WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Federal Black Lung Program will host four outreach events in Pennsylvania from April 8-11 for current and former coal miners suffering disabilities related to black lung disease, and their families to assist them in filing or refiling claims for benefits. Administered by the department's Division   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia's General Revenue collections for March 2024, the ninth month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $487.4 million, which is $94.8 million above the official estimate. Cumulative collections for Fiscal Year 2024 of more than $4.068 billion stand at $522.9 million ahead of the cumulative estimate. "West Virginia's fis  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 2 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release: The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 1,317 new businesses statewide during the month of March according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Wayne County led the state in the percentage of new business growth with a total of 30 new business registrations, a 2.62% increase. The Secretary of State's Business Division reported that Calhoun, Boone, Morgan and Lewis County also  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Tykeith Diemell Martin, 22, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute heroin. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 14, 2023, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Huntington residence where Martin was staying. Officers found approximately 37 grams of   more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Laura Leigh Jones, 32, of Huntington, was sentenced today to two years and eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of a quantity of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 5 2023, Jones sold approximat  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, Gary Diaz, also known as "Poppy," 66, of Nitro, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and Thomas Shane Holland, 54, of Salt Rock, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Diaz and Holland each admitted to their roles in a drug trafficking orga  more