WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Expanding on his academic and service accomplishments at West Virginia University, Cade Kincaid of Fayetteville will don the buckskins and coonskin cap to represent the University and the Mountain State as the next Mountaineer mascot. Kincaid, a junior accounting major minoring in finance, business data analytics, and business ethics and prosperity, was named[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — The first bill introduced by Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., is named in honor of a beloved West Virginia icon. Justice introduced the “Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act” on Wednesday. The bill would authorize the National Medal[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bill to ban concepts in state government and academia connected to diversity, equity and inclusion received the approval of the state Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended an amended committee substitute for[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — President Trump’s DOGE effort to count government waste is popular among the public — with a poll by left-leaning CNN saying 54% of voters believe the Department of Government Efficiency should have at least some influence over government spending and operations.[Read More…]

By Tom Markland, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Dozens of local protesters braved cold, windy weather on Thursday morning to stand together in protest of policies pushed by President Donald Trump’s administration. They started at around 10 a.m. in front of Rep. Riley Moore’s office on Winchester Avenue, which officially[Read More…]

The Brooke County Review BETHANY, W.Va. — Bethany College Interim Director of Athletics Jen Windmiller is announcing the addition of women’s flag football as a club sport, effective immediately, marking an exciting expansion of athletic opportunities on campus. In a corresponding move, Windmiller is also announcing Mikayla Lopez as the[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia’s promised federal funding for broadband is now in doubt. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced plans Wednesday to pause and perform a “rigorous review” of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. West Virginia was slated to receive[Read More…]

By Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two local federal buildings were among hundreds of federal properties targeted for potential sale or closures in an online list Tuesday that was taken offline hours later. The Federal Building at 502 8th St. in downtown Huntington, which houses the U.S. Army[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill banning certain synthetic products found in food in West Virginia could be one of the first non-tax-related bills on the desk of Gov. Patrick Morrisey if the House of Delegates concurs with changes made to the[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A panel of West Virginia legislators has approved a bill that would allow the state Division of Natural Resources to lease state-owned pore spaces under lands designated as state parks. The Senate Economic Development Committee on Tuesday advanced Senate Bill 627 to[Read More…]