The Herald-Dispatch BUFFALO, W.Va. — Toyota plans to add 80 jobs in West Virginia as part of a $453 million investment in its Buffalo facility in Putnam County. Across the country, Toyota is expanding its manufacturing presence to meet growing demand for hybrid vehicles, it announced Tuesday. In total, the[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Marion County Schools has joined the chorus of voices calling on the state legislature to stop weakening public education. “Our district is committed to preparing students to contribute meaningfully to our communities and to the long term economic health of our state,”[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON – A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child neglect and abuse cases. The U.S. Department of Health[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News ELKVIEW, W.Va. — A funeral and memorial for Steven Lipscomb, the mine foreman who died while helping fellow miners reach safety, are scheduled for Saturday. Lipscomb’s body was recovered last Thursday at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County following a multi-day search and rescue[Read More…]

WVNG Members Authorized to Serve on a Volunteer Basis CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG), under the  command of West Virginia Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Jim Seward, is extending support to President Donald Trump’s DC Safe and Beautiful mission through Dec. 31, 2025.   Governor Patrick Morrisey has authorized WVNG[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced a $1.2 billion natural gas plant for Harrison County as part of a larger set of investments to revitalize the energy industry in the state. At the heart of the governor’s announcement was a new initiative called the[Read More…]

By Chase Hughart, WV News DAVIS, W.Va. — Winter may seem quiet and slow in most places, but in West Virginia it is forming into a quiet powerhouse. From skiing and snowboarding to snow tubing and snowmobile tours, winter sports have become a vital driver of economic activity in the[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s administration agreed to pay a seven-figure sum of taxpayer money for consulting services on a federal rural health funding application heavily touted by Morrisey to a consulting firm that he once accused of fueling West Virginia’s opioid crisis. Morrisey’s[Read More…]

By Gwen Sour, Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG – When Jackson County Commissioner Steve Westfall, now chapter president, first heard about Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) during his time in the West Virginia Legislature, he didn’t expect the idea would one day take root at home. After learning how the[Read More…]