By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia officials are taking public comments on a planned rule support-ing a highly controversial law the Legislature passed in April, pushed by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, aimed at attracting data centers to the state at the expense of local government control and funding. House Bill 2014[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals put a halt to an order from a lower court that ordered state and local school officials to accept religious vaccine exemptions granted by the state for school-age children.’ In a three-page order[Read More…]

West Virginia Daily News WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) and Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the National Miners Day Resolution:  “Our miners have always been the backbone of this nation. In West Virginia, our coal miners are the men and women who do the gritty, demanding work every[Read More…]

By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia has been deploying the most state National Guard troops per capita in Washington, D.C., among all states backing President Donald Trump’s August order to send members of the military force there — a move Trump justified with exaggerations about the prevalence of crime in[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — West Virginia officials are rallying support for the family of a state National Guard member still in critical condition following a shooting in Washington, D.C., last week and the family of his slain colleague. Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Maj. Gen. James Seward,[Read More…]

Ben ConleyThe Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – Between October 2024 and September 2025, Milan Puskar Health Right’s harm reduction program, LIGHT (Living in Good Health Together), distributed 235,435 syringes. Over that same stretch, the program collected 206,437 used needles for a return percentage of nearly 88%, solidly within the program’s goal[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezTimes West Virginian FAIRMONT — A lawsuit filed by Marion County Commissioner Linda Longstreth claims she and other commissioners were not told that a change to her district would remove her from the district and threaten her ability to run for re-election. Longstreth filed suit against the Marion County[Read More…]

The Register-Herald CHARLESTON — West Virginia reported stronger-than-expected revenue numbers for November, posting a $28.5 million surplus with overall collections up 10.5% from the same month last year, the state Department of Revenue announced Monday. Gov. Patrick Morrisey said he was encouraged by the positive trends contributing to the fiscal[Read More…]

By Rachel IsabellHD Media WEBSTER SPRINGS — Community members gathered inside city hall on Nov. 28 for a candlelight vigil honoring Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old Webster County native who died while serving with the West Virginia National Guard in Washington, D.C. The room filled quickly as residents, veterans, civic[Read More…]

By Mark SuekThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG – The Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club will keep the tradition of toy trains at Christmas alive with two family-oriented events this month. First will be the club’s annual Christmas Open House set for 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday at its facility[Read More…]