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…]
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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…]
Justice Walker to retire from West Virginia Supreme Court
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…]
Lawsuit filed after Marshall graduate student’s visa revoked
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…]
WVDOH stresses importance of work zone safety
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…]
Morrisey Signs West Virginia’s 2026 Budget Into Law
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…]
FBI Director Kash Patel visits fingerprint/biometrics facility in West Virginia, praising workforce for dedication and hard work
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…]
