By Eric Cravey, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — A flash flood that swept through the city Sunday left streets looking like rivers and displaced about 50 residents of a West Side apartment complex. Gov. Patrick Morrisey also amended a previous state of emergency declaration originally issued for Ohio County to include[Read More…]

By Samantha Smith and Payton Mandell, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Board of Governors (BOG) met to discuss Board seat reelections, the approval of Fiscal Year 26 budget and tuition increase, a partnership with Blue and Gold Inc., termination of the Sodexo contract and more during a regular[Read More…]

Charleston Gazette-Mail A public visitation and celebration of life event has been announced for Doug Skaff Jr., who died in a vehicle crash on Tuesday. Skaff, 48, was killed in a crash on Interstate 79 in Lewis County. A former state delegate, businessman and public servant, Skaff is survived by[Read More…]

By Rich Stevens for The Intelligencer WHEELING — R. Douglas “Doug” Huff, whose name is synonymous with the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, announced his retirement as the organization’s secretary-treasurer, effective at the conclusion of the 2024-25 prep athletic season. The 82-year-old Huff, whose career as a sportswriter commenced at[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — While state officials and energy industry stakeholders applauded the EPA’s announcement Tuesday that it plans to roll back Biden-era limits on emissions from power plants, it will be some time before the new rules go into effect, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore[Read More…]

By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A statewide hiring freeze of West Virginia court employees was implemented by the Supreme Court last week, according to a memo from Keith Hoover, administrative director. Hoover wrote that the freeze was a “prudent, proactive” step after the Legislature declined to increase[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian GRANT TOWN — A manpower crisis looms for first responders like those in Grant Town. So Grant Town first responders created a Junior First Responders Academy to get ahead of it. “Most places don’t get young people anymore,” Gauge Miller, Grant Town fire chief,[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — West Virginia was on the cusp of being one of the first states to begin work on broadband expansion, but updated federal requirements from the Trump administration could make the state have to re-do much of the work already[Read More…]

By Maggie Susa, The Herald-Dispatch MILTON — The historic Blenko Glass Company in Milton has unveiled its 2025 WV Day Collection in celebration of the state’s 162nd birthday on June 20. The collection includes three pieces: the “Full Steam Ahead” decanter, the “Holler Song” swung vase companion piece and a[Read More…]

By Jeff Rider, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Many in West Virginia knew Doug Skaff Jr. as a politician. Others recognized him as a successful businessman. But to those who knew him best, Skaff was a loving father, a tireless champion for his community and an unwavering advocate for West[Read More…]