By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia was formally granted the authority by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to oversee and administer the Class VI well program in the state, which is more commonly known as Class VI “primacy.” U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito,[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Diane Farmer’s water has become a rusty color in recent years after strip mine operations took hold across the road from her home around 2019. She and her disabled husband buy bottled gallons of water to cook, finding their filtering system doesn’t[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Four West Virginia University students vying to become the 71st Mountaineer mascot will wear buckskins, a coonskin cap and carry a rifle as they compete in a cheer-off during the men’s basketball game against TCU at 9 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 25) in the WVU Coliseum. Selected by a committee of[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Additional West Virginians have died as the result of recent flooding, said Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday. The governor confirmed the deaths of Donald and Debbie Griffin of Welch, McDowell County, as well as the death of a McDowell County[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bipartisan efforts to amend a bill that will allow parents and guardians religious and conscientious objections to West Virginia’s mandatory immunization schedule for public, private, and religious schools all went down in flames Tuesday. Members of the West[Read More…]

Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Will Thompson, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, resigned effective immediately Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release. Thompson was nominated by President Joe Biden in August 2021 and confirmed in October 2021. Thompson was born in Charleston and raised in Boone[Read More…]

By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Four West Virginia colleges have expressed support for Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s idea for a new POWER Tech Center. Morrisey said during his State of the State Address this month he has plans to establish a POWER (Powering Our Workforce through Energy and[Read More…]

The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting welcomes waters from more than a dozen countries, and states from California to Florida, this week  in preparation for the Water Tasting judging on Saturday, February 22. Held at The Country Inn in Berkeley Springs, the festival[Read More…]

Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Heavy rains that soaked the Mountain State since Saturday morning caused high water issues across the region, with the most significant flooding occurring in Southern West Virginia. 1 confirmed dead, Disaster Declaration requested At a news conference Monday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed one fatality due[Read More…]

Uprooted trees lead to power outage By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — High winds in Randolph County — which were recorded at 74 mph at one point Sunday afternoon — uprooted trees and destroyed a brick dugout structure at Elkins High School before ushering in yet another winter[Read More…]