By Brett Dunlap, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — West Virginia’s treasurer is touting the state’s good financial position while looking at places where growth and development can occur. West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack was in Wood County Thursday, talking with groups and elected officials about the challenges they[Read More…]
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Bill weakening oversight of gas, oil tanks nearest to water intakes doesn’t pass
By Mike Tony, Williamson Daily News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The tank bill tanked again. Industry-backed legislation that would roll back state oversight of toxic chemical-containing aboveground storage tanks didn’t make it to final passage before West Virginia’s 2025 regular legislative session ended at midnight Sunday. Senate Bill 592 stalled on a[Read More…]
Autism walk showed support, shared information
By Warren Scott, The Weirton Daily Times WELLSBURG — Through a walk involving more than 200 adults and youth, the Bruins Walk Together Autism Walk Sunday afternoon showed support for those on the autism spectrum and shared information helpful to them and their families.“Our pre-school staff came to me with[Read More…]
Scrambled Eggs: West Virginia House, Senate wrap up 2025 legislative session
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. – While children hunted for Easter eggs on the lawn of the Capitol Saturday, the West Virginia Legislature worked to get its remaining bills into the basket on the final day of the 2025 regular session, though the process[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislature passes education oversight bill that was defeated by voters, rejected by court
WV News Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers have finalized legislation giving themselves ultimate authority over state Board of Education policies — a move that comes despite a clear voter rejection of a similar proposal just three years ago. The state Senate approved House Bill 2755 on Friday,[Read More…]
250 years ago, George Washington’s ‘Lost Colony’ arrived in Mason County
By Rick Steelhammer, The Herald-Dispatch The State of West Virginia’s “Lost Colony” historic marker stands near a large, flat tract of cropland along the Kanawha River at the junction of the U.S. 35 Connector and Old U.S. 35 near Beech Hill in Mason County. It lists the basics of an[Read More…]
WV state corrections head tapped to lead similarly troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of West Virginia’s state corrections system, long plagued by overcrowding and inmate deaths, has been tapped to lead the agency that manages federal prisons beset by similar issues. President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening he has picked West Virginia Division[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Are We Seeing a Return on Taxes?
The Intelligencer As tax day approaches (remember, you have until the end of the day Tuesday to file taxes digitally, and if you’re using the U.S. Postal Service, make sure you have taxes there during business hours for the postmark), Mountain State residents might find themselves wondering, “What does all[Read More…]
West Virginia House Debates Hope Scholarship Funding
By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates took up a compromise with the Senate on the state budget, but not before debating the rising costs of the state’s educational voucher program, which are expected to double. The Senate amended its version of[Read More…]
Former WVSP Superintendent Cahill sues state, says he was forced to resign
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jan Cahill, former West Virginia State Police superintendent, is suing the state of West Virginia and the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security. In a lengthy complaint led in Kanawha County Circuit Court, Cahill alleges that he was forced out by the[Read More…]
