By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia conservationists have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying the agency has violated the Clean Water Act in its oversight of a local watershed spanning roughly 100,000 people. Three environmental groups sued the EPA Monday, contending[Read More…]

By Stephen Smoot, The Pendleton Times PENDLETON COUNTY, W.Va. — In Franklin, Fort Seybert, and Upper Tract over the past week, four fires kept Pendleton County fire and rescue units busy as they tried to contain flames stirred by springlike temperatures and higher winds. Potentially, the most dangerous fire took[Read More…]

By Noah Jeffries, The Record Delta BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Not many individuals get to reach their 100th birthday. In Upshur County, a local veteran is getting ready to celebrate this milestone with loved ones from across the country. Max Adams, a World War II veteran, will be celebrating his 100th[Read More…]

By Matt Harvey, The Exponent Telegram FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Two rural hospitals that are considered critical to their communities are at odds in a West Virginia court case that could impact how new hospitals are built throughout the state for years to come. At issue is whether the board of[Read More…]

By Ashley Perham, HD Media HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s two largest universities are preparing for the July launch of Campus Carry, but there are still final details to work out. Beginning July 1, a bill passed by the West Virginia Legislature in 2023 will allow people with concealed carry[Read More…]

By Brad Johnson, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Shoppers were once again flocking to the Elkins Family Dollar store Tuesday, after the store announced that it would soon be closing. Late Monday afternoon, so many shoppers were driving in and out of the store’s parking lot – located off the[Read More…]

By Toni Milbourne, The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Film crews have been busy in and around Harpers Ferry, as well as some other locations in Jefferson County, setting the scenes for a monster movie focusing on the legendary Snarly Yow. Chuck Morrongiello, producer and actor, shared that the production[Read More…]

By Douglass Huxley, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Local officials, school administrators and students from Parkersburg High School and Van Devender Middle School packed into the Memorial Fieldhouse Monday as Gov. Jim Justice visited to celebrate PHS, Van Devender Middle School, and Jefferson Elementary Center being pilot[Read More…]

By Toni Milbourne, The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — An item on the most recent Harpers Ferry Town Council agenda had questions raised over the town’s responsibility for notifying residents of a months-old oil spill that occurred in town. It was over 18 months ago that approximately 260 gallons of[Read More…]