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Morrisey wins contentious GOP race for shot at Manchin's Senate seat
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will take on incumbent Joe Manchin for a seat in the U.S. Senate. -
Blankenship says polls show him winning; Jenkins, Morrisey seize on Trump tweet
CHARLESTON – On the eve of the West Virginia primary, Don Blankenship’s campaign has released a poll showing him with a sizable lead in the Republican race for U.S. Senate. -
Man sues Ojeda, says state Senator violated his civil rights, got him fired
CHARLESTON – A Logan man has filed a lawsuit against state Senator and U.S. Congress candidate Richard Ojeda after he was fired from his job after posting a video of Ojeda illegally passing a car. -
Blankenship critical of Gazette editorial about him
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship has lashed out at the Charleston Gazette-Mail, calling the writer of a recent editorial an idiot. -
UPDATED: Blankenship’s attorneys file motion to invalidate verdict
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship’s legal team has filed a motion to invalidate the federal misdemeanor verdict against him. -
Huntington Regional Chamber PAC announces primary endorsements
HUNTINGTON — HuntPAC, the Political Action Committee for the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce, has announced its endorsements for candidates running for office in the 2018 Primary Election. -
Blankenship calls Morrisey, Jenkins career politicians
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship said in a statement Thursday that West Virginians don’t want career politicians and, instead want someone who will stand with the president and against the D.C. Establishment. -
Blankenship says DOJ office is investigating his prosecution
CHARLESTON – U.S. Senate candidate Don Blankenship says the Department of Justice is investigating his prosecution related to the Upper Big Branch mine disaster. -
Jenkins, Morrisey campaigns attack over 'lies' at candidate forum
CHARLESTON – Campaigns for two of the leading Republican candidates for U.S. Senate are calling each other liars, this time over issues related to Planned Parenthood. -
Morrisey, Jenkins both praise Trump's plan to fight opioid abuse
CHARLESTON – Two leading Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate are hailing President Donald Trump’s plan to fight opioid abuse. -
West Virginia native Baylous confirmed as U.S. Marshal
CHARLESTON – Michael T. Baylous’ appointment as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Feb. 15, and the Cabell County native called the appointment “a dream come true for me.” -
Sale of Gazette-Mail to HD Media could be done by end of month
CHARLESTON – The parent company of The Herald-Dispatch also now owns the Charleston Gazette-Mail. -
Herald-Dispatch to buy Gazette-Mail after Ogden withdraws its offer
CHARLESTON – The parent company of The Herald-Dispatch also now owns the Charleston Gazette-Mail. -
Herald-Dispatch makes bid to buy Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON – The parent company of The Herald-Dispatch has thrown its hat into the ring as a potential buyer of Charleston Newspapers. HD Media Co. LLC, which publishes the Huntington daily newspaper as well as several other smaller papers across southern West Virginia, filed documents Tuesday, March 6, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to buy the Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 6 was the final day interested parties could file as interested parties and make bids. -
AGs push for swift passage of child pornography victim bill
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a group of 55 attorneys general in pushing the U.S. House of Representatives to support timely and meaningful restitution for victims of child pornography. -
W.Va. joins coalition pushing to help protect employees from sexual harassment
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently joined a bipartisan coalition of 56 states and territories urging Congress to end secret, forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual harassment. -
Memo lays out plan for Charleston Newspapers' bankruptcy sale
CHARLESTON – In less than one week, bids are due from potential buyers for Charleston Newspapers. If Ogden Newspapers is, as expected, the sole bidder for the March 6 U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing, it becomes the new owner of the parent company of the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The March 8 auction would be cancelled. -
Jenkins, Morrisey go toe-to-toe over state's plan to stop drug problem
CHARLESTON – Two of the leading Republican candidates for Joe Manchin’s U.S. Senate seat continue to spar in a war of words. -
With Republican U.S. Senate candidates, the gloves seem to be off
CHARLESTON – With the primary election less than three months away, candidates on the Republican side are going after each other as well as incumbent Joe Manchin. -
Jenkins ahead of Morrisey in Senate race, according to new poll
CHARLESTON – A new poll shows U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins leading the Republican field in the race for Joe Manchin's U.S. Senate seat.