CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nine candidates for the West Virginia Supreme Court participated in a public forum Thursday night in Charleston, giving voters a chance to review candidates seeking the seat previously held by Justice Robin Davis on the state‘s Supreme Court. Candidates included Jim Douglas, Kanawha County; Robert J. Frank, Greenbrier County; Evan Jenkins,[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has notified Public Employees Insurance Agency Executive Director Ted Cheatham that state funding for PEIA for the 2019-20 plan year will total $575 million — an amount unchanged from the current plan. By law, the governor must provide what[Read More…]

By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Like an early trick-or-treat, Charleston’s FestivALL Fall creeps in this weekend with a range of events, activities and installations to make the spooky season a little more fun. Officially, FestivALL fall snuck in Wednesday night with Jeff Shirley’s “Three Things” speaker series,[Read More…]

By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Hundreds of 11th-grade students from across the state traveled to Charleston Wednesday morning to get more motivated to go to college. GEAR UP, a federally funded program, hosted its annual Student Leadership Academy at the Clay Center for Arts and Sciences. The[Read More…]

By ALAYNA FULLER The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU has the highest rates of student loan default in the Big 12, and 725 graduates from the 2012 class have defaulted on their loans over the last four years. By 2016, almost 10 percent of WVU graduates who started repaying[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Business Hall of Fame has announced that the nomination process for 2019 inductees is open until Nov. 30. The event, which kicks off the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Business Summit at The Greenbrier, saw its largest crowd this[Read More…]

The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The long-running Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival kicks off today. Festivities will continue through Sunday and affect traffic in the area. Today –2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Free Tour Appalachian Research Station, 2217 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville –Royal Gala at Hollywood Ballroom, Hollywood Casino at Charles[Read More…]

By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — What would you do if you won nearly a billion dollars playing the lottery? “I can’t even imagine what that would be like,” said Shawn Stewart, who owns and operates two Stogies stores in Huntington and one in Barboursville with his family.[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MAN LINKED TO SAUDI PRINCE AT CONSULATE WHEN WRITER VANISHED A man who previously traveled[Read More…]