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WASHINGTON — White House budget director Russ Vought testified before a U.S. House panel Tuesday that his agency needs lawmakers to increase its annual budget, even though he hasn’t spent much of the $100 million Republicans approved in their “big, beautiful” law. That earlier funding, he said, is intended to help the agency keep track […]

By: Charles OwensFor: Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — A sweltering heat wave will impact much of the region over the next several days, according to forecasters. A heat advisory has already been issued by the National Weather Service for a number of counties, including McDowell, Wyoming, Buchanan, Northwest Raleigh and Northwest Fayette, and more counties […]

WASHINGTON — Members of a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee found rare common ground scrutinizing private equity’s stake in youth sports at a Tuesday hearing. Lawmakers from both parties on the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education stressed the importance of making sports accessible to all kids and discussed ways to prevent […]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia The Greenbrier’s casino was hours away from going dark. Even after narrowly avoiding that fate, its future may still not be bright. The West Virginia Lottery Commission tried to guard against that possibility Tuesday afternoon by intervening with an emergency meeting via phone conference to renew the Greenbrier Hotel Corp.’s limited […]

WASHINGTON — The Great American State Fair on the National Mall has all the trappings of a classic state fair: food vendors, merchandise, a Ferris wheel and scores of activities. But on Tuesday, just days before the nation’s 250th anniversary, one thing was, for the most part, notably absent. The crowds. Early in the afternoon, […]

By Rick SteelhammerFor HDMedia Triton Construction of St. Albans has been awarded a $74.5 million contract to complete the rehabilitation of one of the state’s most heavily used highway structures, Charleston’s 51-year-old Fort Hill Interstate 64 bridge, the state Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday. Work on the six-lane span, which carries about 100,000 vehicles […]

For Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital has received three American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating a commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, helping save lives, support recovery and reduce hospital readmissions. Heart disease and stroke are the […]

WASHINGTON  — As outdoor celebrations and events marking the nation’s 250th anniversary and the World Cup reach their peak, local officials across the country are urging caution amid a heat wave blanketing many East Coast and Midwestern states. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for parts of about 20 states, including […]

By: Staff ReportsFor: The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – A special performance of “1776” as part of the America 250th celebration sponsored by Downtown PKB will be presented by the Actors Guild of Parkersburg at 8 p.m. Friday at the Center on Market Street, also known as the Wood County Resliency Center, 328 Second […]

By Ross GallabreseFor The Journal The way we build things, the way we travel, the way we protect ourselves, the way we are able to save and extend lives and the way we explore could not have happened without the efforts of some of the great Americans innovators of the 20th century. From Henry Ford, […]