CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia college students are learning the West Virginia Press Association Foundation’s mission of improving the quality and future of West Virginia newspapers and the communities they serve in West Virginia is more than just rhetoric. The WVPA Foundation is now accepting applications from students for 2022 Summer[Read More…]

45th annual Appalachian Studies Conference on campus this week WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As West Virginia University prepares to host a national conference this week, several experts can offer insights into various aspects of Appalachian issues, culture and research.  The 45th annual Appalachian Studies Conference, titled “Making, Creating and Encoding: Crafting Possibilities in Appalachia,” will be held[Read More…]

By JoAnn Snoderly and Josiah Cork, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — More pleasant weather is in the forecast following substantial snowfall over the weekend in North Central West Virginia, according to the National Weather Service. After a mild Friday that saw temperatures reach 60 degrees, over 6 inches of snow[Read More…]

By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several controversial bills expected to pass during this year’s session of the West Virginia Legislature did not make it through the process. House bill 4004, which would have banned abortions at 15 weeks with limited exceptions, sat in the Senate Health and[Read More…]

By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the waning hours of the 2022 Legislative Session, the West Virginia Legislature finished work on a bill that lawmakers said is one more significant step toward ensuring West Virginians have reliable internet access. With 14 minutes to spare during a grinding[Read More…]

The Intelligencer The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra’s quest to keep performing even in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic earned it special recognition from West Virginia state government. Earlier this month, the WSO was presented with the West Virginia Governor’s Award for Resiliency in the Arts at a ceremony at the[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — The gavel came down at midnight Saturday, bringing the second session of the 85th Legislature to a close for the year with the House of Delegates engaging in lengthy debates that slowed things down. The House began the day Saturday debating Senate[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The final chaotic minutes in the state Senate Saturday night saw stumbles, miscommunication, two controversial bills passed in a rush and one – the Anti-Racism Act – apparently pass only to learn it hadn’t. At 11:52 p.m., the Senate took up SB[Read More…]

By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature’s annual regular legislative session ended Saturday night. Lawmakers considered multiple education bills this year, and only the stroke of midnight revealed which ones had passed or failed. Here’s what happened to some the Gazette-Mail had been following: Passed,[Read More…]

By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A $3 million grant to install a gas line on John Nash Boulevard in Bluefield has “finally crossed the finish line.” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who championed the grant, said it is part of a $241 million congressionally directed spending[Read More…]