CHARLESTON — After two years of back-to-back large premium hikes, public employees in West Virginia could see a substantially smaller premium increase for their health insurance benefits, though a spousal surcharge is expected to rise. The finance board of the West Virginia Public Employees ...
BELPRE — Memorial Health System is moving forward with construction of its new Women and Children’s Hospital at the Belpre Medical Campus, just over a year after breaking ground on the facility. The health system hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in October 2024 that drew more than 700 ...
CHARLESTON – United Bankshares Inc. this week reported record earnings for the third quarter of 2025 of $130.7 million, or $0.92 per diluted share. The third quarter results produced annualized returns on average assets, average equity and average tangible equity, a non-GAAP measure, of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is rejecting the idea of using roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing into November amid the government shutdown, according to a Department of Agriculture memo that surfaced Friday. States temporarily covering the cost of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating to an average increase of more than $56 for retirees every month, agency officials said Friday. The benefits increase for nearly 71 million Social Security recipients will go into effect beginning in January. And increased payments to nearly 7.5 million people receiving Supplemental Security Income will begin on Dec. 31. Friday's announcement was meant to be made last week but was delayed because of the federal government shutdown. The cost-of-living ...
VIENNA – The Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its member businesses and heard about the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence during its 87th annual dinner Thursday at Grand Pointe Conference Center in Vienna. The theme of the evening, tying in with the 40th ...
