By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Inter-Mountain Charleston — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday that Google has purchased property in Putnam County to begin the process of locating a data center in West Virginia. In a press release Friday morning, Morrisey said Google has taken its first step toward a multi-million-dollar[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – Months after West Virginia’s highest court stayed a ruling by a Raleigh County circuit judge allowing for religious exemptions to the state’s compulsory vaccination law for school-age children, parties in the case are making their case for the lower[Read More…]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia Google applied to West Virginia to have the state certify a planned Putnam County project as a “High-Impact” data center exempt from a broad range of local regulations Tuesday, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office. Just 72 hours later, Morrisey already had announced that Google had[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants West Virginia to be the battery of the East Coast, and his Office of Energy is working on the state’s long-term energy plan that must find a balance between the state’s major fossil fuels, while[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – With the federal funding shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security entering day 41 Thursday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she and her colleagues are determined to come to a deal prior to Congress’ traditional break. “It’s a[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia Since taking office on Jan. 13, 2025, Gov. Patrick Morrisey has repeatedly stated his goal to “shrink the size and scope” of state government. The governor’s pursuit of that goal continued with the recently concluded legislative session. “When you make tough, fiscally responsible decisions, and you[Read More…]

By Laura BilsonFor HDMedia Looks like March is going out like a lamb, as spring weather — hopefully — is sticking around for a while in Charleston. Jaylen Bryan, 10, of St. Albans, practiced her roller skating in a Coonskin Park parking lot Tuesday afternoon.  Donning pink skates, she glided[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer Charleston – West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said his elections team and the state’s 55 county clerks are ready for this year’s primary and general elections, but provisions in the proposed federal SAVE America Act could create complications if it passes the[Read More…]

By Rosemary KetchumFor HDMedia Across our state, there’s an invisible team hard at work.  It’s the driver who rises before dawn to make sure his truck of food makes it to the food pantry on time. And the worker who won’t stop calling until a treatment bed becomes available. And[Read More…]

By Ashley PerhamFor HDMedia Looking for an outdoor volunteer opportunity? Hundreds of helpers will be needed to direct the runners and riders coming to Charleston for two competitions in the next few months. University of Charleston Marathon The University of Charleston Marathon and Half Marathon are on April 12 with[Read More…]