Morrisey will call special session before July First

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey indicated again on Wednesday that he would call a special session to address issues and increases with the Public Employees Insurance Agency. Morrisey has not said exactly when he would call this special session, but those who represent state employees say fixes are needed soon before the increases go into … Read more

Marshall’s Mike Green has been picked by the Ravens

Marshall defensive end Mike Green heard his name called in the NFL Draft on Friday night. Green was selected with the No. 59th overall pick in the second round by the Baltimore Ravens on Friday. The Williamsburg, Va., native slid to the second day of the draft after being widely projected to be a first-round … Read more

ICE is backing off deportation of college student visas

College students targeted for visa revocations and deportation, including international students from WVU and Marshall represented by the ACLU, are getting their legal status back after the Trump administration and ICE backed down on Friday. The Trump administration announced in court it will no longer move against foreign students solely on the basis of names … Read more

PEIA needs to beat July 1 deadline

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey indicated again on Wednesday that he would call a special session to address issues and increases with the Public Employees Insurance Agency. Morrisey has not said exactly when he would call this special session, but those who represent state employees say fixes are needed soon before the increases go into … Read more

Housing shortage affecting prospective home buyers

The Kanawha County Commission approved $12,000 for a study aimed at finding possible housing development sites to share with developers to show that Kanawha County is a good location to build new homes. Areas like Putnam and Kanawha counties are being hit especially hard with no room to build and not enough builders. Megan Callaghan … Read more

Missing man’s remains found in Kanawha

Here’s an update on the human remains found in April. Investigators have identified human remains found in Kanawha County as a missing man from Michigan. Human remains have been identified as those of Lenard Pierre Jackson, 38, of Dundee, Michigan, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said … Read more

Gov Morrisey plans to appeal FEMA’s denial of help for WVA counties

Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a statement Tuesday night following Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of individual and public assistance to seven West Virginia counties following deadly February flooding. FEMA denied the state’s request for Individual Assistance due to not meeting the qualifications, according to Media relations specialist Erika O’Sullivan. She explained that while there have … Read more