By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Parkersburg company that specializes in custom handguns and sights is expanding into manufacturing and developing new handgun designs, according to Gov. Jim Justice. Justice announced on his final virtual briefing as governor Friday that Novak’s Inc. will[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Preston County News and Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Recently elected West Virginia Senate President Randy Smith is looking forward to a new era of cooperation and collaboration between the Legislature and the governor’s office. Smith, a former coal miner and a Republican who has[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday announced his office has reached a $119.5 million settlement with Altice USA to resolve thousands of consumer complaints about the company’s quality of service in the state. The Attorney General’s Office has been investigating Altice—which operates[Read More…]

By Toni Milbourne, The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The chambers of commerce and development authorities for both Berkeley and Jefferson counties collaboratively hosted the Eastern Panhandle Economic Outlook session at Hollywood Casino on Thursday. Presenting at the meeting for the third year was John Deskins, director of the Bureau[Read More…]

By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Two-year-old Naomi Bergren, four-year-old Samuel Bergren and eight-year-old Charlotte Bergren sledded to a stop at the bottom of a snowy hill in Morgan’s Grove Park on Monday afternoon. Their parents, Jim and Molly Bergren, could be found watching them from the[Read More…]

By Toni Milbourne, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature agreed to remove Delegate-elect Joseph de Soto from his seat representing the 91st Delegate District, as de Soto remains on home confinement following his arrest for allegedly making terrorist threats against several members of the Legislature. De Soto[Read More…]

WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, co-leader of a six-state coalition, declared victory Thursday in challenging the federal Department of Education’s overhaul of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act, which he argued would harm West Virginia students, families and schools. The U.S.[Read More…]

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…]