Staff reports Charleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia was among nine states that experienced population decline this year. The Mountain State lost 11,216 people, which is a 0.6 percent decrease. The state’s population has been shrinking for the past decade at the fastest rate in the nation, according to a Pew Charitable[Read More…]

By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Generation West Virginia announced on Wednesday that their Impact Fellowship will offer 26 jobs across 15 host employers across the state next year. In the fellowship year, fellows work four days a week with their host company while volunteering their time on[Read More…]

By LUKE CREASY The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation, Toyota Motor Manufacturing-West Virginia and UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia partnered with Stepping Stones to break ground Thursday on a tiny home village for transition-aged youth aging out of West Virginia’s foster care system or at[Read More…]

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — A new report finds that West Virginia was one of six states using fees collected from taxpayers for improvements to county 911 systems for things other than 911, but the governor’s office is working to get off that[Read More…]

By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va.  — Winter has officially begun. The winter solstice, or the shortest day of the year, takes place today and will see the sun rise later and set earlier than it has throughout the entire year. A meteorologist from AccuWeather explained the phenomenon[Read More…]

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Elementary school students might think they’re just playing when they add robotics to Legos, or figure out how to assemble the sections of a toy caterpillar so that it moves and precisely turns across the floor. But technology-based toys[Read More…]

The Inter-Mountain PETERSBURG, W.Va.  — Monongahela National Forest officials are preparing to implement the winter road closures in the Dolly Sods area. Gates on Forest Roads 19 and 75, leading to Dolly Sods, will be closed beginning Jan. 1. “These road closures are put in place for visitor safety,” said[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board members delivered an early Christmas gift to teachers, school service personnel and public employees, approving a 2019-20 benefits plan featuring no premium increases or cuts in benefits. However, they did roll back a proposal to eliminate[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHY US DEFENSE SECRETARY MATTIS STEPPED DOWN Jim Mattis resigned after clashing with President Donald[Read More…]