By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has lagged behind the rest of the country in providing its citizens renewable power for years. Tuesday’s election results proved the power of two of West Virginia’s leading energy transition and climate action opponents is very renewable. Gov. Jim Justice,[Read More…]

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By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BRAMWELL, W.Va. — Thirteen years ago, a new form of outdoor tourism came to Mercer County and started bringing visitors and their dollars to the county and large swaths of southern West Virginia. Local officials and members of the media took a ride Thursday[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The new representative for Region 4 was introduced to the other members of the West Virginia First Foundation board during a virtual meeting Thursday. Jon Dower, who was recently elected to fill the Region 4 seat previously occupied by Johnathan Board, said[Read More…]

By Heather Wolford, Mingo Messenger MATEWAN, W.Va. — Matewan is getting ready to kick off its 23rd annual Heritage Day festivities on May 18. “This marks the 23rd year that our dedicated volunteers have brought to life the events of May 19, 1920,” said Director of the Matewan Drama Group,[Read More…]

The past few days have been a bad stretch in the national media for West Virginia. Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a summary of Gov. (and now U.S. Senate nominee) Jim Justice’s massive financial problems. A few days prior, the Wall Street Journal ran a piece on[Read More…]

Opinion, The Dominion Post City takes panhandling law off the books Last week, the Morgantown City Council voted to repeal a 2005 panhandling law that is the basis for a federal lawsuit against the city brought by Mountain State Justice. City Code Section 371.10 is a true “panhandling” prohibition in[Read More…]

Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston businessman and former West Virginia delegate Doug Skaff is recovering at CAMC General after being bitten twice by venomous snakes on Wednesday afternoon while removing campaign signs in Boone County. Skaff, who ran for Secretary of State in Tuesday’s primary election, came in second[Read More…]

By Brett Dunlap, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bob Ashley is being remembered beyond the borders of Roane County, which he represented in the West Virginia Legislature for more than 30 years. Ashley, who passed away this week at the age of 70, served in the West[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just over 30% of the state’s registered voters participated in the primary election on Tuesday, according to data from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. West Virginia has 1,181,437 registered voters, but only 358,173 cast ballots in Tuesday’s contests, for[Read More…]