By Anna Goldizen, The Daily Athenaeum CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice declared a State of Emergency, temporarily halting Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) requirements for some state-funded financial aid programs, per a release from the Office of the Governor.  West Virginia students can now temporarily apply for in-state financial[Read More…]

By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 200,000-square-foot, $250 million West Virginia State Laboratories building will soon begin taking shape on a 14-acre site at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park in South Charleston. A dedication ceremony was held at the construction site Tuesday. The new structure will[Read More…]

By Matt Harvey, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The state Senate’s Majority Caucus weighed in Tuesday night on a decision by Lincoln Middle School to sideline girl shot putters after they forfeited during the county’s middle school championship meet. The forfeits were in protest of a court decision that[Read More…]

By Josephine E. Moore, The Register-Herald OAK HILL, W.Va. — Fayette County mother Marissa Johnson said navigating West Virginia’s child care system is like being in an abusive relationship. “You just keep hoping West Virginia is going to start to work for working families, and it’s probably not going to[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian KINGMONT, W.Va. — Samuel Heitzman fell in love with flying through the little planes he learned on. He flies out of Frankman Field, also known as Fairmont Municipal Airport, right off of Interstate 79 at the Kingmont exit. The airport is home to the[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia U.S. Senate candidates’ campaigns have netted over $4 million in contributions in the 2024 election cycle, with most of that collected by Gov. Jim Justice and Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., as they vie for the Republican Senate nomination. The campaign[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Monday he would challenge another decision of a federal appeals court to the U.S. Supreme Court after it said West Virginia could not deny Medicaid coverage for gender reassignment surgeries. In an 8-6[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A siting certificate for a gas-turbine wholesale plant capable of supplying electricity to 1.8 million homes yearly was approved Monday by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. A Commission staff memo estimated the total investment in construction and the facilities in Doddridge County at $3.3 billion,[Read More…]

By Logan Cottrell, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The results of the 25th annual American Lung Association State of the Air Report are in, and it looks good for West Virginia. “The American Lung Association’s 25th annual State of the Air Report shows healthy levels of pollution” in West[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly one year after the federal government awarded West Virginia more than $1.2 billion for broadband expansion, West Virginia was one of three states whose plan to implement that expansion was approved. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration[Read More…]