By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer St. Albans – Gov. Patrick Morrisey thanked the West Virginia Legislature Tuesday for providing additional funding next fiscal year for road and bridge maintenance projects and the passage of bills to increase safety for highway workers. Morrisey held a ceremonial bill signing ceremony in[Read More…]

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — New rules regulating vape shops and outdoor rallies and protests were voted on Tuesday by members of the Bluefield Board of Directors. The city board unanimously passed the second reading of a tobacco and vape shop ordinance for the city, which means[Read More…]

By Rick SteelhammerFor HDMedia Singer-songwriter, rapper and seven-time Grammy Award-winner Bobby Brown and country music icon Wynonna Judd will be among musical luminaries taking the stage at Charleston’s Haddad Riverfront Park on July 2-5 when the 2026 edition of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta returns to the capital city. Revived five years ago[Read More…]

By Joselyn KingFor The Intelligencer Wheeling – There was a very long receiving line as many members from the public turned out Sunday afternoon to honor the memory of the late U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley. Visitation took place from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday in the third floor courtroom[Read More…]

By Brett DunlapFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Volcano — Organizers called the conditions “epic” for the 31st Annual Challenge at Mountwood on Sunday at Mountwood Park. Race Director Vince Nedeff said the weather has been relatively dry with a little bit of rain over the weekend. “It makes the[Read More…]

By Ashton Pack and Haven SteeleFor The Parthenon In the digital age, students use their phones more than ever for purposes such as studying, connecting with their friends, entertainment and social media. Both positive and negative effects are attributed to the increasingly high screen time students have. Britani Black, psychology[Read More…]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia The Nitro industrial facility where a violent chemical reaction left two workers dead and resulted in at least 19 more people being transported from the site or seeking medical evaluation Wednesday has a lengthy history of chemical incidents, relaxed regulations and hundreds of pounds of emissions[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia In March 2022, Sharon Hagle boarded Blue Origin’s flight NS-20, on the launch pad in Van Horn, Texas. Joined by five other crew members, including her husband Marc Hagle, Sharon was blasted into space at 2,400 miles per hour, reaching a height of more than 66 miles[Read More…]

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Gov. Patrick Morrisey traveled to Mercer County Thursday to sign the West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program into law, a measure that will provide at least $500 million in federal funding to improve rural health care across the Mountain State. Morrisey joined[Read More…]

By Shelley HansonFor The Intelligencer Glen Dale – The Marshall County Special Olympics Spring Games offered student-athletes the chance to run, kick, balance and have fun during the annual event held Thursday at John Marshall High School’s soccer field. Kelsey Allen, speech pathologist for Marshall County Schools and incoming president[Read More…]