By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Tuesday that would give young adults younger than 21 the ability to carry concealed firearms without a permit and without training. House Bill 4106, allowing constitutional carry for 18- to[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — The West Virginia Senate amended and passed a House of Delegates bill strengthening human trafficking penalties and adding a new provision aimed at those helping smuggle undocumented immigrants, but the House will need to sign off on the changes.[Read More…]

By Eric AyresFor The IntelligencerWheeling – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was surprised to hear Tuesday that public assistance checks tied to federal disaster relief from the April 2024 floods had not been issued, and with the current partial government shutdown lingering, all disaster relief is expected to remain in limbo[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — Marion County School Superintendent Donna Heston will not return for the 2026-27 school year. “My heart is in Marion County,” Heston said. “I would have been honored to finish my career in Marion County. Unfortunately, it does not appear that I will[Read More…]

By Stephanie ElverdFor The Intelligencer Wheeling — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spent Tuesday in Wheeling visiting projects supported through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS), including a major allocation for renovations at the Crispin Center at Oglebay Park. Capito announced $5,642,000 has been earmarked for the community center – also known[Read More…]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia At a Friday news conference in Charleston, Gov. Patrick Morrisey presented his administration as a force for clean water leading a state where so many desperately lack it. “Today, we emphasize clean water,” Morrisey said. But Morrisey’s administration’s actions frequently have contradicted those words. Morrisey at[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and SentinelCharleston — The two Democratic members of the 34-member West Virginia Senate voted against an effort by the Republican supermajority to shield certain campaign donor information from public scrutiny. Senate Bill 640, prohibiting release of certain personal information of contributors to political[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor the The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — A bipartisan bill supported by both the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate meant to help small businesses gain access to investment dollars will now be the first to complete the legislative process. The Senate voted Monday[Read More…]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia Competition from more cost-effective energy alternatives and aging infrastructure have pointed toward a blacker economic picture for coal and the West Virginians who have paid sharply higher prices for their mostly coal-fired electricity over time. That didn’t stop President Donald Trump from painting a brighter, misleading[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia The West Virginia Senate, through Friday’s passage of Senate Bill 570, approved the transfer of nearly $200 million in Rural Health Transformation funding to the state’s Department of Health. The funds were provided to the state as part of the recently enacted federal RHT Program — a[Read More…]