By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Deaths: 35. Property damage: $482.3 million. Those are the losses that West Virginia suffered due to flood and flash flood events from 2004 through May 2024, according to a Gazette-Mail review of National Centers for Environmental Information data. That’s the same time[Read More…]
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SSAC announces final classification revisions for 2024 football season
By Colin C. Rhodes, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — After the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission released new four-tier classifications starting in the 2024-25 season, 11 schools appealed their placements in the reclassification. After review, the SSAC adjusted the reclassification for the 11 appealing schools and 12 others.[Read More…]
W.Va. Press Convention: Experts provide insights on engaging with local advertisers
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – According to advertising experts from the Dutch Miller Auto Group and West Virginia University (WVU), newspaper ad representatives should consider providing additional data and print/online package deals as well as a balance between online and print ads to increase sales. [Read More…]
PSC suspends AEP utility 15% revenue hike proposal until May
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Public Service Commission has suspended through May 29 a rate hike proposal that has drawn the ire of Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power customers. In an order Thursday, the PSC suspended for 270 days the American Electric Power-controlled utilities’[Read More…]
Pure Watercraft closes Beech Bottom factory
By Christopher Dacanay, The Weirton Daily Times BEECH BOTTOM, W.Va. — An official with the electric boat manufacturer Pure Watercraft confirmed Thursday that the Seattle-based company has ceased operations at its 80,000-square-foot production facility in the Beech Bottom Industrial Park. “Pure Watercraft has, unfortunately, ceased operations in Brooke County, although[Read More…]
West Virginia agencies face lawsuit over lack of juvenile justice data collections
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Alleging that West Virginia corrections, education and human services officials are not following state law requiring collection of data on juvenile justice outcomes, the state NAACP filed a lawsuit Thursday. The suit was filed by the West Virginia[Read More…]
SNAP Stretch program paused until further notice
By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The SNAP Stretch Program, which can double or triple SNAP/EBT benefits when consumers use them at local farmers’ markets, has been temporarily paused due to growing popularity and lack of funding. The program, created by the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition,[Read More…]
Marion County legislative delegation grapples with how Manchin Clinic put up for sale
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Connie Ahrens put a second mortgage on her home to pay for her mother’s nursing home stay. That’s how expensive it was. Prices for senior care being what they are quickly meant Ahrens had to look for other options. “Skilled nursing[Read More…]
Agreeable solution regarding the publication of legal advertisements may be on the horizon for West Virginia’s newspaper industry
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – An agreeable solution between members of the West Virginia Legislature and members of the West Virginia Press Association regarding the publication of legal advertisements may be on the horizon for the state’s newspaper industry. On Friday, during the West Virginia[Read More…]
WV Democrats send delegates to DNC to make history with Harris-Walz ticket
By Beth Sergent, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democrats from West Virginia are traveling to Chicago to attend the Democratic National Convention, which begins Monday. Convention-goers are tasked, among other things, with nominating an unexpected presidential ticket. Following President Joe Biden’s decision in late July to withdraw from the race,[Read More…]
