘Worst Cooks in America,’ dies at 55

R. Kelly was hospitalized in what lawyers call an ongoing prison assassination plot

 

Senior Citizens

WVU Medicine Geriatrics meets the growing demand of specialized care for older adults

 

Sports 

TCU golfer transfers to West Virginia

 

Substance Use Disorder

Recovery Point’s new behavioral health clinic begins providing services

West Virginia joins $7.4 billion opioid settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma and its owners

 

Technology & Utilities  

Streaming views overtake cable, broadcast for 1st time

 ‘It ain’t right’: West Virginia residents protest another proposed rate hike from AEP

Trump set to grant another extension to avoid TikTok disruption

  

Tourism & Nature 

Bear sighting near WVU campus follows Preston County attack

Tour de Coal and Yak Fest set to draw thousands to St. Albans this weekend

 

 

     

 

 

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