“It means that anyone can now come in and apply for a building permit and business license for an Airbnb,” Helmick said.   By Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate DAVIS, W.Va. — The Town of Davis Council unanimously voted to end the Town’s ongoing moratorium on Short Term Rentals within the[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kathryn Prather and Rylee Birkett both sit at the end of a long table at the back of the South Hall within the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center on June 14. A sparse number of Democratic delegates mingle in loose clusters[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Last week, it was reported that as part of a national power grid assessment, the U.S. Department of Energy identified the mid-Atlantic region – including Monongalia, Preston and Marion counties – as an area where “there is significant need for increased[Read More…]

By Fred Pace, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Octogenarian Gary Borstein of Charleston says he supports the new Charleston LIFT Center project being developed on the former Kanawha Manufacturing site just across the street from his home in the 1500 block of Dixie Street. But he came to Thursday’s community[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys representing children in West Virginia’s foster care system said the state is actively hiding behind privileges meant to shield leaders of executive branch departments and their internal decision-making processes. Attorneys for A Better Childhood, Disability Rights West Virginia, and the[Read More…]

By Damian Phillips, The Exponent Telegram WESTON, W.Va. — Lewis County Commissioner Agnes Queen has worn many hats during her tenure as a local politician, and that included a recent one-year term as president of the West Virginia Association of Counties. “I just handed over the gavel to our next[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Sweltering summertime temperatures pushing the 90 degree mark are expected to greet much of West Virginia and Southwest Virginia this coming week. The National Weather Service offices in Charleston and Blacksburg, Va. have issued hazardous weather outlooks for much of West Virginia[Read More…]

By Beth Sergent, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More Mountain State history will be on display in the West Virginia State Capitol Rotunda beginning next week. At his media briefing Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice and Randall Reid-Smith, secretary of the Department of Arts, Culture and History, announced the first four[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CANONSBURG, Pa. — Gas is finally flowing through the Mountain Valley Pipeline, according to its developer. The 303-mile natural gas pipeline, after a decade-long development process, went into service Friday after “satisfying all applicable legal and regulatory requirements,” said Equitrans Midstream in a Friday press[Read More…]