By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Constituents of Rep. Riley Moore and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito demanded their legislators protect Medicaid and Medicare in a pair of protests outside their Morgantown offices Monday. Rep. Moore voted for a 10-year budget blueprint in the House of Representatives which[Read More…]

By Maggie Susa, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Twenty one units at the Garden Park Apartments in the Pea Ridge area were affected by a fire Tuesday morning, and two people were taken to the hospital. The Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire with entrapment around 1:15[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After weeks since its first hearing in the House Health and Human Services Committee, lawmakers removed a proposed religious and philosophical exemption from a bill dealing with West Virginia’s school-age immunization requirements. The House Health Committee recommended an[Read More…]

By Katelyn Aluise, HD Media HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Alex Spaulding, a Spring Valley High School graduate, said he saw there were issues in the region caused by chronic disease, and wanted to find a way to help prevent it. In 2019, he took a master class and began selling homegrown[Read More…]

By Justin Jackson for The Intelligencer MORGANTOWN – The governor and attorney general of West Virginia have opened an investigation into the NCAA and its selection process for its men’s basketball tournament – a process that controversially excluded West Virginia University on Sunday.Gov. Patrick Morrisey went public Monday, saying he[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fuel costs have sharply driven up West Virginia ratepayer bills in recent years. Some bills will go up further after another state Public Service Commission-approved cost recovery increase for Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power. The PSC last week approved a $20.4 million[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON (WV News) — The West Virginia Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 on Monday. The resolution, which now goes to the West Virginia House of Delegates, is the start of a state effort to protect and support the coal industry. The West Virginia[Read More…]

Cites Medicare, Medicaid reimbursements in decision By Brett Dunlap and Evan Bevins, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — St. Joseph’s Ambulance cease operations at the end of the month. In an announcement made Monday, St. Joseph’s Ambulance President Dwane Weekley cited Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements not keeping pace[Read More…]

West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association instructors offer real-world experiences West Virginia Press Association FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Pierpont Community and Technical College is hosting a Landscape Technician Bootcamp April 7-11, 2025, in conjunction with the West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA). A few slots remain and payment is needed[Read More…]

By Tom Markland, The Journal MARTINSBURG – Main Street Martinsburg’s fourth annual Saint Patrick’s Day celebration closed down several streets and brought thousands of people to Queen Street Saturday to enjoy Irish music, themed-food and drinks. The event featured over 30 vendors, nearly 20 food trucks and several taps from[Read More…]