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Safety Rules vs. Red Tape: W.Va. officials debate fireworks regulations

CHARLESTON – Fireworks stands are common sites along highways and in parking lots leading up to Independence Day, but how to regulate those stands became a debate during a Monday legislative meeting. The Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee met to discuss agency rule updates that will ...

W.Va. lawmakers, Flock Safety spar over information requests

CHARLESTON – A letter sent by West Virginia lawmakers to Flock Safety representatives demanded answers to submitted questions by a Friday deadline, though the company claims it has been cooperative and willing to talk. House Government Organization Committee Chairman Chris Phillips, ...

Rocketship ride: Justice celebrates role of Constellium in Artemis

RAVENSWOOD - Jim Justice, West Virginia's junior U.S. senator, has often referred to the state's economic potential as a "rocket ship ride," but Wednesday he paid tribute to the men and women who are making the nation's return to the moon possible. Justice made his first visit to the ...

Justice weighs political future, talks Senate control

RAVENSWOOD – U.S. Sen. Jim Justice has enjoyed being in the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, but the November midterm election could see control flipped to the Democratic Party – which could also speed up a decision whether to run once again for governor of West Virginia in 2028. Speaking to reporters Wednesday following a visit to the Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood plant in Jackson County, Justice said he was still weeks away from making a decision to seek a third four-year term as governor after first announcing the possibility of a run in September on WV MetroNews ...