By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — State Senate Minority Leader Mike Woelfel and Assistant Senate Minority Leader Joey Garcia know that they are outnumbered by Republicans in the West Virginia Senate, but they believe their legislative agenda could have some bipartisan support. “We are small in[Read More…]

By Laura BilsonCharleston Gazette-Mail Surrounded by friends and neighbors, Washington Manor residents Terri Singleton and Donna Badger line danced together in the gymnasium they have known most of their lives. “I learned to swim in that swimming pool,” said Singleton, 53, referring to the pool outside the MLK Jr. Community[Read More…]

Staff reportsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — The North Star Child Advocacy Center (NSCAC) recently released its 2025 preliminary numbers which are showing the number of interviews conducted having gone up over the last year as the center continues its work with children who are the victims of violent[Read More…]

By Greg JordanThe Register-Herald HINTON — Bald eagle sightings across southern West Virginia and into Southwest Virginia, along with the possibility of nests throughout the region, are among the results of an annual wintertime eagle survey. The 21st Winter Eagle Survey was conducted Jan. 10 in the Summers County area.[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer CHARLESTON – With the West Virginia Department of Education intervening in Hancock County schools following severe financial discrepancies, the House of Delegates quickly originated and passed a bill providing emergency financial aid to the county. The House passed House Bill 4574, creating a path[Read More…]

By Gage VotaFor The Intelligencer WHEELING — Snow and cold conditions couldn’t stop the community coming together on Sunday afternoon for the annual Interfaith March for Peace and Justice in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The march kicked off at the Windmill atop Wheeling Hill and[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON – Nearly four years after it first announced that it was considering Mason County for a plant to turn coal into other products, Gov. Patrick Morrisey Monday said Frontieras North America has closed on property. Morrisey in a press release announced[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — More than a year ago, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the state was heading for a structural deficit, but he presented lawmakers a balanced general revenue budget. He is now presenting a balanced budget for the next fiscal year with a[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezTimes West Virginian FAIRMONT — Alex Penaloza entered his Daniel Aguilar’s life when Aguilar was six years old. Since then, Penaloza has been a rock for his stepson. The family lives in Martinsburg. “To him, that’s his dad,” Tammy Velazquez Penaloza, Aguilar’s mother, said. “He literally always tells[Read More…]

By Riley McCoyThe Register-Herald BECKLEY — An entire courtroom erupted into applause Friday as a new group of U.S. citizens completed their immigration journey. At the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse in Charleston, more than 50 immigrants took the Oath of Allegiance to become United States citizens. The ceremony was presided[Read More…]