MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced a new executive order during his Wednesday coronavirus press briefing. With the nursing home testing completed, he’s ordering testing at all […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
Justice promises Wednesday update on COVID-19 data and work group for African-American communities
MORGANTOWN — After fielding questions from The Dominion Post and another media outlet, Gov. Jim Justice promised on Tuesday that his team will have a report Wednesday […]
AG Morrisey reaches settlement in Mon County surgical mesh suit filed against Johnson & Johnson
MORGANTOWN — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reached a $3.9 million settlement in a lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson and two of its subsidiaries last September […]
State will keep feeding kids through the summer; fed COVID aid will give eligible kids $300 food cards
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s hungry kids will be taken care of through the summer, Gov. Jim Justice and his team announced during Monday’s coronavirus press briefing. The […]
Longview Power and the future of coal: Three industry perspectives
MORGANTOWN — A recent headline in the online journal NS Energy said “Longview Power’s bankruptcy indicates ‘dire strait’ of the US coal industry.” The Dominion Post regularly […]
Manchin fields COVID-19 questions in Facebook town hall
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., held a short town hall meeting on Facebook on Friday to field some constituent questions on coronavirus issues. About 1,600 people […]
Justice remains hopeful as state budget hole grows; counting on CARES Act money to backfill
MORGANTOWN — Much of Gov. Jim Justice’s Friday coronavirus press briefing focused on the state budget, but he and COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh did offer a couple […]
Justice to lift stay-at-home order on Monday; replace it with ‘Safer at Home’
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that as Week 2 of his The Comeback plan begins Monday, he’ll be lifting his stay-at-home order and replacing it […]
Justice: COVID-19 positives below 3% for 3 days; Week 1 begins Thursday
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice delayed his Wednesday press briefing until just after 5:30 p.m. so that he could dovetails the day’s news with the most recent […]
UMWA says Consol request to put Murray into Chapter 7 could kill thousands of jobs
MORGANTOWN — Consol Energy wants competitor and debtor company Murray Energy to convert its Chapter 11 bankruptcy to Chapter 7. The United Mine Workers of America said […]