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WHEELING — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice tackled questions about the future of Greyhound racing and the condition of local state highways during a stop in Wheeling Thursday night.

About 50 people attended a free dinner and town hall discussion with Justice at Wheeling...

Senator Ryan Weld and his wife, Alex, have been staunch advocates for adding shelter pets to their family. Last week, the Welds visited a greyhound race kennel and witnessed why the breed has become a pet phenomenon. Greyhounds are highly cared for in a socialized envi...

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Ryan Weld - WV State Legislature

06 Dec 2019· 

Anyone who knows Alex and me knows that we're dog people - and that all the dogs we've had, Winston, Hank, Trudy, and Murray, have all come from local rescue organizations and been an important part of our fami...

He didn’t ask for the greyhound to be named after him, but Steve Sarras did it anyway.

Sarras, owner and operator of Sarras Kennels, named one of his most promising greyhounds “Shawn Fluharty” in honor of Del. Shawn Fluharty’s stance on the future of greyhound racing in...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Nicholas County farmer has been selected to fill an open seat in West Virginia’s Senate.

John “J.R.” Pitsenbarger has been selected by Gov. Jim Justice to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Greg Boso late last month.

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Opinion piece rebuttal

Ending agreements and incentives for Greyhound Racing is the wrong move. 

Let's start by clearing something very important up - the 13-15 million is an agreement between two professional organizations and the state. It is not in any way, shape, or...

This morning, Gov. Jim Justice congratulated hundreds of West Virginia tourism industry professionals on their recent efforts, stimulating additional travel into the state, during a keynote address made as part of this year’s Governor’s Conference on Tourism at Snowsho...