Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — February’s devastating floods killed three people and destroyed countless homes and businesses across Southern West Virginia. But now, some of the state’s affected counties are being shut out of federal flood recovery funds. As the floodwater receded across the southern coalfields following torrential rain and[Read More…]
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Multiple Units Respond to Smoke Hole Blaze
By Stephen Smoot, The Pendleton Times FRANKLIN, W.Va. — Shortly after noon on Monday, according to the Facebook page of the Pendleton County Office of Emergency Management and 911, a call came in about a fire that broke out in Smoke Hole Canyon near Eagle Rock. As crews responded to[Read More…]
Putnam County to Be Bitten by DOGE
By Ron Allen, The Hurricane Breeze The West Virginia Humanities Council sponsors events, provides programs and supports projects that preserve the state’s history and cultural heritage. The Council is dependent upon funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to carry out this mission. The Department of Government Efficiency[Read More…]
University of Charleston to Celebrate the Class of 2025 with Spring Commencement Ceremonies
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The University of Charleston will honor its newest graduates during its Spring Commencement ceremonies: When: Saturday, April 26, 2025 Where: H. Bernard Wehrle Athletic Arena on the Charleston Campus Time: Undergraduate students will be recognized at 10:00 a.m., followed by graduate students at[Read More…]
Poultry Exhibition and Sale Events Suspension to be lifted May 1
The Moorefield Examiner CHARLESTON, W.Va. – As of May 1, 2025, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) will lift the suspension on all poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and poultry sales at flea markets or auction markets based on the following conditions being met: – No HPAI detections in[Read More…]
Davis Town Hall Draws Record Crowds
By Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate DAVIS, W.Va. — A record number of residents from across the area were in attendance for a Town Hall Meeting at the Davis Fire Hall Sunday, April 13th. The meeting, hosted by Davis Mayor Al Tomson, centered around the controversial proposed power plant and[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Sen. Capito pledges to safeguard federal funding for health care, research
By Charles Young, WV News MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., promised to safeguard federal dollars for health care funding and research during an event in Morgantown Tuesday. Capito, addressing attendees of the Focus Forward conference, said she will work to prevent proposed cuts to the[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Safety of Children Must Come First
The Intelligencer Remember back in June 2022, when West Virginia lawmakers contracted with McChrystal Group for a thorough assessment of what was then the state Department of Health and Human Resources? The group was supposed to come up with a strategic plan for the agency, and was paid $1.08 million[Read More…]
Pope Francis remembered by Mountain State Catholics for compassion and unity
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The death of Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontif for 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, resonated Monday throughout the Mountain State. Francis, 88, suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man. He died Monday, hours after making[Read More…]
Former Pleasants County assistant prosecutor Wolfingbarger appointed as West Virginia PEIA director
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON – A former Pleasants County assistant prosecuting attorney will now lead the state agency responsible for health care coverage for West Virginia’s public workers. In a press release Friday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that Brent Wolfingbarger will be the new[Read More…]
