By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a decade of legal maneuvering, the eastern hellbender, a salamander known to reside in a number of cool, clear West Virginia streams, is now being proposed for Endangered Species Act protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2010, the[Read More…]

Outgoing governor days away from joining U.S. Senate By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Four days before stepping down to join the U.S. Senate and turn over the keys to Governor-Elect Patrick Morrisey, outgoing Gov. Jim Justice gave a goodbye address to a joint[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Clay County’s Roger Hanshaw was elected Wednesday to a fifth term as speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Hanshaw received 84 votes from the 100-member body, and Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, received eight. Hanshaw, who was[Read More…]

Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 87th West Virginia Legislature gaveled in just after noon Wednesday, quickly handling opening-day business before its two houses adjourned until February. New legislators took the oath of office in the House of Delegates and Senate, and leaders in both chambers were chosen by the[Read More…]

By Suzanne Stewart, The Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — It’s common knowledge that Pulitzer Prize winning author Pearl S. Buck was born in Hillsboro, but there’s another female author who may not have set foot in Pocahontas County, but could trace her family roots back to Hillsboro, as well. Mignon[Read More…]

By Toni Milbourne, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A joint effort to obtain a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant between the City of Martinsburg, the Berkeley County Commission, the Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (HEPMPO) and the West Virginia Department of[Read More…]

WV News Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is gearing up for an exciting celebration as Governor-elect Patrick Morrisey prepares to take office. The inauguration festivities will include a special concert featuring legendary southern rock group The Marshall Tucker Band and Grammy-winning country music act Shenandoah. Celebration of West Virginia[Read More…]

By Maggie Susa and Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An early morning fire in a large commercial building in the 2700 block of 5th Avenue on Tuesday remains under investigation but has furthered Mayor Patrick Farrell’s calls for the issue of homelessness to be addressed in the city.[Read More…]

By Kate Shunney, The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A group of volunteers and Air National Guard veterans has been working for more than a year on an effort to create a local memorial for the six Air Guard crew members killed when their C-130 crashed along Fairview Drive[Read More…]