By Damian Phillips, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Following a house explosion on Sunday, which was said to be caused by a gas leak, residents of Chestnut Street have still not been permitted to return to their homes after a five-block radius around the blast was evacuated.[Read More…]

By Kate Shunney, The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Local residents, workers, visitors to Berkeley Springs and the area’s business community are mourning the loss of the iconic Treetop House at Coolfont Resort to a Sunday evening fire that quickly consumed the wood lodge building. Firefighting agencies from four[Read More…]

By Dr. E. Gordon Gee, president, West Virginia University At the beginning of a new year, most people find themselves looking forward and resolving to change their habits to improve their future. In the final year of my four-plus decades as a university president, I find myself pondering the future[Read More…]

By Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — If you were traveling on the eastbound lane of Interstate 68’s Cheat Lake Bridge around noon or thereafter during last Sunday’s snowstorm, Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes wants to hear from you. The sheriff wants to know if you saw anything,[Read More…]

WV News Report West Virginia residents preparing their 2024 state tax returns should be on the lookout for an important update. The West Virginia Tax Division has started mailing out MV-1 letters, which include the tax credit information needed to claim the first-time vehicle property tax rebate. The MV-1 letters[Read More…]

By Destiney Dingess, HD Media HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The City of Huntington and Cabell County will have another day in court regarding an opioid litigation case that was filed in 2017 against three major U.S. drug distributors accused of causing a health crisis in the area. Oral arguments on the[Read More…]

By Kylie Tuttle, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s legislative session begins on Feb. 12, and various bills that may affect the University will see the West Virginia State Capitol’s floor.  Travis Mollohan, associate vice president for Government Relations and Collaboration, said the University is watching out for[Read More…]

By Jim Ross, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For the first time ever, CSX moved more coal for export markets last year than it did for domestic markets. And things don’t look to get better this year, CSX executives said on their quarterly conference call Thursday evening. “Export coal decreased[Read More…]

By Heather Wolford, Mingo Messenger WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — During the Mingo County Commission meeting on Jan. 21, tensions ran high as discussions about the management of the Mingo County Public Service District (PSD) took center stage. The agenda included deliberations on appointing two new board members and potential rate increases.[Read More…]