West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) has announced an original audio drama production “The Last Train to Glen Alum.” Experience the golden age of radio while learning about the 1914 Glen Alum mine payroll robbery, murder and chase through the hills of Mingo County.[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — One of the largest and longest running fall festivals in West Virginia, the 49th annual Apple Butter Festival in historic Berkeley Springs, returns Saturday and Sunday, October 12 and 13, 2024, and is a family tradition for tens of thousands of folks[Read More…]

Bird spent nine weeks recuperating By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain BOWDEN, W.Va. — A small group of onlookers watched an adult male red-tailed hawk be released back into the wild Monday afternoon at the Bowden Fish Hatchery. The hawk, which had been injured and was rescued on July 19 by[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON — Tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act will enable a shuttered nuclear power facility in Pennsylvania to reopen, according to Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va. Credits included in the 2022 legislation played a key role in a deal between Constellation Energy and Microsoft[Read More…]

By Toni Milbourne, The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The Jefferson County Commission continues to meet and function with just four members, and the group is no closer to filling a vacancy than it was several weeks ago when it was determined that James Cook, who had been appointed as[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) has received national recognition for the 10th time as a Great College to Work For in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual report on academic workplaces. The 2024 report, which surveyed employees, recognizes WVSOM in six categories:[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fairmont State University officials celebrated the launch of an ambitious, first of its kind program designed to help foster children excel in a college environment on Friday. “This may be the first one in the state of West Virginia,” Senate President[Read More…]

By Craig Howell, The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — Form Energy’s efforts to manufacture its new iron-air batteries, bringing a planned 750 jobs to the Upper Ohio Valley, received an extra spark of support Friday in the form of a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy worth up[Read More…]

By Stephen Santilli for The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Liberty High School hosted its 43rd Band Spectacular Saturday evening where six high school bands performed their field routines in front of hundreds of fans and family members. The event was not judged because it has been known for years[Read More…]