By Payton Caldwell, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — With fall and winter sports having reached their finality and spring sports set to follow in the next two months, West Virginia players, coaches and administrators are already looking ahead to the 2025-26 slate of sports. Earlier this week, after months[Read More…]

By Anna Goldizen, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU confirmed Thursday that six students and three alumni have had their student visas revoked by the federal government, according to Shauna Johnson, director of news communications.  Revocations affected three students and three alumni on the Morgantown campus and three students[Read More…]

By Bruce Justice, Mingo Messenger WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — New Mingo County PSD Manager Chris Varney says he is reasonably certain that the troubled water utility can still rise above its current challenges and reestablish all-important confidence within its customer base. However, Varney tempered his own confidence by additionally pointing out[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia Senate passed House Bill 2002 and House Bill 2003 during Wednesday’s floor session. HB 2002, a bill requested by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, would create a system to expedite state-issued permits. HB 2003 would prohibit students from having[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — The future of remaining bills in the Legislature remains uncertain as the clock ticks down to midnight Saturday, but the budget appears to be on track for a quick compromise between the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate.[Read More…]

By Laura Dean Bennett, The Pocahontas Times It’ll soon be Easter – time for the Easter bunny to come hopping down the bunny trail with colored eggs for the good boys and girls and for moms who like to decorate their Easter table. Dyeing Easter eggs is a tradition that[Read More…]

By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Del. Joe Funkhouser (R-98th) didn’t get a vote on two bills attempting to adjust the state’s groundwater rules that he sponsored in his first session in the West Virginia Legislature, which is coming to a close on Saturday. But he is[Read More…]

By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News and Harrison County Journal When it comes to the sport of rugby, says John Snider of Doddridge County Parks and Recreation, “West Virginia is a big black hole.” Snider and a group of coaches, athletes, and parents, however, have committed to change that. Much[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — A West Virginia Senate committee amended Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bill encouraging development of data centers — some of which could be powered by microgrids — to address concerns raised by county officials. The Economic Development Committee recommended an amendment[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — Lawmakers in the West Virginia Senate passed three bills Tuesday requested by Gov. Patrick Morrisey. The Senate passed House Bill 2008, House Bill 2009 and House Bill 2013. Lawmakers approved strike-and-insert amendments for HB 2008 and HB 2009, and changes were[Read More…]