CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * A bold vision for West Virginia's future For the past eight years, Gov. Jim Justice often compared himself to a sports coach, drawing parallels to his time coaching at Greenbrier East High School. Now that he has moved on to the U.S. Senate, West Virginians have a new leader in the governor's office: Patrick Morrisey, who delivered his inaugural address on Monday. Full Story (  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 15, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC,** as successor-in-interest to Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, New Jersey (SPE8E3-25-D-0008, $3,008,600,000); and Noble Supply & Logistics,* Boston, Massachusetts (SPE8E3-25-D-0009, $1,940,200,000), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a proposal to amend the Class E airspace at Raleigh County Memorial Airport in Beckley, West Virginia, following the decommissioning of the Beckley VOR as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network Program. The changes are intended to support instrument flight rule (IFR) procedures at the airport, ensuring that the airspace complies with FAA regulations. The proposal includes modifications to both surface-l  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Morrisey Announces Day One Executive Orders, Actions Swift Action: Morrisey made 10 announcements on Day One, including executive orders, a congressional letter, and efforts to partner with the legislature CHARLESTON, WV \- Governor Patrick Morrisey took swift actions on Day One to advance the priorities of the new administration. Morrisey signed eight executive orders on D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: VIDEO: Capito Expresses Strong Support for Laken Riley Act Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's floor speech. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the importance of honoring the legacy of Laken Riley by securing our Southern Border and bringing criminal ill  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Jan. 15, 2025, on establishing the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sattitla Highlands National Monument in California: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Rhian. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Please. I'm going home now. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please -- please sit down. Rhian, thank you for that introduction. Your commitment to conservation gives me so much optimism for the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Questions Transportation Nominee Duffy on IIJA Implementation, Road & Rail Safety **Click here or the image above to watch Senator Capito's questions.** ***Click here to download Senator Capito's questions.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Commerce) Committee, today question  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release: The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 843 new businesses statewide during the month of December according to Secretary of State Kris Warner. Monroe County led the state in the percentage of new business growth with a total of ten new business registrations, a 1.37% increase. The Secretary of State's Business Division reported that Wirt, Mason, Wetzel and Morgan   more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Two men have been sentenced today for their leadership of a drug trafficking operation in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Dorian Scott Burks, age 29, of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison. John William Malcolm, 57, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced to 300 months in prison  more