Capito, Carmichael attend event By Taylor McKinnie, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Federal, state and local officials came together for the groundbreaking ceremony for Micrologic’s $20 million Randolph County Fiber Broadband Project Wednesday morning. The ceremony, which took place at 1300 Harrison Ave., the future location for Micrologic’s Randolph branch,[Read More…]

By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Hope Scholarship Program has officially met state law requirements to become available for all school-age children in West Virginia for the 2026-27 academic year, state Treasurer Riley Moore announced in a news release Tuesday. “This will be a monumental leap forward[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A class action lawsuit filed last August against Gov. Jim Justice and the head of the department that oversees the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation over the conditions of jails and prisons in West Virginia was dismissed Tuesday.[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON, DC — A Biden administration measure that has been decried for months by oil and gas industry stakeholders has been paused by a court order. A U.S. district court judge in Louisiana on Monday granted a preliminary injunction putting a halt to the[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association ATHENS, W.Va. — After 41 years of dedicated service to Concord University, Dr. Kendra S. Boggess has announced her retirement as President, effective August 2025. Dr. Boggess, the university’s first female president, took on the role in Spring 2014 and has since led Concord through a transformative[Read More…]

By Allen Hamrick, Clay County Free Press CLAY, W.Va. — What is a brambleberry? Brambleberies, as they were once called and in some circles still are, are the berries that grow on thorn laden, bee biting, snake infested brush along roadsides and edges of the woods. These areas are sometimes called[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The members of the West Virginia Legislature will be asked to enact an additional reduction to the state’s personal income tax during a special session later this year, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday. Speaking during an event to celebrate the end[Read More…]

By Craig Howell, The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is astounded by the changes seen in north Weirton in the last few years Capito, R-W.Va., was in the city Monday to visit Form Factory 1, receiving a tour and update on development of the[Read More…]

By Toni Milbourne, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Officials with WVU Medicine confirmed that Berkeley Medical Center will come off surgical and trauma diversion and reopen two of its operating rooms. The medical center closed all 10 of its operating rooms following flooding over Memorial Day weekend. The flooding, according[Read More…]