By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Press Association held its annual Legislative Lookahead on Feb. 7. During the event, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay; House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell; Sen. Amy Grady, R-Mason; and Del. Clay Riley, R-Harrison, all spoke as part[Read More…]

Watch videos of the presentations By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Press Association (WVPA) held its annual Legislative Lookahead on Feb. 7 at the Culture Center in Charleston.  The event brought members of print, broadcast and digital journalism together to hear from the[Read More…]

By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A recently enacted New York law seeking to collect $75 billion from fossil fuel companies — including those in other states — for past greenhouse gas emissions believed to have caused damage from climate change is being challenged in court by West[Read More…]

Area sees power loss, voluntary evacuation By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Just when residents in Elkins and the surrounding area thought last weekend’s flooding issues were in their rearview mirror, early Thursday morning thunderstorms caused water to rise once again, while an ice storm created further issues[Read More…]

By Maggie Susa, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Surveying the aftermath of flash flooding Thursday morning, many residents in the Enslow Park area of Huntington said the situation was not as bad as floods that submerged the neighborhood in 2022, but they still sustained major property damage. Many people said[Read More…]

Returns from White House after executive order banning transgender athletes By Steven Allen Adams for The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed a document Thursday allowing West Virginia’s correctional officers to assist immigration enforcement officials and provided an update on his visit to the White House[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she is waiting for more details before deciding whether to support President Donald Trump’s reported plan to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Trump, who campaigned on a promise to dismantle the department, is[Read More…]

By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. – Protestors in downtown Wheeling Wednesday screamed loudly, “This is what democracy looks like.” A group of about 40 people, mostly women, assembled at noon Wednesday outside the First State Capitol Building in Wheeling to shout their discontent with conservative “Project 2025” initiatives[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s four brick-and-mortar public charter schools and the two new physical charter schools opening next fall now have access to tax dollars overseen by the state’s School Building Authority. Now they wait for approval. The Professional Charter[Read More…]

By Sierra Marling, Charleston Gazette-Mail CANNELTON HOLLOW, W.Va. — “Every time it rains, I’m in complete PTSD mode.” Kelly Schoolcraft of Cannelton Hollow in Fayette County is one of the residents affected by ongoing sewage issues from a 2022 flood that washed away two miles of sewer lines in the[Read More…]