Deputy Chief of Staff Todd Johnston will partner with agencies to make West Virginia more attractive to workers and businesses West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey introduced Todd Johnston as West Virginia’s Energy, Infrastructure, and Competitiveness Director. At a press conference held at the Governor’s Office,[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — Although a new era of policies and priorities has begun in Washington, monies promised by the previous presidential administration are still expected to come to fruition, according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. President Donald Trump has taken numerous actions aimed[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams for The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Patrick Morrisey appointed Gerrardstown attorney Ian Masters to the 91st District House of Delegates seat forfeited by Joseph de Soto while a pending court case could determine if a Democrat should hold the seat. Meanwhile, the West Virginia Democratic[Read More…]

River Cities Tribune & Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Point Pleasant High School in Mason County has taken first place in the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration’s (WVABCA) 12th annual NO School Spirits PSA contest, a statewide competition aimed at preventing underage drinking. Nearly 350 students from 29[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Proposed changes to rules governing how the West Virginia House of Delegates does business would vest new powers in the House speaker, impose new restrictions on the public and media, and replace public hearings with what proponents say would be a better[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Making good on campaign promises to challenge federal overreach, new West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey joined his first multi-state lawsuit since being sworn in last week as the state’s top attorney. The Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday it[Read More…]

By Taylor McKinnie, The Inter-Mountain PHILIPPI, W.Va. — The Leer South coal mine in Barbour County will remain temporarily sealed after miners were evacuated due to a fire on Jan. 13, according to officials. Core Natural Resources, Inc. announced that it was taking steps to temporarily seal the Leer South[Read More…]

By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Citing a zoning code restriction related to historic properties, the Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission voted unanimously to recommend against the concept plan approval for a controversial water bottling facility planned for the site of the old 3M factory in[Read More…]

By Stephen Smoot, The Pendleton Times FRANKLIN, W.Va. — Last year, Pennsylvania State University and the University of Maine released a study detailing the rise of agricultural tourism in the United States and its benefits to farmers.  After months of discussion, Pendleton County farmers and agricultural support specialists are teaming[Read More…]

In email to West Virginia House members, speaker says ‘no idea’ where Gov. Morrisey got deficit figure By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and Gov. Patrick Morrisey aren’t on the same page about whether the state[Read More…]