Tim Armstead, chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, declared May 'Treatment Court Month' to recognize an alternative to incarceration that addresses substance use disorder.
Watch – Tomblin Delivers Farewell Address at Capitol
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West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin delivered his farewell address following six years in office on Wednesday afternoon before a joint session of the state Senate and House of Delegates.
The 64-year-old Tomblin, a Democrat, has to leave after two terms.
The longtime West Virginia Senate President became acting governor after Gov. Joe Manchin, another Democrat, was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010.
Tomblin won a special election as governor the following year and was elected to a full four-year term in 2012.
He has said that attracting business was the priority of his six-year administration, which has faced both a national recession and coal industry downturn.
He will be followed by Democratic Gov.-elect Jim Justice, whose inauguration is scheduled Monday.
Scheduled for replacement after more than 50 years in service, a new state of the art aerial tram at Pipestem State Park is ready to re-open this fall.
Voters have endured a gubernatorial media campaign blitz with unprecedented mudslinging - coupled with a dominant campaign to see a new but familiar face representing West Virginia in the U.S. Senate.
Nonprofit newsroom Mountain State Spotlight has created a statewide voter’s guide. News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Editor in Chief Ken Ward to get the details.
This week the U.S. Department of Education is launching a multimillion-dollar program to help boost the completion of FAFSA nationwide. We’ll also learn more about the state’s largest methamphetamine seizure in history. And we’ll hear about a rupture in the Mountain Valley Pipeline during a pressure test.