River Cities Tribune & Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — West Virginia State Parks recently announced that Tu-Endie-Wei State Park has been officially added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. This recognition honors the Shawnee Tribe’s significant role in protecting enslaved people who escaped during the early years of[Read More…]

By Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — County representatives throughout West Virginia attended the fall County Commissioners’ Association of West Virginia (CCAWV) Board of Directors meeting in Huntington on Sunday. The meeting, hosted at DoubleTree by Hilton Huntington, discussed the association’s priorities to focus on during the 2024 legislative[Read More…]

By Liz Beavers, Mineral News & Tribune KEYSER, W.Va. — Mineral County officially has a new seal. The Mineral County Commissioners invited submissions for a new seal beginning this summer, saying the current black and white version they have been using does not reproduce well. The winning seal, which features[Read More…]

By J. Damon Cain and Rick Barbero, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The residence of former West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith, which is owned by family members of Gov. Jim Justice and located just outside of Beckley on Harper Road near Interstate state-77, was engulfed in flames on Sunday[Read More…]

By Craig Howell, The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — Weirton parks officials continue to work toward long-standing plans to complete the paving of the Panhandle Recreational Trail, but note additional funds will be needed. The topic was among those discussed during Thursday’s meeting of the Weirton Board of Parks[Read More…]

By Damian Phillips, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians have long held coal mining in high esteem as many can trace their family’s prosperity back to a single miner. However, the trajectory of the industry is expected to continue to turn down as mining becomes more automated, with[Read More…]

By Beth Sergent, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Reactions have been as expected to the Public Employees Insurance Agency’s proposed increases in health insurance costs for West Virginia’s public workers. “I just think the whole thing is just a mess,” said Janie Burdette, a retired schoolteacher in Point Pleasant. “It’s[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, HD Media HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginians have before them a matter of life and death. General election ballots will consider a proposed amendment that would add a section to the state Constitution that states: “No person, physician, or health care provider in the State of West[Read More…]

WV News Report FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Bridge Day, West Virginia’s largest single-day festival, draws thousands of visitors each year to celebrate the breathtaking beauty of the New River Gorge and the engineering marvel of the New River Gorge Bridge. Held annually on the third Saturday of October, the event commemorates[Read More…]