By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates was back to work Tuesday after an abbreviated floor session Monday due to Winter Storm Fern and delay Tuesday due to near-zero temperatures, passing six bills, including a bill dealing with smuggling of undocumented[Read More…]

By Shelley HansonThe Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING — More funding for education to prevent tobacco use in children and adults is needed in the Mountain State, according to the 2026 American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control Report. The report released today gives West Virginia bad grades in five[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezTimes West Virginian CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey filled two vacancies in the West Virginia Legislature Tuesday, including the District 74 House seat that serves Marion County. Morrisey appointed former House Delegate Guy Ward to fill Mike DeVault’s seat. On Jan. 12, DeVault announced his resignation due to health concerns. “Guy Ward[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — With Winter Storm Fern dumping several inches to nearly a foot of snow in some parts of West Virginia, along with freezing rain coating cars, streets, trees, and power lines, Gov. Patrick Morrisey urged residents to take precautions as temperatures dip into[Read More…]

By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill designed to protect coal, oil and gas minerals from storage of carbon dioxide underground. Senate Bill 15 would require that a carbon storage operator design a carbon sequestration project to isolate any existing or future production from a[Read More…]

By Greg JordanBluefield Daily Telegraph BECKLEY — Clearing roadways and restoring power were priorities Monday after Winter Storm Fern covered West Virginia and much of Virginia with blankets of snow and ice while frigid cold kept its grip on the region. Gov. Patrick Morrisey updated the public Monday afternoon during[Read More…]

By Shelley HansonThe Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING — The predictions offered in the days prior to the weekend’s winter storm came true. The Ohio Valley was blanketed by several inches of snow from late Saturday through Sunday, freezing most residents in place as they hunkered down to wait out[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezTimes West Virginian FAIRMONT — After 15 months of unproductive efforts to speak to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, six protesters led by clergy in Morgantown decided a firmer statement was needed. Following the tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday, they put real stakes on the[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor the Charleston Gazette-Mail In a legislative session where Republican House leadership promised to champion a “jobs first, opportunity everywhere” agenda, access to pornography, legalized cannabis and Bibles in schools have dominated the first 10 days. Here’s a roundup of some notable legislation that came up for debate[Read More…]

Staff reportsCharleston Gazette-Mail A 244-year-old piece of American religious history was on display Thursday for a Day of the Bible ceremony at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston. The Aitken Bible, published in Philadelphia in 1782 by printer Robert Aitken, was the first English- language Bible ever printed in[Read More…]