By Maggie SusaThe Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Beet juice is being used across West Virginia, including Cabell County, to pretreat roads ahead of icy weather conditions. It’s a fairly new practice, and the state Division of Highways, which is under the Department of Transportation, started using the substance on an experimental[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — With a forecasted snowstorm set to hit West Virginia this weekend, the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates passed several of their first bills prior to leaving Charleston on Friday. The state Senate passed four bills Friday morning, including[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey told attendees of one of the largest natural gas events in West Virginia that the latest announcement about Houston-based Calpine LLC building a natural gas power plant in Marshall County is another example of his 50 by[Read More…]

By Ashley PerhamCharleston Gazette-Mail For Davis, the 3-year-old son of Gerald M. Titus III, the best part of his dad’s new job as Supreme Court justice is going to “The Mountain,” as he calls the West Virginia Capitol building that houses the Supreme Court. Titus has been coming to the[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — While the West Virginia House of Delegates moved with lightning speed to pass two bills aimed specifically at the financial issues in Hancock County Schools, the state Senate is moving those bills through its normal committee process, angering one lawmaker. On Tuesday,[Read More…]

By Amber PhippsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — The National Weather Service is calling for a 40% chance of snow after 1 p.m. with a high of 16 degrees on Saturday and an 80% chance of snowfall Saturday night into Sunday. There is expected to be a 60% chance[Read More…]

Staff reportsCharleston Gazette-Mail Two chefs with connections to the Kanawha Metro region have been named 2026 semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards. ■ Michael Bowe, executive chef of Red Yeti in Jeffersonville, Indiana, is a semifinalist for Best Chef Great Lakes, making him a top[Read More…]

By Maggie SusaThe Herald-Dispatch POINT PLEASANT — Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., visited Rivers Health, a Marshall Health Network Hospital, Tuesday afternoon to see progress being made. The facility’s emergency department is under renovation. During his time as governor of West Virginia, Justice approved $7 million in state funding to support[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — Less than a week since the beginning of the West Virginia Legislature’s regular session last Wednesday, the House of Delegates will soon consider one of the first bills from the House Republican caucus’ economic development agenda. The House Finance Committee recommended a[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezTimes West Virginian CHARLESTON — For her social studies project, Pleasant Valley Elementary fourth grader Abrien Quinn chose to travel to the state’s capitol to witness her first protest.  “I learned a few things,” she said. “Honestly, more people came to the protest than I was expecting. And I[Read More…]