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First bill from Justice cleared for president’s desk

CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Jim Justice's first bill to land on the desk of President Donald Trump will pay tribute to the late Marine Corps veteran Woody Williams and other Congressional Medal of Honor recipients with their own monument on the National Mall. The U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 858, the “Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act,” in a voice vote Monday afternoon. The proposed law now heads to the White House for the president's approval. “Today is an absolutely wonderful day in my book, that's all there is to it,” said ...

WV youths compete on mountain bikes

MOUNDSVILLE - A West Virginia group wants more kids on mountain bikes, and about 300 of them from across the state came to Grand Vue Park in Moundsville on Sunday. One youth was Liam Wohleber, a seventh-grade student from Shepherdstown who was just excited to be on a bike and racing. "It's ...

WV-led coalition wins federal lawsuit

CHARLESTON – The first multi-state lawsuit led by West Virginia during Attorney General J.B. McCuskey's first month in office last year resulted in a victory Monday. In a 63-page memorandum decision and order, a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York judge granted a ...

Shutting Down Lanes

The Inter-Mountain photos by Taylor McKinnie The state Division of Highways works on road repairs on a stretch of Randolph Avenue in Elkins. The DOH announced there would be temporary lane closures all this week on Harrison Avenue, 11th Street and Randolph Avenue from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Injunction filed to halt Corridor H construction

WARDENSVILLE – Citizen and environmental groups have filed a federal injunction to halt construction on a new section of Corridor H, just weeks after the state awarded a contract to build it. The Stewards of the Potomac Highlands and the Virginia Wilderness Committee filed the motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court's Northern District of West Virginia. The move follows the West Virginia Division of Highways awarding an $85.4 million contract in July to begin work on the new section. The lawsuit alleges that the Federal Highway Administration failed to ...