By JULIE HILLMAN The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Many WVU students have unique talents, but only one student is know for his pumpkin growing skills. Dustin Trychta, a junior horticulture student, is known throughout the state as the man who grew “Pebbles” the giant pumpkin. What many people may[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘MAJOR, MULTI-PRONGED’ ATTACK NEAR KIRKUK Iraqi Kurdish officials say that federal forces and state-backed militias[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  Gov. Jim Justice issued a proclamation today calling for the West Virginia Legislature to convene in special session at 12 p.m. on Monday, October 16, 2017, to address legislation. Included in the special call is a bill exempting military retirement from state personal income tax and a[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice issued a call Thursday afternoon for a special session of the West Virginia Legislature beginning Monday — but without the purported key reason for calling the special session in the first place. During a news conference this past Monday[Read More…]

By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thousands of Kanawha Valley residents, businesses and workers now can file claims to receive their share of the $151 million settlement of the class-action lawsuit over the January 2014 water crisis. This week, tens of thousands of notices about the settlement[Read More…]

By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald MINDEN, W.Va.  — The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host open public meetings at Glen Jean later this month to discuss results of PCB soil and water samples taken around Minden and Fayetteville in May and June, Acting Regional EPA Director Cecil Rodrigues[Read More…]

By JIM ROSS The State Journal SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — About 150 people gathered at the West Virginia Technology Park on Thursday to hear speakers talk about the need to train more young people and unemployed people in the fields of computer coding and cybersecurity. “Work force development is essential[Read More…]

By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Supreme Court on Thursday threw a major wrench into Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s attempt to crack down on landlords who primarily rent to college students, saying a West Virginia consumer protection law doesn’t apply to those landlords and their tenants.[Read More…]

Staff report The Register-Herald More than 200 union members representing over 100 local union affiliates gathered in Charleston this week for the West Virginia AFL-CIO’s 29th Constitutional Convention to adopt policy and elect officers, selecting Josh Sword to a full four-year term as president of the organization. “It is absolutely[Read More…]