By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PIPESTEM, W.Va. — State officials joined local people Monday to see the progress being made at a new aerial tram system scheduled to open this fall at Pipestem Resort State Park. Gov. Jim Justice and officials with the state parks and state tourism offices[Read More…]

Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — United Bankshares, Inc., the parent company of United Bank, announced Friday it is acquiring The Piedmont Bank in a merger agreement. According to a news release from United, the merger will make United Bank the 39th largest banking company in the U.S. based on market[Read More…]

By Toni Milbourne, The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. —The Jefferson County Commission held a special meeting Monday to seek guidance from state officials on how to move forward with the appointment process in replacing Commissioners Tricia Jackson and Jennifer Krouse, who were removed from office by a three-judge panel earlier[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — A plan for establishing a new business using locally-mined coal and employing hundreds of people in Mercer County and the counties beyond was announced Wednesday by an entrepreneur with local ties to the area. Tim Hawks, managing partner of TNT Hydrogen[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate recently passed the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act, which will assure the continuation of three programs vital to North Central West Virginia Airport. The $105 billion package contains renewals for the Essential Air Service Program, the Small Community[Read More…]

By Anna Goldizen, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dozens of campus community members marched from the Mountainlair to the Monongalia County Courthouse at a “Peace for Palestine” protest Saturday, organized by WVU’s Muslim Students’ Association (MSA).  Participants held signs that read “Free Palestine” and “Let Gaza live” and adorned[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has joined a group of other states in a lawsuit aimed at overturning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recently released power plant regulations, according to a press release. The 25-state suit asks the U.S. Court of Appeals for the[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A candidate on the Democratic ballot for an open U.S. Senate seat has filed an overdue financial disclosure report days before the election, sparking a class-based contrast between him and an opponent in the race. Community organizer Zachary Shrewsbury of Princeton reported[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH, W.Va. — A teacher who has spent the last 40 years practicing her profession at a McDowell County school is now in the running for a trip to Hawaii, $25,000 and the right to be called America’s Favorite Teacher. Cathy Jack, a special[Read More…]

By Tom Markland, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A new park is in the works for residents of Berkeley County, as the County Commission unanimously approved an agreement that would allow for the park’s creation at the Stone Bridge public access site along the Opequon Creek, just East of Martinsburg.[Read More…]