By Charles OwensFor The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — State Treasurer Larry Pack is encouraging more students from across Southern West Virginia to take advantage of the Hope Scholarship program now that it is available for all West Virginia students, including those who attend private schools and others who are[Read More…]

By Ashley PerhamFor HDMedia Can you smell that? Mint, caramel, peanut butter, lemon, chocolate and marshmallow are filling the air in West Virginia as Girl Scouts begin their annual cookie sale. This year, there’s a new cookie called the Exploremore that tastes like rocky road ice cream. Friday, more than 50,000 boxes[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia On a busy “crossover day” at the West Virginia Capitol Wednesday, lawmakers advanced legislation designed to improve communication between law enforcement and disadvantaged members of the communities which they serve. Crossover day is the last day of the regular session in which legislation can be passed[Read More…]

By Amber PhippsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – Luke Colombo said music is his passion, but the 17-year-old Parkersburg resident “never thought in a thousand years” he would have a following on social media – or end up on “American Idol.” After months of interviews and auditions, Colombo[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Clarksburg — Natural gas is one of the most dangerous compounds to work with. The gas is a fuel mixture composed primarily of methane, along with a small mix of other hydrocarbons like propane, butane and ethane. Methane itself is known to be highly[Read More…]

By Brett DunlapFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg — The United States is dealing with an aggressive regime that has repeatedly targeted Americans, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday in discussing recent military strikes against Iran. Capito, R-W.Va., spoke to reporters from across the state during a telephone[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — The West Virginia Senate overwhelming supported a bill aimed at transferring some child welfare services to private entities, though both of the Senate’s Democratic members said the bill would add to the state’s child welfare crisis. The state Senate[Read More…]

By Faith AbdullahFor The Intelligencer Morgantown — According to the West Virginia Department of Human Services, as of January 2026, nearly 6,000 children are currently in the foster care system in West Virginia. These numbers account for both in-state and out-of-state children, including those living with disabilities. West Virginia mother[Read More…]

By Ashley PerhamFor HDMedia Creatures straight from the imagination of some of Charleston’s youngest residents will soon take shape at Legal Aid’s new headquarters in the Elk City area of Charleston’s West Side. Thursday evening, seven young artists, ages 4 to 7, designed a character that will be painted into[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – With Wednesday’s legislative Crossover Day deadline around the corner, lawmakers in both the West Virginia House of Delegates and state Senate tried to get out bills aimed at protecting children from being pulled from school during child welfare investigations.[Read More…]