Government

Justice met with constituents at Beckley’s Word Park. He continued to publicly argue against the amendment that would give the legislature the authority to eliminate property taxes.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for Eastern Kentucky residents to apply for aid from last July’s flooding.

It’s part of the DHS’s Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Program, meant to prevent “domestic violent extremism” within small communities. DHS is providing more than $380,000 to the Berkeley County Council for the local program.

Gov. Jim Justice was in downtown Wheeling Friday morning to break ground on the multimillion dollar road improvement Wheeling Streetscape Project Friday.

The Pleasants Power Plant in Pleasants County is scheduled to shut down next year, but there’s still a chance someone will buy it.

West Virginia has Olympic aspirations as the state makes a bid to host an Olympic trial.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is building support on Capitol Hill for his permitting reform legislation for energy projects. But he’s still short of the votes he needs.

The Beckley VA Medical Center wants more people to know about the resources available to prevent veteran suicide. Suicide rates among veterans are more than 50 percent higher than civilian adults. The VA is hosting events in September, which is Suicide Prevention Month.

The National Park Service is hosting several events this week to celebrate the “hidden histories” of southern West Virginia. It’s part of the 16th Annual Hidden History Happenings.

A total of 20,000 quail are set to be stocked in seven locations around the state through October with 12,000 already having been released since August.