By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization and three environmental groups have joined in a federal court challenge to the U.S. EPA granting West Virginia the right to primacy in permitting Class VI Underground Injection Wells (UIC) – used for carbon capture[Read More…]

By Sierra Marling, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Business and education leaders from across West Virginia gathered at the Education Alliance’s 2025 West Virginia Education Summit, held at the Clay Center for Arts and Sciencesof West Virginia in Charleston, to spotlight the power of partnership — and they got a[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she has not received a response to her letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging him to provide an update on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. The BEAD program was[Read More…]

The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. – A former lieutenant at the Southern Regional Jail has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in covering up the 2022 beating death of inmate Quantez Burks. Chad Lester, 35, of Odd, and a former supervisor at the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, was[Read More…]

Superintendent says board will honor governor’s executive order By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON — Several concerned residents showed up to speak at the West Virginia Board of Education’s public meeting Wednesday about religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions possibly being allowed in public schools in the coming year. Although state[Read More…]

By Spencer Ripchik, Parkersburg News and Sentinel MORGANTOWN — Michael T. Benson, the new president of West Virginia University, took a tour of an architecturally impressive Reynolds Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Benson walked down the halls guided by Josh Hall, the Dean of the John Chambers College of Business and[Read More…]

By Ainsley Hall, The Journal SHEPHERDSTOWN — Shepherd University celebrated the groundbreaking of its new dining hall and multipurpose building on Wednesday. Located on the west side of the Shepherd campus near the intramural fields, this project will include state-of-the-art dining facilities, along with new locker rooms and a weight[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge on Tuesday granted a request from a Kanawha County man who works at a Raleigh County mine for an order to restore the respiratory health division of a federal research agency that studies worker safety after sweeping cuts from[Read More…]

By Liz Beavers, Mineral Daily News and Tribune KEYSER, W.Va. (WV News) – Although heavy rain had been steadily falling over the area since the early-morning hours, the rising flood waters came swiftly and with a vengeance Tuesday … and took many by surprise. Mineral County Office of Emergency Services[Read More…]