By Daisy Gibbons, The Exponent Telegram BECKLEY, W.Va. — State and federal agencies have scheduled a statewide tornado drill to take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The drill is being coordinated by the West Virginia Emergency Management Division, the National Weather Service and the West Virginia Broadcasters Association. “Our severe[Read More…]

By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has vetoed a bill that would have allocated money for Alzheimer’s research but said he plans to ask the legislature to address the issue during a special session later this spring. House Bill 5014 was the first piece of legislation[Read More…]

By Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University students come from all over to study in Huntington. Finding a place that feels like home while being far away from family can be difficult. Katy Spears, who graduated from Marshall in 2022, is bringing home to those students in[Read More…]

By Matt Harvey, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A unanimous West Virginia Supreme Court capped off the annual national week celebrating government transparency by giving Freedom of Information Act advocates a victory. In Tax Analysts vs. Matthew Irby, West Virginia State Tax Commissioner, the justices ruled the Tax Department[Read More…]

By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer GLEN DALE, W.Va. – West Virginia Sen. Mike Maroney has major concerns if the state sets a precedent by relaxing some childhood immunization requirements for children. The Marshall County Republican – a radiologist at WVU Medicine-Wheeling Hospital who also serves as chair of the Senate[Read More…]

By Fred Pace, HD Media APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — Construction continues on the Nucor Steel West Virginia plant, and Roger Atkins notices. Atkins, of Huntington, was stuck in a long line of traffic on W.Va. Route 2 Thursday morning at the Nucor site in Mason County. “When I go to Point[Read More…]

By Nicki Skinner, The Mountain Statesman GRAFTON, W.Va. — Taylor County is just months away from its annual Memorial Day commemoration, and the need for volunteers is increasing as preparations are in their final stages. According to Memorial Day Parade Committee Chairman Scott Willis, without the hard work and dedication[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that West Virginia is partnering with GATC West Virginia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GATC Health, to initiate a groundbreaking program using GATC’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform to accelerate the discovery of safer and more[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that he plans to call for a legislative special session to address budget issues such as childcare for families and property taxes for senior citizens. The 2024 session of the West Virginia Legislature began Jan. 10[Read More…]

Steps down as foundation member, drops out of state Senate race By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly five months after first forming, the private foundation set up to distribute hundreds of millions of dollars of opioid settlement funds will have its first executive[Read More…]