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A New York-based investment firm will now have controlling ownership in The Greenbrier, one of West Virginia’s top tourist attractions, company officials announced Friday. 

The family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and Kennedy Lewis Investment Management announced that the two had agree...


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Over the last several weeks, West Virginia residents and lawmakers have learned much about the state’s school clothing voucher program and — judging by what I’ve seen on social media, in the press and at legislative meetings — most seem to have concluded it’s an important program that offers families vital economic support.

It is unfortunate that this public awareness ...


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Gov. Patrick Morrisey has extended the state of emergency for 12 counties that were hit hard by the deadly storms and flooding on July 21 and 22. 

The state of emergency will be extended through Sept. 12 in Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Pendleton, Pleasants, Randolph, Ritchie, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur and Wetzel counties. In the state’s remaining 43 counties, the s...


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The United Mine Workers of America made an “urgent demand” of the federal government on Thursday for the “immediate, uncompromised” enforcement of previously approved policies and rules that would protect coal miners from incurable black lung disease.

The call from the UMWA comes after


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A Kanawha County chemical plant where two employees died and four others were critically injured in April after a highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas was released did not require workers to wear respirators...


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