By Noah Jeffries and Matt Harvey, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON, DC — The Federal Highway Administration will now consider two potential routes for Corridor H over Backbone Mountain: One that crosses the Blackwater Canyon near Coketon and another that pushes north near Benbush. Previously, the route near Coketon had been[Read More…]

By Rick Elmore, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The state tournament field is set after the conclusion on Saturday of all region championships across the state. The top four wrestlers in 14 weight divisions across the four regions will compete in Class A/AA and Class AAA from Feb. 29 to[Read More…]

By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail “Moving us forward into the 18th century doesn’t seem to be a good thing to me.” — Delegate Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha. ••• Pushkin was referring to a bill to legalize the sale of raw milk (HB 4911) — legislation advancing in the Legislature some eight[Read More…]

Gas rises 30 cents per gallon in recent days By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Local residents have seen a dramatic rise in gas prices during the past week. The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in Randolph County on Thursday was $3.07 per gallon. Last[Read More…]

By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state of emergency in West Virginia’s prisons and jails could end by late April or early May, according to testimony Wednesday by the commissioner of the state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Commissioner William Marshall provided an update Wednesday on the[Read More…]

By Tom Markland, The Journal KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — Out of the 130 water systems in West Virginia that tested positive for “forever chemicals,” 22 of them can be found in the Eastern Panhandle. To combat the issue, scientists and advocates from the West Virginia Rivers Coalition have been working on[Read More…]

By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — In one month, the 21st annual American Conservation Film Festival (ACFF) will be returning to Shepherdstown. A total of 27 films will be screened in Shepherd University’s Frank Arts Center Theater at this year’s festival, which will be held from March[Read More…]

Unfavorable ITC ruling listed as cause The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — The Weirton tinplate production plant will be idled indefinitely in April, Cleveland-Cliffs announced this morning. The move is a direct result of the unanimous decision issued by all four members of the International Trade Commission negating the[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Committee on Pensions, on Wednesday, considered a committee substitute for SB 670, a bill seeking to reallocate a portion of the insurance and casualty premium tax to the Municipal Pensions Security Fund.  As explained by Committee Counsel Phillip Childs,[Read More…]

By Fred Pace, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — At a public meeting Wednesday evening about proposed changes at Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), many raised concerns about those changes, and what it means for the 800 people who work there. “My machine’s not on the list to be retained,”[Read More…]