The pace at which community newspapers are going out of business is increasing. Axios reports, “The decline of local newspapers accelerated so rapidly in 2023 that analysts […]
Author: Hoppy Kercheval, WVMetroNews.com
Joe Manchin’s quest
Joe Manchin is looking for something. The Democratic senator from West Virginia said he is going to travel around the country in search of the Great Middle, […]
Biden’s cereal problem
President Biden has two significant challenges heading into his 2024 re-election campaign — his age and the price of cereal. Let me explain his cereal problem first. […]
Bills keep piling up for Justice family businesses
The Gazette-Mail’s Mike Tony reported this week that BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company has asked a federal court to fine one of Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies $2,500 […]
Federal judge blasts W.Va. corrections officials for destroying, losing evidence
Judicial orders are often a dry read — technical and sprinkled with references to relevant court cases. Naturally, they are meaningful to the lawyers involved, but to […]
West Virginia’s economic news — the good and the bad
The recent economic news for West Virginia can be broken into four categories — excellent, good, caution advised and bad. Let’s start with “excellent.” Local and state […]
Why is Child Protective Services hiding?
Earlier this month, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in Sissonville to investigate a report of suspected child abuse. When they arrived, deputies made […]
Substance abuse fuels foster care surge
West Virginia’s drug overdose mortality rate is the highest in the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 1,500 West Virginians died from […]
West Virginia’s food conundrum
When it comes to what and how we eat in West Virginia, there is a conundrum. West Virginia is above the national average in food insecurity, which […]
Congress fails on budget — again
The stunning rebuke of Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker is yet another indication of the dysfunction of Congress. In this case, the House Republican majority was overruled […]
