By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — Justice Elizabeth “Beth” Walker will retire from the West Virginia Supreme Court this summer. Walker announced her retirement effective June 27 in a letter to Chief Justice William Wooton on Saturday. Gov. Patrick Morrisey will appoint a new justice to take[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia filed a federal lawsuit Friday on behalf of a Marshall University graduate student whose legal status was revoked one month before he was set to graduate. The ACLU-WV filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On Monday, April 14, 2025, James Dean Harper was patching potholes on the West Virginia Turnpike when a distracted tractor-trailer driver hit Harper in the work zone, killing him. Harper was 24. He left behind a wife and infant child. “All across the state, and even across the country, men and[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — It is official: West Virginia has a balanced general revenue budget for fiscal year 2026 beginning in July, though the budget approved by Gov. Patrick Morrisey included several vetoes of individual line items to create more of an unappropriated balance to[Read More…]

WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — FBI Director Kash Patel posted on social media Saturday of his recent unannounced visit to the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services facility in Harrison County, West Virginia. Patel was joined by U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, on his visit. Patel praised the[Read More…]

The following are steps each newspaper needs to follow to get registered on the website and begin submitting their entries. The Association code for the contest website has been sent in a previous email. If you do not have the code, please contact Stella Gill at [email protected]. Step 1 – [Read More…]

The Weirton Daily Times CHESTER — Recent reports of Texas taking the title of “World’s Largest Teapot” have brewed up quite the stir, but Chester’s famous roadside icon is holding up just fine, according to local tourism officials. In response to news that a recently constructed teapot in Texas now[Read More…]

By Jacob Martin, The Preston County News & Journal KINGWOOD, W.Va. (WV News) — Board of Education members have voted to eliminate a full-time Career and Technical Education agriculture position at Preston High School following extensive discussion and public input at their most recent meeting, officials said. The board had[Read More…]

Dr. Bethany Meighen to become 13th president on July 1  West Virginia Press Association ATHENS, W.Va. — The Concord University Board of Governors has unanimously selected Dr. Bethany Meighen [Min] as the next president to lead the institution. The board voted at its scheduled meeting on April 15, and the[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — Democrats in the state Senate have formally raised concerns over a bill passed in the final hours of this year’s regular session of the Legislature. In a letter to Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Senate leaders, the Senate Minority Caucus requested that[Read More…]