By MATT SAXTON The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — While candidates for West Virginia’s First Senatorial District seat mostly have talked about what they bring to the table, advocacy groups have been trying to get the message out about what each might take away. Recent materials mailed out[Read More…]

By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Higher Education Policy Commission’s board chairman sent members of the governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Four-Year Higher Education a letter this week defending the HEPC and countering West Virginia University President Gordon Gee’s criticism. “The urgency of our mission and[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Just as no two snowflakes are alike, a new study by Kristyn Lizbinski, a doctoral student studying biology at West Virginia University, reveals that neurons may be just as diverse. Neurons communicate via chemicals called neurotransmitters that can have different effects on the brain based[Read More…]

By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Connection was the name of the game during the two-day, sold-out Small Communities, Big Ideas conference hosted by the Alliance for the Economic Development for Southern West Virginia, the West Virginia Community Development Hub and Coalfield Development Corp. “This conference was[Read More…]

By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — Early voting begins today in Wood County. The early voting will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Judge Black Annex at 315 Market St. in Parkersburg. Early voting will continue through Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through[Read More…]

By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — As stakeholders partner across state lines in an effort to create a petrochemical hub in the tri-state area, those here are looking for ways to ensure that West Virginia comes out on top regarding developments related to a potential[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT TURKISH LEADER IS SAYING Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is determined not to[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County Circuit judge ordered Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to immediately begin responding to a one-year-old public records request and scolded him for a “blatant disregard” of state public records laws. In a ruling Monday, Judge Carrie Webster sided with the[Read More…]

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Gov. Jim Justice said Monday that he is letting the West Virginia Legislature decide the next steps after a ruling put a stop to the impeachment trials of two justices and one former justice of the state Supreme[Read More…]