RSVP your seat today! West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Press Association will host the 2025 Legislative Lookahead on Friday, Feb. 7, from 10 am until 2 pm at the Culture Center located on Capitol grounds.  West Virginia Legislative Leadership Panel – W.Va. Senate President Randy[Read More…]

WV News MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s Board of Governors have narrowed the field of candidates to replace Dr. E. Gordon Gee as president of the state’s largest university. Board Chair Richard Pill has said that the Board chose to keep the initial list of preferred candidates confidential until[Read More…]

By Lauren Taylor, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey released a statement Friday in response to WVU’s announcement of the closure of its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Thursday. Morrisey praised WVU for the closure, calling it a “win” for the state.  “West Virginia University announced that it[Read More…]

By Emma Delk, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — From dismantling drug trafficking organizations to cracking down on COVID-19 relief fraud, William Ihlenfeld is “extremely proud” of his work as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia. Ihlenfeld resigned on Jan. 20, just before President Donald Trump was[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Standing on the steps of the West Virginia Capitol, Patrick Morrisey delivered more than an inauguration speech upon becoming the state’s 37th governor. He gave a diagnosis that also was a prediction. “We will eliminate the woke virus from our schools,” Morrisey[Read More…]

By Samantha Smith and Lauren Taylor, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU is closing its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, per an announcement sent to students’ WVU MIX emails Thursday. In light of the closure, the WVU Division of Campus Engagement and Compliance has been created to comply[Read More…]

By Maggie Susa, The Herald-Dispatch POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — West Virginia Division of Highways worker Randall Randolph, 50, was injured by a truck while repairing potholes with a coworker on W.Va. 62 in Mason County around 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. “It’s upsetting that anyone gets hurt in the highway[Read More…]

By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “We’re going to be cracking down pretty hard on illegal immigration in West Virginia,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said during a news conference Thursday, before detailing that a total of 72 people had been arrested as of late Wednesday in a statewide sweep[Read More…]

By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer TRIADELPHIA, W.Va. — Middle school competition concluded Wednesday at the Gateway To The West robotics tournament in Ohio County, with teams from California and Maryland winning the right to attend the world robotics championships this spring. No local teams made it to the final rounds,[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — Confusion over an order to pause all federal loans and grants this week is a “ripple” caused by a new administration getting its footing, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday. “This is just a ripple — a large ripple, I’ll[Read More…]