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White House Describes Military ‘Space Force,’ Aims To Create It By 2020
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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Vice President Pence said in a speech Thursday that the Space Force, which would be the military’s sixth branch, will “prepare for the next battlefield” and “a new generation of threats.”
Kentucky GOP Approves Review Of Attorney General’s Office
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear launched his campaign for governor last month. Thursday, the Senate Republican Caucus announced a state-funded review of the contracting procedures… Read More
Rural Counties Under Stress From Justice Companies’ Unpaid Taxes In Several States
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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In October, 2016, NPR, Ohio Valley ReSource and its partners reported that West Virginia billionaire coal baron Jim Justice, who was running for governor as a Democrat, owned companies that owed… Read More
Attempted Media Merger Ends With Lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — The $3.9 billion buyout of Tribune Media by Sinclair collapsed Thursday, ending a bid to create a massive media juggernaut that could have rivaled the reach… Read More
Dissecting Alternative Rock With Columbus’ Cordial Sins
By: Emily Votaw
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The Cordial Sins are raucous-yet-tuneful alternative rock group hailing from Columbus. With dreamy, affected vocals from Liz Fisher and snarly, educated licks from guitarist Corey Dickerson, it’s no wonder that… Read More
Check Scam Warning
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning residents about a fake check scam. Morrisey says in a news release his office’s consumer protection division has… Read More
Bourbon Recovery Update:
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — The collapse of a Kentucky distillery’s warehouse last month has crews still cleaning up and trying to salvage roughly 18,000 barrels of aging bourbon. News outlets… Read More
WV Flood Recovery Program Update
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An official with West Virginia’s National Guard says the state’s troubled disaster recovery program has completed construction on 17 homes. State Adjutant General Maj. Gen. James… Read More
Ohio To Add Another Area Code
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio says another area code will be added in some western and southern portions of the state. The commission approved a… Read More
Plea Hearing Up Next For WV Justice
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A plea hearing has been scheduled for a former West Virginia Supreme Court justice facing a federal felony charge related to the personal use of state-owned… Read More